Catherine Winters
@catherinewinters.com
She/her, creator of procedural art bots, games, and VR stuff. Not AI.
🎮 Making After Work, a game about rummaging around in your coworkers' desks: https://cornonthecob.games
📖 Querying my queer science fiction heist novel.
https://catherinewinters.com
🎮 Making After Work, a game about rummaging around in your coworkers' desks: https://cornonthecob.games
📖 Querying my queer science fiction heist novel.
https://catherinewinters.com
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December 28, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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Describe your Bluesky account in a single image
December 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Describe your Bluesky account in a single image
#DecemberWorldbuilders 27: Pigeons are one of Bir Accio’s most misunderstood animals. Few citizens even realize they’ve never seen a wild dove. Across the Empire, dovecotes dot the countryside, and homing pigeon lofts can be found atop government offices and newssheet printing houses. (1/2)
It's Animals Week! Tell me about an animal in your world that can fly, #DecemberWorldbuilders! Once again, you define what an animal is for the prompt. If you want to include sapient animal-people or semi-sapient creatures of questionable 'animalhood' that is up to YOU
December 27, 2025 at 11:57 PM
#DecemberWorldbuilders 27: Pigeons are one of Bir Accio’s most misunderstood animals. Few citizens even realize they’ve never seen a wild dove. Across the Empire, dovecotes dot the countryside, and homing pigeon lofts can be found atop government offices and newssheet printing houses. (1/2)
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December 24, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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Me being interviewed for The Revolutionary War documentary: uhhhh I think we should have used guns that shot more bullets faster
December 27, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Me being interviewed for The Revolutionary War documentary: uhhhh I think we should have used guns that shot more bullets faster
Dear new followers: I think you probably all followed me because I’m on this list, but there’s a lot of people on there who are actually fun to follow, so give them a go too. 👍🏻
So apparently we are getting an influx of people from the dead bird site again.
If you're looking for folks to follow. Here are my suggestions.
go.bsky.app/F77C9SM
If you're looking for folks to follow. Here are my suggestions.
go.bsky.app/F77C9SM
December 27, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Dear new followers: I think you probably all followed me because I’m on this list, but there’s a lot of people on there who are actually fun to follow, so give them a go too. 👍🏻
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Sharing the Go Fund Me for the wife of Prashant Sreekumar, the 44-year old man who died after waiting 8 hrs in the ER with chest pain. She is now a single mom of 3 and unsure how she will support their family as their youngest child needs 24/7 care
www.gofundme.com/f/rest-in-pe...
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Donate to Justice & Support for Prashanth Sreekumar’s Family, organized by YegHenna - Asra
With deep sorrow, we share the heartbreaking loss of Prashanth Sree… YegHenna - Asra needs your support for Justice & Support for Prashanth Sreekumar’s Family
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December 27, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Sharing the Go Fund Me for the wife of Prashant Sreekumar, the 44-year old man who died after waiting 8 hrs in the ER with chest pain. She is now a single mom of 3 and unsure how she will support their family as their youngest child needs 24/7 care
www.gofundme.com/f/rest-in-pe...
www.gofundme.com/f/rest-in-pe...
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"Did you see what Mark Cuban posted? Oh did you see the clapb—"
You shake yourself awake in the cold North Atlantic water. You are not online. It is July of 1858. You are a baleen whale, and you have changed your mind. The future most not come to pass. The telegraph cable must break.
You shake yourself awake in the cold North Atlantic water. You are not online. It is July of 1858. You are a baleen whale, and you have changed your mind. The future most not come to pass. The telegraph cable must break.
December 27, 2025 at 2:06 AM
"Did you see what Mark Cuban posted? Oh did you see the clapb—"
You shake yourself awake in the cold North Atlantic water. You are not online. It is July of 1858. You are a baleen whale, and you have changed your mind. The future most not come to pass. The telegraph cable must break.
You shake yourself awake in the cold North Atlantic water. You are not online. It is July of 1858. You are a baleen whale, and you have changed your mind. The future most not come to pass. The telegraph cable must break.
#QueerWritersChat A3: My prose is beiger than the Enterprise-D, you guys. I come from technical writing, so… 🤷🏻♀️
#QueerWritersChat
Question Three:
Does your prose lean more beige or purple?
Next question at :20!
@amaralynn.bsky.social #QueerWriters #writesky #writers
Question Three:
Does your prose lean more beige or purple?
Next question at :20!
