Ensign Ro(wan)
@rowanchurch.bsky.social
Old, 🏳️⚧️, She/Her, PDX
Story and development editor (Magica Riot), mixing and mastering (The Crystal Furs, and more).
I don’t make the art you love. I make the art you love better.
Story and development editor (Magica Riot), mixing and mastering (The Crystal Furs, and more).
I don’t make the art you love. I make the art you love better.
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made a game with some friends for yuri game jam 2025
flout.itch.io/i-hope-shes-...
itch.io/jam/yuri-gam...
flout.itch.io/i-hope-shes-...
itch.io/jam/yuri-gam...
I hope she's doing well by flout
Dispose of your memories in this space-based trash-burning simulator!
flout.itch.io
November 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
made a game with some friends for yuri game jam 2025
flout.itch.io/i-hope-shes-...
itch.io/jam/yuri-gam...
flout.itch.io/i-hope-shes-...
itch.io/jam/yuri-gam...
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I'm old.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
November 27, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I'm old.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
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Tail end of the day <3
Commission of my Temerity
Commission of my Temerity
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Tail end of the day <3
Commission of my Temerity
Commission of my Temerity
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A reminder that all my stuff is on Itch: stormmaiden.itch.io
November 26, 2025 at 10:02 PM
A reminder that all my stuff is on Itch: stormmaiden.itch.io
They’re addicted to the gacha pull mechanic of getting a result from a prompt. If what you enjoy is the thrill of gambling. At some point, even the prompt becomes meaningless.
November 26, 2025 at 9:49 PM
They’re addicted to the gacha pull mechanic of getting a result from a prompt. If what you enjoy is the thrill of gambling. At some point, even the prompt becomes meaningless.
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not beating the “AI art is lazy” allegations
November 26, 2025 at 7:47 PM
not beating the “AI art is lazy” allegations
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My new *very* queer and emotional Portland magical girl sequel novel, “Magica Riot: Full Bloom,” is now available in ebook and print formats! With two villains in town, the girls must find a new approach to their magic and music, with help from unexpected friends. Book get: magicariot.com/fullbloom
November 26, 2025 at 8:18 PM
My new *very* queer and emotional Portland magical girl sequel novel, “Magica Riot: Full Bloom,” is now available in ebook and print formats! With two villains in town, the girls must find a new approach to their magic and music, with help from unexpected friends. Book get: magicariot.com/fullbloom
A great slice of ambient math rock
Signs & Wonders - Lindsay Chia (Full EP)
YouTube video by lindsay chia
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
A great slice of ambient math rock
In the early 2000s I saw Queensryche in concert, and after the opening song Geoff Tate asked the crowd how they were doing and when the crowd cheered, he bellowed “Optimal!” Which is like the most supervillain response to a crowd cheering I’d ever heard. It’s lived rent-free in my head ever since.
November 26, 2025 at 3:01 AM
In the early 2000s I saw Queensryche in concert, and after the opening song Geoff Tate asked the crowd how they were doing and when the crowd cheered, he bellowed “Optimal!” Which is like the most supervillain response to a crowd cheering I’d ever heard. It’s lived rent-free in my head ever since.
What’s the dose of weed that’ll make me stop feeling guilty about not writing?
November 26, 2025 at 2:43 AM
What’s the dose of weed that’ll make me stop feeling guilty about not writing?
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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Real-time reaction to watching this video
November 25, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Real-time reaction to watching this video
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Six Ships. I'm very much in the Chris Foss school of thought when it comes to colour, rather than SW or ST.
#Spaceships #SciFi #Illustration
#Spaceships #SciFi #Illustration
November 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Six Ships. I'm very much in the Chris Foss school of thought when it comes to colour, rather than SW or ST.
#Spaceships #SciFi #Illustration
#Spaceships #SciFi #Illustration
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Reminder that lesbians have a more positive view of trans people than trans people do
November 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Reminder that lesbians have a more positive view of trans people than trans people do
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If you’re looking for books to read over the holidays, or anytime, now’s a good time to get into my queer Portland magical girl novels!
I’m building a whole new original magical girl series here, centered on a trans protagonist. A lot of folks enjoy it, and you might, too!
magicariot.com/buy
I’m building a whole new original magical girl series here, centered on a trans protagonist. A lot of folks enjoy it, and you might, too!
magicariot.com/buy
November 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
If you’re looking for books to read over the holidays, or anytime, now’s a good time to get into my queer Portland magical girl novels!
I’m building a whole new original magical girl series here, centered on a trans protagonist. A lot of folks enjoy it, and you might, too!
magicariot.com/buy
I’m building a whole new original magical girl series here, centered on a trans protagonist. A lot of folks enjoy it, and you might, too!
magicariot.com/buy
I just realized the positive in “yeah but you’re our asshole.” Every squad needs someone who will actually get their ass when you want to get their ass about something but are too scared to do it yourself. Every squad needs that bulldog. Sure they get in trouble to it but they did it for the squad.
November 25, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I just realized the positive in “yeah but you’re our asshole.” Every squad needs someone who will actually get their ass when you want to get their ass about something but are too scared to do it yourself. Every squad needs that bulldog. Sure they get in trouble to it but they did it for the squad.
What the actual fuck
November 24, 2025 at 11:04 PM
What the actual fuck
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Working on a one-page TTRPG that dares to explore the feeling of being in your dorm room with a person, and you both really wanna kiss, but they’ve just asked about your favorite band and now you’re listening to your favorite album, hoping they like it enough to still want to kiss you afterward.
November 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Working on a one-page TTRPG that dares to explore the feeling of being in your dorm room with a person, and you both really wanna kiss, but they’ve just asked about your favorite band and now you’re listening to your favorite album, hoping they like it enough to still want to kiss you afterward.
It’s your lucky quarter, Charlie Brown!
Forget it, Charlie Brown! You're out of your element.
You are privy to a great becoming, but you recognize nothing, Charlie Brown.
November 24, 2025 at 5:47 AM
It’s your lucky quarter, Charlie Brown!
You want to know how I got these scars, Charlie Brown?
What does an eight thousand pound mako shark with a brain the size of a flathead V8 engine and no natural predators think about, Charlie Brown?
I am the one who knocks, Charlie Brown.
November 24, 2025 at 5:45 AM
You want to know how I got these scars, Charlie Brown?
I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe, Charlie Brown.
Have the lambs stopped screaming, Charlie Brown?
Never get out of the boat, Charlie Brown.
November 24, 2025 at 5:43 AM
I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe, Charlie Brown.
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13oct - ‘the curious and quite dreadful sensation of being forgotten’
November 18, 2025 at 3:26 AM
13oct - ‘the curious and quite dreadful sensation of being forgotten’