"Video games should be encouraged, but always with balance in mind." Taffeta Chime (Taffeta Chime) shares her experience encouraging her daughter to play video games growing up with balance in mind. intothespine.com/2024/06/16/vid…

Hey it's me! Thanks for the opportunity to share what has worked for us! ☺️

"Although Fishy!’s eat-or-be-eaten winning scenario is sardonic at best, I find myself slightly jarred by its ending as an adult living on the edge of climate disaster." Aline Bouwman dives into the ecocriticism of Fishy! and endless consumption. intothespine.com/2024/06/23/the…

"(...) they’re all these intersecting, coiled beings that respond to one another as elements of a singular setting." Eithan Rosemberg (Misha, Morgan Fan) revisits familiar ground with newfound curiosity in The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero. intothespine.com/2024/06/30/cur…

I wrote a thing! Thank you Into The Spine for the opportunity to write about Kiseki

submissions for pitches are open again @intothespine — i want to hear from bipoc and queer folks, especially if you're starting out. rates are $25 for 150-300 words and $50 for ~500 words. send any questions to diego at intothespine dot com. details: intothespine.com/write-for-us/

"Those weren’t tables; they were desks. I wasn’t among offices, but classrooms. This was a school." Alexander B. Joy (Lex Joy) describes a horrifying moment with a lowercase letter in Door in the Woods. intothespine.com/2024/07/14/low…

"Alive as I grow older and begin to date, wondering to myself if I set my standards too high at sixteen years old, waiting for a man who will become worthy of my love." This week, Kyle Tam (Kyle Writes - FORSAKEN RELEASED TODAY!) on Hidetoshi Odagiri's confession in Persona 3. intothespine.com/2024/07/21/to-…

It’s live! This Fragment talks about persona 3 portable, my favorite character, and how it has affected the way i perceive relationships even today.

"The sound of rushing water, the relaxing atmosphere of a hotel… they fill you with determination." Xyla Storm examines Undertale's unforgettable one-word line, and what it says about video game completionism. intothespine.com/2024/07/28/det…

Happy anniversary to my 1st gaming article, for Videodame in 2021 🎉 I never would've guessed, then, that I'd later write about gaming for WIRED bisexual.org CNN Opinion Inverse & Into The Spine--you never know where freelance writing will lead you😊videoda.me/diversity-and-…

"Going on make-believe adventures with friends and strangers or attending festivals with my pretend spouse helped me to be more comfortable with the concept of ‘me.'" Timo Reinecke (Timo Reinecke | Looking for Work) on how FFXIV roleplay turned gender dysphoria into euphoria. intothespine.com/2024/08/05/com…

btw i'm nonbinary. never came out publically but here it is! It meant a lot to me to finally put that out there. Thank you Diego Nicolás Argüello for letting me write this for Into The Spine

"Buying a game console was equivalent to months of living costs. Buying a single game could mean skipping out on buying groceries for the month." Dea Ratna tells their story of growing up with video games via emulation. intothespine.com/2024/08/12/emu…

"Paint your own sunflowers, and then pay a fiver for a slice of dry cake." Samiee "Gutterpunk" Tee recalls their time in "Van Gogh Alive" and reflects upon it through the virtual artwork gallery of Cuccchi. intothespine.com/2024/08/19/gla…

Absolutely bloody chuffed that this piece has gone live — I got to write a piece for Into The Spine (Fantastico Studio / Julián Palacios / Eremo) and its legitimacy to be at the forefront of a new medium for gallery curation.

"(...) this scene is a microcosm of the character: finding joy in an unlikely place, even with hell behind and ahead of him." Ashley Schofield (Ashley Schofield 🐉 is looking for work!) explores the working class heart of Yakuza: Like a Dragon, and the worth of a ¥400 gyudon. intothespine.com/2024/08/28/the…

new freelance piece!!! ✨ exploring the working class heart of the like a dragon series, its meaning to ichiban kasuga as a character, and the single most quietly powerful scene in yakuza: like a dragon 🐉 please give it a read! 💜 intothespine.com/2024/08/28/the…

pitch submissions for Into The Spine are open again - currently unsure about funding for 2025, so, get your pitches in now? rates between $25 to $50 for 150 to ~ 500 words. i want to hear from bipoc and queer folks first and foremost! thanks. details: intothespine.com/write-for-us/

i want to continue running spine and pubbing cool shit from new and diverse folks, but that's becoming increasingly hard to do as a solo operation where i cover most of the costs myself. if you want to support independent writing, spine has a patreon: patreon.com/intothespine