Jen Coster
@jcalyst.bsky.social
narrative design and writer for Butterscotch Shenanigans. video games, D&D, SFF. former reader at Escape Pod. erstwhile MD. #AuDHD. she/they.
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Jen Coster
@jcalyst.bsky.social
· Sep 27
Crashlands 2 Update 1.3: "The Overflow" is now LIVE! This update brings new side bosses, new playstyles and combat equipment, Juiceforging to customize your gear, a new pet, and a WHOLE BUNCH of other new stuff! Check it out! #indiegaming #indiegames
Crashlands 2 Update 1.3: The Overflow Trailer
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I can honestly say the weirdness (complimentary) of the boss fights has only increased
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crazy
IG em_clarkson
IG em_clarkson
November 14, 2025 at 2:54 AM
crazy
IG em_clarkson
IG em_clarkson
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azhdarchid.com/against-metr...
I really do hate the term 'metroidbrania'. I think so do many of you. Let's nip it in the bud before it becomes something people are financially invested in.
I really do hate the term 'metroidbrania'. I think so do many of you. Let's nip it in the bud before it becomes something people are financially invested in.
Against 'Metroidbrania': a Landscape of Knowledge Games
What are knowledge games? How do we relate them to each other? What sub-genres exist – and which ones might be implied?
azhdarchid.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:53 AM
azhdarchid.com/against-metr...
I really do hate the term 'metroidbrania'. I think so do many of you. Let's nip it in the bud before it becomes something people are financially invested in.
I really do hate the term 'metroidbrania'. I think so do many of you. Let's nip it in the bud before it becomes something people are financially invested in.
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This setting was also mysteriously switched off for me -- and I have had it on for ages. Check yours!
oops, reposting with alt text, time to figure out why my settings removed the alt text reminder
November 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
This setting was also mysteriously switched off for me -- and I have had it on for ages. Check yours!
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I cannot express how angry this makes me
Authors, Beware! There's a firm called "ClaimsHero" doing aggressive social media outreach claiming to
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
November 12, 2025 at 5:49 AM
I cannot express how angry this makes me
NEW GAILEY BOOK ALERT
MAKE ME BETTER is my forthcoming novel about the horrors of community. It is about cults, wellness, control, and the things we will do to escape grief.
Sometimes it hurts to grow -- but your community believes that you can be made pure.
It comes out in May.
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
Sometimes it hurts to grow -- but your community believes that you can be made pure.
It comes out in May.
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
November 11, 2025 at 3:12 AM
NEW GAILEY BOOK ALERT
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I tell younger folks all the time: Do not worry about losing the respect or presence of people who can't or won't accept you doing things that bring you joy. The only relationship you are guaranteed will last until you die is the one you have with yourself. Don't let yourself down.
One thing people kind of tell you, but not really, about middle age:
One day you'll be like "oh [thing] looks fun but people will think I'm a loser" about a thing
And then you'll say. Wait a second.
Fuck 'em
One day you'll be like "oh [thing] looks fun but people will think I'm a loser" about a thing
And then you'll say. Wait a second.
Fuck 'em
Darn Tough turned me on to Cute Socks and I've never looked back
November 11, 2025 at 1:40 AM
I tell younger folks all the time: Do not worry about losing the respect or presence of people who can't or won't accept you doing things that bring you joy. The only relationship you are guaranteed will last until you die is the one you have with yourself. Don't let yourself down.
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I don’t have a whole lot of advice for people younger than me but the earlier in life you stop worrying about what other people will think and just wholeheartedly enjoy the stuff you like the happier you’ll be
One thing people kind of tell you, but not really, about middle age:
One day you'll be like "oh [thing] looks fun but people will think I'm a loser" about a thing
And then you'll say. Wait a second.
Fuck 'em
One day you'll be like "oh [thing] looks fun but people will think I'm a loser" about a thing
And then you'll say. Wait a second.
