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a graphic picturing Freya Marske's novella Cinder House, the cover of which shows a shadowy house arising from stylised flames and turning into the figure of a standing girl. above it is the very exciting news that said novella is an instant USA Today bestseller.

what ho!!

MY LITTLE SPOOKY BOOK IS A BESTSELLER 👻🥳

This is absurdly close to my mental image of that church!

No money in the red kettles. Mutual aid instead.
(And no, I'm not taking questions about this.)

This actually makes me wanna play this game

As a writer I never really grew out of playing pretend. Writing is my brain just playing pretend until the story is done. I'm sure some tech bros would like to replace playground pretend games with AI but most folks understand the pretend part is the fun part. Writing is the fun part.

It's Filipino American History Month and I'm a queer Fil-Am author writing award nominated Filipino epic fantasy that tackles generational trauma, anti-colonial themes, and the catharsis and strength in naming our hidden burdens instead of endless "resilience".

Now that's Sobrang Pinay 🙌🏽🇵🇭

I really was! So much serendipity.

Jane Goodall, famed primatologist and conservationist, dies at 91 Jane Goodall, the most prolific primatologist of a generation, has died. She was 91 years old.

She lived an amazing life. I'm glad to have met her even just briefly. abcnews.go.com/Internationa...

Reading Rainbow Returns With New Host and Celebrity Guest Stars Reading Rainbow is back after almost 20 years! The beloved children's TV program — which ran for 26 years before wrapping in 2006 — is celebrated for fostering childhood reading and literacy.

OMG! Mychal did it. Anyone who first caught this wonderful human gaining an audience on TikTok knew there was something special happening. What an incredible journey and story. Promoting reading and libraries is so damn important right now, and I can't think of a better ambassador.

Honestly the video in the QP feels just as wrong as all the objects in Prophet.

Also do read Prophet. It's excellent.

The disability community needs support & solidarity to fight these pharmaceutical tariffs.

Most of us can barely afford our medications as is.

We can’t suddenly stop taking them, we will die.

We can’t stockpile them.

A 100% tariff will cost lives.

Happy Petrov Day to those who celebrate. On September 26, 1983, Stanislav Petrov made the correct decision to not trust a computer.

I've attached a short clip from a reenactment of the situation in the documentary The Man Who Saved the World.

1/11

Same goes for public schools, colleges, and universities.

Of course "without prep" really is without further prep because I spent years hyperfixating on the first 2 and literally hold a degree in genetics so that's quite a lot of prep in general.

List 3 things you can talk about for 3 hours without prep:

1. Our Flag Means Death
2. The Amazing Devil
3. The ways in which genetics as a field is widely and dramatically misunderstood by the general public

Hey, so, survivor of CSAM (child sexual abuse material) here—and a global survivor advocate, including policy work!

Fictional material is not illegal. That’s actually why deepfakes are such a big issue for survivors too.

That said, actual art should *not* be made illegal. Why? (Con’t)

"Jack is 30, a barrister's clerk, newly engaged to Chloe and has taken part in research at UCL to turn his diagnosis into a positive."
"But he'd always known he was destined to share his father's fate, until today."

Wow.

A watercolor piece of blue space with four planets and a small rocket ship being piloted by an armadillo. It says armadillocon in a handwritten title.

Was goh at Armadillocon this weekend. This was the art for the poster, souvenir book cover and Tshirt.

Okay what about those of us who aren't milquetoast white cis men with global recognizability

Ooo today's prompt is "cast your wip" and I find it much easier to write if I know exactly who I'm writing so I started with casting my leads!

Jacob is Lir, the stoic noble, and Ncuti is Faris, the flashy commoner.

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I THINK I FOUND IT!!!

Thank you again for saying my comic was clear, but also for letting me know about this, I adore it

Consensual Non-Consent In Real Life A 3 panel comic Panel 1: Kink Negotiation Blushing Person: I was thinking maybe we could try out some CNC play... Person #2: Yeah, we can totally try that out, sweetie! We should plan out what we're willing to do! Panel 2: "The Scene" Person #2: The sex pollen.... it's... taking over. I... I can't...Hnngg.... Blushing Person: Noo! Please, you have to snap out of it! Panel 3: Aftercare Blushing Person: Thanks so much, that was fun. Let's do it again sometime. [end of comic] "The Scene" is the fantasy within a CNC framework. Some fictional works tell a story depicting two (or more) characters following the process of doing CNC kink, just as they would in real life: Consent discussion, Kink negotiation, “The Scene", and Aftercare. [image of a blushing person reading the above comic] Some fictional works focus on “The Scene only. A framing device is not required, as the fantasy is contained fully within the story. This lets the reader engage in the kink the same way as if they were engaging in “The Scene" portion of the CNC play. [image of a blushing person reading only “The Scene” panel from the above comic] CNC play, and both sorts of fiction are normal and healthy!

A comic about CNC kink I've been thinking about for a few years, and I finally decided to sit down and make it.

If you havent left feedback for Blue Sky regarding their censorious & foolish 15 Oct TOS, please do so.

Step one, click the menu button in the top left corner of your feed.
Step two, click the Feedback button in the bottom left corner of the menu.

Be polite, but firm: this TOS change is a bad move

I am a SFW artist and I stand with NSFW artists and creators.
Do not participate in the blackout.
Shout your opposition to censorship loudly. Shame on the bsky moderation team. Do not comply in advance.
No one is free until everyone is free.

#bskycensorship #blueskyblackout2025

Do NOT believe the misinfo going around

There absolutely have been MASSIVE TOS updates

Most notably:

1) Specifying no FICTIONAL noncon
2) No "dangerous" kink
3) No DISCUSSING self harm, suicide, or substance abuse unless its "educational"

So what can we DO about it?

#SaveSpeech

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"Healthier conversations" aren't ones rooted in censorship. Time to start looking for a new platform.

I missed the post for goal setting early this week but it was a pretty good week! Got a few thousand words written and have reconnected with my old crit group to see about getting that going again which is excellent.

I’ll be in Arlington with Melissa tomorrow! Stop by if you’re around and say hi!

Bookish Bazaar - Vendors, Books & Authors, Tattoos & Piercings, Delicious Coffee. Saturday, Sept 20th - 101 E. Abram St. #110 - Arlington, TX

#arlingtontx - I'll have a bunch of queer books and stuff tomorrow at the Bookish Bazaar - @inclusioncoffee!

- Books
- Bags
- mugs
- stickers
- art cards

@martinwhitmore.bsky.social will be there with me! He's one of the artists that has contributed so much! Stop by and say hi! :)

As much as I wish I were a dog energy pan...

I am all cat.