iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Selene Kirsten Heidlman @selene-heidlman.story-circle.link · 05/10/2026

Ooh, a #WIPSnip game! Hm... I think this does a solid job of showing some of Cindy's personality without telling? It certainly goes a long way with Nolan and Greg. (From the rough draft for Moth to a Candle)

"Hey, Mr. Lewis? Um, line 42 doesn't add up."

Greg looked over, then checked his math on a nearby calculator. Sure enough, he'd missed a number several lines earlier.

"Ah, you really are my guardian angel. Thank you!" He replied, grasping my hand with both of his. I felt like a child by comparison, and his warm, sweaty palms left me feeling clammy and gross. Nolan slipped up behind Greg and whacked him on the back in a way that might have been a little rough for a playful pat, and Greg promptly freed my hands.

"Easy there, Greg. 'Harassment takes many forms' and all." Nolan said, reciting from one of those awful corporate training videos. I slipped back out of Greg's workspace as Nolan glared daggers into Greg, who smiled back in spectacularly creepy fashion.

Well, boys will be boys, I told myself, and finished gathering my things to leave. It was pouring by the time I reached the bike racks, and I grumbled a little as I unlocked my bike.

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Selene Kirsten Heidlman @selene-heidlman.story-circle.link · 19/09/2026

Without downloading new pics: describe your gender. :3

A warning sign reads, "Danger: Crush Hazard. Keep Clear."

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Selene Kirsten Heidlman @selene-heidlman.story-circle.link · 12/09/2026

Who's the most chaotic choice to give the One Ring to? @necomancer01.bsky.social 's robot jester, Jingls, of course!

Jingls, a robot jester created by Necomancer

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Selene Kirsten Heidlman @selene-heidlman.story-circle.link · 06/09/2026

Gotta show support for the adorable artist kobold banana!

Owl Mom giving a thumbs-up, art by @kanna-banana.bsky.social

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Selene Kirsten Heidlman @selene-heidlman.story-circle.link · 05/09/2026

The last four characters saved to your phone are your D&D party. So, we have @thevioletstarling.com 's cabbit, Dusk; me in a maid outfit; a chicken named Rotisserie by @treebloodtv.bsky.social; and @darkbugart.bsky.social. Dusk is gonna eat half our party out of the gate aaaa!

A 3D model of Dark Bug Art's Texas Toebiter: four legs ending in claws, two large antennae and a pair of red eyes

A reference sheet Stevie Nix drew of her rabbit-human-cat chimera character, Dusk

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Selene Kirsten Heidlman @selene-heidlman.story-circle.link · 05/09/2026

mak-life.github.io/ChudWokeValu... This doesn't surprise me: I'm not all that woke to look at, and hope I never drift too far into the left end of things. Still: everyone deserves respect, full stop.

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Selene Kirsten Heidlman @selene-heidlman.story-circle.link · 04/09/2026

Given how my roommates talk about me, I had to see what the "Full" questionnaire looks like, and apparently it's still not super confident, but does think I'm from Iowa with PNW roots. Which... yeah, fair: I can see where it's going with this. mydialect.us/quiz-full.html

Results of a more complete dialect test which indicate I speak like someone from Iowa with 51% confidence. This one indicates two belts of probability, one centred on Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada and Arizona; the other on Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa. A region of especially low probability centres on Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi.

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Selene Kirsten Heidlman @selene-heidlman.story-circle.link · 04/09/2026

Hm... Dialect quiz says I'm a bit of a Pacific Northwesterner? Eh, hard to argue with: I do know quite a few people out there. mydialect.us/quiz-standar...

A dialect map indicating which areas I speak most like. The main epicentre is in Oregon, with Washington and coastal California in a similar probability. A secondary centre is in the northern Midwest, starting near Minnesota and descending to Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan and Illinois. A deep "Unlikely" region centres on New Orleans, and another pocket of deeply unlikely centres on New Jersey.

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Selene Kirsten Heidlman @selene-heidlman.story-circle.link · 30/08/2026

Aw bummer... I'm sorry they got you despite the cromolyn! Also Costco has tendies now? Hemk! ...Guess we'll both die the same way.

