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Lex Joy

@aeneas-nin.bsky.social

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Ph.D. in Comparative Literature. Occasional game dev. Author of LEGEND OF THE RIVER KING (Boss Fight Books) and editor of FLAXMAN LOW: OCCULT DETECTIVE (MIT Press). He/him. alexanderbjoy.com

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Lex Joy @aeneas-nin.bsky.social · 2d

How about a bat-themed SHMUP for spooky season? Presenting Bat Patrol, a game that rewards careful aim and punishes reckless shooting. Fight through 45 levels and 9 unique bosses, and bring a friend (or rival) along for help!

Itch and Lexaloffle links in thread. #pico8 #indiedev

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Lex Joy @aeneas-nin.bsky.social · 1h

Alert me if you make good this idea. / I'll gladly rep the metrically obtuse.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 3h

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 3h

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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Lex Joy @aeneas-nin.bsky.social · 11h

Night 8: Pandorum. Tense sci-fi horror that puts a lot of thought into how the various systems of a wrecked space colony would interact in the ultra-long term.

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Lex Joy @aeneas-nin.bsky.social · 22h

I see bats, I repost. It can't be helped.

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Will Quinn @willquinnart.bsky.social · 22h

Daily bunny no.3101 flying by night

A bunny catches a flight by holding both legs of a bat, who is flying across a starry night sky. Another bat follows closely behind them, and they are currently going over a small body of water.

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Lex Joy @aeneas-nin.bsky.social · 22h

My blog always attracts a ton of hits when I write about keeping a two-sentence journal. Maybe I should buckle down and do a proper series on it?

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Boss Fight Books @bossfightbooks.com · 1d

In the meantime, ICYMI: unwinnable.com/2025/07/25/s...

Safe Travels - Unwinnable

River King prefers allusive décor that tells stories via implication, and its save points are no exception.

unwinnable.com

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Boss Fight Books @bossfightbooks.com · 1d

Our RIVER KING copies have arrived! Sending them out to backers first and then soon they'll be available from bossfightbooks.com.

Congrats @aeneas-nin.bsky.social on the wonderful book.

Boss Fight Books * Great Books on Classic Video Games * Retro History

Chrono Trigger, Mega Man, Metal Gear Solid, Spelunky, Baldur's Gate, Warcraft, SotC, EarthBound, NBA Jam, Katamari, Star Wars KotOR, Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy, Shovel Knight, Resident Evil, Silent...

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Lex Joy @aeneas-nin.bsky.social · 1d

Shinji is my favorite part of this, lol.

Lex Joy @aeneas-nin.bsky.social · 1d

A pleasing assortment of clouds this morning.

A bunch of nicely textured cumulus clouds against a sunny blue sky.

Lex Joy @aeneas-nin.bsky.social · 1d

Night 7: Anguish. The less you know about this one going in, the better. Also stars a familiar face from Poltergeist!

Anguish 1987 Uncut Full Movie Watch Online HD Eng Subs Bigas

Watch Anguish Bigas Luna Spanish unrated film online in English. An assistant to a eye doctor kills and brings his victim's eyes to his mother. Film within a film.

www.effedupmovies.com

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Jon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 1d

this, 2014 andrew luck's fumble recovery, and marcus mariota's self-completion are the three most bewildering qb scramble touchdowns i've ever seen in the nfl. all three happened against the chiefs

CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 1d

LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHMYGOD
Trevor Lawrence is something else

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Lex Joy @aeneas-nin.bsky.social · 1d

DUFALL!

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Jeff "Mac'n Steeze" Cryptsko @jeffkrisko.bsky.social · 1d

Trevor Lawrence Legacy Drive

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Lex Joy @aeneas-nin.bsky.social · 1d

Among other things, it's quite funny to watch the bill come due so swiftly for KC's campaign of black magic last year.

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Naomi Clark (@metasynthie) 暗悪直美 @halfrobot.com · 1d

This is amazing; I very much agree with the how the report calculated value to society here:
www.gov.ie/en/departmen...

But for people excited about a *literal* profit machine, note that the real net fiscal cost was almost €72M. It made €146M due to the estimated value of gains in mental wellbeing.

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Brian Clevinger @bclev.bsky.social · 1d

This would single-handedly transform the lives of everyone I know in such profound ways it is difficult to fully articulate, but it would also let us actually make more and different and crazy things

Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 2d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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BAKER @fuckyoubaker.bsky.social · 2d

MONDAY.
SPITE AS FUEL.

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alyaza ΘΔ @alyazabirze.bsky.social · 2d

this was called Cohost—not enough people used it or spent money on it relative to the amount of money it cost to (1) pay its 4 employees a living wage for their labor; and (2) keep the site running, so it died, nothing like it has taken its place at the scale it existed, and now we're here

Ahhhhh @nerdjpg.com · 2d

Worker owned social media when

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Lex Joy @aeneas-nin.bsky.social · 2d

Night 6: Lake Mungo. A film about learning to see what was there all along. It's sad and brilliant, and features one of the few good jumpscares in horror cinema.

link.tubi.tv/EgnjF9V3aXb

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Lex Joy @aeneas-nin.bsky.social · 2d

Find it on Lexaloffle here: www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=151...

Bat Patrol

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Lex Joy @aeneas-nin.bsky.social · 2d

Find it on itch here: aeneas-nin.itch.io/bat-patrol

(Playable in browser! Solo Mode is playable on mobile, but might be a little tough to control.)

Bat Patrol by Aeneas Nin Games

Defend against the swarming space bats, but mind your aim!

aeneas-nin.itch.io

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Lex Joy @aeneas-nin.bsky.social · 2d

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Lex Joy @aeneas-nin.bsky.social · 2d

My god, what a victory for the Pats. This is exactly how the early dynasty team felt – marching into hostile environments as heavy underdogs, only to punch the favorites in the mouth and win ugly.