J.M. Henson
@jhensliterature.bsky.social
Indie Author... Burgeoning Video Essayist. Formerly on the other place. Semi-frequent contributor for Unwinnable.com
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December 18, 2025 at 11:16 PM
When you support @unwinnable.com you're not supporting a brand or a logo. You're supporting people with a legacy of bravely pursuing their critical interests. Plus, we have long stood by having those voices in the same pages as new and emerging ones.
We're not the masthead, we're the writers.
We're not the masthead, we're the writers.
One thing I haven't noticed anyone talking about in Fallout is the Semiotics of the Music in each game...
December 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
One thing I haven't noticed anyone talking about in Fallout is the Semiotics of the Music in each game...
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yesterday my Not-Online gf asked about why i'd started taking creatine in the mornings
i said "okay this will sound insane but i read a DIY HRT guide that kinda snuck it in there"
"oh yeah, katie tightpussy's right?"
?????????
WHAT
HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT
i said "okay this will sound insane but i read a DIY HRT guide that kinda snuck it in there"
"oh yeah, katie tightpussy's right?"
?????????
WHAT
HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT
December 16, 2025 at 10:16 AM
yesterday my Not-Online gf asked about why i'd started taking creatine in the mornings
i said "okay this will sound insane but i read a DIY HRT guide that kinda snuck it in there"
"oh yeah, katie tightpussy's right?"
?????????
WHAT
HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT
i said "okay this will sound insane but i read a DIY HRT guide that kinda snuck it in there"
"oh yeah, katie tightpussy's right?"
?????????
WHAT
HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT
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'for many of us, this is a threat we live with. to be trans in america is to constantly skirt the line between “human being” and something else, for instance. many people in my life still see my humanity but there’s always the threat that could stop.'
god harper is the best of us
god harper is the best of us
I played Horses this weekend and I wrote down some messy thoughts not only on the game but especially on the specter of formalism that emerged to haunt us all for a moment.
transgamerthoughts.com/post/8023277...
transgamerthoughts.com/post/8023277...
I Hope You Get To Live Your Entire Life As A Human
I thought this was going to be a review of my time with Santa Ragione's Horses, the controversial art game recently banned from Steam and the Epic Store. To some extent, this will be that but after...
transgamerthoughts.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:06 PM
'for many of us, this is a threat we live with. to be trans in america is to constantly skirt the line between “human being” and something else, for instance. many people in my life still see my humanity but there’s always the threat that could stop.'
god harper is the best of us
god harper is the best of us
Finished the manuscript last night for another novel that is, most likely, totally unpublishable lol
December 15, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Finished the manuscript last night for another novel that is, most likely, totally unpublishable lol
fun fact!
HRT will give u menstrual cramps.
It is not a fun fact for me currently but
HRT will give u menstrual cramps.
It is not a fun fact for me currently but
December 12, 2025 at 10:32 PM
fun fact!
HRT will give u menstrual cramps.
It is not a fun fact for me currently but
HRT will give u menstrual cramps.
It is not a fun fact for me currently but
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I'm having an OCD flareup right now, and I can tell because I've been replaying games just to get achievements compulsively. Funny how writing this article actually has helped me catch on since it was published.
I'll get back out of the mindset, but damn lol
I'm having an OCD flareup right now, and I can tell because I've been replaying games just to get achievements compulsively. Funny how writing this article actually has helped me catch on since it was published.
I'll get back out of the mindset, but damn lol
Achievement Hell - Unwinnable
I must drain this game dry of all dopamine before turning to the next one.
unwinnable.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:35 PM
unwinnable.com/2025/08/15/a...
I'm having an OCD flareup right now, and I can tell because I've been replaying games just to get achievements compulsively. Funny how writing this article actually has helped me catch on since it was published.
I'll get back out of the mindset, but damn lol
I'm having an OCD flareup right now, and I can tell because I've been replaying games just to get achievements compulsively. Funny how writing this article actually has helped me catch on since it was published.
I'll get back out of the mindset, but damn lol
i gotta get my fucking patreon up, damn
December 9, 2025 at 9:26 PM
i gotta get my fucking patreon up, damn
Thinking about PBG's Minecraft Hardcore series for some reason tonight.
