#morsels

[witchyxmilf]

fit check + the book du jour

[babylon-crashing]

morsels

Tsavd Tanem. Let me take your pain. As in

I'll eat it. I'll vomit it. I'll transform

it. All that horror spewed. Call me Shaman

of Thieves and Sonnets. Call me a Firestorm

that Heals. If not now then when? If not me

then who? This is what a Hungry Ghost dreams

of. You say that you wail like a banshee

during sex. I say nightmares and daydreams

taste the same. Tsavd Tanem. Hymn that stifles.

Song that bleats. This is what a Hungry Ghost

dreams of; such tasty morsels. Tsavd Tanem.

Tsavd Tanem. Tsavd Tanem. All these, “trifles.”

Love, let me take this from you. You almost

gave up. Call me Cursed; my one pseudonym.

][][

Notes.

In Armenian, Tsavd Tanem (Ցավդ տանեմ) is a colloquially phrase used to express sympathy or affection. I, on the other hand, am taking it literally. In Buddhism, Hungry Ghosts (餓鬼) are spirits who are driven by unquenchable emotional needs, often depicted as tormented by grotesque desires that they are unable to ever fulfill. If that doesn't sum up my entire life in a nutshell I don't know what would.

[clutterthings]

Triple Chips

[raineworker]

Feeling really excited and refreshed today for no particular reason.

I need everyone who likes top-down indie shooters to play this game, please. I've beaten the demo a handful of times and waiting for the full release has actually worked me up into an excitement I haven't experienced for such an unknown in a long long time. This game is my #1 on my wishlist now that Hollow Knight came out.

Maybe I'll take more time to add more context later but, basically: this game is the same genre as things like Enter the Gungeon, Nuclear Throne, and the Binding of Isaac.

It has a very unique, tactile, and charming "gross out" aesthetic that harkens back to a sort of late 90s early 2000s saturday morning cartoon. Unlockable characters are in a monster index that is lined with collectible trading cards. The powers, magic system, and lore/worldbuilding are really fresh and humorous but keep an edge to them. Also and most importantly, the music absolutely slaps, like: this is the best indie game soundtrack I've heard this year after Hollow Knight Silksong.

If you actually like video games and aren't just a poser who follows the most popular and talked about trends in the zeitgeist than this is worth your time. I am very good at video games and I'm very serious about them, so I'm really hoping this little game wins out somehow in the end.

[allthedesiredusernamesaretaken]

" The one thing that you have that nobody else has is you. Your voice, your mind, your story, your vision. So write and draw and build and play and dance and live as only you can. "

- Neil Gaiman

[candlehearts]

not supposed to have that

[gamesline]

Bulletin+: Indie World and Partner Showcase 8/27/24

Nintendo fed us good this morning. Both an Indie World and a Partner Showcase were shown, and we have the full lowdown. Read the full article

[quotelr]

Short story collections are the literary equivalent of canapés, tapas and mezze in the world of gastronomy: Delightful assortments of tasty morsels to whet the reader's appetite.

Alex Morritt, Impromptu Scribe