Wren (they/them)
@literarywizard.bsky.social
Storytelling Enthusiast. They/them.
'I have no idea what they do here, but they're great in conversation.'
- A Coworker
https://broken-words.com
'I have no idea what they do here, but they're great in conversation.'
- A Coworker
https://broken-words.com
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what western indies think chrono trigger is:
time travel, big sprites, map battles, yasunori mitsuda
what chrono trigger actually is:
brisk pacing, playful tone, period context, akira toriyama
time travel, big sprites, map battles, yasunori mitsuda
what chrono trigger actually is:
brisk pacing, playful tone, period context, akira toriyama
February 6, 2026 at 6:06 PM
what western indies think chrono trigger is:
time travel, big sprites, map battles, yasunori mitsuda
what chrono trigger actually is:
brisk pacing, playful tone, period context, akira toriyama
time travel, big sprites, map battles, yasunori mitsuda
what chrono trigger actually is:
brisk pacing, playful tone, period context, akira toriyama
I've often complained about my job, but this time I'm being much more literal when I say that it has really stunk lately. Going into work stinks, working late stinks, everything I do every day stinks and my poor nose can't handle it anymore.
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My Job Really Stinks Sometimes – Broken Words
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February 6, 2026 at 5:14 PM
I've often complained about my job, but this time I'm being much more literal when I say that it has really stunk lately. Going into work stinks, working late stinks, everything I do every day stinks and my poor nose can't handle it anymore.
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Over the past two weeks I've begun to realize that rich people only started funding chatbots once they could no longer email Jeffrey Epstein
February 5, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Over the past two weeks I've begun to realize that rich people only started funding chatbots once they could no longer email Jeffrey Epstein
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Iron Bull has been restocked!!
Dragon Age Inquisition WAVE 2 Standees are out!
I forgot the link the first time lol
www.etsy.com/listing/4359...
I forgot the link the first time lol
www.etsy.com/listing/4359...
February 5, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Iron Bull has been restocked!!
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"why do you have to post and repost messages about the BDS boycott every time there's a new game announcement or set of trailers"
because there's this weird phenomenon of active forgetting that Microsoft is a tech partner of one of the most heinous crimes against humanity happening on earth today
because there's this weird phenomenon of active forgetting that Microsoft is a tech partner of one of the most heinous crimes against humanity happening on earth today
February 5, 2026 at 3:26 PM
"why do you have to post and repost messages about the BDS boycott every time there's a new game announcement or set of trailers"
because there's this weird phenomenon of active forgetting that Microsoft is a tech partner of one of the most heinous crimes against humanity happening on earth today
because there's this weird phenomenon of active forgetting that Microsoft is a tech partner of one of the most heinous crimes against humanity happening on earth today
Setting aside the annoying jokes my associates made about not being prepared for their response (I was), it was a lot more effusive than I expected when I finally opened my workshop and buylist in FF14. More than I expected, but not more than I was prepared for.
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My Workshop Is Working Too Well – Broken Words
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February 5, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Setting aside the annoying jokes my associates made about not being prepared for their response (I was), it was a lot more effusive than I expected when I finally opened my workshop and buylist in FF14. More than I expected, but not more than I was prepared for.
broken-words.com/2026/02/05/m...
broken-words.com/2026/02/05/m...
I really enjoyed watching Dandadan. It handles t's topics super well, deals smartly with the often-fluctuation gravity of the show's situations, and has some incredibly character depictions in a very cute love story, but there's a surprising amount of sexual peril.
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I Really Like Ninety-Nine Percent of Dandadan – Broken Words
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February 4, 2026 at 3:56 PM
I really enjoyed watching Dandadan. It handles t's topics super well, deals smartly with the often-fluctuation gravity of the show's situations, and has some incredibly character depictions in a very cute love story, but there's a surprising amount of sexual peril.
broken-words.com/2026/02/04/i...
broken-words.com/2026/02/04/i...
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The current structure of the world, with all its fucked-up power dynamics and all the ways it serves abusers and denies justice to victims, is not inevitable.
It doesn’t have to be this way. We can change it.
It doesn’t have to be this way. We can change it.
February 4, 2026 at 12:42 PM
The current structure of the world, with all its fucked-up power dynamics and all the ways it serves abusers and denies justice to victims, is not inevitable.
It doesn’t have to be this way. We can change it.
It doesn’t have to be this way. We can change it.
