N.A. Melamed 🏳️⚧️🏴🔞
@artofnamelamed.bsky.social
Call me Nicholai/Микола | Creating games, comics & illustrated novellas | androgyne (they)🏳️⚧️ | I'm a 🇺🇦🇬🇪 anti-zionist Jew ❦ https://artofnamelamed.ca/
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I'm sanctifying this account with a new illustration that sets the tone. This will be a place of artful queer smut, anarchist ramblings, adventures in lost Eastern European and Central Asian queer history, and likesome ephemera that's too spicy for other platforms. Join me if you like. ✨
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SOUP ROOMS is a collaborative minimalist art-game featuring over 100 ROOMS created by cool and talented indie devs from around the world.
Admission is free of charge, and you can even make your own ROOMS and SOUP-like games to share with others!
We hope you enjoy your stay.
LINKS BELOW!
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Admission is free of charge, and you can even make your own ROOMS and SOUP-like games to share with others!
We hope you enjoy your stay.
LINKS BELOW!
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November 29, 2025 at 4:19 PM
SOUP ROOMS is a collaborative minimalist art-game featuring over 100 ROOMS created by cool and talented indie devs from around the world.
Admission is free of charge, and you can even make your own ROOMS and SOUP-like games to share with others!
We hope you enjoy your stay.
LINKS BELOW!
↓↓↓↓↓↓↓
Admission is free of charge, and you can even make your own ROOMS and SOUP-like games to share with others!
We hope you enjoy your stay.
LINKS BELOW!
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Instead of giving your money to (1) billionaire this Black Friday, give it to (25) perverts keeping the sicko dream alive!
Every $ this bundle earns goes directly to the artists, which mean a very merry holiday season for a bunch of queer increatives ♥️
And in exchange you get a bunch of sick porn!
Every $ this bundle earns goes directly to the artists, which mean a very merry holiday season for a bunch of queer increatives ♥️
And in exchange you get a bunch of sick porn!
💖 WAKE UP PERVERTS IT'S SICKO'S SELECTION #3 💖
itch.io/b/3393/sicko...
WHAT is Sicko's Selection, you ask? uhhh, only an amazing bi-whenever-we-feel-like-it erotica bundle, and with 25 all-star creators, this edition is our biggest and juiciest edition yet!
(Art by hattersart)
itch.io/b/3393/sicko...
WHAT is Sicko's Selection, you ask? uhhh, only an amazing bi-whenever-we-feel-like-it erotica bundle, and with 25 all-star creators, this edition is our biggest and juiciest edition yet!
(Art by hattersart)
November 28, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Instead of giving your money to (1) billionaire this Black Friday, give it to (25) perverts keeping the sicko dream alive!
Every $ this bundle earns goes directly to the artists, which mean a very merry holiday season for a bunch of queer increatives ♥️
And in exchange you get a bunch of sick porn!
Every $ this bundle earns goes directly to the artists, which mean a very merry holiday season for a bunch of queer increatives ♥️
And in exchange you get a bunch of sick porn!
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Today is the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks' arrest. Six myths: 1) She wasn't old or tired. 42 years old that day, she had a "life history of being rebellious" & had spent two decades helping to turn the Montgomery NAACP into a more activist branch alongside ED Nixon and Johnnie Carr.
December 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Today is the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks' arrest. Six myths: 1) She wasn't old or tired. 42 years old that day, she had a "life history of being rebellious" & had spent two decades helping to turn the Montgomery NAACP into a more activist branch alongside ED Nixon and Johnnie Carr.
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「something somewhere inside you just isn't getting the memo」
it sucks to be us is a Twine game about feminism and trans people who suck at being lesbians, made in two weeks for #TransMLMJam2025. Cover art by @nommedeploom.itch.io, 11k+ words long with 5 endings.
tofurocks.itch.io/it-sucks-to-...
it sucks to be us is a Twine game about feminism and trans people who suck at being lesbians, made in two weeks for #TransMLMJam2025. Cover art by @nommedeploom.itch.io, 11k+ words long with 5 endings.
tofurocks.itch.io/it-sucks-to-...
