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Writing “AROMANTIC FRANKENSTEIN” for MA Thesis. She/they. Aroace fantasy/horror writer. 🦑🌈🖤✨Loves film and folklore. Published in 140+ venues. Queer christian. Gothic magic. eXvangelical. Long live whimsy. worrydollsandfloatinglights.wordpress.com

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what if I told my former therapist actually I am homosexual bisexual transexual asexual

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"you should visit space, i can't recommend it enough" is the new "let them eat cake"

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Brooklyn magnolias!

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Can I come over and be the thing that makes you feel uneasy as you close your eyes to sleep?

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I colored goth easter eggs for “the death of death” day! He’s coming out.

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I'm not saying I should be the first person to get a pet triceratops, but if I got one I would name them Three Hole Punch, and that should count for something.

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I can't emphasize enough that the most important thing journalists can do right now is publish exactly this kind of article

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My favorite quotes from workshopping “Aromantic Frankenstein” for the last time in grad school: -“That is SUCH a parent reaction!” -“So were these pictures of the…pornographic variety?” -“Men and women cannot be siblings.” -“I mean god forbid men have hobbies.” And receiving this meme:

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Read the room. (The room is a bookstore, take your time.)

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I told my students I would rather read something imperfect by them than something perfect by no one

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every time I workshop and revise a short story and the people want more I might have two ace horror novellas now

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hot take: forbidden friendship across differences stories are way more impactful and meaningful than forbidden romance across differences stories

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That time Ell, Alan, Ella, Emma read.

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TFW your amazing professor recommends this ace monster book but your flex is you’ve already read & recommended it for theses research and you’re mutuals with the ace monster author @wiswell.bsky.social 😈👹

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Walton: ooh I made a friend! Victor Frankenstein: laughs uncontrollably tells his story Walton, in his letters:

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If you come at us with that “men are better at ‘xyz’ thing” or “women should not be doing ‘xyz’ thing” energy, we’re going to call you out for your phallusy.

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more monsters in novels and movies pls monsters are cool

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Pro-natalists: you need to have at least 10 kids Normal people: why, are you expecting half of them to die before puberty due to lack of modern health and sanitation? Pro-natalists: you're never gonna believe what we also advocate

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Me in bed when the earthquake wakes me up

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I don’t have a large cast but I have characters made of large casts and this applies

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Thinking about the time a therapist told me “but you’re not homosexual, heterosexual, transexual, bisexual, asexual!” I hold no hard feelings cuz there was a language barrier but it’s so funny to me 😅

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Quick shout out to everyone who survived stuff that would've broken or killed anyone else

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Not standing for any more aphobia this year. ♠️🤍💜

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Oh this resonates with me so hard. From the alienation in conversations about future loves, to watching church become reduced to a “marriage retreat” where marriage = maturity and single groups = “let’s help you end singleness,” to the biggest joy upon finding and naming oneself ace. 🖤🤍💜

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There has never been and never will be a birthrate induced shortage of human beings on this planet. There are many reasons one might want children, as I do. It is simply not the case that anyone in particular has a responsibility to consider having children to perpetuate the existence of humanity.

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'Foxgloves and Finches' by contemporary UK printmaker Annie Soudain #womensart

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Saturday plans: 🖼️ DD McInnes

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i can still imagine a better world

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So far tomorrow's sermon is all about cloaks lol

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Reasons I can’t stop reading: - only one page left in the chapter - I need to know what happens - I need to know if I was right - if my reading speed drops below 55 words per minute this bus will explode because I’m in a Keanu Reades movie

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I'm so used to bar bathrooms with cutesy signs that I had to stop here and ask myself if I was a Mario or a Wario

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This Passover I’m thinking hard about the holiday’s history of resistance to tyrannical leaders, and the imperative for Jewish people to stand with all oppressed peoples of the world.

what if I told my former therapist actually I am homosexual bisexual transexual asexual

"you should visit space, i can't recommend it enough" is the new "let them eat cake"

Brooklyn magnolias!

Can I come over and be the thing that makes you feel uneasy as you close your eyes to sleep?

I colored goth easter eggs for “the death of death” day! He’s coming out.

I'm not saying I should be the first person to get a pet triceratops, but if I got one I would name them Three Hole Punch, and that should count for something.

I can't emphasize enough that the most important thing journalists can do right now is publish exactly this kind of article

Read the room. (The room is a bookstore, take your time.)

I told my students I would rather read something imperfect by them than something perfect by no one

every time I workshop and revise a short story and the people want more I might have two ace horror novellas now

hot take: forbidden friendship across differences stories are way more impactful and meaningful than forbidden romance across differences stories

That time Ell, Alan, Ella, Emma read.

TFW your amazing professor recommends this ace monster book but your flex is you’ve already read & recommended it for theses research and you’re mutuals with the ace monster author @wiswell.bsky.social 😈👹

Walton: ooh I made a friend! Victor Frankenstein: laughs uncontrollably tells his story Walton, in his letters:

If you come at us with that “men are better at ‘xyz’ thing” or “women should not be doing ‘xyz’ thing” energy, we’re going to call you out for your phallusy.

more monsters in novels and movies pls monsters are cool

Pro-natalists: you need to have at least 10 kids Normal people: why, are you expecting half of them to die before puberty due to lack of modern health and sanitation? Pro-natalists: you're never gonna believe what we also advocate

Me in bed when the earthquake wakes me up

I don’t have a large cast but I have characters made of large casts and this applies

Thinking about the time a therapist told me “but you’re not homosexual, heterosexual, transexual, bisexual, asexual!” I hold no hard feelings cuz there was a language barrier but it’s so funny to me 😅

Quick shout out to everyone who survived stuff that would've broken or killed anyone else

Not standing for any more aphobia this year. ♠️🤍💜

There has never been and never will be a birthrate induced shortage of human beings on this planet. There are many reasons one might want children, as I do. It is simply not the case that anyone in particular has a responsibility to consider having children to perpetuate the existence of humanity.

'Foxgloves and Finches' by contemporary UK printmaker Annie Soudain #womensart

Saturday plans: 🖼️ DD McInnes

i can still imagine a better world

So far tomorrow's sermon is all about cloaks lol

Reasons I can’t stop reading: - only one page left in the chapter - I need to know what happens - I need to know if I was right - if my reading speed drops below 55 words per minute this bus will explode because I’m in a Keanu Reades movie

I'm so used to bar bathrooms with cutesy signs that I had to stop here and ask myself if I was a Mario or a Wario

This Passover I’m thinking hard about the holiday’s history of resistance to tyrannical leaders, and the imperative for Jewish people to stand with all oppressed peoples of the world.

that's so cool! thanks

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)