Brandon O’Brien🔜PAX U | National Pray For A Bredren Month
@therisingtithes.bsky.social
🇹🇹 Poet, SFF writer, TTRPG designer. Worldcon 2025 Poet Laureate.
@rascal.news columnist. Podcaster @speculate.bsky.social & @skiffyandfanty.com.
Author of CAN YOU SIGN MY TENTACLE? and other things.
Thank God for words.
https://www.brandonobrien.xyz/
@rascal.news columnist. Podcaster @speculate.bsky.social & @skiffyandfanty.com.
Author of CAN YOU SIGN MY TENTACLE? and other things.
Thank God for words.
https://www.brandonobrien.xyz/
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Hey folks. I'm Brandon. I'm a poet, science fiction writer, and TTRPG designer from Trinidad. I have a lot of feelings about elegies, lagahoos, and Kamen Rider.
Find out about my writing and game design, and sign up for my very infrequent newsletter, here: brandonobrien.xyz
Hey folks. I'm Brandon. I'm a poet, science fiction writer, and TTRPG designer from Trinidad. I have a lot of feelings about elegies, lagahoos, and Kamen Rider.
Find out about my writing and game design, and sign up for my very infrequent newsletter, here: brandonobrien.xyz
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PAX Unplugged is coming soon! I'll be around running demos of GRAYSHADE but I also want to chat with other designers abt their work!
But also: as this trip is kinda scuffed, I can use some help handling incidentals as I travel! Any assistance is appreciated!
Thank you so much for your support!
But also: as this trip is kinda scuffed, I can use some help handling incidentals as I travel! Any assistance is appreciated!
Thank you so much for your support!
Support Brandon O'Brien
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November 17, 2025 at 12:47 AM
PAX Unplugged is coming soon! I'll be around running demos of GRAYSHADE but I also want to chat with other designers abt their work!
But also: as this trip is kinda scuffed, I can use some help handling incidentals as I travel! Any assistance is appreciated!
Thank you so much for your support!
But also: as this trip is kinda scuffed, I can use some help handling incidentals as I travel! Any assistance is appreciated!
Thank you so much for your support!
IT’S ANXIETY TIME
November 19, 2025 at 1:40 AM
IT’S ANXIETY TIME
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November 18, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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My latest video is a brief overview of some duet games I think slot well into comparisons of Wicked! This is unabashedly an algorithm play, but I still shout out "Tangled Blessings," "Break Up on ReEntry," "A Knife to Your Throat," "Soft Shell," and "It's Been a Long Time Coming."
"Wicked" Tabletop Games with which to Loathe Each Other
YouTube video by A.A. Voigt
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November 18, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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PAX Unplugged is coming soon! I'll be around running demos of GRAYSHADE but I also want to chat with other designers abt their work!
But also: as this trip is kinda scuffed, I can use some help handling incidentals as I travel! Any assistance is appreciated!
Thank you so much for your support!
But also: as this trip is kinda scuffed, I can use some help handling incidentals as I travel! Any assistance is appreciated!
Thank you so much for your support!
Support Brandon O'Brien
Support Brandon O'Brien
ko-fi.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:47 AM
PAX Unplugged is coming soon! I'll be around running demos of GRAYSHADE but I also want to chat with other designers abt their work!
But also: as this trip is kinda scuffed, I can use some help handling incidentals as I travel! Any assistance is appreciated!
Thank you so much for your support!
But also: as this trip is kinda scuffed, I can use some help handling incidentals as I travel! Any assistance is appreciated!
Thank you so much for your support!
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Fuck this random grunt in particular I guess
November 15, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Fuck this random grunt in particular I guess
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FYI, I'm on the Poetry, Flash, & the Power of Hybrid Storytelling panel at Quasar on Sunday....
November 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
FYI, I'm on the Poetry, Flash, & the Power of Hybrid Storytelling panel at Quasar on Sunday....
QUASAR is off to a wonderful start! Thank you all so much for letting me open this weekend's festivities--and I hope you're all enjoying every moment of it!
We are currently listening to the beautiful, wry, potent speculative poetry of @therisingtithes.bsky.social at Quasar! It's our opening act, after which SFWA's Isis Asare will officially welcome us to the weekend. But WHAT a wallop of rhythm to get us off to a great start!
November 15, 2025 at 9:45 PM
QUASAR is off to a wonderful start! Thank you all so much for letting me open this weekend's festivities--and I hope you're all enjoying every moment of it!
QUASAR starts at the top of the hour--with poetry from yours truly! I hope to see many of you there!
Last boarding call for Quasar! 😱⌛
SFWA's Flight Crew stands ready to curate a terrific journey through panels, workshops, & special presentations for the professional & professionalizing writer. Nebula attendees ride for free--but register before 11:59pm Pacific!
membership.sfwa.org/event-6301796
SFWA's Flight Crew stands ready to curate a terrific journey through panels, workshops, & special presentations for the professional & professionalizing writer. Nebula attendees ride for free--but register before 11:59pm Pacific!
membership.sfwa.org/event-6301796
November 15, 2025 at 8:07 PM
QUASAR starts at the top of the hour--with poetry from yours truly! I hope to see many of you there!
Have I told you guys that I hate DST?
Because guess what. I hate DST.
I hate it both ways.
Just stop moving.
Because guess what. I hate DST.
I hate it both ways.
Just stop moving.
November 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Have I told you guys that I hate DST?
Because guess what. I hate DST.
I hate it both ways.
Just stop moving.
Because guess what. I hate DST.
I hate it both ways.
Just stop moving.
Everyone else is doing their awards nomination posts, so I guess I should do mine before I forget what I even wrote this year... 😅
Poetry has been a big deal for me, so considering any of my @seattlein2025.org poems for a Rhysling, or Con-Verse for a Best Related Work Hugo, would rock my world!
Poetry has been a big deal for me, so considering any of my @seattlein2025.org poems for a Rhysling, or Con-Verse for a Best Related Work Hugo, would rock my world!
November 15, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Everyone else is doing their awards nomination posts, so I guess I should do mine before I forget what I even wrote this year... 😅
Poetry has been a big deal for me, so considering any of my @seattlein2025.org poems for a Rhysling, or Con-Verse for a Best Related Work Hugo, would rock my world!
Poetry has been a big deal for me, so considering any of my @seattlein2025.org poems for a Rhysling, or Con-Verse for a Best Related Work Hugo, would rock my world!
so it turns out I may still need assistance on this front 😅
Totally idly, apropos of nothing I absolutely swear:
... who do I know that lives in Philadelphia?
... who do I know that lives in Philadelphia?
November 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
so it turns out I may still need assistance on this front 😅
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By the way: a wonderful way to help me out as I'm getting ready to head to PAX U is to buy yourself a digital copy of THE GOD OF SPITE AND VIOLENCE! If you're in the mood for a 2-player game about hard-fought lone-wolf vengeance, you should check it out!
November 13, 2025 at 5:20 PM
By the way: a wonderful way to help me out as I'm getting ready to head to PAX U is to buy yourself a digital copy of THE GOD OF SPITE AND VIOLENCE! If you're in the mood for a 2-player game about hard-fought lone-wolf vengeance, you should check it out!
Quasar is on Saturday! Will you be there? I'll be opening the event with some poetry, so I hope you come join us!
Quasar is fast approaching! Join us Nov 15-16 for writing workshops, panels, & Grand Masters!
Have you signed up? 👀 Entry is free to June Nebula attendees, but you need to register before Nov 8 for priority placement. $50 for new arrivals.
Can't wait to see you out!
events.sfwa.org/quasar-progr...
Have you signed up? 👀 Entry is free to June Nebula attendees, but you need to register before Nov 8 for priority placement. $50 for new arrivals.
Can't wait to see you out!
events.sfwa.org/quasar-progr...
November 14, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Quasar is on Saturday! Will you be there? I'll be opening the event with some poetry, so I hope you come join us!
TIL that AARO *is getting a movie* next year:
www.tiktok.com/@zenketsu_fu...
They announced this in JULY and I missed it
but I AM VERY HYPE
if you haven't watched AARO on Netflix yet, you should fix that
www.tiktok.com/@zenketsu_fu...
They announced this in JULY and I missed it
but I AM VERY HYPE
if you haven't watched AARO on Netflix yet, you should fix that
November 14, 2025 at 1:34 AM
TIL that AARO *is getting a movie* next year:
www.tiktok.com/@zenketsu_fu...
They announced this in JULY and I missed it
but I AM VERY HYPE
if you haven't watched AARO on Netflix yet, you should fix that
www.tiktok.com/@zenketsu_fu...
They announced this in JULY and I missed it
but I AM VERY HYPE
if you haven't watched AARO on Netflix yet, you should fix that
I just came across a video breaking down one of my favourite TV shows... and within mere minutes I could tell that it was voiced via AI.
At this point, if a fandom breakdown YouTube channel is named '[tv_show_name] Central' and is churning out a half-hour video a week without a face, it's a fraud.
At this point, if a fandom breakdown YouTube channel is named '[tv_show_name] Central' and is churning out a half-hour video a week without a face, it's a fraud.
November 13, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I just came across a video breaking down one of my favourite TV shows... and within mere minutes I could tell that it was voiced via AI.
At this point, if a fandom breakdown YouTube channel is named '[tv_show_name] Central' and is churning out a half-hour video a week without a face, it's a fraud.
At this point, if a fandom breakdown YouTube channel is named '[tv_show_name] Central' and is churning out a half-hour video a week without a face, it's a fraud.
homie... what?
I am *inordinately* attached to Poker Face. I think Johnson is doing good work in re-energising the old formulas of mystery film & TV. I even have an entire essay about how Charlie Cale is secretly a JoJo's character.
But he could just put Dinklage in... another thing.
I am *inordinately* attached to Poker Face. I think Johnson is doing good work in re-energising the old formulas of mystery film & TV. I even have an entire essay about how Charlie Cale is secretly a JoJo's character.
But he could just put Dinklage in... another thing.
Mike Fleming Jr: Peacock Folds On ‘Poker Face’ Season 3; Rian Johnson Wants 2-Season Deal With Peter Dinklage As Lie Detector Sleuth Charlie Cale
Peacock Folds 'Poker Face' Season 3; Rian Johnson Wants A New Deal, Two Seasons With Peter Dinklage As Lie Detector Sleuth
deadline.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
homie... what?
I am *inordinately* attached to Poker Face. I think Johnson is doing good work in re-energising the old formulas of mystery film & TV. I even have an entire essay about how Charlie Cale is secretly a JoJo's character.
But he could just put Dinklage in... another thing.
I am *inordinately* attached to Poker Face. I think Johnson is doing good work in re-energising the old formulas of mystery film & TV. I even have an entire essay about how Charlie Cale is secretly a JoJo's character.
But he could just put Dinklage in... another thing.
By the way: a wonderful way to help me out as I'm getting ready to head to PAX U is to buy yourself a digital copy of THE GOD OF SPITE AND VIOLENCE! If you're in the mood for a 2-player game about hard-fought lone-wolf vengeance, you should check it out!
November 13, 2025 at 5:20 PM
By the way: a wonderful way to help me out as I'm getting ready to head to PAX U is to buy yourself a digital copy of THE GOD OF SPITE AND VIOLENCE! If you're in the mood for a 2-player game about hard-fought lone-wolf vengeance, you should check it out!
Why would one choose to mint--or own--a coin with two tails?
November 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Why would one choose to mint--or own--a coin with two tails?
What I’ve recently learned: my brain can fathom time better with an app that displays my daily schedule as a 24-hour analog clock
what I’ve also learned: all the apps I’ve seen that do this also suck so terribly in every other realm of productivity that they are totally useless to me overall
what I’ve also learned: all the apps I’ve seen that do this also suck so terribly in every other realm of productivity that they are totally useless to me overall
November 13, 2025 at 3:46 AM
What I’ve recently learned: my brain can fathom time better with an app that displays my daily schedule as a 24-hour analog clock
what I’ve also learned: all the apps I’ve seen that do this also suck so terribly in every other realm of productivity that they are totally useless to me overall
what I’ve also learned: all the apps I’ve seen that do this also suck so terribly in every other realm of productivity that they are totally useless to me overall
As ever, speculative poetry is shining. I'm always filled with joy to share space with people who enjoy this genre. 🚀
November 13, 2025 at 2:07 AM
As ever, speculative poetry is shining. I'm always filled with joy to share space with people who enjoy this genre. 🚀
At the top of the hour, we begin! Come join us!
The event is free to all but space is limited!
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Electric Sheep Reading Series - Poetry Edition!. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Guest Host: Holly Lyn Walrath, Speculative Poetry Initiative
Guest of Honor: Marie Brennan, 2025 Hugo Winner for Best Poem
Readers:
Brian U. Garrison, SFPA President
Ai Jiang, Hugo Nominee
Oliver K. ...
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November 13, 2025 at 12:53 AM
At the top of the hour, we begin! Come join us!
Wednesday night is now today-night! I hope you'll join us!
Did you know WorldCon had its first-ever poet laureate this year? Now you know -- it's Brandon O'Brien and you can hear him read his work at our event Wednesday night! Register now!
@therisingtithes.bsky.social
@therisingtithes.bsky.social
The event is free to all but space is limited!
November 12, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Wednesday night is now today-night! I hope you'll join us!
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This trip just became a bit more scuffed, so any little bit would be a great help! Thank you so much for all of your support already!
So it would appear I’m headed to PAX Unplugged to promote GRAYSHADE! If you’re gonna be there, feel free to say hi if you see me!
But also: as this trip is kinda scuffed, I can use some help handling incidentals as I travel! Any assistance is appreciated! ko-fi.com/therisingtit...
But also: as this trip is kinda scuffed, I can use some help handling incidentals as I travel! Any assistance is appreciated! ko-fi.com/therisingtit...
Support Brandon O'Brien
Support Brandon O'Brien
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November 11, 2025 at 12:17 PM
This trip just became a bit more scuffed, so any little bit would be a great help! Thank you so much for all of your support already!