Ian Doherty
@idoherty451.bsky.social
Singer/songwriter, keyboardist, writer, storyteller. https://ian-doherty.com
Grateful for everyone who watched this year 🙂 Planning on starting up #SilentHill4 in the new year. (I do not understand why there is a ham.)
December 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Grateful for everyone who watched this year 🙂 Planning on starting up #SilentHill4 in the new year. (I do not understand why there is a ham.)
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Autism: Change stresses me out
ADHD: Change excites me
AuDHD: I want change, but not that change, and why is this change changing
😠
(Dr Kojo Sarfo)
ADHD: Change excites me
AuDHD: I want change, but not that change, and why is this change changing
😠
(Dr Kojo Sarfo)
December 1, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Autism: Change stresses me out
ADHD: Change excites me
AuDHD: I want change, but not that change, and why is this change changing
😠
(Dr Kojo Sarfo)
ADHD: Change excites me
AuDHD: I want change, but not that change, and why is this change changing
😠
(Dr Kojo Sarfo)
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YES YES YES YES. This is a pet peeve of mine and the fastest way to make me stop reading/playing.
Don't punish your readers for paying attention, or they'll stop doing that.
Don't punish your readers for paying attention, or they'll stop doing that.
I'm always confused when writers change the plot because a reader figured out what was coming. Surely that's good? Surely that means the breadcrumbs have been laid out appropriately?
December 1, 2025 at 7:49 AM
YES YES YES YES. This is a pet peeve of mine and the fastest way to make me stop reading/playing.
Don't punish your readers for paying attention, or they'll stop doing that.
Don't punish your readers for paying attention, or they'll stop doing that.
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I was diagnosed with #HIV in 1998, when I was 30.
Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50.
I’m 58 now.
HIV treatment works.
Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex.
Ensure HIV treatment for all.
End HIV stigma.
#WorldAIDSDay
Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50.
I’m 58 now.
HIV treatment works.
Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex.
Ensure HIV treatment for all.
End HIV stigma.
#WorldAIDSDay
December 1, 2025 at 8:46 AM
I was diagnosed with #HIV in 1998, when I was 30.
Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50.
I’m 58 now.
HIV treatment works.
Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex.
Ensure HIV treatment for all.
End HIV stigma.
#WorldAIDSDay
Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50.
I’m 58 now.
HIV treatment works.
Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex.
Ensure HIV treatment for all.
End HIV stigma.
#WorldAIDSDay
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Look, I really want to listen to this one, so let's get it over the finish line, alright?
IT’S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN!!!!!!!
We’re entering the last few days of the Phantom Pulse Kickstarter campaign. Now is the time to join the groupies and get loud!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/aty...
We’re entering the last few days of the Phantom Pulse Kickstarter campaign. Now is the time to join the groupies and get loud!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/aty...
December 1, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Look, I really want to listen to this one, so let's get it over the finish line, alright?
Silent Hill 2 remake is on sale all over the place. Get it now if you haven't tried it!
Cyber Monday deal on Silent Hill 2 is live at Amazon, down to $29.99. https://zdcs.link/aRMDo8
November 30, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Silent Hill 2 remake is on sale all over the place. Get it now if you haven't tried it!
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One of the best worldbuilding guides you can read is Tolkien's notes on translation, where he talks about the fact that *everything* you write is in practice being translated into English; is is no more anachronistic to use the word "September" than it is use the word "sword" or "house" or "hello".
Not sure how I feel when a book tells me that instead of "12 months" they have "10 arcs," which are each 40 days long, and they all have names like Blossomarc, Flamearc Snowarc,.... I appreciate the world building, but couldnt we have just kept the calendar the same?
November 30, 2025 at 4:20 AM
One of the best worldbuilding guides you can read is Tolkien's notes on translation, where he talks about the fact that *everything* you write is in practice being translated into English; is is no more anachronistic to use the word "September" than it is use the word "sword" or "house" or "hello".
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I suspect I'll get crap for this, but I do think it's something we all need to be reminded of, especially fans and creators of things.
November 29, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I suspect I'll get crap for this, but I do think it's something we all need to be reminded of, especially fans and creators of things.
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ME: yeah... if you call that livin'
MY FRIEND VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN: hey man seriously can you stop saying that
ME: honestly, no
MY FRIEND VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN: hey man seriously can you stop saying that
ME: honestly, no
November 29, 2025 at 7:09 AM
ME: yeah... if you call that livin'
MY FRIEND VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN: hey man seriously can you stop saying that
ME: honestly, no
MY FRIEND VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN: hey man seriously can you stop saying that
ME: honestly, no
First bit of actual content on my Patreon: A piano idea I started earlier this year, "Ghost Rain."
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Unfinished Paintings: Ghost Rain | Ian Doherty
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November 28, 2025 at 11:33 PM
First bit of actual content on my Patreon: A piano idea I started earlier this year, "Ghost Rain."
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I've had this song stuck in my head for days. When asked about it, the singer reflected on how what might not matter on a cosmic level can still matter to the individual. Beautiful song.
"Is there anybody out there?
We haven't met, but I wrote this song for you."
I've had this song stuck in my head for days. When asked about it, the singer reflected on how what might not matter on a cosmic level can still matter to the individual. Beautiful song.
"Is there anybody out there?
We haven't met, but I wrote this song for you."
Lord Huron - Is There Anybody Out There (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Lord Huron
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November 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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I've had this song stuck in my head for days. When asked about it, the singer reflected on how what might not matter on a cosmic level can still matter to the individual. Beautiful song.
"Is there anybody out there?
We haven't met, but I wrote this song for you."
I've had this song stuck in my head for days. When asked about it, the singer reflected on how what might not matter on a cosmic level can still matter to the individual. Beautiful song.
"Is there anybody out there?
We haven't met, but I wrote this song for you."
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"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
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The Meowth is out of the bag.
I am currently researching and writing my next book, 'Space Invaders' a queer history of videogames.
Just like 'Queer As Folklore' this is a subject very very close to my heart. It's very bloody exciting. What a lucky sod!
Thanks @manchesterup.bsky.social!
I am currently researching and writing my next book, 'Space Invaders' a queer history of videogames.
Just like 'Queer As Folklore' this is a subject very very close to my heart. It's very bloody exciting. What a lucky sod!
Thanks @manchesterup.bsky.social!
November 27, 2025 at 9:51 AM
The Meowth is out of the bag.
I am currently researching and writing my next book, 'Space Invaders' a queer history of videogames.
Just like 'Queer As Folklore' this is a subject very very close to my heart. It's very bloody exciting. What a lucky sod!
Thanks @manchesterup.bsky.social!
I am currently researching and writing my next book, 'Space Invaders' a queer history of videogames.
Just like 'Queer As Folklore' this is a subject very very close to my heart. It's very bloody exciting. What a lucky sod!
Thanks @manchesterup.bsky.social!
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I'm starting up a Patreon! Click through and let me know what you'd want to see on it.
I'm starting up a Patreon! Click through and let me know what you'd want to see on it.
New Patreon, who dis | Ian Doherty
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November 26, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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I'm starting up a Patreon! Click through and let me know what you'd want to see on it.
I'm starting up a Patreon! Click through and let me know what you'd want to see on it.
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This is something I keep telling creative friends. Make the thing that is most *you*, not the thing tailored to what people say the market wants. The gatekeepers won't pay you anyway, but a few thousand odd nerds who like the same weird thing you do might.
"I think the best strategy in the age of AI is: bet on yourself… unique work made well with huge amounts of love is actually going to become more valuable in the AI era." A very heartening story about the brilliant Naomi Alderman buying back “Zombies, Run!” www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
Finally some good buyout news: A writer just bought back the game she co-created from a blockchain company so it 'doesn’t end up being turned into AI slop'
Novelist and game writer Naomi Alderman has bought back the rights to the Zombies, Run! exercise app she's been writing episodes of for more than a decade.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:32 PM
This is something I keep telling creative friends. Make the thing that is most *you*, not the thing tailored to what people say the market wants. The gatekeepers won't pay you anyway, but a few thousand odd nerds who like the same weird thing you do might.
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We’re just normal men
November 25, 2025 at 11:13 AM
We’re just normal men
Man, it better be.
November 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Man, it better be.
Today, almost a year's worth of work came to fruition. Check out my musical analysis of the iconic #SilentHill2 track "True," as recorded for the 2024 remake. #gaming #music
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True (2024) | Staying on Theme
YouTube video by Ian Doherty
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November 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Today, almost a year's worth of work came to fruition. Check out my musical analysis of the iconic #SilentHill2 track "True," as recorded for the 2024 remake. #gaming #music
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It's really gratifying (and validating) when you give a new story hook to your D&D group and within minutes, three players are already reaching out to you separately about character ideas.
It's not something I would ever EXPECT, but it IS really nice when it happens.
It's not something I would ever EXPECT, but it IS really nice when it happens.
November 12, 2025 at 10:54 PM
It's really gratifying (and validating) when you give a new story hook to your D&D group and within minutes, three players are already reaching out to you separately about character ideas.
It's not something I would ever EXPECT, but it IS really nice when it happens.
It's not something I would ever EXPECT, but it IS really nice when it happens.
I just read "Swim Bird" in Blue Prince and I'm devastated.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:20 AM
I just read "Swim Bird" in Blue Prince and I'm devastated.
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You and the text you need to trim in order to meet the word limit
November 10, 2025 at 7:27 AM
You and the text you need to trim in order to meet the word limit
November 1st rolls around, and I always want to jump back into Radical Face.
Let's GOOOOOOOOOOOO get really introspective and reflective in a folksy/literary way
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Let's GOOOOOOOOOOOO get really introspective and reflective in a folksy/literary way
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Ghost - Album by Radical Face
Ghost is the debut studio album by the American music act Radical Face. It was released on March 2, 2007, through Morr Music.
Ghost is a concept album based on the idea of houses retaining stories of ...
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November 1, 2025 at 3:14 PM
November 1st rolls around, and I always want to jump back into Radical Face.
Let's GOOOOOOOOOOOO get really introspective and reflective in a folksy/literary way
music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Let's GOOOOOOOOOOOO get really introspective and reflective in a folksy/literary way
music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Just got home from seeing Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein at a small theater. Love, love, LOVED it.
October 28, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Just got home from seeing Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein at a small theater. Love, love, LOVED it.
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My very first full Original Soundtrack Album is now streaming. I’m immensely proud.
I recommend checking out “The Longbow Grand Prix” if you want something high-energy or “Vincent and Cristián” if you prefer something sad and pretty.
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I recommend checking out “The Longbow Grand Prix” if you want something high-energy or “Vincent and Cristián” if you prefer something sad and pretty.
spotify.link/i00wp9YWOXb
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October 28, 2025 at 1:02 AM
My very first full Original Soundtrack Album is now streaming. I’m immensely proud.
I recommend checking out “The Longbow Grand Prix” if you want something high-energy or “Vincent and Cristián” if you prefer something sad and pretty.
spotify.link/i00wp9YWOXb
I recommend checking out “The Longbow Grand Prix” if you want something high-energy or “Vincent and Cristián” if you prefer something sad and pretty.
spotify.link/i00wp9YWOXb