Jay Castello 🌻
@jaymcastello.bsky.social
freelance culture writer 🍏 book & game editor ☕ narrative designer 🎲 short (& long) fiction author 📚 ace attorney podcast host @turnaboutbreakdown.bsky.social 🌈 basically if it involves words i'll do it 🌙 jaycastello.com 🦢 they/she
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Jay Castello 🌻
@jaymcastello.bsky.social
· Mar 28
Jay Castello
jaycastello.com
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i'm Jay and i'm a storyteller in like 15 mediums:
📰 journalism & crit on media, internet culture, & fandom
📼 often available in video & podcast form
🔍 editing on books, articles, & games
🌌 published fiction author
🌒 other, weirder things
more details: jaycastello.com // jaymcastello @ gmail
i'm Jay and i'm a storyteller in like 15 mediums:
📰 journalism & crit on media, internet culture, & fandom
📼 often available in video & podcast form
🔍 editing on books, articles, & games
🌌 published fiction author
🌒 other, weirder things
more details: jaycastello.com // jaymcastello @ gmail
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this was an immeasurable effort from everyone involved. the list is packed with calls to action and donation funds. folks wrote about anything from games to movies and books. we didn’t include anything published or developed by microsoft, and avoided games with gen ai like the plague
December 31, 2025 at 10:17 PM
this was an immeasurable effort from everyone involved. the list is packed with calls to action and donation funds. folks wrote about anything from games to movies and books. we didn’t include anything published or developed by microsoft, and avoided games with gen ai like the plague
wrote about my very good friends whomst I love very much 😊
December 31, 2025 at 10:19 PM
wrote about my very good friends whomst I love very much 😊
margs, grime, and scrabble. happy new year 😊
December 31, 2025 at 7:33 PM
margs, grime, and scrabble. happy new year 😊
i had a piece of flash fiction published today in a nice way to round out the year 😊 www.fairfieldscribes.com/issue-53.html
Issue 53
* Managing Editor: Edward Ahern * * Associate Editor: Alison McBain * * Special Features Editor: Matthew P.S. Salinas * * Poetry Editor: Mary Keating * ...
www.fairfieldscribes.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:16 PM
i had a piece of flash fiction published today in a nice way to round out the year 😊 www.fairfieldscribes.com/issue-53.html
exactly 30 of those words are mine :)
December 30, 2025 at 7:26 PM
exactly 30 of those words are mine :)
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i've also said this before but deconstructeam's crediting process blows me away. i think this should be standard everywhere. games. books. news websites
December 30, 2025 at 7:07 PM
i've also said this before but deconstructeam's crediting process blows me away. i think this should be standard everywhere. games. books. news websites
oh wait no that was announced lol. wishlist virtue and a sledgehammer imo store.steampowered.com/app/3743260/...
December 30, 2025 at 7:02 PM
oh wait no that was announced lol. wishlist virtue and a sledgehammer imo store.steampowered.com/app/3743260/...
this was an absolutely wild year for me. although i had a lot of setbacks and a lot of things that do not lend themselves to year end threads (travelling, hanging out with good friends) i also did some work that i'm really proud of. here's a thread of it!
December 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
this was an absolutely wild year for me. although i had a lot of setbacks and a lot of things that do not lend themselves to year end threads (travelling, hanging out with good friends) i also did some work that i'm really proud of. here's a thread of it!
ok i have 30 minutes to do an end of year thread before i go play ttrpg please hold
December 30, 2025 at 6:33 PM
ok i have 30 minutes to do an end of year thread before i go play ttrpg please hold
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Reallllly neat short and bold indie game here. Only $2.24 on Steam right now! An excellent game to take you into next year.
Looking for short and emotional stuff to play these holidays? Many Nights a Whisper is 1h long and gets quite magical ✨
If you enjoyed it already may you consider leaving a positive review on Steam? 😇 We're a few reviews away from surpasing the 500 threshold!
store.steampowered.com/app/3541130/...
If you enjoyed it already may you consider leaving a positive review on Steam? 😇 We're a few reviews away from surpasing the 500 threshold!
store.steampowered.com/app/3541130/...
Many Nights a Whisper on Steam
A short interactive essay on dreams, pressure, and expectations. Take part in an ancient ritual where one shot determines the fate of a generation.
store.steampowered.com
December 30, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Reallllly neat short and bold indie game here. Only $2.24 on Steam right now! An excellent game to take you into next year.
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You can get everything we've ever done at a ridiculous price until January 5!
store.steampowered.com/bundle/6097/...
store.steampowered.com/bundle/6097/...
December 30, 2025 at 9:12 AM
You can get everything we've ever done at a ridiculous price until January 5!
store.steampowered.com/bundle/6097/...
store.steampowered.com/bundle/6097/...
