Stephen Lockyer
@mrlockyer.bsky.social
Writing | Games | Escape Rooms | Running | Family | Books | Education
I run www.enigmailed.com
All sorts here: https://blento.app/mrlockyer.bsky.social
who3words:creative, inventive, original
I run www.enigmailed.com
All sorts here: https://blento.app/mrlockyer.bsky.social
who3words:creative, inventive, original
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Stephen Lockyer
@mrlockyer.bsky.social
· Feb 23
Let me make your Sunday. Got a library card? Great.
Download the Libby app. Free.
Up to 10 audiobooks. FREE (cancel Audible).
Up to 10 e books. FREE.
(Cancel Kindle Prime).
UNLIMITED high street magazines (I chose Empire, RW, Wired, Simple Things to start).
NEWSPAPERS!
This app is AMAZING.
Download the Libby app. Free.
Up to 10 audiobooks. FREE (cancel Audible).
Up to 10 e books. FREE.
(Cancel Kindle Prime).
UNLIMITED high street magazines (I chose Empire, RW, Wired, Simple Things to start).
NEWSPAPERS!
This app is AMAZING.
What movie moment made you exclaim…
"THIS IS CINEMA!"
"THIS IS CINEMA!"
February 12, 2026 at 4:20 PM
What movie moment made you exclaim…
"THIS IS CINEMA!"
"THIS IS CINEMA!"
It has taken me two weeks and counting to try and register a project with @gamefound.bsky.social and I'm pretty close to giving up at this point.
The latest issue with my registration is that my Company Registration number (which is blank anyway) is too many digits.
It is 000000000.
The latest issue with my registration is that my Company Registration number (which is blank anyway) is too many digits.
It is 000000000.
February 12, 2026 at 4:16 PM
It has taken me two weeks and counting to try and register a project with @gamefound.bsky.social and I'm pretty close to giving up at this point.
The latest issue with my registration is that my Company Registration number (which is blank anyway) is too many digits.
It is 000000000.
The latest issue with my registration is that my Company Registration number (which is blank anyway) is too many digits.
It is 000000000.
Updated my Blento: blento.app/mrlockyer.bs...
Stephen Lockyer
Writing | Games | Escape Rooms | Running | Family | Books | Education
I run www.enigmailed.com
who3words:creative, inventive, original
blento.app
February 12, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Updated my Blento: blento.app/mrlockyer.bs...
Working on a games commission and realising that six suspects and six time means 36 ways to locate and evidence them, and that is a LOT.
AKA it's spreadsheet time.
#crime #truecrime #escapegame #escaperoom #puzzle #logic
AKA it's spreadsheet time.
#crime #truecrime #escapegame #escaperoom #puzzle #logic
February 12, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Working on a games commission and realising that six suspects and six time means 36 ways to locate and evidence them, and that is a LOT.
AKA it's spreadsheet time.
#crime #truecrime #escapegame #escaperoom #puzzle #logic
AKA it's spreadsheet time.
#crime #truecrime #escapegame #escaperoom #puzzle #logic
You can't help but laugh at Liz Truss really, can you.
Although Starmer's latest net favourability rating (-47) is an improvement from January (-57), it is still in a similar territory to May's when she announced her resignation (-49) and only slightly better than Johnson's on the day he resigned (-53) or Sunak's before he lost the 2024 election (-53)
February 12, 2026 at 10:27 AM
You can't help but laugh at Liz Truss really, can you.
Reposted by Stephen Lockyer
This is amazing.
if I were an editor I would have said “sure whatever” if chris pitched me this idea and fallen out of my chair when he came back seven months later with this
aftermath.site/switch-2-cit...
aftermath.site/switch-2-cit...
My Grueling Quest To Buy A Switch 2 By Riding Citi Bikes
After roughly 495 bike rides and interrupted by a broken foot, I have a Nintendo Switch 2 from riding Citi Bike points. Was that work?
aftermath.site
February 11, 2026 at 10:41 PM
This is amazing.
I have an unexpected free night tomorrow, and am tempted by a ‘finish off some of the films I have started but not completed’ night.
February 11, 2026 at 8:13 PM
I have an unexpected free night tomorrow, and am tempted by a ‘finish off some of the films I have started but not completed’ night.
Reposted by Stephen Lockyer
I hate getting cold calls (even warm calls) so much that I've taken to writing this in enquiry forms: "Please do not call - newborn in house."
So far, so good!
So far, so good!
February 11, 2026 at 10:26 AM
I hate getting cold calls (even warm calls) so much that I've taken to writing this in enquiry forms: "Please do not call - newborn in house."
So far, so good!
So far, so good!
A delightful and uplifting story about how UBI is helping artists in Ireland (note that despite it *saving* money, more than 8,000 applied).
February 11, 2026 at 2:22 PM
A delightful and uplifting story about how UBI is helping artists in Ireland (note that despite it *saving* money, more than 8,000 applied).
If solving crime stories using real life materials and resources is your thing, please do join our prelaunch for #forensics today, exclusively on #kickstarter!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/166...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/166...
February 11, 2026 at 12:31 PM
If solving crime stories using real life materials and resources is your thing, please do join our prelaunch for #forensics today, exclusively on #kickstarter!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/166...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/166...
I hate getting cold calls (even warm calls) so much that I've taken to writing this in enquiry forms: "Please do not call - newborn in house."
So far, so good!
So far, so good!
February 11, 2026 at 10:26 AM
I hate getting cold calls (even warm calls) so much that I've taken to writing this in enquiry forms: "Please do not call - newborn in house."
So far, so good!
So far, so good!
