brandon brown
@cedarchromatic.bsky.social
writer | director, student affairs & success @vcfa | winner, pen/dau | tinkering on stories, tabletop games | avatar by @angrycomics.bsky.social | they/them
blog: brittlealmanac.com | words: BFS Journal, Split Lip Magazine, khōréō magazine
blog: brittlealmanac.com | words: BFS Journal, Split Lip Magazine, khōréō magazine
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it's always writing y'all hate that travels furthest and fastest here, same as anywhere else
November 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
it's always writing y'all hate that travels furthest and fastest here, same as anywhere else
Since I hit credits in Blue Prince, I’ve been hungry for something more kinetic. Eventually turned to Armored Core 6, which I’d only played ~12 hours. I’ve been replaying missions, toying around with AC builds, learning the game again. Love the crunchy, somewhat ethereal vibe and aesthetic, y’know?
November 16, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Since I hit credits in Blue Prince, I’ve been hungry for something more kinetic. Eventually turned to Armored Core 6, which I’d only played ~12 hours. I’ve been replaying missions, toying around with AC builds, learning the game again. Love the crunchy, somewhat ethereal vibe and aesthetic, y’know?
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pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
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bring back maligning racism as the mark of a stupid person. prejudice is the mark of an idiot. if you believe that shit i bet you also don’t wipe your ass
November 7, 2025 at 8:55 PM
bring back maligning racism as the mark of a stupid person. prejudice is the mark of an idiot. if you believe that shit i bet you also don’t wipe your ass
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it sure seems like a lot of discipline and focus has permeated the left. really stunning to see huge swaths of people with very recent learned experience recognize destabilizing bait and to ignore it, while quietly acknowledging constructive criticism and building from that.
November 7, 2025 at 11:01 AM
it sure seems like a lot of discipline and focus has permeated the left. really stunning to see huge swaths of people with very recent learned experience recognize destabilizing bait and to ignore it, while quietly acknowledging constructive criticism and building from that.
maybe i will finally finish disco elysium next year 😭
November 7, 2025 at 4:58 AM
maybe i will finally finish disco elysium next year 😭
I finally hit credits in Blue Prince, really excited for the game to actually start now 😌
November 6, 2025 at 2:50 AM
I finally hit credits in Blue Prince, really excited for the game to actually start now 😌
I'm on my bullshit in this blog! Shoutouts to Bianca for asking such an interesting question, and all of my fellow Split Lip folks for engaging with it so well ✨
What connects people to anything, anyway? Check out our latest blog to dive into all things emotional resonance. 💕 buff.ly/5yydIBZ
November 4, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I'm on my bullshit in this blog! Shoutouts to Bianca for asking such an interesting question, and all of my fellow Split Lip folks for engaging with it so well ✨
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Emotional resonance? Yes, please! Some thoughts on the subject by SLM staff @mollyandrearyan.bsky.social @michaeltoddcohen.bsky.social @ruthlefaive.bsky.social @cedarchromatic.bsky.social @razishadmehry.bsky.social @maxpasakorn.bsky.social @terivela.bsky.social & more!
What connects people to anything, anyway? Check out our latest blog to dive into all things emotional resonance. 💕 buff.ly/5yydIBZ
November 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Emotional resonance? Yes, please! Some thoughts on the subject by SLM staff @mollyandrearyan.bsky.social @michaeltoddcohen.bsky.social @ruthlefaive.bsky.social @cedarchromatic.bsky.social @razishadmehry.bsky.social @maxpasakorn.bsky.social @terivela.bsky.social & more!
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“[Mamdani’s] presence wasn’t performative. It was pastoral. In a city that so often divides its grief by identity, he crossed the invisible line and simply showed up.”
i love this forward.com/opinion/7805...
i love this forward.com/opinion/7805...
November 2, 2025 at 3:43 PM
“[Mamdani’s] presence wasn’t performative. It was pastoral. In a city that so often divides its grief by identity, he crossed the invisible line and simply showed up.”
i love this forward.com/opinion/7805...
i love this forward.com/opinion/7805...
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exercise: swap "AI psychosis" for "monomyth psychosis" because that seems to be the narrative leverage the bots default to in the process of destroying people. what does it mean that these machines produce the form over and over? what does it indicate about the cultural centrality of that template?
October 2, 2025 at 5:27 PM
exercise: swap "AI psychosis" for "monomyth psychosis" because that seems to be the narrative leverage the bots default to in the process of destroying people. what does it mean that these machines produce the form over and over? what does it indicate about the cultural centrality of that template?
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Regular reminder that if you want to talk about RPGs on Youtube, I’m running an indie RPG Youtuber mentorship over on the @chimerahearts.com’s Discord!
one thing I'd really like to see more of in TTRPG scenes is critics with specific and well-known tastes who review projects outside their own circles anyways. both because critics should strive to understand their own preferences, and because I want sharp critiques from non-target audiences
September 19, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Regular reminder that if you want to talk about RPGs on Youtube, I’m running an indie RPG Youtuber mentorship over on the @chimerahearts.com’s Discord!
