Jay Hawking
@jayhawking.bsky.social
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Meadmaker, Historian, artist, writes random genre fic, literary, and non-fiction bullshit.
Against "AI" """Art"""
Art by an unknown student.
Stories for sale: jayhawking.itch.io
Meadmaker, Historian, artist, writes random genre fic, literary, and non-fiction bullshit.
Against "AI" """Art"""
Art by an unknown student.
Stories for sale: jayhawking.itch.io
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I only play the most normal and hinged TTRPGs
December 9, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I only play the most normal and hinged TTRPGs
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every single goddamn time i see somebody mention N. K. Jemisin i think about her criticizing the story and then tweeting “well I didn’t read it but”
I Sexually Identify as an Attack Helicopter wasn't actually that intense. A lot of the "queer community" pilloried a trans woman and ran her out of society entirely and buried her literary future because they felt like it and they could taste blood in the water, and that's how all this works.
December 5, 2025 at 4:06 PM
every single goddamn time i see somebody mention N. K. Jemisin i think about her criticizing the story and then tweeting “well I didn’t read it but”
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I Sexually Identify as an Attack Helicopter wasn't actually that intense. A lot of the "queer community" pilloried a trans woman and ran her out of society entirely and buried her literary future because they felt like it and they could taste blood in the water, and that's how all this works.
December 5, 2025 at 5:07 AM
I Sexually Identify as an Attack Helicopter wasn't actually that intense. A lot of the "queer community" pilloried a trans woman and ran her out of society entirely and buried her literary future because they felt like it and they could taste blood in the water, and that's how all this works.
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I have written a new blog about what an OSR is. I am told there is a lot of discourse about this, but am confident that this should settle the matter once and for all.
thegardenbelow.blot.im/what-is-an-osr
thegardenbelow.blot.im/what-is-an-osr
What is an OSR? - The Garden Below
a post about not knowing what the OSR is.
thegardenbelow.blot.im
November 27, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I have written a new blog about what an OSR is. I am told there is a lot of discourse about this, but am confident that this should settle the matter once and for all.
thegardenbelow.blot.im/what-is-an-osr
thegardenbelow.blot.im/what-is-an-osr
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Another big style test, this time a double spread at the actual dispatch size of the publication. Trying to thread a needle on collage style and legibility. Could still do with a little more of that overwhelming full text claustrophobia some of the best mothership zines have though...
#over/under
#over/under
November 21, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Another big style test, this time a double spread at the actual dispatch size of the publication. Trying to thread a needle on collage style and legibility. Could still do with a little more of that overwhelming full text claustrophobia some of the best mothership zines have though...
#over/under
#over/under
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Over the course of the month I drew a portrait or 2(hundred) in #over/under and called them 🩸HEADSHOTS🩸
And @sean.tuesdayknightgames.com said he might put them in the Mothership app so now you can all apply gentle pressure to that situation too! lol
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
And @sean.tuesdayknightgames.com said he might put them in the Mothership app so now you can all apply gentle pressure to that situation too! lol
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
November 13, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Over the course of the month I drew a portrait or 2(hundred) in #over/under and called them 🩸HEADSHOTS🩸
And @sean.tuesdayknightgames.com said he might put them in the Mothership app so now you can all apply gentle pressure to that situation too! lol
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
And @sean.tuesdayknightgames.com said he might put them in the Mothership app so now you can all apply gentle pressure to that situation too! lol
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
Turns out, I got one last post in me about #over/under- kind of, anyhow. Moreso about its impact on me as a person, absolutely none of which I expected going into the game.
The Wasteland of Reality
Over/Under as a Volumetric Shit Compressor
jayhawking.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Turns out, I got one last post in me about #over/under- kind of, anyhow. Moreso about its impact on me as a person, absolutely none of which I expected going into the game.
We've hit the end of #over/under, so here's blog post #10- cried a bit and I'm sleep deprived, but here it goes.
Living the Dream (Redux)
A (Final) Summary of the Over/Under Game Experiment
jayhawking.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:36 PM
We've hit the end of #over/under, so here's blog post #10- cried a bit and I'm sleep deprived, but here it goes.
