Ugh, Emotions: Part IV

CW: harassment, gaslighting, suicidal thoughts By necessity and signed paperwork, I’m keeping it vague. It's also in the past. I'm posting it because I have this idea that we need to show that negative behaviour doesn't have to be sexual. I also want to point out that my experiences may well have been a one... Continue Reading →

Ugh, Emotions: Part III

This post is a bit of an interlude where I talk about the difficulties marginalised groups have in getting hired, it’s also about being a victim, but refusing to be victimised. And it’s a "glorious" CV because I just know that some of you readers have started wondering if I’m really that good at my... Continue Reading →

A Reckoning

Right now, a reckoning is shaking the games industry and culture. Predators are being called out, and I can only think of Flemeth when she pours out her pain to Morrigan and the Inquisitor. She was betrayed as I was betrayed as the world was betrayed! Sometimes it takes a character in a game to... Continue Reading →

Things Men Think About Games

During my 30+ years as a gamer, I always knew I stood out as "odd" and perhaps "other". Actually, that's not entirely true. I didn't realise how odd and other I was until I visited a games store somewhere in my early teens. I was super excited. Finally! I could have my pick of games!... Continue Reading →

Post GamerGate

This is a new decade (well, technically, it's not really a new decade until 2021, but who's counting) and there are a bunch of retrospectives out there. This is... maybe not so much a retrospective as a reflection. If existing in the gaming culture has taught me one thing it's that we tend to forget... Continue Reading →

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