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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WITCHING SEASON is live now on kickstarter!
A 150+ page horror comic anthology from me and Lifeline Comics. Excited for everyone to see what we've been building for most of this year🩸🌙
Cover A by @skyepatridge.bsky.social
More info here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/phi...
A 150+ page horror comic anthology from me and Lifeline Comics. Excited for everyone to see what we've been building for most of this year🩸🌙
Cover A by @skyepatridge.bsky.social
More info here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/phi...
October 14, 2025 at 2:34 PM
WITCHING SEASON is live now on kickstarter!
A 150+ page horror comic anthology from me and Lifeline Comics. Excited for everyone to see what we've been building for most of this year🩸🌙
Cover A by @skyepatridge.bsky.social
More info here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/phi...
A 150+ page horror comic anthology from me and Lifeline Comics. Excited for everyone to see what we've been building for most of this year🩸🌙
Cover A by @skyepatridge.bsky.social
More info here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/phi...
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inspired by this, I have done a free extract of this section of the book here. it is about understanding that *with all its problems* the BBC is as important for our intellectual health as the NHS is for our physical health:
naomialderman.substack.com/p/the-bbc-an...
naomialderman.substack.com/p/the-bbc-an...
November 10, 2025 at 7:52 AM
inspired by this, I have done a free extract of this section of the book here. it is about understanding that *with all its problems* the BBC is as important for our intellectual health as the NHS is for our physical health:
naomialderman.substack.com/p/the-bbc-an...
naomialderman.substack.com/p/the-bbc-an...
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🏊♀️The women who swim at Kenwood Ladies Pond have already made their decision.
In 2024, almost 900 members voted to keep their trans-inclusive policy - a policy that has worked peacefully since 2019.
Now, a small campaign group is seeking to overturn that democratic decision through the courts.
1/5
In 2024, almost 900 members voted to keep their trans-inclusive policy - a policy that has worked peacefully since 2019.
Now, a small campaign group is seeking to overturn that democratic decision through the courts.
1/5
November 7, 2025 at 9:06 AM
🏊♀️The women who swim at Kenwood Ladies Pond have already made their decision.
In 2024, almost 900 members voted to keep their trans-inclusive policy - a policy that has worked peacefully since 2019.
Now, a small campaign group is seeking to overturn that democratic decision through the courts.
1/5
In 2024, almost 900 members voted to keep their trans-inclusive policy - a policy that has worked peacefully since 2019.
Now, a small campaign group is seeking to overturn that democratic decision through the courts.
1/5
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This needs more attention: Zohran SPLIT the straights with Cuomo. ALL of his margin was from LGBTQ+ voters. Every Dem who ever said “we should abandon the transes” needs this shoved down their fucking throat with a ramrod.
November 5, 2025 at 5:39 AM
This needs more attention: Zohran SPLIT the straights with Cuomo. ALL of his margin was from LGBTQ+ voters. Every Dem who ever said “we should abandon the transes” needs this shoved down their fucking throat with a ramrod.
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It's cool how we keep proving over and over and over again that there's a significant market for narrative-heavy, character-driven, single-player experiences in video games and publishers just categorically refuse to believe us
Dispatch has sold 1 million copies in under two weeks
Dispatch has sold 1 million copies in under two weeks
The episodic superhero comedy features big-name actors like Aaron Paul and Jeffrey Wright.
www.gamedeveloper.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
It's cool how we keep proving over and over and over again that there's a significant market for narrative-heavy, character-driven, single-player experiences in video games and publishers just categorically refuse to believe us
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“How could writers not have any influence?” My brother I cannot count the number of times I’ve been hired for: hey we fully designed and animated this level, it has no story or dialogue, and playtesters hate it. Could you slap some words on it to make it feel less pointless?
That kind of thing
That kind of thing
November 3, 2025 at 10:02 AM
“How could writers not have any influence?” My brother I cannot count the number of times I’ve been hired for: hey we fully designed and animated this level, it has no story or dialogue, and playtesters hate it. Could you slap some words on it to make it feel less pointless?
That kind of thing
That kind of thing
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Naomi is I think bang on here. I have said many times to many people that AI is like any other technology shift: it changes jobs and how we work. Naomi builds on that (and expresses it much better), and lands on "learn the skill of discernment". Do read this.
