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Luna Davies

@veradisluna.bsky.social

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Heya. It's me, Luna! 😊💜 (they/she) 💻 software developer | 📺 gameshow enthusiast | 🥋 martial artist | 🎵 music lover | ⚔️ D&D player | 🍄 retro gamer | 🏳️‍⚧️ transfem enby

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Luna Davies @veradisluna.bsky.social · Dec 20

Hey. I'm Luna! 👋 Through 2024, I gradually discovered that I'm trans, and it's been the strangest year of my life. So, some of my posts will be about my journey of self-discovery! I also write code, I'm into retro games, and I love quizzes and quiz shows!

#intro #developer #indiedev #nes #snes

It's a selfie of Luna! They're stood in their living room wearing an off-the-shoulder black dress.

Luna Davies @veradisluna.bsky.social · 2d

Hello! It's Luna. Let's make a mini crossword... 😊

Crosswords, cryptic clues, and wordfinder puzzles available every day on my puzzle site! lunamini.io

#crossword #minicrossword #puzzlegames #indiedev #gamedev #lunamini #nytgames

Luna Davies @veradisluna.bsky.social · 3d

Well, I'm overly proud of today's stupid Hexicon title. 😂😂

Today you can find this puzzle, and also a fun mini crossword themed around old Nintendo games, at lunamini.io

New puzzles every day!

#puzzlegames #indiedev #gamedev #lunamini #nintendo #pixar #crossword

Title: What's "Up dog"?
Letters: A, B, E, I, L, T, I
Clues: A Bug's Life Princess, Up dog, Soul tailor, Coco grandmother

Luna Davies @veradisluna.bsky.social · 4d

There was an unintended "early adopter bonus" this morning - I published my mini crossword with all of the answers instead of the clues! 😂🙈

Fixed it now.

lunamini.io

Anyway, an extra clue - today's puzzle truly is a LUNA mini! 🌕

#puzzlegame #crossword #lunamini #indiedev #gamedev #nytmini

In other words, hold my hand
Across
1. Start of something big? (5)
6. "Don't ___ on me" (5)
7. Jah worshipper (5)
8. Biblical preposition (4)
9. Apollo 11 goal (4)
Down
1. Play, as a guitar (5)
2. Prefix to do with celestial bodies (5)
3. Basil-based sauce (5)
4. Bond girl Shirley (5)
5. TLA found on U.S. nutrition labels (3)

Luna Davies @veradisluna.bsky.social · 4d

Hey there! 👋 I'm working on a fun free daily puzzle platform called LUNA MINI. lunamini.io

Let's make tomorrow's cryptic crossword clue together!

(It's October and I'm feeling witchy...)
🧙‍♀️🧹

#puzzlegame #cryptic #crossword #lunamini #indiedev #gamedev

Luna Davies @veradisluna.bsky.social · 6d

You must use the centre letter.
You can reuse letters as much as you like.
A checkmark indicates that there aren't any more to find, that start with that letter.

Check the page to see clues for each Pokémon hidden in the puzzle. Good luck! 🤞

Luna Davies @veradisluna.bsky.social · 6d

On Sundays, my Hexicon puzzle on LUNA MINI comes with a fun theme! Today it's all about Pokémon. Can you find all six?

lunamini.io

#dailypuzzle #indiedev #gamedev #puzzles #puzzlegames #pokemon #lunamini

A is the centre letter. Other letters are T, E, R, U, N, and H.

Luna Davies @veradisluna.bsky.social · 12d

Ah, thanks so much for getting in touch! I'm glad you're enjoying them! 😊

Luna Davies @veradisluna.bsky.social · 16d

Here you go! Today's LUNA MINI... 😊

lunamini.io

#gamedev #indiedev #puzzlegames #puzzles

Across
1. Tour guide? (3)
4. Might be thwarted by a CAPTCHA (5)
6. Bring to mind (5)
7. Number of weekdays (5)
8. German article (3)

Down
1. Brought to tears, maybe (5)
2. Atop (5)
3. Game where a straight face (or hand) helps (5)
4. In medias ___ (3)
5. Number of weekdays in ancient Egypt (3)

Luna Davies @veradisluna.bsky.social · 17d

Today's Mini Crossword on LUNA MINI. Progress is now saved, too, so you don't have to try to complete it all in one go! lunamini.io

#gamedev #indiedev #puzzlegames #puzzles

Across
1. Role in a play (4)
2. Monarch (5)
6. Horse goddess (and Link's ride) (5)
7. Axes (5)
8. Paradoxically, often described as "more"? (4)

Down
1. Stage after larval (5)
2. Home ___ (5)
3. Tear into pieces (5)
4. Stack found in a cafeteria (5)
5. 5-across in ancient Rome? (3)

