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Daphne⭐
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Writer, parent, software engineer, aspiring game developer. My goal here is to follow other creators and post my own work; I'm more active on Mastodon. You can find my work linked from or published on my website: https://daphnestar.com
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DEVELOPMENT BEGINS

I would like one Game Awards please
A rail shooter, very early in development. A player ship fires upward at an approaching enemy ship.
December 15, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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And because I already have Aseprite open, here's pixel art commemorating #3YearsOfMIS: Chiaki, to scale
(reposted to remove blur from the image)
A very small (8x8) pixel art image of Chiaki waving the "3 YEARS OF MIS" flag.
December 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Entry 81 in "nimi pi musi leko": pi. This one gets an asterisk because it's another particle without a clear translation. "pi" groups modifiers, like in the title of this series. Instead of being "artistic, square words", it's "words that are square art (pixel art)."
#TokiPona #PixelArt
A pixel art image on a 64x64 canvas of the toki pona word "pi" and its associated glyph on top. On the bottom is a rough English translation; the word "group" and a picture of an equation with the parenthesis highlighted.
December 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Energy vampire Colin Robinson (from What We Do In The Shadows) in the midst of a feeding session
December 2, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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I'm torn between making a snarky reply about the Cube Rule of Food being the industry standard now and agreeing that hot dogs are white people tacos. I can't decide which way to go with this post so I'll share my favorite bit of sandwich-related educational material instead
A tweet from @SamKuffelWx reading: "We often get questions about the difference between a Watch and a Warning, so here's an easier way to think about it. Watch = Ingredients are there for it to happen Warning = It's happening" Below the text is an image; on the left side are a loaf of bread, a jar of peanut butter, a squeeze bottle of jam, a knife, and the caption "Sandwich Watch", on the right is a fully assembled sandwich on a plate with the caption "Sandwich Warning"
December 2, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Entry 80 in "nimi pi musi leko": unpa. I spent ages thinking of an image for this word that wasn't just a black box! Whether cell division qualifies as "unpa" is left as an exercise for the viewer. That's it for Page 8; see the rest on my website: daphnestar.com/2025/07/09/t...
#TokiPona #PixelArt
A pixel art image on a 64x64 canvas of the toki pona word "unpa" and its associated glyph on top. On the bottom is a rough English translation; the word "sex" and a picture of cell division.
December 1, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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I didn't discover Rain until after I transitioned, but I still recall my first read, clicking through "just one more chapter" until I was sobbing through the final pages at 3:00 AM. Many thanks to @lynnsenpai.bsky.social for providing representation and inspiration for us all. 💜💖 #15YearsOfRain
A pixel art comic tribute to #15YearsOfRain. The first panel is Rain on her first day of senior year, telling herself "I can do this..." The next three panels are various readers discovering the comic; through the print edition, reading online, hearing from a friend. The fifth panel is those same three readers facing the camera in the midst of their own transition or coming out; one wearing a dress and a wig, another with HRT pills in hand, telling themselves "I can do this..." The sixth and final panel is much larger, spanning the entire width of the comic. It shows today's Rain with an umbrella behind her, looking toward the sky. Behind her is a growing sea of umbrellas, representing the many readers inspired by the comic's message, saying "I can do this..." to themselves as they follow in Rain's footsteps.
November 30, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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There are two wolves inside you
Two notepads side by side, one with an avocado and the caption "Avo Great Day" and the other with bold lettering that reads "Punch Today In The Face"
November 24, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Entry 79 in "nimi pi musi leko": moli. Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance, and as a U.S.-based artist, I have a lot to remember this year. For my trans connections here, please know that I see you and I'm so happy you're here with us.
#TokiPona #PixelArt
A pixel art image on a 64x64 canvas of the toki pona word "moli" and its associated glyph on top. On the bottom is a rough English translation; the word "dead" and a picture of a burning memorial candle with a small arrangement of flowers at its base. The flowers are in the colors of the trans flag.
November 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Paperelax
An origami sleeping cat
November 13, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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without downloading any new pics, describe your gender
November 13, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Entry 78 in "nimi pi musi leko": jaki. I got really in my head for this one, and it turned into a bit of a hiatus. A fun fact about the glyph for jaki is that it can be any scribble!
#TokiPona #PixelArt
A pixel art image on a 64x64 canvas of the toki pona word "jaki" and its associated glyph on top. On the bottom is a rough English translation; the word "dirty" and a picture of a dirty dish, knife, and fork.
November 8, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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I know you said not to and it would depend on the electric floor timing, but... My brain came up with this anyways
A Blobun puzzle, annotated with a potential solution.