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Selene Kirsten Heidlman @selene-heidlman.story-circle.link · 28/08/2026

Then I'll just have to be you-appreciating until you see how awesome your work is and start acknowledging it for yourself.

Owl Mom giving a thumbs-up, drawn by Kanna Banana. Still one of my favourite emotes.

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Selene Kirsten Heidlman @selene-heidlman.story-circle.link · 25/08/2026

It's your own fault for having delicious blood, making you a feast for the eyes and the fangs both.

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Selene Kirsten Heidlman @selene-heidlman.story-circle.link · 13/08/2026

Huh, seems I'm NOT filled with determination. also ouch, that Justice score has me wincing... am I really so unjust? Well, SOMETHING was going to have to be low... ...at least the gentle shows through.

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Selene Kirsten Heidlman @selene-heidlman.story-circle.link · 12/08/2026

I don't always look at my analytics... but every once in a while, I do, and it never fails to amaze me how high up my Åland Islands viewership is, as a proportion of total views. Big shoutout to everyone from Åland!

A snip of Selene's viewership on her previous stream, broken down by country watching. 48% of viewers were from the US, 30% were from Åland Islands, 13% from the United Kingdom, 4% from Brazil and 4% from Canada.

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Selene Kirsten Heidlman @selene-heidlman.story-circle.link · 12/08/2026

Post your favourite Disney Princess. Wrong answers only.

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Selene Kirsten Heidlman @selene-heidlman.story-circle.link · 12/08/2026

Okay, this is the three-ingredient peanut butter cookie recipe from @vincentlore.bsky.social... looks passable. The flavour is very solid for something that doesn't have flour in it! I think I'll try a variant using flax meal instead of egg, and maple syrup instead of sugar, next time.

A dozen peanut butter cookies on a baking sheet

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Selene Kirsten Heidlman @selene-heidlman.story-circle.link · 07/08/2026

Hey, I'm plenty nice! I didn't write full AU fics about this or anything...

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Selene Kirsten Heidlman @selene-heidlman.story-circle.link · 07/08/2026

Without downloading new pics, what is it like dating you? (Tree sent this to me previously and... yeah, pretty much.)

A screen capture from the game Tomodachi Life. Treeblood and Selene's characters are posing with blushes on their faces on a beach with palm trees. The caption reads, "Selene and Tree are having a whole conversation via poses."

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Selene Kirsten Heidlman @selene-heidlman.story-circle.link · 05/08/2026

Oh hey, the reason I'm late to stream tonight:

A 3D humanoid model. The model is wearing a green tunic over a white gambeson, blue slacks tucked into brown boots, and a blue cape with brown trim. There is no hair, eyes or mouth. The materials are all flat colours without texturing. A book with visible armature sits on the left hip.

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Selene Kirsten Heidlman @selene-heidlman.story-circle.link · 31/07/2026

Hey @bsky.app what gives? I unpinned the "default" and move my Priority list to the top and suddenly you're telling me I've got no feeds? Nonsense! I even unpinned and repinned my priority feed, so something's up here.

An error message from Blue Sky indicating Selene has unpinned all her feeds and prompting her to add the recommended feeds.

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Selene Kirsten Heidlman @selene-heidlman.story-circle.link · 30/07/2026

Oh man, I didn't realise you're closeted IRL. I'm so sorry!

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Selene Kirsten Heidlman @selene-heidlman.story-circle.link · 24/07/2026

Angel and nerd, checks out... but when did I-? OH RIGHT! I FORGOT ABOUT THAT! (From my first year of streaming, but good to know the vibes are still there! 😆)

An old pre-Owl Mom model wearing a maid outfit in a T-pose

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Selene Kirsten Heidlman @selene-heidlman.story-circle.link · 23/07/2026

Holy cow, Road's got a milestone today! Road is an old friend of mine, and is the artistic force behind designing my Owl Mom persona: please go give him a peek as he celebrates four years of art, games and educating folks about language, disability and plurality/systemhood! (Image by Road to Dusk)

A rendered Owl Mom. Her periwinkle hair is pulled back in a bun. She wears a blue scarf and green apron over a blue gown and white shift. In one hand she holds a Pokeball; in the other she holds a book. Art by Road to Dusk

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Selene Kirsten Heidlman @selene-heidlman.story-circle.link · 22/07/2026

Quote with a movie whose budget was in excess of $100 Million USD, and which has been utterly forgotten.

