Radiant Fracture
radiantfracture.bsky.social
Radiant Fracture
@radiantfracture.bsky.social
Trans poet, artist, game-maker. he/him, Frac for short / settler living & working on Lək̓ʷəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ territory

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Happy Solstice. I made a fan game for @darkerthanvanta.bsky.social ‘s story “What if We Kissed While Sinking a Billionaire’s Yacht” — Something simple to play while scheming for survival

radiantfracture.itch.io/pod
Pod by radiantfracture
Count beans. Flip ships. Survive capitalism.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:17 AM
This is a storytelling game I made as a classroom icebreaker and it’s usually a big hit if you want to try it out: radiantfracture.itch.io/getting-there
Getting There by radiantfracture
A two-player mini-game telling a road trip story
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December 20, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Join my little Winter Solstice Haunting TTRPG Jam and make spooky things for the dark of the year itch.io/jam/winter-s...
Winter Solstice Haunting TTRPG Jam
A game jam from 2025-12-12 to 2026-01-13 hosted by radiantfracture. We need a game to play in the dark of the year. There are many traditions of telling haunting tales in the depths of winter. This so...
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December 20, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Or let’s say you want to play a dyadic game (game for two) inspired by Sylvia Townsend Warner’s Lolly Willowes — here you go radiantfracture.itch.io/fledgling-an...
The Fledgling and the Vale by radiantfracture
A tender dialogue between a runaway and perhaps Pan
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December 14, 2025 at 11:15 PM
If the life of the lighthouse appeals to you, here is my solo journaling game You Are a Beacon: radiantfracture.itch.io/you-are-a-be...
You Are a Beacon by radiantfracture
Create a lighthouse keeper's lumiously surreal journal as a storm approaches
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December 14, 2025 at 12:56 PM
And if it sounds like fun to make your own spooky TTRPG for the winter solstice, join my low-stakes game jam here: itch.io/jam/winter-s...
Winter Solstice Haunting TTRPG Jam
A game jam from 2025-12-12 to 2026-01-13 hosted by radiantfracture. We need a game to play in the dark of the year. There are many traditions of telling haunting tales in the depths of winter. This so...
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December 14, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Hey! I made a solo journaling game that helps you write a creepy, spooky, or haunting story for the winter solstice. You can check it out here: radiantfracture.itch.io/weird
Weird. by radiantfracture
A winter solstice horror game (solo storytelling)
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December 14, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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Monday, June 30, 12pm EST.
THE TABLETOP RPG SUPER-STREAM RETURNS!

An all-day fundraiser of superhero-themed TTRPG sessions, raising money for Advocates for Trans Equality.

Cast lists dropping all through next week--stay tuned!

Catch the stream at twitch.tv/gmjeffstormer
June 18, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Strange Horizons rules and it's a huge honour to be part of this!
Heyyyy so one of the Strange Horizons kickstarter reward tiers is the @darkerthanvanta.bsky.social Cascade swag bundle, and this is a great time to pick it up as you prepare to read the sequel, Blight, which comes out June 15! www.kickstarter.com/projects/str...
Strange Horizons 2026
A free weekly speculative fiction magazine with a global perspective.
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June 8, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The camas is out!
May 5, 2025 at 4:42 AM
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Kinsale Drake, Stacie Denetsosie, and I edited an annthology of INDIGENOUS FUTURISMS AND FEMINISMS. Cover reveal coming soon! The voices (writers and editors) are all women, two-spirit people, and/or people of marginalized genders. Most of them emerging.
April 14, 2025 at 2:14 AM
This one was challenging, but I ended up liking it
April 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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It's like if when peephole dioramas were invented, but instead of being a penny amusement, somehow every dumbass 1900s guy was like "these dioramas will revolutionize the world" "my children will go to school in a tiny diorama of a classroom" "soon my doctor will give me a diorama of medicine"
March 28, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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My friend @mathyadriana.bsky.social lost her job last week, and I want you to know the story:

buttondown.com/yarntheory/a...
on approaching hard problems
Friends, colleagues, and lovers of words, I usually use this space to talk about books, but today I want to tell you about my friend Adriana Salerno. Like...
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February 22, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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I think it’s not helpful to repeat claims that the administration is working on eliminating “DEIA” as though it’s some kind of corporate strategy; just say explicitly that they’re trying to eliminate diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, and explain how.
February 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Authors! I know you can see this. Here's a chance to promote your latest book or backlist treasure that's fallen off the radar. Our interviews go live on the Night Beats blog every Tuesday and our favourites go into our monthly newsletter.
Author interviews
There are tons of fantastic authors, and we thought it would be fun to hear directly from them. We’re looking for creators with work to share. For example, authors who have a link to buy or p…
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February 9, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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Here’s the link for my talk in Chicago on Friday — it’s free but requires registration: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Katie Mack - Picture an Astronomer Public Talk
Please register below for Katie Mack's talk on February 7th @ 6pm in the William Eckhardt Research Building Rm 161 (5640 S. Ellis Ave., Chicago, IL 60637) at the University of Chicago. Doors at 6pm, ...
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February 5, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Turns out you can order whatever you want on a patch
January 27, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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A quick thread of some books I have found on sale for the rest of this month that I have heard good things about either the books or their authors:

The Reformatory! Haven't read. Have heard good things.
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January 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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This is every 2020s theme rolled into one story. You have the violation of Indigenous sovereignty. An out-of-control far-right multimillionaire. "AI." Environmental destruction that ought to land O'Leary in forever jail if his treason wasn't enough. Stand with Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation.
Alberta First Nation voices 'grave concern' over Kevin O'Leary's proposed $70B AI data centre | CBC News
Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation is raising concerns about a proposed AI data centre in their traditional territory. Celebrity investor Kevin O'Leary plans to fund and develop the "world’s largest" AI data c...
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January 17, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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Auctioning off some rad books plus a HEX ALL TERFS tshirt as part of the campaign organized by @leighharlen.bsky.social to benefit Trans Lifeline. Check them out and bid here!

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November 17, 2024 at 4:54 AM
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October 9, 2024 at 7:39 PM
Maybe you would enjoy this throwback episode of Ologies about neuroendocrinology with non-binary neuroscientist Daniel Pfau

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Neuroendocrinology (SEX & GENDER) Mega Encore with Daniel Pfau
It’s an updated mega-encore of one of my favorite episodes — with 2024 research — to learn: How many genders are there? How do you know if you’re queer? Is sexu
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September 30, 2024 at 2:17 PM
I love Norway
August 10, 2024 at 3:12 AM
Say hello to Wolfie. Gift from @darkerthanvanta.bsky.social
August 10, 2024 at 3:10 AM