Rhianna Pratchett
@rhi.bsky.social
Writer of games, books, TV, film and comics. Co-Director of Narrativia. Cat Spooner. Flibbertigibbet. https://rhiannapratchett.com
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The instinct to call Trump and his administration Fascist is sometimes overwhelming - but are we being counterproductive when doing so?
My growing concern is this:
If we keep relying on 20th century language, are we actually failing prepare for a very 21st century threat?
A rambly one today.
My growing concern is this:
If we keep relying on 20th century language, are we actually failing prepare for a very 21st century threat?
A rambly one today.
Trump Isn’t a Fascist - and That’s the Problem
Why clinging to 20th-century labels is leaving us unprepared for a very 21st-century form of power
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 10:21 AM
The instinct to call Trump and his administration Fascist is sometimes overwhelming - but are we being counterproductive when doing so?
My growing concern is this:
If we keep relying on 20th century language, are we actually failing prepare for a very 21st century threat?
A rambly one today.
My growing concern is this:
If we keep relying on 20th century language, are we actually failing prepare for a very 21st century threat?
A rambly one today.
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December 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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!!!!!***SUPPORT INDIE AUTHORS***!!!!!
#FF @andiewington.bsky.social @ericamarks.bsky.social
Need a funny as hell action adventure? And rrally, who doesn't? Look no further than #TheHeroInterviews. And you get an introduction to the mains in#SilenceOfTheDead. Which has pie death!!! Much pie death!
#FF @andiewington.bsky.social @ericamarks.bsky.social
Need a funny as hell action adventure? And rrally, who doesn't? Look no further than #TheHeroInterviews. And you get an introduction to the mains in#SilenceOfTheDead. Which has pie death!!! Much pie death!
January 2, 2026 at 1:20 PM
!!!!!***SUPPORT INDIE AUTHORS***!!!!!
#FF @andiewington.bsky.social @ericamarks.bsky.social
Need a funny as hell action adventure? And rrally, who doesn't? Look no further than #TheHeroInterviews. And you get an introduction to the mains in#SilenceOfTheDead. Which has pie death!!! Much pie death!
#FF @andiewington.bsky.social @ericamarks.bsky.social
Need a funny as hell action adventure? And rrally, who doesn't? Look no further than #TheHeroInterviews. And you get an introduction to the mains in#SilenceOfTheDead. Which has pie death!!! Much pie death!
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Open up this picture fully.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
December 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Open up this picture fully.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
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Right now, all over our country, there are people being made to deny who they are so as not to create friction or disrupt the time that is supposed to be special, writes Maggie Chapman ✍️
Read here: www.thenational.scot/politi...
Read here: www.thenational.scot/politi...
December 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Right now, all over our country, there are people being made to deny who they are so as not to create friction or disrupt the time that is supposed to be special, writes Maggie Chapman ✍️
Read here: www.thenational.scot/politi...
Read here: www.thenational.scot/politi...
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Discworld QOTD, from Feet of Clay
December 29, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Feet of Clay
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My Christmas gift - panto for FREE 🌟♥️🌟
10 yrs ago I made Panto! for BBCStoryville. A feature doc about an am-dram group staging a panto - Puss in Boots at the Nottingham Arts Theatre.
A tiny budget, a punishing schedule & a ramshackle donkey costume are just some of the challenges they face
10 yrs ago I made Panto! for BBCStoryville. A feature doc about an am-dram group staging a panto - Puss in Boots at the Nottingham Arts Theatre.
A tiny budget, a punishing schedule & a ramshackle donkey costume are just some of the challenges they face
December 22, 2025 at 10:21 AM
My Christmas gift - panto for FREE 🌟♥️🌟
10 yrs ago I made Panto! for BBCStoryville. A feature doc about an am-dram group staging a panto - Puss in Boots at the Nottingham Arts Theatre.
A tiny budget, a punishing schedule & a ramshackle donkey costume are just some of the challenges they face
10 yrs ago I made Panto! for BBCStoryville. A feature doc about an am-dram group staging a panto - Puss in Boots at the Nottingham Arts Theatre.