@amaralynn.bsky.social #QueerWriters #writesky #writers
December 27, 2025 at 2:20 AM
#QueerWritersChat A3: My prose is beiger than the Enterprise-D, you guys. I come from technical writing, so… 🤷🏻♀️
#QueerWritersChat A2: The most useful writing tip I’ve heard: Fit it into a tweet. Really.
#QueerWritersChat
Question Two:
What’s the best tip or trick you’ve ever heard for writing good prose?
Next question at :15!
@amaralynn.bsky.social #QueerWriters #writesky #writers
Question Two:
What’s the best tip or trick you’ve ever heard for writing good prose?
Next question at :15!
@amaralynn.bsky.social #QueerWriters #writesky #writers
December 27, 2025 at 2:18 AM
#QueerWritersChat A2: The most useful writing tip I’ve heard: Fit it into a tweet. Really.
Hi #QueerWritersChat! I’m Catherine, writing SF about aliens who are afraid of humans and fantasy about pickpockets who do magic and parkour. And I had a nap instead of doing this chat!
Welcome to #QueerWritersChat!
To start things off, introduce yourself and tell us what you're working on! Feel free to mention how the prose is going! No links, please!
Next question at :10!
@amaralynn.bsky.social #QueerWriters #writesky #writers #prose
To start things off, introduce yourself and tell us what you're working on! Feel free to mention how the prose is going! No links, please!
Next question at :10!
@amaralynn.bsky.social #QueerWriters #writesky #writers #prose
December 27, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Hi #QueerWritersChat! I’m Catherine, writing SF about aliens who are afraid of humans and fantasy about pickpockets who do magic and parkour. And I had a nap instead of doing this chat!
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I so struggle with the fact that readers will picture characters differently, even though I know it’s inescapable 🥲 Also from now on I’m going to think of it as “going full-on Ebony Dark’ness Dementia Raven Way” every time I have to stop myself from over-describing 😂
December 26, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I so struggle with the fact that readers will picture characters differently, even though I know it’s inescapable 🥲 Also from now on I’m going to think of it as “going full-on Ebony Dark’ness Dementia Raven Way” every time I have to stop myself from over-describing 😂
When she was little, Nia's father took her to all his shows, teaching her the basics of misdirection, card tricks, and the mathematics behind thaumaturgic geometry. When he died three years ago, Nia found herself surprisingly well prepared for a career of stealing things unseen. #AwesomeCharacters
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
How did your character get started on their current line of work/quest? What started them down that path?
Was it a specific choice they made? Serendipity? Was their hand forced by someone? Was it a mistake?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #writingprompts
How did your character get started on their current line of work/quest? What started them down that path?
Was it a specific choice they made? Serendipity? Was their hand forced by someone? Was it a mistake?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #writingprompts
December 26, 2025 at 11:03 PM
When she was little, Nia's father took her to all his shows, teaching her the basics of misdirection, card tricks, and the mathematics behind thaumaturgic geometry. When he died three years ago, Nia found herself surprisingly well prepared for a career of stealing things unseen. #AwesomeCharacters
#MythDecember 26: Everyone knows that good luck charms can't be lost or stolen—except when they are. A terrifying omen, to be sure. Because of that, everyone takes such a situation seriously—even skeptics like Lizzie Arlsdottir, who's found herself holding an unknown ship's charm two days from port.
Today let’s focus on some of the more frightening mythology.
What is a myth in your setting that is taken completely seriously even by people who may not be superstitious. Are there any names of demons that are forbidden? Or places you can’t go?
#mythdecember #writesky #prompt
What is a myth in your setting that is taken completely seriously even by people who may not be superstitious. Are there any names of demons that are forbidden? Or places you can’t go?
#mythdecember #writesky #prompt
December 26, 2025 at 10:51 PM
#MythDecember 26: Everyone knows that good luck charms can't be lost or stolen—except when they are. A terrifying omen, to be sure. Because of that, everyone takes such a situation seriously—even skeptics like Lizzie Arlsdottir, who's found herself holding an unknown ship's charm two days from port.
There is approximately a 0% chance that you are going to hybridize bonobos and humans with any degree of success, ethics, and non-horrific outcomes. You are not mixing alien and human DNA.
What writing trope do you dislike in your preferred genre? Yeah, so if the lights don’t come on in a house, chances are the killer is inside. I would love it if a character was like, naw I’m going to chance it in those creepy AF woods😂 #writingq #WritingCommunity
December 26, 2025 at 10:16 PM
There is approximately a 0% chance that you are going to hybridize bonobos and humans with any degree of success, ethics, and non-horrific outcomes. You are not mixing alien and human DNA.
