Mik Deitz
@dietdeitz.bsky.social
(she/they)
Trans Culture Critic & Screenwriter
Founder & EIC of Dangerous to Go Alone (dtga.site)
Purveyor of Narrative, Nemesis of Damon Lindelof and FPS Games
✍️ @ Polygon, Paste, Fanbyte, Uppercut, etc
Trans Culture Critic & Screenwriter
Founder & EIC of Dangerous to Go Alone (dtga.site)
Purveyor of Narrative, Nemesis of Damon Lindelof and FPS Games
✍️ @ Polygon, Paste, Fanbyte, Uppercut, etc
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Mik Deitz
@dietdeitz.bsky.social
· Oct 27
for the sudden (and welcome) influx of Bluesky follows: I’m a trans games and culture critic, avid Letterboxd user, and cat mom to two lovely idiots.
Oh, I also made Dangerous to Go Alone, a reader-funded blog about games and how they make us feel, which you can read (or pitch to) at dtga.site 🤠
Oh, I also made Dangerous to Go Alone, a reader-funded blog about games and how they make us feel, which you can read (or pitch to) at dtga.site 🤠
been focused on personal essays all year for a secret project, but always a good time to thank @owoathkeeper.bsky.social @diegoarguello.bsky.social @crapstacular.bsky.social @garrettmartin.bsky.social @nicoleclark.bsky.social @zosha.bsky.social @kellymerka.bsky.social for their edits now and always
By the way, it's National Editor Appreciation Day.
Nobody ever reads a great article and thinks, "Dang, that was some tight editing." But editing is a big part of how it got to be great.
So writers, if you've ever worked with a good editor, shout 'em out.
Nobody ever reads a great article and thinks, "Dang, that was some tight editing." But editing is a big part of how it got to be great.
So writers, if you've ever worked with a good editor, shout 'em out.
November 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
been focused on personal essays all year for a secret project, but always a good time to thank @owoathkeeper.bsky.social @diegoarguello.bsky.social @crapstacular.bsky.social @garrettmartin.bsky.social @nicoleclark.bsky.social @zosha.bsky.social @kellymerka.bsky.social for their edits now and always
hey so like tell me if i’m wrong, but are there only three publications to pitch personal games writing now? asking for literally me, someone please make me less depressed about the industry
November 23, 2025 at 11:46 PM
hey so like tell me if i’m wrong, but are there only three publications to pitch personal games writing now? asking for literally me, someone please make me less depressed about the industry
So excited for people to watch the two best Hosada movies and one of the weirdest Little Mermaid adaptations ever
More GKIDS titles to stream December 1 on HBO Max:
- Liz and the Blue Bird
- Lu Over the Wall
- Millennium Actress
- Mind Game
- Perfect Blue
- Shin Godzilla
- Summer Wars
- The Colors Within
- The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
- Wolf Children
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- Liz and the Blue Bird
- Lu Over the Wall
- Millennium Actress
- Mind Game
- Perfect Blue
- Shin Godzilla
- Summer Wars
- The Colors Within
- The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
- Wolf Children
press.wbd.com/us/media-rel...
November 22, 2025 at 7:24 PM
So excited for people to watch the two best Hosada movies and one of the weirdest Little Mermaid adaptations ever
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hey, i'm looking for work! full-time or freelance 💜
journalist, critic, author
proficient in features, criticism, reporting, reviews, previews, news, guides
words at lost in cult, RPS, VGC, unwinnable, gamesradar+, polygon, EDGE, PLAY
muckrack.com/ash-like-a-d...
[email protected]
journalist, critic, author
proficient in features, criticism, reporting, reviews, previews, news, guides
words at lost in cult, RPS, VGC, unwinnable, gamesradar+, polygon, EDGE, PLAY
muckrack.com/ash-like-a-d...
[email protected]
November 22, 2025 at 11:52 AM
hey, i'm looking for work! full-time or freelance 💜
journalist, critic, author
proficient in features, criticism, reporting, reviews, previews, news, guides
words at lost in cult, RPS, VGC, unwinnable, gamesradar+, polygon, EDGE, PLAY
muckrack.com/ash-like-a-d...
[email protected]
journalist, critic, author
proficient in features, criticism, reporting, reviews, previews, news, guides
words at lost in cult, RPS, VGC, unwinnable, gamesradar+, polygon, EDGE, PLAY
muckrack.com/ash-like-a-d...
[email protected]
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On this Trans Day of Remembrance, I would have you remember that there are trans people alive who need your action now, not your reflective words later.
Remembering us is not enough.
Remembering us is not enough.
November 20, 2025 at 2:21 PM
On this Trans Day of Remembrance, I would have you remember that there are trans people alive who need your action now, not your reflective words later.
Remembering us is not enough.
Remembering us is not enough.
a poem I wrote for Trans Day of Remembrance:
For Those Who Remain to Be 💜
For Those Who Remain to Be 💜
November 20, 2025 at 4:42 PM
a poem I wrote for Trans Day of Remembrance:
For Those Who Remain to Be 💜
For Those Who Remain to Be 💜
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yeah so here’s the news
Okay, yeah: Endless Mode is now The A.V. Club Games. We speedran this thing. Same editors, same writers, same content, just a different but familiar site. www.avclub.com/new-games-se...
