The AVCX Expansion was successfully kickstarted! Lil AVC X — a.k.a. the midi puzzle division, edited by Brooke, Enrique, and me — announced our line-up of constructors! And now, our very first puzzle has dropped: A little heart-shaped puzzle that I wrote! You can try this one for free even if you haven’t subscribed yet, but I encourage you to get a subscription. First month’s free, so you can see if you’re into it. Which I hope you are, but either way, have a heart-shaped day! 💜
A cool Kickstarter
Perhaps you’ve heard the news? The AVCX, an online crossword service that has been putting out quality puzzles (and paying constructors quality fees!) for fifteen years is looking to expand. It’ll go from being a weekly 15x puzzle to becoming a daily feature with a wide variety of puzzles—themed and themeless puzzles, cryptics, some trivia, and some bite-sized “midi” puzzles (about the size of the puzzle below). And guess what? I’m going to be one of the editors of the midi feature! I’ll be working with Brooke Husic and Enrique Henestroza Anguiano to bring you a wide variety of voices, challenges, and fun experiences. So go check out our Kickstarter!
And while you’re there, you might see that it’s the start of what we’re calling Hype Week. We’re putting out a week of puzzles from all the new features to show you what it will be like when our funding goals are successful. And the first puzzle is a weird little grid by me! Amazing!
If that’s not enough, here’s a little bonus hype for Hype Week. This puzzle is just between you and me, OK? It hasn’t been edited, it isn’t meant to be “fair”, and it’s not as representative of the work we’re going to put out with AVCX. Hopefully it’s still fun. Because this is all supposed to be fun. Enjoy!
(Oh hey wait also I did a puzzle in cahoots with Norah Sharpe as part of her amazing NaCroWriMo! It’s just… peachy.)
