"Professor" Chris Mitchell

@professormitchell.bsky.social

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All-around nerd, indie fantasy writer, end product of a lifetime of video games. He/Him. Find out about my web serial here: https://heirsofhyarch.carrd.co/

SUMMERWEEN BUNDLE June 1st to 28th 2026 Heirs of Hyarch Book Three: The Chimeric Maiden is just one of 41 spooky projects by indie creators!
Heirs of Hyarch, an ongoing epic romantic fantasy web serial that I am writing.
Thadrick Clant in Magic Trickery "In which I, Thadrick Clant, meet a rogue wizard, discover the secret of an old theft, and hire myself a new maid." Chris Mitchell
SUMMERWEEN BUNDLE June 1st to 28th 2026 Heirs of Hyarch Book Three: The Chimeric Maiden is just one of 41 spooky projects by indie creators!
Heirs of Hyarch, an ongoing epic romantic fantasy web serial that I am writing.
A developer response on Steam to the Grim Dawn AI usage problem. "Grim Dawn does not have any AI generated assets. AI was not even used during concepting. What we said was that AI was used during brainstorming, no different than doing an image search, except image search has, ironically, been made infinitely worse by all the AI slop now flooding the internet. It's literally impossible to go on a website like Pinterest now (once a valuable resource for artists) and not be inundated with AI images. You are taking what was said out of context, I guess for some kind of misguided moral high ground."
"Sony apologizes for Sony", taken from a headline to a PCGamer article about an interview with Neil Druckmann.
A Bluesky post talking about recent gaming layoff and business news. Except they get the parent company wrong (it's Microsoft, not Sony) as well as one of the studios wrong (Sucker Punch is under Sony and made Ghost of Yotei, while the studio behind State of Decay is Undead Labs). Full text: The developers behind State of Decay and Hellblade, Sucker Punch Productions and Ninja Theory, are being sold by their parent company, Sony, amidst a broader restructuring effort. The sale, announced unexpectedly, has left the gaming community speculating about the future of these beloved franchi…
Clipped screenshot of a Bluesky profile with the username of "James Thompson". The profile description starts with the greeting "Hi! I'm Alice." despite this contradicting the username.
Heirs of Hyarch, an ongoing epic romantic fantasy web serial that I am writing.
Heirs of Hyarch, an ongoing epic romantic fantasy web serial that I am writing.
SUMMERWEEN BUNDLE June 1st to 28th 2026 Heirs of Hyarch Book Three: The Chimeric Maiden is just one of 41 spooky projects by indie creators!
Heirs of Hyarch, an ongoing epic romantic fantasy web serial that I am writing.
The donation total for the 2026 Four Job Fiesta charity campaign for Trans Lifeline was, at the time of this screenshot, $8,888.88.
Final Fantasy V custom GBA dialogue box created by the website The Death Generator. Cid: Over $8000 raised, and you still haven't joined the Four Job Fiesta yet...get on it!
Heirs of Hyarch, an ongoing epic romantic fantasy web serial that I am writing.
An unofficial logo for the 2026 Four Job Fiesta, created by yours truly.
The ebook cover for Heirs of Hyarch Book One: The Spellking's Heir. The cover image depicts a mysterious pillar of energy erupting from the ground in the center of a town.
Heirs of Hyarch, an ongoing epic romantic fantasy web serial that I am writing.
Heirs of Hyarch, an ongoing epic romantic fantasy web serial that I am writing.
A account pretending to be the official account of the San Diego Padres baseball team. The third person narration in their profile sounds suspiciously like an AI summary.
An unofficial logo for the 2026 Four Job Fiesta, created by yours truly.
Heirs of Hyarch, an ongoing epic romantic fantasy web serial that I am writing.
An excerpt from Wired's satirical article/quiz collection regarding the adoption of AI. It reads: According to recent analyses, men adopt AI at higher rates than women and make up more than two-thirds of the "AI-skilled workforce". This can mean a changing dynamic at home: husbands consumed by AI, wives consumed by everything else.
Heirs of Hyarch, an ongoing epic romantic fantasy web serial that I am writing.
