Fetch Quest Journeys
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Lucy A. Armstrong (she/her)
Conversation and creativity inspired by a world of games.
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Hi everyone! Welcome to Fetch Quest Journeys, a dedicated gaming blog featuring ethical dilemmas, analyses, and creative works beginning with a tribute to storytelling in games:
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*Photo feature: TO:KY:OO; The World of Cyberpunk 2077
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*Photo feature: TO:KY:OO; The World of Cyberpunk 2077
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The UK's National Film & Television School @nftsfilmtv.bsky.social is hosting a public Game Poems Jam in September. Perfect chance to work on a small game that you could also submit to the next issue of @gamepoems.bsky.social
Mark your calendar and spread the word: itch.io/jam/nfts-gam...
Mark your calendar and spread the word: itch.io/jam/nfts-gam...
NFTS Game Poems Jam
A game jam from 2026-09-07 to 2026-09-08 hosted by Games@NFTS. For the first time ever, the National Film & Television School (NFTS) is hosting a public Game Jam! Join us in celebrating Videogame Poem...
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July 14, 2026 at 11:02 AM
The UK's National Film & Television School @nftsfilmtv.bsky.social is hosting a public Game Poems Jam in September. Perfect chance to work on a small game that you could also submit to the next issue of @gamepoems.bsky.social
Mark your calendar and spread the word: itch.io/jam/nfts-gam...
Mark your calendar and spread the word: itch.io/jam/nfts-gam...
Oh my heart.
Are videogames poetry? Do videogames make poetry interactive?
Despite knowing @fetchquestjourneys.com for a few years, I remain struck by her lyrical and evocative treatment of digital environments.
She immerses readers in questions existing between screens and stanzas, pixels and people. Sample:
Despite knowing @fetchquestjourneys.com for a few years, I remain struck by her lyrical and evocative treatment of digital environments.
She immerses readers in questions existing between screens and stanzas, pixels and people. Sample:
June 5, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Oh my heart.
Thrilled to be presenting my poem "The Dawn Breach" - inspired by the environmental storytelling of Mirror's Edge Catalyst - and talk about my Fragments from the Vault series at Multiplatform 2026: Poetry in Games/Games in Poetry on 11 June (free admission in-person and online) All welcome!
Multiplatform 2026: Poetry in Games/ Games in Poetry — Manchester Game Centre
Multiplatform is the annual Manchester Game Centre symposium dedicated to analogue and digital game studies and practice. In 2026, we turn to the lively, uneasy, and productive overlaps between poetr...
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June 5, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Thrilled to be presenting my poem "The Dawn Breach" - inspired by the environmental storytelling of Mirror's Edge Catalyst - and talk about my Fragments from the Vault series at Multiplatform 2026: Poetry in Games/Games in Poetry on 11 June (free admission in-person and online) All welcome!
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Pride is about showing up as your full self and making space for others to do the same. 🌈
This month and every month, we celebrate the voices, stories, and identities that make our community stronger.
Happy Pride Month from all of us at SkillsHub.Life 💙
This month and every month, we celebrate the voices, stories, and identities that make our community stronger.
Happy Pride Month from all of us at SkillsHub.Life 💙
June 1, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Pride is about showing up as your full self and making space for others to do the same. 🌈
This month and every month, we celebrate the voices, stories, and identities that make our community stronger.
Happy Pride Month from all of us at SkillsHub.Life 💙
This month and every month, we celebrate the voices, stories, and identities that make our community stronger.
Happy Pride Month from all of us at SkillsHub.Life 💙
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so honored to have my short story "Redwoods Dark as Blood" published in @dominique-litmag.bsky.social ~ give it a read at the link below!
dominiquelitmag.org/2026/04/04/r...
tw: transphobia, family death, deadnaming, suicidal ideation
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tw: transphobia, family death, deadnaming, suicidal ideation
Redwoods Dark as Blood
By Rashika Singh Nate had asked about it every time they saw each other that week. At the local diner, where he first brought it up over a shared plate of banana pancakes, pushing the walnuts to Ca…
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April 28, 2026 at 8:33 PM
so honored to have my short story "Redwoods Dark as Blood" published in @dominique-litmag.bsky.social ~ give it a read at the link below!
dominiquelitmag.org/2026/04/04/r...
tw: transphobia, family death, deadnaming, suicidal ideation
dominiquelitmag.org/2026/04/04/r...
tw: transphobia, family death, deadnaming, suicidal ideation
Fragments from the Vault #042: The Last Order of the Apocalypse
"It would take one caustic winter and the snowmelt of an unusually balmy spring to wash bare the relic of youth,
leaving a solvent-stained receipt under the vending machines to mark the last order of the apocalypse."
