erin 💛🌻☠
@theoryoferin.bsky.social
she/her -- writer -- hobbyist game dev -- teacher -- dog person -- textbook pisces.
read my creative ramblings: https://erinfosterbooks.substack.com/
read my creative ramblings: https://erinfosterbooks.substack.com/
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THE OTHER cover reveal! The second book in @annieneugebauer.bsky.social's The Outsiders Sequence, out June 9th in paperback and eBook. Pre-orders are available now everywhere books are sold.
Cover design by @alandistro.bsky.social
More info and shop links:
shortwavepublishing.com/catalog/the-...
Cover design by @alandistro.bsky.social
More info and shop links:
shortwavepublishing.com/catalog/the-...
February 5, 2026 at 3:51 PM
THE OTHER cover reveal! The second book in @annieneugebauer.bsky.social's The Outsiders Sequence, out June 9th in paperback and eBook. Pre-orders are available now everywhere books are sold.
Cover design by @alandistro.bsky.social
More info and shop links:
shortwavepublishing.com/catalog/the-...
Cover design by @alandistro.bsky.social
More info and shop links:
shortwavepublishing.com/catalog/the-...
Y'all. This morning, I went up the entire flight of stairs with one foot on each step instead of both feet on every step. My leg (and especially ankle) are very wobbly now, but... I did it. :)
February 5, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Y'all. This morning, I went up the entire flight of stairs with one foot on each step instead of both feet on every step. My leg (and especially ankle) are very wobbly now, but... I did it. :)
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Your regular reminder that indie game devs should use this seal on steam to show that you didn't use generative AI
Players want to know you didn't use the slop machine, and you should make it as easy as possible to know that you didn't
Steam makes it so you have to dig for this info, make it easy
Players want to know you didn't use the slop machine, and you should make it as easy as possible to know that you didn't
Steam makes it so you have to dig for this info, make it easy
We're stoked to introduce the 'No Gen AI' seal for indie games!
Indie devs can use it on their game's store page to assure potential players that their game was made without the use of Generative AI.
You can grab it from the Polygon Treehouse website:-
www.polygon-treehouse.com/no-gen-ai-seal
Indie devs can use it on their game's store page to assure potential players that their game was made without the use of Generative AI.
You can grab it from the Polygon Treehouse website:-
www.polygon-treehouse.com/no-gen-ai-seal
February 2, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Your regular reminder that indie game devs should use this seal on steam to show that you didn't use generative AI
Players want to know you didn't use the slop machine, and you should make it as easy as possible to know that you didn't
Steam makes it so you have to dig for this info, make it easy
Players want to know you didn't use the slop machine, and you should make it as easy as possible to know that you didn't
Steam makes it so you have to dig for this info, make it easy
Cool. Great. Just dropped my antibiotic somewhere on the floor in my room. Now I will be a dose short of what I should have, but also I have a dog who finds and eats EVERYTHING he shouldn’t.
The race is on for which one of us finds this pill first.
The race is on for which one of us finds this pill first.
February 3, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Cool. Great. Just dropped my antibiotic somewhere on the floor in my room. Now I will be a dose short of what I should have, but also I have a dog who finds and eats EVERYTHING he shouldn’t.
The race is on for which one of us finds this pill first.
The race is on for which one of us finds this pill first.
Leg is doing MUCH better with the antibiotics, but I'm still concerned to some degree (and will be until I'm totally in the clear, naturally).
But bruh, northerners, take your cold and snow back? Not dealing with this shit is why I still live in Florida. Do not want.
But bruh, northerners, take your cold and snow back? Not dealing with this shit is why I still live in Florida. Do not want.
February 1, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Leg is doing MUCH better with the antibiotics, but I'm still concerned to some degree (and will be until I'm totally in the clear, naturally).
But bruh, northerners, take your cold and snow back? Not dealing with this shit is why I still live in Florida. Do not want.
But bruh, northerners, take your cold and snow back? Not dealing with this shit is why I still live in Florida. Do not want.
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Kissed By A Star comes out tomorrow.
Never had I let my creative ambition sore so high, never had I let myself be so vulnerable.
If you liked Three Ghostly Roses/A Ghostly Rose, Cope Island, or Mownt: For Peace... Give this a try!
#gamedev | #indiedev | #pixelart | #rpgmaker
Never had I let my creative ambition sore so high, never had I let myself be so vulnerable.
