Amythyst Míriel 🏳️‍⚧️

Illinois Army captain says Dems are ‘rolling over’ on LGBTQ+ rights. He’s running for Congress to change that Dylan BlahaCourtesy Pictured Dylan Blaha is an ally to the LGBTQ+ community running for Congress to protect everybody's rights. “What’s happening right now to trans people — to the LGBTQ+ community — is not okay. Somebody needs to stand up," Dylan Blaha told The Advocate. Christopher Wiggins UpdatedOctober 24 2025 10:37 AM EST In the Illinois 13th Congressional District, 32-year-old Army captain and biochemist Dylan Blaha is mounting a progressive primary challenge against Democratic U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski, who has represented the district since 2023. At the core of his campaign is a clear commitment to LGBTQ+ rights and a critique of what he sees as his own party’s growing reluctance to defend the community.

Wait his last name is literally Blaha? It's like he was born for this moment.

We have gotten through another week, and so, it is time for another Get Pillow'd Friday!

get pillow'd

Look, my desire to be about 14 inches shorter has nothing to do with me being a bottom.

Sounds like I need to find $120

I bought the $120 crystal eye shadow palette and intend to use it to transform into a Final Fantasy XIV themed Magical Girl.

"Oxford commas are a sign you write with ai" I will find such a unique way to rip out your spine that they'll make a movie about it

I can't wait to read this. Loved the first book and especially @gelidspace.bsky.social's performance for the audiobook!

The back cover of queer magical girl novel "Magica Riot: Full Bloom." A building in dark orange forms the background. Atop the building, chibi artwork of Sorceress Makula, a tall elven-featured woman with gray skin, turquoise mohawk hair and eyes, and a black suit with red shirt stands looking down at the street. On the street, a chibi caricature of Vancent Price, a dark grey 1993 Dodge van, is parked. On top of Vancent is chibi artwork of trans magical girl protagonist Claire Ryland, in her black and purple magical girl outfit, with purple hair. She is pointing up at Makula defiantly. On the street beside Vancent, chibi artwork of Bloom in her black corset dress, black gloves, red eyes, and purple hair stands looking annoyed in a tsundere sort of way. Text reads: ENEMIES TO…ROOMIES? Claire Ryland has just about figured this whole magical girl band thing out. The people of Portland really love Magica Riot, so much that they've been asked to play a concert at the biggest venue in town! But when not one but two villains decide to make their presence known, Claire, Sara, Cass, Hana, and Nova have to figure out a new approach to their magic and their music...with some help from unexpected friends!

That's the front cover, which depicts Bloom and Iris. The back cover carries on the first book's tradition of fun chibi art, with chibi Claire, Bloom, Sorceress Makula…and Vancent Price!

"Magica Riot: Full Bloom" will be available in paperback, hardcover, ebook, and audiobook editions. More soon!

The cover for queer magical girl novel "Magica Riot: Full Bloom," by Kara Buchanan. The text "Magica Riot" is in the upper left corner in black in a combination of fantasty/crystalline and punk script fonts, while "Full Bloom" is below it in an interwoven script font in orange, red, and purple. The artwork depicts two trans girls, Iris and Bloom, laying on a bed of orange rain lilies. Iris has purple hair that fades to orange at the tips. She is wearing an orange sun dress, and is laying with her eyes closed. One hand is draped across her stomach, and the other is reaching up. Her fingertips are barely touching those of Bloom, also laying on her back and who is wearing a black corset dress, red bow, and long black gloves. She also has purple hair. Her eyes are open, and red. In her other hand, she holds a purple flower. Iris and Bloom are arranged diagonally across the page, head to head.

One year ago, you met my queer Portland rock band/magical girl squad, and their new trans member, Claire.

Soon, it'll be time for their next adventure!

"Magica Riot: Full Bloom" is the sequel to my debut. This is the cover, once again by @ambisweetiepie.bsky.social.

Release date & preorders soon!

