Josh Lurie
builds things.
Antitrust class action attorney by day. By night, I design and build software at the intersection of gaming, data, and media — from ETL pipelines to consumer apps to an indie games publication I've run since 2017.
Projects
The Ecosystem
Each project feeds into the others. The Forge processes data for both Nexus and Backlog Slayer. Nexus powers the editorial engine behind Vertical Slice Games.
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The Shadowlight Legacy
Where the Shadows Sing
What if the fantasy world your father left unfinished was real—and its survival demanded your memories?
The foundational novel in an ambitious portal fantasy series that weaves deep psychological themes with intricate, systemic worldbuilding. Where the Shadows Sing follows sixteen-year-old Maya Blackwood as she is pulled into Athera—a dying realm that happens to be her late father's unfinished manuscript. To save this living story from a force of cosmic unmaking, Maya must forge interdimensional 'anchor points.' However, this magic system demands a devastating toll: the systematic erasure of her own memories from Earth. Blending high-stakes metaphysical architecture with a poignant meta-narrative, the story explores the cost of creation, the integration of grief, and the realization that home is not a single place, but the sum of our connections across worlds.