Movie poster for Jupiter Ascending, lifted off the movie's Wikipedia page

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Selene Kirsten Heidlman @selene-heidlman.story-circle.link · 21/07/2026

The post is behind a gate of some sort, but it looks like they did change the title in the end. Which I'm glad for, since I agree the "Ethical" implication was not great.

The current contents of the relevant link as seen from someone who doesn't have access to the full post. The title is now "Cozy and high-action romantasy" and a note at the bottom indicates a quote from ALA and Booklist: "The original version of this blog post included a title and introduction that fell short..."

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Selene Kirsten Heidlman @selene-heidlman.story-circle.link · 16/07/2026

@thevioletstarling.com recently made a coin design and I couldn't help mocking it up in Blender. It's a bit plastic-looking, but the results aren't terrible. (One of these days I need to learn how to procedurally generate a metal texture...)

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Selene Kirsten Heidlman @selene-heidlman.story-circle.link · 16/07/2026

Ooh, the #WIPSnip game! From Moth to a Candle. I don't think this is how real-world HR would handle things, but we're in fantasy land, so why not? 😅

"Well, sure, but the audits always conclude quickly enough, and it's not like anyone does flawless work the first time." Greg replied, his smile not really reaching his eyes

"Miss Davis does," a honey-sweet, warm voice replied, and the ice in my stomach instantly melted. Ms. Grint stood behind Greg, fixing him with a stern look. "While I'm grateful you helped her through this, I'd also like to see you paying more careful attention to your own work."

Greg blanched and nodded. "Perhaps she should look over my work, help me spot the errors more quickly?"

"I'd have to give her part of your pay for that, you know. She'd be doing your job as well as hers."

"That doesn't sound too bad to me, really. I might like... the challenge?" I offered, trying to hide how much a few more per hour would change my living situation. It would be nice to afford some real meat with my salad. The outburst got a warm smile from Ms. Grint.

"Well, Miss Davis, I'd be delighted to see you taking on more. Let me pass the option by HR."

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Selene Kirsten Heidlman @selene-heidlman.story-circle.link · 15/07/2026

This is from one I was originally going to submit to the upcoming #WeeknightWriters zine (after the brainstorming session, I settled on a very different story, and this one will be better if I have more room to breathe with it anyway) From the opening scene of Raising Little Missy:

Missy screamed as she ran to the older woman.

"Wait! Missy! Are- are you okay?" Missy cried, her hand coming away from the older woman's head slick with blood. "Stay with me! I'll get the-"

The older woman raised a hand, placing it on Missy's arm. "No, this... this is it. I'm sorry, Missy. But this is how it ends."

"No! Not like this!"

"You can always make a different choice, when you get here. But let me see you smile, one last time."

"I... I love you." Missy replied, smiling and kissing the older woman's head, holding her as the warmth faded from her body. Missy cried, wailed and grieved. How long, she wasn't sure. The beautiful day and sky seemed to be mocking her, joy around her taunting her pain. She had died, and nothing could change that.

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Selene Kirsten Heidlman @selene-heidlman.story-circle.link · 15/07/2026

Yay, a #WIPSnip game! A snippet of Cindy and Em waking up. This is probably not going to survive my first round of editing, but I enjoy this exchange entirely too much.

And it did indeed interrupt, far earlier than I anticipated. Em still lay, out like a light, as the sun began to peek through the blinds on the window and straight into my eyes. I grumbled as I rose, sliding carefully out from under her arm and heading to the kitchen to prepare some breakfast. Thirty minutes later, I had fresh pancakes ready and warm, with gooey butter and berries from Em's fridge. I gave her another ten minutes, then slid into the bedroom to wake her up.

"Em. Hey, come on, sleeping beauty: we have work soon."