October 31, 2025 at 5:58 PM
「something somewhere inside you just isn't getting the memo」
it sucks to be us is a Twine game about feminism and trans people who suck at being lesbians, made in two weeks for #TransMLMJam2025. Cover art by @nommedeploom.itch.io, 11k+ words long with 5 endings.
tofurocks.itch.io/it-sucks-to-...
it sucks to be us is a Twine game about feminism and trans people who suck at being lesbians, made in two weeks for #TransMLMJam2025. Cover art by @nommedeploom.itch.io, 11k+ words long with 5 endings.
tofurocks.itch.io/it-sucks-to-...
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🌱 WE BUILD A HOME: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
We're looking for existing or new illustrations and short comics (max 3 pages) for a digital fundraiser zine to support East African LGBTQIA+ refugees build a home in South Sudan.
More about the project here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
We're looking for existing or new illustrations and short comics (max 3 pages) for a digital fundraiser zine to support East African LGBTQIA+ refugees build a home in South Sudan.
More about the project here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
We Build a Home - call for submissions
We Build a Home - call for submissions Call for submissions for illustrations and short comics of max. 3 pages* about stories of what a home might mean to someone in the context of being queer. > SU...
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October 12, 2025 at 5:26 AM
🌱 WE BUILD A HOME: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
We're looking for existing or new illustrations and short comics (max 3 pages) for a digital fundraiser zine to support East African LGBTQIA+ refugees build a home in South Sudan.
More about the project here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
We're looking for existing or new illustrations and short comics (max 3 pages) for a digital fundraiser zine to support East African LGBTQIA+ refugees build a home in South Sudan.
More about the project here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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You can enter to win these bracelets, and other cool crafty things, if you donate to any food bank, food pantry, or mutual aid group that distributes food! #mutualaid
The rainbow bracelet is all vintage Lucite; the others have a mix of new and vintage glass, Lucite, and acrylic beads. 🌈💖
The rainbow bracelet is all vintage Lucite; the others have a mix of new and vintage glass, Lucite, and acrylic beads. 🌈💖
October 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
You can enter to win these bracelets, and other cool crafty things, if you donate to any food bank, food pantry, or mutual aid group that distributes food! #mutualaid
The rainbow bracelet is all vintage Lucite; the others have a mix of new and vintage glass, Lucite, and acrylic beads. 🌈💖
The rainbow bracelet is all vintage Lucite; the others have a mix of new and vintage glass, Lucite, and acrylic beads. 🌈💖
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Hey yo!! My Horror fantasy Itch Jam ends in 10 days!!! And the Bundle submissions close 3 days after that!! If you have a horror fantasy project you'd like to submit to either, you can join the Jam here itch.io/jam/fear-fan... or! Submit to the Bundle here! forms.gle/AWoyUjgyhK8y...
October 21, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Hey yo!! My Horror fantasy Itch Jam ends in 10 days!!! And the Bundle submissions close 3 days after that!! If you have a horror fantasy project you'd like to submit to either, you can join the Jam here itch.io/jam/fear-fan... or! Submit to the Bundle here! forms.gle/AWoyUjgyhK8y...
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TIME WILL DEVOUR HIS CHILDREN: CHAPTER TWO is out now! This on-going dark fantasy comic about your past coming back to haunt you continues in its second 110-page installment, which you can buy here: claystorks.itch.io/time-will-de... 🍂
October 21, 2025 at 9:32 PM
TIME WILL DEVOUR HIS CHILDREN: CHAPTER TWO is out now! This on-going dark fantasy comic about your past coming back to haunt you continues in its second 110-page installment, which you can buy here: claystorks.itch.io/time-will-de... 🍂
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ORANGEPEEL, ONIONSKIN is out for free!
For twenty years, Mona has prepared to deliver the god that sleeps in Lave's belly.
Now, four nights, and four rituals, remain.
80+ images and 17.5k words written with @pepperbloom.bsky.social, for #erohorrorVNjam
godaughtr.itch.io/orangepeel-o...
For twenty years, Mona has prepared to deliver the god that sleeps in Lave's belly.
Now, four nights, and four rituals, remain.
80+ images and 17.5k words written with @pepperbloom.bsky.social, for #erohorrorVNjam
godaughtr.itch.io/orangepeel-o...
