Amy-Leigh Shaw
@diveamydive.bsky.social
Loud Whisperer • Dragon Fanatic • 🍬Award-Winning Writer and Narrative Designer @ Sweet Baby Inc🍬 • Previously @ Rocksteady Games • ✨Limit Break Mentor✨ • She/Her 💖💛💙 🏳️🌈
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Amy-Leigh Shaw
@diveamydive.bsky.social
· Oct 18
Hey! 👋 I’m Amy-Leigh, and I’m a Writer & Narrative Designer at Sweet Baby Inc. 🍬 I like nature, bad jokes and weird stories, and I’ve heard I’m pretty friendly 👀 so if that sounds like your vibe, you came to the right place! 💛
2025 is OVER - and the way it went, it doesn’t feel meaningful to focus on *what* I’ve been proud of in the last 12 months. So instead, here are some people *who* I’ve been proud of in 2025 🥰
January 1, 2026 at 10:01 PM
2025 is OVER - and the way it went, it doesn’t feel meaningful to focus on *what* I’ve been proud of in the last 12 months. So instead, here are some people *who* I’ve been proud of in 2025 🥰
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It's worth reading the whole interview in full. It basically verifies that the NYT has spent the past decade-plus doubling down on top-down narratives for coverage, getting more intense over time.
Sulzberg personally picked & chose whom the news apparatus would target and whom it would kiss up to.
Sulzberg personally picked & chose whom the news apparatus would target and whom it would kiss up to.
In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.
'A directive from above': Former NYT editor lays out how the paper pushes anti-trans bigotry
In this in-depth interview, former New York Times editor Billie Jean Sweeney details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, how some staff tried to stop it, how it's directe...
transnews.network
January 1, 2026 at 7:30 PM
It's worth reading the whole interview in full. It basically verifies that the NYT has spent the past decade-plus doubling down on top-down narratives for coverage, getting more intense over time.
Sulzberg personally picked & chose whom the news apparatus would target and whom it would kiss up to.
Sulzberg personally picked & chose whom the news apparatus would target and whom it would kiss up to.
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Remember, if your art impacts only one person (even if that person is you) then your work is changing the world.
January 1, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Remember, if your art impacts only one person (even if that person is you) then your work is changing the world.
Love you all. More on this in the morning 💛
January 1, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Love you all. More on this in the morning 💛
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Reality TV has done so much harm to our culture, and was spun up to get around writing strikes with scriptless episodes. It's all bad.
Everyone’s saying RIP MTV because they “won’t play music videos anymore.” But maybe hold them accountable for ushering in the reality TV era instead. That was the real death spiral. Culture has not been better for it.
December 31, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Reality TV has done so much harm to our culture, and was spun up to get around writing strikes with scriptless episodes. It's all bad.
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Next up was review of a real gem that ended up being slept on a bit as the year went on.
www.shacknews.com/article/1429...
www.shacknews.com/article/1429...
Afterlove EP review: Sigmund Feud's comeback and farewell is an emotional gut punch
Afterlove's difficult development shines through in minor glitches but that can't take away from its uncompromising, uncomfortable, and cathartic look at friendship and grief.
www.shacknews.com
December 31, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Next up was review of a real gem that ended up being slept on a bit as the year went on.
www.shacknews.com/article/1429...
www.shacknews.com/article/1429...
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Winter Burrow is the best cozy game.
December 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Winter Burrow is the best cozy game.
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Winter Burrow
Winter Burrow has the perfect soundtrack for a day when the air is crisp outside, you’re cleaning the house, and making a nice hot cup of tea. It’s easy to forget you’re not actually an adorable field mouse living in a giant hollowed-out tree trunk.
Winter Burrow has the perfect soundtrack for a day when the air is crisp outside, you’re cleaning the house, and making a nice hot cup of tea. It’s easy to forget you’re not actually an adorable field mouse living in a giant hollowed-out tree trunk.
December 30, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Winter Burrow
Winter Burrow has the perfect soundtrack for a day when the air is crisp outside, you’re cleaning the house, and making a nice hot cup of tea. It’s easy to forget you’re not actually an adorable field mouse living in a giant hollowed-out tree trunk.
Winter Burrow has the perfect soundtrack for a day when the air is crisp outside, you’re cleaning the house, and making a nice hot cup of tea. It’s easy to forget you’re not actually an adorable field mouse living in a giant hollowed-out tree trunk.