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it has come to my attention that you need to see this image immediately
October 30, 2025 at 8:32 PM
it has come to my attention that you need to see this image immediately
the story is always: they want us divided, and they have to try really hard to achieve that, because we’re drawn to each other
JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
October 30, 2025 at 4:14 PM
the story is always: they want us divided, and they have to try really hard to achieve that, because we’re drawn to each other
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if you see this post, your actions are:
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
I’ve never donated to Wikipedia before but I set up a small monthly donation as a fuck you to the world’s richest psychopath.
Elon Musk takes aim at Wikipedia
Musk has denounced Wikipedia as "Wokepedia" on X and urged people not to donate to the platform.
www.newsweek.com
December 26, 2024 at 12:03 PM
if you see this post, your actions are:
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
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Nigga, WHAT????
October 26, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Nigga, WHAT????
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my hot take is that the fantasy that’s being catered to with videos like the one going around is of participation in a seamless, infinite, directed loop where the player and computer are constantly updating each other. which is where I think a lot of the satisfaction in systemic video games is. 🧵
this is stupid but at some point i think we have to confront the fact that there appears to be a not insignificant demand for videogames to be the holodeck, an infinite virtual playground you can basically live in. except even holodeck programs were actually written by someone, right?
Oh my god some fucking tech dingdong posted this on Twitter with the caption "AI games are going to be amazing" totally seriously, you have to watch it. You have to. In full screen.
October 24, 2025 at 9:14 PM
my hot take is that the fantasy that’s being catered to with videos like the one going around is of participation in a seamless, infinite, directed loop where the player and computer are constantly updating each other. which is where I think a lot of the satisfaction in systemic video games is. 🧵
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October 23, 2025 at 4:52 PM
can't wait to hold it in my hands 👀 truly still a lovely, baffling honor to be among all of these talented folks!
Thrilled to see the Best Debut Short Stories 2025 with @cedarchromatic.bsky.social’s Split Lip story inside! Congratulations, brandon!
Thank you to @penamerica.bsky.social @catapultbooks.bsky.social & all the judges @dionneirving.bsky.social @lydiconklin.bsky.social @brendapeynado.bsky.social
Thank you to @penamerica.bsky.social @catapultbooks.bsky.social & all the judges @dionneirving.bsky.social @lydiconklin.bsky.social @brendapeynado.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM
can't wait to hold it in my hands 👀 truly still a lovely, baffling honor to be among all of these talented folks!
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the best thing about SLM honestly is that our queue is so diverse in every way i can imagine, aesthetically and in terms of the experiences the writers bring. that is the legacy of a decade of diversity in our readers and editors, of paying contributors, and of having thoughtful communication.
Celebrating the work of our trans and queer contributors today and every day! Check out a few pieces from our archive we hope stay with you beyond the blog. buff.ly/554vznz
October 22, 2025 at 7:12 PM
the best thing about SLM honestly is that our queue is so diverse in every way i can imagine, aesthetically and in terms of the experiences the writers bring. that is the legacy of a decade of diversity in our readers and editors, of paying contributors, and of having thoughtful communication.
today, I saw someone reading Ilya Kaminsky's Deaf Republic at the coffee shop—great fucking book 😭🙏🏾
October 21, 2025 at 10:03 PM
today, I saw someone reading Ilya Kaminsky's Deaf Republic at the coffee shop—great fucking book 😭🙏🏾
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we didn't mean to, but conner and I wrote a book. it's available now. i am so proud of what we've made and can't wait for people to uncover what's inside it
The Beasts and Blessings of the Hallow’d Hall digital compendium is out now and available on my itch!
badbucket.itch.io/the-beasts-and-blessings-of-the-hallowd-hall
A bestiary of sixty five strange things and their grim fables written by me and @notquitereal.bsky.social
badbucket.itch.io/the-beasts-and-blessings-of-the-hallowd-hall
A bestiary of sixty five strange things and their grim fables written by me and @notquitereal.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 5:34 PM
we didn't mean to, but conner and I wrote a book. it's available now. i am so proud of what we've made and can't wait for people to uncover what's inside it
oh, incredible—and not surprising! vajra doesn’t miss 😤
We are DELIGHTED that @vajra.me's RAKESFALL is the winner of the 2025 @ursulakleguin.com Prize for Fiction!
Huge congratulations Vajra and to all of the other finalists!
See Vajra's acceptance speech here: https://geni.us/ursulak25
Buy the book: https://geni.us/rakesfall
Huge congratulations Vajra and to all of the other finalists!
See Vajra's acceptance speech here: https://geni.us/ursulak25
Buy the book: https://geni.us/rakesfall
October 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM
oh, incredible—and not surprising! vajra doesn’t miss 😤
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This hits a lot of the notes I've been shouting from the rooftops: the frictionlessness of both producing and consuming slop, and the value of labor as friction that lets us slow down and think. Rather than "unlocking creativity" it's rendering our collective creativity down into a big vat of slop.
Hi. I wrote an essay about AI slop: How it feels like an invasive species for the internet. How its boosters describe building a future that’s devoid of craft. How frictionlessness can be nihilistic & how this stuff seems to leach part of our shared humanity out of the world. I hope you'll read it.
AI’s Invasive Species
The slop is winning.
www.theatlantic.com
October 21, 2025 at 12:55 PM
This hits a lot of the notes I've been shouting from the rooftops: the frictionlessness of both producing and consuming slop, and the value of labor as friction that lets us slow down and think. Rather than "unlocking creativity" it's rendering our collective creativity down into a big vat of slop.