: Japanese Funk and Soul That Will Brighten Up Your Day 🎵 My Analog Journal plays fantastic selections …
: Playing: American Truck Simulator while listening to Beck’s Midnite Vultures. “Peaches …
: Reading: The Once and Future King. 📚
: Watched: It Comes at Night (2017), an incredibly well-written movie. 📽️
: 2024 is off to a promising start.
: Reading My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones. Only about 125 pages in, but Jones’s prose …
: Watching Rosemary’s Baby. 📽️
: Making a character in Shadowdark, which is a tabletop roleplaying game resembling what D&D used …
: Listening to Sofia Rei’s “De Tierra y Oro” 🎵
: Good morning! I’m listening to The Gnostic Preludes: Music of Splendor. It’s mystical, …
: You’ve gotta hear “La Araña” by punk legend Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds! …
: Learning about how pelvic floor muscles play into singing. Wild. How’d I never notice that?
: Listening to Patchouli Blue by Bohren & Der Club of Gore while reading My Heart is a Chainsaw by …
: “The process of falling in love at first sight is as final as it is swift… but the growth of true …
: Bub looks like a teddy bear who lost a button. 🐈
: On to Gnostic Trio’s In Lambeth: Visions from the Walled Garden of William Blake. What a fun …
: Listening to In Search of the Miraculous, an album of mystical-sounding music by John Zorn’s …
: Listening to: Derek Bailey’s Pieces for Guitar 1966–67 🎵🎸
: Oral Sadism and the Vegetarian Personality wins the “most eye-catching book title” …
: Mr. Business says “daylight savings time” is a bullshit human construct. Lunchtime is …
: Listening to legendary downtown NYC musician Ikue Mori’s One Hundred Aspects of the Moon, a …
: Tzadik Records’s catalogue is now on streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music. What! 🎵
: Beginning to play Signalis. As a longtime fan of the early Silent Hill games, I’m loving the …
: I tried Obsidian for notetaking and loved it enough to use it for writing. Then I got Obsidian …
: Looking forward to this winter. ❄️
: More webrings. More zines. 🖤
: Reading Misery and listening to The Iron Soul of Nothing by sunn O))) and Nurse With Wound. 📚 🎵
: I appreciate that they’re trying Maine accents in this 1979 Salem’s Lot movie.
: Watching Salem’s Lot (1979) 📽️
: The first love song that my first girlfriend ever sent me. 🖤 “Venus as a Boy”
: Watching: The Wicker Man (1973). 📽️
: “The werewolf smelled like cinnamon… and the night sky reeked of black licorice.” Here’s a …
: Stretched out with Mr. Business to watch The Witch: A New England Folktale (2015) 📽️
: About my cats publish.obsidian.md/aerial-ro…
: December 2020. I have no memory of taking this, but I look like I ate the canary here, don’t I?
: Maine author Sarah Orne Jewett (born 1849), known for her rich descriptions of southern Maine …
: Today I’ll be celebrating some of my favorite things about Maine, the place that made me. Stay …
: I’ve heard from fam in Maine that our loved ones in Lewiston and Lisbon are safe and …
: Said “What’s the mattah, Bub?” to the cat, then said “Sorry, I’m wicked gawmy” on a meeting in the …
: Playing Fear & Hunger put me in the mood for a scary tabletop RPG 👻
: Delivery tracking apps should revert back to their old, ominous “You’re Next” …
: Mr. Business likes resting his chin on my wrist while I write.
: Authoring a nonlinear creative writing project that I can’t wait to share.
: Learning the Zweihander fantasy horror RPG 📖
: Well, I’ve now seen Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) 📽️
: Now watching: Blue Velvet (1986) 📽️
: Mr. Business is kneading my shoulder, burying his face in my hair, and purring 🐈
: Taking recommendations for good love stories in any media to balance my horror media spree. I …
: Two more weeks of Halloween might not be enough, friends. 📖 🐈
: I’ve joined Mastodon (obvious to those of you reading this on Mastodon), where I hear there’s a …
: Whew. Ok. That movie was brutal! And I was still recovering from The Lighthouse. Now it’s …
: Still watching The Descent. Had to take a lil' stress break in the middle of this one; it’s …
: Watching: The Descent (2006) 📽️
: I understand it’s basic self-care to exfoliate and moisturize, but I’m only beginning to …
: Reading Akwaeke Emezi’s autobiographical fiction novel *Freshwater* this spring got me curious about …
: ‘Salem’s Lot by Stephen King really paints descriptions of the small-town Maine that I …
: I watched The Lighthouse (2019) last night. Probably the most creepy, under-your-skin movie I’ve …
: Going back to songwriting basics. I can feel it: I’m about to break down my whole skill set, service …
: Doom 2 is the last game I wrote scripts for. I was designing levels for a mod that ran HeXen’s …
: The alternative to learning Javascript in my case would be learning built-in Twine syntaxes to do …
: Maybe I should learn Javascript as part of an interactive nonfiction project in Twine.