If you liked Three Ghostly Roses/A Ghostly Rose, Cope Island, or Mownt: For Peace... Give this a try!
#gamedev | #indiedev | #pixelart | #rpgmaker
February 1, 2026 at 3:43 PM
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One more reason my soul shrivels up every time I hear someone say "I just used chatgpt to ____"
January 31, 2026 at 5:32 PM
One more reason my soul shrivels up every time I hear someone say "I just used chatgpt to ____"
Another Friday in the ER for meeeee.
January 30, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Another Friday in the ER for meeeee.
I have three books I NEED to read this week... and I keep forgetting to charge my tablet so I can actually do it. This is why paper books will always be superior... their batteries can't die.
January 29, 2026 at 5:12 PM
I have three books I NEED to read this week... and I keep forgetting to charge my tablet so I can actually do it. This is why paper books will always be superior... their batteries can't die.
Hey, heater. Listen. I know I haven't turned you on since 2022, but that doesn't mean I never wanted to do so again. I would REALLY love for you to read the temperature & actually turn on when it's below 70 in here. I really don't think that's too much to ask? I have a pitbull; he doesn't like cold.
January 29, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Hey, heater. Listen. I know I haven't turned you on since 2022, but that doesn't mean I never wanted to do so again. I would REALLY love for you to read the temperature & actually turn on when it's below 70 in here. I really don't think that's too much to ask? I have a pitbull; he doesn't like cold.
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Oh? I bet I know which best-selling author he's referring to! 😂
Thanks to Parade for helping us spread the word about @natcassidy.bsky.social's I KNOW A PLACE and the high praise from King.
Read the full article here:
parade.com/news/nat-cas...
Thanks to Parade for helping us spread the word about @natcassidy.bsky.social's I KNOW A PLACE and the high praise from King.
Read the full article here:
parade.com/news/nat-cas...
January 27, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Oh? I bet I know which best-selling author he's referring to! 😂
Thanks to Parade for helping us spread the word about @natcassidy.bsky.social's I KNOW A PLACE and the high praise from King.
Read the full article here:
parade.com/news/nat-cas...
Thanks to Parade for helping us spread the word about @natcassidy.bsky.social's I KNOW A PLACE and the high praise from King.
Read the full article here:
parade.com/news/nat-cas...
I have my first PT appointment this morning and have already stress-cried 4 times over it. Wanna take bets how many times I cry in front of this poor man who's trying to help me learn how to walk again? I'm betting 3.
January 27, 2026 at 12:57 PM
I have my first PT appointment this morning and have already stress-cried 4 times over it. Wanna take bets how many times I cry in front of this poor man who's trying to help me learn how to walk again? I'm betting 3.
On the flipside and talking about things that are NOT cool... I just got my grocery order for the week. Of the 19 items I ordered, I received 4. Nah, that's cool. Didn't want to like, eat that food or anything...
January 26, 2026 at 6:43 PM
On the flipside and talking about things that are NOT cool... I just got my grocery order for the week. Of the 19 items I ordered, I received 4. Nah, that's cool. Didn't want to like, eat that food or anything...
THIS. THIS WAS THE COOLEST PROOFREAD I WAS TALKING ABOUT.
Still cannot believe this is my life. efqenfewql.
Still cannot believe this is my life. efqenfewql.
👀 Stephen King really liked @natcassidy.bsky.social's forthcoming collection, I KNOW A PLACE!
"These stories are f*cking great. They rule. So read them." – Stephen King
Incredibly grateful King even agreed to read the collection, but this? We couldn't have asked for a better reaction...
"These stories are f*cking great. They rule. So read them." – Stephen King
Incredibly grateful King even agreed to read the collection, but this? We couldn't have asked for a better reaction...
January 26, 2026 at 6:32 PM
THIS. THIS WAS THE COOLEST PROOFREAD I WAS TALKING ABOUT.
Still cannot believe this is my life. efqenfewql.
Still cannot believe this is my life. efqenfewql.
Thanks to the handful of people who have dealt with me this week when I have been, well... a Handful.
Turns out, getting used to living alone again when you can barely walk and have to climb a minimum of 4 flights of stairs a day has been just as hard and stressful as I imagined it would be.
Turns out, getting used to living alone again when you can barely walk and have to climb a minimum of 4 flights of stairs a day has been just as hard and stressful as I imagined it would be.
January 25, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Thanks to the handful of people who have dealt with me this week when I have been, well... a Handful.
Turns out, getting used to living alone again when you can barely walk and have to climb a minimum of 4 flights of stairs a day has been just as hard and stressful as I imagined it would be.
Turns out, getting used to living alone again when you can barely walk and have to climb a minimum of 4 flights of stairs a day has been just as hard and stressful as I imagined it would be.
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I really wish people would learn the difference between homey and homely (US English speakers, specifically).
January 24, 2026 at 12:37 PM
I really wish people would learn the difference between homey and homely (US English speakers, specifically).
I have genuinely never been so thankful for my insurance in my life as I have these last two months.
January 23, 2026 at 10:10 PM
I have genuinely never been so thankful for my insurance in my life as I have these last two months.
I have to call like 19 people and make about 3 million appointments tomorrow. I am already anxious and overthinking about them.
January 23, 2026 at 1:26 AM
I have to call like 19 people and make about 3 million appointments tomorrow. I am already anxious and overthinking about them.
wrogwiungwrln
Working on the coolest proofread I ever have / maybe ever will (that one is TBD) and I can't talk about it.
BUT Y'ALL IT IS FUCKING COOL, OKAY?!
Working on the coolest proofread I ever have / maybe ever will (that one is TBD) and I can't talk about it.
BUT Y'ALL IT IS FUCKING COOL, OKAY?!
January 21, 2026 at 7:26 PM
wrogwiungwrln
Working on the coolest proofread I ever have / maybe ever will (that one is TBD) and I can't talk about it.
BUT Y'ALL IT IS FUCKING COOL, OKAY?!
Working on the coolest proofread I ever have / maybe ever will (that one is TBD) and I can't talk about it.
BUT Y'ALL IT IS FUCKING COOL, OKAY?!
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Using gAI is peak loser behaviour. 'i only use it for..' Loser behaviour. 'its just for...' Loser. Behaviour.
So is supporting a project you know has used gAI by the way.
Don't be a loser.
So is supporting a project you know has used gAI by the way.
Don't be a loser.
January 21, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Using gAI is peak loser behaviour. 'i only use it for..' Loser behaviour. 'its just for...' Loser. Behaviour.
So is supporting a project you know has used gAI by the way.
Don't be a loser.
So is supporting a project you know has used gAI by the way.
Don't be a loser.
Since I'm back to being alone, and I never have any idea where my phone is, I'm back to wearing my Apple Watch (in case I need to call 911. Literally the only reason I own it). Let's see if it yells at me about my lacking step count again... But let's also see if I can get a few more steps each day
January 21, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Since I'm back to being alone, and I never have any idea where my phone is, I'm back to wearing my Apple Watch (in case I need to call 911. Literally the only reason I own it). Let's see if it yells at me about my lacking step count again... But let's also see if I can get a few more steps each day
Tonight's fun game: is erin having a panic attack because she is officially back to living alone full time, despite only being half healed, or is she just crying because she's on her period and emotional?!
Trick question! The answer is BOTH.
Trick question! The answer is BOTH.
January 21, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Tonight's fun game: is erin having a panic attack because she is officially back to living alone full time, despite only being half healed, or is she just crying because she's on her period and emotional?!
Trick question! The answer is BOTH.
Trick question! The answer is BOTH.
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begging content creators to think twice before feeding their voice to a third party for the sake of personalized genAI text-to-speech 🫠 i’ve seen an uptick in this lately and it’s depressing
January 19, 2026 at 12:47 PM
begging content creators to think twice before feeding their voice to a third party for the sake of personalized genAI text-to-speech 🫠 i’ve seen an uptick in this lately and it’s depressing
I'm still walking semi-assisted (a single crutch or a very fashionable and not old-lady-like at all walking cane) with a full time ankle brace, but I am officially cleared to start slowly and carefully reintroducing full weight on my leg again!
I can't go far, or fast, but the progress is real!
I can't go far, or fast, but the progress is real!
January 18, 2026 at 3:03 PM
I'm still walking semi-assisted (a single crutch or a very fashionable and not old-lady-like at all walking cane) with a full time ankle brace, but I am officially cleared to start slowly and carefully reintroducing full weight on my leg again!
I can't go far, or fast, but the progress is real!
I can't go far, or fast, but the progress is real!