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added some groceries bits like the food cupboard stuff like rice and pasta that’s a little better for my pcos and digestion and insulin issues and stuff. it’s too expensive for me to eat the things that are better for me but if anyone wants to help then it is appreciated immensely 🥹😭❤️🩹
please, if you’re somebody with a little extra to spare, please consider helping me and my family (my carer and our two cats). we need so much help personally, around home, with the cats, groceries etc.
please boost 💘
www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/...
please boost 💘
www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/...
December 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
added some groceries bits like the food cupboard stuff like rice and pasta that’s a little better for my pcos and digestion and insulin issues and stuff. it’s too expensive for me to eat the things that are better for me but if anyone wants to help then it is appreciated immensely 🥹😭❤️🩹
I don’t know about anybody else, but I’ve just learned that @mamavitelli.bsky.social should check slack 🤷
December 30, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I don’t know about anybody else, but I’ve just learned that @mamavitelli.bsky.social should check slack 🤷
As a redheaded northern lady, I think Philomena Cunk should have an assistant and also I think it should be me.
December 30, 2025 at 11:47 PM
As a redheaded northern lady, I think Philomena Cunk should have an assistant and also I think it should be me.
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This is why they want us talking about day care scams.
December 30, 2025 at 9:53 PM
This is why they want us talking about day care scams.
Need a voice actor to play Nightwing? Christopher Sean. Need a live action actor to play Nightwing? Believe it or not, *also* Christopher Sean.
December 30, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Need a voice actor to play Nightwing? Christopher Sean. Need a live action actor to play Nightwing? Believe it or not, *also* Christopher Sean.
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If you played either Winter Burrow or Afterlove EP and would like to give them a vote, please do!!! (Or the Séance Of Blake Manor, which was made by some absolutely lovely people)
We’re adding a category to our IRL awards ceremony… The Bluesky’s Choice Award!
And all you have to do is reply here with the game you believe deserves to win. You don’t even have to follow us 😉
*one nomination per account*
*game must have released in 2025*
*nominations close 31 Jan 2026*
And all you have to do is reply here with the game you believe deserves to win. You don’t even have to follow us 😉
*one nomination per account*
*game must have released in 2025*
*nominations close 31 Jan 2026*
December 30, 2025 at 2:16 PM
If you played either Winter Burrow or Afterlove EP and would like to give them a vote, please do!!! (Or the Séance Of Blake Manor, which was made by some absolutely lovely people)
If you played either Winter Burrow or Afterlove EP and would like to give them a vote, please do!!! (Or the Séance Of Blake Manor, which was made by some absolutely lovely people)
We’re adding a category to our IRL awards ceremony… The Bluesky’s Choice Award!
And all you have to do is reply here with the game you believe deserves to win. You don’t even have to follow us 😉
*one nomination per account*
*game must have released in 2025*
*nominations close 31 Jan 2026*
And all you have to do is reply here with the game you believe deserves to win. You don’t even have to follow us 😉
*one nomination per account*
*game must have released in 2025*
*nominations close 31 Jan 2026*
December 30, 2025 at 2:16 PM
If you played either Winter Burrow or Afterlove EP and would like to give them a vote, please do!!! (Or the Séance Of Blake Manor, which was made by some absolutely lovely people)
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Vote for the Séance of Blake Manor here please!
We’re adding a category to our IRL awards ceremony… The Bluesky’s Choice Award!
And all you have to do is reply here with the game you believe deserves to win. You don’t even have to follow us 😉
*one nomination per account*
*game must have released in 2025*
*nominations close 31 Jan 2026*
And all you have to do is reply here with the game you believe deserves to win. You don’t even have to follow us 😉
*one nomination per account*
*game must have released in 2025*
*nominations close 31 Jan 2026*
December 30, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Vote for the Séance of Blake Manor here please!
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My wife had a single line in Kung Fu Panda 17 years ago and still gets checks every few months. Most are way smaller than this, but devs get $0 even though the games we work on will likely be sold for 10+ years soooo yeah.
December 29, 2025 at 8:03 PM
My wife had a single line in Kung Fu Panda 17 years ago and still gets checks every few months. Most are way smaller than this, but devs get $0 even though the games we work on will likely be sold for 10+ years soooo yeah.
I want a reality show but it’s just Liza Minnelli and Jeff Goldblum having a coffee and catchup every couple of weeks.
