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January 22, 2023
Going DRM-free for 2023
Or at least I’m going to avoid paying for DRM-hampered software or games. I’ll definitely keep using software with Digital Rights Management because my day job obliges me to use a work laptop that can only run, say, Adobe PhotoShop*, not GIMP or Krita. Also I’ve got a huge library of Steam games and I … … Continue reading →
December 20, 2022
Anything Not Saved Will Be Lost
Hey. Hey you. Yes, you. Reading this on some kind of electronic device right now. If a mischievous little goblin showed up and drop-kicked that thing into the ocean, would you lose anything important? (Besides the device itself, which I’m assuming was expensive.) If so, you should back your stuff up right freakin’ now. . […]
December 12, 2022
IFComp and ECTOCOMP Results 2022
The results for IFComp and ECTOCOMP are in, and I feel as though my entries did pretty well! First things first, the big one… IFComp Who Shot Gum E. Bear? ultimately took 35th place in IFComp, which is slap bang in the middle of the comp’s 70 entries! That might not sound great at face […]
November 13, 2022
Big News on YouTube
I’ve got big news! Big YouTube news! What is it? You’ll have to wait! I’m trying something new here. The above video will premiere at 3pm UK time on the 14th of November – tomorrow, at the time of writing – so catch it then and find out what on earth is going on!
October 31, 2022
New Game: Untitled Ghost Game
It’s the spookiest time of the year once again, and though I often produce something seasonal, for 2022 I’ve put in an entry for ECTOCOMP specifically. Behold! The imaginatively titled Untitled Ghost Game. This one was written in just four hours (that being a requirement for ECTOCOMP’s “La Petite Mort” category, as well as all […]
October 3, 2022
New Game: Who Shot Gum E. Bear?
It’s IFComp time once again, and my entry for the 28th annual Interactive Fiction Competition is Who Shot Gum E. Bear?, a hardboiled mystery that’s not as sweet as it sounds! This is my first parser-based entry to the comp, meaning that you don’t simply click links to make your way through it. Instead, you […]
September 20, 2022
New Book: Big Shoes To Fill
Ahoy, flash fiction fans! It be the day after Talk Like a Pirate Day, so here’s a video announcement that probably should have been a little earlier and a little more piratey, or else presented in an entirely different fashion. But in any case, this year’s Flash Fiction Month anthology – Big Shoes To Fill […]
September 18, 2022
RESIST! Now Available on itch.io
You might have already seen Resist! as my entry for IntroComp 2021 – it ultimately won third place!* Well, it’s no longer just an intro: the whole thing is available to play over on itch.io! The promise of prize money is always a great incentive to get things done, and this was no exception. *I […]
August 23, 2022
Fragile Things – A Centaurworld Zine
If you’re subscribed to my newsletter then you’ll already know about this, but I’ve got a story appearing in Fragile Things, a Centaurworld fanzine! Preorders are open until September 1st, after which I don’t know how you even get the thing! Here’s a little preview of my very own piece: If you haven’t seen Centaurworld […]
August 4, 2022
Check Out My Merch!
A little while ago, I announced that I had just set up a shop on Redbubble, and put this video together despite not yet having any of the items on hand to show what they looked like. (Do please give it a watch if you haven’t already – and be sure to stick around to […]
