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I'm Sianya Dawnmist
This is where everything lives.
You’ll find writing, reflections, and notes across games, films, books, music, audio, and television, alongside a few pieces that don’t fit neatly anywhere else. Some posts are fragments, some are longer, and some are best dipped into rather than read all at once.
There’s no intended order here. Follow your interest, or simply browse.
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The Cultural Double Standard: Sex, Soft Power, and What We Pretend Not to See
Sex is everywhere, and nowhere at the same time. It flickers across headlines, album covers, music videos, and glossy magazine spreads. It hums beneath dialogue…
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Let’s Play Death and Taxes – Part 3 | The Final Verdict
If you missed the beginning, Part 1 is here and Part 2 is here Welcome to the final session of Death and Taxes. In this…
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Let’s Play Death and Taxes – Part 2 | Decisions, Consequences & Chaos
If you missed the beginning, Part 1 is here. Welcome to Session 2 of Placeholder Gameworks’ Death and Taxes! In this session, I will be…
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Let’s Play: Death and Taxes – Part 1 | Choices, Consequences, Paperwork
Part 1: “This is part one of a three-part playthrough. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be responsible for the fate…
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Music, Memory and a Writing Practice
This was written as part of a daily writing challenge, where the aim wasn’t polish but presence. Setting the scene: the blogging challenge today is a…
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A Room with a View – Memory, Place, and Stillness
It’s hot, and not a heat I’ve experienced before. There’s a languid humidity over the city. I’m left feeling like I’ve just completed a marathon…
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Unlocking the Mind – A Free Writing Practice
Originally written in 2012. Revised for Sianya.tv. It’s a bank holiday morning in South East London. Grey in the way it often is, but not…
Read MorePaleo – Primal Blueberry Muffins with Dark or White Chocolate
Originally written in 2014. Kept here as part of the Sianya.tv archive. First of all, Â let me say that since moving across to a primal…
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The Mayflower, Rotherhithe – A Cinematic Place by the Thames
They’re not a fancy establishment, but pack a punch well above their weight as far as the cooking and flavours go. You’d think booking a…
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Ramen: A Potted History of the World’s Favourite Instant Meal
Steam filled with the aromas of oriental spices waft across the room towards me. The anticipation builds as I sit and wait for my bowl to…
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Preconceived Ideas – Why We Must Always Challenge Them
(Originally published in 2012. Lightly edited October 2026.) Have you ever found yourself in a business meeting or at an event, listening to someone speak…
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Writing – why are moments of inspiration so illusive?
From the archives (2011). A reflection on inspiration, attention, and the moments when ideas appear and disappear. We need to find inspiration to write. There…
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