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nocturnalxlight.bsky.social
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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purity culture 🫱🏻‍🫲🏼 “lose ur virginity” culture -defining people for life by an arbitrary sexual status -putting people in dangerous, objectifying sexual situations just to “make it” before time runs out instead of letting people love in their own time

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1) It was a trans christian friend who gave me the warmth and hospitality in practice what christianity preaches about in theory, one night when I felt like I couldn’t go home. 2) Hearing from friends and putting a human face to it. Learning some of my friends I’d known a while now were trans.

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Stoked to receive my copy and finally get to read HER DARK EVERYTHING by @wordperv.bsky.social !! 🖤 I’ve been following Courtney LeBlanc’s poetry for a while, was thrilled to meet her at AWP, and read HER WHOLE BRIGHT LIFE in the sun in a day. Excited now for this dark counterpart. 🌖

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4 of my favorite horror shows!

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what I would give for some ignorance and bliss rn

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Murder Mystery Podcast

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There are many reasons RFK Jr's remarks about autism are horrific, fascist, incorrect, etc, but specifically in my lane, the recurring Venn diagram: - Some people are autistic - Some people are romantically single - Some people don't want a partner of any type - Some are aro/ace - Some are all 4

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“Lord, you have made me for war, and I have no idea what to do with the gift of all I was fighting for.” 🗡️🔥 This remains one of my favorites, and I have shared it with a close friend with whom it deeply resonated as well. ⚔️

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Hello there I just saw I got followed by a bunch of amazing people- thank you so much ! I hope you’ll like my little drawings 💛🙏 I’m working on the next one and hopefully it’ll be finished soon ✨

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Vir Sanctus Infelix Arborem Ink on paper 2018

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autistic people not having to pay taxes is news to me. i want those back

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disabled people deserve to live fulfilling lives no matter their productivity to society

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instructor: and what does the green light represent? me: the decadence and futility of the American dream instructor: this is a driver's exam

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I don’t think I’ve made a worse financial decision in my life than developing good taste

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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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