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johnaugust.bsky.social
Screenwriter, mostly. Also Highland and Scriptnotes.
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“My new favorite word game.” - Abbie Stone, PC Gamer Birdigo’s getting reviews! www.pcgamer.com/games/roguel...

i patched a first wave of fixes & improvements :) Play Birdigo! #steamnextfest store.steampowered.com/news/app/326...

[when a musical has an overture] Yay! I miss these. [three minutes into it] Am I dead? Is this hell?

Added a bunch of new feathers to Birdigo today. It’s fun being able to update so quickly! store.steampowered.com/app/3264170/...

Ali’s describing our new game Birdigo, not cocaine. store.steampowered.com/app/3264170/...

Birdigo is a cute deckbuilding word game I made with @toboggan.work. Take a look! It’s on Steam right now → store.steampowered.com/app/3264170/...

So I ordered a 21 year old film magazine from Japan, because I love Sofia Coppola and Lost in Translation. I wonder if it would interest @johnaugust.bsky.social to see the Japanese language ads for Big Fish, including what appears to be a fold out Big Fish-themed Game of Life.

May you live long enough to hear new covers of songs from your first movie. youtu.be/q39PZjSO6iA?...

On today’s Scriptnotes, we welcome back psychotherapist Dennis Palumbo to discuss writing while (gestures around in all directions). podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

We say “washer-dryer” when referring to both, but never “washer” for just the washing machine. Any other examples of things like that?

Increasingly, America’s rich and powerful—like Trump and Musk—use defamation suits not to win but to inflict ruinous expense and suffering on the defendants and solicit attention, support, and fundraising for themselves. This is a grave threat to free speech. @kenwhite.bsky.social

I wrote this bit that is entirely unrelated to current things

Welcome aboard!

I'll probably be writing some new version of Big Fish the rest of my life, and that's okay! playbill.com/article/patr...

Why yes that is Highland in the teaser for the latest season of Righteous Gemstones!

Cardiovascular disease mortality has declined in many countries over the past decades. For example, US cardiovascular disease death rates have declined 4x since 1950.

This week on Scriptnotes, I’m joined by Jesse Eisenberg, the talented actor/writer/director desperate to write headlines for The Onion. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

This is the GOP’s long con on full display.

Crowd-pleasing! Sure, there are stereotypes, but ultimately just shows how deep down we’re all *family*. Paul Rudnick already writing.

This thread: 🧑‍🍳💋

Love these live-streamed fire briefings on YouTube. Just the info you want. Perfect complement to Watch Duty. www.youtube.com/live/Rggj3Y6...

My friend @johnaugust.bsky.social put a version of this on a t-shirt years ago cottonbureau.com/p/U3PVZB/shi...

Daughter pointed out that the TV in the kitchen is only turned on for bad news. January 6, the LA fires, etc. It’s our real-time horror screen.

Los Angeles Times photographer Wally Skalij spent the night along Pacific Coast Highway documenting the tragedy. www.latimes.com/california/l...

Very thankful for the hard work of the firefighters under terrible conditions, and for the firefighters coming in now from out of state.

Cameras don’t really capture it, but the sky in LA is the color of the sink when you wash out paint brushes.

Headed to France? My very smart husband did a great explainer on logistics and what’s new in 2025. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

;tldr We shouldn't panic about AI, but it's worth paying more attention to what's happening — and how fast it's moving. johnaugust.com/2025/somethi...

Fascinated by impact of EV chargers on small-town businesses. Inyokern, California is basically a ghost town, but has a busy fast-food restaurant primarily because of the adjacent Tesla and Rivian chargers.

Great write-up on the works that became public domain on January 1st, and how they can be used. web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicd...