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Alan Henry
@halophoenix.bsky.social
Author: Seen, Heard, & Paid: https://amzn.to/4dXOAHv
Now: Managing Editor, @pcmag.com

Then: WIRED, NYT, Lifehacker. Forever: Yours. Bi, poly, unapologetically Black. He/Him. 🎨: @mavisdeluna.art

https://www.alan-henry.net | https://www.novawerks.net
I mentioned this on stream, but the Big Backlog Bracket is finally real, and this is what it looks like! God help me.

(I had to break it up into two brackets because there were too many for one, but not enough for two full ones...)
November 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I'm live with Balatro and yapping, because I wanted to stream and have no plan for it whatsoever. Come say hi, or don't, I'm not your dad.

twitch.tv/halo_phoenix
November 9, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Happy Birthday VIVI! I said it in stream, but thanks for so many years of good times, and thanks for being an incredible inspiration.

And thanks for this meme which I still use to this day and when people are like "who is she" I get to tell them all about you!
October 27, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Hahaha anyone know a tool that can build a tournament bracket for... [checks notes] ....oh. oh no. This many entries? It's an even number, it should work, right?
October 22, 2025 at 2:38 PM
ICYMI, in my newsletter last Friday, I talked about media literacy, which...well this weekend proved we need more of it, huh?

Read on for a primer on what media literacy really is, and why it's important to apply even to reputable sources:
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October 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I'm so sorry you're not doing well Monarch - thinking of you today, and hoping it passes quickly and you and yours get a much needed break soon! <3

I humbly present one of my favorite memes that I know you'll get plenty of use out of too, feel free to steal and use freely!
October 18, 2025 at 6:39 PM
As if on cue and just in time for my birthday, @karckade.bsky.social finished this INCREDIBLE commission yesterday, and I'm in LOVE with it - thank you so much!

"Oh! We didn't have this when I was young! These new magicks are so...~interesting!~"
October 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
It's newsletter time! This time it's about something everyone talks about but not enough people understand: Media literacy, what it is, and how to build it.

Patreon subs get it tomorrow morning:
www.patreon.com/halophoenix

Everyone else on Friday (my birthday!):
buttondown.email/alanhenry
October 15, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Tapping the sign, again, forever.

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October 7, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Libra Szn is underway! Let's yap a bit and build the big backlog bracket together, shall we?

Come along and help me pick out games I haven't played that I need to. Live now:

twitch.tv/halo_phoenix
October 5, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Did you know that for only 50,000-75,000 USD I can buy the cooling system for a quantum computer and hang it in my apartment like a sickass chandelier anyway I'm gonna start a gofundme
September 23, 2025 at 3:35 PM
For no reason at all, I was just thinking back to that time I wrote about what happens when you give bad people second chances, and who really gets hurt when they get to fail upwards with no accountability...

buttondown.com/alanhenry/ar...
September 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
It's newsletter time, and you already know the topic: Marginalized voices are still being silenced, and this industry is not up to defending them. But why, and what can you do?

Patreon subs get it tomorrow:
www.patreon.com/halophoenix

Everyone else on Monday:
buttondown.email/alanhenry
September 18, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Every god damned morning I wake up and do this
September 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Now that they're approved (and I remembered to post) check out these glorious new emotes that @obxidienne.bsky.social made for me!

Thank you so so much, they're PERFECT!
September 7, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I know I talk about my newsletter a lot, but hey, I'm just trying to build something new and survive out here like so many other creatives, so forgive me.

Besides, there's this, which I think is timeless:
buttondown.com/alanhenry/ar...
September 5, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Thanks so much, and take your time!
September 3, 2025 at 3:19 AM
The incredible @nightfawn.bsky.social made me look BEAUTIFUL. Thank you so so much for this! (And you'll see more of it very soon...)

Go commission my friend right TF now, I love ALL of her art, and I'm so glad she took my commission:
vgen.co/nightfawn/se...
September 2, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Done! I donated to Heal Palestine, the receipt and my ref are attached! (I also attached a sheet of my other emotes as an example (but obviously do your style!)

May I have a lick, an uwu, and a math meme? :D Thank you so much, let me know if you need anything else, and thanks for doing this! <3
September 2, 2025 at 10:54 PM
So how about that newsletter, huh?

ICYMI, I walked about creative inspiration, people who inspire you to keep going. No surprise then that a guy who owns a "Baldwin University" t-shirt would be inspired by the one and only:
buttondown.com/alanhenry/ar...
September 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Comrade Chiitan, thank you. 💕
August 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Time for a very special Labor Day newsletter. In this edition, I talk about the importance of having a creative north star—someone whose work inspires you to keep going, and who mine is.

Patreon subs get it tomorrow:
www.patreon.com/halophoenix

Everyone else on Monday:
buttondown.email/alanhenry
August 28, 2025 at 8:24 PM
It's newsletter time! This edition of PwP goes back to my career advice roots with tips to make 1:1 meetings—whether you're leading them or forced to be in them—more useful.

Patreon subs get it tomorrow:
www.patreon.com/halophoenix

Everyone else on Friday:
buttondown.email/alanhenry
August 12, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Doing some Destiny grinding, yaps, and chill today - you know, easy Sunday vibes. Stop by and say hi!

twitch.tv/halo_phoenix

🎨: @tweedraws.bsky.social
August 3, 2025 at 8:31 PM
hell yeah, I still got it.

(try it for yourself: typ.ing)
July 31, 2025 at 10:06 PM