m.a. hoak

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Periodic sincere reminder: there is no bottom.

Florida locals defy Ron DeSantis by restoring Pulse rainbow crosswalk People took matters into their own hands after the commemorative crosswalk was removed, and drew it back onto the ground.

www.newsweek.com/florida-loca... Or just everyone in broad daylight, unashamed and defiant 💖

People need to start understanding that cruelty is the point.

They aren't even satisfied with LGBTQ+ being killed, they have to erase any solidarity the world might have with the victims

a man in a suit and tie is saying " oh that 's terrible " ALT: a man in a suit and tie is saying " oh that 's terrible "

Former fundies with dysfunctional families trying to keep a straight face upon hearing that James Dobson’s kicked it.

#sorrynotsorry #popthebubbly
#byebyebye

a cartoon character with the words burn baby burn on the bottom ALT: a cartoon character with the words burn baby burn on the bottom

Good riddance to bad rubbish. 🎉🎈🥳🎊🍾 #sorrynotsorry

With the death of anti-LGBTQ Christian Nationalist, James Dobson, the VIP section of Hell is now full. Fellow bigots, please make other arrangements.

The Next Book Ban Target? Romance: Book Censorship News, August 22, 2025 Where and how romance books will become the next targets of book banners. That, plus this week's roundup of book censorship news.

The next target of book banners? Romance books.

The where, when, how, and why of romance books being the next step in the process of dismantling literacy and institutions of democracy.

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Anyone else having daily panic attacks as our country giddily freefalls into totalitarianism while piloting martial law in D.C.?

Or watching the meteoric rise of right-wing, populist parties in Europe and realizing that, even if we need to flee the US, no one abroad will welcome us?

No? Just me?

this is just to say

i have eaten the bones
that were in
the boneyard

and which
you were probably
saving
for necromancy

forgive me
they were delicious
so ossified
and so crunchy

and also i am not sorry
and i will do it again

🫶

"None Of These Books Are Obscene": Judge Strikes Down Much of Florida's Book Ban Bill In a major win for intellectual freedom, a judge rules against Florida law that led to removing hundreds of books from school libraries.

How about that? A victory for people who actually read.

Space Unicorn!

ICYMI! PLEASE REPOST! Poets! Uncanny Magazine is OPEN to Poetry Submissions from August 9 to August 26! Poetry Editor Betsy Aoki can't wait to read your poems!!! buff.ly/9AyStcb

Playing around with a short story idea.
😊⚔️🏰☠️💔 #AmWriting #fantasy #horror

We have 20 MINUTES left!! KEEP IT ROLLING, YOU MAGNIFICENT SPACE UNICORNS!!!

Another UBI trial finds the same as all the others. We really don't need anymore trials at this point.

Realizing sickness horror like “The Stand” and really hits different post-Covid.

Fantasy book recs for Disability Pride Month!

To my fellow disabled and chronically ill folks, I love you and you deserve the world 💜
📚💙 #disabilityhistorymonth

YouTube video by The Gothic Academic How to Become an Independent Researcher

My new YouTube video titled “How to Become an Independent Researcher” is now live! In this video I share what I learnt during the 3.5 years I spent as an independent researcher in-between completing my Masters degree and starting my PhD.

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A cartoon illustration of a werewolf dressed as a college professor, using a quill pen to write a letter.

Horror Lex is hiring! In search of a part-time, paid clerical assistant to help us maintain the database. Love horror films? Got mad search skills? Obsessive about punctuation? We love that. Details on the blog:
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Friendly reminder if Medicaid gets cut I will very literally, not hypothetically, die. That’s just a fact. And there are millions of others just like me. We’re not just numbers, we’re not just political topics, we’re not just plot points and percentages. We are very real. Please remember that.

I mean, if any state was going to be a gateway for something incomprehensibly terrible, it would be Florida. This tracks.

Do you want deep ones seeping into this time and space, because this is how you get deep ones seeping into this time space? 🐜 🐜 🐜

Yours too!

I love my Lady of Shallots. Such lovely roses.

Honored and proud to have signed my first song for the Asheville Choral Society.

“Ain’t No Grave” by Paul Caldwell and Sean Ivory.

#AshevilleStrong #Choir #AshevilleChoralSociety #ASL #DEIAB

Quadruple dark chocolate and orange cake with ganache and mousse. Made from scratch.

She is beauty. She is grace. Imma stuff her in my face!

#homebaker #happybirthdaytome

The Library of Congress is a research library.

The Congressional Research Service researches for Congress.

Scholars & researchers apply for passes to research.

NO children’s section.

Even the general public has very limited access.

This will NEVER get old‼️🤣🤣🤣

I think it’s true regardless of surface. If you don’t use an enzymatic cleaner, they can still smell it and it registers as a “please go potty here” sign. 🤣

Make sure you’re using an enzyme-based cleaner each time he has an accident. Otherwise, he’ll smell it there—even weeks later—and think it’s ok to go there. Dogs like to go where they can smell past activity. It tells them it’s a safe spot, so make sure that he only smells that outside