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Heidi McDeathknelled

@hmcd.bsky.social

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Game writer. GenXer. Snark and cheese, always. Soon to be widow, also recovering from child’s suicide. (Yeah. My shit’s fucked up.) 80s pop culture purist. Every day is Halloween. 🎃 The video game lady, not the comic book one, though she’s cool.

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Heidi McDeathknelled @hmcd.bsky.social · 18d

I’ve been gone awhile because things have been very hard at home. I find myself at an unfathomable point, and my heart is absolutely broken. If you’re able to donate and share, my gratitude is deep. I never wanted to get here. Thank you for your consideration and assistance. gofund.me/0b0592ad0

Donate to Ease the Tragic Ending of A Romance Writer’s Epic Love Story, organized by Heidi McDonald

I was a game writer at the height of my career - author, freq… Heidi McDonald needs your support for Ease the Tragic Ending of A Romance Writer’s Epic Love Story

gofund.me

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Heidi McDeathknelled @hmcd.bsky.social · 8h

He was ADORABLE and she was a straight-up tease toward him.

Heidi McDeathknelled @hmcd.bsky.social · 8h

my GenX brain immediately thinks of objects that while individually useless, could cause lots of chaos in strategically huge deployments. Ball bearings, googly eyeballs, fake dog crap…

Heidi McDeathknelled @hmcd.bsky.social · 15h

Speaking as a former romance writer whose work was used without my knowledge to train the Ai they replaced me with? You don’t want Ai-crafted porn. I mean unless it’s to laugh at how bad it is rather than actually get off.

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Kayleigh McKee, Cheerer for the Dolls ⏬️ AnimeUSA! @ghaspey.bsky.social · 1d

I'll say it: I think its rly annoying and frankly amateurish that writers are constantly told their villains must be understandable or have sympathetic motivation to be interesting or realistic when all our big villains irl are in fact rich, stupid, selfish, trickster dillweeds and always have been

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MAKE WITH FRIENDS!!! (& FRIENDS) 🔜 Indie Jam @mwf-studio.bsky.social · 1d

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That's right, we're #makewithfriends and we need some help with our next project! It's a stylized game in UE5... wild stuff!🤯

Full job requirements on our #linkedin page: www.linkedin.com/company/mwfs...

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Amanda Makepeace (ᏣᏁᎾ) ❤️‍🔥 @amandamakepeace.bsky.social · 1d

Moon Call 🖤

#spooktober #drawing #crows #art #darkart

Drawing of a magical tree giving life to crows flying to the moon

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Isa / EvilCleverDog @evilcleverdog.bsky.social · Aug 23

Using ChatGPT

Edith @edithcharles.bsky.social · Aug 23

What's something that isn't considered embarrassing but you think it should be?

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Heidi McDeathknelled @hmcd.bsky.social · 5d

Especially since the best meet cutes are messy and awkward AF

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 5d

there’s this weird idea a lot of people seem to have about how all of us writers and artists must secretly want to use AI and are merely resisting temptation for ethical reasons, and like, no, it’s not hard for me to resist drinking the bowl of Piss With Glass In It actually

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Heidi McDeathknelled @hmcd.bsky.social · 5d

I gave up after last season. They’re not even pretending to be blind about it at this point and are putting trash people in it for the wrong reasons.

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 5d

Perry says the order will say defendants are "temporarily enjoined from ordering the federalization and deployment of the National Guard of the United States within Illinois."

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Heidi McDeathknelled @hmcd.bsky.social · 5d

I’m sure Kid Rock will also take the stage. The Village People and Snoop performed at inauguration balls so maybe he’ll call them, too?

Heidi McDeathknelled @hmcd.bsky.social · 5d

I knew the guy when he was the mayor of Braddock. He is not that guy anymore. Whether it’s the stroke, or they threatened to deport his wife and kids (or both), something doesn’t add up at all.

Heidi McDeathknelled @hmcd.bsky.social · 5d

My partner has been switched to palliative only. The hour grows late. I’m not strong enough for this next set of events.

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Heidi McDeathknelled @hmcd.bsky.social · 5d

“Build the wall” was always eventually to keep us in

Heidi McDeathknelled @hmcd.bsky.social · 6d

I met my partner on a mutual friend’s Facebook page.

Heidi McDeathknelled @hmcd.bsky.social · 6d

WOT ARLYUH PLEEPALED TO DEUGH???

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Heidi McDeathknelled @hmcd.bsky.social · 6d

The driveway into a megachurch

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Raj Patel @rajio.bsky.social · Aug 1

I don't think your collective hearts can handle hearing about all the games that got cancelled, or not even greenlit past the initial pitch stage. There is so much good stuff there.

Often cool games can get canned for complicated and sometimes even very good, sensible reasons.