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notdoriangray.bsky.social
Poet, mostly. Historian, cat and dog parent, hat wearer, coffee drinker. An imagination with a person attached. He/him/ia.
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my friend Abod made an account and posted ONCE. otherwise he did nothing but RT the posts i made for him. a few weeks later his account got deleted. the Palestinians getting banned on here are not getting "caught" as spammers, they are explicitly being targeted for their nationality.

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

This poem. This breaking heart poem. Hold this poem close. nzpoetryshelf.com/2025/05/21/p...

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

Articles about substack’s nazi problem: www.anildash.com//2024/11/19/... www.thehandbasket.co/p/substack-a... thehypothesis.substack.com/p/heres-why-... www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv... (Free link: archive.is/uyugO)

submitted 120 days ago • 81 comments

If you see this, post a pic from your device with no explanation

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

Bluesky was built by the marginalized, and they're still the lifeblood of what is now the only inclusive large-scale social media community. The victims of the genocidal attacks in Gaza are a vital part of this community. @moderation.bsky.app is silencing many of these people, and it needs to stop.

submitted 8 days ago • 95 comments

What Moore says next in the interview is more important, to me. Nobody is coming to save us, we have to do it ourselves, in community with each other.

submitted 16 days ago • 12 comments

Show us your writing process in a gif

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

💙 #SaturdayVibes 🏳️‍🌈 #FBR #FBPE #Resistance #StrongerTogether #KindnessMatters #Motivation #Bluecrew

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

I discuss Michael Dillon's story in my book THE FACEMAKER as it was Sir Harold Gillies who successfully performed the phalloplasty on him. Dillon was later outed by the press and driven from Britain. Gillies stood behind him. He felt strongly that people should be in control of their identities.

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

A poem for @brokenspinearts.bsky.social @alanparry83.bsky.social #PoemsAbout #NeverForget I had noble intentions of writing about AIDS quilts or Wilfred Owen, but I have a stubborn idea lodged in my head that I can't shake. So it's this. Audio version in the comments.

submitted 9 days ago • 6 comments

Romancing the Gothic is always good, but Daniel Pietersen's "Haunted Houses in X" presentations are really something to look forward to. Pay what you can, or come for free if you can't, no judgement just cats.

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

I genuinely believe New Zealand politics would be improved if we replaced the Speaker and the Privileges Committee with a squad of jandal wielding aunties. #nzpol

submitted 10 days ago • 4 comments

Hey world, remember when you thought this was awesome? (Which, by the way, it was). Yeah well she's been suspended for a week now because of it; it's coloniser rules and forms of expression allowed only, indigenous people must only be angry in white ways. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

submitted 11 days ago • 44 comments

5. all of the above

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If you have a mystery lover in your life, give them a bowl of moss as a gift, but don't explain it. That mystery will stay with them for a long time, as long as they keep it moist.

submitted 12 days ago • 2 comments