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yo if you got Christmas money, go buy some art.
and of course I'm gonna pitch you my list of folks
and of course I'm gonna pitch you my list of folks
December 26, 2025 at 10:02 PM
yo if you got Christmas money, go buy some art.
and of course I'm gonna pitch you my list of folks
and of course I'm gonna pitch you my list of folks
Tai would be incredibly stressed out trying not to say anything about the religious part, but would enjoy Easter for its modern-day trappings. There's sweets, it's about new life and rebirth, and only a couple of the animals associated with it are scary. #AwesomeCharacters
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
Holidays continue! So let's talk about which real-world holiday you think your character would enjoy the most.
Not just from this time of year, but any holiday from any time you think they would like!
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #writingprompts
Holidays continue! So let's talk about which real-world holiday you think your character would enjoy the most.
Not just from this time of year, but any holiday from any time you think they would like!
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #writingprompts
December 26, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Tai would be incredibly stressed out trying not to say anything about the religious part, but would enjoy Easter for its modern-day trappings. There's sweets, it's about new life and rebirth, and only a couple of the animals associated with it are scary. #AwesomeCharacters
I have an extremely good idea of what all my characters look like...which is to say, likely completely different than how my readers picture them. Even if I go full-on Ebony Dark’ness Dementia Raven Way, some readers are still going to picture them differently. (Sorry, Rue!)
December 26, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I have an extremely good idea of what all my characters look like...which is to say, likely completely different than how my readers picture them. Even if I go full-on Ebony Dark’ness Dementia Raven Way, some readers are still going to picture them differently. (Sorry, Rue!)
#DecemberWorldbuilders 26: Though one sees few snakes or frogs in the city, Bir Accio has no shortage of wall lizards. While territorial in the wild, the green and brown creatures live in small groups in the city. Their nests are often found on rooftops where they lay up to four clutches a year.
#DecemberWorldbuilders, tell me about a REPTILE or AMPHIBIAN that exists in your world 👀 I'm counting flightless birds and dinosaurs 😆
December 26, 2025 at 5:28 AM
#DecemberWorldbuilders 26: Though one sees few snakes or frogs in the city, Bir Accio has no shortage of wall lizards. While territorial in the wild, the green and brown creatures live in small groups in the city. Their nests are often found on rooftops where they lay up to four clutches a year.
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#QueerPrompts December 26: Free Friday or favorite reads of 2025
December 26, 2025 at 2:37 AM
#QueerPrompts December 26: Free Friday or favorite reads of 2025
Clarke’s lucky; her favorite holiday has scarcely changed in hundreds of years. And it’s a good thing too. Even in the Federated Systems, Halloween is much more fun than Loyalty Day or the Leader’s birthday. #AwesomeCharacters
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
Holidays continue! So let's talk about which real-world holiday you think your character would enjoy the most.
Not just from this time of year, but any holiday from any time you think they would like!
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #writingprompts
Holidays continue! So let's talk about which real-world holiday you think your character would enjoy the most.
Not just from this time of year, but any holiday from any time you think they would like!
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #writingprompts
December 26, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Clarke’s lucky; her favorite holiday has scarcely changed in hundreds of years. And it’s a good thing too. Even in the Federated Systems, Halloween is much more fun than Loyalty Day or the Leader’s birthday. #AwesomeCharacters
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on the topic of artists moving here from twt: you guys have to like, comment, AND repost stuff if you want them to stay. ALL of those things. if you hate twt that much then you NEED to give people a reason to stay. going from a huge audience to none isn't sustainable. support the people who move
December 25, 2025 at 4:25 AM
on the topic of artists moving here from twt: you guys have to like, comment, AND repost stuff if you want them to stay. ALL of those things. if you hate twt that much then you NEED to give people a reason to stay. going from a huge audience to none isn't sustainable. support the people who move
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“ The daughter of a well known conservative operative , whose paper did not answer the topic at hand and had a carefully planned media campaign , had a trans instructor fired for grading a paper according to the agreed upon rubric”
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” https://cnn.it/4b6g3rd
Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay | CNN
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”
cnn.it
December 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM
“ The daughter of a well known conservative operative , whose paper did not answer the topic at hand and had a carefully planned media campaign , had a trans instructor fired for grading a paper according to the agreed upon rubric”