December 29, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I want a reality show but it’s just Liza Minnelli and Jeff Goldblum having a coffee and catchup every couple of weeks.
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Heading into 2026, I'm still looking for fulltime or contract work as a senior writer or narrative designer. If you need someone who can write sharp characters, poetic prose, and emotional stories, I'm available! You can find my portfolio here: www.hazelmonforton.com
December 28, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Heading into 2026, I'm still looking for fulltime or contract work as a senior writer or narrative designer. If you need someone who can write sharp characters, poetic prose, and emotional stories, I'm available! You can find my portfolio here: www.hazelmonforton.com
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We were in first place in this film award voting.
A film made purely with AI just netted over 150 votes in 12 hours.
Now it's personal.
Please. Help us kick this THING's ass fair and square. ART FOR ARTISTS.
Reshare? VOTE!
www.shortoftheyear.com/audience-cho...
A film made purely with AI just netted over 150 votes in 12 hours.
Now it's personal.
Please. Help us kick this THING's ass fair and square. ART FOR ARTISTS.
Reshare? VOTE!
www.shortoftheyear.com/audience-cho...
Audience Choice Awards | Short of the Year
Vote for your favorite short films in the Short of the Year Audience Choice Awards. Watch, vote, and support independent filmmakers.
www.shortoftheyear.com
December 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
We were in first place in this film award voting.
A film made purely with AI just netted over 150 votes in 12 hours.
Now it's personal.
Please. Help us kick this THING's ass fair and square. ART FOR ARTISTS.
Reshare? VOTE!
www.shortoftheyear.com/audience-cho...
A film made purely with AI just netted over 150 votes in 12 hours.
Now it's personal.
Please. Help us kick this THING's ass fair and square. ART FOR ARTISTS.
Reshare? VOTE!
www.shortoftheyear.com/audience-cho...
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Winter Burrow emphasizes the profound impact of kindness in a world often filled with noise. Players engage in meaningful interactions, helping various characters like Moss, a grieving Hedgehog, navigate loss through compassionate actions.
In 2025, Winter Burrow showed how a little kindness goes a long way
In a loud world where everyone is battling to be heard, it's easy to forget that the quiet and smaller moments of kindn…
www.eurogamer.net
December 26, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Winter Burrow emphasizes the profound impact of kindness in a world often filled with noise. Players engage in meaningful interactions, helping various characters like Moss, a grieving Hedgehog, navigate loss through compassionate actions.
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Some games I loved this year! Not necessarily my games of the year, but games that stood out to me, felt super clever, or otherwise connected deeply.
I'll thread more, but these are the four that I keep thinking about a lot, just incredibly well executed experiences
I'll thread more, but these are the four that I keep thinking about a lot, just incredibly well executed experiences
December 26, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Some games I loved this year! Not necessarily my games of the year, but games that stood out to me, felt super clever, or otherwise connected deeply.
I'll thread more, but these are the four that I keep thinking about a lot, just incredibly well executed experiences
I'll thread more, but these are the four that I keep thinking about a lot, just incredibly well executed experiences
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I'm just a tiny little mouse running around in the snow trying to help my auntie and woodland friends and knitting and harvesting and having cosy tea.
Delighted with Winter Burrow - sweet & simple game w/ crafting, goals, some sadness and loss & so adorable)
store.steampowered.com/app/3008740/...
Delighted with Winter Burrow - sweet & simple game w/ crafting, goals, some sadness and loss & so adorable)
store.steampowered.com/app/3008740/...
Save 20% on Winter Burrow on Steam
Winter Burrow is a cozy woodland survival game about a mouse returning home to restore their childhood burrow. Explore, gather resources, craft, knit warm sweaters, bake pies and meet the locals.
store.steampowered.com
December 27, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I'm just a tiny little mouse running around in the snow trying to help my auntie and woodland friends and knitting and harvesting and having cosy tea.
Delighted with Winter Burrow - sweet & simple game w/ crafting, goals, some sadness and loss & so adorable)
store.steampowered.com/app/3008740/...
Delighted with Winter Burrow - sweet & simple game w/ crafting, goals, some sadness and loss & so adorable)
store.steampowered.com/app/3008740/...
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You can’t have a relationship with a next-token prediction system, nor should you try to. Go outside and meet real human people, I promise they’re lovely
December 29, 2025 at 2:28 AM
You can’t have a relationship with a next-token prediction system, nor should you try to. Go outside and meet real human people, I promise they’re lovely