Weird how that is like... a defining artifact of my adolescence, now.
Fuck I'm gonna have to write some shit on it aren't I that's the only way I'll get it out of my head
Weird how that is like... a defining artifact of my adolescence, now.
Fuck I'm gonna have to write some shit on it aren't I that's the only way I'll get it out of my head
a clown with the number 10 on his face
ALT: a clown with the number 10 on his face
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December 9, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Thinking about PBG's Minecraft Hardcore series for some reason tonight.
Weird how that is like... a defining artifact of my adolescence, now.
Fuck I'm gonna have to write some shit on it aren't I that's the only way I'll get it out of my head
Weird how that is like... a defining artifact of my adolescence, now.
Fuck I'm gonna have to write some shit on it aren't I that's the only way I'll get it out of my head
@critdistance.bsky.social Going to be a bit egotistical and promote what I think is my best piece of this year for the annual #TVIYGB25: "In the End, It Always Comes Back to the Old House."
A piece that I think about almost weekly... only to realize I've already written it AND gotten it out there
A piece that I think about almost weekly... only to realize I've already written it AND gotten it out there
December 8, 2025 at 10:14 PM
@critdistance.bsky.social Going to be a bit egotistical and promote what I think is my best piece of this year for the annual #TVIYGB25: "In the End, It Always Comes Back to the Old House."
A piece that I think about almost weekly... only to realize I've already written it AND gotten it out there
A piece that I think about almost weekly... only to realize I've already written it AND gotten it out there
Found a Jamiroquai CD and I'm listening to it and this version of "Virtual Insanity" has like... a whole second half I've never fucking heard before??
December 8, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Found a Jamiroquai CD and I'm listening to it and this version of "Virtual Insanity" has like... a whole second half I've never fucking heard before??
Find myself wanting to visit the Warhol Museum again.
Never really got the guy until I saw his work in person.
Never really got the guy until I saw his work in person.
December 8, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Find myself wanting to visit the Warhol Museum again.
Never really got the guy until I saw his work in person.
Never really got the guy until I saw his work in person.
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one thing i've loved about being on E/prog (it's certainly got more intense since prog!) has been my willingness to just Flirt
i used to be so fucking scared
but it's just fun! flirt with your friends! flirt with strangers! it's working out for me!
people think you're hot! believe them!
i used to be so fucking scared
but it's just fun! flirt with your friends! flirt with strangers! it's working out for me!
people think you're hot! believe them!
December 8, 2025 at 5:14 PM
one thing i've loved about being on E/prog (it's certainly got more intense since prog!) has been my willingness to just Flirt
i used to be so fucking scared
but it's just fun! flirt with your friends! flirt with strangers! it's working out for me!
people think you're hot! believe them!
i used to be so fucking scared
but it's just fun! flirt with your friends! flirt with strangers! it's working out for me!
people think you're hot! believe them!
Really recommending @lpotl.bsky.social's recent history series on Himmler and WWII if you've got the spoons for some really fucked up shit. Long time fan of their style of true-crime - never getting mealy mouthed about how fucked some people are without letting the worst of us control the narrative
December 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Really recommending @lpotl.bsky.social's recent history series on Himmler and WWII if you've got the spoons for some really fucked up shit. Long time fan of their style of true-crime - never getting mealy mouthed about how fucked some people are without letting the worst of us control the narrative
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A truly great idea. 10,000 ethical assets freely available.
There’s no excuse for resorting to so-called AI with this and the *many* other assets you can use without resorting to laundered plagiarism.
Support real artists, not con artists.
There’s no excuse for resorting to so-called AI with this and the *many* other assets you can use without resorting to laundered plagiarism.
Support real artists, not con artists.
More coverage of our 10,000 Game Assets Pack, this time on Dexerto. We really do appreciate all the support everyone is giving this - basically it makes the last year of working on it full time worthwhile & spurs us on to create more assets!! www.dexerto.com/gaming/indie... #gamedev #indiedev
Indie studio releases 10k human-made game assets so devs “don’t turn to AI” - Dexerto
Indie creators got a boost as a new 10k human-made asset pack launched to help developers avoid relying on AI tools.
www.dexerto.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:51 AM
A truly great idea. 10,000 ethical assets freely available.