The headline and byline from a paywalled Bloomberg article. The headline reads: "Nintendo Shares Rebound as AI Fatigue Fuels Japan Stock Rotation". Ironically juxtaposed against the headline is the widget below labeled "Takeaways by Bloomberg AI".
Heirs of Hyarch, an ongoing epic romantic fantasy web serial that I am writing.
An excerpt from Wikipedia. It reads: "Strange matter comes about as a way to relieve degneracy pressure."
Heirs of Hyarch, an ongoing epic romantic fantasy web serial that I am writing.
Heirs of Hyarch, an ongoing epic romantic fantasy web serial that I am writing.
The cover image for the upcoming ebook release of Heirs of Hyarch Book Three: The Chimeric Maiden. The cover depicts a nighttime view of a street intersection of a dry and dusty town, with lights in windows and such visible. At the intersection, an empty building sits with darkened windows. In the distance, a strange magical blue-green glow is rising.
Will be available [clock symbol] in 12 hours.
The cover image for the upcoming ebook release of Heirs of Hyarch Book Three: The Chimeric Maiden. The cover depicts a nighttime view of a street intersection of a dry and dusty town, with lights in windows and such visible. At the intersection, an empty building sits with darkened windows. In the distance, a strange magical blue-green glow is rising.
A Bluesky post with an embedded quote post and a reply. The embedded quote post reads: He-Man creator Roger Sweet has died at the age of 91 following a battle with dementia The original post reads: Despite creating a billion-dollar franchise - with a new $200M budget Hollywood blockbuster launching in a month - the creator of He-Man's family were unable to afford his dementia and care facility costs, and had to setup a GoFundMe. Mattel gave $5,000. The (tasteless) reply reads: If Mattel had used AI to create and design He-Man, they would've saved $5,000.
Art of the Pokemon Grimmsnarl.
A text excerpt from an online article about the spread of joro spiders in the state of Georgia. It reads: "A spider in a web AI-generated content may be incorrect."
An excerpt from a Bluesky post. It reads: If you're only publishing on Amazon KDP... you're leaving reach (and sales) behind. Go wider with IngramSpark + Draft2Digital using a simple step-by-step checklist. No guesswork. Just results. Only $8.99 [down pointing emoji] #selfpublishing #indieauthors #writers #authors
The "AI Haters" blocklist as noted on Clearsky's view of my account, describing itself as "Subscribes to anti-AI blocklists or otherwise seems poorly disposed for productive conversations". The date listed (September 22nd, 2025) was the date my account was added to this blocklist.
An edited photo of a blood donation truck run by the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles. The edited text reads "Help us DOOD".
Heirs of Hyarch, an ongoing epic romantic fantasy web serial that I am writing.
Senator Armstrong from Metal Gear Rising: Reveangance declaring "My source is that I made it the fuck up"
The ebook cover for Heirs of Hyarch Book One: The Spellking's Heir. The cover image depicts a mysterious pillar of energy erupting from the ground in the center of a town.
Excerpt from a post on an online forum that shall remain unnamed. It reads: Now I've come full circle, and I've begun posting at that little non-profit website that starts with 'A'. The last place, to my knowledge, that prohibits fan fic sanitization, monetization, "donations," stubbing, and all other forms of intellectual property exploitation. But hold on: this is not an endorsement of another website. I've only been back there for a couple hours, and I've already had stark reminders of the reasons I left the place years ago. (1) They don't allow downloading to be disabled. Great. 5 points for "accessibility," but -100 points for empowering thieves. I've had huge problems with chasing down and DMCA'ing unauthorized reposting (theft) of my work, and I don't want to have to relive it. (2) No standards, whatsoever. Anything goes, pretty much. Great. 5 points for "diversity" and "creative freedom," but -100 points for community standards. (What does that mean? Apply the Mom Test. If you can't recommend your "work" to your mother-- or to your daughters-- then you're writing trash.) It's bad enough competing against the "smut" tag. What hope do writers have of competing against hardcore p@rn, much of which is illegal in most jurisdictions on earth? I've posted a couple chapters there, just to test the waters, but I can't tell friends and family that I have material there. Let alone tell anyone else. There truly is nowhere left. Fan fiction for fun, I think, is as dead as poetry. It must all be destroyed.
