July: I live in soup Hi. It’s quite muggy outside. So is a mechanical bull in the shape of pickle, so I’m going outside anyway. June sped by backwards this year. Usually, we attend lots of Pride events in t…

July's newsletter is here! It's so muggy outside we're drinking out of bowls

#BookSky #LGBTQ #Romancelandia #QueerBookworms #HappyPride #VNTalk #NarrativeGames

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May/June: it becomes spring/summer! Sooooo, this newsletter is a little late, hahaha. “What happens when the snow melts/It becomes spring” is the actual quote from Fruits Basket and would have worked really well if I publ…

So...I may have missed May for a newsletter. Have a combo! WE WENT ON HOLIDAY AND IT WAS GREAT. Also books! Embarrassing AI faux pas! The number of queer games is Many!

#BookSky #LGBTQ #Romancelandia #QueerBookworms #HappyPride #VNTalk #NarrativeGames
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If y'all aren't on the @bestlaidplans.bsky.social Discord, you're missing out on a gem of a game and some quality meme-ing (I am very unbiased) #VNtalk

April: what happens when snow melts? Hello! Enjoying the riddle and/or getting nostalgic flashback sequences? The quote seems to fit this month. After a proper winter, we’re having a right proper spring, complete with idyllic br…

Squeaking in a newsletter before the month ends! I talk Love in a Time of Earthquakes a little and gush about #SaveTheVillainess a lot. Plus book & video game industry news. As usual, fuck AI

#IndieGameDev #IndieDev #QueerBookworms #BookSky #VNTalk
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Cover for Dream Daddy: Dadrector's Cut

Day 19 of video games that influenced me: Dream Daddy

#GameDev #IndieGameDev #20DayChallenge #VNTalk #IndieGames #GameGrumps

A screenshot of the mermaid love interest from It gets so lonely here

A screenshot of the gravedigger love interest from It gets so lonely here. The crying gravedigger hugs the MC on their bed.

A screenshot of the princess love interest from It gets so lonely here. The princess sucks the MC's bloody finger.

Day 17 of video games that influenced me: It gets so lonely here

#GameDev #IndieGameDev #20DayChallenge #VNTalk #YandereGameJam #Yuri

Cover image of Undertale, featuring Toby Fox

Day 13 of video games that influenced me: Undertale

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The cover of Boyfriend Dungeon

Day 10 of video games that influenced me: Boyfriend Dungeon

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The pink-tinged title screen of Rose of Winter

Day 8 of video games that influenced me: Rose of Winter

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Cover image of The Arcana, a mobile romance visual novel made by Nix Hydra

A CG of Portia Devorak, a character in The Arcana. She cheekily peeks over a book in a library.

A CG of Asra Alnazar, a character in The Arcana. They look over their shoulder while stirring oatmeal.

A CG of Nadia Satrinava, a character in The Arcana. She laughs joyously in the wind.

Day 6 of video games that influenced me: Nix Hydra's The Arcana

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A CG from Maybe: Interactive Stories' Kill Your Boss visual novel. Wrestling in the bottom of an open grave, Logan pins a crying Alex down, and they pair make out.

A CG from Maybe: Interactive Stories' Seduced by the Sorority Sister visual novel. At night, alone in their shared room, Addison tantalizingly removes Skylar's bra strap.

A CG from Maybe: Interactive Stories' The Gentleman's Club: Obscene Material visual novel. Regency era author Stephen Sweete cuddles up to his publisher and boyfriend Jasper Sherwood on their sofa. Smiling and together, they read Stephen's latest book.

Maybe: Interactive Stories' app art in the Google Play Stories. Two women lean in to kiss.

Day 5 of video games that influenced me: Maybe: Interactive Stories

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