Darlene ChaniMaya Postma

Darlene writes about esports, community, fandom, and microcultures. She has worked as a live esports producer and film festival coordinator. She is also a musician and songwriter. She’s based in San Francisco, CA and is writing an esports revenge story. For more about Darlene, including rad pictures of her motorcycle, please consider reading her work or subscribing to her below.

Newsletters and published work.

“Train Across America” | Travel blog on Amtrak trip Michigan to California

“Stream Summary: 1/8/23” | Fictional streamer MMO story, powered by AI

“Death to Aureline: What’s In a Name?” | The cost of esports fandom

“Skeleton’s First Day in the Mad Forest” | Minion skeleton with boss dreams

“Hot Rubber Don’t Smell Too Good” | Racing event coverage, Sonoma, CA

chanimaya.substack.com | Daily Letters & sketches for subscribers

medium.com/@oddsoul | Essays on grief, orphanhood