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Post image 05.11.2025 13:10 β€” πŸ‘ 307    πŸ” 99    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

the fact that fibromyalgia is so under-researched is actually crazy to me, weird mystery pain disorder (family) where ppl have rheumatic pain that is unobservable from the outside but definitely real?? that sounds like the most interesting medical thing to research ever

19.07.2025 02:08 β€” πŸ‘ 769    πŸ” 123    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 5

I just witnessed two dragonflies having sex while flying over a busy street, their flight path dropping and ascending, narrowly missing the speeding cars as they clung to each other in ecstasy. Man. They know how to live.

18.07.2025 22:21 β€” πŸ‘ 108    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

I've made an effort this year to remove myself from the irl social circles where I felt like a doormat and prioritize people that are actually excited about seeing me and it's done wonders for my mental health!

09.07.2025 00:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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"3D Workers Island", a short horror story about a screensaver: yes-thread.com/3dwiscr

Also on Itch: mryes.itch.io/3dwiscr

26.10.2024 22:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1248    πŸ” 518    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 37
Ending 1.

Ending 1.

Fan art of the game Clinical Trial by Homie.
Text are lyrics from the song "Wild Branch Of Rose" by Argyle Goolsby.

01.05.2025 23:15 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

man, i should use this account more...

24.05.2025 00:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It's Part 3 of the Great Bookmark Clearout! This one is entirely about fonts, scripts, and conscripts. Come read about some cool stuff I found on the internet.

πŸ”– evegwood.com/blog/posts/2...

23.05.2025 10:52 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
@everyone. Discord is trying to sneak in unannounced
privacy changes again.
A new beta feature called "Shrimp Link" allows shrimps to
psionically connect and read your thoughts You have to
dig up the new setting and manually opt-out.
Go into your User Settings, and uncheck the option under
Shrimp Link to opt out. No one was sent a message stating
this was happening

@everyone. Discord is trying to sneak in unannounced privacy changes again. A new beta feature called "Shrimp Link" allows shrimps to psionically connect and read your thoughts You have to dig up the new setting and manually opt-out. Go into your User Settings, and uncheck the option under Shrimp Link to opt out. No one was sent a message stating this was happening

@everyone.com

23.05.2025 16:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2461    πŸ” 1145    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 31
vivllainous

My assigned sex at birth was a commodity that was bought and paid for. So when I was feminine as a child and then turned out to be transgender, I was going against the product that was sold. That expectation of masculinity that I had to rebel against all my life was a monetary transaction. A monetary transaction. A MONETARY TRANSACTION.

vivllainous

How the fuck is this legal.

vivllainous My assigned sex at birth was a commodity that was bought and paid for. So when I was feminine as a child and then turned out to be transgender, I was going against the product that was sold. That expectation of masculinity that I had to rebel against all my life was a monetary transaction. A monetary transaction. A MONETARY TRANSACTION. vivllainous How the fuck is this legal.

Vivian Wilson reveals on 2025-03-09 that she was sex-selected prenatally by Elon Musk: "My assigned sex at birth was a commodity that was bought and paid for. So when I was feminine as a child and then turned out to be transgender, I was going against the product that was sold." archive.ph/yyKda

10.03.2025 18:02 β€” πŸ‘ 5534    πŸ” 1457    πŸ’¬ 56    πŸ“Œ 148

ai art is like being a runner and youre excited for a marathon and youre training and then someone comes up and says 'why not use this new 'car tech' it can drive you to the finish line and youll have run the marathon without that pesky running'. then theyre confused when you say no and run instead

10.03.2025 19:41 β€” πŸ‘ 3572    πŸ” 1140    πŸ’¬ 37    πŸ“Œ 30
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Body Horror + Splatterpunk = BodyPunk.

Featuring @horrorsong.blog, @maxtannerrestaino.bsky.social, @xaviergarcia.bsky.social, @charleneelsby.bsky.social, and @sammytotep.bsky.social. This is an anthology intended to muddy the waters for subgenre purists the world over. YW ❀️

11.02.2025 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 7
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just found out about this body horror anthology through tumblr!

they've met $1k in 12 hours, and it has a name i recognize from slake house.

