Howard Dafuq
@zwlocklin.bsky.social
She’s with the mole rats now, mole rats ruined her life
He/him
He/him
God knows I don’t have time to pitch or write anything—and this is my s h I I I I I I I t —but any of you with some time and know-how should pitch. Nighttime is rad.
#NightTideMag's December Monthly Macabre is PRE-CODE HORROR!
It challenged censorship, moral panic, & taboo desire. It also weaponized difference; often villainizing disabled, queer, & racialized bodies. It’s a DEEPLY complicated era worth reexamining.
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It challenged censorship, moral panic, & taboo desire. It also weaponized difference; often villainizing disabled, queer, & racialized bodies. It’s a DEEPLY complicated era worth reexamining.
Pitch us your essay @ nighttidemag.com/pitch 👻📽️
December 5, 2025 at 6:04 AM
God knows I don’t have time to pitch or write anything—and this is my s h I I I I I I I t —but any of you with some time and know-how should pitch. Nighttime is rad.
Still Wakes the Deep was a bit of a disappointment for me, given how much I love Dear Esther & Rapture, and it was still one of the most interesting and memorable games I played this year. In fact I kinda want to replay it now
Still Wakes The Deep, the game that was the subject of my last video, is currently on sale for 75% off right now, and it's a damn good deal at that price. I had a lot of glowing things to say about it.
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December 5, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Still Wakes the Deep was a bit of a disappointment for me, given how much I love Dear Esther & Rapture, and it was still one of the most interesting and memorable games I played this year. In fact I kinda want to replay it now
WHAT DO YOU MEAN HE STILL HAD HIS BABY HAIR
THAT’S NOT
BABY HAIR ISN’T LIKE THAT
SURELY HIS HEAD GOT BIGGER
SO IT WOULD BE
IT WOULD BE SO THIN
THAT’S NOT
BABY HAIR ISN’T LIKE THAT
SURELY HIS HEAD GOT BIGGER
SO IT WOULD BE
IT WOULD BE SO THIN
What I've often wondered is if Silver Age Superman had the Lex Luthor look down there, given that his hair didn't grow. All the hair he had was the hair he arrived with on Earth as a toddler.
OTOH, Red Kryptonite and time spent in red sun environments did cause hair growth, so maybe he grew some.
OTOH, Red Kryptonite and time spent in red sun environments did cause hair growth, so maybe he grew some.
December 5, 2025 at 4:13 AM
WHAT DO YOU MEAN HE STILL HAD HIS BABY HAIR
THAT’S NOT
BABY HAIR ISN’T LIKE THAT
SURELY HIS HEAD GOT BIGGER
SO IT WOULD BE
IT WOULD BE SO THIN
THAT’S NOT
BABY HAIR ISN’T LIKE THAT
SURELY HIS HEAD GOT BIGGER
SO IT WOULD BE
IT WOULD BE SO THIN
BRO! I HAVE GOT! A BOOK ABOUT BIRDS!!!! BRRROOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
BRO I’ve got a book about BIRDS bro
Bro, I’ve got a book about birds, bro
December 5, 2025 at 4:03 AM
BRO! I HAVE GOT! A BOOK ABOUT BIRDS!!!! BRRROOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
BRO I’ve got a book about BIRDS bro
Bro, I’ve got a book about birds, bro
Bro, I’ve got a book about birds, bro
[overheard on campus]
[overheard on campus]
December 4, 2025 at 6:57 AM
BRO I’ve got a book about BIRDS bro
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Bro, I’ve got a book about birds, bro
Bro, I’ve got a book about birds, bro
[overheard on campus]
[overheard on campus]
December 3, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Bro, I’ve got a book about birds, bro
“I’ve always wondered—What *is* poetry?”
Well, friend, I’ve got a 16 week starter course for you
Well, friend, I’ve got a 16 week starter course for you
What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
December 2, 2025 at 3:22 PM
“I’ve always wondered—What *is* poetry?”
Well, friend, I’ve got a 16 week starter course for you
Well, friend, I’ve got a 16 week starter course for you
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December 2, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Independent arts writing doesn't fund itself (trust us, we've tried), so if SOLRAD has ever introduced you to a new creator or changed how you think about a book, consider throwing a few bucks our way. Contributions of any amount help us continue doing what we love.
