the Bonsai Diary

Devlog

• Bonsai Diary on Kickstarter, plus: live play-throughs!
  June 04, 2025 by Sticky Doodler

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  #crowdfund, #Kickstarter

  The Bonsai Diary on Kickstarter I'm excited / nervous to announce that The Bonsai Diary will go live on Kickstarter at 7am on Wednesday, June 4! As much as I've enjoying making home-printed and hand-b... Continue reading

  
• The Bonsai Diary - updated for better home printing
  May 19, 2025 by Sticky Doodler#Update, #Print-and-Play

  I just changed the layout for The Bonsai Diary for easier printing in the United States using "letter size," or 8.5in x 11in, paper. This version has a lower-ink cover and corrects some minor errors... Continue reading

  
• The Bonsai Diary, Repotted
  May 09, 2025 by Sticky Doodler

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  #bonsai, #bonsai_diary, #physical_copy, #sale, #journaling, #solo journaling game, #solarpunk

  In honor of World Bonsai Day , I'm excited to release the major update to The Bonsai Diary I promised a few months ago. Read the full description of what's changed ; here's the highlights: A new layou... Continue reading

  
• Solo journaling, together
  January 16, 2025 by Sticky Doodler

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  #bonsai, #journaling, #solo journaling game

  I wanted to share with you some exciting new changes for The Bonsai Diary that are coming soon. But first, I wanted to share a story about playing Bonsai Diary with people at PAX Unplugged last month... Continue reading

  
• the Bonsai Diary: physical copies available!
  October 16, 2024 by Sticky Doodler

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  #bonsai_diary, #physical_copy, #sale

  I have a limited number of physical copies of the Bonsai Diary available! If you don’t have a printer, or struggle to get duplex working, or just want a copy that I personally hand-bound with fancy... Continue reading

  
• the Bonsai Diary: big update
  September 19, 2024 by Sticky Doodler

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  #journaling

  Last summer a publisher approached me with plans to crowdfund a premium version of the Bonsai Diary, with hopes that we might then bring the game to a larger market. We reached a contract, but unfortu... Continue reading

  
• the Bonsai Diary: minor update (Sep)
  September 10, 2023 by Sticky Doodler#bonsai, #journaling

  Hello treehuggers, I'm pleased to release a new version of The Bonsai Diary with a few edits resulting from playtest feedback and catching mistakes: two new prompts/pages to improve pacing at certain... Continue reading

  
• the Bonsai Diary: minor update
  June 22, 2023 by Sticky Doodler

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  #bonsai, #solo journaling game

  I've uploaded minor updates to the Bonsai Diary. Most notable to players are fixes to a few places where text was cut off. On the backend, I've migrated the file from Microsoft Publisher to Affinity P... Continue reading
• The Bonsai Diary: meditative brushstrokes
  February 04, 2023 by Sticky Doodler

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  ##BonsaiDiary #SoloJournaling #Inspiration #GameDesign

  Sometimes an idea seizes you and won't let you go. The Bonsai Diary is one of those ideas. It started as a reply tweet: It was just a stray daydream about something I care about a lot: expanding the n... Continue reading