October 20, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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Entry 77 in "nimi pi musi leko": nasa. I think coming up with images for these next few words will be challenging... Today I settled on an optical illusion.
#TokiPona #PixelArt
A pixel art image on a 64x64 canvas of the toki pona word "nasa" and its associated glyph on top. On the bottom is a rough English translation; the word "strange" and a picture of the Penrose "impossible" triangle.
October 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Entry 76 in "nimi pi musi leko": walo. This is the last of the color words! The rest of this page is... Interesting.
#TokiPona #PixelArt
A pixel art image on a 64x64 canvas of the toki pona word "walo" and its associated glyph on top. On the bottom is a rough English translation; the word "white" and a picture of a lily.
October 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Entry 75 in "nimi pi musi leko": pimeja. What do you think of the dithering around on this image and the last? I don't want to use it for shading an object, but I'm experimenting with it for soft outer edges.
#TokiPona #PixelArt
A pixel art image on a 64x64 canvas of the toki pona word "pimeja" and its associated glyph on top. On the bottom is a rough English translation; the word "black" and a picture of the night sky.
October 15, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Entry 74 in "nimi pi musi leko": loje. Who better to show off red than our recurring friend the northern cardinal!
#TokiPona #PixelArt
A pixel art image on a 64x64 canvas of the toki pona word "loje" and its associated glyph on top. On the bottom is a rough English translation; the word "red" and a picture of a northern cardinal chirping.
October 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Entry 73 in "nimi pi musi leko": laso. Laso can also cover shades of green (like the grass).
#TokiPona #PixelArt
A pixel art image on a 64x64 canvas of the toki pona word "laso" and its associated glyph on top. On the bottom is a rough English translation; the word "blue" and a picture of a river.
October 13, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Entry 72 in "nimi pi musi leko": jelo. For every color word, look for the triangle! All the color glyphs have a triangle in them.
#TokiPona #PixelArt
A pixel art image on a 64x64 canvas of the toki pona word "jelo" and its associated glyph on top. On the bottom is a rough English translation; the word "yellow" and a picture of a banana.
October 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Entry 71 in "nimi pi musi leko": kule. Welcome to the series's mini-study on color, which will be interesting with my self-imposed restriction to the EMOS16 palette.
#TokiPona #PixelArt
A pixel art image on a 64x64 canvas of the toki pona word "kule" and its associated glyph on top. On the bottom is a rough English translation; the word "color" and a picture of overlapping blotches of paint in red, yellow, blue, green, in purple.
October 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Entry 70 in "nimi pi musi leko": insa. Pear & Table returns, and please welcome: Box! That's all for page 7, and page 6 is also available now on my webpage: daphnestar.com/2025/07/09/t...
#TokiPona #PixelArt
A pixel art image on a 64x64 canvas of the toki pona word "insa" and its associated glyph on top. On the bottom is a rough English translation; the word "inside" and a picture of a standard reference pear in a box on a table.
October 6, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Entry 57 in "nimi pi musi leko": noka. ijo Kusanami's foot is shaped more like a shoe than a human foot. This is the word I swapped out for anpa a couple of weeks ago, so stay tuned for the page 6 summary graphic!
#TokiPona #PixelArt
A pixel art image on a 64x64 canvas of the toki pona word "noka" and its associated glyph on top. On the bottom is a rough English translation; the word "foot" and a close up picture of a humanoid robot's foot.
October 5, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Entry 68 in "nimi pi musi leko": lawa. I kind of like this outlining out-of-focus parts style; I think I'll stick with it for the other body parts.
#TokiPona #PixelArt
A pixel art image on a 64x64 canvas of the toki pona word "lawa" and its associated glyph on top. On the bottom is a rough English translation; the word "head" and a picture of a woman's head.
October 4, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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Entry 67 in "nimi pi musi leko": nimi. It's a word that's part of the title of this series! To celebrate please enjoy these no reference highlighs and shadows
#TokiPona #PixelArt
A pixel art image on a 64x64 canvas of the toki pona word "nimi" and its associated glyph on top. On the bottom is a rough English translation; the word "word" and a set of three arrows. The arrows point to the toki pona word, the English word, and the toki pona glyph.
October 3, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Entry 66 in "nimi pi musi leko": kute. Today's entry took so long because I originally intended this to be a human ear. If you want to know how that went, you may notice that the image is a fox ear, not a human ear!
#TokiPona #PixelArt
A pixel art image on a 64x64 canvas of the toki pona word "kute" and its associated glyph on top. On the bottom is a rough English translation; the word "ear" and a close up picture of a fox ear.
October 1, 2025 at 1:41 PM