The response was a moaning grumble.

I bent down closer, placing a gentle kiss on her cheek, and insisted, "Em. Hey. It's morning. The office is waiting."

"Mnnnh, I'm literally your boss, I'll just call us in sick."

"Don't you dare! I worked hard to get where I am; like hell I'll accept time off for (something redacted). Up. We're both still professionals, and both going to keep earning our places in the world." I replied, and picked her up in a bridal carry. She squeaked a little, but as I brought us into her shower, she began to fully register what was going on.

"No, no don't-" she began, then screamed bloody murder as I turned the knob and cold water sprayed us both. She continued to protest as the water warmed up, until I put her down and grabbed a bottle of body wash from the shower shelf.

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Selene Kirsten Heidlman @selene-heidlman.story-circle.link · 10/07/2026

Another #WIPSnip game! Hm... most of Cindy's direct conflict is major spoiler territory, but you can have this conflict between Nolan and Alissa!

but I still wanted to comfort him. I reached out to hold his hand, and something small and green landed on the back of my hand, causing me to withdraw.

It wasn't part of the spruce shrubs around us: it looked more like broccoli. But Nolan's chicken didn't have any veggies with it, and my own sandwich was made of lettuce, tomato and shredded cheese, so it wasn't part of-

Another bit of green hit me, and I looked around for the source just in time to catch a third bit in the face.

"Ow, my eye!" I said, and Nolan hopped up to reach over the shrub and grab a furious-looking Alissa by the scruff of her neck.

"I can't believe you took her to our spot!" Alissa fumed as Nolan quirked an eyebrow at her.

"I wasn't aware we had a designated spot, Alissa. And if you phrase things like that, Cindy will get the wrong idea."

"Oh? And what idea is that? That we-" Alissa began, and Nolan smacked her across the mouth. She went silent with shock.

"I tolerate a lot from you, Alissa. That is not the same as my being a doormat. Who I choose to take lunch with is my business, and if you intend to join us, I expect you to remain professional."

"You hit me harder last night," came Alissa's reply, and I shrugged it off to put away my sandwich. Either she was trying to get a rise out of me or Nolan, and either way, it wasn't my business. This had officially rolled into "drama" territory, and I wanted none of it.

"Look, thanks for the company, Mr. Johnson, Miss Clark. Enjoy your..." I gestured vaguely between the two of them, "and I'll see you both back at the cube."

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Selene Kirsten Heidlman @selene-heidlman.story-circle.link · 09/07/2026

And! I forgot about the redeems again. @ezelybored.bsky.social asked for a haiku about @oldazgaming.bsky.social ; @oldazgaming.bsky.social asked for a limerick about @ezelybored.bsky.social and @vallanaladyofmagic.bsky.social and I like to think I got both.

Haiku about Az, for Ezelybored
Man with pinching crabs
Purple jacket, smooth talker
And a biscuit fiend!

Limerick about Val and Eze, for Az
One woman has magic and nerves
The other a ghost gal superb
Both might hang on the arm
Of the man that they charm
Old Az, he's the one they deserve

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Selene Kirsten Heidlman @selene-heidlman.story-circle.link · 08/07/2026

Another day, another #WI0Snip game! Show your MC unfurling a new and surprising side to themself. "Hostile Work Environment" indeed.

"I'm just-"

"Aw, just doing your job? Don't make me laugh, you're just getting ideas about who you are and what you can do."

I wasn't sure what she was getting at, but my hands were sopping wet and I was getting tired of her blocking my path. She moved to shove me, and something inside me broke a little. I ducked her shove and wiped my wet hands on her flowery blouse, drawing a gasp of shock and indignation.

"I know what I can do, Miss Clark. Now-" I began, and Alissa's knee caught me under the chin, hard.