#NightintheWoods
"It would take one caustic winter and the snowmelt of an unusually balmy spring to wash bare the relic of youth,
leaving a solvent-stained receipt under the vending machines to mark the last order of the apocalypse."
#NightintheWoods
Fragments from the Vault #042: The Last Order of the Apocalypse
quantum entanglement
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April 27, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Fragments from the Vault #042: The Last Order of the Apocalypse
"It would take one caustic winter and the snowmelt of an unusually balmy spring to wash bare the relic of youth,
leaving a solvent-stained receipt under the vending machines to mark the last order of the apocalypse."
#NightintheWoods
"It would take one caustic winter and the snowmelt of an unusually balmy spring to wash bare the relic of youth,
leaving a solvent-stained receipt under the vending machines to mark the last order of the apocalypse."
#NightintheWoods
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had such a lovely time working with an INCREDIBLE team to submit a game for this!
check it out here! litchi-lovers.itch.io/celestialcur...
check it out here! litchi-lovers.itch.io/celestialcur...
April 8, 2026 at 9:43 AM
had such a lovely time working with an INCREDIBLE team to submit a game for this!
check it out here! litchi-lovers.itch.io/celestialcur...
check it out here! litchi-lovers.itch.io/celestialcur...
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In 1953 Iran had a functioning democracy. A free press. Seven political parties. Women in universities. Women granted voting rights in municipal councils in 1952. A secular prime minister named Mosaddegh who believed Iran's oil belonged to Iran. The US and Britain decided he had to go.
April 7, 2026 at 9:01 PM
In 1953 Iran had a functioning democracy. A free press. Seven political parties. Women in universities. Women granted voting rights in municipal councils in 1952. A secular prime minister named Mosaddegh who believed Iran's oil belonged to Iran. The US and Britain decided he had to go.
Fragments from the Vault #041: The Alchemist's Progress
"Beyond the rain-wrapped calderas of the Caucasus
Where the sky burials await in their towers of silence,
Lucid and trophic,
Lie the great salt flats of the horizon..."
#PrinceOfPersia
"Beyond the rain-wrapped calderas of the Caucasus
Where the sky burials await in their towers of silence,
Lucid and trophic,
Lie the great salt flats of the horizon..."
#PrinceOfPersia
Fragments from the Vault #041: The Alchemist's Progress
"It is not that you cannot understand. It's that you do not even question. Knowledge enlightens." - The Alchemist
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April 4, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Fragments from the Vault #041: The Alchemist's Progress
"Beyond the rain-wrapped calderas of the Caucasus
Where the sky burials await in their towers of silence,
Lucid and trophic,
Lie the great salt flats of the horizon..."
#PrinceOfPersia
"Beyond the rain-wrapped calderas of the Caucasus
Where the sky burials await in their towers of silence,
Lucid and trophic,
Lie the great salt flats of the horizon..."
#PrinceOfPersia
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April 3, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Fragments from the Vault #040: The Catfish Cabaret
"The lunge of the lunar couldn't contain me,
Nor the husk of the char had a song to sustain me:
What the wild weave of haunts left astray..."
#SouthOfMidnight
"The lunge of the lunar couldn't contain me,
Nor the husk of the char had a song to sustain me:
What the wild weave of haunts left astray..."
#SouthOfMidnight
Fragments from the Vault #040: The Catfish Cabaret
Introducing Prospero's most renowned Gothic orchestra...
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April 3, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Fragments from the Vault #040: The Catfish Cabaret
"The lunge of the lunar couldn't contain me,
Nor the husk of the char had a song to sustain me:
What the wild weave of haunts left astray..."
