Harlen E.
@sunshine6ixty.bsky.social
Storytelling, game design, moody pictures of poorly lit American landscapes. They & Them. Direct inquiries to the darkest corner of the spookiest room of your basement.
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ripening season;
plump red victoria plums
ready to be plucked
plump red victoria plums
ready to be plucked
September 10, 2025 at 6:16 PM
ripening season;
plump red victoria plums
ready to be plucked
plump red victoria plums
ready to be plucked
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"In other words, the people who claim that we're all NPCs are spending all of their time trying to turn us into NPCs for real."
Some dipshits have taken to calling the majority of humans "NPCs". Meaning we lack agency and don't think for ourselves.
These are the same folks who want us to become dependent on A.I., which will make us lack agency and be unable to think for ourselves.
My latest: buttondown.com/charliejane/...
These are the same folks who want us to become dependent on A.I., which will make us lack agency and be unable to think for ourselves.
My latest: buttondown.com/charliejane/...
They Call us NPCs, Because That's What they Want us To Be
I am so grateful to everyone who has read my new novel Lessons in Magic and Disaster already. And especially to everyone who’s been reviewing it, shouting...
buttondown.com
September 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
"In other words, the people who claim that we're all NPCs are spending all of their time trying to turn us into NPCs for real."
Eclipses always wreck.my.shit
September 8, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Eclipses always wreck.my.shit
Holy shit I just realized that Blade Runner happens pre-covid
April 20, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Holy shit I just realized that Blade Runner happens pre-covid
I'm in a weird place with writing right now. I missed the application deadline for a dream gig circa 5 yrs ago, bc I realized it would uproot my life in an unhealthy "OMG A GOLDEN TICKET" way-- and I'm not healed yet. I'm still trying to remember what I love about writing before I cash in on it.
March 31, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I'm in a weird place with writing right now. I missed the application deadline for a dream gig circa 5 yrs ago, bc I realized it would uproot my life in an unhealthy "OMG A GOLDEN TICKET" way-- and I'm not healed yet. I'm still trying to remember what I love about writing before I cash in on it.
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The same folks telling me to stop fighting against AI because it’s here to stay and humans are obsolete also told me ebooks were gonna be the end of physical books, the MiniDisc was the future of sound, I should invest all my money on NFTs, and crypto would quickly replace money.
March 21, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The same folks telling me to stop fighting against AI because it’s here to stay and humans are obsolete also told me ebooks were gonna be the end of physical books, the MiniDisc was the future of sound, I should invest all my money on NFTs, and crypto would quickly replace money.
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Sacred Carrion Eaters
March 17, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Sacred Carrion Eaters
For the first time in a while, I'm in between books. No new tomes on the horizon, no old grimores I want to go back to. #booksky, what are you reading? What do you recommend?
March 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
For the first time in a while, I'm in between books. No new tomes on the horizon, no old grimores I want to go back to. #booksky, what are you reading? What do you recommend?
Soft silence in snow
Footprints gone to nothingness
Black bird calls out, once
Footprints gone to nothingness
Black bird calls out, once
hesitant footsteps
falter on frozen puddle,
dancing for balance
falter on frozen puddle,
dancing for balance
Fresh snow under feet
Slippery tango with ice
Imperfect footprints
#haiku
#3lines
#micropoetry
#Blueskypoets
#vss365 #fresh
#vssdaily #tango
#poetrycommunity
#vsspoem #imperfect
Slippery tango with ice
Imperfect footprints
#haiku
#3lines
#micropoetry
#Blueskypoets
#vss365 #fresh
#vssdaily #tango
#poetrycommunity
#vsspoem #imperfect
January 26, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Soft silence in snow
Footprints gone to nothingness
Black bird calls out, once
Footprints gone to nothingness
Black bird calls out, once
I'm glad it's cold this year. I usually hate january-february, but looking out the window this morning at soft white snow caught in the thin knuckle-bound fingers of the bushes feels clean and peaceful.
No-one is out at the park, and even the birds are quiet. I'm grateful.
No-one is out at the park, and even the birds are quiet. I'm grateful.
