On Leaving the Best Job I Ever Had

Like all maps in the Neath, it doesn't reliably take you to where you're trying to go. Unlike other maps in the Neath, it sometimes – just sometimes – takes you where you're supposed to be. — Unusually Loyal Map of London, Mr Chimes' Grand Clearing-Out Over on PC Gamer, Jeremy Peel wrote an article about Fallen London's Exceptional Stories, and the rotating cast of freelance writers who write them. It's a lovely piece; reading it made me a little emotional. One of my favorite (small) parts of my old job at Failbetter was getting to email random great writers in my network asking them if they wanted to write something for us. There are definitely things about that job that I miss today. It's been a little more than a year and a half since I left Failbetter—I resigned my role as Lead Designer in February of 2025. When I made that decision I knew I was leaving the company into an absolute wilderness of an industry that was being actively destroyed, though I didn't know the full extent of…