Jason Bowers
@phdnd.bsky.social
Academic philosopher, author, game designer, YouTube creator, he/him
A new, exclusive video about real-world versions of (and inspirations for) "The King in Yellow" (the stage play)! Check it out HERE: www.patreon.com/posts/king-i...
January 28, 2026 at 8:33 PM
A new, exclusive video about real-world versions of (and inspirations for) "The King in Yellow" (the stage play)! Check it out HERE: www.patreon.com/posts/king-i...
All About The King in Yellow! (New Series!)
YouTube video by PhD&D
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January 27, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Here's why you should read "A Game in Yellow" by @haileypiperfights.bsky.social !
youtu.be/tbwznN5uZ_E
youtu.be/tbwznN5uZ_E
Read Hailey Piper's "A Game in Yellow!"
YouTube video by PhD&D
youtu.be
January 26, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Here's why you should read "A Game in Yellow" by @haileypiperfights.bsky.social !
youtu.be/tbwznN5uZ_E
youtu.be/tbwznN5uZ_E
Please join me on the PhD&D Discord Saturday, January 24th, at 7pm EST for a public reading of "The Prohibited Word" by Dino Buzzati. As usual, I'll read for about twenty minutes and then hang out for discussion.
INVITATION: discord.gg/NDHkthf9
INVITATION: discord.gg/NDHkthf9
January 24, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Please join me on the PhD&D Discord Saturday, January 24th, at 7pm EST for a public reading of "The Prohibited Word" by Dino Buzzati. As usual, I'll read for about twenty minutes and then hang out for discussion.
INVITATION: discord.gg/NDHkthf9
INVITATION: discord.gg/NDHkthf9
For whatever reason I woke up from a dream where I was trying to run a game of “Simon says” and the children were telling me it’s bad game design
January 20, 2026 at 7:24 AM
For whatever reason I woke up from a dream where I was trying to run a game of “Simon says” and the children were telling me it’s bad game design
Please join me on the PhD&D Discord Saturday, January 17th, at 7pm EST for a public reading of "The Way to the Churchyard" by Thomas Mann. As usual, I'll read for about twenty minutes and then hang out for discussion.
INVITATION: discord.gg/xme4YPTy
INVITATION: discord.gg/xme4YPTy
January 15, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Please join me on the PhD&D Discord Saturday, January 17th, at 7pm EST for a public reading of "The Way to the Churchyard" by Thomas Mann. As usual, I'll read for about twenty minutes and then hang out for discussion.
INVITATION: discord.gg/xme4YPTy
INVITATION: discord.gg/xme4YPTy
Please join me Saturday, Jan. 10, at 7pm US Eastern, for a public reading of "The Insectivore" by Orrin Grey, now published in his collection "Notes From Underground" via Word Horde! As usual I'll read for about twenty minutes and then hang out for discussion.
INVITATION: discord.gg/K6UF7SXA
INVITATION: discord.gg/K6UF7SXA
January 9, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Please join me Saturday, Jan. 10, at 7pm US Eastern, for a public reading of "The Insectivore" by Orrin Grey, now published in his collection "Notes From Underground" via Word Horde! As usual I'll read for about twenty minutes and then hang out for discussion.
INVITATION: discord.gg/K6UF7SXA
INVITATION: discord.gg/K6UF7SXA
As a kid, this last page of D'aulaires' hit pretty hard.
January 5, 2026 at 1:53 AM
As a kid, this last page of D'aulaires' hit pretty hard.
Got a publication with @megjwallace.bsky.social forthcoming in the journal "Philosophy and Literature," specifically about Borges, immortality, and modal metaphysics.
I also just submitted two short stories to a couple of journals after joining the HWA.
And our Kickstarter is nearly fulfilled! 🦇
I also just submitted two short stories to a couple of journals after joining the HWA.
And our Kickstarter is nearly fulfilled! 🦇
January 3, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Got a publication with @megjwallace.bsky.social forthcoming in the journal "Philosophy and Literature," specifically about Borges, immortality, and modal metaphysics.
I also just submitted two short stories to a couple of journals after joining the HWA.
And our Kickstarter is nearly fulfilled! 🦇
I also just submitted two short stories to a couple of journals after joining the HWA.
And our Kickstarter is nearly fulfilled! 🦇
*Happy New Year!* Please join me *tonight,* i.e. Saturday, January 3rd, for a live reading of Dino Buzzati's "The Time Machine" at 7pm Eastern US time! As usual, I'll read for about twenty minutes and then hang out to chat for a while.
INVITATION: discord.gg/AANd3PP3
INVITATION: discord.gg/AANd3PP3
January 3, 2026 at 6:14 PM
*Happy New Year!* Please join me *tonight,* i.e. Saturday, January 3rd, for a live reading of Dino Buzzati's "The Time Machine" at 7pm Eastern US time! As usual, I'll read for about twenty minutes and then hang out to chat for a while.