: Watched The Woman in Black (2012).
: I am a kind of sentient cat tree that—though my cats disapprove—sometimes serves other uses.
: This movie’s cute as hell — we’re watching Ponyo 2008. 📽️
: 11 things I'm into zettelkasten ✍🏻 composing music 🎵 rope bondage (sorry, mom) 🪢 art journaling 📓 fantastique and …
: Listening to Book of Silk by Tin Hat Trio. 🎵 This album feels like a silent movie score performed by …
: 🔗 Reading: Introduction to the Zettelkasten Method for a granular approach to research, note-taking, …
: Reading: ‘Salem’s Lot by Stephen King 📚 The first three chapters remind me very much of …
: 📽️ Well damn, Portrait of a Lady on Fire sure did wring me out 🥹
: 📽️ Watching: Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
: Isolating for at least five days because of exposure. Four hours in, my cat Mr. Business is still …
: Books without dust covers 📚 👀
: 📽️ Watching: Terminator (1984)
: Watching “The Comeback of the Immersive Sim” by Game Maker’s Toolkit I love games …
: 📽️ Watched The Fifth Element for the first time in like two decades and wow, the pace of that movie …
: If I’m gonna look vampy anyway, I might as well start playing it up, eh?
: Jeez, John Wick 4 has some real Fear & Hunger material in it, huh? I can’t catch a break
: 📽️ Watching: John Wick 4 because I need a silly movie as a break from all these horror movies
: Now reading: “Autopsy Room Four” from Stephen King’s Everything’s Eventual 📖
: 📽️From the maker of Skinamarink: a 29-minute Skinamarink-adjacent short film www.youtube.com/watch
: Finished reading: Tortured Souls by Clive Barker 📚
: 📽️ Watching: Experiment in Terror (1962)
: “Experiment in Terror” is coming together. Next time: “Charade” 🎸
: Catch me singing a sultry cover of “Experiment in Terror” by Harry Mancini, who composed it for the …
: Reading: How to Connect by Thich Nhat Hanh 📚
: Reading with Mr. Business 📚🐈
: I still love short stories, especially when I’m reading horror. There’s just something great about a …
: 1408 1408” is Stephen King's twist on the perennial “haunted hotel room” ghost story. According to King’s …
: Reading: “1408” from Stephen King’s short story collection Everything’s Eventual 📖
: 📺 Street Woman Fighter 2, episode 1
: The feeling of having like 57 mental browser tabs open
: Still haunted by last night’s viewing of Skinamarink (2023). That movie was a nightmare 📽️
: Skinamarink got under my skin. This experimental horror film was shot so strangely that it didn’t …
: 🔗 NPR — School book bans show no signs of slowing, PEN America finds
: “…what I would call Bourgeois horror, is the kind of horror which is firmly rooted in …
: 📽️ This House Has People in It (2016)
: 📽️ Paranormal Activity (2007)
: 🎵 Learning a couple of movie themes by Harry Mancini: “Experiment in Terror” (1962) …
: 🔗 NPR: There have been attempts to censor more than 1,900 library book titles so far in 2023
: Super Mario Bros. Wonder looks promising, eh? I’m down to play a cute and (for me) nostalgic …
: Listening to: Tortured Souls by Clive Barker. 📚
: I’m so excited to finally play with Twine—I can’t wait to learn its ins and outs so I can start …
: Xena: Warrior Princess S1, E1 “Sins of the Past” (1995) 📺 Campy as a kitchen table game …
: Experimenting with Twine. 🧶🕹️
: Uh-oh, this gave me ideas. 🔗 Digital gardens let you cultivate your own little bit of the internet
: Posting some Baldur’s Gate 3-inspired writing prompts soon!
