Owen McManus
@owainia.bsky.social
Artist on Neon Noodles (and others). Writer of short stories in Cossmass Infinities, Kaleidotrope (and others TBA). Gamedev on some goofy little things you've never played.
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Pinned
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I’ll end this with something I’ve said before. Art has value. It’s an essential service. What we do, is one of the most important jobs on this fucking planet. Do not undervalue it or yourself. Ever. Fight for it. Trust me, you will never regret that. 5/5
September 5, 2025 at 10:52 AM
I’ll end this with something I’ve said before. Art has value. It’s an essential service. What we do, is one of the most important jobs on this fucking planet. Do not undervalue it or yourself. Ever. Fight for it. Trust me, you will never regret that. 5/5
August 15, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Every trans person out there, every single one, exhibits more bravery and integrity every single day simply living the life they're meant to live than every conservative politician pushing disgusting anti-trans laws into effect, and every craven liberal who's too chicken shit to stand up in defence.
June 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Every trans person out there, every single one, exhibits more bravery and integrity every single day simply living the life they're meant to live than every conservative politician pushing disgusting anti-trans laws into effect, and every craven liberal who's too chicken shit to stand up in defence.
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Since it's around the corner, I made a Tekken Father's Day card. I tried using two separate mechanics at once. This allows Kazuya to move his hands and Heihachi to descend when the card is opened.
June 8, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Since it's around the corner, I made a Tekken Father's Day card. I tried using two separate mechanics at once. This allows Kazuya to move his hands and Heihachi to descend when the card is opened.
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I read other ppls stories and sit there and think....writers are fucking brilliant they make up these tales and they make you laugh or cry or get mad or disappointed or nod your head.
It's incredible. For real.
It's incredible. For real.
June 5, 2025 at 4:12 AM
I read other ppls stories and sit there and think....writers are fucking brilliant they make up these tales and they make you laugh or cry or get mad or disappointed or nod your head.
It's incredible. For real.
It's incredible. For real.
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I made an inspirational greeting card with a spinning Ken Masters. So to all those frustrated out there: "Don't give up because I am... Shoryuken do it!"
May 18, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I made an inspirational greeting card with a spinning Ken Masters. So to all those frustrated out there: "Don't give up because I am... Shoryuken do it!"
I wore one of my Giant Bomb shirts today
May 1, 2025 at 6:56 AM
I wore one of my Giant Bomb shirts today
A great review of Birds by @cypayseur.bsky.social in Locus! Not gonna lie, I'm a little shook right now.
“Birds Vibrant and Wild” by @owainia.bsky.social (Winter ‘25) “uses vivid prose and a breakneck pace to capture the joy and despair twined inside each of the characters, and finds…something more than a stunt—a tribute, a memorial, and a thrilling read.” 🪽😍
Worlds of Possibility, Strange Horizons, and Kaleidotrope: Reviews by Charles Payseur locusmag.com/2025/04...
April 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
A great review of Birds by @cypayseur.bsky.social in Locus! Not gonna lie, I'm a little shook right now.
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Take flight with "Birds, Vibrant and Wild," a new story by Owen McManus.
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March 22, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Take flight with "Birds, Vibrant and Wild," a new story by Owen McManus.
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If someone in authority tells you to delete history, destroy books, erase scientific data, deny evidence, ban access to information, don't. Just don't. Back that shit up in fifty thousand places. Protect it. Keep it safe.
No one on the right side of history ever burnt a book.
No one on the right side of history ever burnt a book.
March 20, 2025 at 5:37 PM
If someone in authority tells you to delete history, destroy books, erase scientific data, deny evidence, ban access to information, don't. Just don't. Back that shit up in fifty thousand places. Protect it. Keep it safe.
No one on the right side of history ever burnt a book.
No one on the right side of history ever burnt a book.
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🏳️🌈SOME QUEER SHORT SFF - JANUARY 2025🏳️🌈
I round up ~30 stories by @jelliclejay.bsky.social @amygriswold.bsky.social @ideofmarch.bsky.social @marissalingen.bsky.social @bpladek.bsky.social @mruthrobinson.bsky.social @srinivassimo.bsky.social @mimulus.bsky.social & more!
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I round up ~30 stories by @jelliclejay.bsky.social @amygriswold.bsky.social @ideofmarch.bsky.social @marissalingen.bsky.social @bpladek.bsky.social @mruthrobinson.bsky.social @srinivassimo.bsky.social @mimulus.bsky.social & more!
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Some Queer Short SFF - January 2025 | Charles Payseur
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February 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
🏳️🌈SOME QUEER SHORT SFF - JANUARY 2025🏳️🌈
I round up ~30 stories by @jelliclejay.bsky.social @amygriswold.bsky.social @ideofmarch.bsky.social @marissalingen.bsky.social @bpladek.bsky.social @mruthrobinson.bsky.social @srinivassimo.bsky.social @mimulus.bsky.social & more!
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I round up ~30 stories by @jelliclejay.bsky.social @amygriswold.bsky.social @ideofmarch.bsky.social @marissalingen.bsky.social @bpladek.bsky.social @mruthrobinson.bsky.social @srinivassimo.bsky.social @mimulus.bsky.social & more!
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I was wondering what sort of bastard you would have to be to sign up to be an ICE agent? And did they know when they made the job that only bastards would want to sign up?
Seems like maybe they knew.
Seems like maybe they knew.
January 28, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I was wondering what sort of bastard you would have to be to sign up to be an ICE agent? And did they know when they made the job that only bastards would want to sign up?
Seems like maybe they knew.
Seems like maybe they knew.
I linked to the original post, but I never really posted myself that I have a story in this issue of Kaleidotrope. I think you should drop everything and go read it!
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#scifi #cyberpunk
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#scifi #cyberpunk
“Birds, Vibrant and Wild” by Owen McManus
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January 20, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I linked to the original post, but I never really posted myself that I have a story in this issue of Kaleidotrope. I think you should drop everything and go read it!
kaleidotrope.net/winter-2025/...
#scifi #cyberpunk
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#scifi #cyberpunk
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The Winter 2025 Kaleidotrope features fantastic new fiction by @helendecruz.net, Ire Coburn, @lindseyduncan.bsky.social, @kashinggiwa.bsky.social, @amygriswold.bsky.social, Laney Gaughan, Megan Branning, Owen McManus, @devanbarlow.bsky.social, Toby MacNutt, S. Cameron David, and Tara Calaby!
Make a New Year's resolution to read more Kaleidotrope—starting today with a brand new Winter 2025 issue!
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January 1, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The Winter 2025 Kaleidotrope features fantastic new fiction by @helendecruz.net, Ire Coburn, @lindseyduncan.bsky.social, @kashinggiwa.bsky.social, @amygriswold.bsky.social, Laney Gaughan, Megan Branning, Owen McManus, @devanbarlow.bsky.social, Toby MacNutt, S. Cameron David, and Tara Calaby!
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i've made over 900 fonts. you can buy them all for commercial use for $19.
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December 3, 2024 at 5:28 PM
i've made over 900 fonts. you can buy them all for commercial use for $19.
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Still working on my 2D pixel art game that is secretly a bunch of 3D polygons under the hood
November 22, 2024 at 5:21 PM
Still working on my 2D pixel art game that is secretly a bunch of 3D polygons under the hood
December 23, 2023 at 6:37 AM
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Would you, by any chance, like to see what stories and poems are in the Autumn 2023 issue of Kaleidotrope, coming very soon?
September 29, 2023 at 7:18 PM
Would you, by any chance, like to see what stories and poems are in the Autumn 2023 issue of Kaleidotrope, coming very soon?
3D print of the Neon Noodles robot
September 24, 2023 at 7:21 PM
3D print of the Neon Noodles robot