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Now that I've signed the contract and received the first half of my advance, I think I can start talking publicly about this. My first book (tentatively titled Not In That Way) is set to be published in Fall of 2023 (or thenabouts) by Simon and Schuster and MTV Books.

It's a YA-ish novel about a boy who's in love with his best friend and the girl who truly doesn't feel the same way at all. When the boy's dad's diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer, he pins all his hopes on finally asking her out on her 16th birthday, when her parents will finally allow her to date.

The similar narratives that already exist usually A) Don't center Black and Brown folks, if they even have them in the story at all; and B) focus on the boy growing beyond his toxic masculinity and learning his lesson. My emphasis is more on the mental health of the girl that has to endure the 'friend zone' bullshit and the other fallout that comes with the situation. We'll see if I pull it off.

Hey, Shack! I'm a writer AND director these days. My first film, FPS: First Person Shooter, gathers over 45 game designers together to talk about the history and evolution of the FPS genre. We gave Shack first dibs on the trailer; check it out here if you haven't already: https://www.shacknews.com/article/130084/fps-first-person-shooter-documentary-launches-indiegogo-campaign-with-new-trailer

We're running a Reddit AMA with John Romero and Cliff Bleszinski this afternoon. Come on over and ask some questions! https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/uep767/we_are_game_designers_john_romero_wolfenstein_3d/?sort=confidence

Thanks as always for your support!

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Incredibly accurate

Why do people think its OK to listen to music or any other dumb loud shit they're watching on their phone in a public waiting area when its fucking silent but all I can hear is some mother fuckers phone blaring that garbage? On what fucking planet is that not considered rude AF but acceptable?

Our loonyboi Jason Bergman is leaving Bethesda today after a decade plus to go off to new adventures:

https://twitter.com/jasonxbergman/status/1461691197718732800

IIT Let’s give our boy Jason his props!

Proposal:

Henceforth, in recognition of their unpleasant texture and poor flavor, Red Delicious apples shall be known as Red Malicious apples.

Cryptocurrency needs to die

You don’t think much about $200,000; it’s not life-changing.

Oh. Really?

Sounds like they are very privileged.

Big day for the Petrone Family. I just wanted to say again how thankful I am for all the help that you guys have to us. It helped out so much more then you will ever know. Thanks again for everything.


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I was part of another community that turned out they were shadowbanning people. Someone who had been on there for years, who always ruffled feathers but was part of the community regardless got shadowbanned. It happened after a particularly stupid post of theirs and someone thought it was the last straw. Nobody ever saw or replied to their post a week later apologizing for their declining mental health and reaching out to the only community they felt they still had. They shot themself a day later.

Shadowbanning should never be a thing, ever, on any kind of community like this. Yes, I see their reason for troll accounts and spammers, but outside of that, if someone's been a dick, they need to know they have been a dick, and everyone else needs to know they have been a dick. I've been here for a fucking long time and have seen people turn to the shack for help when they felt like they couldn't get it anywhere else.

Cut this shit out.