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Yawns was a prominent voice in the Twitter discussions following Cyberpunk 2077’s E3 reveal, weighing up the game’s politics and in particular its presentation of body augmentation, a key component of cyberpunk.

From The Verge • Aug. 30, 2018

“For myself, the most interesting cyberpunk focuses on what it means to be human in a world that wishes to convert you into a corporate asset,” says Ashley Yawns, writer at nerd-culture site Timber Owls.

From The Verge • Aug. 30, 2018

Yawns to Laughs: Audiences Shape a Play During rehearsals for his new Off Broadway play, “Storefront Church,” John Patrick Shanley rewrote the final scene 20 times before he was satisfied.

From New York Times • Jun. 3, 2012

Yawns while waiting for Lauryn Hill to perform.

From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2011

A betrothal, it may be, is serious, Arranged by grave-faced parents with stately rites; Yawns are serious and so is repletion.

From Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays by Various