Not sure how I pulled this off while planning a wedding but I somehow got a high first for my dissertation and for my MA overall! And to top it off, the anthology I’m part of launches tomorrow, as does Bloodlines 2 — the game I parked my MA to finish writing 🤯

Mr & Mrs Longthorne-Pitcher, est. 20/09/25

Thrilled to have submitted the first POV chapter from my literary fantasy series UTHERVOLD for this year’s UEA anthology to be published this autumn!

"The dialogue and relationship systems all elegantly reinforce the fact that Bloodlines 2 is an investigative kind of RPG—something it shares with my all-time fave, Disco Elysium. Imagine Raymond Chandler spliced with Anne Rice and you're getting it." 🥳

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Just submitted my short story small_hills for a prestigious literary magazine after my MA emboldened me with a high distinction 🤩

I’ve never submitted for magazines before so 🤞🏻👀

Also, I have a new insta! I’ll be posting about both prose and game dev, so give me a follow:

s.j.longthorne_author 👋🏻

I keep forgetting this account exists (sorry) so I should probably share this update here too:

Giving a presentation tomorrow on the function of metaphorical plots in fiction

I finally made it to this killer milestone! (And somehow thought to check my word count at exactly the right moment?)