October 15, 2025 at 3:17 AM
ORANGEPEEL, ONIONSKIN is out for free!
For twenty years, Mona has prepared to deliver the god that sleeps in Lave's belly.
Now, four nights, and four rituals, remain.
80+ images and 17.5k words written with @pepperbloom.bsky.social, for #erohorrorVNjam
godaughtr.itch.io/orangepeel-o...
For twenty years, Mona has prepared to deliver the god that sleeps in Lave's belly.
Now, four nights, and four rituals, remain.
80+ images and 17.5k words written with @pepperbloom.bsky.social, for #erohorrorVNjam
godaughtr.itch.io/orangepeel-o...
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If you don’t know who Miss Major was, you have to read this right now
www.versobooks.com/products/278...
www.versobooks.com/products/278...
October 13, 2025 at 11:42 PM
If you don’t know who Miss Major was, you have to read this right now
www.versobooks.com/products/278...
www.versobooks.com/products/278...
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new in disto! "If You Don't Like The Game, Change The Rules: Alternative Modes of Videogame Production", by Marie Leblanc Flanagan, explores video game labour practices through the story of three friends who decide to start a worker co-op together.
sheerspite.ca/product/if-y...
sheerspite.ca/product/if-y...
October 3, 2025 at 8:44 PM
new in disto! "If You Don't Like The Game, Change The Rules: Alternative Modes of Videogame Production", by Marie Leblanc Flanagan, explores video game labour practices through the story of three friends who decide to start a worker co-op together.
sheerspite.ca/product/if-y...
sheerspite.ca/product/if-y...
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Check it out for yourself here: artofnamelamed.itch.io/the-inverted... 🎮
The Inverted Spire by N. A. Melamed, feardeer, Mickey Hoz
Goblin mages dungeoncrawl to redemption.
artofnamelamed.itch.io
October 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Check it out for yourself here: artofnamelamed.itch.io/the-inverted... 🎮
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Avant de nous rejoindre, ils avaient notamment réalisé The Inverted Spire, un jeu de négociation dystopique au style photoréaliste de film noir. Situé dans un univers dark fantasy original, il s'inspire des œuvres de China Miéville et d'Ursula K. Le Guin.
October 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Avant de nous rejoindre, ils avaient notamment réalisé The Inverted Spire, un jeu de négociation dystopique au style photoréaliste de film noir. Situé dans un univers dark fantasy original, il s'inspire des œuvres de China Miéville et d'Ursula K. Le Guin.
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✨️Mentee Highlight - Nicholai Avigdor Melamed✨️
A multimedia writer-artist making comics, games, poetry and illustrations, Nicholai joined the GAMERella mentorship program with an art style and ambition to make games.
@artofnamelamed.bsky.social
A multimedia writer-artist making comics, games, poetry and illustrations, Nicholai joined the GAMERella mentorship program with an art style and ambition to make games.
@artofnamelamed.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
✨️Mentee Highlight - Nicholai Avigdor Melamed✨️
A multimedia writer-artist making comics, games, poetry and illustrations, Nicholai joined the GAMERella mentorship program with an art style and ambition to make games.
@artofnamelamed.bsky.social
A multimedia writer-artist making comics, games, poetry and illustrations, Nicholai joined the GAMERella mentorship program with an art style and ambition to make games.
@artofnamelamed.bsky.social
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@miawong.bsky.social The recent ICHH episode on Abundance and SEZs hit alarmingly close to home.
Here in Ontario, Doug Ford's government passed Bill 5, which allows the creation of Special Economic Zones that would exempt corporate entities from having to follow any provincial/ municipal laws 1/5
Here in Ontario, Doug Ford's government passed Bill 5, which allows the creation of Special Economic Zones that would exempt corporate entities from having to follow any provincial/ municipal laws 1/5
September 9, 2025 at 11:14 PM
@miawong.bsky.social The recent ICHH episode on Abundance and SEZs hit alarmingly close to home.