A tiny budget, a punishing schedule & a ramshackle donkey costume are just some of the challenges they face
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One month ago, the Supreme Court made a ruling that rolled back trans rights in the UK
It made this decision without listening to a single trans voice
Today, to mark the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, we’re bringing those voices somewhere they can't miss them 🏳️⚧️
It made this decision without listening to a single trans voice
Today, to mark the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, we’re bringing those voices somewhere they can't miss them 🏳️⚧️
May 17, 2025 at 9:58 AM
One month ago, the Supreme Court made a ruling that rolled back trans rights in the UK
It made this decision without listening to a single trans voice
Today, to mark the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, we’re bringing those voices somewhere they can't miss them 🏳️⚧️
It made this decision without listening to a single trans voice
Today, to mark the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, we’re bringing those voices somewhere they can't miss them 🏳️⚧️
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Donate to Save a LGBT, care experienced family from homelessness, organized by Jack Smith
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December 23, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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there are many horrible brainworms you can catch online but none of them are as all-encompassing in their destruction of you as a human being as transphobia
start down that road and you become incapable of normal human interaction
start down that road and you become incapable of normal human interaction
classic story of some lady hitting the transphobia pipe harder and harder and becoming an intolerable shithead who alienates all her friends www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/...
How Sandie Peggie 'Benidorm Posse' friend group was torn apart by NHS Fife trans tribunal
The personal cost of the changing room row was exposed in expletive-ridden private messages as tensions boiled over in group chats.
www.thecourier.co.uk
December 26, 2025 at 7:55 PM
there are many horrible brainworms you can catch online but none of them are as all-encompassing in their destruction of you as a human being as transphobia
start down that road and you become incapable of normal human interaction
start down that road and you become incapable of normal human interaction
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Discworld QOTD, from Men at Arms
“What’s so hard about pulling a sword out of a stone? The real work’s already been done. You ought to make yourself useful and find the man who put the sword in the stone in the first place, eh?”
“What’s so hard about pulling a sword out of a stone? The real work’s already been done. You ought to make yourself useful and find the man who put the sword in the stone in the first place, eh?”
Discworld QOTD, from Hogfather
December 26, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Men at Arms
“What’s so hard about pulling a sword out of a stone? The real work’s already been done. You ought to make yourself useful and find the man who put the sword in the stone in the first place, eh?”
“What’s so hard about pulling a sword out of a stone? The real work’s already been done. You ought to make yourself useful and find the man who put the sword in the stone in the first place, eh?”
Happy Hogswatch to all who celebrate. Ho! Ho! Ho!
December 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Happy Hogswatch to all who celebrate. Ho! Ho! Ho!
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Essentially, I think that LLM-generated dialogue only makes sense if you believe that the product of writing is words.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
I had five fascinating conversations for this RPS piece, gathering perspectives on genAI chatbots in games, as seen in Where Winds Meet. Thanks to @meghna.bsky.social, @pyrofoux.bsky.social, @maxkreminski.bsky.social, and @chrisgardiner.bsky.social www.rockpapershotgun.com/horrible-bor...
"Horrible", "boring", and "cheap": Experts pan new chatbot NPCs, but some leave room for optimism
We speak to a collection of developers and AI experts about the potential impact of LLM-powered NPCs in videogames.
www.rockpapershotgun.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Essentially, I think that LLM-generated dialogue only makes sense if you believe that the product of writing is words.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
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Discworld QOTD, from The Fifth Elephant
December 15, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Discworld QOTD, from The Fifth Elephant
GNU Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner. Heartbreaking news. 💔💔
December 15, 2025 at 7:21 AM
GNU Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner. Heartbreaking news. 💔💔
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The Angel Gabriel. I was gender bending that role before Swinton got in on the act. Plus extra tinsel on my halo!
So - did you take part in a nativity play at school and if so, what part did you play?
I got the part of the frankincense guy - I was the only child in the class who could pronounce the word ...!
I got the part of the frankincense guy - I was the only child in the class who could pronounce the word ...!
