I am

David B. Himself

  • Frenchman speaking English in Japan.
  • Writes things. Tries to be better at it, both quantitatively and qualitatively.
  • Teacher
  • Hopes the world doesn’t end soon. Not too optimistic.
  • Father of two little angels that drive me nuts.
  • Monster in the classic Dr. Who.
  • Bollywood action movie anti-hero.
  • Wastes too much time on social media.

Yes, I know, I have too many social media and blogs/sites!
Well, this page is to help you figure out where to find me. 🙂

Fediverse

I think the Fediverse is the only possible sane future for the social internet and its various media and networks.
If you’re not sure what it is, please click here.

You can find me on Mastodon talking primarily about Japan, pop culture and more.

PixelFed is similar to Instagram but better in many ways and… also on the Fediverse!

Loops is to share short vertical videos, but not dependent on some unreliable company.

There are more places where to find me, but those are the main ones.

Corporate Social Media

I’m doing my best to escape it, but it’s difficult to be entirely free from it.

I’m not sure how long I’ll be on Bluesky, but if you really insist on being there, you also follow my Fediverse accounts on BlueSky thanks to Bridgy Fed (you should bridge your accounts too, click on the link):

A few words about Threads. If you insist on using that thing, know that you can now follow pretty much any Fediverse account from Threads, including the ones listed above. You just need to allow sharing to the Fediverse in your settings. Please, do it.

Blogs and Sites and more…

I’m a contributor to Wild Zooo. No, it’s not just shitposts, there are also cultural things and a little more.

Latest post:

  • Gacha-Gacha (Nov. 22, 2025)

    I used to post them on social media, but then they get lost after a few days, so from now on, my “WTF Gacha-gacha” finds will be posted here. If you don’t follow me on social media, first, it’s a big mistake you can fix right away by clicking here. If you don’t know what

Glitched Earth is a blog and a newsletter. It’s also a journal of the 21st century.

Latest Post:

  • Cultural Stagnation

    Disclaimer One: I’ve lived in Japan for 14 years. So, even though I’m observing the whole thing online and from a distance, I’m not always totally up to date on some cultural trends in the West.Disclaimer Two: I am now 52 years old.

The MetaStructure is a concept that will or will not make sense one day. In the meantime, this is where I post most of the fiction I write.

You can also find my short story “Is There Life On Mars?” on Ko-fi.

Latest post:

  • A Few Years Ago (The End – Chapter 3.5)

    Author’s note: This chapter (yes, it is chapter 3.5) is quite unique in the sense that it’s both the oldest and the newest text I’ve published here. The first half was written more than 20 years ago (autumn 2004, if I remember correctly), while the second half is only a few weeks old. This chapter… Read More »A Few Years Ago (The End – Chapter 3.5) Source

Liminal Web is currently undergoing some major changes, but you can still check the archives there.

en français

The Swamp est la continuation de mon tout premier blog, il y a plus de 20 ans. J’y poste encore des trucs (cette présente incarnation a 15 ans environ)

Article le plus récent :

  • Gacha-Gacha (23 Nov 2025)

    Avant, je les publiais sur les réseaux sociaux, mais bien sûr, les posts disparaissaient au bout de quelques jours. Dorénavant, mes trouvailles « WTF Gacha-gacha » seront donc publiées ici. Si vous ne me suivez pas sur les réseaux sociaux qui vont bien, c’est une grave erreur que vous pouvez corriger immédiatement en cliquant ici.

Support my work

If you can afford it and think I deserve to be paid for everything I make here and there, you’re in the right place.

For this you can use Ko-Fi:

Or you can become a paying subscriber to Glitched Earth: