Joshua Meadows
@joshuameadows.com
Writer, game dev, and now fake internet chef! Writer of Iyetra, writer/dev for Alcyone: The Last City (out now!), and founder of GX Australia. Sullen homosexual. (He/him)
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Joshua Meadows
@joshuameadows.com
· Feb 5
With Thanksgiving out of the way, I'm unfortunately now feeling crap. I feel flu-adjacent but minus a lot of the symptoms I associate with being sick, so I reckon it's my body demanding I actually stop and take a rest, but Ryan thinks it sounds viral. Who knows, at least I don't have anything to do.
November 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
With Thanksgiving out of the way, I'm unfortunately now feeling crap. I feel flu-adjacent but minus a lot of the symptoms I associate with being sick, so I reckon it's my body demanding I actually stop and take a rest, but Ryan thinks it sounds viral. Who knows, at least I don't have anything to do.
You: oh wow Joshua you cooked so much for Thanksgiving yesterday, I bet today you just flomped at home —
Me: Cinnamon scrolls.
You: What?
Me: Cinnamon scrolls.
Me: Cinnamon scrolls.
You: What?
Me: Cinnamon scrolls.
November 28, 2025 at 10:03 AM
You: oh wow Joshua you cooked so much for Thanksgiving yesterday, I bet today you just flomped at home —
Me: Cinnamon scrolls.
You: What?
Me: Cinnamon scrolls.
Me: Cinnamon scrolls.
You: What?
Me: Cinnamon scrolls.
1 AM, and finished. 🫠 It's a wrap on Thanksgiving 2025, I made seventeen different dishes (not plates, there were maaanyy more than that) themed around Louisiana and New Orleans specifically including gumbo, sweet potato pie, and cornbread. So tired. So sore. So stuffed, but glad to have done it.
November 27, 2025 at 2:13 PM
1 AM, and finished. 🫠 It's a wrap on Thanksgiving 2025, I made seventeen different dishes (not plates, there were maaanyy more than that) themed around Louisiana and New Orleans specifically including gumbo, sweet potato pie, and cornbread. So tired. So sore. So stuffed, but glad to have done it.
Valiant effort by the piece of shit garlic press to survive until the very last clove for the very last dish before cracking and sending metal pieces all over the kitchen. 🫡
November 27, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Valiant effort by the piece of shit garlic press to survive until the very last clove for the very last dish before cracking and sending metal pieces all over the kitchen. 🫡
Zee bird is in the oven. 🫠
I have cooked everything else except for green beans, which will be done at the end. And then I have to figure out how to reheat seven dishes all at once. 🤣
I have cooked everything else except for green beans, which will be done at the end. And then I have to figure out how to reheat seven dishes all at once. 🤣
November 27, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Zee bird is in the oven. 🫠
I have cooked everything else except for green beans, which will be done at the end. And then I have to figure out how to reheat seven dishes all at once. 🤣
I have cooked everything else except for green beans, which will be done at the end. And then I have to figure out how to reheat seven dishes all at once. 🤣
Prep Day Two: cooked all of the pies (so, so many pies) and did the other make-ahead prep that could be done today. Tomorrow is cooking the things that really can't be done too far in advance and, of course, cooking the turkey itself. I am very excited though, this is going to be sooo good.
November 26, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Prep Day Two: cooked all of the pies (so, so many pies) and did the other make-ahead prep that could be done today. Tomorrow is cooking the things that really can't be done too far in advance and, of course, cooking the turkey itself. I am very excited though, this is going to be sooo good.
Prep Day One: I cooked the two non-turkey mains for Thursday (the flavours will develop over the next two days and be delicious by Thanksgiving), dry-brined the bird (such a gross process), and made a compound butter for turkey-slathering. Tomorrow will be baking and making sides.
November 25, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Prep Day One: I cooked the two non-turkey mains for Thursday (the flavours will develop over the next two days and be delicious by Thanksgiving), dry-brined the bird (such a gross process), and made a compound butter for turkey-slathering. Tomorrow will be baking and making sides.
Turkey get! Just picked up my very expensive, fresh gobble-gobble from the Queen Victoria Market, and the rest of the day will be spent cooking the mains that will benefit from having flavours develop over two days and dry-brining the bird tonight. 👨🍳
November 25, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Turkey get! Just picked up my very expensive, fresh gobble-gobble from the Queen Victoria Market, and the rest of the day will be spent cooking the mains that will benefit from having flavours develop over two days and dry-brining the bird tonight. 👨🍳
Reposted by Joshua Meadows
Nominations are now open for the Steam Awards and I’d love it if you’d consider nominating Alcyone: The Last City for "Outstanding Story-Rich Game." At nearly 250k words long, I think it qualifies!
store.steampowered.com/app/1074830/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1074830/...
November 25, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Nominations are now open for the Steam Awards and I’d love it if you’d consider nominating Alcyone: The Last City for "Outstanding Story-Rich Game." At nearly 250k words long, I think it qualifies!
store.steampowered.com/app/1074830/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1074830/...
Beef gyudon with pickled ginger, fried egg, togarashi, and spring onion over sushi rice.
November 23, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Beef gyudon with pickled ginger, fried egg, togarashi, and spring onion over sushi rice.
Hosted thirteen people for Thanksgiving last year, wanted to avoid that size again, am still doing that many this year. (I’m not complaining, excited to do it, but it’s a lot of work).
Finalised the menu and it hit me that it’s less than a week away. I’m going to be cooking three days straight. 😵💫
Finalised the menu and it hit me that it’s less than a week away. I’m going to be cooking three days straight. 😵💫
November 22, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Hosted thirteen people for Thanksgiving last year, wanted to avoid that size again, am still doing that many this year. (I’m not complaining, excited to do it, but it’s a lot of work).
Finalised the menu and it hit me that it’s less than a week away. I’m going to be cooking three days straight. 😵💫
Finalised the menu and it hit me that it’s less than a week away. I’m going to be cooking three days straight. 😵💫
Authentiqué carbonara (just with fresh linguine instead of spaghetti as I don't like the latter), I managed to grab the last of the guanciale from the grocery store. 🥳
November 21, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Authentiqué carbonara (just with fresh linguine instead of spaghetti as I don't like the latter), I managed to grab the last of the guanciale from the grocery store. 🥳
Wicked: For Good was really, really stellar — besides one very specific choice by the director that you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about if/when you see it — but I liked it more than the first part by far.
(I’ve seen the Broadway show a bajillion times in four different cities.)
(I’ve seen the Broadway show a bajillion times in four different cities.)
November 20, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Wicked: For Good was really, really stellar — besides one very specific choice by the director that you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about if/when you see it — but I liked it more than the first part by far.
(I’ve seen the Broadway show a bajillion times in four different cities.)
(I’ve seen the Broadway show a bajillion times in four different cities.)
Is birthday.
I don't usually do much, but I had a smol party last night because this has been a frustrating year & I wanted a day for myself.
Today my partners gave me this, because months ago I was saying I wanted to figure out how to make & program tiny robots. I am loved, and I am happy for it.
I don't usually do much, but I had a smol party last night because this has been a frustrating year & I wanted a day for myself.
Today my partners gave me this, because months ago I was saying I wanted to figure out how to make & program tiny robots. I am loved, and I am happy for it.
November 16, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Is birthday.
I don't usually do much, but I had a smol party last night because this has been a frustrating year & I wanted a day for myself.
Today my partners gave me this, because months ago I was saying I wanted to figure out how to make & program tiny robots. I am loved, and I am happy for it.
I don't usually do much, but I had a smol party last night because this has been a frustrating year & I wanted a day for myself.
Today my partners gave me this, because months ago I was saying I wanted to figure out how to make & program tiny robots. I am loved, and I am happy for it.
Hi friends, my birthday is coming up — if you have something to spare, please consider donating to Tanya, who has been a bright light in my life for almost a decade now.
www.gofundme.com/f/chip-in-to...
www.gofundme.com/f/chip-in-to...
Donate to Chip in to help with the cost of existence while I job hunt., organized by Tanya DePass
Like many of those in the games industry, I was laid off back… Tanya DePass needs your support for Chip in to help with the cost of existence while I job hunt.
www.gofundme.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Hi friends, my birthday is coming up — if you have something to spare, please consider donating to Tanya, who has been a bright light in my life for almost a decade now.
www.gofundme.com/f/chip-in-to...
www.gofundme.com/f/chip-in-to...
