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I blinked and StokerCon is 2 weeks away! I’ll be there saying hi and peddling my (free & totally cool) newsletter, Writer’s RedEye. Hopefully I see some of you there!

night gathering

rich people all decided its unfair they have to die and if they cant be immortal through science or magic they will drag with them into hell all those who dare to outlive them

Haven’t seen someone so completely destroy a globally-respected brand and also lose billions of dollars in the process in only the span of a year like Columbia since Elon bought Twitter

The anti-trans movement is recycling the tools of misogyny from over a hundred years ago. I talk about the “urinary leash” and its modern day application in my column this week for @lgbtqnation.com.

Fog Eleanor Parke Custis, ca. 1935. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor...

gemini season in 2 days and I will be back at full power (raging hedonist) until it's over

Tears through first half of a book in 2 hours Puts it down for 6 months Finishes book in another 45 minutes

Brief respite ✨️

this project i'm writing now is surely the best thing i've ever written but everything i've previously written is low grade schlock, a tradition which will certainly not continue when this book finished and i begin on a new book

returning to pen and paper writing has been fulfilling, but I am akways treading the fine line between "buy nice stationery that will make writing enjoyable" and "this thing is now too nice and precious to use".

If you don't want to be compared to the Gestapo, one neat trick is to not engage in a campaign of terror around the country wherein you kidnap people off the streets to slave dungeons in accommodation of an autocratic fascist and his nationalist movement's desire for racial purity.

losing. #MerMay

they’re withholding this student’s diploma for acknowledging genocide. wild how every higher ed institution I’ve ever engaged with is policing thought crimes among its students

This.

It is amazing to me that Dems are pressured to water down their messaging in order to avoid alienating 'centrists,' but Republicans can round up and deport sobbing children without fear of alienating 'centrists.' Says a lot about what we mean when we say 'centrists'

Guys, I just want to say that on Friday I renewed my library card and took out a bunch of books that are not worthy, or serious, or educational. They're just stories, and they have already fundamentally made my mental health better. Thank God for the story tellers.

Coffee date with my editor (my work is very late)

Please don't put in the newspaper that 28 children laughed at me

Alhamdullilah ❤️

What's on everyone's summer reading list? I'm itching for chilling horror, historical fiction, or fun non-fiction (I love history, queer things, and learning about people's fave niche topics)

(彼岸花咲いてた…💫)

Things have gotten completely out of hand at Columbia University. It is not a safe place for students. x.com/itslaylas/st...

I don’t care if you hate porn. Please for the love of god don’t get stuck there cognitively. Anti-porn legislation + how trans and NB people (even cis drag queens/kings) are being consistently described as sexually deviant = the groundwork is being laid for all queer expression to be made illegal.

i am reminded of this evergreen tweet from my bestie

They elected a more powerful midwestern pope to fend off JD Vance's horrible Ohio energy.

the first Malört pope

the "this fucking guy" theory of history is extremely compelling!!

what's more upsetting in a women's bathroom: a trans person going about their business in a normal way, or a male security guard barging in and shouting and demanding to see ID? I know which one scares me.

if I was being displaced, starved, bombed, sniped, tortured for years on end & the citizens funding my demise with their tax dollars called me a scammer for trying to survive, I'd go fucking ape shit. anyone would

Drew this while my friends were being too loud in the VC

The thing about American capitalism is in the same store I saw 5 different brands of dog ice cream (ice cream for dogs) and a homeless man eating a loaf of bread quickly in the store before he gets caught

A fringe theory claims our central nervous system (CNS) is a parasite that took over the body of an ancestor, capturing 20% of the body's resources. One fact supports it: If the body dies and the skull is open, the CNS sometimes detaches, perhaps an ancient host-seeking reflex.

Funny how internet relationships can be made with people with insane names and then imagine meeting "Piss_Drinker_Cum_Lord" and he's just some mild mannered chill guy named Bill.

the boys in question from thin lizzy's 1976 hit song The Boys Are Back In Town

May's issue of Writer's RedEye has been released! This month's edition features listings from: @archiveoftheodd.bsky.social @thedeadlands.com @hellboundbooks.bsky.social @eerieriver.bsky.social @3lobedmag.com Reader Beware Magazine @100footcrow.bsky.social @binderybooks.bsky.social

Saint Sebastian

With Trump threatening our city's LGBTQ+ community, New Yorkers need a mayor unafraid to stand up for them. Proud to receive the endorsement of @jimowlesclub.bsky.social, @sdnyc.bsky.social, and Lambda Independent—three clubs that have led the fight for equality and justice.

May’s issue is pushed to tomorrow!

every gender transition is a statement in favor of human possibility and freedom and i’m tired of hearing it talked about like it’s some kind of disease

Day job has been extremely busy, so there is a slight chance that Writer's RedEye will publish very late today or possibly tomorrow.

the media is going to assist in making youth transgender care illegal and then they’ll move onto their next goal of making it illegal across the board. anyone going along with this is a fascist

the ultimate goal of most platform owners - conscious or not - is to eliminate culture and artistic expression wholesale and replace it with a never-ending stream of engagement bait. the surface reason is prioritizing profits to shareholders, but on some deeper spiritual level they just hate art.

The liberation of the international working class depends on the dismantling of capitalism, imperialism, and all forces that exploit workers around the world.

Pride VHS tape charms are here! Packing the pre-orders right now, but they’re now available in my shop! Check them out at: sketchwave.bigcartel.com/product/prid...

the great thing about having a dark cat that you can barely see at night, is that sometimes you lean over and are like, oh there's my little baby down there, aw there you are little baby, how are you little baby, goodnight little baby, and you're talking to your jeans