Reposted by Stephen Lockyer
We are seeking some really communicative play testers for our upcoming game, Clues in Sprues.
Bonus points if you have a strong Social Media presence, but we value feedback just as much! No prior experience needed.
The prelaunch page: www.kickstarter.com/projects/166...
Bonus points if you have a strong Social Media presence, but we value feedback just as much! No prior experience needed.
The prelaunch page: www.kickstarter.com/projects/166...
February 10, 2026 at 1:24 PM
We are seeking some really communicative play testers for our upcoming game, Clues in Sprues.
Bonus points if you have a strong Social Media presence, but we value feedback just as much! No prior experience needed.
The prelaunch page: www.kickstarter.com/projects/166...
Bonus points if you have a strong Social Media presence, but we value feedback just as much! No prior experience needed.
The prelaunch page: www.kickstarter.com/projects/166...
We are seeking some really communicative play testers for our upcoming game, Clues in Sprues.
Bonus points if you have a strong Social Media presence, but we value feedback just as much! No prior experience needed.
The prelaunch page: www.kickstarter.com/projects/166...
Bonus points if you have a strong Social Media presence, but we value feedback just as much! No prior experience needed.
The prelaunch page: www.kickstarter.com/projects/166...
February 10, 2026 at 1:24 PM
We are seeking some really communicative play testers for our upcoming game, Clues in Sprues.
Bonus points if you have a strong Social Media presence, but we value feedback just as much! No prior experience needed.
The prelaunch page: www.kickstarter.com/projects/166...
Bonus points if you have a strong Social Media presence, but we value feedback just as much! No prior experience needed.
The prelaunch page: www.kickstarter.com/projects/166...
Reposted by Stephen Lockyer
I know it’s only February, but I’ve just finished “The Names” and think it’s already a book of the year. An extraordinary read. Brutal in places, but beautifully written and quite emotional (lots of trigger warnings) amzn.to/4kl0VsC
The Names: 'The best debut novel in years' Sunday Times
The Names: 'The best debut novel in years' Sunday Times
amzn.to
February 8, 2026 at 5:51 PM
I know it’s only February, but I’ve just finished “The Names” and think it’s already a book of the year. An extraordinary read. Brutal in places, but beautifully written and quite emotional (lots of trigger warnings) amzn.to/4kl0VsC
I know it’s only February, but I’ve just finished “The Names” and think it’s already a book of the year. An extraordinary read. Brutal in places, but beautifully written and quite emotional (lots of trigger warnings) amzn.to/4kl0VsC
The Names: 'The best debut novel in years' Sunday Times
The Names: 'The best debut novel in years' Sunday Times
amzn.to
February 8, 2026 at 5:51 PM
I know it’s only February, but I’ve just finished “The Names” and think it’s already a book of the year. An extraordinary read. Brutal in places, but beautifully written and quite emotional (lots of trigger warnings) amzn.to/4kl0VsC
Reposted by Stephen Lockyer
Blindboy referred to how we’ve all been conditioned to argue online as ‘turn-based combat’ & I can’t get it out of my head. That’s exactly what it is. A pointless gamified system that no one ever really wins, designed to keep us all busy fighting each other rather than the actual enemy
February 8, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Blindboy referred to how we’ve all been conditioned to argue online as ‘turn-based combat’ & I can’t get it out of my head. That’s exactly what it is. A pointless gamified system that no one ever really wins, designed to keep us all busy fighting each other rather than the actual enemy
Toad
What’s your Gladiator name mine is Goblin
February 7, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Toad
I’ve just heard Bartlett being described as “the trojan horse of misogyny” and honestly?
A1. No notes.
A1. No notes.
February 6, 2026 at 6:13 PM
I’ve just heard Bartlett being described as “the trojan horse of misogyny” and honestly?
A1. No notes.
A1. No notes.
Happy #LetterboxdFriday! Here are my #LastFourWatched
February 6, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Happy #LetterboxdFriday! Here are my #LastFourWatched
Reposted by Stephen Lockyer
Brilliant #MinorIrritation solve today.
This STUPID jug has a built-in section which collects dishwasher water. ARGH!
Drilled two holes into the handle while warming my porridge. Problem solved.
This STUPID jug has a built-in section which collects dishwasher water. ARGH!
Drilled two holes into the handle while warming my porridge. Problem solved.
February 5, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Brilliant #MinorIrritation solve today.
This STUPID jug has a built-in section which collects dishwasher water. ARGH!
Drilled two holes into the handle while warming my porridge. Problem solved.
This STUPID jug has a built-in section which collects dishwasher water. ARGH!
Drilled two holes into the handle while warming my porridge. Problem solved.
This must annoy more people than just me, surely‽
Brilliant #MinorIrritation solve today.
This STUPID jug has a built-in section which collects dishwasher water. ARGH!
Drilled two holes into the handle while warming my porridge. Problem solved.
This STUPID jug has a built-in section which collects dishwasher water. ARGH!
Drilled two holes into the handle while warming my porridge. Problem solved.
February 5, 2026 at 3:55 PM
This must annoy more people than just me, surely‽
Good news- the prelaunch page for the sequel to #sjandiva is all tidy and ready for action!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/166...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/166...
Coming soon: Sjandiva Outdoors - Puzzles in the Peaks
A deeply unreliable guide to mountains, mud, camping disasters, and why “we’re almost there” is never true - plus puzzles.
www.kickstarter.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Good news- the prelaunch page for the sequel to #sjandiva is all tidy and ready for action!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/166...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/166...
February 5, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Turns out I'm noisy at home.
February 5, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Turns out I'm noisy at home.