: Swooning. Somebody catch me. Obsidian works with local files and supports markdown footnotes. 💜
: Taking obsidian.md markdown knowledge base for a test drive.
: Want to read: The Arcades Project by Walter Benjamin 📚
: Currently reading: Teatro Grottesco by Thomas Ligotti 📚 Last Halloween, I read Ligotti’s Songs …
: My orange tabby Mr. Business has noticed that I like oranges, so he sits near them and stands up …
: I mapped some Elden Ring dungeons, D&D-style
: Just watched A Quiet Place, a movie with very little dialogue. It’s one of the most tense movies …
: The heat wave is over. Toward the end there, heat index 100 F didn’t feel so bad. We can …
: Watched and enjoyed Dredd (2012) last night. I wasn’t expecting a dungeon crawler. 📽️
: Heya, I hope you’re having an excellent Thursday 👋🏻 📷 Ashton Sotiro Photography …
: Mr. Business is cancer-free, according to his vet! 🎉🐈
: Sorry to hear we’ve lost web accessibility legend Molly Holzschlag. Think of her today when you alt …
: I played up the makeup a little, but otherwise, this is just me on an average fall or winter day. 📷 …
: This guy has been sneaking in and sleeping quietly beside me this week.
: Making cold salads to counter the heat wave
: On track to hit 100 F in DC. The “cold” water runs hot. 🚰
: I love the cooking in Sea of Stars—it’s cozy and makes foraging for health items feel much more …
: Cary likes to lurk under sheer dresses. He thinks he’s hidden.
: How Peruvian Psychedelic Cumbia Made Its Way to L.A. NPR 🎵
: Meet the ten-person band bringing the world of cumbia, a fusion of African rhythms, Indigenous …
: There’s a jawa in A New Hope who almost sings “Down with the Sickness” at least …
: Microcast: Music! Hunter has written a bit of new music for harp, celesta, upright bass, strings, and guitar. …
: Written version of Podcast: Music! Hunter here! I’ve just recorded a bit of music for harp, celesta, upright bass, strings, and …
: Grawwwrgh I was in the middle of a good take and my hair damped the strings grrrgh
: For the guitar’s part, let’s get kind of a biphonic (or maybe heterophonic?) texture …
: Oh that’s much better. We now have a really poignant-sounding high note (B4)
: I want an A4 and B4 to work with, so let’s move it up to 3rd position where we can stretch to the …
: Guitar time! 🎸 Challenging myself to write an ominous little piece using very simple ingredients. …
: I love how Sea of Stars doesn’t start our protagonist off as a known badass—they’re just …
: Sea of Stars is a beautiful and very cute game so far 🕹️
: Test “microcast” podcast Hunter tests audio recording, editing, and publishing features while his cat tries to get …
: Page-turner heat wave overdrive Recommend me a page-turner! I’m looking for a story of any length that you couldn’t put down. …
: Sit down right now. Give me this moment. Write whatever’s running through you. Finished reading: …
: Mr. Business likes the fake fur.
: A haunting image from Blasphemous 2
: What’s your favorite time of day? I come alive in the morning dark.
: Feels like I’m communicating with Bluesky and Tumblr from another dimension 👻 I’m posting photos via …
: Test post from micro.blog Sunlit app
: When my partner plays Baldur’s Gate 3, the Faerun dating sim, her gaming PC heats up. Glows orange. …
: Now reading: Indie Microblogging by Manton Reece 📚 I appreciate that Manton has published the entire …
: Finished reading: Smart Sex by Dr Emily Morse 📚 Overall, an interesting, fun, and helpful read Took …
: Deadlines are tight for this writer today! But some of us here in the US are on the off-ramp to the …
: Why I’ve started this independently hosted micro blog Some reasons why I’ve chosen micro.blog: Ad-free Doesn’t sell my information Guards its community …
: Smart-ass oak Smart-ass oak drops one more leaf on the pile I raked 📝 Tiny poem by Hunter Ward. First published …
: 'webrings webrings webrings' Two people inspired this indie microblog: Kat Blackheart catalyzed the move by posting the simple …
: New music: 'Looseleaf Forest' New music: “Looseleaf Forest,” a short piece for harps, lute, cello, and percussion. …
: Intro post Hi, I’m Hunter. By day, I’m a copywriter in higher education. I’ve recently …