There’s no excuse for resorting to so-called AI with this and the *many* other assets you can use without resorting to laundered plagiarism.
Support real artists, not con artists.
There’s no excuse for resorting to so-called AI with this and the *many* other assets you can use without resorting to laundered plagiarism.
Support real artists, not con artists.
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December 4, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Unwinnable showed me that my words actually meant something and I wasn't just screaming into the void <3
TLOU2 is so fascinating to me bc it's a game I flipped flopped multiple times between loving and deeply hating.
I hated it when I first played it, then in the aftermath found a deep respect for what it was trying to do... Then in the aftermath of that realized that no I still hate it mostly
I hated it when I first played it, then in the aftermath found a deep respect for what it was trying to do... Then in the aftermath of that realized that no I still hate it mostly
December 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
TLOU2 is so fascinating to me bc it's a game I flipped flopped multiple times between loving and deeply hating.
I hated it when I first played it, then in the aftermath found a deep respect for what it was trying to do... Then in the aftermath of that realized that no I still hate it mostly
I hated it when I first played it, then in the aftermath found a deep respect for what it was trying to do... Then in the aftermath of that realized that no I still hate it mostly
guess who doesn't get healthcare today... because it was slightly rainy this morning.
If my appt was an hour later I'd have gotten to have it, but no, now it's been rescheduled for 2026.
Fuck's sake I'm full of hate this morning
If my appt was an hour later I'd have gotten to have it, but no, now it's been rescheduled for 2026.
Fuck's sake I'm full of hate this morning
December 2, 2025 at 5:39 PM
guess who doesn't get healthcare today... because it was slightly rainy this morning.
If my appt was an hour later I'd have gotten to have it, but no, now it's been rescheduled for 2026.
Fuck's sake I'm full of hate this morning
If my appt was an hour later I'd have gotten to have it, but no, now it's been rescheduled for 2026.
Fuck's sake I'm full of hate this morning
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My biggest hater take is probably that I find Fortnite to be absolutely dystopian. It's giving me feelings of dread and despair to see all these intellectual properties™ come together in a franchise slurry.
December 1, 2025 at 11:34 PM
My biggest hater take is probably that I find Fortnite to be absolutely dystopian. It's giving me feelings of dread and despair to see all these intellectual properties™ come together in a franchise slurry.
so apparently Babish paid youtube to make his WHOLE new video an ad you can get??
Fuck that guy bigtime, I say this as someone who used to be a fan.
Fuck that guy bigtime, I say this as someone who used to be a fan.
December 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
so apparently Babish paid youtube to make his WHOLE new video an ad you can get??
Fuck that guy bigtime, I say this as someone who used to be a fan.
Fuck that guy bigtime, I say this as someone who used to be a fan.
flashback to when my undergrad thesis was praised as being a groundbreaking work of Thoreau studies and my Dept heads were insisting it be published and then the HDT Society sent me the meanest most pretentious rejection email I've ever gotten lmao
November 28, 2025 at 3:32 PM
flashback to when my undergrad thesis was praised as being a groundbreaking work of Thoreau studies and my Dept heads were insisting it be published and then the HDT Society sent me the meanest most pretentious rejection email I've ever gotten lmao
Am I cleaning my room because I need to do that, or am I procrastinating doing other things?
The world may never know...
The world may never know...
November 26, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Am I cleaning my room because I need to do that, or am I procrastinating doing other things?
The world may never know...
The world may never know...
Crime Scene Cleaner scratches a major OCD urge... I wish I could get so fixated on irl cleaning...
November 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Crime Scene Cleaner scratches a major OCD urge... I wish I could get so fixated on irl cleaning...
Ollies had jumpsuits on sale today and the terrible Mechsploitation brainrot almost kicked in.
November 25, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Ollies had jumpsuits on sale today and the terrible Mechsploitation brainrot almost kicked in.
Get so tired of the "Joy is Resistance!" people sometimes, because you ask them what Joy means, and it's usually a synonym for consumption.
November 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Get so tired of the "Joy is Resistance!" people sometimes, because you ask them what Joy means, and it's usually a synonym for consumption.