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Isabel J. Kim

@isabel.kim

speculative fiction author still excited by having her own wikipedia page. won some things. lost some things. wrote that hole story. debut novel SUBLIMATION from Tor 6/2/26. http://isabel.kim < website Wow if True < listen wherever pods are cast

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after a few playthroughs of slay the spire 2, i'm ready to call it: we have another Good video game. this brings the total number of Good video games in the world to two, joining the original slay the spire

06.03.2026 12:27 πŸ‘ 739 πŸ” 64 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 4

let’s gooooooo

06.03.2026 23:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yessssss are u πŸ‘€πŸ‘€πŸ‘€

06.03.2026 22:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

u ever think about how prh missed the chance to call themself β€œrandom penguin”

06.03.2026 19:01 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

:3 πŸͺ¨

06.03.2026 02:56 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

sff author enjoys playing slay the spire, fork found in kitchen

05.03.2026 20:52 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

also you can have a bird in it, which is a strict improvement

05.03.2026 20:47 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

its genuinely so addictive, lol, i was also put off by the artstyle the first time i picked it up but the gameplay loop is actually incredible.

05.03.2026 20:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

ok finished an ironclad run! so far this v much hits, and i like the epoch lore mechanic. i would say its not QUITE as balanced as sts1, but this is an alpha so that was what i was expecting. enemies hit the sweet spot for me of familiar/pleasantly different.

05.03.2026 20:35 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

so far sts2 just feels like sts1 but More, which is exactly what i wanted

05.03.2026 18:40 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

🀝 same

05.03.2026 17:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

i too would like to stop manifesting...

05.03.2026 17:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

the korean war kind of shook up both of their lives in interesting (derogatory) ways, but they both ended up in seoul where one of them did import/export Business type things (real unclear to me tbh), and the other was a pharmacist (i think?) and was previously in the navy (i think??).

05.03.2026 15:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

tfw u capture the zeitgeist and u look at the zeitgeist in your hands and go jesus CHRIST what IS this what are we DOING here

05.03.2026 15:50 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

like 3 months ago i wrote a story (not out yet!) about like.....war as spectacle and content, and i gotta say, yeah, i dont know man. i dont actually have anything here. i just feel a little weird about it.

05.03.2026 15:49 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

furiously trying to get work done this morning before the slay the spire 2 early access drops today and ruins my productivity for the next 48 hrs

05.03.2026 15:48 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

He had grown up in a country run by politicians who sent the pilots to man the bombers to kill the babies to make the world safe for children to grow up in.

05.03.2026 13:30 πŸ‘ 425 πŸ” 208 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 7

yeah uh, I should have written the villains stupider and more evil, in retrospect. Glad ur enjoying (???) it!

05.03.2026 13:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

let’s become rationalists together

05.03.2026 00:22 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

so far my understanding of twin peaks is that its a terrible show if you want to know whats going on, but its a GREAT show if you LOVE scenes.

04.03.2026 23:09 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

the hole story was just a fraction of my true power

04.03.2026 21:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

everyone is fighting a battle you can't see because you are the only one without cool invisible wizard powers

04.03.2026 03:24 πŸ‘ 566 πŸ” 91 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 6

regrettable new bit i have going on (microfiction on qt rts)

04.03.2026 21:33 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

days of mandattory military service before you can ship back home! no eeping til then!"

"im going to die out here, kitty."

she laughs. it sounds like jingling gacha game music.

"with an attitude like that, silly, you're already dead! do u wanna do some manifestation exercises with me, uwu?"

04.03.2026 21:33 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

flip to see her. she looks like my discord gf from back home. except hotter. and anime. and a catgirl. i thought the catgirl setting would be funny, but i'm a fucking idiot. im attached to the catgirl thing now.

"wake UP seepyhead," she says, her digital finger booping my nose. "you have 567 more

04.03.2026 21:33 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

"good MEOWING! isn't today a β˜†wonderfulβ˜† day to die!"

i open my eyes and KITTY pops into the corner of my viewscreen. her little ears flick. her eyes sparkle. i know shes a piece of military software downloaded on my META-RAYBAN GOGGLES (warfighter edition) but my heart still does a little

04.03.2026 21:33 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
2026 nuclear family memeβ€” featuring Fritzi as Neurodivergent Aunt, Sluggo as Sluggo, Nancy as Daughter, Nancy Jr as Woke Dog

2026 nuclear family memeβ€” featuring Fritzi as Neurodivergent Aunt, Sluggo as Sluggo, Nancy as Daughter, Nancy Jr as Woke Dog

04.03.2026 17:54 πŸ‘ 12345 πŸ” 2557 πŸ’¬ 77 πŸ“Œ 76

I had so many naive ideas of β€œsitting down and writing uninterrupted” when I embarked on the β€œbeing a writer” quest lol

04.03.2026 16:21 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

we didnt do this btw

03.03.2026 15:34 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

genuinely a highlight from the wedding was when the first three notes of the song started before i walked down the aisle w/ my dad and everyone started laughing w/ delight :3

03.03.2026 15:33 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1