12.02.2025 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 252    πŸ” 64    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 5

dust is such a wonderful book... i discovered it at a used bookstore last year. bought based on vibes only, and i was shocked at how much it resonated with me... thank you for writing it :)

22.02.2025 18:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Cover art for DUST by Elizabeth Bear, showing a naked white woman with wings embedded in futuristic machinery

Cover art for DUST by Elizabeth Bear, showing a naked white woman with wings embedded in futuristic machinery

Cover art for ANCESTRAL NIGHT by Elizabeth Bear, showing a tiny spaceship zipping past some huge structure in space filled with stars.

Cover art for ANCESTRAL NIGHT by Elizabeth Bear, showing a tiny spaceship zipping past some huge structure in space filled with stars.

Station break: time to pay the bills.

If you would like a science fiction narrative set in a hopeful far-future aftermath to tech bros and religious nuts taking off for space and leaving a blasted Earth behind to pick up the pieces, may I recommend my Jacob's Ladder and White Space books?

22.02.2025 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 155    πŸ” 54    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 10

I think its fine to have art content you dont enjoy, approve of or want to see, and establishing a personal boundary is healthy

But as anti-porn and anti-art fascism continues to ramp up i think you need to weigh how publicly calling people freaks, degens, weirdos etc is feeding these attitudes

15.02.2025 00:45 β€” πŸ‘ 8404    πŸ” 3589    πŸ’¬ 61    πŸ“Œ 68

cnc microfic call that noncontent

15.02.2025 11:07 β€” πŸ‘ 51    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

it was overwhelming & scary but also very heartwarming... it's such a strange thing to be recognized

14.02.2025 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

something happened recently that forced me to reevaluate myself and realize that, maybe, i'm a good writer. i think i can exist in the world now. :)

14.02.2025 12:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
An illustration of Ayre and 621 from the fromsoft video game armored Core 6. Ayre is an anthropomorphized humanoid woman with a stark white body tinged in red. Her hair is styled into a long ponytail that sparkles with red particles and sparkles. 621 raven is suited up in a pilot suit and is completely obscured with prosthetic legs. The screen in front of them is bathed in red and is covered in warnings.

An illustration of Ayre and 621 from the fromsoft video game armored Core 6. Ayre is an anthropomorphized humanoid woman with a stark white body tinged in red. Her hair is styled into a long ponytail that sparkles with red particles and sparkles. 621 raven is suited up in a pilot suit and is completely obscured with prosthetic legs. The screen in front of them is bathed in red and is covered in warnings.

"Have we... made contact?"

#AC6

10.02.2025 03:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1206    πŸ” 334    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

i was just sitting there like "huh, everything's shaking. wonder why that is..."

14.02.2025 06:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

i've been living on an island for nearly ten years and finally felt my first earthquake... slept through all the other ones

14.02.2025 06:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

earlier a child tried to pick up a sunspot off the carpet... my heart 😭

10.02.2025 22:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

coworker & i discussing where the concept of hellfire comes from while customers browse peacefully... creating a strange setting today

10.02.2025 22:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
text from sayaka murata's short story "hatchling"

text from sayaka murata's short story "hatchling"

sayaka murata my beloved...

27.01.2025 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

i'm not a child. i'm a manchild.

23.01.2025 20:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

dispelling questions about my age by playing pokemon leafgreen on a gameboy advance sp while waiting for my wife at the dentist

23.01.2025 20:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

so pendulum's immersion is about dissociation, right?

22.01.2025 09:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Getting your freaky, fucked-up, queer, messy art out into the world is more important than ever

06.11.2024 13:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3972    πŸ” 1759    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 25

I think the most important qualities you can have as critic, artist, or art appreciator are curiosity and patience. The more you're willing to try, the more you'll be able to experience, the more interesting your art will be, the better you'll be at understanding why others love what they do.

16.01.2025 04:21 β€” πŸ‘ 495    πŸ” 102    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 3

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