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i got annoyed that i don't have a vehicle to talk about books and then i realised that i do, in fact, have a vehicle to talk about books 😌 youtu.be/PKNvDZr1pKY?...
i read 100 books this year. here are my 10 favourites
YouTube video by Jay Castello
youtu.be
December 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
i got annoyed that i don't have a vehicle to talk about books and then i realised that i do, in fact, have a vehicle to talk about books 😌 youtu.be/PKNvDZr1pKY?...
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had a ton of fun writing this www.gamedeveloper.com/design/diego...
Diego Arguello's top 10 games of the year - 2025 Wrap-Up
Contributor Diego Arguello lays out his top 10 favorite games of 2025.
www.gamedeveloper.com
December 29, 2025 at 6:25 PM
had a ton of fun writing this www.gamedeveloper.com/design/diego...
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We just cooked up a year-end special: Subscribe to Unwinnable before the end of 2025, and you get access to all of our Monthly and Exploits issues from the whole year. This also applies to monthly subscribers who switch to an annual subscription! unwinnable.com/subscribe/
December 18, 2025 at 12:03 AM
We just cooked up a year-end special: Subscribe to Unwinnable before the end of 2025, and you get access to all of our Monthly and Exploits issues from the whole year. This also applies to monthly subscribers who switch to an annual subscription! unwinnable.com/subscribe/
i got annoyed that i don't have a vehicle to talk about books and then i realised that i do, in fact, have a vehicle to talk about books 😌 youtu.be/PKNvDZr1pKY?...
i read 100 books this year. here are my 10 favourites
YouTube video by Jay Castello
youtu.be
December 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
i got annoyed that i don't have a vehicle to talk about books and then i realised that i do, in fact, have a vehicle to talk about books 😌 youtu.be/PKNvDZr1pKY?...
the thing about youtube "best practices" is that 1) i do not actually want people to engage with my work if they can't do that unless something changes on screen every 6 seconds and 2) i don't think that's actually real
December 29, 2025 at 3:38 PM
the thing about youtube "best practices" is that 1) i do not actually want people to engage with my work if they can't do that unless something changes on screen every 6 seconds and 2) i don't think that's actually real
has any image carried games media on its back more than this btw
December 28, 2025 at 8:42 PM
has any image carried games media on its back more than this btw
thinking about tweeting "if you feel bad about yourself just remember at least you didn't put [game] on your 2025 goty list" but there are like 8 games that could be about
December 28, 2025 at 8:36 PM
thinking about tweeting "if you feel bad about yourself just remember at least you didn't put [game] on your 2025 goty list" but there are like 8 games that could be about
went out for sunrise a couple days ago. sound of the summer
December 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
went out for sunrise a couple days ago. sound of the summer
i keep getting recommended this youtube video and i haven't watched it because i was like "oh that's an interesting subject i should do my own research and see if it could become a pitch." then earlier i was looking for some old writing and found an entire thing i had published on it in 2021
December 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
i keep getting recommended this youtube video and i haven't watched it because i was like "oh that's an interesting subject i should do my own research and see if it could become a pitch." then earlier i was looking for some old writing and found an entire thing i had published on it in 2021
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I always forget i literally like movies and then i watch a movie that is good and want to text everyone in the entire world like “i saw a movie that was good”
December 28, 2025 at 6:32 AM
I always forget i literally like movies and then i watch a movie that is good and want to text everyone in the entire world like “i saw a movie that was good”
⭐edited 3 video games and wrote one
⭐had 7 pieces of fiction published/accepted for publication
⭐became able to run a 10k
⭐spent a lot of niceys time with my friends :)
⭐had 7 pieces of fiction published/accepted for publication
⭐became able to run a 10k
⭐spent a lot of niceys time with my friends :)
Quote this with what you have accomplished in 2025, no matter how big or small
Reading & writing has kept me alive this year.
Somehow, it’s been my most productive year as an author.
Here’s a guide to what I’ve published in 2025, in case you’ve lost track.
Individual links below but it’s all on itch: danifinn.itch.io
And elsewhere: books2read.com/ap/nAApPp/Da...
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Somehow, it’s been my most productive year as an author.
Here’s a guide to what I’ve published in 2025, in case you’ve lost track.
Individual links below but it’s all on itch: danifinn.itch.io
And elsewhere: books2read.com/ap/nAApPp/Da...
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December 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
⭐edited 3 video games and wrote one
⭐had 7 pieces of fiction published/accepted for publication
⭐became able to run a 10k
⭐spent a lot of niceys time with my friends :)
⭐had 7 pieces of fiction published/accepted for publication
⭐became able to run a 10k
⭐spent a lot of niceys time with my friends :)
Wake Up Dead Man wildly better on second viewing
December 26, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Wake Up Dead Man wildly better on second viewing