Fuck 'em
Darn Tough turned me on to Cute Socks and I've never looked back
November 11, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I don’t have a whole lot of advice for people younger than me but the earlier in life you stop worrying about what other people will think and just wholeheartedly enjoy the stuff you like the happier you’ll be
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I love the way cardamom buns make the whole house smell delicious from start to finish
November 8, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I love the way cardamom buns make the whole house smell delicious from start to finish
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padma lakshmi and melissa king possibly dating is the only celebrity gossip that has ever mattered in the history of time, all other celebrities are just virgins who can't drive
November 8, 2025 at 6:00 AM
padma lakshmi and melissa king possibly dating is the only celebrity gossip that has ever mattered in the history of time, all other celebrities are just virgins who can't drive
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The arc of history is a foot-long, but it bends towards justice.
🚨🚨🚨 The jury has reached a verdict. Sean Dunn, aka the DC Sandwich Guy, has been found NOT GUILTY of assault.
November 6, 2025 at 8:25 PM
The arc of history is a foot-long, but it bends towards justice.
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God, a thousand times this.
That's the thing with dopamine being tied to task initiation - there's a set of gears that won't - CAN'T - engage in my brain, but none of my problems are with analysis.
I can be fully aware of all the necessary steps, and stressing about starting, and just... not.
That's the thing with dopamine being tied to task initiation - there's a set of gears that won't - CAN'T - engage in my brain, but none of my problems are with analysis.
I can be fully aware of all the necessary steps, and stressing about starting, and just... not.
November 7, 2025 at 5:56 PM
God, a thousand times this.
That's the thing with dopamine being tied to task initiation - there's a set of gears that won't - CAN'T - engage in my brain, but none of my problems are with analysis.
I can be fully aware of all the necessary steps, and stressing about starting, and just... not.
That's the thing with dopamine being tied to task initiation - there's a set of gears that won't - CAN'T - engage in my brain, but none of my problems are with analysis.
I can be fully aware of all the necessary steps, and stressing about starting, and just... not.
this is such a gorgeous story -- the prose really feels like it should be read out loud ✨
What takes you out of time? And what is sweet enough to bring you back into it again? Read Marika Bailey's "Gifted and Talented" today and consider what moves you so that you could move others:
Gifted and Talented - Small Wonders
Being beyond time is a revolution against creation most bodies aren’t built to bear. It’ll kill you, that dark matter time.
smallwondersmag.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:04 PM
this is such a gorgeous story -- the prose really feels like it should be read out loud ✨
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One of the things that kills me about all this is that it’s just, like, maybe ten guys.
November 7, 2025 at 12:05 PM
One of the things that kills me about all this is that it’s just, like, maybe ten guys.
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So we're doing phrenology again, I see. The adage that every AI "innovation" is a grift continues to be true.
bro are you fucking kidding me
November 7, 2025 at 1:34 AM
So we're doing phrenology again, I see. The adage that every AI "innovation" is a grift continues to be true.
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Many years ago he found a youtube video of a smith who needed help and he just yelled to off camera WHIIIIIIFEEEEEE and this lady comes in SWINGING. This is the vibe I aspire to.
November 6, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Many years ago he found a youtube video of a smith who needed help and he just yelled to off camera WHIIIIIIFEEEEEE and this lady comes in SWINGING. This is the vibe I aspire to.
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It's been a few years, but I will not step across the threshold of a starbucks until their workers are organized and negotiated into working conditions they accept.
BREAKING: After months of stonewalling by Starbucks, unionized baristas just voted 92% to authorize a ULP strike unless Starbucks finalizes fair contracts & stops union busting.
If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.
If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.
Starbucks unionized workers say they'll strike on Nov. 13 if coffee giant doesn't finalize contract
Union members say they are ready to strike on the chain's Red Cup Day if Starbucks doesn't finalize a contract with their union by then.
www.cbsnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:39 AM
It's been a few years, but I will not step across the threshold of a starbucks until their workers are organized and negotiated into working conditions they accept.
