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If you're reporting Palestinians On Here, you're not a leftist or a progressive and you're certainly not an anti-fascist.

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Shoutout to Whitney Plantation, who has always BANNED WEDDINGS at their location and allowed the entire facility and its grounds to be an indoor and outdoor museum. It also houses the genealogical records for over 100,000 enslaved people. You can search for your loved ones in its archives.

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Lately I wonder how many folks in my life view my transition the way people did Jimmy McGill's reinventing himself as Saul Goodman. Just a silly little man with a legal DBA and bizarre fashion sense.

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We need some Saint Marinos medals for us trans mascs.

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Hey everyone! My desi lesbian romance, 'Dulhaniyaa', is part of this queer, indie, pre-Pride Month bundle of contemporary romances! If you want to support indie authors, you can pick it up here on Itch: tinyurl.com/queer-rom

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A ritual. A festering, unrequited love. Sink into a humid and visceral SEA horror about the pursuit of a doomed lesbian love. Is a bad ending better than no ending at all? 💔Download for PC & Mac at feverfiction.itch.io/our-bad-ending #visualnovel #indiegame #yuri #horror

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ICE is considered a terrorism organization defined by the Patriot Act, attacking public transit & kidnapping citizens, among other felonies such as impersonating police. Feels like paying federal income tax right now is a felony under 18 U.S.C. § 2339B, Funding/Joining a Terrorist Organization

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Why pick up The Palace of Winds? - You love The Last Airbender and the trauma of Korra - Nature is your vibe - Slow meandering tension - Romantic subplots - MC is in a F/F established couple - A complete trilogy to binge! Start book 1 here: books2read.com/b/mdqxzl On Kobo+ 💙📚

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In honor of May the 4th, todays #WIPSnips is "Force." Which occurs a fair amount I realize now. From THE PASSING OF EIR LAHREN: #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #fantasy #transmasc #amquerying

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Today's #WIPSnips word is "apparent" From THE PASSING OF EIR LAHREN #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #fantasy #transmasc #amquerying

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In the mood for a fantasy book where the monarchy falls and the will of the people prevails? Stars and Soil has just that, plus a spicy lesbian romance 😋 dax.ink/stars

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Oh hey, it's Mermay! While Marella isn't a classical mermaid, she learns about her water magic in this book. And in her next adventure her powers will grow even for. An SPFBO judge called it "the literary equivalent of watching a Miyazaki movie." books2read.com/undinesblessing

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Introducing the… 🏳️‍🌈QUEER COMIC CREATORS 🎨✍️ STARTER PACK 🦋 Show your friends! Show your mint condition issue #1! Still ISO of queer comics folks (20 spots). Reply with your work if you want in. 🏳️‍🌈🔁 RT & Follow! 🔁🏳️‍⚧️ #comic #comics #webcomic #zine #artist #cartoonist #writer #letterer #comicsky #art

submitted 20 days ago • 16 comments

the road is hard / your heart yet tender between the teeth / of strangers you love so hold thy tongue / unworthy defender then drowns the wound / in ash and blood from "plea for a beloved stranger" ON WINGS OF FALLEN STARS goes live in 3 days! Polyamorous lesbian dragon time, babyyyyy!✨

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My painting LOST COAST

submitted 21 days ago • 713 comments

if you have so much constructive criticism to fic writers, simply become a beta reader. find someone who will appreciate your input instead of being rude in the comment section.

submitted 21 days ago • 3 comments

✨ THE COMPLETE COLLECTION IS OUT NOW ✨ 🧙 wild witches 🔮 portal fantasy 👨‍❤️‍👨 true love 🗡️ revenge 👑 evil faeries 🔖 universal link: mybook.to/rlEOgP 💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/enlil-aris-t... 📖 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23... [ 💙📚🪐 ] [ 📚🌈 ]

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If you think a just-fertilized ovary is entitled to life but are indifferent to what happens to a kidnapped 4-year-old with cancer, sent to a dangerous country without meds, you don’t give a fuck about the lives of children. You are just in a cult that fetishizes being against abortions.

submitted 21 days ago • 867 comments

It's going! I finished line edits on my folkloric fantasy, and began querying for the first time in checks notes 13 years. Daunting and exciting. Also got another chuck of zero drafting done on my next indie project. #writingcommunity #lgbtqwriters

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Today's word, "indeed," from #WIPSnips triggers a visceral reaction given the months of job searching, HOWEVER: From my folkloric fantasy, THE PASSING OF EIR LAHREN. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #fantasy #transmasc #amquerying

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Well I finished my line edits JUST before my keyboard went utterly mad. Thank the writing gods.

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As I am reading and collecting and logging for the TMLM (Transmasculine Literature Masterlist) (which is gonna expand from literature to comics/movies/games too), when I release part one, would you like a blog post, a youtube video, or both?

submitted 21 days ago • 5 comments

Even a wounded world is feeding us. Even a wounded world holds us, giving us moments of wonder and joy. I choose joy over despair. Not because I have my head in the sand, but because joy is what the earth gives me daily and I must return the gift. -Robin Wall Kimmerer #solarpunk #wecandobetter

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This is a book about polyamorous lesbian dragons. It's a book about blood and disaster and falling stars and broken hearts. It is also a book about lazy summer afternoons and forests with leaves of crystal that ring out musically in the rain. It's about fishing at a river bend. It's about love.

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Today's #WIPSnips word is "decor." From THE PASSING OF EIR LAHREN which I'm currently querying. #WriteSky #writingCommunity #WritingPrompts #transmasc #fantasy #folklore #amquerying

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

With 6 months until the date, raising the rest of the funds becomes more and more urgent (need to raise all the money one month prior to the date) please help me fix my face and body. i know there’s a lot of shit going on in the world right now, but this is really fucking important to my life

submitted 30 days ago • 3 comments

When addict and failed-necromancer Ivigh is given an offer he can’t refuse, he must find Eir Lahren—the necromancer who unleashed the magical storm ravaging the world and gave Ivigh the gaping, bloodless hole in his chest. #amquerying #fantasy #writeSky #WritingCommunity #transmasc #folklore #LGBTQ

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You can still get an abortion. I Need An A will help you understand all of your options and find local support. Help us spread the word in your community with our easy-to-print posters drive.google.com/drive/folder...

submitted 24 days ago • 1 comment

IHS's Lesbian Visibility sale is live! iheartsapphfic.com : all the discounted books for this coming weekend. ko-fi.com/merlinagaran... for mine! You can sort by "discounted" in the tags, or "sapphic". On IHS you'll find amazon links but Dame Ophis somehow isn't listed #queerbooks 💜📚 🌈📚

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Queer BIPOC YA fantasy book rec of the day. Asian American Wren draws comics and does karate with her talented best friend (and secret crush) Laura, dreading high school. She’s not surprised when Laura turns out to be a magical being. Now she has to save her… Cute, fun and action packed! 📚💙 📚🏳️‍🌈

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Morning, everyone! The first approaches! So I am trying to meet my goal! Which means it is a great time to get a commission! Please let me know if you would like anything! I am finishing a few comms this week, so feel free to ask!

submitted 23 days ago • 1 comment

Repeat after me: I will not spend my first check on character art I will not spend my first check on character art I will not spend my first check on character art I will not spend my first check on character art I will not

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Work wise we get a lot of "what's the coolest thing you've ever dug up?" But my favorite was "are archaeologists more or less likely as a whole, to believe in ghosts."

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You can now preorder the 13th Anniversary Editions of Damnation Marked and Dire Blood! Make sure to look at all the tiers. For the first two days, I do have an earlybird discount on the new books. Let me know if you have any questions! www.kickstarter.com/projects/smr...

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Querying: THE PASSING OF EIR LAHREN, folkloric fantasy + gothic romance inspired by death, sex, and Frisian folklore Snarky sapphic sci-fi archaeologists: books.vsholmes.com/kx0m8ibeky Fantasy with bloodthirsty gods + broken heroes: books.vsholmes.com/m4juo9rp4d Free shorts: vsholmes.substack.com

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If you want to feel proactive about something, POLAR LIGHTS is a digital zine featuring polar wildlife, with 100% of proceeds going to the conservation of Antarctic ecosystems (ASOC) ✨50+ pgs of art ✨10 pieces of writing ✨my new story THE SOUTHERNMOST REACH OF BIRDSONG IN THE WORLD ✨$2 or more!

submitted 29 days ago • 1 comment

1. Jose Hermosillo is US citizen who was wrongly jailed in an immigration detention facility for 10 days The administration says he "turned himself in" to the Border Patrol and told them he was a Mexican who crossed the border illegally. I interviewed Hermosillo. He says the government is lying.

submitted 25 days ago • 374 comments

Looking for good books by an indie trans author? Are you a fan of paranormal fantasy, cosmic horror or trans gals with strange powers? The Amelia Temple Series: Gay Nancy Drew meets The X-Files with a touch of Cthulhu Start with Beneath Strange Lights! books2read.com/AmeliaTemple...

submitted 30 days ago • 2 comments

just an unmitigated nightmare. idk if copyright infringement or defamation suits or what is the answer here but I hope people are lining up to sue the overloving god out of these leeches

submitted 25 days ago • 7 comments

If you see this, post a flower

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April 22th #WIPSnips The only occurrence of "Submit" in THE PASSING OF EIR LAHREN but it's a good one, if NSFW. #amquerying #fantasy #WriteSky #WritingPrompts #transmasc #QueerWriters #folklore

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

Heading to a job interview this morning (as I can't subsist entirely on my readers' tears) so wish me luck! At this point I'd be happy if someone paid me in beans.

submitted 26 days ago • 1 comment