I wrote this yesterday about what to tell young people who are worried about what work will be in the age of AI:
naomialderman.substack.com/p/preparing-...
naomialderman.substack.com/p/preparing-...
preparing for the working world in the age of AI
or: seven things to tell your kids when they ask what they should study now, or what the point of studying is
naomialderman.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Naomi is I think bang on here. I have said many times to many people that AI is like any other technology shift: it changes jobs and how we work. Naomi builds on that (and expresses it much better), and lands on "learn the skill of discernment". Do read this.
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Discworld QOTD, from Moving Pictures
"‘You’re my own flesh and blood,’ said Dibbler, shaking his head. ‘How can you do this to me?’
‘Because I’m your own flesh and blood,’ said Soll.
Dibbler brightened. Of course, when you looked at it like that, it didn’t seem so bad."
"‘You’re my own flesh and blood,’ said Dibbler, shaking his head. ‘How can you do this to me?’
‘Because I’m your own flesh and blood,’ said Soll.
Dibbler brightened. Of course, when you looked at it like that, it didn’t seem so bad."
Discworld QOTD, from Unseen Academicals
“‘As a wizard I must tell you that words have power.’
'As a politician I must tell you I already know.’”
“‘As a wizard I must tell you that words have power.’
'As a politician I must tell you I already know.’”
Discworld QOTD, from Soul Music
“There is a type of girl who, while incapable of cleaning her bedroom even at knifepoint, will fight for the privilege of being allowed to spend the day shoveling manure in a stable.”
“There is a type of girl who, while incapable of cleaning her bedroom even at knifepoint, will fight for the privilege of being allowed to spend the day shoveling manure in a stable.”
November 3, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Moving Pictures
"‘You’re my own flesh and blood,’ said Dibbler, shaking his head. ‘How can you do this to me?’
‘Because I’m your own flesh and blood,’ said Soll.
Dibbler brightened. Of course, when you looked at it like that, it didn’t seem so bad."
"‘You’re my own flesh and blood,’ said Dibbler, shaking his head. ‘How can you do this to me?’
‘Because I’m your own flesh and blood,’ said Soll.
Dibbler brightened. Of course, when you looked at it like that, it didn’t seem so bad."
This is first cake that @dynael.bsky.social has ever made. Very proud of him. He may well be an overachiever.
November 2, 2025 at 8:46 PM
This is first cake that @dynael.bsky.social has ever made. Very proud of him. He may well be an overachiever.
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Discworld QOTD, from Pyramids
“Younger assassins, who are usually very poor, have very clear ideas about the morality of wealth until they become older assassins, who are usually very rich, when they begin to take the view that injustice has its good points”
“Younger assassins, who are usually very poor, have very clear ideas about the morality of wealth until they become older assassins, who are usually very rich, when they begin to take the view that injustice has its good points”
Discworld QOTD, from A Hat Full of Sky
"... it must be hard, being the best. You're not allowed to stop. You can only be beaten, and you're too proud ever to lose. Pride! You've turned it into a terrible strength, but it eats away at you."
"... it must be hard, being the best. You're not allowed to stop. You can only be beaten, and you're too proud ever to lose. Pride! You've turned it into a terrible strength, but it eats away at you."
Discworld QOTD, from Night Watch
October 31, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Pyramids
“Younger assassins, who are usually very poor, have very clear ideas about the morality of wealth until they become older assassins, who are usually very rich, when they begin to take the view that injustice has its good points”
“Younger assassins, who are usually very poor, have very clear ideas about the morality of wealth until they become older assassins, who are usually very rich, when they begin to take the view that injustice has its good points”
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Discworld QOTD, from A Hat Full of Sky
"... it must be hard, being the best. You're not allowed to stop. You can only be beaten, and you're too proud ever to lose. Pride! You've turned it into a terrible strength, but it eats away at you."
"... it must be hard, being the best. You're not allowed to stop. You can only be beaten, and you're too proud ever to lose. Pride! You've turned it into a terrible strength, but it eats away at you."
Discworld QOTD, from Night Watch
October 30, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Discworld QOTD, from A Hat Full of Sky
"... it must be hard, being the best. You're not allowed to stop. You can only be beaten, and you're too proud ever to lose. Pride! You've turned it into a terrible strength, but it eats away at you."