Here in Ontario, Doug Ford's government passed Bill 5, which allows the creation of Special Economic Zones that would exempt corporate entities from having to follow any provincial/ municipal laws 1/5
Here in Ontario, Doug Ford's government passed Bill 5, which allows the creation of Special Economic Zones that would exempt corporate entities from having to follow any provincial/ municipal laws 1/5
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the 𝗕𝗢𝗬𝗦 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗧𝗜𝗧𝗦 anthology is on sale now until September 30 (or til they delete us)
we got fat boys, hairy boys, crying boys, scary boys, milky boys, bloody boys, happy boys, scaly boys... I challenge you to name a boy we don't have tbh
$15 | naumin.itch.io/bwt
we got fat boys, hairy boys, crying boys, scary boys, milky boys, bloody boys, happy boys, scaly boys... I challenge you to name a boy we don't have tbh
$15 | naumin.itch.io/bwt
August 6, 2025 at 9:45 PM
the 𝗕𝗢𝗬𝗦 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗧𝗜𝗧𝗦 anthology is on sale now until September 30 (or til they delete us)
we got fat boys, hairy boys, crying boys, scary boys, milky boys, bloody boys, happy boys, scaly boys... I challenge you to name a boy we don't have tbh
$15 | naumin.itch.io/bwt
we got fat boys, hairy boys, crying boys, scary boys, milky boys, bloody boys, happy boys, scaly boys... I challenge you to name a boy we don't have tbh
$15 | naumin.itch.io/bwt
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You can now buy my comics and art collections via my Substar OR Patreon shop! This includes Good Pup, Cavemate, my Trans Mothman Comic and more; all as convenient PDFs!
Patreon: www.patreon.com/DarkChibiSha...
Substar: subscribestar.adult/darkchibisha...
Patreon: www.patreon.com/DarkChibiSha...
Substar: subscribestar.adult/darkchibisha...
September 4, 2025 at 10:42 PM
You can now buy my comics and art collections via my Substar OR Patreon shop! This includes Good Pup, Cavemate, my Trans Mothman Comic and more; all as convenient PDFs!
Patreon: www.patreon.com/DarkChibiSha...
Substar: subscribestar.adult/darkchibisha...
Patreon: www.patreon.com/DarkChibiSha...
Substar: subscribestar.adult/darkchibisha...
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this month's zine from @wbmc666.bsky.social was a treat.
@godaughtr.bsky.social is an astounding artist, wow.
@godaughtr.bsky.social is an astounding artist, wow.
September 7, 2025 at 9:06 PM
this month's zine from @wbmc666.bsky.social was a treat.
@godaughtr.bsky.social is an astounding artist, wow.
@godaughtr.bsky.social is an astounding artist, wow.
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Get ready for a fantastic showcase of games!
Our annual #GDoCExpo Direct debuts next week, Sept 16 at 1PM PT/4PM ET, so don't forget to hit "Notify Me" on the stream's page! 🙌🏾
With announcements, exclusives, & amazing indies galore, you won't want to miss this💚🩵
gdoc.events/Direct2025
#gamedev
Our annual #GDoCExpo Direct debuts next week, Sept 16 at 1PM PT/4PM ET, so don't forget to hit "Notify Me" on the stream's page! 🙌🏾
With announcements, exclusives, & amazing indies galore, you won't want to miss this💚🩵
gdoc.events/Direct2025
#gamedev
September 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Get ready for a fantastic showcase of games!
Our annual #GDoCExpo Direct debuts next week, Sept 16 at 1PM PT/4PM ET, so don't forget to hit "Notify Me" on the stream's page! 🙌🏾
With announcements, exclusives, & amazing indies galore, you won't want to miss this💚🩵
gdoc.events/Direct2025
#gamedev
Our annual #GDoCExpo Direct debuts next week, Sept 16 at 1PM PT/4PM ET, so don't forget to hit "Notify Me" on the stream's page! 🙌🏾
With announcements, exclusives, & amazing indies galore, you won't want to miss this💚🩵
gdoc.events/Direct2025
#gamedev
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Premium newsletter: A 8500 word analysis of how everybody is losing money on gen AI, with some startups spending 100%+ of their revenue on compute. Even GPU providers are struggling, with years-long time horizons to break even, if profit is even possible.
