Joshua Keep
@jekeep.bsky.social
Working class (USA Today/Wall Street Journal) bestselling author! Numerous Amazon All-Star winner. Husband of the cooler @jmkeep.bsky.social! cPTSD, love, disability & Union talk. Newfoundlander.
I block anyone defending "genAI".
#Horror #Romancelandia
I block anyone defending "genAI".
#Horror #Romancelandia
My dog has a problem. Laszlo's addicted to the powder.
January 26, 2026 at 12:54 PM
My dog has a problem. Laszlo's addicted to the powder.
Remembering we live in a magical place.
January 24, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Remembering we live in a magical place.
My trusty ol' Gameboy Advance SP, in cobalt blue!
I have a lot of memories with the original black and white Gameboy too, but the SP was one @jmkeep.bsky.social and I got together. Even pulling off the heist to get ours was a memorable time!
It'll always have a soft spot in my heart.
I have a lot of memories with the original black and white Gameboy too, but the SP was one @jmkeep.bsky.social and I got together. Even pulling off the heist to get ours was a memorable time!
It'll always have a soft spot in my heart.
January 24, 2026 at 6:50 PM
My trusty ol' Gameboy Advance SP, in cobalt blue!
I have a lot of memories with the original black and white Gameboy too, but the SP was one @jmkeep.bsky.social and I got together. Even pulling off the heist to get ours was a memorable time!
It'll always have a soft spot in my heart.
I have a lot of memories with the original black and white Gameboy too, but the SP was one @jmkeep.bsky.social and I got together. Even pulling off the heist to get ours was a memorable time!
It'll always have a soft spot in my heart.
Tonight in Bonavista NL we got to see the northern lights for the first time! The new Honor 400 phone is already paying dividends. #nlwx #Newfoundland #northernlights
January 21, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Tonight in Bonavista NL we got to see the northern lights for the first time! The new Honor 400 phone is already paying dividends. #nlwx #Newfoundland #northernlights
The zoom on this phone is pretty great. Can't even see the lighthouse in the first picture!
January 20, 2026 at 2:33 PM
The zoom on this phone is pretty great. Can't even see the lighthouse in the first picture!
Some more pictures or Laszlo on the new phone! Lovely walk this morning.
January 20, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Some more pictures or Laszlo on the new phone! Lovely walk this morning.
Delusional stuff. America explicitly stated they are going to financially ruin us to force annexation. But Conservatives are pretending that we're somehow at fault.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
January 20, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Delusional stuff. America explicitly stated they are going to financially ruin us to force annexation. But Conservatives are pretending that we're somehow at fault.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Look, sometimes I just gotta be a weeb and live out my childhood dream of being Vegeta and blowing shit up on the Nintendo Switch.
Dragon Ball Fighter Z is gorgeous, and plays like a dream.
Dragon Ball Fighter Z is gorgeous, and plays like a dream.
January 19, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Look, sometimes I just gotta be a weeb and live out my childhood dream of being Vegeta and blowing shit up on the Nintendo Switch.
Dragon Ball Fighter Z is gorgeous, and plays like a dream.
Dragon Ball Fighter Z is gorgeous, and plays like a dream.
We are the people. Time to make it happen.
January 19, 2026 at 5:28 PM
We are the people. Time to make it happen.
First pics with my new phone! The Honor 400.
Very pleased with this thing. Had it all setup in no time.
Very pleased with this thing. Had it all setup in no time.
January 19, 2026 at 5:24 PM
First pics with my new phone! The Honor 400.
Very pleased with this thing. Had it all setup in no time.
Very pleased with this thing. Had it all setup in no time.
'FTL: Faster Than Light' is easily one of my all time favourite indie games. It takes me back to the old Star Trek game I'd play on the school's computer. I'd push myself to the limit, trying to keep my ship together in far space. This game captures that vibe perfectly.
January 18, 2026 at 5:54 PM
'FTL: Faster Than Light' is easily one of my all time favourite indie games. It takes me back to the old Star Trek game I'd play on the school's computer. I'd push myself to the limit, trying to keep my ship together in far space. This game captures that vibe perfectly.
'Magical Girl Celesphonia' was something I picked up and played for work research. It's a story game in the style of classic JRPGs, but with a heavy and often dark smut factor.