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IDK, how many seasons did it take them to find out what happened to Mulder’s sister?
I only ever watched the first season of STRANGER THINGS and didn't care for it, but whenever I see stuff from it now I'm like "They're STILL doing The Upside-Down? They have no other stories?" X-FILES coulda knocked that whole series out in a two-parter sold on VHS at Suncoast in the mall for $29.99
December 2, 2025 at 2:12 AM
IDK, how many seasons did it take them to find out what happened to Mulder’s sister?
Bro, I’ve got a book about birds, bro
[overheard on campus]
[overheard on campus]
December 2, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Bro, I’ve got a book about birds, bro
[overheard on campus]
[overheard on campus]
And like, I’m happy to do that for them! I’m happy to give all of my students an A! Fuck it! But it’s not enough for these people, they also want everyone else to suffer, and they want to be *liked* for it!
Student will say the craziest shit in class and then be shocked when they get pushback
Student will say the craziest shit in class and then be shocked when they get pushback
conservatives basically want to implement the caricature of affirmative action for conservative students. acceptance without meeting qualifications, good grades and degrees without having to do the work.
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
December 1, 2025 at 2:52 AM
And like, I’m happy to do that for them! I’m happy to give all of my students an A! Fuck it! But it’s not enough for these people, they also want everyone else to suffer, and they want to be *liked* for it!
Student will say the craziest shit in class and then be shocked when they get pushback
Student will say the craziest shit in class and then be shocked when they get pushback
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Look, there is no way to avoid TPUSA. You can give trolls a C-, B, B+. It won't matter. They can even get an A overall but if you give the feedback the very constructive OU instructor did, you're on the list. The assignment could be 2% of the grade (it might be in that class!). There is no defense.
December 1, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Look, there is no way to avoid TPUSA. You can give trolls a C-, B, B+. It won't matter. They can even get an A overall but if you give the feedback the very constructive OU instructor did, you're on the list. The assignment could be 2% of the grade (it might be in that class!). There is no defense.
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Looking to immerse yourself in Weird Tales that feel vaguely familiar but take you somewhere you've never been?
Try these short story collections!
ALL YOUR FRIENDS ARE HERE by M.Shaw
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November 29, 2025 at 7:35 PM
BUY INDIE🖤☠️
Looking to immerse yourself in Weird Tales that feel vaguely familiar but take you somewhere you've never been?
Try these short story collections!
ALL YOUR FRIENDS ARE HERE by M.Shaw
CLAIRVIOLENCE by @momoshaty.bsky.social
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Looking to immerse yourself in Weird Tales that feel vaguely familiar but take you somewhere you've never been?
Try these short story collections!
ALL YOUR FRIENDS ARE HERE by M.Shaw
CLAIRVIOLENCE by @momoshaty.bsky.social
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“Well, we can do you blood and love without the rhetoric, and we can do you blood and rhetoric without the love, and we can do you all three concurrent or consecutive. But we can't give you love and rhetoric without the blood. Blood is compulsory. They're all blood, you see.”
-Tom Stoppard
-Tom Stoppard
November 29, 2025 at 7:39 PM
“Well, we can do you blood and love without the rhetoric, and we can do you blood and rhetoric without the love, and we can do you all three concurrent or consecutive. But we can't give you love and rhetoric without the blood. Blood is compulsory. They're all blood, you see.”
-Tom Stoppard
-Tom Stoppard
It’s hardly the point but the umlaut on “reënters” is really giving autofellatio vibes here
When a cancelled performer reënters the culture, we expect them to offer us a great work, channelling their newfound clarity into the finest art they’ve ever made. With his new comedy show and début novel, has Louis C.K. met the bar?
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Louis C.K.’s Next Chapter
In a new standup special, and a début novel, the comedian navigates murky, post-#MeToo terrain: not quite exiled, not quite welcomed back.