January 26, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I'm glad it's cold this year. I usually hate january-february, but looking out the window this morning at soft white snow caught in the thin knuckle-bound fingers of the bushes feels clean and peaceful.
No-one is out at the park, and even the birds are quiet. I'm grateful.
No-one is out at the park, and even the birds are quiet. I'm grateful.
Dear every company shoveling unwanted AI protocols down our throats with no opt-out button:
Do you remember *just how much* everyone across the globe hated Clippy? So much that, twenty or so years after his demise, he's still a fucking joke?
YEAH ME TOO
Do you remember *just how much* everyone across the globe hated Clippy? So much that, twenty or so years after his demise, he's still a fucking joke?
YEAH ME TOO
January 23, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Dear every company shoveling unwanted AI protocols down our throats with no opt-out button:
Do you remember *just how much* everyone across the globe hated Clippy? So much that, twenty or so years after his demise, he's still a fucking joke?
YEAH ME TOO
Do you remember *just how much* everyone across the globe hated Clippy? So much that, twenty or so years after his demise, he's still a fucking joke?
YEAH ME TOO
The duality of man
December 11, 2024 at 10:42 PM
The duality of man
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The yule worms are bursting through the frigid topsoil, wrapped in fleshy tinsel, warbling arcane carols at the moon.
November 26, 2024 at 11:22 AM
The yule worms are bursting through the frigid topsoil, wrapped in fleshy tinsel, warbling arcane carols at the moon.
It's been a second doing writing for money, and now I'm in the weird position of knowing that I have a portfolio, and completely forgetting what exactly is in it
November 25, 2024 at 9:51 PM
It's been a second doing writing for money, and now I'm in the weird position of knowing that I have a portfolio, and completely forgetting what exactly is in it
I love books but I'm disorganized, so finding a particular book is a practice in frustrating low-stakes archaeology
November 16, 2024 at 3:58 PM
I love books but I'm disorganized, so finding a particular book is a practice in frustrating low-stakes archaeology
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i’m gonna just watch this at least once a day and i recommend everyone do the same
November 6, 2024 at 11:00 AM
i’m gonna just watch this at least once a day and i recommend everyone do the same
I was 10' away from a fatal shooting on Friday, helped my partner thru their holiday cptsd on Sunday, and went to Xmas featuring my no-contact family yesterday. Also my therapist has the next two weeks off.
Happy holidays!
Happy holidays!
December 26, 2023 at 5:58 PM
I was 10' away from a fatal shooting on Friday, helped my partner thru their holiday cptsd on Sunday, and went to Xmas featuring my no-contact family yesterday. Also my therapist has the next two weeks off.
Happy holidays!
Happy holidays!
There's a certain rich white man perfume that I can only describe as "Sexually Active Shellfish." aka Shrimp Who Fucks.
November 7, 2023 at 4:00 PM
There's a certain rich white man perfume that I can only describe as "Sexually Active Shellfish." aka Shrimp Who Fucks.
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✷ Phantom Synapsis ✷
September 23, 2023 at 3:05 AM
✷ Phantom Synapsis ✷
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mmmmmmmmmmmmsnack
September 18, 2023 at 2:48 PM
mmmmmmmmmmmmsnack
Do iiiiiit
DO IIIIIIIIT
DO IIIIIIIIT
Real talk.
We need 300 new subscribers (including renewals) to keep publishing issues at our current size. If we don't get hit that number we will need to scale back the magazine size.
Help us keep our size (or increase it!) over the next two weeks!
apex-magazine.com/apex-blog/it...
We need 300 new subscribers (including renewals) to keep publishing issues at our current size. If we don't get hit that number we will need to scale back the magazine size.
Help us keep our size (or increase it!) over the next two weeks!
apex-magazine.com/apex-blog/it...
September 14, 2023 at 12:07 AM
Do iiiiiit
DO IIIIIIIIT
DO IIIIIIIIT
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Grackles are such goth birds
September 12, 2023 at 2:15 PM
Grackles are such goth birds
Old white men have made expensive cars uncool
September 8, 2023 at 1:56 PM
Old white men have made expensive cars uncool