Morgan Lockhart
@mizdoomcookie.bsky.social
Writer of video games, books, short stories etc.
A SPELL FOR MIDWINTER'S HEART out now
Rep: Aurora Fernandez @ Trident Media
Games: GW2, Tell Me Why, Halo, Rift, and more
http://www.lockhartwrites.com
A SPELL FOR MIDWINTER'S HEART out now
Rep: Aurora Fernandez @ Trident Media
Games: GW2, Tell Me Why, Halo, Rift, and more
http://www.lockhartwrites.com
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A Curse for Christmas Past by Morgan Lockhart: 9798217185177 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
For fans of Lovelight Farms, Hallmark holiday movies, and general witchy shenanigans, a charming holiday romance following a woman with a curse and the handsome witch she enlists to help her break it ...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
My SECOND book is now up for pre-order! A Curse for Christmas Past, a witchy twist on a Scrooge story, is coming September 22nd, 2026!
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/825969...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/825969...
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I am. But there are three things at play here regarding ICE collecting private data. Quick rundown on the issue, why you should be paying attention, and what I'm doing about it:
So which politician is calling for the dismantling of the probably illegal database that ice & this government is collecting biometric data of protesters?
January 27, 2026 at 9:28 PM
I am. But there are three things at play here regarding ICE collecting private data. Quick rundown on the issue, why you should be paying attention, and what I'm doing about it:
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If you are a WA voter who cares about kids learning to read and the fact we're only at about 50% grade level readers right now, I've love if you could register your support for HB 1295. Which will require a return to science based, phonics literacy instruction.
app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifie...
app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifie...
CSI
app.leg.wa.gov
January 27, 2026 at 11:10 PM
If you are a WA voter who cares about kids learning to read and the fact we're only at about 50% grade level readers right now, I've love if you could register your support for HB 1295. Which will require a return to science based, phonics literacy instruction.
app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifie...
app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifie...
One of the reasons I love @guildwars2.com (both as a player and a former dev) is how much intentional design went into removing the ability to be a dick to each other, and the end result is an extremely lovely community.
When I was at <prev. job> and folks were working on <game>, the feedback I kept giving was that the design would unavoidably draw in an audience of primarily miserable, hyper-aggressive, antisocial players.
Sometimes this stuff is fundamentally built-into and encouraged by a game's design
Sometimes this stuff is fundamentally built-into and encouraged by a game's design
and like yeah the marketing has been mismanaged, is fun to riff on, who up wresting their shieldbreaker from enemy wardens etc. but thats not the vibe on youtube. the vibe is really dark. at some point you gotta say what on earth is "good" marketing when this is the audience you have to sell to
January 27, 2026 at 11:06 PM
One of the reasons I love @guildwars2.com (both as a player and a former dev) is how much intentional design went into removing the ability to be a dick to each other, and the end result is an extremely lovely community.
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To answer a question I have unfortunately gotten: If you bring AI-generated "writing samples" of any kind, I'm not going to read them because you didn't take the time to write them. Full stop. And if you think this stellar group of professionals won't identify an AI-written sample, you are wrong.
Are you a writer or narrative designer attending GDC? For the first time, GDC is hosting a Narrative Portfolio Review Workshop! I've assembled a literal dream team of Senior/Lead narrative folks to review portfolios, so bring your materials!
Deets: schedule.gdconf.com/session/narr...
Deets: schedule.gdconf.com/session/narr...
January 27, 2026 at 8:33 PM
To answer a question I have unfortunately gotten: If you bring AI-generated "writing samples" of any kind, I'm not going to read them because you didn't take the time to write them. Full stop. And if you think this stellar group of professionals won't identify an AI-written sample, you are wrong.
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It's not quite the most pressing issue at the moment, but the American people absolutely have a right to know the names of the federal officials who shot and killed a man peacefully protesting, who was on his knees, prone in the street when they shot him in the back.
January 27, 2026 at 1:58 PM
It's not quite the most pressing issue at the moment, but the American people absolutely have a right to know the names of the federal officials who shot and killed a man peacefully protesting, who was on his knees, prone in the street when they shot him in the back.
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Ahhhhh this quote. This is what I keep saying and I’ll say it til the day I die.
A pebble starts an avalanche. Do the small thing you can. No effort is too small. You never know.
A pebble starts an avalanche. Do the small thing you can. No effort is too small. You never know.
January 27, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Ahhhhh this quote. This is what I keep saying and I’ll say it til the day I die.
A pebble starts an avalanche. Do the small thing you can. No effort is too small. You never know.
A pebble starts an avalanche. Do the small thing you can. No effort is too small. You never know.
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Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
January 27, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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The Minnesota v. Noem hearing is beginning before Judge Katherine Menendez.
Minnesota, Minneapolis, and St. Paul are seeking a TRO today to stop Operation Metro Surge.
Minnesota, Minneapolis, and St. Paul are seeking a TRO today to stop Operation Metro Surge.
January 26, 2026 at 3:10 PM
The Minnesota v. Noem hearing is beginning before Judge Katherine Menendez.
Minnesota, Minneapolis, and St. Paul are seeking a TRO today to stop Operation Metro Surge.
Minnesota, Minneapolis, and St. Paul are seeking a TRO today to stop Operation Metro Surge.
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Did you miss out on your last opportunity to bankroll the fully stocked pop-up leftist supply depot?? Do you want to send free hand warmers, winter gear, first aid supplies, YOU NAME IT, to the Twin Cities?
This is your moment. Let's ride.
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
(non 'zon in follow up!)
This is your moment. Let's ride.
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
(non 'zon in follow up!)
January 26, 2026 at 3:45 AM
Did you miss out on your last opportunity to bankroll the fully stocked pop-up leftist supply depot?? Do you want to send free hand warmers, winter gear, first aid supplies, YOU NAME IT, to the Twin Cities?
This is your moment. Let's ride.
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
(non 'zon in follow up!)
This is your moment. Let's ride.
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
(non 'zon in follow up!)
There is finally a rain on the horizon which is good because at the moment, Washington is taking "dry January" to a whole new level.
January 26, 2026 at 4:27 PM
There is finally a rain on the horizon which is good because at the moment, Washington is taking "dry January" to a whole new level.
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“What radicalized you?” A three and a half foot tall hobbit who told me there was good in the world worth fighting for.
January 26, 2026 at 3:59 PM
“What radicalized you?” A three and a half foot tall hobbit who told me there was good in the world worth fighting for.
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Marimar Martinez was the first US citizen shot by ICE.
They claimed she was a terrorist. Said she was brandishing a weapon.
They lied. Video footage exonerated her and showed the ICE agent shot her five times.
He bragged to other agents “five shots, 7 holes”.
A 🧵 of ICE abuse
They claimed she was a terrorist. Said she was brandishing a weapon.
They lied. Video footage exonerated her and showed the ICE agent shot her five times.
He bragged to other agents “five shots, 7 holes”.
A 🧵 of ICE abuse
Text messages and a moved SUV: How the government’s case against a Chicago woman shot by a Border Patrol agent fell apart | CNN
A wide grin was plastered on Marimar Martinez’s face Thursday as she thanked her attorneys outside an Illinois courtroom and told reporters, “I’m just blessed. I’m happy.”
www.cnn.com
January 25, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Marimar Martinez was the first US citizen shot by ICE.
They claimed she was a terrorist. Said she was brandishing a weapon.
They lied. Video footage exonerated her and showed the ICE agent shot her five times.
He bragged to other agents “five shots, 7 holes”.
A 🧵 of ICE abuse
They claimed she was a terrorist. Said she was brandishing a weapon.
They lied. Video footage exonerated her and showed the ICE agent shot her five times.
He bragged to other agents “five shots, 7 holes”.
A 🧵 of ICE abuse
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From the NY Post. You know they are really scrambling when they are running "The gun was no angel" stories.
January 25, 2026 at 1:53 PM
From the NY Post. You know they are really scrambling when they are running "The gun was no angel" stories.