"... it must be hard, being the best. You're not allowed to stop. You can only be beaten, and you're too proud ever to lose. Pride! You've turned it into a terrible strength, but it eats away at you."
He called them the interchangeable Emmas.
Terry was a keen student of the many archetypes of human nature
one of them, as he discovered, is “horse girl”
one of them, as he discovered, is “horse girl”
November 1, 2025 at 6:37 PM
He called them the interchangeable Emmas.
This is me. Although I wasn’t especially a horsey gal, I did work at a stables in my teens. Mainly so that I could be trusted to take a horse out on my own. I am genetically untidy.
Discworld QOTD, from Soul Music
“There is a type of girl who, while incapable of cleaning her bedroom even at knifepoint, will fight for the privilege of being allowed to spend the day shoveling manure in a stable.”
“There is a type of girl who, while incapable of cleaning her bedroom even at knifepoint, will fight for the privilege of being allowed to spend the day shoveling manure in a stable.”
Discworld QOTD, from Pyramids
“Younger assassins, who are usually very poor, have very clear ideas about the morality of wealth until they become older assassins, who are usually very rich, when they begin to take the view that injustice has its good points”
“Younger assassins, who are usually very poor, have very clear ideas about the morality of wealth until they become older assassins, who are usually very rich, when they begin to take the view that injustice has its good points”
November 1, 2025 at 6:37 PM
This is me. Although I wasn’t especially a horsey gal, I did work at a stables in my teens. Mainly so that I could be trusted to take a horse out on my own. I am genetically untidy.
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I just remembered a very beautiful platformer I played a few years ago on Switch; Lost Words: Beyond the Page. If you like narrative games and puzzle platforming, might I suggest giving this one a go? It is beautiful too, from the art to the writing (the latter from none other than @rhi.bsky.social)
November 1, 2025 at 10:32 AM
I just remembered a very beautiful platformer I played a few years ago on Switch; Lost Words: Beyond the Page. If you like narrative games and puzzle platforming, might I suggest giving this one a go? It is beautiful too, from the art to the writing (the latter from none other than @rhi.bsky.social)
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This was written in 2017. The current political moment was completely avoidable. ”the pain of looking back and seeing that there was a small window in which it was possible to act, and then discovering how suddenly and irrevocably that window can be slammed shut.”
www.newyorker.com/books/page-t...
www.newyorker.com/books/page-t...
When It’s Too Late to Stop Fascism, According to Stefan Zweig
I wonder how far along the scale of moral degeneration Zweig would judge America to be in its current state.
www.newyorker.com
November 1, 2025 at 6:52 AM
This was written in 2017. The current political moment was completely avoidable. ”the pain of looking back and seeing that there was a small window in which it was possible to act, and then discovering how suddenly and irrevocably that window can be slammed shut.”
www.newyorker.com/books/page-t...
www.newyorker.com/books/page-t...
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Freyja Stokes, a real-life #Pratchett scholar, looks at Mrs Palm and the historical connections between sex work and witchcraft... come for the history, stay for some amazing puns.
Read for free: www.speculativeinsight.com
Please share widely!
Read for free: www.speculativeinsight.com
Please share widely!
November 1, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Freyja Stokes, a real-life #Pratchett scholar, looks at Mrs Palm and the historical connections between sex work and witchcraft... come for the history, stay for some amazing puns.
Read for free: www.speculativeinsight.com
Please share widely!
Read for free: www.speculativeinsight.com
Please share widely!
Fun Fact - My old flatmate (Leigh) plays Abner in the latest Conjuring movie. Turns out monsters are much less scary when you remember them borrowing your perfume and calling you ‘Little Jedi’ whenever you wore your hooded dressing gown.
October 31, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Fun Fact - My old flatmate (Leigh) plays Abner in the latest Conjuring movie. Turns out monsters are much less scary when you remember them borrowing your perfume and calling you ‘Little Jedi’ whenever you wore your hooded dressing gown.
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Chris here. One door closes and another swings open. New things are happening at House Gutierrez. In one day we lost a plan and then gained a new much better one. Let's move some bundles! tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com Let's keep us housed. Got a good chance at a way out before 2026.
