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Sickhouse @sickhouse-nl.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Inspiring! In September Colliders brought @pearseanderson.bsky.social and Didre Schutte to talk about their experiences. Pearse about building media attention for your projects and Didre about finding her voice & her summer at @schoolofma.bsky.social in Berlin! Thanks for sharing!

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Kim Hu @kim-hu.com · 29/07/2026

15MIN's back and he brought you something from the store

sketchbook page of a knight holding a plastic bag; there are detail studies of swords and food items
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#kimgakaku

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 28/07/2026

Also this reminds me of the sticker sheet I CANNOT bring myself to use (from @bouletcorp.bsky.social I think?) (this was a while ago) I love ALL of these cheeses yes even the ones that look a LITTLE BIT SHADY

two sheets of unused stickers featuring many, many kinds of cheese, personified into little guys with eyes, hands, and legs in most cases. they are very expressive.

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Trick Weekes @trickweekes.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

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Screenshot of three Tumblr or similar social media posts in order:

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has anyone else noticed that the classic sci fi novel Don't Create The Torment Nexus features a Torment Nexus? That's pretty problematic of the author

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the main character eventually recognizes the torment nexus is bad but by that point I had already stopped reading the book because I don't condone the torment nexus, the narrative really should've condemned it outright :/

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Really it's also problematic that you started reading it, at all. I mean, good on you for stopping when you realized but if you were *really* a good and decent person you would have read reviews first and known not to even buy it in the first place.

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Pearse Anderson @pearseanderson.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Having to develop 20 unique rooms in a few days feels like a bit of a challenge, but when Jay Dragon told me the Wanderhome picklists got built over one weekend (I might be OVERestimating), I felt confident I could do something for this that'd be enough for the game night.

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Pearse Anderson @pearseanderson.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

⏳Next Saturday, 18/7, 19:00 - 21:00ish 📍Part of DE GROTE WONINGNOOD SHOW bij @s.a.c.59 , Rechtstraat 59, Maastricht 👻 A spooky collaborative roleplaying game for 1-24 players. We will be rooms of a haunted house. No experience required, comment if we can expect you there! #maastricht #ttrpg #larp

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WangleLine @wangleline.com · 08/07/2026

This is rabbit ears! A free web tool that lets you search for words and phrases in youtube captions. I developed it specifically for finding vocal samples, so you can download clips as mp3s right from the interface. All free & hosted on my skrunkly little server :3 🐇 rabbitears.wangleline.com

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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

I know this is not the biggest concern going these days, but it stresses me out that basically every artist/writer/critic is now expected to create their own tiny empire instead of getting paid by any existing entity to perform a job they've worked to get good at!!!!

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Ursula K. Le Guin @ursulakleguin.com · 29/06/2026

We're thrilled to present the shortlist for the 2026 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction:

A bouquet of flowers next to a stack of books that includes:

Audition by Pip Adam (Coffee House Press)
Sunward by William Alexander (Saga Press)
Call and Response by Christopher Caldwell (Neon Hemlock)
Midnight Timetable by Bora Chung, translated by Anton Hur (Algonquin)
The Works of Vermin by Hiron Ennes (Tor Books)
Notes from a Regicide by Isaac Fellman (Tor Books)
Mad Sisters of Esi by Tashan Mehta (DAW Books)
One Message Remains by Premee Mohamed (Psychopomp)
Slow Gods by Claire North (Orbit)

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Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Buy a rice cooker

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Pearse Anderson @pearseanderson.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

If I get invited to a PowerPoint party I AM going to spend 3 hours preparing the slides and making a whole in-universe B-plot inside this.

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Ret @ret.furry.engineer.ap.brid.gy · 22/06/2026

Me in 1768: I dislike the new Prime Minister and the Steam Machine is still too expensive. Me in 2026: I dislike the new Prime Minister and the Steam Machine is still too expensive.

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ma_danni_Lex @glitterstrands.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

mad how the defining cultural image of Steamboat Willie is Mickey whistling and driving the boat, and not the bit where he plays a pig's nipples as a musical instrument while it shrieks in pain

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Pearse Anderson @pearseanderson.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Added 3 to my collection from this thread, wonderful!

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Aaron Hawkins @ahawkins.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

the kids are alright &c

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Pearse Anderson @pearseanderson.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Where are you reading your analog gaming news these days? How do you see what's happening in the board game or TTRPG space?

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I'm Dirt Mother Fucker @aynrandy.boontavista.com · 23/06/2026

my body is a machine that transports authentication codes from my screen to my phone and some other supporting auxiliary functions

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Pearse Anderson @pearseanderson.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

One of my sidequests in the last year has been to argue for indie TTRPG's inclusion in the art world, partially so that I can apply for arts funding, display work in artistic spaces, and potentially make space in a new(er) niche. It's been..interesting! Needs more practice. But the idea is solid.