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November 30, 2025 at 1:52 AM
It’s hardly the point but the umlaut on “reënters” is really giving autofellatio vibes here
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I have been reading all the "students these days" threads from various sides and I have an essay's worth of thoughts -- there's a lot of complexity and heterogeneity that is hard to communicate on social media. There are a couple of things I will say here though. 1/
November 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I have been reading all the "students these days" threads from various sides and I have an essay's worth of thoughts -- there's a lot of complexity and heterogeneity that is hard to communicate on social media. There are a couple of things I will say here though. 1/
Constantly telling my students to take Medieval lit because Medieval lit is hilarious
People don’t expect it of me because I teach comics and comedy and creative writing, but I think you should all be reading everything. Especially medieval lit
People don’t expect it of me because I teach comics and comedy and creative writing, but I think you should all be reading everything. Especially medieval lit
Reading letters from the Princess Liselotte of Palantine, the German sister-in-law of Louis XIV, and it's wild because she had this super informal writing style that almost sounds like modern texts
Like at one point she goes "wish to god my son didn't love holding chunks of bread like a peasant"
Like at one point she goes "wish to god my son didn't love holding chunks of bread like a peasant"
November 28, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Constantly telling my students to take Medieval lit because Medieval lit is hilarious
People don’t expect it of me because I teach comics and comedy and creative writing, but I think you should all be reading everything. Especially medieval lit
People don’t expect it of me because I teach comics and comedy and creative writing, but I think you should all be reading everything. Especially medieval lit
Another fantastic horror resource giving you the deals
November 28, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Another fantastic horror resource giving you the deals
This is a bit rich for my budget this year (I’m currently comics-rich and cash-poor), but every year I’ve done it, it’s been a blast. Highly recommend the Tenebrous Book Club!
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The Tenebrous 2026 Book Club is open!
💀Get all 9 of our ‘26 *fiction* titles
💀save on shipping
💀exclusive bonus content
💀print+ebook or ebook-only options available
Read more about all nine incredible books:
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November 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
This is a bit rich for my budget this year (I’m currently comics-rich and cash-poor), but every year I’ve done it, it’s been a blast. Highly recommend the Tenebrous Book Club!
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Hey, it's Black Friday. Instead of fighting with suburban wine moms over cheap commercial junk with built-in obsolescence, buy a couple of books by trans authors from indie bookstores
On that note:
Trans authors (I mean authors who are trans, NOT cis people who write about trans people), drop your book links here and I'll try to repost as many as I can throughout the day.
Cis people: Repost trans authors' book links.
Cis people who want to complain about being excluded: gtfo
Trans authors (I mean authors who are trans, NOT cis people who write about trans people), drop your book links here and I'll try to repost as many as I can throughout the day.
Cis people: Repost trans authors' book links.
Cis people who want to complain about being excluded: gtfo
Being a trans author is fucking weird right now. Hell is actively unfolding all around us but I still need to be like, "hey, everyone, wanna buy my silly little queer book? It won't make anything better, but it's kinda fun?"
So....hey, everyone, wanna buy my silly little queer book?
So....hey, everyone, wanna buy my silly little queer book?
November 28, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Hey, it's Black Friday. Instead of fighting with suburban wine moms over cheap commercial junk with built-in obsolescence, buy a couple of books by trans authors from indie bookstores
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“Poor people have a right to art!”
They sure do. So get to it.
They sure do. So get to it.
November 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM
“Poor people have a right to art!”
They sure do. So get to it.
They sure do. So get to it.
It’s true that poetry is generally the worst value, in terms of dollars-per-word
But if you’re gonna buy some poetry, why not send some money to a trans poet
But if you’re gonna buy some poetry, why not send some money to a trans poet
The number of people saying that they want to read trans poetry but can't afford it is making me want to go to the bookstore tomorrow and do a bulk order of every major transfemme poetry collection of the year.
Maybe I can help get some of this work out to a bigger audience.
Maybe I can help get some of this work out to a bigger audience.
November 25, 2025 at 6:13 AM
It’s true that poetry is generally the worst value, in terms of dollars-per-word
But if you’re gonna buy some poetry, why not send some money to a trans poet
But if you’re gonna buy some poetry, why not send some money to a trans poet
Stupid Gaslighting Sack of Shit Cat lives rent free in my mind, and my comics class has a convo about Tit Windows at least once every semester.
November 24, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Stupid Gaslighting Sack of Shit Cat lives rent free in my mind, and my comics class has a convo about Tit Windows at least once every semester.