Lights shining for Minneapolis.
January 25, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Lights shining for Minneapolis.
A ~7-year-old girl just shouted "NICE BUTT, DAD" at the man who was, presumably, her dad, and the grin she wore as she walked past us was possibly the most self-satisfied smile I've ever seen.
January 25, 2026 at 1:31 AM
A ~7-year-old girl just shouted "NICE BUTT, DAD" at the man who was, presumably, her dad, and the grin she wore as she walked past us was possibly the most self-satisfied smile I've ever seen.
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The guy that runs the Reddit where people post about patting their cat on the butt like bongos has put his foot down
January 25, 2026 at 12:44 AM
The guy that runs the Reddit where people post about patting their cat on the butt like bongos has put his foot down
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It's a good day to stop using Hootsuite and tell them why.
Vancouver firm Hootsuite provides services to ICE
U.S. procurement records show that Vancouver tech firm Hootsuite is providing social media services to the Department of Homeland Security.
vancouver.citynews.ca
January 22, 2026 at 5:59 AM
It's a good day to stop using Hootsuite and tell them why.
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oh wow. someone tried to “both sides” with “we don’t have enough information” and got dogpiled so hard by other posters (some of whom have expressed normie / small-c conservative sentiments in the past) that she deleted.
there’s a place on the Internet I sometimes check that’s filled with women across the mainstream US political spectrum. maintains a “no politics” rule. that rule broke in one post this week and every single woman I saw respond (and there were a number!) was horrified at Good’s death.
Remarkable thread at the other place of MAGA/Cons lamenting at increased political pushback from their families.
January 24, 2026 at 9:55 PM
oh wow. someone tried to “both sides” with “we don’t have enough information” and got dogpiled so hard by other posters (some of whom have expressed normie / small-c conservative sentiments in the past) that she deleted.
HALLELUJAH!!!
Say hello to a truly connected region on March 28! The Crosslake Connection is opening two new stations and a world of new possibilities for the Eastside, Seattle and beyond. 🚊✨
Explore this highly anticipated new connection and get ready to ride! 🎉
www.soundtransit.org/crosslake
Explore this highly anticipated new connection and get ready to ride! 🎉
www.soundtransit.org/crosslake
Crosslake Connection | Sound Transit
www.soundtransit.org
January 23, 2026 at 8:22 PM
HALLELUJAH!!!
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“Yes, there are still such men who refuse to kowtow to a fascist regime and who remain determined to tell the truth.”
open.substack.com/pub/america/...
open.substack.com/pub/america/...
Jack Smith Will Not Be Silenced
Finally, the former Special Counsel speaks the truth in public, while the vengeful target of his criminal investigation continues to spread lies
open.substack.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:15 PM
“Yes, there are still such men who refuse to kowtow to a fascist regime and who remain determined to tell the truth.”
open.substack.com/pub/america/...
open.substack.com/pub/america/...
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Update: Now 120 cities are holding Minneapolis General Strike solidarity actions
paydayreport.com/minneap/
paydayreport.com/minneap/
MAP: Minneapolis General Strike Movement Spreads to 120 Cities on Friday
At least 80 cities plan to hold actions in solidarity with the Minneapolis General Strike.
paydayreport.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Update: Now 120 cities are holding Minneapolis General Strike solidarity actions
paydayreport.com/minneap/
paydayreport.com/minneap/
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The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
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I’ve added the script for Wake Up Dead Man to my site. This is the final shooting script, so it has stuff that was cut and moved around, which I always think is more interesting to see than a conformed cleaned up version. Enjoy! www.rian-johnson.com/screenplays
rcjohnso / scripts
Free screenplays for Brick, Brothers Bloom and Looper.
www.rian-johnson.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:23 AM
I’ve added the script for Wake Up Dead Man to my site. This is the final shooting script, so it has stuff that was cut and moved around, which I always think is more interesting to see than a conformed cleaned up version. Enjoy! www.rian-johnson.com/screenplays