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Eternal Skies TCG RPG @eternalskies.neocities.org · 25/05/2026

Hello everyone, I just made this starter pack for game devs who refuse to use generative AI. In any capacity at all, including for ideas or placeholders or code or inspiration or whatever excuses people have. No AI use, period. Let me know if you want added. go.bsky.app/6DRdowf

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Simi draws things @simiofdoom.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Over the past few weeks I did some fantasy architectural warmup doodles just about every day, wich was fun and good practise. If you have any use for these, they are up on itch under a Creative Commons (BY-NC 4.0) license! Happy mapping everyone! #rpg #osr simiofdoom.itch.io/mapping-assets

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Mapping Assets by SimiOfDoom

Illustrated Fantasy Assets

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Radmad is Unplugging his PAX @radmad.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

I frequently describe ttrpg theory as people extrapolating the Wright Brothers' plane into space travel and I won't stop. We don't have a collective theory of what a roleplaying game is but we're very confident we know exactly how many entries in a roll table is ideal.

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Geoff Engelstein - The Universe Explained with Cookie out now! @gengelstein.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

The Third Edition of Building Blocks of Tabletop Game Design is releasing in July! New mechanics have been added, but more importantly we expanded many entries, included more pictures, and now have questions at the end of each chapter to help game educators. Third time's the charm? 🎲✂️

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Quentin Vijoux @quentinvijoux.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Thank you @untitledgamesevent.bsky.social for letting me present "BEWARE OF THE CARTOGRAPHER!" in Amsterdam yesterday 🤗 It was a real pleasure to be so well received and to get such a warm welcome from the public! 🥰 [ last photo by @yancong.bsky.social & @pearseanderson.bsky.social ]

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Pearse Anderson @pearseanderson.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

I don't know yet how to get my Bluesky feed to look like my Twt feed originally did. It probably never will, but I feel like I'm still on the outside of the indie analog game community. I feel like there's a door or community "starter pack" or ??? I have to join that'll reconfigure this feeling.

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Pearse Anderson @pearseanderson.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Some fav bits from the MANIFESTO JAM "The point here is that there are many actual players still scared of what a perceived audience will think of their art if they transgress... This is not how art works. That’s commerce. We aren’t making the money to justify commerce." by @jellyfishlines.itch.io

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Pearse Anderson @pearseanderson.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Hi after joining this platform 2+ years ago and never really going here I think I should TRY to REJOIN another short-form text platform where a lot of my connections have moved. This begins "Blue Month," where I see if I like it here. And this is a (re)introduction. Where have I been? Well... 1/x

Photograph of Pearse Anderson in a suit amongst a field of sunflowers with a blue sky behind him

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Pearse Anderson @pearseanderson.bsky.social · 14/02/2024

Photograph of the Port Hills/Adventure Park fire near #Ōtautahi /#Christchurch, as I saw it at 3:45 PM. Intense, large, and ever-changing. I would photograph it into the night. I hope everyone is safe + the firefighters are having an easy time. #porthills #firealert #photojournalism #nzjournalism

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Pearse Anderson @pearseanderson.bsky.social · 14/02/2024

Starting to develop photos from the fire, here are 2 HDR images taken in the last hour. Thank you all for your suggestions! Stay safe out there CHCH.

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Pearse Anderson @pearseanderson.bsky.social · 14/02/2024

I spent the last few hours photographing the Port Hills/Adventure Park fire near #Ōtautahi /#Christchurch, I got some great photos but I'm too new to know what editors take photo submissions. Any tips for news orgs or emails so I can publish these photos? #porthills #firealert #photojournalism

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Pearse Anderson @pearseanderson.bsky.social · 05/02/2024

Short thread about a great moment to capture what it's like to live in #Ōtautahi , from my first 2 weeks of living here! I've been follow Foodprint, a Too-Good-to-Go-like food surplus savings app, since before I arrived. I finally decided to use it tonight for dinner, going to the Pierogi Joint

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Pearse Anderson @pearseanderson.bsky.social · 24/01/2024

Landed in Ōtautahi yesterday and today I'm in their brilliant library getting my library card and doing some local reading! Great book from @byroncclark.bsky.social . This is one of the best libraries I've ever been in, and I'm not just saying that as the biased child of a librarian.

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Pearse Anderson @pearseanderson.bsky.social · 06/01/2024

Hi NZ Bluesky community! Outside of FB groups, I'm curious your best recommendations for finding and connecting with flatmates virtually. I'm moving to Ōtautahi/Christchurch and my housing plans fell through, I'd love to learn what works best for newcomers + what you'd avoid. Thanks so much!

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Pearse Anderson @pearseanderson.bsky.social · 14/12/2023

For The Guardian , I visited CosMc’s on Day 1 to see what a drive-thru-only business is like. The cars, the drinks, the whole setup was bad. This divestment in customers (and humans in general) isn’t a step towards a space-age future, it’s a step backwards. More: www.theguardian.com/business/202...

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Pearse Anderson @pearseanderson.bsky.social · 07/12/2023

I'm on Bluesky officially, hello! Pearse Anderson here, freelance journalist, game designer, environmentalist. An update: I'm moving to Ōtautahi/CHCH (NZ) in 2 MONTHS and I don't know anyone there/have never visited that part o' the world. bsky doesn't have DMs, so how can I reach out to locals?

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