Ian Doherty
@idoherty451.bsky.social
Singer/songwriter, keyboardist, writer, storyteller. https://ian-doherty.com
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One* thing I really, desperately, want for neurodivergent folks (and queer/trans folks, and disabled folks, which have many overlaps) is for y'all to stop trying to flatten your experiences.
It truly is as though you think either everyone must have the same experience, or no one must.
It truly is as though you think either everyone must have the same experience, or no one must.
December 8, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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New Staying on Theme episode! This week it's Angela's final scene, "Theme of Laura (Repetition)," and its parallels to a famous scene from #SilentHill 1.
Theme of Laura (Repetition) | Staying on Theme | Ian Doherty
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December 8, 2025 at 2:17 PM
New Staying on Theme episode! This week it's Angela's final scene, "Theme of Laura (Repetition)," and its parallels to a famous scene from #SilentHill 1.
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New podcast! @idoherty451.bsky.social and I discuss Silent Hill, game commentating, and what comes next:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwxI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwxI...
The Big Silent Hill 2 Retro, Ian-Style - Part 1 | Cleo and Ian Catch Up 001
YouTube video by Cleo & Ian Catch Up (Podcast)
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December 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
New podcast! @idoherty451.bsky.social and I discuss Silent Hill, game commentating, and what comes next:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwxI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwxI...
We're gettin' back into the podcasting game 😎 Listen to @cleolinda.bsky.social and I ramble about the Silent Hill 2 remake and the #SilentHill series as a whole in our FIRST EPISODE of Cleo & Ian Catch Up! #podcast #gaming
The Big Silent Hill 2 Retro, Ian-Style - Part 1 | Cleo and Ian Catch Up 001
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December 6, 2025 at 4:26 PM
We're gettin' back into the podcasting game 😎 Listen to @cleolinda.bsky.social and I ramble about the Silent Hill 2 remake and the #SilentHill series as a whole in our FIRST EPISODE of Cleo & Ian Catch Up! #podcast #gaming
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One of the better interviews with me you’re likely to read. They gotta send me more grad student interviewers
“They got to send me more grad student interviewers” says @themountaingoats.bsky.social after talking with @indyweek.bsky.social writer (and current grad student) Shelbi Polk. Read their sprawling conversation here. indyweek.com/news/culture...
“Any Story You Tell, You Wind Up Telling On Yourself In Some Way”: Talking With John Darnielle About His New Book
The Durham musician's new book, "This Year: 365 Songs Annotated," is a close read of some of The Mountain Goats' most legendary lyrics.
indyweek.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:51 PM
One of the better interviews with me you’re likely to read. They gotta send me more grad student interviewers
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If the writer’s eyes light up when asked, “why did the character do that?” then it’s real.
December 5, 2025 at 9:51 PM
If the writer’s eyes light up when asked, “why did the character do that?” then it’s real.
Just finished my first listen. I've been listening to Dylan's songwriting since college. "Song for Shrimpie" is maybe the most personal, heartfelt thing I've ever heard from him, & it's absolutely beautiful. Consistently impressed & touched by the places he's willing to go in his songwriting. Bravo!
December 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Just finished my first listen. I've been listening to Dylan's songwriting since college. "Song for Shrimpie" is maybe the most personal, heartfelt thing I've ever heard from him, & it's absolutely beautiful. Consistently impressed & touched by the places he's willing to go in his songwriting. Bravo!
Ever wondered what it might sound like if Grease was written by H. P. Lovecraft? Take a listen to this song from an unfinished musical idea Fio and I brainstormed years ago, "A Change of Heart." #musicals #horror
Unfinished Paintings: A Change of Heart (Demo) | Ian Doherty
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December 5, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Irish Minister for Health calls the UK's descent into transphobia out for what it is.
December 5, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Irish Minister for Health calls the UK's descent into transphobia out for what it is.
Well, when you spend a year doing a deep musical analysis of a particular work, you end up listening to it a bunch.
December 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Well, when you spend a year doing a deep musical analysis of a particular work, you end up listening to it a bunch.
Grateful for everyone who watched this year 🙂 Planning on starting up #SilentHill4 in the new year. (I do not understand why there is a ham.)
December 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Grateful for everyone who watched this year 🙂 Planning on starting up #SilentHill4 in the new year. (I do not understand why there is a ham.)
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Autism: Change stresses me out
ADHD: Change excites me
AuDHD: I want change, but not that change, and why is this change changing
😠
(Dr Kojo Sarfo)
ADHD: Change excites me
AuDHD: I want change, but not that change, and why is this change changing
😠
(Dr Kojo Sarfo)
December 1, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Autism: Change stresses me out
ADHD: Change excites me
AuDHD: I want change, but not that change, and why is this change changing
😠
(Dr Kojo Sarfo)
ADHD: Change excites me
AuDHD: I want change, but not that change, and why is this change changing
😠
(Dr Kojo Sarfo)
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YES YES YES YES. This is a pet peeve of mine and the fastest way to make me stop reading/playing.
Don't punish your readers for paying attention, or they'll stop doing that.
Don't punish your readers for paying attention, or they'll stop doing that.
I'm always confused when writers change the plot because a reader figured out what was coming. Surely that's good? Surely that means the breadcrumbs have been laid out appropriately?
December 1, 2025 at 7:49 AM
YES YES YES YES. This is a pet peeve of mine and the fastest way to make me stop reading/playing.
Don't punish your readers for paying attention, or they'll stop doing that.
Don't punish your readers for paying attention, or they'll stop doing that.
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I was diagnosed with #HIV in 1998, when I was 30.
Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50.
I’m 58 now.
HIV treatment works.
Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex.
Ensure HIV treatment for all.
End HIV stigma.
#WorldAIDSDay
Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50.
I’m 58 now.
HIV treatment works.
Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex.
Ensure HIV treatment for all.
End HIV stigma.
#WorldAIDSDay
December 1, 2025 at 8:46 AM
I was diagnosed with #HIV in 1998, when I was 30.
Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50.
I’m 58 now.
HIV treatment works.
Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex.
Ensure HIV treatment for all.
End HIV stigma.
#WorldAIDSDay
Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50.
I’m 58 now.
HIV treatment works.
Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex.
Ensure HIV treatment for all.
End HIV stigma.
#WorldAIDSDay
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Look, I really want to listen to this one, so let's get it over the finish line, alright?
IT’S THE FINAL COUNTDOWN!!!!!!!
We’re entering the last few days of the Phantom Pulse Kickstarter campaign. Now is the time to join the groupies and get loud!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/aty...
We’re entering the last few days of the Phantom Pulse Kickstarter campaign. Now is the time to join the groupies and get loud!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/aty...
December 1, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Look, I really want to listen to this one, so let's get it over the finish line, alright?
Silent Hill 2 remake is on sale all over the place. Get it now if you haven't tried it!
Cyber Monday deal on Silent Hill 2 is live at Amazon, down to $29.99. https://zdcs.link/aRMDo8
November 30, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Silent Hill 2 remake is on sale all over the place. Get it now if you haven't tried it!
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One of the best worldbuilding guides you can read is Tolkien's notes on translation, where he talks about the fact that *everything* you write is in practice being translated into English; is is no more anachronistic to use the word "September" than it is use the word "sword" or "house" or "hello".
Not sure how I feel when a book tells me that instead of "12 months" they have "10 arcs," which are each 40 days long, and they all have names like Blossomarc, Flamearc Snowarc,.... I appreciate the world building, but couldnt we have just kept the calendar the same?
November 30, 2025 at 4:20 AM
One of the best worldbuilding guides you can read is Tolkien's notes on translation, where he talks about the fact that *everything* you write is in practice being translated into English; is is no more anachronistic to use the word "September" than it is use the word "sword" or "house" or "hello".
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I suspect I'll get crap for this, but I do think it's something we all need to be reminded of, especially fans and creators of things.
November 29, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I suspect I'll get crap for this, but I do think it's something we all need to be reminded of, especially fans and creators of things.
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ME: yeah... if you call that livin'
MY FRIEND VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN: hey man seriously can you stop saying that
ME: honestly, no
MY FRIEND VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN: hey man seriously can you stop saying that
ME: honestly, no
November 29, 2025 at 7:09 AM
ME: yeah... if you call that livin'
MY FRIEND VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN: hey man seriously can you stop saying that
ME: honestly, no
MY FRIEND VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN: hey man seriously can you stop saying that
ME: honestly, no
First bit of actual content on my Patreon: A piano idea I started earlier this year, "Ghost Rain."
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Unfinished Paintings: Ghost Rain | Ian Doherty
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November 28, 2025 at 11:33 PM
First bit of actual content on my Patreon: A piano idea I started earlier this year, "Ghost Rain."
www.patreon.com/posts/unfini...
www.patreon.com/posts/unfini...
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youtube.com/watch?v=D_kV...
I've had this song stuck in my head for days. When asked about it, the singer reflected on how what might not matter on a cosmic level can still matter to the individual. Beautiful song.
"Is there anybody out there?
We haven't met, but I wrote this song for you."
I've had this song stuck in my head for days. When asked about it, the singer reflected on how what might not matter on a cosmic level can still matter to the individual. Beautiful song.
"Is there anybody out there?
We haven't met, but I wrote this song for you."
Lord Huron - Is There Anybody Out There (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Lord Huron
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November 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
youtube.com/watch?v=D_kV...
I've had this song stuck in my head for days. When asked about it, the singer reflected on how what might not matter on a cosmic level can still matter to the individual. Beautiful song.
"Is there anybody out there?
We haven't met, but I wrote this song for you."
I've had this song stuck in my head for days. When asked about it, the singer reflected on how what might not matter on a cosmic level can still matter to the individual. Beautiful song.
"Is there anybody out there?
We haven't met, but I wrote this song for you."
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"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."