alyssa @alyssa@cat.family
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Joined May 2022
context re: detective fiction recommendation request
a game i am gonna run suggests adapting the backstory of this sort of detective fiction as the basis of scenarios for it. i read a sara paretsky book that i really liked but i figure i’ll read some more stuff so i have a few ideas to pick from
detective fiction recommendation request
i hereby solicit recommendations of detective fiction. if you have any of that (authors or particular works) you like, i’d appreciate hearing them!
i am currently more looking for the sort of work where the question is more whether the protagonist will achieve any sort of good outcome rather than for the reader to compete with the detective at solving the mystery. like, not poirot/holmes style stuff. that said if you have stuff you really like of the latter sort i’d also be curious but would appreciate if you indicated that it was that kind of thing :)
can somebody explain to me how to distinguish between the different (sub?)genres of fiction that often have private investigators as protagonists
poképosting
flannery sure complicates fighting her
this complaint does unfortunately also generalize to questions of perhaps more weight than what distinguishes fanfiction from more conventionally respected "literature"
for example, analyzing the material base underlying the production and reception of "fanfiction" cannot begin and end with copyright law. like obviously at a very minimum you have to discuss fandom...
a lot of people who emphasize the importance of analyzing the material conditions underlying things are unfortunately really bad at analyzing the material conditions underlying things...
chuubo's marvelous wish granting engine footnote
1 Warning: names may not be ordinary in non-participating locations.
poképosting
pickup is such a good ability
the perpetual conflict of i would like to post about the things i’m interested in and have them seen by other people sometimes but also i don’t want people to follow me except for my friends lol
unrelatedly i decided to try the iOS auto light/dark mode setting and apparently the minesweeper app i play is kinna gorgeous in dark mode.
food advice request
anybody got any hot tips for satisfying things to “eat” if you need to consume nothing but clear liquids (that must not be red or purple) for a day? (no animal products)
ice buffalo
media joke about family
gilmore girls is fun to watch because it satisfies the ubiquitous need to have parent(s) that aren't terrible
poképosting
oh no i actually lost the first rival battle (in leafgreen)
RED's squirtle got a critical hit :<
ttrpg stuff, about me
a friend asked what stuff in rpg systems i tend to geek out the most about, and after some difficulty i ended up arriving at: i am into chargen and advancement mechanics that draw players into the setting and/or situation and then provide a medium through which to express themselves (bonus points for expressing what they care about or what they think)
thinking of getting really into the mountain goats
@wallhackio re previous good word request: consider "tetchy".
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Joined May 2022
