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indis.bsky.social
I write genre fiction about wlw and every summer I melt like a sticky gumdrop on a seaside street. 30+ NB.
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it is Too Hot to play ff14 and i miss my roe :(

please help me do my cursèd research

Fyril is a mage that tries it all. People in Thanalan tend to bump up her thaumaturgy years because of hometown pride - lominsans tend to point out her healing career using arcane geometries to claim her as one of theirs. There's also confusion on if she's a hellsguard or sea wolf.

;v; oh moen

"If you’ve ever wanted to read an academic journal article, though, you may have noticed that it costs money to download it—anywhere between $5 and $90. The article’s author isn’t getting that money."

Important thread on how to use sunscreen, demystifying what SPF numbers indicate, and how to cope with the heat. Thank you @kityates.bsky.social!

Absolutely fascinating about theatre ontology: 'One [disgruntled] fan said on social media that they “go to the theatre to share the same space with a performer”' www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/j...

My latest for American Scientist Magazine helps give scientists the tools to fight back against politicized charges that our research is silly or pointless- tools that will work whether you’re asked “why are we funding this” from your asshole uncle at Thanksgiving or an asshole US Senator. 🧪🌎

Robot Cleric

Why is our current fundraiser to secure new space so important? Too many of our items are living in store. We want to unlock our collections for everyone to enjoy. This flying demon is part of a set of Indonesian puppets we hold. Read our full story and help at www.gofundme.com/f/secure-the...

My fav new game from last year, Dredge, is currently half-price on Steam, should a relaxing fishing game with Lovecraftian monsters appeal to you.

i doodled this comic the day before endwalker early access.. it became more relevant than i ever would have thought

LOOK AT THEM 😭

Helmets (Older work)

Why yes, the Hugo Awards *should* add a permanent category for Speculative Poetry! www.poetryhugo.com

just an orange cat 🍊

"Things might be tough but it's great for artists! They'll create more!" You might not believe me but going through a lifetime's worth of stress Every Single Week for years and years- is actually not the optimal set of circumstances that inspires artists to create

quote with your red art 🩸

this is what Posting feels like

Art by • Tomomi Kobayashi

Solution 9 #FFXIV #Dawntrail

this review has a pasta salad recipe in it

Patreon is raising the percentage it takes from new creators (again), from 8% to 10%, on August 4. People with existing Patreon pages get grandfathered into the old rate. If you're thinking about making a page, best to do it and publish it now.

this one activated me ig

Me and my bsky bubble

Thinking a lot about the incredibly gay groomsman I met in an elevator this weekend who saw me looking at my phone and said, "Honey, I have one rule for the news. Less than ten New York Times notifications, one martini. Eleven to twenty, two. More than twenty, stop counting, keep drinking."

I don't want to alarm anyone, but hoopla has a whole dang 2025 eisner nominees section. You can just... read them all. For free. And support your local library at the same time. 😱

Here is my review of Ghosts of the British Museum by Noah Angell- fascinating non-fiction

Red cherry just like her most distinctive feature (her eyeshadow)

Awful time to be alive but truly an amazing time to be a hater

Funny how you just need to break some angles to turn kitchen environment into a spaceship.

Shals back🙏😩

journal maker picrew! show me your wol's journals! #wolquestion

Art by Brom 'The Ghoul Princess' for Dungeon Magazine (1998)

you dc miette???? you kick her from server like blitzball??? oh! oh!!! GAOLS FOR YOU!!! GAOLS FOR ONE THOUSAND ASTRAL ERAS!!!!!!

Oh this cost tuppence and I can't wait. Linda Hamilton! Half the cast of The Unit! BIG Skylines vibes! www.youtube.com/watch?v=yh94...

About today's public transit discourse: I believe that riding public transit is a spiritual good for increasing your empathy and practicing minding your own business. It also helps you internalize that most people mind their own business, e.g. no one is looking at you.

2016 mechs

Last 48 hours on this baby, and there's still stretch goals I'd love to see made - there's nothing but bangers between 60k and 100k, and I want to read as many as I can. Cosmic horror! Cosmic... HORROR! www.kickstarter.com/projects/gra...

🩸The Vampira That Almost Was 🧛🏾‍♀️ Lola Falana is an American singer, dancer and actress. When Maila Nurmi, the original horror hostess #Vampira, needed a replacement for the role, her pick was Falana. (1/2) #twnyart

Night Ride

prompt 591 (brutalia w/hijabi talia) for spinninggaround via @dcforgaza.bsky.social ! requests close on the 21st! #dccomics

Last month I spent 30 hours across 3 days playing Eclipse, a sci-fi larp inspired by Interstellar and Arrival. It was my first "full scale" larp, so I was anxious and excited to see if it'd live up to the hype. Not just the visual spectacle, but also the depth of role play. Here's what I found!

The only King I acknowledge

And re-upping this from Friday: The New Yorker did a profile of me, mostly about #Murderbot www.newyorker.com/culture/pers...