START MAKING SECRET GAMES

I AM MAKING GAMES AND HIDING THEM IN PLACES NOBODY WILL EVER FIND THEM

I AM CREATING PAGES ON MY WEBSITE THAT WILL NEVER GET LINKED TO

I AM MAKING PASSWORD-PROTECTED POETRY FOR ONLY MY FRIENDS

I AM UNPUBLISHING WORK LEFT AND RIGHT

I AM RESTRICTING ACCESS TO ZINES EVERY OTHER MONTH

I CAN BE MORE HONEST & INTERESTING WHEN I KNOW NOBODY WILL SEE IT

EVEN IF I WILL DECIDE TO PUT IT SOMEWHERE, SOMEDAY, I CANNOT BEGIN WITH THAT INTENT, OR I WILL START EDITING MYSELF FOR A NONEXISTENT AUDIENCE

HIDE THINGS

BE SECRETIVE

A GAME/WEBSITE/ZINE CAN BE A DARK LITTLE CORNER WHERE YOU MAKE YOUR GARBAGE THAT NOBODY WAS SUPPOSED TO SEE

EVEN IF THERE'S NO REAL PRIVACY ONLINE, WE CAN PRETEND AND/OR ENJOY WHAT LITTLE BIT OF SUPERFICIAL SECRECY WE CAN EKE OUT

AND IF YOU WANT, YOU CAN LET SOMEONE SHINE A LIGHT DOWN THE ALLEY AND SEE YOU HUNCHED OVER SOME STRANGE THING YOU'VE BEEN BUILDING

AND YOU CAN ALSO PRACTICE MAKING YOUR WEIRD GARBAGE IN PUBLIC UNTIL IT'S SECOND-NATURE

BUT UNTIL THEN

LOCK IT AWAY IN A LITTLE DIARY

"KEEP OUT, NO AUDIENCES ALLOWED"

this is from one of my entries to manifesto jam 2026