Rascal ⚔ Lin Taylor
@elevatorlich.bsky.social
I'm Rascal (Lin Taylor professionally). She/her. Freelance game writer and narrative designer, librarian on weekends, just a little guy.
Some games: https://rascalin.itch.io/
Some games: https://rascalin.itch.io/
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Women are usually the ones who have dependents in their care, the ones who suffer harassment in the office, the ones who benefit most from remote work.
Companies love to brag about how inclusive they are but they haven't stopped for a single second to think about these issues.
It's a boys club.
Companies love to brag about how inclusive they are but they haven't stopped for a single second to think about these issues.
It's a boys club.
Weird to know a few different friends going for the same senior narrative role and to watch the (very qualified) women be filtered out in the first round by in-office requirements. Knowing how doable remote narrative teams are, it’s hard to believe it’s not intentional.
December 25, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Women are usually the ones who have dependents in their care, the ones who suffer harassment in the office, the ones who benefit most from remote work.
Companies love to brag about how inclusive they are but they haven't stopped for a single second to think about these issues.
It's a boys club.
Companies love to brag about how inclusive they are but they haven't stopped for a single second to think about these issues.
It's a boys club.
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So I am going to say something about romance as a genre.
A lot of people think that romance is ignorable because <insert thing they think about romance> and romance authors don't count because <insert thing they think about romance>.
This thread is not about whether you have to like romance.
A lot of people think that romance is ignorable because <insert thing they think about romance> and romance authors don't count because <insert thing they think about romance>.
This thread is not about whether you have to like romance.
December 24, 2025 at 2:51 AM
So I am going to say something about romance as a genre.
A lot of people think that romance is ignorable because <insert thing they think about romance> and romance authors don't count because <insert thing they think about romance>.
This thread is not about whether you have to like romance.
A lot of people think that romance is ignorable because <insert thing they think about romance> and romance authors don't count because <insert thing they think about romance>.
This thread is not about whether you have to like romance.
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no fan of genai but if you spend your time hunting down uses of it you probably need to find a pleasant, constructive hobby idk
December 24, 2025 at 5:25 AM
no fan of genai but if you spend your time hunting down uses of it you probably need to find a pleasant, constructive hobby idk
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Going into 2026, a reminder for everyone who's fallen off the creative wagon, game dev, writing, art, music, whatever, no matter how long:
December 16, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Going into 2026, a reminder for everyone who's fallen off the creative wagon, game dev, writing, art, music, whatever, no matter how long:
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global adoption of linux gets pushed back by 6 years every time a Linux Guy starts talking at me like max headroom
December 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
global adoption of linux gets pushed back by 6 years every time a Linux Guy starts talking at me like max headroom
Backup job turned out to be the stable career🙃I was making headway with freelance games writing but I wanted something for lean periods so: library. I'm in a two year lean period
(I also really like library work and I'd be happy to do more, it's just, I miss games, how are they so good and so bad)
(I also really like library work and I'd be happy to do more, it's just, I miss games, how are they so good and so bad)
November 22, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Backup job turned out to be the stable career🙃I was making headway with freelance games writing but I wanted something for lean periods so: library. I'm in a two year lean period
(I also really like library work and I'd be happy to do more, it's just, I miss games, how are they so good and so bad)
(I also really like library work and I'd be happy to do more, it's just, I miss games, how are they so good and so bad)
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Happy first day of transgender awareness week. I am an indigenous isneg-hiligaynon trans man. And I like drawing trans guys. All I want is for you guys to look at my art.
November 13, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Happy first day of transgender awareness week. I am an indigenous isneg-hiligaynon trans man. And I like drawing trans guys. All I want is for you guys to look at my art.
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This might be the most realistic portrayal of being an artist working for indecisive directors/leads I've ever seen on tv. Everyone needs to be watching The Chair Company.
November 17, 2025 at 5:55 PM
This might be the most realistic portrayal of being an artist working for indecisive directors/leads I've ever seen on tv. Everyone needs to be watching The Chair Company.
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excellent piece on tolkien, the changing faces of d&d, and the history of ~fantasy racism~. good shit in here
The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons and Dragons to Be Racist
The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”
www.theatlantic.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:09 PM
excellent piece on tolkien, the changing faces of d&d, and the history of ~fantasy racism~. good shit in here
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This is easy news to miss in the surge of amazing results last night, but my tiny town of 9,000 elected the first trans mayor in the history of the state. Congratulations Erica Deuso!!!! whyy.org/articles/ele...
Downingtown elects Pennsylvania’s first openly transgender mayor
Democrat Erica Deuso defeated Republican Richard Bryant in the borough of Downingtown’s mayoral election.
whyy.org
November 5, 2025 at 12:14 PM
This is easy news to miss in the surge of amazing results last night, but my tiny town of 9,000 elected the first trans mayor in the history of the state. Congratulations Erica Deuso!!!! whyy.org/articles/ele...
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God it's good to see some shit that doesn't suck for a change
November 5, 2025 at 3:59 AM
God it's good to see some shit that doesn't suck for a change
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Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
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Is this lil goober “scientists” or “the secret?”
![BBC NEWS
[photo of a very silly shaped dog]
Scientists reveal the secret](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7swqbl4sdpvqgeyaclbm5g4a/bafkreihu44b3lxpxra2mrzugzgimnarg3ynun3vca4yl22izu3vxqgw5eu@jpeg)
November 3, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Is this lil goober “scientists” or “the secret?”
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“How could writers not have any influence?” My brother I cannot count the number of times I’ve been hired for: hey we fully designed and animated this level, it has no story or dialogue, and playtesters hate it. Could you slap some words on it to make it feel less pointless?
That kind of thing
That kind of thing
November 3, 2025 at 10:02 AM
“How could writers not have any influence?” My brother I cannot count the number of times I’ve been hired for: hey we fully designed and animated this level, it has no story or dialogue, and playtesters hate it. Could you slap some words on it to make it feel less pointless?
That kind of thing
That kind of thing
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A meaningful story on YALSA's blog The Hub. Book bans are a terrible form of censorship, but this interaction between a librarian and their teen patron is so lovely. It's short and sweet. Give it a read. 💕 @yalsa.bsky.social
www.yalsa.ala.org/thehub/2025/...
www.yalsa.ala.org/thehub/2025/...
The Check Please Moment: Why Censorship is a Threat to Safe Spaces
We fight censorship not just for intellectual freedom, but for the young person who spends their fall break quietly finding themselves on our shelves.
www.yalsa.ala.org
October 30, 2025 at 3:14 PM
A meaningful story on YALSA's blog The Hub. Book bans are a terrible form of censorship, but this interaction between a librarian and their teen patron is so lovely. It's short and sweet. Give it a read. 💕 @yalsa.bsky.social
www.yalsa.ala.org/thehub/2025/...
www.yalsa.ala.org/thehub/2025/...
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really satisfying to look at a dog and go “dog”. babies tore with that one
October 31, 2025 at 5:30 PM
really satisfying to look at a dog and go “dog”. babies tore with that one
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You can just block stuff that sucks. You don’t have to be mad out loud or even care. You can just see it and quietly put it in the garbage forever
October 18, 2025 at 4:46 AM
You can just block stuff that sucks. You don’t have to be mad out loud or even care. You can just see it and quietly put it in the garbage forever
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The shorter games with worse graphics made by less people discourse is starting again and the nuance lost in this conversation is: we absolutely CAN make big, hyper-realistic games, sustainably. The problem -- and the money drain -- is executive pay, leadership overreach, mismanagement, and whims.
October 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The shorter games with worse graphics made by less people discourse is starting again and the nuance lost in this conversation is: we absolutely CAN make big, hyper-realistic games, sustainably. The problem -- and the money drain -- is executive pay, leadership overreach, mismanagement, and whims.
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🏳️⚧️ Help a Trans Dev & Artist 🏳️⚧️
Hey, y’all! This hasn’t moved in awhile. I’m $115 short on bills & a bit of help goes a long way right now!
I deeply appreciate those who have already helped. I just need a bit more to get over this hurdle! #MutualAid #IndieDev #TransArtist
Thank you❤️
Donate here ⬇️
Hey, y’all! This hasn’t moved in awhile. I’m $115 short on bills & a bit of help goes a long way right now!