Luna Davies @veradisluna.bsky.social · 17d

If you'd like to support this project, you're more than welcome to buy me a cup of tea! (Thank you so much!) ko-fi.com/veradisluna

Support ✨ VeradisLuna ✨

Support ✨ VeradisLuna ✨

Luna Davies @veradisluna.bsky.social · 17d

At the moment, you can play a daily Mini Crossword, a wordfinding game called Hexicon (that's a little like Spelling Bee), and also try to solve a cryptic crossword-style clue!

lunamini.io

LUNA MINI & friends

Luna Davies @veradisluna.bsky.social · 17d

So, as a trans creator and puzzle designer, I thought I could offer them a fun (and guilt-free!) alternative. It's a fun side project, so I'm building it slowly in my spare time. There may be bugs - please tell me if there are! In time, it will grow and improve. (And it's already quite fun to play!)

Luna Davies @veradisluna.bsky.social · 17d

Story time! My friends wanted an alternative to the NYT Games app after its games were paywalled last month. It's not just about the money - on principle, it doesn't feel right supporting a newspaper that's been critiqued for its inaccurate and harmful coverage of transgender issues. #NYTGames

Luna Davies @veradisluna.bsky.social · 17d

Hey friends! I've added a free daily Mini Crossword to my puzzle platform, LUNA MINI. lunamini.io

The first one went live today. Give it a go and let me know if you manage to break it. Thanks so much!

#gamedev #indiedev #puzzlegames #puzzles

Tuesday Mini

Across
1. Strong type (4)
5. Continent containing 2-down (4)
6. Partner for raves (5)
8. Ship's spine (4)
9. MSN address, back in the day? (4)

Down
1. Tavern (3)
2. City found in 5-across (5)
3. Like paper in a notebook (5)
4. Behind the times (5)
7. Stallone, informally (3)

Luna Davies @veradisluna.bsky.social · 23d

Hey gang! I'm making a daily puzzle platform. I want it to be free and to offer fun alternatives to the sort of games on NYT Games. At the mo, there's Hexicon (a Spelling Bee variation with themed puzzles on Wed + Sun), and Cryptini (a daily cryptic clue)!

lunamini.io

#indiedev #puzzle #nytgames

Reposted by Luna Davies

Sarah has a suggestion @goatsarah.org · Aug 29

I want to explain a few things and then it might be clearer why UK trans people are upset.
In 2001 I married my wife, Sylvia.
In 2005 I started medical transition. (1/13)

Luna Davies @veradisluna.bsky.social · Aug 26

Disgusting. Also, completely obvious

QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · Aug 26

A new investigation has revealed significant lobbying efforts by gender critical groups.

https://www.wearequeeraf.com/freedom-of-information-request-uncovers-gender-critical-bias-within-ehrc/

Freedom of information request uncovers gender critical bias within EHRC

A new investigation has revealed significant lobbying efforts by gender critical groups.

www.wearequeeraf.com

Luna Davies @veradisluna.bsky.social · Aug 15

a cartoon character named luigi is driving a toy car on a race track

ALT: a cartoon character named luigi is driving a toy car on a race track

media.tenor.com

Reposted by Luna Davies

Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · Aug 15

The U.K. Online Safety Act was (avowedly, as revealed in a recent High Court case) “not primarily aimed at protecting children” but at regulating “services that have a significant influence over public discourse.”

Luna Davies @veradisluna.bsky.social · Aug 4

"So many girls in here, where do I begin?"
"Where them girls at?"

They're in here! You just SAID they're in here. So many of them. 😂

Where Them Girls At - David Guetta, Nicki Minaj, Flo Rida

Luna Davies @veradisluna.bsky.social · Aug 3

That said... As a transfem, I do also look forward to, some day in the future, getting read more consistently as "woman".

Luna Davies @veradisluna.bsky.social · Aug 3

If I'm in a good headspace, I don't always mind knowing that people have tripped up over my gender presentation.

I am non-binary after all. And "???" feels much better than "man".

Luna Davies @veradisluna.bsky.social · Aug 3

I confused some local drunks tonight. Overheard part of their conversation.

"Is that a man or a woman?"
"Well I don't fucking know, I haven't asked them have I?"

Anyway - I decided to speed up and stay out of their way rather than slow down for a chat!

Luna Davies @veradisluna.bsky.social · Aug 3

Started watching The L Word. This gem came up in the credits. "Gay Girl". Gee, that really narrows it down! 😂

Gay Girl - Leanne Adachi

Luna Davies @veradisluna.bsky.social · Aug 3

What's really funny is, there are Discover and Popular With Friends tabs here in Bluesky and I basically never use them, opting for the Following tab that I curated instead.

(So, what do I actually want in a platform? Who knows!) 🤷‍♀️