The full headline of the Deadline story below. It reads: Jonathan Majors Fell Through A Window On Daily Wire Action Flick, Leading Crew To Walk Off Set; Producers Say They "Don't Negotiate With Communists"
A pair of Bluesky replies in short fashion to one of my posts. The first one reads: "Are you open for feedbacks?" The second one reads: "what is the word count?"
Heirs of Hyarch, an ongoing epic romantic fantasy web serial that I am writing.
The cover image for the upcoming ebook release of Heirs of Hyarch Book Three: The Chimeric Maiden. The cover depicts a nighttime view of a street intersection of a dry and dusty town, with lights in windows and such visible. At the intersection, an empty building sits with darkened windows. In the distance, a strange magical blue-green glow is rising.
Dicey Tales from Snarch, a bunch of random nonsense that I excreted into written form. Happy Sloof Lirpa, everyone!
The Bluesky profile for one "0x3e7" (they use a pair of eye emoji for their display name), with a description that reads: "Hate is an illness, get some therapy." Their only post is sharing a moderation blocklist titled "Attie Haters" with the description that reads: "Toxic accounts that blocked Attie."
A clipping of part of a Bluesky post. It reads: ...[understand] what makes AI what it is, its bones and sinews, then we have those opportunities, projects that can keep the species H. sapiens from being made obsolete. We are in a constant struggle seemingly more than ever to stay relevant.
WAR MARCH ITCH.IO EBOOK BUNDLE NINE STORIES OF BATTLE AND CONFLICT FEBRUARY 28TH TO APRIL 1ST - ONLY $8 - Shown alongside this text are the cover images of the nine stories. Clockwise from the top left: Durga by Geetha Krishnan Manipulator's War by Elise Carlson Just Press Play by Nick Snape Battle at Tidberphal by Simon Wolfe The Redemption of Jarek by Dylan Madeley The Crimson Knight by Zeta K. Pierce War of the Space Dragons by L'Poni Baldwin Song of the Wolf by T. C. Smith The Elefae Champion by Chris Mitchell
One of the prohibited behaviors listed on Bluecast's Terms of Service. The text reads: 2.19 Sexual (Figurative) Sexually suggestive or erotic content expressed through implication or metaphor.
Heirs of Hyarch, an ongoing epic romantic fantasy web serial that I am writing.
Heirs of Hyarch, an ongoing epic romantic fantasy web serial that I am writing.
Heirs of Hyarch April 10th: The final chapter of Book Three goes live online. (take wing and fly away) May 1st: The ebook version of Book Three is released. (the paperback will come in time) May 8th: The first chapter of Book Four goes live online. (walk in the dead man's shadow) Break the seal. Undo the betrayal. Set us free.
A mobile screenshot of Reddit where someone was sharing a screenshot of a post on Twitter/X. (Confusing, I know.) The Twitter/X post reads: Roblox confirms "Grow a Garden" and "Steal a Brainrot" are where once they are did. They became the first ever to have the first as in the era of that when of a digital gaming and the media began. Congratulations
The profile of a Bluesky account, who has set its profile name to be supposedly begging for aid on behalf of their family. However, their user handle's domain name indicates that it's an AI-driven bot.
Heirs of Hyarch, an ongoing epic romantic fantasy web serial that I am writing.
An image of the Steam store page showing a game supposedly named Kogama. The page contains in-game screenshots from old console Minecraft.
A promo from Sony for Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, revealing the protagonist to be Sonia Belmont. It reads: Sonia Belmont Whenever the darkness of Dracula's forces threatens to consume the world, a Belmont will emerge from the shadows to protect humanity. When a series of monster attacks plunges Paris into chaos, it is Sonia Belmont who takes up the holy Vampire Killer whip, ready to fulfill her family's sacred duty. Standout appearance: Castlevania: Belmont's Curse >