Nativity plays have been a much-loved part of the school year in infant and junior schools across the UK for many years. These performances brought the Christmas story to life with a mix of earnestness and unintentional comedy. Classrooms buzzed with excitement as tea towels and
December 14, 2025 at 5:44 AM
The Angel Gabriel. I was gender bending that role before Swinton got in on the act. Plus extra tinsel on my halo!
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I understand that a lot of folks have been misled by fear-mongering and powerful regressive voices but it’s still astonishing to me that so many have fallen for the idea that oppressively policing other people’s gender identity and expression could in any way be part of an enlightened future.
December 13, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I understand that a lot of folks have been misled by fear-mongering and powerful regressive voices but it’s still astonishing to me that so many have fallen for the idea that oppressively policing other people’s gender identity and expression could in any way be part of an enlightened future.
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Interested in game-writing?
In early 2026 we'll be publishing a kaleidoscope: short articles by 100+ game writers - experts, freelancers, and juniors - about the craft.
~1/3 of them are in: multiple bangers, from some very famous names and games.
Sign up to be notified when it's ready here:
In early 2026 we'll be publishing a kaleidoscope: short articles by 100+ game writers - experts, freelancers, and juniors - about the craft.
~1/3 of them are in: multiple bangers, from some very famous names and games.
Sign up to be notified when it's ready here:
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In early 2026 we’ll be publishing The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope, a collection of over 100 short essays by game writers about writing.
Featuring some very famous names, some highly experienced free...
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December 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Interested in game-writing?
In early 2026 we'll be publishing a kaleidoscope: short articles by 100+ game writers - experts, freelancers, and juniors - about the craft.
~1/3 of them are in: multiple bangers, from some very famous names and games.
Sign up to be notified when it's ready here:
In early 2026 we'll be publishing a kaleidoscope: short articles by 100+ game writers - experts, freelancers, and juniors - about the craft.
~1/3 of them are in: multiple bangers, from some very famous names and games.
Sign up to be notified when it's ready here:
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So...
A little bit of news...
AMELIA SHADOWS AND THE NEW HEAD GHOST from me and @papercutzgn.bsky.social!
Coming April 7th 2026!
A little bit of news...
AMELIA SHADOWS AND THE NEW HEAD GHOST from me and @papercutzgn.bsky.social!
Coming April 7th 2026!
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December 11, 2025 at 5:38 PM
So...
A little bit of news...
AMELIA SHADOWS AND THE NEW HEAD GHOST from me and @papercutzgn.bsky.social!
Coming April 7th 2026!
A little bit of news...
AMELIA SHADOWS AND THE NEW HEAD GHOST from me and @papercutzgn.bsky.social!
Coming April 7th 2026!
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Rage Against the Machine Learning
December 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Rage Against the Machine Learning
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Really looking forward to having to prove my sex repeatedly in a restaurant, in the event I want to do something outrageous like order food or go to the lav
December 8, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Really looking forward to having to prove my sex repeatedly in a restaurant, in the event I want to do something outrageous like order food or go to the lav
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This is the result of a happy, well adjusted, loved and affirmed trans young person. Please let’s give this family the opportunity to have the same stability Emily was lucky enough to have. Please donate and share this fundraiser. www.gofundme.com/f/rrzag2-sav...
December 7, 2025 at 10:53 PM
This is the result of a happy, well adjusted, loved and affirmed trans young person. Please let’s give this family the opportunity to have the same stability Emily was lucky enough to have. Please donate and share this fundraiser. www.gofundme.com/f/rrzag2-sav...
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Urgent!!
Update: we got a bundle sold but still need to sell seven more in 2 days!
Update: we got a bundle sold but still need to sell seven more in 2 days!
Urgent!
I have 3 days to sell my last 8 art/book/prints bundles! THREE days. EIGHT bundles. And we are safe for another month! Any help is appreciated.
tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com
I have 3 days to sell my last 8 art/book/prints bundles! THREE days. EIGHT bundles. And we are safe for another month! Any help is appreciated.
tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com
Tess Fowler Art
A collection of art by Tess Fowler. - High end art prints - Original art - Comic books
tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Urgent!!
Update: we got a bundle sold but still need to sell seven more in 2 days!
Update: we got a bundle sold but still need to sell seven more in 2 days!