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Selene Kirsten Heidlman @selene-heidlman.story-circle.link · 07/07/2026

It's a #WIPSnip game! Show a snippet of your MC being afraid or struggling with fear. Poor Cindy is having A Day. But surely this is the worst she's going to face, right? ...right? 😬

"First time with an audit? I'm something of an old hat at them by now." Greg said, leaning over my shoulder. I jumped a little at his sudden voice and invasion of my personal bubble, and he chuckled. "Hey, no need to be jumpy. It's just me." He said, putting his large hands on my shoulders. Well, more like "around" my shoulders. And part of my arms. Was Greg always this big? I knew he was round, but having the weight of his meaty mits on my shoulders along with Alissa's ominous words suddenly had me on high alert.

Calm down, I thought to myself, He's just Greg. Nice Greg, who offers rides I'll never take and stinks to high heaven of unwashed clothes. He's just Greg.

"Well, I think I'll get the audit done better without you literally holding me back?" I said, laughing gently and tossing him my best smile. It probably came a little thin from fear and shame, but he smiled back at me, laughing as he patted my back and sat down next to me.

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Selene Kirsten Heidlman @selene-heidlman.story-circle.link · 06/07/2026

Y'know what? I'm down for this #WIPSnip game. From my sapphic slasher, Moth to a Candle:

I only knew one other person: I pulled Ms. Grint's contact card out of my purse and gave her a call. She picked up on the third ring, her honey-sweet voice crackling a little over the phone line.

"Hello, this is Emily."

"Hi, Ms. Grint, it's Cindy. Sorry to call you outside of work, but... I'm kinda scared and don't know who else to call."

"Cindy, it's no trouble at all. What's bothering you?"

"Well, somebody left me a creepy message and a photo on my door, and I just... Ugh, I dunno, maybe I'm overreacting, but like—"

"Cindy, your safety comes first, always. Would you like me to meet you there? How can I best help?"

"Yeah, for now can you meet me and look at this? I can't make heads or tails of it and just... don't want to be alone."

"Of course, just tell me where to go."

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Selene Kirsten Heidlman @selene-heidlman.story-circle.link · 06/07/2026

Oh heck, I forgot to post the redeems from last stream! I have a few redeems that cause me to stop what I'm doing and write something. @ezelybored.bsky.social redeemed all three, so... here you go! (Haiku: Write a haiku / Limerick: Write a Limerick / Cool story bro: write 100+ words)

Haiku about Azzy:
A man with dad vibes
And a charming voice and smile
This man is quite sweet

Limerick about Eze:
A girl with a passion for meme
And sometimes a glow that's extreme
She's got challenges, sure
But her feelings are pure
And she's trying to hit all redeems

An Adventure about Ezelybored
One day, Eze woke up and chose violence. She picked up her mace, strapped it to her back, and wandered out into the world in search of someone with a sufficiently smashable problem.

After a short while, she came across a distraught shopkeeper.

"Oh dear, I have such large rats in my cellar, and no way to handle them! Whatever shall I do?"

Eze rolled her eyes, pulled out her mace, and strode down into the cellar. There, she found the rat was far larger than she'd expected. Its teeth were long as her arm, and its body filled most of the cellar.

"A big rat," Eze remarked as she brought the mace down between the rat's eyes. It squealed and huffed, then ran away, never to be squeaked from again.

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Selene Kirsten Heidlman @selene-heidlman.story-circle.link · 05/07/2026

Your art is too simple, and little secret: I like simple. Your art speaks to me in a way AI art can't, by being more direct and authentic. I don't want some hyper-polished heavily-but-wrongly-rendered nonsense, I want a skruncly Owl Mom giving a thumbs-up or a kobold plushie. I want you, your work.

A cartoon Owl Mom giving a thumbs-up, drawn by Kanna Banana

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Selene Kirsten Heidlman @selene-heidlman.story-circle.link · 02/07/2026

So, @nebulanya.vtubers.social asked me if I was participating in Art Fight, which kinda threw me off. I'm not exactly a graphic artist: most of my work is in writing or voice acting. And then she reminded me that I know some rudimentary 3D modeling. Anyway, I guess this counts as an attack?

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Selene Kirsten Heidlman @selene-heidlman.story-circle.link · 02/07/2026

Hm... do I add "Shane" to the list of misspellings of my name? 💜 (18+ stream warning)

Auto-generated captions indicating Jell-0 is saying, "Me, Mary and Shane are going to be doing..."

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