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I was part of an effort to expose one such genius. It fell through because people were afraid to talk about it in public. Because of the possible consequences. It sucks to see that person idolized. But here we are.

Of course I believe those who speak out now. It’s a formidable act of courage to break the silence because of the cost. There are plenty more abusers, untouchable because they are beloved geniuses and because people protect them.

Reading ”The Sound of Her Wings” was a life changing experience when I was 15. Back then I did not have the knowledge I do now. Many of us have to deal with the cognitive dissonance that someone important to us has done terrible things.

Working in publishing makes you aware that abusers are everywhere. The cult of the male genius is strong and the cost of speaking up enormous. So many of your favorites are problematic. I’ve had plenty of such revelations and every time it’s ”not that one too”. By now it’s rarely a surprise.

The traits that can make you successful don’t always come along with being kind.

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I avoid The Cure’s Disintegration for similar reasons. Great album though.

(I probably got that saying backwards, but it’s late and not my language)

The way I see it, there are songs that can stand alone just fine but when they are accompanied by the rest of the album, they become something more. The sum is more than the whole of its parts.

… then where did the dust come from?

Tell me about an album you think must be listened to in its entirety, and what memories accompany it. Had flashback to Fields of the Nephilim’s Elizium. I interviewed Carl McCoy for a fanzine when I was 17 and asked whether it was true that they put flour on their shoulders onstage. Answer: no.

So far in 2025, I have met a very sweet dog, broken my personal record in bench press, and thought (yet again) about how the divide between ”genre” and ”literary” is bullshit. I’ve also decided to try to care more about social media. We’ll see how long that lasts.

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It’s a thing, if your body has been in emergency mode.

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I’m so glad you’re here.

I said this in a reply to someone else, but someone else needs to hear this:

You are a real person doing real work to make real art.

Don’t forget.

Also, youngsters, have you any idea how hard it is to figure out you’re trans when there aren’t memes to guide you?

Hey, random reminder that it’s never too late to come out to yourself, loved ones or the world. I’m late GenX and grew up without language for being non-binary. No role models either. Came out at 43. It can take a little time. You’re not too old.

I was so angry with Mass Effect: Andromeda for this reason. New galaxy! What do we get? Anthropomorphic bipeds.

Those poor hobbits.

Like Silmarillion the musical?

I mean, spite is such a great driving force. I work out to outlive my enemies.

I’m a Swedish socialist so my gnomes are unionized, but it only means they band together and go on strike and then negotiations are awful and splinter groups form and oh god there are the istari again

Elvish slam poetry sounds long winded and like it comes with multisyllabic rhymes.

You know their bakers have man buns and bake in complete silence so as not to scare the yeast.

No no. Lembas is made from -artisanal- sand.

The armies of Middle Earth are less interesting than knowing the difference between lembas and cram tbh.

Yep. I don’t know how me having a head full of unhinged gnomes is a superpower.