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it’s cool when an indie game upends your understanding of your life, imo
November 6, 2025 at 9:08 AM
it’s cool when an indie game upends your understanding of your life, imo
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“one of my GOTY is [checks notes] the experience of discovering discomfort in my personal relationship to labor and time”
(this is Time Bandit by the way and I really recommend trying to play it and accepting its logic and demands and seeing what it uncovers to you)
(this is Time Bandit by the way and I really recommend trying to play it and accepting its logic and demands and seeing what it uncovers to you)
I think it’s really cool how my GOTY lists usually have one deeply insane pull. one year it was that interactive house map
November 6, 2025 at 9:07 AM
“one of my GOTY is [checks notes] the experience of discovering discomfort in my personal relationship to labor and time”
(this is Time Bandit by the way and I really recommend trying to play it and accepting its logic and demands and seeing what it uncovers to you)
(this is Time Bandit by the way and I really recommend trying to play it and accepting its logic and demands and seeing what it uncovers to you)
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Why is female joy so terrifying to weirdos and losers?
November 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Why is female joy so terrifying to weirdos and losers?
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Pilot had a massive ad spread in a jp newspaper with "make AI jealous" and "write what AI can't touch" written on it
Anyway I think everyone should own a Pilot kakuno pen
Anyway I think everyone should own a Pilot kakuno pen
November 5, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Pilot had a massive ad spread in a jp newspaper with "make AI jealous" and "write what AI can't touch" written on it
Anyway I think everyone should own a Pilot kakuno pen
Anyway I think everyone should own a Pilot kakuno pen
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I'm ready for apologies from pundits and politicians who showed their bigoted asses and suggested we needed to abandon trans people in order to win.
looks like "fairness in girls' sports" wasn't the unbeatable wedge issue you thought it was, was it? kinda makes you look like a dumbass, huh?
looks like "fairness in girls' sports" wasn't the unbeatable wedge issue you thought it was, was it? kinda makes you look like a dumbass, huh?
November 5, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I'm ready for apologies from pundits and politicians who showed their bigoted asses and suggested we needed to abandon trans people in order to win.
looks like "fairness in girls' sports" wasn't the unbeatable wedge issue you thought it was, was it? kinda makes you look like a dumbass, huh?
looks like "fairness in girls' sports" wasn't the unbeatable wedge issue you thought it was, was it? kinda makes you look like a dumbass, huh?
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Haymarket Books are amazing, 80% off is such a bargain, please go browse
ALL Haymarket EBooks are 80% off through November 7th ✊🏾✊🏿✊🏽
Haymarket Ebooks on sale for $2!
At Haymarket, our mission is to publish books that contribute to struggles for social and economic justice. We strive to make our books a vibrant and organic part of social movements, and we believe t...
www.haymarketbooks.org
November 5, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Haymarket Books are amazing, 80% off is such a bargain, please go browse
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more than 2 million votes in a NYC mayoral election for the first time since 1969. turns out, the way to fix voter apathy is to give people a candidate they actually care about. who knew?
November 5, 2025 at 3:46 PM
more than 2 million votes in a NYC mayoral election for the first time since 1969. turns out, the way to fix voter apathy is to give people a candidate they actually care about. who knew?
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Exactly this. Especially this in the wake of Mamdani.
Any politician that pivots or pivoted to a campaign of fascism should get the ending to their political career they deserve
Any politician that pivots or pivoted to a campaign of fascism should get the ending to their political career they deserve
i will never vote for Gavin Newsom. i want every other politician to look at how badly Newsom destroyed his own political career by pivoting to fascism & see it as a clear warning that the dignity of marginalized people is not negotiable.
November 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Exactly this. Especially this in the wake of Mamdani.
Any politician that pivots or pivoted to a campaign of fascism should get the ending to their political career they deserve
Any politician that pivots or pivoted to a campaign of fascism should get the ending to their political career they deserve