Shannon aka Shamwow

sometimes your body does one (1) thing right and it is temporarily forgiven for all of the immune system catastrophes, mysterious pains, fucky brain chemistry, endless fatigue, and other little maladies it inflicts at the least convenient moments.

Artwork trimmed into a banner with text that reads "Duck Prints Press Presents Monsterotica Tales of Unusual Courtship and Coupling." A bird person is shown, bare except for their feathers and a tastefully placed necklace. They reach one wing-arm to the left and look that way tenderly. Tentacles rise from out of fram to brush their check and carress their side. At the bottom is the Duxxx Prints Press logo. Text at the bottom reads "Author Spotlight: Ivy L. James"

Artwork trimmed into a banner with text that reads "Duck Prints Press Presents Monsterotica Tales of Unusual Courtship and Coupling." A bird person is shown, bare except for their feathers and a tastefully placed necklace. They reach one wing-arm to the left and look that way tenderly. Tentacles rise from out of fram to brush their check and carress their side. At the bottom is the Duxxx Prints Press logo. Text at the bottom reads "Author Spotlight: T. L. Sly"

Our Kickstarter to fund our anthology of queer monsterfucking stories, Monsterotica: Tales of Unusual Courtship and Coupling, has crossed the 80% funded line - less than $2k from our goal. Thanks to those who've helped us get this far.

Meet two more contributors! www.kickstarter.com/projects/duc...

Do You Believe In Human Beings?, by Neanderthal Woman 12 track album

This album has been playing in my brain since it was released. Kind of makes me want to believe in human beings again. neanderthalwoman.bandcamp.com/album/do-you...

Of course I want to *win* the argument. I'm not doing it for the love of the game.

the unstoppable force of needing to correct someone who is wrong vs. the immovable object of knowing this is a waste of time

Artwork trimmed into a banner with text that reads "Duck Prints Press Presents Monsterotica Tales of Unusual Courtship and Coupling." A bird person is shown, bare except for their feathers and a tastefully placed necklace. They reach one wing-arm to the left and look that way tenderly. Tentacles rise from out of fram to brush their check and carress their side. At the bottom is the Duxxx Prints Press logo.

Crowdfunding to fund our next erotic anthology, Monsterotica: Tales of Unusual Courtship and Coupling, is live on Kickstarter! 16 queer monsterfucking stories, gorgeous merch, and a steaming hot collection you won't want to miss. Check out our campaign today! www.kickstarter.com/projects/duc...

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Cassiel's Servant by Jacqueline Carey & The City We Became by NK Jemisin!

everyone needs someone who validates their most absurd beliefs in a kind of "yes, and" way. I told my roommate I'd be really good at being Taylor Swift and she immediately agreed.

*ringing dinner bell* i am opening up pet portraits again! Available for a limited time!

Democrat Johnny DuPree Flips Republican-Held Mississippi Senate District in Forrest County Johnny DuPree, a Democrat who served as the mayor of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, for 16 years, has flipped a Republican-held Mississippi Senate seat.

BREAKING: Democrat Johnny DuPree has flipped a Republican-held Mississippi Senate district in a special election.

DuPree was previously the mayor of Hattiesburg.

His win imperils the Mississippi Senate GOP's narrow supermajority.
www.mississippifreepress.org/democrat-joh...

a photo from the viral "Willy's Chocolate Experience" event that was a notorious failure: the photo is of a woman in a green wig standing in front of a poorly-hung black sheet. She has a table with haphazard "lab equipment". There is a fog machine seemingly pointed at her. Her expression is exhausted. The overall effect is both underwhelming and embarassing

meanwhile, at Cuomo HQ:

man I bet people who don't live in New York City are so fucking relieved they don't have to hear about our election any more

YouTube video by luke attempted the subway | zohran mamdani x curtis sliwa

It's no Hobama... but love is real www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaD1...

There’s a Steep Cost for Ignoring Black Expertise We live in a world bent on undermining Black life.

My final piece for @teenvogue.com politics section was a piece titled "There's a Steep Price to Ignoring Black Expertise" and boy has that come full circle.

Thank you @allegrak.bsky.social and the politics editorial team for turning this Head Start kid into a Black woman who writes for the public.

maybe if you get drunk enough on wine you won't care about your skin anymore

A crop of the cover of The Agony of Authenticity by Lyn Weaver. It shows the title in bright red text against a stark black background, the top part of a skull in grayscale relief beside it. Near the bottom, the black ends as if torn away, to reveal two indistinct lines of text below.

Our latest novelette, The Agony of Authenticity by Lyn Weaver, is an eerie explicit m/m guro story about two men with a long-nurtured rivalry and what happens when the deceptions between them finally fall away.

Get it in print or e-book today! duckprintspress.com/product/lyn-...

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Madeline Miller's Circe 🔮
Jacqueline Carey's Lilias (Banewreaker/Godslayer) 🐉
Kat Howard's Sydney (An Unkindness of Magicians) 🧙‍♀️

Live photo of the royal residence which formerly housed the Andrew formerly known as Prince

Text over a haunted forest which reads: Excerpt - With surprising gentleness, Roma lifted Haze’s bound wrists. With one swipe of her claw, she cut through the ropes, without leaving even a scratch on Haze’s skin. Haze flexed her fingers, tingling but otherwise fine. Without the focus that life-or-death stakes brought, it was hard to think, but they weren’t in the clear yet. “What about the other hunters?” “Dead.” Roma shrugged. “They would not surrender.” Haze accepted this without comment, though it made her blood run cold to talk about death so callously. “What about the other wolf, the one you were with?” “There is a Pack a few miles from here. I sent Ronan to warn them when we scented the hunters.” Her face softened. “I needed to make sure they were safe before I came back for you. I am sorry for the delay.” Haze swallowed. “You shouldn’t have come back for me at all.” To Haze’s surprise, Roma snorted. “I am very sorry for saving your life.”

An arrow pointing at Clarke and Lexa from The 100 which says "sapphic enemies to situationship". Beneath it is a promo image from Teen Wolf with an arrow pointing to it which says "irreverent approach to werewolves & witches"

Text over an image of a haunted forest which reads: Character intro - Haze Luna. Biracial (Mexican & White) Nerdy ADHD / Neurodiverse Rep Body Positive Plucky Heroine Curious Bookworm Stubborn When the war between witches and werewolves reaches a dangerous peak Haze must choose between newfound love and her duty to her people. There is a silhouette of a plus size woman wearing a witchy hat beside the text.

Text over an image of a haunted forest which reads: Character intro - Roma. Stoic Werewolf Powerful Anxiety Loyal Leader of the Pack Focused Driven Recovering from Trauma There is a silhouette of a howling wolf beside the text.

Teen Wolf x Clexa-Style romance: Wolfsbane and Witch Hazel is a contemporary sapphic adventure with magic, mayhem, and mystery.

❤️ Slow-burn romance
⚔️ Enemies to allies to lovers
🔮 Grounded fantasy
📚 Nerdy protagonist

#GhostPit #Q #NA #RF #SFF #LGBT

The words "Chosen or forsaken?" atop an image of a warrior in leather armor and a cloak, holding a sword

WILLOW X SHE-RA

What happens when the chosen one is no longer chosen?

🕌 Arabic and Aztec inspired fantasy
❤️ Lesbian romance + rivals with benefits
👶 What tf do we do with this baby
🪬 Fate vs. free will

#A #RF #LGBT #OWN #W #GhostPit

Text on a haunted forest background which reads: "Wolfsbane and Witch Hazel by Shannon Lippert 87k words Teen Wolf meets The L Word in this New Adult Queer Romantasy Haze is a failed witch who’s just blown her best shot at redemption. She has to figure out what’s weakening the connection to magic before her people lose their gifts forever. Which means teaming up with a werewolf, the witches’ mortal enemy, who is either making bedroom eyes or I-want-to-throttle-you eyes at Haze. As the mystery of magic draws Haze closer to her unlikely ally, she discovers a threat to the future of her people. Torn between love and duty, Haze’s choice will determine the future of witches and werewolves alike."

Text on a haunted forest background which reads: "Tropes & themes, Enemies to lovers Grumpy x sunshine Neurodiverse rep Love vs. duty Yearning Power and corruption Forced proximity Slow burn Female rage Emotions vs. stoicism"

Text on a haunted forest background which reads: "Opening - The ceasefire only meant that no one could draw blood, and Haze found herself cataloging all of the ways she knew how to maim someone without breaking the skin. Gravitational dislocation. Deoxygenation. Simultaneous extremity fractures. Not counting forbidden arts like blood magic, there were sixteen torments in total, one for every step she took between the car and the square, limestone chalk bright against the charred gravel. The scorched remains of a long-abandoned church would not have been Haze’s first choice for a meeting place, but she’d ceded the right to choose to her guests. Why they’d chosen this place, full of sulfur and sorrow, was beyond her. What was the sixteenth card of the major arcana? She should have studied more."

Text on a haunted forest background which reads: "Comps - A Discovery of Witches, forbidden romance & restoring lost magic. Her Majesty's Royal Coven, challenging the status quo. Wolfsong, queer contemporary, overcoming trauma, becoming a leader. The Unbroken, sapphic enemies to situationship, love vs. duty"

👻A sapphic Romeo & Juliet meets the supernatural irreverence of Teen Wolf when a witch and a werewolf forestall a war, fall in love, and fight to save magic.

❤️ Slow-burn romance
⚔️ Enemies to allies to lovers
🔮 Grounded fantasy
📚 Nerdy protagonist

#GhostPit Querying #NA #Romantasy

The great @meganpiont.bsky.social has zines that go over this! Get 'em here! Print 'em and share 'em! bsky.app/profile/emil...

"anyway that's just some quick thoughts" - me 45 minutes after my friend asks me an open-ended question

I had mtf bottom surgery and my bottom surgeon used to be a halal butcher, which means my vagina would also have been halal if it weren’t made from pulled pork

Photo of a full bookshelf labeled 'literary fiction'. The focus is on the book 'Beings: a novel' by Ilana Masad.

@ilanaslightly.bsky.social seen at the Nonbinarian Bookstore!

Don't give up <3 if it was always easy everyone would do it.

The BUSINESS of writing is less pleasant than recovering from abdominal surgery. Pitching, self-promotion, invoicing, tracking rejections... yeah all that sucks. And it does drain a bit of the magic from the act of transforming the abstract chemicals in my brain into language.

Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived. ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...

Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.

Photo of a beagle laying on his belly on a hardwood floor, mouth open (panting, reads as grinning).

Hundreds of years of selective breeding just so I can get screamed at by a beagle who feels I am not providing dinner to him quickly enough

man I would love to be too big to be held accountable. just like Godzilla. who probably did less damage on the whole than your average big bank.