This week I finished reading Andrew Joseph White’s You Weren’t Meant to Be Human, which according to its one-star reviews is “traumatizing,” “soooo triggering,” “pointlessly edgy,” and “disgusting.” I found it … fine. Kind of tame, actually. You Weren’t Meant to Be Human is a book constantly flinching away from… (keep reading)

As I’ve mentioned before, a large part of writing heist fiction involves a) getting people into rooms they’re not supposed to be in and b) ensuring this process is interesting to read about. That second bit is the absolute bastard, because real-world security—especially physical security—is often a massive joke. Case… (keep reading)

I’m switching web hosts! Following this issue of the newsletter, I’ll be migrating the whole thing over to my redesigned website at inferiorwit.com. If you’re currently subscribed via email, you don’t need to do anything. If you’re subscribed via RSS, you’ll want to change the feed url to https://inferiorwit.com/rss. The… (keep reading)

One consequence of my cat’s brief escape into the wilds of Edmonton is that I’m now a member of my neighbourhood’s Facebook group. Following approximately six weeks of observation, I’ve concluded that many people living in quiet residential neighbourhoods are simultaneously terrified they’ll be the victim of a crime, but… (keep reading)

Checking in briefly to report that, unlike John Denver, I did not die in a plane crash. I’m mostly settled now in Edmonton; so is the cat, although she briefly escaped into the great outdoors where, thankfully, she managed to evade getting eaten by coyotes. (They have those here.) Writing… (keep reading)

Moving still underway; this time next week, I’ll be on a plane back to Canada. Overall, the prospect of leaving the UK has been less heartbreaking than I expected—but then again, it’s been increasingly apparent to me over the past year or so that this is not a country that… (keep reading)

My move back to Canada is well underway; so far it’s consisted largely of calling up various utility and service providers and informing them that no, they cannot persuade me to stay, not even if they give me a special discount, as their service is not available at my new… (keep reading)

Ever since Sir Keir Starmer personally told me to go fuck myself, it’s been looking more and more likely I’ll be returning to Canada. Which is just as well, since the UK is getting weirder. One example: the Online Safety Act, a law passed under the premise that only internet… (keep reading)

So Steam has banned games featuring “adult content” from its storefront, with itch.io following suit a few days later. Both cite pressure from their payment processors (Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, Stripe, etc.) as the primary reason for the bans. itch.io specifically points out this pressure was induced by anti-porn activist group… (keep reading)

By a plurality of reports, I have been released from the Gmail dungeon. Big thanks to all of you who let me know whether your copy of the newsletter came through. I still have no idea why that one email was marked as spam, and I suspect I’ll never find… (keep reading)