My favorite is "Not The End Of The World (Even As We Know It)" by Faded Paper Figures. "Hand Me My Shovel, I'm Going In" by Will Wood And The Tapeworms was a close second and "Urine Speaks Louder Than Words" by Wingnut Dishwashers Union gets an honorable mention for being my first too-short choice.
Deleted a post about “what’s your least favorite song” because the vibes are bad enough already.
Instead: what’s your favorite song that has a long title, say at least 6 words long?
Mine: “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town” (Pearl Jam)
Instead: what’s your favorite song that has a long title, say at least 6 words long?
Mine: “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town” (Pearl Jam)
February 4, 2026 at 9:51 AM
My favorite is "Not The End Of The World (Even As We Know It)" by Faded Paper Figures. "Hand Me My Shovel, I'm Going In" by Will Wood And The Tapeworms was a close second and "Urine Speaks Louder Than Words" by Wingnut Dishwashers Union gets an honorable mention for being my first too-short choice.
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Deleted a post about “what’s your least favorite song” because the vibes are bad enough already.
Instead: what’s your favorite song that has a long title, say at least 6 words long?
Mine: “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town” (Pearl Jam)
Instead: what’s your favorite song that has a long title, say at least 6 words long?
Mine: “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town” (Pearl Jam)
February 4, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Deleted a post about “what’s your least favorite song” because the vibes are bad enough already.
Instead: what’s your favorite song that has a long title, say at least 6 words long?
Mine: “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town” (Pearl Jam)
Instead: what’s your favorite song that has a long title, say at least 6 words long?
Mine: “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town” (Pearl Jam)
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someone asked me about my phantomarine voice claims and I am always prepared
February 3, 2026 at 5:40 PM
someone asked me about my phantomarine voice claims and I am always prepared
Get yourself a commission! I'm currently saving my money for a bigger one (also from Shannon), but I've bought several in the past and have zero regrets! Every bit of artwork or merchandise I've bought has been absolutely perfect and now YOU can have some delightful art at an incredibly bargain!
February 3, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Get yourself a commission! I'm currently saving my money for a bigger one (also from Shannon), but I've bought several in the past and have zero regrets! Every bit of artwork or merchandise I've bought has been absolutely perfect and now YOU can have some delightful art at an incredibly bargain!
A once-but-no-longer anticipated book release came and went without my participation--not from a lack of ability but a lack of desire. Turns out that escaping into power fantasies really isn't for me these days. The cognitive dissonance is too great.
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A Mixture Of Interest, Dread, and Exhaustion – Broken Words
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February 3, 2026 at 3:21 PM
A once-but-no-longer anticipated book release came and went without my participation--not from a lack of ability but a lack of desire. Turns out that escaping into power fantasies really isn't for me these days. The cognitive dissonance is too great.
broken-words.com/2026/02/03/a...
broken-words.com/2026/02/03/a...
I stopped doing a lot of things in my week-to-week life in order to try to assess how I'm spending my time and how I WANT to be spending my time, but I wound up just taking on more work and suddenly don't have much time anymore. I might have a problem.
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There’s Always More Work To Do For Fun – Broken Words
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February 2, 2026 at 3:19 PM
I stopped doing a lot of things in my week-to-week life in order to try to assess how I'm spending my time and how I WANT to be spending my time, but I wound up just taking on more work and suddenly don't have much time anymore. I might have a problem.
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✨EARLY ACCESS✨
Hamlet at The Cheesecake Factory - Make Some Noise Animated is up now for every Patreon tier, so if you want to see this for $1, it's all massively appreciated! 🔗👇
www.patreon.com/c/deepblueink
Hamlet at The Cheesecake Factory - Make Some Noise Animated is up now for every Patreon tier, so if you want to see this for $1, it's all massively appreciated! 🔗👇
www.patreon.com/c/deepblueink
January 30, 2026 at 4:30 PM
✨EARLY ACCESS✨
Hamlet at The Cheesecake Factory - Make Some Noise Animated is up now for every Patreon tier, so if you want to see this for $1, it's all massively appreciated! 🔗👇
www.patreon.com/c/deepblueink
Hamlet at The Cheesecake Factory - Make Some Noise Animated is up now for every Patreon tier, so if you want to see this for $1, it's all massively appreciated! 🔗👇
www.patreon.com/c/deepblueink
Rather than engage is any kind of balanced play in Final Fantasy 14, I've spent a year wildly vacillating from one extreme focus to another. Now, as I start to wrap things up and settle in for a moderately busy year, I am fighting to maintain a good variety of play.
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Trying To Find Balance In My Final Fantasy 14 Activities – Broken Words
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January 30, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Rather than engage is any kind of balanced play in Final Fantasy 14, I've spent a year wildly vacillating from one extreme focus to another. Now, as I start to wrap things up and settle in for a moderately busy year, I am fighting to maintain a good variety of play.
broken-words.com/2026/01/30/t...
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legislators should be staging sit-ins, they should not leave the fucking chambers until there are votes on impeachment. make your colleagues defend this piece of shit on the record. show history what you fucking did in this moment you god damned cowards
January 30, 2026 at 2:14 PM
legislators should be staging sit-ins, they should not leave the fucking chambers until there are votes on impeachment. make your colleagues defend this piece of shit on the record. show history what you fucking did in this moment you god damned cowards
It's nice that I'm no longer freezing during the short walk from my car into work, but it's still very cold and my does not like starting up when I finally leave work in the evening. Still too cold for it to snow, unfortunately.
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The Return Of The Polar Vortex – Broken Words
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January 29, 2026 at 5:00 PM
It's nice that I'm no longer freezing during the short walk from my car into work, but it's still very cold and my does not like starting up when I finally leave work in the evening. Still too cold for it to snow, unfortunately.
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After most of a year off from watching new shows, I've finally started to work my way through my to-watch list and I started that with the weird-but-fun anime, Dorohedoro, as recommended by one of my friends at work. I really enjoyed it, but it's still VERY weird.
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Dorohedoro Is The Weirdest Anime I’ve Ever Watched And Enjoyed – Broken Words
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January 28, 2026 at 4:18 PM
After most of a year off from watching new shows, I've finally started to work my way through my to-watch list and I started that with the weird-but-fun anime, Dorohedoro, as recommended by one of my friends at work. I really enjoyed it, but it's still VERY weird.
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broken-words.com/2026/01/28/d...
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Please unfollow the altnps account. It's a do-nothing, disinfo slop mill that's trying to figure out how to Q-Anon the left for future profit, and that is not news.
AltNPS posted about Alex Pretti's murder 25 times since this morning. During that time, they spread misinformation about the shooting, lied about knowing the shooter's name, and generally flooded the zone with shit.
They're trying to milk this story for all it's worth.
They're trying to milk this story for all it's worth.
January 26, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Please unfollow the altnps account. It's a do-nothing, disinfo slop mill that's trying to figure out how to Q-Anon the left for future profit, and that is not news.
I'm really glad people are coming around. I'm also still mad about how many people told me I was overreacting when I started predicting this shit years ago. Better late then never, sure, but I don't need to be happy about it.
vhttps://broken-words.com/2026/01/27/when-the-wind-changes/
vhttps://broken-words.com/2026/01/27/when-the-wind-changes/
January 27, 2026 at 3:05 PM
I'm really glad people are coming around. I'm also still mad about how many people told me I was overreacting when I started predicting this shit years ago. Better late then never, sure, but I don't need to be happy about it.
vhttps://broken-words.com/2026/01/27/when-the-wind-changes/
vhttps://broken-words.com/2026/01/27/when-the-wind-changes/
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for me it was the fact that the author is one of the main driving forces behind the global movement to kill my trans friends and erase their existence
hope that helps
hope that helps
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Younger generations “have fallen out of love with Harry Potter because they have fallen out of love with the worldview the series represents,” writes Louise Perry. “Which is to say that young people have fallen out of love with liberalism.”
Younger generations “have fallen out of love with Harry Potter because they have fallen out of love with the worldview the series represents,” writes Louise Perry. “Which is to say that young people have fallen out of love with liberalism.”
Opinion | Why Gen Z Doesn’t Love ‘Harry Potter’
The wizarding worldview is naïve.
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January 26, 2026 at 9:47 PM
for me it was the fact that the author is one of the main driving forces behind the global movement to kill my trans friends and erase their existence
hope that helps
hope that helps
There are very few things I can do about the problems in my life that will give me some kind of feeling of progress or positive change, so I'm going to try to fill my need for that by changing the name I go by, something I've quietly been working on for over a year.
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Waiting For Something To Change – Broken Words
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January 26, 2026 at 4:18 PM
There are very few things I can do about the problems in my life that will give me some kind of feeling of progress or positive change, so I'm going to try to fill my need for that by changing the name I go by, something I've quietly been working on for over a year.
broken-words.com/2026/01/26/w...
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.