I deeply appreciate those who have already helped. I just need a bit more to get over this hurdle! #MutualAid #IndieDev #TransArtist
Thank you❤️
Donate here ⬇️
Support Radiant G
Support Radiant G
ko-fi.com
October 13, 2025 at 3:52 PM
🏳️⚧️ Help a Trans Dev & Artist 🏳️⚧️
Hey, y’all! This hasn’t moved in awhile. I’m $115 short on bills & a bit of help goes a long way right now!
I deeply appreciate those who have already helped. I just need a bit more to get over this hurdle! #MutualAid #IndieDev #TransArtist
Thank you❤️
Donate here ⬇️
Hey, y’all! This hasn’t moved in awhile. I’m $115 short on bills & a bit of help goes a long way right now!
I deeply appreciate those who have already helped. I just need a bit more to get over this hurdle! #MutualAid #IndieDev #TransArtist
Thank you❤️
Donate here ⬇️
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as a part of your local library....please do!! there's so many services you could be taking advantage of: language services, video/music streaming, ebooks/audiobooks, and much more!!! not to mention whatever unique services your local library offers!!!
As you cancel streaming services, here is a casual reminder that only 16% of Americans read for pleasure anymore, and your local library has hundreds or thousands of books you haven't read.
They would love to see you stop by and renew your library card.
They would love to see you stop by and renew your library card.
September 18, 2025 at 10:13 PM
as a part of your local library....please do!! there's so many services you could be taking advantage of: language services, video/music streaming, ebooks/audiobooks, and much more!!! not to mention whatever unique services your local library offers!!!
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⭐ FLIP LAUNCH EVENT! ⭐
September 23 @ Black Pearl Books
- talk + signing ✒️
- Discover the origins and inspirations behind FLIP ✨
- Find out what Check, Please! readers should expect 📚
- See the debut of this graphic novel!!!! 🎉
I'M SO HYPE!!!!
www.blackpearlbookstore.com/event-detail...
September 23 @ Black Pearl Books
- talk + signing ✒️
- Discover the origins and inspirations behind FLIP ✨
- Find out what Check, Please! readers should expect 📚
- See the debut of this graphic novel!!!! 🎉
I'M SO HYPE!!!!
www.blackpearlbookstore.com/event-detail...
September 18, 2025 at 7:04 PM
⭐ FLIP LAUNCH EVENT! ⭐
September 23 @ Black Pearl Books
- talk + signing ✒️
- Discover the origins and inspirations behind FLIP ✨
- Find out what Check, Please! readers should expect 📚
- See the debut of this graphic novel!!!! 🎉
I'M SO HYPE!!!!
www.blackpearlbookstore.com/event-detail...
September 23 @ Black Pearl Books
- talk + signing ✒️
- Discover the origins and inspirations behind FLIP ✨
- Find out what Check, Please! readers should expect 📚
- See the debut of this graphic novel!!!! 🎉
I'M SO HYPE!!!!
www.blackpearlbookstore.com/event-detail...
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Things were better when computer was in room. Now everywhere is computer. This is bad. Computer should never have escaped room.
i don't want to hear your most boomer complaint. what's your most millennial complaint?
September 20, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Things were better when computer was in room. Now everywhere is computer. This is bad. Computer should never have escaped room.
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This is incorrect. 1000xResist does in fact have combat because it beats the shit out of you relentlessly
What 1000xRESIST is not:
❌ a game with combat
❌ an emotionally cozy game
❌ a super quick story
What 1000xRESIST is:
✅ a doomed yuri simulator
✅ a game that will break your heart (and maybe not put it back together)
✅ a story you won’t forget anytime soon
Get it for 30% off right now! ⬇️
❌ a game with combat
❌ an emotionally cozy game
❌ a super quick story
What 1000xRESIST is:
✅ a doomed yuri simulator
✅ a game that will break your heart (and maybe not put it back together)
✅ a story you won’t forget anytime soon
Get it for 30% off right now! ⬇️
September 19, 2025 at 10:35 AM
This is incorrect. 1000xResist does in fact have combat because it beats the shit out of you relentlessly