INVITATION: discord.gg/AANd3PP3
INVITATION: discord.gg/AANd3PP3
Reposted by Jason Bowers
Hooray, my favorite store
December 27, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Hooray, my favorite store
"The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall" by John Kendrick Bangs
YouTube video by PhD&D
youtu.be
December 25, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Reposted by Jason Bowers
Every writer who generates a slop image for their work is a class traitor.
"I can't afford a visual artist"
So your solution is stabbing artists in the back? Stealing from them?
Furthermore, slop-generated imagery suggests slop-generated writing. That's how you're presenting yourself.
"I can't afford a visual artist"
So your solution is stabbing artists in the back? Stealing from them?
Furthermore, slop-generated imagery suggests slop-generated writing. That's how you're presenting yourself.
December 16, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Every writer who generates a slop image for their work is a class traitor.
"I can't afford a visual artist"
So your solution is stabbing artists in the back? Stealing from them?
Furthermore, slop-generated imagery suggests slop-generated writing. That's how you're presenting yourself.
"I can't afford a visual artist"
So your solution is stabbing artists in the back? Stealing from them?
Furthermore, slop-generated imagery suggests slop-generated writing. That's how you're presenting yourself.
This Saturday, December 20th, you can hear me read a little bit of weird fiction that I wrote, or at least tried to write. It's a special holiday Saturday Evening Short Story Reading, or something!
discord.gg/EHvAw5XN
discord.gg/EHvAw5XN
December 17, 2025 at 5:23 AM
This Saturday, December 20th, you can hear me read a little bit of weird fiction that I wrote, or at least tried to write. It's a special holiday Saturday Evening Short Story Reading, or something!
discord.gg/EHvAw5XN
discord.gg/EHvAw5XN
That's some good H.O.W!
December 16, 2025 at 2:03 AM
That's some good H.O.W!
Ursa with a few good books
December 16, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Ursa with a few good books
Reposted by Jason Bowers
🦑 Episode 1007…
“The first person to see the wave was a fisherman.”
The Children of the Event, by Carson Winter
Narrator: Matt Arnold
Host: Alasdair Stuart
Audio: Graeme Dunlop
pseudopod.org/2025/12/12/p...
This story was first published in the collection ‘Portraits of Decay’
“The first person to see the wave was a fisherman.”
The Children of the Event, by Carson Winter
Narrator: Matt Arnold
Host: Alasdair Stuart
Audio: Graeme Dunlop
pseudopod.org/2025/12/12/p...
This story was first published in the collection ‘Portraits of Decay’
PseudoPod 1007: The Children of the Event
The first person to see the wave was a fisherman. Like most of his kind, he was strong, fond of water, and a heavy drinker; he wore rubber boots and a yellow coat slicked with salmon guts.
pseudopod.org
December 12, 2025 at 8:59 AM
🦑 Episode 1007…
“The first person to see the wave was a fisherman.”
The Children of the Event, by Carson Winter
Narrator: Matt Arnold
Host: Alasdair Stuart
Audio: Graeme Dunlop
pseudopod.org/2025/12/12/p...
This story was first published in the collection ‘Portraits of Decay’
“The first person to see the wave was a fisherman.”
The Children of the Event, by Carson Winter
Narrator: Matt Arnold
Host: Alasdair Stuart
Audio: Graeme Dunlop
pseudopod.org/2025/12/12/p...
This story was first published in the collection ‘Portraits of Decay’
Please join me on the PhD&D Discord server tonight, December 13th, at 7pm Eastern US for a special live reading by Grant Dowell (of the blog Weird Murmur) of H.P. Lovecraft's "The Outsider!"
INVITATION: discord.gg/UtcdtWTD
INVITATION: discord.gg/UtcdtWTD
December 13, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Please join me on the PhD&D Discord server tonight, December 13th, at 7pm Eastern US for a special live reading by Grant Dowell (of the blog Weird Murmur) of H.P. Lovecraft's "The Outsider!"
INVITATION: discord.gg/UtcdtWTD
INVITATION: discord.gg/UtcdtWTD
Gotta love this monster gallery by Mel Williams, i.e. battydog, for "5 Acts: The King in Yellow," our game via @nilhemothgames.bsky.social.
December 9, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Gotta love this monster gallery by Mel Williams, i.e. battydog, for "5 Acts: The King in Yellow," our game via @nilhemothgames.bsky.social.
@samfontainestudios.bsky.social really knocked it out of the park with these cutaway maps for our game, "5 Acts: The King in Yellow" by @nilhemothgames.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 11:25 PM
@samfontainestudios.bsky.social really knocked it out of the park with these cutaway maps for our game, "5 Acts: The King in Yellow" by @nilhemothgames.bsky.social
When you're trying to type "were" but your phone wants you to type "we're"
December 8, 2025 at 7:28 PM
When you're trying to type "were" but your phone wants you to type "we're"