#SouthOfMidnight
"The lunge of the lunar couldn't contain me,
Nor the husk of the char had a song to sustain me:
What the wild weave of haunts left astray..."
#SouthOfMidnight
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Billionaires chasing profit, despots chasing power, without ever bothering to look up. Is this all that humanity was meant to know? Every time I play #Starfield to explore, I'm reminded of Carl Sagan's wisdom and philosophy.
Evolution built us into explorers, not to enrich or enslave one another. 🌌
Evolution built us into explorers, not to enrich or enslave one another. 🌌
July 19, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Billionaires chasing profit, despots chasing power, without ever bothering to look up. Is this all that humanity was meant to know? Every time I play #Starfield to explore, I'm reminded of Carl Sagan's wisdom and philosophy.
Evolution built us into explorers, not to enrich or enslave one another. 🌌
Evolution built us into explorers, not to enrich or enslave one another. 🌌
Fragments from the Vault #039: Clockwork Cut-Outs
"Carousels and wishing wells
And picnics in the park,
Star maps twinkling through a lens
Like lanterns in the dark..."
#LuminoCity
"Carousels and wishing wells
And picnics in the park,
Star maps twinkling through a lens
Like lanterns in the dark..."
#LuminoCity
Fragments from the Vault #039: Clockwork Cut-Outs
Three Cheers for the Engineers!
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April 2, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Fragments from the Vault #039: Clockwork Cut-Outs
"Carousels and wishing wells
And picnics in the park,
Star maps twinkling through a lens
Like lanterns in the dark..."
#LuminoCity
"Carousels and wishing wells
And picnics in the park,
Star maps twinkling through a lens
Like lanterns in the dark..."
#LuminoCity
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One question I keep getting asked by readers is: Which book of yours should I read first?🤔📖
So, I made a short game to help you answer that question! Check it out: clarislamauthor.itch.io/which-books-...
Happy playing (and reading)!
#booksky #writesky #indieauthor #bookrecs #books
So, I made a short game to help you answer that question! Check it out: clarislamauthor.itch.io/which-books-...
Happy playing (and reading)!
#booksky #writesky #indieauthor #bookrecs #books
Which Books By Claris Should You Read First? by Claris Lam (Author & Poet)
Wondering which book of mine to read first? Check out this fun quiz!
clarislamauthor.itch.io
March 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
One question I keep getting asked by readers is: Which book of yours should I read first?🤔📖
So, I made a short game to help you answer that question! Check it out: clarislamauthor.itch.io/which-books-...
Happy playing (and reading)!
#booksky #writesky #indieauthor #bookrecs #books
So, I made a short game to help you answer that question! Check it out: clarislamauthor.itch.io/which-books-...
Happy playing (and reading)!
#booksky #writesky #indieauthor #bookrecs #books
Fragments from the Vault #038: Hymn to the Boreal Star
"Dreams are mirrors to alternate universes...
In longing, threads of our being stretch across the dimensions
Calling us home in communal song."
#TheMooseman
"Dreams are mirrors to alternate universes...
In longing, threads of our being stretch across the dimensions
Calling us home in communal song."
#TheMooseman
Fragments from the Vault #038: Hymn to the Boreal Star
"The One Who Knows"
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April 2, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Fragments from the Vault #038: Hymn to the Boreal Star
"Dreams are mirrors to alternate universes...
In longing, threads of our being stretch across the dimensions
Calling us home in communal song."
#TheMooseman
"Dreams are mirrors to alternate universes...
In longing, threads of our being stretch across the dimensions
Calling us home in communal song."
#TheMooseman
Little game, big heart 💜
finally got around to posting this short game i made awhile ago on itch! it's very simple but i had a lot of fun working on it✨
litchi-lovers.itch.io/the-wishing-...
litchi-lovers.itch.io/the-wishing-...
The Wishing Well by litchilovers
What will you wish for?
litchi-lovers.itch.io
April 2, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Little game, big heart 💜
Fragments from the Vault #037: The Feldspar of Seasons
"The rub of autumn lures a cascade..."
#Morphopolis
"The rub of autumn lures a cascade..."
