ewen_cluney.txt
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TTRPGs, writing, Japanese language, anime, mechanical keyboards, steno, 3D printing, movies, pasta, cats. Ewen is pronounced like Aaron. he/him
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· Nov 17
The first book of my #isekai series Memes of the Prophets is available on Amazon, DriveThruFiction, and Lulu. It mixes commentary on Big Ideas, fantasy worldbuilding, and comedy into a strange tale of a catgirl trying to find her way in an Earth-obsessed world.
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I found another superhero-related novel I'm looking forward to reading: What They Did to Princess Paragon by Robert Rodi is about what happens when an up-and-coming comic writer is trying to revamp a classic character and makes her lesbian, to the chagrin of some truly obsessive fans.
January 2, 2026 at 4:44 PM
I found another superhero-related novel I'm looking forward to reading: What They Did to Princess Paragon by Robert Rodi is about what happens when an up-and-coming comic writer is trying to revamp a classic character and makes her lesbian, to the chagrin of some truly obsessive fans.
Superhero research led me to start on Michael Chabon's The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, historical fiction about two Jewish cousins who make comics during the Golden Age. Most of the novels I've read for this project have been fun but trashy, whereas this feels like real literature.
January 2, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Superhero research led me to start on Michael Chabon's The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, historical fiction about two Jewish cousins who make comics during the Golden Age. Most of the novels I've read for this project have been fun but trashy, whereas this feels like real literature.
2025 had to get one last piece of awfulness in, since my dad was hospitalized last night. It looks like he's gonna be okay (he's going to be getting a pacemaker), but we did not need this.
January 1, 2026 at 7:00 PM
2025 had to get one last piece of awfulness in, since my dad was hospitalized last night. It looks like he's gonna be okay (he's going to be getting a pacemaker), but we did not need this.
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Outlook for the new year ...
December 31, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Outlook for the new year ...
I can’t speak for all indie TTRPG designers, but for me it’s always been “I hope this helps you get where you want to go.” I have no idea why someone felt the need to invent an insulting motive.
I regret to inform you that basically all games have incentive structures.
Generally, if an object of play doesn't have incentive structures, it's a toy.
Generally, if an object of play doesn't have incentive structures, it's a toy.
December 31, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I can’t speak for all indie TTRPG designers, but for me it’s always been “I hope this helps you get where you want to go.” I have no idea why someone felt the need to invent an insulting motive.
Trump Administration Announces New Initiative to Harm Americans
December 31, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Trump Administration Announces New Initiative to Harm Americans
Lot going on here.
December 31, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Lot going on here.
Browsing for something to watch on my Apple TV and realizing that I kinda hate how most tech these days is constantly trying to put a finger on the scale. Apple's tvOS is plastered with Apple TV+ stuff, and yet it's mild compared to Roku and especially FireTV.
December 31, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Browsing for something to watch on my Apple TV and realizing that I kinda hate how most tech these days is constantly trying to put a finger on the scale. Apple's tvOS is plastered with Apple TV+ stuff, and yet it's mild compared to Roku and especially FireTV.
In Xeroverse Book 2, Xero finds out that the in-universe equivalent of Joe Rogan went on an unhinged rant about him, and I'm kinda glad Rogan has never heard of me.
To make it especially unsubtle, I have Joe Average do his show in an SUV, and he always wears sunglasses to hide his empty eye sockets
To make it especially unsubtle, I have Joe Average do his show in an SUV, and he always wears sunglasses to hide his empty eye sockets
December 30, 2025 at 5:24 PM
In Xeroverse Book 2, Xero finds out that the in-universe equivalent of Joe Rogan went on an unhinged rant about him, and I'm kinda glad Rogan has never heard of me.
To make it especially unsubtle, I have Joe Average do his show in an SUV, and he always wears sunglasses to hide his empty eye sockets
To make it especially unsubtle, I have Joe Average do his show in an SUV, and he always wears sunglasses to hide his empty eye sockets
All this obsessing over superhero stuff and somehow I forgot about Boots Riley's I'm a Virgo, which features a 13-foot-tall guy, a speedster fry cook, and a mentally unstable billionaire in a power suit.
December 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
All this obsessing over superhero stuff and somehow I forgot about Boots Riley's I'm a Virgo, which features a 13-foot-tall guy, a speedster fry cook, and a mentally unstable billionaire in a power suit.
Wish I was feeling as good about literally anything else in my life as I am about how my writing is going.
December 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Wish I was feeling as good about literally anything else in my life as I am about how my writing is going.
It occurs to me that "the problems are bad but their causes are very good" sums up kind of a lot of US policy in general.
December 27, 2025 at 2:42 AM
It occurs to me that "the problems are bad but their causes are very good" sums up kind of a lot of US policy in general.
As a gift to myself, I got bootlegs of On the Air (1992) and Hotel Room (1993), some of the very few David Lynch things I haven't seen yet.
December 26, 2025 at 7:42 PM
As a gift to myself, I got bootlegs of On the Air (1992) and Hotel Room (1993), some of the very few David Lynch things I haven't seen yet.
My roommate gave me a nice tea sampler for Christmas, and I realized I should wait to really get into it, because with this cold I barely have a sense of smell.
December 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
My roommate gave me a nice tea sampler for Christmas, and I realized I should wait to really get into it, because with this cold I barely have a sense of smell.
The writing in Dragon Ball Super is mixed, but I do like the juxtaposition of weird aliens obsessed with love and shooting heart-shaped energy blasts with Android 18's genuine, mature love for her husband Krillin.
December 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
The writing in Dragon Ball Super is mixed, but I do like the juxtaposition of weird aliens obsessed with love and shooting heart-shaped energy blasts with Android 18's genuine, mature love for her husband Krillin.
In Xeroverse Book 3 I had Killfille (my Deadpool knockoff) write my author bio, and it's really stupid but I like how he said that it's probably not worth checking Fremont, CA out because they're probably out of the free mountains by now.
December 25, 2025 at 7:38 PM
In Xeroverse Book 3 I had Killfille (my Deadpool knockoff) write my author bio, and it's really stupid but I like how he said that it's probably not worth checking Fremont, CA out because they're probably out of the free mountains by now.
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It's 2:30 AM on Christmas Eve and I'm thinking again about that time Kickstarter was going to go "on the blockchain" and everyone was like "what do you mean by that" and we never found out because nobody mentioned it again.
December 25, 2025 at 7:32 AM
It's 2:30 AM on Christmas Eve and I'm thinking again about that time Kickstarter was going to go "on the blockchain" and everyone was like "what do you mean by that" and we never found out because nobody mentioned it again.
How's your Christmas Eve going?
I'm:
• Still not over this cold, but on the mend
• Watching the @rifftrax.com of the Star Wars Holiday Special
• Waiting for Chinese food to arrive
I'm:
• Still not over this cold, but on the mend
• Watching the @rifftrax.com of the Star Wars Holiday Special
• Waiting for Chinese food to arrive
a close up of a chewbacca with two yellow figures standing in front of it
ALT: a close up of a chewbacca with two yellow figures standing in front of it
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December 25, 2025 at 2:17 AM
How's your Christmas Eve going?
I'm:
• Still not over this cold, but on the mend
• Watching the @rifftrax.com of the Star Wars Holiday Special
• Waiting for Chinese food to arrive
I'm:
• Still not over this cold, but on the mend
• Watching the @rifftrax.com of the Star Wars Holiday Special
• Waiting for Chinese food to arrive
I have a thing that no one cares about where any time someone unironically calls something "based," you can get a more accurate picture by replacing it with "stupid."
e.g.: Feeling extra stupid today, might regret it later, but it feels so good 🔫🦾😎
e.g.: Feeling extra stupid today, might regret it later, but it feels so good 🔫🦾😎
![Elon Musk tweet: Feeling extra based today, might regret it later, but it feels so good [gun emoji, robot bicep emoji, sunglasses emoji]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x4qyokjtdzgl7gmqhsw4ajqj/bafkreiarktq2xunsptxruomoqogem4nedbskcqccedhejyg2skisyvqgqq@jpeg)
December 25, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I have a thing that no one cares about where any time someone unironically calls something "based," you can get a more accurate picture by replacing it with "stupid."
e.g.: Feeling extra stupid today, might regret it later, but it feels so good 🔫🦾😎
e.g.: Feeling extra stupid today, might regret it later, but it feels so good 🔫🦾😎
Having a good time on Discord like
December 24, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Having a good time on Discord like
I flushed out my ears, dislodging a worrying amount of earwax, and now everything has too much treble.
December 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I flushed out my ears, dislodging a worrying amount of earwax, and now everything has too much treble.
In the second Xeroverse book there's a whole thing with how they brought their patriotic hero back at great expense to help shore up a tentpole superhero movie and I'm not sure I want this project to be the one where I get the Gift of Prophecy.
December 24, 2025 at 12:35 AM
In the second Xeroverse book there's a whole thing with how they brought their patriotic hero back at great expense to help shore up a tentpole superhero movie and I'm not sure I want this project to be the one where I get the Gift of Prophecy.
Trying to think of superhero stuff I haven't seen that might be relevant to Xeroverse, and not coming up with much. I'm currently watching Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, and not expecting much.
December 23, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Trying to think of superhero stuff I haven't seen that might be relevant to Xeroverse, and not coming up with much. I'm currently watching Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, and not expecting much.
Looks like this cold isn't going to let up before Christmas, so this year I'll be spending Christmas resting up and making bad culinary choices.
December 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Looks like this cold isn't going to let up before Christmas, so this year I'll be spending Christmas resting up and making bad culinary choices.
I had the thought that instead of getting a Steam Machine I could convert my current desktop into a couch gaming PC, maybe with a gaming-oriented Linux build, and get another desktop for general use. I need *some* power, but I'm not really into resource-intensive AAA games.
December 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I had the thought that instead of getting a Steam Machine I could convert my current desktop into a couch gaming PC, maybe with a gaming-oriented Linux build, and get another desktop for general use. I need *some* power, but I'm not really into resource-intensive AAA games.