You can play it safe and avoid the smut by winning, but the harder the difficulty? The dirtier and darker it gets.
You can play it safe and avoid the smut by winning, but the harder the difficulty? The dirtier and darker it gets.
January 18, 2026 at 5:50 PM
'Magical Girl Celesphonia' was something I picked up and played for work research. It's a story game in the style of classic JRPGs, but with a heavy and often dark smut factor.
You can play it safe and avoid the smut by winning, but the harder the difficulty? The dirtier and darker it gets.
You can play it safe and avoid the smut by winning, but the harder the difficulty? The dirtier and darker it gets.
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri on the surface might've been a big turn off for me. It marked a shift for the strategy maker to 3D, which I generally dislike in strategy games. But this game is so damn good it doesn't matter.
I love it, with only minor quibbles. It still holds up today, in my op inion.
I love it, with only minor quibbles. It still holds up today, in my op inion.
January 18, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri on the surface might've been a big turn off for me. It marked a shift for the strategy maker to 3D, which I generally dislike in strategy games. But this game is so damn good it doesn't matter.
I love it, with only minor quibbles. It still holds up today, in my op inion.
I love it, with only minor quibbles. It still holds up today, in my op inion.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadow of Chernobyl was a strange, little known foreign gem back when it first came out. And I was instantly hooked.
It's unforgiving, tonally dark and quite grim. But somehow I was smitten. It gave me more than a few good scares too, and just kept me on edge.
It's unforgiving, tonally dark and quite grim. But somehow I was smitten. It gave me more than a few good scares too, and just kept me on edge.
January 18, 2026 at 5:43 PM
S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadow of Chernobyl was a strange, little known foreign gem back when it first came out. And I was instantly hooked.
It's unforgiving, tonally dark and quite grim. But somehow I was smitten. It gave me more than a few good scares too, and just kept me on edge.
It's unforgiving, tonally dark and quite grim. But somehow I was smitten. It gave me more than a few good scares too, and just kept me on edge.
This is a good article. So much of gamer discourse now is driven not only by disingenuous trolls, but screeching YouTubers and reviewers looking for ragebait.
It was a very good game doomed before it launched. Better to disconnect and just enjoy.
(Also, I liked the characters overall.)
It was a very good game doomed before it launched. Better to disconnect and just enjoy.
(Also, I liked the characters overall.)
January 18, 2026 at 5:28 PM
This is a good article. So much of gamer discourse now is driven not only by disingenuous trolls, but screeching YouTubers and reviewers looking for ragebait.
It was a very good game doomed before it launched. Better to disconnect and just enjoy.
(Also, I liked the characters overall.)
It was a very good game doomed before it launched. Better to disconnect and just enjoy.
(Also, I liked the characters overall.)
I love Steamworld Dig, and it's sequel. I want to adore more indie games, but too many of them lean into "challenging" gameplay, and I am too old for that shit.
But Steamworld Dig really finds the sweet spot. Played it several times, which is unheard of for me now, honestly.
But Steamworld Dig really finds the sweet spot. Played it several times, which is unheard of for me now, honestly.
January 18, 2026 at 5:15 PM
I love Steamworld Dig, and it's sequel. I want to adore more indie games, but too many of them lean into "challenging" gameplay, and I am too old for that shit.
But Steamworld Dig really finds the sweet spot. Played it several times, which is unheard of for me now, honestly.
But Steamworld Dig really finds the sweet spot. Played it several times, which is unheard of for me now, honestly.
I played this one on the Wii U too, and it was a blast. Shantae and the Pirate's Curse is a really tightly honed classic Metroidvania style game, but colourful and cheerful!
The whole series is fabulous honestly.
The whole series is fabulous honestly.
January 18, 2026 at 5:13 PM
I played this one on the Wii U too, and it was a blast. Shantae and the Pirate's Curse is a really tightly honed classic Metroidvania style game, but colourful and cheerful!
The whole series is fabulous honestly.
The whole series is fabulous honestly.
Hyrule Warriors for Wii U was my first Warriors game, and it's still my favourite. Oh, the story is so cheesy, you say! The game is so fan servicey!