Posting a bit of @d20plusmodifier.bsky.social's art of my silly little guy that he did for #over/under, once again: big ups to him, thanks for betting on me due to your cat's gambling addiction 🫡
November 10, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Posting a bit of @d20plusmodifier.bsky.social's art of my silly little guy that he did for #over/under, once again: big ups to him, thanks for betting on me due to your cat's gambling addiction 🫡
Blog Post #9 for #over/under, less sad girl stuff, more "here're the websites and other things people put together for the game, along with some other blogs about the whole game."
The Paratext of Over/Under
Alright, we’re moving past the sad girl shit that was in my last blog post (for now, at least, we’re gonna be all about that again next go around) and instead focus on a very interesting topic: the ma...
jayhawking.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Blog Post #9 for #over/under, less sad girl stuff, more "here're the websites and other things people put together for the game, along with some other blogs about the whole game."
We're on the final full day of #over/under and. There just isn't enough time to do everything. Which is weighing on me in a slightly existential way but we ball.
Time in a Bottle
The Rush to Get Everything Done in Over/Under
jayhawking.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
We're on the final full day of #over/under and. There just isn't enough time to do everything. Which is weighing on me in a slightly existential way but we ball.
In which I write about how #over/under has *a lot* of information games flying around- and how it lead to the game having its own corrupted blood incident.
The Information Game
Over/Under and Info/Misinfo
jayhawking.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:51 AM
In which I write about how #over/under has *a lot* of information games flying around- and how it lead to the game having its own corrupted blood incident.
Turns out #over/under is still doing horrific things to my brain, got another post about it despite consistently thinking I'm done till the end (turns out: I'm grieving it, fuck).
One Blow After Another
The Domino Effect of Over/Under
jayhawking.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Turns out #over/under is still doing horrific things to my brain, got another post about it despite consistently thinking I'm done till the end (turns out: I'm grieving it, fuck).
I'm almost freed of my burden of writing #over/under blog posts, but apparently my brain decided to hit me with another idea before the end, so here's #5; it's all about emergent game mechanics rather than the sad girl shit I've been on about
Patterns of Play
Emergent Game Mechanics in Over/Under
jayhawking.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I'm almost freed of my burden of writing #over/under blog posts, but apparently my brain decided to hit me with another idea before the end, so here's #5; it's all about emergent game mechanics rather than the sad girl shit I've been on about
Doing these back to back, since there was a fourth #over/under blog post I just finished writing, with a throughline of "Luke Gearing has made me intensely emotional by way of the devil on his shoulder."
Flowers in Bloom
Why I've Cried Over Over/Under
jayhawking.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Doing these back to back, since there was a fourth #over/under blog post I just finished writing, with a throughline of "Luke Gearing has made me intensely emotional by way of the devil on his shoulder."
Forgot to link it on here, but did a third blog post about #over/under a few days back, all about dreading the end of this bizarre fucking game.
The End is Near
Another Set of Ramblings
substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Forgot to link it on here, but did a third blog post about #over/under a few days back, all about dreading the end of this bizarre fucking game.
Was actively avoiding looking at anything related to the Steelers-Colts game today because I knew in my fucking soul the Steelers were gonna eat shit.
Anyway this is how I found out they won, football rocks actually
Anyway this is how I found out they won, football rocks actually
November 3, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Was actively avoiding looking at anything related to the Steelers-Colts game today because I knew in my fucking soul the Steelers were gonna eat shit.
Anyway this is how I found out they won, football rocks actually
Anyway this is how I found out they won, football rocks actually
Continuing to be in the pits of essay writing because of #over/under, so take this: art is by @arca-de.bsky.social.
jayhawking.substack.com/p/tears-in-t...
jayhawking.substack.com/p/tears-in-t...
Tears in the Rain
Character Death and Departure in RPGS
jayhawking.substack.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Continuing to be in the pits of essay writing because of #over/under, so take this: art is by @arca-de.bsky.social.
jayhawking.substack.com/p/tears-in-t...
jayhawking.substack.com/p/tears-in-t...