The A.V. Club Games announces a new era
The A.V. Club's games section gets a major boost as Paste's and Endless Mode's games coverage joins the site.
www.avclub.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:35 PM
yeah so here’s the news
Paste Magazine ran for decades as a premiere place for what you’d expect — film, tv, music, games — and niche things like drinks, food, amusement parks that were so clearly passion projects. a phenomenal place to intern and learn from each writer and editor. a massive loss for media crit as a whole.
Today, Paste Magazine shuttered all its non-music verticals, a choice I am both professionally and personally heartbroken about. Sadly, I am once again looking for a place that wants to let me write about Books and TV on the regular, so hit me up if that’s you or anyone you know.
November 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Paste Magazine ran for decades as a premiere place for what you’d expect — film, tv, music, games — and niche things like drinks, food, amusement parks that were so clearly passion projects. a phenomenal place to intern and learn from each writer and editor. a massive loss for media crit as a whole.
Mamma Mia but the only difference is that the Three Dad’s expect Donna to have a son and are confused she has a daughter but they become the most supportive allies possible of their newfound trans daughter once they realize
November 16, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Mamma Mia but the only difference is that the Three Dad’s expect Donna to have a son and are confused she has a daughter but they become the most supportive allies possible of their newfound trans daughter once they realize
sure i didn’t know i had ADHD while in college, but the fact that I needed to play 2048 or Threes to pay better attention probably was a sign (also I wrote about it for @endlessmode.bsky.social a few years ago so… www.endlessmode.com/video-games/...)
Stimming is educational support sometimes
Stimming is educational support sometimes
November 15, 2025 at 3:20 AM
sure i didn’t know i had ADHD while in college, but the fact that I needed to play 2048 or Threes to pay better attention probably was a sign (also I wrote about it for @endlessmode.bsky.social a few years ago so… www.endlessmode.com/video-games/...)
Stimming is educational support sometimes
Stimming is educational support sometimes
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transness is a gift. i need every trans woman to understand that by nature of their existence they have been blessed with the ability to pluck the strands of fate with their hands if they choose to. it is not always easy and it is not without hardship but every trans woman is capable of greatness.
November 14, 2025 at 1:15 AM
transness is a gift. i need every trans woman to understand that by nature of their existence they have been blessed with the ability to pluck the strands of fate with their hands if they choose to. it is not always easy and it is not without hardship but every trans woman is capable of greatness.
me, the sole vegetarian in my family showing up to thanksgiving dinner:
I love......leafs
November 12, 2025 at 11:28 PM
me, the sole vegetarian in my family showing up to thanksgiving dinner:
not enough people watched Players, a show my high-ranked League of Legends coaching housemate once called “accurate”
bless funny or die for just... putting up the whole thing on youtube www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Players - YouTube
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:19 AM
not enough people watched Players, a show my high-ranked League of Legends coaching housemate once called “accurate”
as someone constantly thinking about trans fiction/short fic/essays, i’m always glad to see someone collect everything together into one place. trans literature is not a monolith, and it’s still being invented daily. join us :)
After hundreds of hours of reading and research, my 2025 Starter Guide to transfeminine literature is finally live!
No matter your experience level, there's a book for you! 🏳️⚧️📚 #transbooks
The list covers a vast range of genres. There are 78 handcrafted recs on this list, and I've read all but two.
No matter your experience level, there's a book for you! 🏳️⚧️📚 #transbooks
The list covers a vast range of genres. There are 78 handcrafted recs on this list, and I've read all but two.
Start Here (2025 Edition)
Are you questioning your gender and searching for fiction that’ll help you figure out what a transition might look like? Are you a trans woman or a femmeby who’s never seen herself on the tradition…
thetransfemininereview.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:33 PM
as someone constantly thinking about trans fiction/short fic/essays, i’m always glad to see someone collect everything together into one place. trans literature is not a monolith, and it’s still being invented daily. join us :)
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This is an entirely uncontroversial view in international law and usually taught in 101.
November 9, 2025 at 7:42 AM
This is an entirely uncontroversial view in international law and usually taught in 101.
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my latest is out for skybox!!! 💜
the casting of teruyuki kagawa in yakuza kiwami 3 is not only disgusting in itself, but also ridiculous in its hypocrisy considering rgg's past recasts and the series. i feel, and write, very strongly about it
please read, i think this is some of my best work 💜
the casting of teruyuki kagawa in yakuza kiwami 3 is not only disgusting in itself, but also ridiculous in its hypocrisy considering rgg's past recasts and the series. i feel, and write, very strongly about it
please read, i think this is some of my best work 💜
Hamazaki Has To Goh - where does Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio draw the line on casting, and why is it not at sexual assault? by @ashlikeadragon.bsky.social
"it’s particularly insulting and disgusting for him to be cast in a series that has historically featured sex pests being (rightly) beat up"
Read on:
"it’s particularly insulting and disgusting for him to be cast in a series that has historically featured sex pests being (rightly) beat up"
Read on:
Hamazaki Has To Goh - where does Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio draw the line on casting, and why is it not at sexual assault?