Yes, and it leans into it shamelessly. This is a game about being able to tear shit up as your favourite Zelda character (Ghirahim) and it rules.
Yes, and it leans into it shamelessly. This is a game about being able to tear shit up as your favourite Zelda character (Ghirahim) and it rules.
January 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Hyrule Warriors for Wii U was my first Warriors game, and it's still my favourite. Oh, the story is so cheesy, you say! The game is so fan servicey!
Yes, and it leans into it shamelessly. This is a game about being able to tear shit up as your favourite Zelda character (Ghirahim) and it rules.
Yes, and it leans into it shamelessly. This is a game about being able to tear shit up as your favourite Zelda character (Ghirahim) and it rules.
Of course, apologies. I take it all back. The makers of Fire Emblem would never so much as imply such scandalous behaviour!
January 18, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Of course, apologies. I take it all back. The makers of Fire Emblem would never so much as imply such scandalous behaviour!
I'm avoiding the more obvious ones I've probably spoken of before, and this one will probably feel strange, but: I genuinely loved the Metroid Prime Hunters feel of play on the Nintendo DS? The stylus on the bottom screen just felt good to me.
For its time it looked remarkably good on a handheld!
For its time it looked remarkably good on a handheld!
January 18, 2026 at 2:48 PM
I'm avoiding the more obvious ones I've probably spoken of before, and this one will probably feel strange, but: I genuinely loved the Metroid Prime Hunters feel of play on the Nintendo DS? The stylus on the bottom screen just felt good to me.
For its time it looked remarkably good on a handheld!
For its time it looked remarkably good on a handheld!
Advance Wars was another series that -- contrary to the western name -- began on the NES / Famicon. We'd gotten the first Western Advance Wars on the Gameboy Advance, but this beauty really stood out. Great battles, delightful customization, and amazing character designs! I loved it.
January 18, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Advance Wars was another series that -- contrary to the western name -- began on the NES / Famicon. We'd gotten the first Western Advance Wars on the Gameboy Advance, but this beauty really stood out. Great battles, delightful customization, and amazing character designs! I loved it.
"True Love '95" is a smutty romance game from Japan. The first I ever played, as @jmkeep.bsky.social and I tackled it together. It was a hoot for us to go through, trying to romance, seeing the many different endings, the consequences for sleazy behaviour.
It was a great time.
It was a great time.
January 18, 2026 at 2:27 PM
"True Love '95" is a smutty romance game from Japan. The first I ever played, as @jmkeep.bsky.social and I tackled it together. It was a hoot for us to go through, trying to romance, seeing the many different endings, the consequences for sleazy behaviour.
It was a great time.
It was a great time.
P.T.O. II or Pacific Theater of Operations II, was a war simulation game, that modeled... the pacific theatre of World War II!
Primarily focused on naval affairs, there were still land battles. You controlled the navy of either the US or Japan, so there was a politicking angle against the army too.
Primarily focused on naval affairs, there were still land battles. You controlled the navy of either the US or Japan, so there was a politicking angle against the army too.
January 18, 2026 at 2:14 PM
P.T.O. II or Pacific Theater of Operations II, was a war simulation game, that modeled... the pacific theatre of World War II!
Primarily focused on naval affairs, there were still land battles. You controlled the navy of either the US or Japan, so there was a politicking angle against the army too.
Primarily focused on naval affairs, there were still land battles. You controlled the navy of either the US or Japan, so there was a politicking angle against the army too.
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones was only the second FE to make it to the west, which is a shame as it began on the OG NES / Famicon.
This was a marvelous game, that blew my mind at the time. The 2D sprite animation was exquisite.
Also, did anyone notice the huge twincest vibes between the siblings?
This was a marvelous game, that blew my mind at the time. The 2D sprite animation was exquisite.
Also, did anyone notice the huge twincest vibes between the siblings?
January 18, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones was only the second FE to make it to the west, which is a shame as it began on the OG NES / Famicon.
This was a marvelous game, that blew my mind at the time. The 2D sprite animation was exquisite.
Also, did anyone notice the huge twincest vibes between the siblings?
This was a marvelous game, that blew my mind at the time. The 2D sprite animation was exquisite.
Also, did anyone notice the huge twincest vibes between the siblings?