Been having a *lot* of tears in the rain moments with #over/under these past 24 hours, finding that I'm immensely and deeply moved constantly; sometimes with it only *really* hitting hours after the fact. Fantastic shit, no notes (actually I may write a post about death in rpgs, so stay tuned).
October 31, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Been having a *lot* of tears in the rain moments with #over/under these past 24 hours, finding that I'm immensely and deeply moved constantly; sometimes with it only *really* hitting hours after the fact. Fantastic shit, no notes (actually I may write a post about death in rpgs, so stay tuned).
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Continued to be in the pits of an utter brain rewiring, vomited out over a thousand words about #over/under last night and finally set up a blog just specifically so I could post about it, so I inflict unto you:
jayhawking.substack.com/p/living-the...
jayhawking.substack.com/p/living-the...
Living the Dream
Life Within Prospero Station; A Summary of the Over/Under Game Experiment
jayhawking.substack.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Continued to be in the pits of an utter brain rewiring, vomited out over a thousand words about #over/under last night and finally set up a blog just specifically so I could post about it, so I inflict unto you:
jayhawking.substack.com/p/living-the...
jayhawking.substack.com/p/living-the...
Last post about #over/under for the night: adding onto that aspect of completely separate gameplay experiences, barely learned:
1) A writer for mothership's actually playing
2) Image not related
1) A writer for mothership's actually playing
2) Image not related
October 19, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Last post about #over/under for the night: adding onto that aspect of completely separate gameplay experiences, barely learned:
1) A writer for mothership's actually playing
2) Image not related
1) A writer for mothership's actually playing
2) Image not related
Actually, gonna post more about #over/under: there've been parallel play experiences that simply don't *interact at all*. While I was in a fighting tournament (and betting on myself) people were doing shit like setting up fullblown ARGs, submitting art grant proposals, all kinds of wild crap.
October 19, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Actually, gonna post more about #over/under: there've been parallel play experiences that simply don't *interact at all*. While I was in a fighting tournament (and betting on myself) people were doing shit like setting up fullblown ARGs, submitting art grant proposals, all kinds of wild crap.
Been playing #OVER/UNDER for several days and:
1) Actually chill as hell
2) I really wanna run Mothership again
3) Turns out, when players are left to their own devices in a freeform-ish game, a solid 50% of all activity they'll come up with "how do we come up with a new way to gamble"
1) Actually chill as hell
2) I really wanna run Mothership again
3) Turns out, when players are left to their own devices in a freeform-ish game, a solid 50% of all activity they'll come up with "how do we come up with a new way to gamble"
October 19, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Been playing #OVER/UNDER for several days and:
1) Actually chill as hell
2) I really wanna run Mothership again
3) Turns out, when players are left to their own devices in a freeform-ish game, a solid 50% of all activity they'll come up with "how do we come up with a new way to gamble"
1) Actually chill as hell
2) I really wanna run Mothership again
3) Turns out, when players are left to their own devices in a freeform-ish game, a solid 50% of all activity they'll come up with "how do we come up with a new way to gamble"
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Windows 10 End of Life is in less than 2 weeks!
But you don't have to upgrade to Windows 11!!
This video will show you how to extend the life of Windows 10 by 3 more years via Extended Security Updates program safely, for free.
MS throws you to the wolves, but the wolves will throw you a bone.
But you don't have to upgrade to Windows 11!!
This video will show you how to extend the life of Windows 10 by 3 more years via Extended Security Updates program safely, for free.
MS throws you to the wolves, but the wolves will throw you a bone.
October 4, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Windows 10 End of Life is in less than 2 weeks!
But you don't have to upgrade to Windows 11!!
This video will show you how to extend the life of Windows 10 by 3 more years via Extended Security Updates program safely, for free.
MS throws you to the wolves, but the wolves will throw you a bone.
But you don't have to upgrade to Windows 11!!
This video will show you how to extend the life of Windows 10 by 3 more years via Extended Security Updates program safely, for free.
MS throws you to the wolves, but the wolves will throw you a bone.