エレナの炬火

No AI could manage the performance that @gelidspace.bsky.social gave me in the “Magica Riot” audiobook, and the final product wouldn’t be even a fraction as entertaining.

Real human performers are worth every single cent.

Well it's a good thing my inhaler is for the random respiratory virus I've been getting my ass kicked by for over a week now, and for asthma. That means I can still use it, right?

This is my dance about how much transphobes suck.

Portland, as always, rocks.

FROGS TOGETHER STRONG

i'm the person who's putting autism in Tylenol. i'm making an absolute fortune and there's nothing Starmer can do to stop me.

That's the book 4 villain, I think.

Tragic: Each member of transbian polycule living in different time zone

im literally just a lil ol six foot tall big-tittied cutie pie who writes gay magical girls, that's why it's against the law to not buy my books

FYI I'm trying to diversify the places I am a little before Full Bloom releases. So you can also find me:

magicariot.tumblr.com (sideblog of my main niconicorose.tumblr.com which is what I gotta follow from)
social.magicariot.com/@kara - new self-owned Masto
www.pillowfort.social/magicariot - new

JK Rowling pledges to keep up fight against SNP trans policies Author vows to bankroll campaigners after Scottish government fails to pay group's legal fees in Supreme Court equality case

It cannot be made clearer.

If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.

Here's hoping Bloom doesn't burn to ashes in the sunlight!

I've heard it multiple times that my mom's family comes from Norwegian Lutherans from Minnesota.

A photo of trans magical girl novel “Magica Riot” on the Staff Picks shelf at Powell’s Books in Portland, Oregon

A closer photo of the "Superpowers" endcap in the Rose Room in Powell's Books in Portland, Oregon. Books visible include "Storm: Dawn of a Goddess" by Tiffany D. Jackson, "Bad Dream" by Nicole Mains and Rye Hickman, "Gone" by Michael Grant, "One Punch Man" by One and Yusuke Murata, "Not Your Sidekick" by C.B. Lee, "Black Panther" by Ta-Nehisi Coates, "Magica Riot" by Kara Buchanan, and "Batgirl: Mother" by Tate Brombal and Takeshi Miyazawa

Trans magical girl novel "Magica Riot" on the Modern Magic endcap shelf at Powell's Books in Portland, Oregon, next to N.K. Jemisin's "The City We Became." A tag labeled "Pacific Northwest" is attached to the shelf with Magica Riot, reading "Kara Buchanan's Magica RIOT The Portland author paints our city well in this enjoyable urban fantasy. Not the stereotypical Magic Girl story. Yet does the trope justice, with a twist."

A photo of Powell's Books in downtown Portland, taken from across the street and looking at the main entrance

speaking of print books, for the locals or those who want some of that Portland flavor, Powell's Books carries "Magica Riot" in print at all their locations! Please consider that option for buying it, too! :D

www.powells.com/book/magica-...

Do I like Newsom's sick burns on Trump? Sure, I'm always down for a sick burn on Trump. Is Newsom a piece of shit who needs to fuck off into the sun without ever getting elected to anything ever again? Emphatically yes.

At least it's not gonna be a time train, right? DenLiner come to life as a monster would be terrifying.

SUPERBATOBER 07: SCRAMBLE -- Uh oh! Looks like there's been a bit of a mix-up. Supergirl is dressed a bit batty and Batgirl is dress a bit...um supery? Meanwhile, poor Bat-Streaky has more concerning matters.

Day 7: SCRAMBLE 😵‍💫

#SuperBatober #Inktober #inktober2025

also let's put this in there too just to be extra clear about things bsky.app/profile/magi...

every so often I feel the need to re-share this so as to reestablish the position of me and my novels' queer magical girls as regards the wealthy vs. the people

I've seen some galaxy-brained garbage here but coming after a trans book with "consent" in the title b/c "Putting "consent" in the title of this story implies that most trans femme erotica novels are *not* consensual which adds to the stereotype that trans women are predatory" is another level