Reposted by Joshua Meadows
In honour of my birthday this weekend, enjoy a present from me: a 10% discount on Alcyone: The Last City & DLC on ALL platforms. This goes through from NOW until Monday the 17th at 2 PM AEDT, so now is a great time to grab the game if you haven't.
Find out where to buy HERE: alcyonegame.com
Find out where to buy HERE: alcyonegame.com
ALCYONE: THE LAST CITY
Sci-fi interactive novel set at the end of the universe.
alcyonegame.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:48 AM
In honour of my birthday this weekend, enjoy a present from me: a 10% discount on Alcyone: The Last City & DLC on ALL platforms. This goes through from NOW until Monday the 17th at 2 PM AEDT, so now is a great time to grab the game if you haven't.
Find out where to buy HERE: alcyonegame.com
Find out where to buy HERE: alcyonegame.com
Anyway, as of about two hours ago, it's my seventeenth anniversary of living in Australia. (I genuinely swore I have been here longer than that, good thing time isn't real anyway.)
November 12, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Anyway, as of about two hours ago, it's my seventeenth anniversary of living in Australia. (I genuinely swore I have been here longer than that, good thing time isn't real anyway.)
"What would you do if you won the lottery?"
"You'd suddenly hear a screen adaptation of Sabriel by Garth Nix was coming out."
"You'd suddenly hear a screen adaptation of Sabriel by Garth Nix was coming out."
November 12, 2025 at 12:05 PM
"What would you do if you won the lottery?"
"You'd suddenly hear a screen adaptation of Sabriel by Garth Nix was coming out."
"You'd suddenly hear a screen adaptation of Sabriel by Garth Nix was coming out."
Nearly ten years later, I get an email from Kickstarter that someone has filled in their backer pledge for GX Australia.
My friend... I'm afraid that you might have missed the convention...
My friend... I'm afraid that you might have missed the convention...
November 12, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Nearly ten years later, I get an email from Kickstarter that someone has filled in their backer pledge for GX Australia.
My friend... I'm afraid that you might have missed the convention...
My friend... I'm afraid that you might have missed the convention...
I have some opinions about "Protect Mardi Gras" and assimilationist queers not wanting to rock the boat when we have literal fascists taking over.
logbook.joshuameadows.com/protect-mard...
logbook.joshuameadows.com/protect-mard...
"Protect Mardi Gras" or else Kylie might not perform again!
Assimilationist queers are not a new thing, and every oppressed minority has its own flavour of folks who think appeasement and ass-kissing is the best way to save their own necks.
logbook.joshuameadows.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:10 AM
I have some opinions about "Protect Mardi Gras" and assimilationist queers not wanting to rock the boat when we have literal fascists taking over.
logbook.joshuameadows.com/protect-mard...
logbook.joshuameadows.com/protect-mard...
I got asked about my thoughts on making indie games in 2025 and I swear not every response I provided was so curmudgeony. 😅
www.superjumpmagazine.com/the-state-of...
www.superjumpmagazine.com/the-state-of...
The State of Indie Games in 2025 and Beyond, Part 1
Diving deep into the state of the industry
www.superjumpmagazine.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I got asked about my thoughts on making indie games in 2025 and I swear not every response I provided was so curmudgeony. 😅
www.superjumpmagazine.com/the-state-of...
www.superjumpmagazine.com/the-state-of...
Would anyone who’s a whiz with Illustrator (and/or vector-based illustration generally) be interested in some logo design work? I have a mockup and some specific ideas for what I want, but my Illustrator skills are totally abysmal and I’d rather pass this off to a professional artist.
November 9, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Would anyone who’s a whiz with Illustrator (and/or vector-based illustration generally) be interested in some logo design work? I have a mockup and some specific ideas for what I want, but my Illustrator skills are totally abysmal and I’d rather pass this off to a professional artist.
I made sloppy joes from the canned stuff — a flavour I haven’t had since I was at least a teenager. Compared to the homemade ones I did a few months ago I am pleased to say that the recipe I used ended up tasting about identical to the canned sauce, and I’d dare say mine was even a bit nicer.
November 7, 2025 at 11:36 AM
I made sloppy joes from the canned stuff — a flavour I haven’t had since I was at least a teenager. Compared to the homemade ones I did a few months ago I am pleased to say that the recipe I used ended up tasting about identical to the canned sauce, and I’d dare say mine was even a bit nicer.