A look at the bizarre decision to cast Teruyuki Kagawa's in Yakuza Kiwami 3, through a lens of previous re-casting decisions from RGG Studio.
skyboxcritics.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
my latest is out for skybox!!! 💜
the casting of teruyuki kagawa in yakuza kiwami 3 is not only disgusting in itself, but also ridiculous in its hypocrisy considering rgg's past recasts and the series. i feel, and write, very strongly about it
please read, i think this is some of my best work 💜
the casting of teruyuki kagawa in yakuza kiwami 3 is not only disgusting in itself, but also ridiculous in its hypocrisy considering rgg's past recasts and the series. i feel, and write, very strongly about it
please read, i think this is some of my best work 💜
at 84% and 55 hours, Hollow Knight: Silksong is finally beaten. i’ll probably go back to clean it up at some point, but now that I’ve done almost everything — jesus fucking christ how did we expect anyone to review this game properly upon release??
November 6, 2025 at 1:46 AM
at 84% and 55 hours, Hollow Knight: Silksong is finally beaten. i’ll probably go back to clean it up at some point, but now that I’ve done almost everything — jesus fucking christ how did we expect anyone to review this game properly upon release??
Bushwick and Ridgewood being so pro-Mamdani once again proving that, if you center trans/queer policies, we will ride-or-die for you. i fucking LOVE my neighborhoods!!!
November 5, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Bushwick and Ridgewood being so pro-Mamdani once again proving that, if you center trans/queer policies, we will ride-or-die for you. i fucking LOVE my neighborhoods!!!
i often talk with small games media folks (often also trans/queer/minority) about this, and how worker-owned collectives popping up like weeds aren’t the solution either — sharing around the same five dollars again and again just isn’t tenable.
everyone is drowning in a sea of voices at this point
everyone is drowning in a sea of voices at this point
I did not enjoy writing this; it can't even serve as an ad for my newsletter, which I've suspended due to an overbilling situation that has me almost regretting leaving Substack. But, you know, it's evidence for the piece I just didn't get to include.
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/patro...
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/patro...
Patron-Supported Journalism Can’t Be the Future of News
Writing about the failure of patron-supported journalism is itself a kind of...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 1, 2025 at 12:36 AM
i often talk with small games media folks (often also trans/queer/minority) about this, and how worker-owned collectives popping up like weeds aren’t the solution either — sharing around the same five dollars again and again just isn’t tenable.
everyone is drowning in a sea of voices at this point
everyone is drowning in a sea of voices at this point
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I did not enjoy writing this; it can't even serve as an ad for my newsletter, which I've suspended due to an overbilling situation that has me almost regretting leaving Substack. But, you know, it's evidence for the piece I just didn't get to include.
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/patro...
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/patro...
Patron-Supported Journalism Can’t Be the Future of News
Writing about the failure of patron-supported journalism is itself a kind of...
talkingpointsmemo.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I did not enjoy writing this; it can't even serve as an ad for my newsletter, which I've suspended due to an overbilling situation that has me almost regretting leaving Substack. But, you know, it's evidence for the piece I just didn't get to include.
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/patro...
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/patro...
can someone please explain to me how to speak cat so I can ask my dumb little kitties why they keep pissing and shitting on my clothing and bath mat specifically?
October 24, 2025 at 2:56 AM
can someone please explain to me how to speak cat so I can ask my dumb little kitties why they keep pissing and shitting on my clothing and bath mat specifically?
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when trans people take hormones: dangerous, a trend, probably trying to molest children?
when soccer moms take hormones: this woman has literally become a six-armed god. you go girl!
when soccer moms take hormones: this woman has literally become a six-armed god. you go girl!
It's weird how nobody describes this as "the craze seducing our daughters" www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/m...
‘I’m on Fire’: Testosterone Is Giving Women Back Their Sex Drive — and Then Some
www.nytimes.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:42 PM
when trans people take hormones: dangerous, a trend, probably trying to molest children?
when soccer moms take hormones: this woman has literally become a six-armed god. you go girl!
when soccer moms take hormones: this woman has literally become a six-armed god. you go girl!
this and the “gender protein” findings coming out on the same day are actually my One Bad Day.
It's weird how nobody describes this as "the craze seducing our daughters" www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/m...
‘I’m on Fire’: Testosterone Is Giving Women Back Their Sex Drive — and Then Some
www.nytimes.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:56 PM
this and the “gender protein” findings coming out on the same day are actually my One Bad Day.
i think it’s funny that Bradley Cooper’s new movie is being framed as his Lenny for divorced dad’s, given he hasn’t even had anything as fun as Sweet Charity or artful as Cabaret
October 21, 2025 at 11:12 PM
i think it’s funny that Bradley Cooper’s new movie is being framed as his Lenny for divorced dad’s, given he hasn’t even had anything as fun as Sweet Charity or artful as Cabaret
if there’s a Kristoff Kristofferson, does that imply the existence of a Gustav Gustavverson?
October 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
if there’s a Kristoff Kristofferson, does that imply the existence of a Gustav Gustavverson?