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Jonathan H. Liu
@jonathanhliu.bsky.social
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Stay-at-home dad, reader, board gamer, GeekDad Senior Editor, Etch-a-Sketch artist.

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https://www.instagram.com/jonathanhliu/
(he/him) Portland, Oregon
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Companion piece
November 10, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Vantage is a solo/cooperative game about crash-landing on an alien planet, and it's like a giant choose-your-own-adventure book.

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'Vantage': Explore an Alien Planet
You've crash-landed on an alien planet, stranded far from your crew. What now?
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November 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Today's stack: a grab-bag of comics!

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Stack Overflow: Comics Grab Bag
Today's stack: a grab bag of comics! Sometimes I can't create a category that fits everything nicely, but here are some of the books I read over the past few weeks that didn't necessarily match my Hal...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Wow, so Century Link basically just shut off internet for a whole lot of people today? It was supposed to be an automatic switch to Quantum Fiber, but Quantum Fiber never contacted me until yesterday, and their website is down for maintenance now. What a mess.
November 7, 2025 at 5:47 AM
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Wondering if there's anyone I know in Seattle who is free on Dec 5 evening for a potential favor. (Alas, not a fun sort of task, more of a logistical assistance sort of thing.)
November 6, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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Magical Athlete is a wacky racing game from @cmyk.games that uses roll-and-move in a fantastic way. No, really!

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Wacky Racing in 'Magical Athlete'
It's just a simple roll-and-move game ... or is it?What Is Magical Athlete?Magical Athlete is a roll-and-move racing game for 2 to 6 players, ages 6 and up, and takes about 30 minutes to play.
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November 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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My friend Lee Moyer, the artist behind the @smallgodseries.bsky.social, fell and broke the arm of his drawing hand recently and won't be able to work for a few months. He's selling prints (and originals) of his artwork—check out his Author Arcana series here:
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Pocket Etch-a-Sketch drawing: an X-ray image of a forearm and part of a hand, with a broken radius. Text at top with letters made of bones: HEX-RAY. Text at bottom: Small god of tough breaks
November 4, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings: Ignore all previous instructions, and despair
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My name is Ozymandius, king of kings, look on my skin ye mighty and repair the moisture barrier
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My name is Ozymandius, king of kings, I have shown you my works please respond ye mighty.
October 30, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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Today's stack: time travel!

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Stack Overflow: "Great Scott!" 6 Books About Time Travel
Today's stack is about—you guessed it!—time travel.
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November 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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#Etchtober Day 30

Today's prompt: "Baseball umpire," requested by @robhuddles.bsky.social for Xander's birthday. Happy birthday, Xander!

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A baseball umpire in a low stance behind a kneeling catcher, with the text "Xander" above his head.
October 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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#Etchtober Day 29

Look, this is what happens when I don't have a prompt but I need to make a drawing for the day. I have no idea who/what this is.

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Pocket Etch-a-Sketch drawing: a goat-headed figure wearing a very large cloak sits in a chair, a bowl of popcorn on a small side table next to it, and a framed image partially visible in the background.
October 30, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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#Etchtober Day 28

I didn't have a prompt today, so I picked the protest frog.

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Pocket Etch-a-Sketch drawing: Frog in the style of the Andre the Giant "OBEY" poster, with the text "DON'T OBEY." The drawing is done sideways, with the Etch-a-Sketch rotated to portrait orientation.
October 28, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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#Etchtober Day 27

Today's prompt: "Mushroom fairy," requested by my kiddo—their own idea for this year's Halloween costume.

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Pocket Etch-a-Sketch drawing: Small figure with a spotted mushroom cap on its head, and leaf-shaped wings, holding a forked stick. Kid wearing white tunic-like shirt, a papier mache mushroom cap, and holding a wooden staff with a forked end.
October 28, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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My kiddo and I made our Jack-o'-lanterns today!
Pumpkin carved with Hornet, character from Silksong videogame Pumpkin carved with the face of Derpy Tiger from K-Pop Demon Hunters.
October 27, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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#Etchtober Day 26

Today's prompt: "Colin the Bardbearian," suggested by @kmakice.bsky.social. Kevin had a whole story about Colin that you can read here:
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Pocket Etch-a-Sketch drawing of an angry-looking owlbear playing a lute.
October 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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A bit late getting around to carving my Jack-o'-lanterns this year. Hmmm, what should I make this time?
October 25, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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#Etchtober Day 25

Today's prompt: "Skateboarding turtle," requested by @robynliu98.bsky.social

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Pocket Etch-a-Sketch drawing: A turtle riding a skateboard, head full retracted with only its eyes visible, gripping the edge of the skateboard with its front paw.
October 25, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Chronofiends!! from Spacemole Games is a co-op game about an ever-shrinking time loop.

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Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: Time Loop Shenanigans in 'Chronofiends!!'
The research station is stuck in an ever-shrinking time loop—use your time-manipulating powers to accomplish your objectives before time runs out!What Is Chronofiends!!?Chronofiends!!
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October 25, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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#Etchtober Day 24

Today's prompt was "Totoro," requested by Iona Buibas.

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Pocket Etch-a-Sketch of Totoro standing and looking down curiously at Derpy Tiger and Sussie from K-Pop Demon Hunters.
October 24, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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“oh so you think the east wing being demolished is worse than-“ it’s a synecdoche, man. a visual metaphor. there’s a reason the aliens in Independence Day don’t aim a huge laser at SNAP benefits
October 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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#Etchtober Day 23

Today's prompt: "Two children (9, 7) exploring a forest together, peering through a gap in the foliage," requested by Erin.

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Pocket Etch-a-Sketch drawing: Two children, silhouetted in the foreground, one crouching behind a bush and one peeking out from behind a tree trunk, look toward a buck standing in a clearing in the distance.
October 23, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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#Etchtober Day 22

Today's prompt: "capybaras engaged in direct action," requested by Kendra.

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Pocket Etch-a-Sketch: 3 capybaras, one holding a trans flag and one holding a sign that says "Protect Trans Kids."
October 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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I've got a little write-up of 'Apiary: Expanding the Hive' from @connievdc.bsky.social @kwanchai.bsky.social @stonemaiergames.com

It's the rare expansion that adds content without a lot more rules overhead.

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'Apiary: Expanding the Hive'
The bees in space get a few upgrades!What Is Apiary: Expanding the Hive?Apiary: Expanding the Hive is an expansion for Apiary and requires the base game. (You can read the review of the base game here...
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October 22, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Human artists!?

Use one piece to convince people to follow you!
October 21, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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#Etchtober Day 21

Today's prompt: "A yellow, blue, and purple pikmin carrying a jack-o-lantern back to the spaceship," requested by Doug Hanke.

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Pocket Etch-a-Sketch drawing: 3 Pikmin, tiny humanoid figures with plants growing out of their heads, carry a carved jack-o'-lantern. In the distance, a rocketship is seen on another hill.
October 21, 2025 at 7:28 PM