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Why Everybody Is Losing Money On AI
Hello and welcome to another premium newsletter. Thanks as ever for subscribing, and please email me at [email protected] to say hello.
As I've written again and again, the costs of running genera...
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September 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Premium newsletter: A 8500 word analysis of how everybody is losing money on gen AI, with some startups spending 100%+ of their revenue on compute. Even GPU providers are struggling, with years-long time horizons to break even, if profit is even possible.
www.wheresyoured.at/why-everybod...
www.wheresyoured.at/why-everybod...
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Blasphemous tattoos for apostate jews is a pwyw zine about jewish tattoo ideas,
available on itch ( squelette.itch.io/blasphemous-... )
available on itch ( squelette.itch.io/blasphemous-... )
March 15, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Blasphemous tattoos for apostate jews is a pwyw zine about jewish tattoo ideas,
available on itch ( squelette.itch.io/blasphemous-... )
available on itch ( squelette.itch.io/blasphemous-... )
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The Play for Peace: Games for Palestine charity bundle is now live! Nearly 400 games from creators all around the world, with proceeds going directly to Gaza relief efforts.
Bundle link: itch.io/b/2979/play-...
We made a launch trailer to celebrate this moment👇 Please RT.
Bundle link: itch.io/b/2979/play-...
We made a launch trailer to celebrate this moment👇 Please RT.
September 2, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The Play for Peace: Games for Palestine charity bundle is now live! Nearly 400 games from creators all around the world, with proceeds going directly to Gaza relief efforts.
Bundle link: itch.io/b/2979/play-...
We made a launch trailer to celebrate this moment👇 Please RT.
Bundle link: itch.io/b/2979/play-...
We made a launch trailer to celebrate this moment👇 Please RT.
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We are just under 33 hours to the sales of our Play for Peace: Games for Palestine charity bundle! Nearly 400 games in one amazing bundle, with all proceeds going to Gaza relief through @unrwausa.bsky.social. Thank you for your support and RT.
Link: itch.io/b/2979/play-...
Link: itch.io/b/2979/play-...
September 1, 2025 at 7:36 AM
We are just under 33 hours to the sales of our Play for Peace: Games for Palestine charity bundle! Nearly 400 games in one amazing bundle, with all proceeds going to Gaza relief through @unrwausa.bsky.social. Thank you for your support and RT.
Link: itch.io/b/2979/play-...
Link: itch.io/b/2979/play-...
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If you’re a rad, queer person interested in weird games and you want to help us run QGCon 2025, APPLY TO VOLUNTEER BY AUGUST 20!
Applications are due by August 20th; we'll get back to you by August 25th. If you have questions feel free to ask!
Learn more & apply here: forms.gle/B1CgvuKGnTjC...
Applications are due by August 20th; we'll get back to you by August 25th. If you have questions feel free to ask!
Learn more & apply here: forms.gle/B1CgvuKGnTjC...
QGCon 2025 Volunteer Sign-Up
Hello Potential QGCon 2025 Volunteers!
The Queerness and Games Conference (QGCon) 2025 will be held on September 26-28, 2025, in Montreal, Quebec. There will be talks, workshops, panels, and of course...
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August 9, 2025 at 1:34 AM
If you’re a rad, queer person interested in weird games and you want to help us run QGCon 2025, APPLY TO VOLUNTEER BY AUGUST 20!
Applications are due by August 20th; we'll get back to you by August 25th. If you have questions feel free to ask!
Learn more & apply here: forms.gle/B1CgvuKGnTjC...
Applications are due by August 20th; we'll get back to you by August 25th. If you have questions feel free to ask!
Learn more & apply here: forms.gle/B1CgvuKGnTjC...
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Know any women, nonbinary folks, or trans people (around Montreal) who want to make their first video game? Applications for the Pixelles Make Games program are open!
It's free! And no experience required 🙌
More info: pixelles.ca
It's free! And no experience required 🙌
More info: pixelles.ca
July 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Know any women, nonbinary folks, or trans people (around Montreal) who want to make their first video game? Applications for the Pixelles Make Games program are open!
It's free! And no experience required 🙌
More info: pixelles.ca
It's free! And no experience required 🙌
More info: pixelles.ca