#Morphopolis
Fragments from the Vault #037: The Feldspar of Seasons
the convalescent swarm
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April 1, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Fragments from the Vault #037: The Feldspar of Seasons
"The rub of autumn lures a cascade..."
#Morphopolis
"The rub of autumn lures a cascade..."
#Morphopolis
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Limit Break, the award winning mentorship program for marginalised people working in the UK games industry returns!
💖 Part of a marginalised group in games looking for a mentor?
💖 Want to help level up the next gen of game devs?
Apply to be a mentor &/or mentee now! ⤵️
limitbreak.co.uk/apply
💖 Part of a marginalised group in games looking for a mentor?
💖 Want to help level up the next gen of game devs?
Apply to be a mentor &/or mentee now! ⤵️
limitbreak.co.uk/apply
March 30, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Limit Break, the award winning mentorship program for marginalised people working in the UK games industry returns!
💖 Part of a marginalised group in games looking for a mentor?
💖 Want to help level up the next gen of game devs?
Apply to be a mentor &/or mentee now! ⤵️
limitbreak.co.uk/apply
💖 Part of a marginalised group in games looking for a mentor?
💖 Want to help level up the next gen of game devs?
Apply to be a mentor &/or mentee now! ⤵️
limitbreak.co.uk/apply
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April 2, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Fragments from the Vault #036: The Book of Hours (Officium Divinum)
"The pious shepherd thus divines
Which flock to field while tending Prime,
Their solace roused by holy verse
When breaking fast to feast at Terce."
#Pentiment
"The pious shepherd thus divines
Which flock to field while tending Prime,
Their solace roused by holy verse
When breaking fast to feast at Terce."
#Pentiment
Fragments from the Vault #036: The Book of Hours (Officium Divinum)
"Devotion to one's work can yield superior pleasures of the mind superlative to those of the body." - Socrates
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March 30, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Fragments from the Vault #036: The Book of Hours (Officium Divinum)
"The pious shepherd thus divines
Which flock to field while tending Prime,
Their solace roused by holy verse
When breaking fast to feast at Terce."
#Pentiment
"The pious shepherd thus divines
Which flock to field while tending Prime,
Their solace roused by holy verse
When breaking fast to feast at Terce."
#Pentiment
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March 30, 2026 at 8:11 AM
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📚 The Restricted Index - Ursa Minus
Identify books. Recommend them. Ban them. Burn them. With limited information and mounting pressure from the authorities, every decision counts in this first-person mystery puzzle game.
🎟️ tickets.games.london
Identify books. Recommend them. Ban them. Burn them. With limited information and mounting pressure from the authorities, every decision counts in this first-person mystery puzzle game.
🎟️ tickets.games.london
March 30, 2026 at 11:19 AM
📚 The Restricted Index - Ursa Minus
Identify books. Recommend them. Ban them. Burn them. With limited information and mounting pressure from the authorities, every decision counts in this first-person mystery puzzle game.
🎟️ tickets.games.london
Identify books. Recommend them. Ban them. Burn them. With limited information and mounting pressure from the authorities, every decision counts in this first-person mystery puzzle game.
🎟️ tickets.games.london
Fragments from the Vault #035: Chaos Theory (Palimpsest)
"Sometimes," I tell my friend over coffee, "I travel in my sleep. It's late August, 1984. The heat should be shimmering off the canyon, but today is different. Today is the day the oasis comes alive."
#PhoenixSprings
"Sometimes," I tell my friend over coffee, "I travel in my sleep. It's late August, 1984. The heat should be shimmering off the canyon, but today is different. Today is the day the oasis comes alive."
#PhoenixSprings
Fragments from the Vault #035: Chaos Theory (Palimpsest)
from ritual will rise a new progenitor of nightmares
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March 30, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Fragments from the Vault #035: Chaos Theory (Palimpsest)
"Sometimes," I tell my friend over coffee, "I travel in my sleep. It's late August, 1984. The heat should be shimmering off the canyon, but today is different. Today is the day the oasis comes alive."
#PhoenixSprings
"Sometimes," I tell my friend over coffee, "I travel in my sleep. It's late August, 1984. The heat should be shimmering off the canyon, but today is different. Today is the day the oasis comes alive."
#PhoenixSprings