Tess Fowler Art
A collection of art by Tess Fowler. - High end art prints - Original art - Comic books
tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Chris here. One door closes and another swings open. New things are happening at House Gutierrez. In one day we lost a plan and then gained a new much better one. Let's move some bundles! tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com Let's keep us housed. Got a good chance at a way out before 2026.
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I felt very much this when I heard about free emergency contraception in pharmacies coming in today. I had to go down the most hideous wormhole 15 years ago because it was a Sunday and I didn't have £30. It could have been worse – but not that much. www.independent.co.uk/voices/morni...
October 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I felt very much this when I heard about free emergency contraception in pharmacies coming in today. I had to go down the most hideous wormhole 15 years ago because it was a Sunday and I didn't have £30. It could have been worse – but not that much. www.independent.co.uk/voices/morni...
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If you’re looking for a present for the aspiring author in your life, pick up a copy of my guidebook ABOUT WRITING, which is published by @gollancz.bsky.social in the US and UK.
October 28, 2025 at 12:04 PM
If you’re looking for a present for the aspiring author in your life, pick up a copy of my guidebook ABOUT WRITING, which is published by @gollancz.bsky.social in the US and UK.
The tooth fairy once wrote to me IN ELVISH (or at least in runes) ON A LEAF! I was a lot more impressed by this as an adult than I was as a child. I wish I still had that leaf.
As Terry Pratchett said, we tell little lies to children so that they can accept the big lies they need to swallow to survive.
Justice. Mercy. Duty. That sort of thing.
I like to think your dad would have approved of the Dummy Elephant, @rhi.bsky.social .
Justice. Mercy. Duty. That sort of thing.
I like to think your dad would have approved of the Dummy Elephant, @rhi.bsky.social .
Kiddo, like many toddlers, used a dummy. We weren't dead keen on it but it helped her soothe so 🤷♂️
Anyway, eventually she got to an age where it felt okay to encourage her, gently, to give it up.
It was about the age she started losing some of her milk teeth.
Anyway, eventually she got to an age where it felt okay to encourage her, gently, to give it up.
It was about the age she started losing some of her milk teeth.
October 28, 2025 at 11:07 AM
The tooth fairy once wrote to me IN ELVISH (or at least in runes) ON A LEAF! I was a lot more impressed by this as an adult than I was as a child. I wish I still had that leaf.
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As Terry Pratchett said, we tell little lies to children so that they can accept the big lies they need to swallow to survive.
Justice. Mercy. Duty. That sort of thing.
I like to think your dad would have approved of the Dummy Elephant, @rhi.bsky.social .
Justice. Mercy. Duty. That sort of thing.
I like to think your dad would have approved of the Dummy Elephant, @rhi.bsky.social .
Kiddo, like many toddlers, used a dummy. We weren't dead keen on it but it helped her soothe so 🤷♂️
Anyway, eventually she got to an age where it felt okay to encourage her, gently, to give it up.
It was about the age she started losing some of her milk teeth.
Anyway, eventually she got to an age where it felt okay to encourage her, gently, to give it up.
It was about the age she started losing some of her milk teeth.
October 28, 2025 at 10:52 AM
As Terry Pratchett said, we tell little lies to children so that they can accept the big lies they need to swallow to survive.
Justice. Mercy. Duty. That sort of thing.
I like to think your dad would have approved of the Dummy Elephant, @rhi.bsky.social .
Justice. Mercy. Duty. That sort of thing.
I like to think your dad would have approved of the Dummy Elephant, @rhi.bsky.social .
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Like (so it seems) every other author on the planet, I too am now getting those fake "We Are A Book Club, Honest, Plz Pay Us To Read Your Novel Thnx" emails. These are scams, folks, don't fall for it. Don't engage. Delete & Block!
October 27, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Like (so it seems) every other author on the planet, I too am now getting those fake "We Are A Book Club, Honest, Plz Pay Us To Read Your Novel Thnx" emails. These are scams, folks, don't fall for it. Don't engage. Delete & Block!
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If you ever catch me staring off into space and you wonder what's going on in there, assume it's this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=V74n...
Dutch Street Organ plays Boney M
YouTube video by The Mechanical Music Man
www.youtube.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:11 AM
If you ever catch me staring off into space and you wonder what's going on in there, assume it's this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=V74n...
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