The Atlantic's Tom Nichols on last night's catastrophically embarrassing national address that reeked of desperation and failure:

This isn’t even all of the AIDS quilt. It was so long they didn’t have room to display it all. Reagan flat out fucking murdered queer people

Thrilled to welcome Rowan to my roster! Fantastic way to close out 2025 as I buckle down to read more of the wonderful work in my inbox in preparation for 2026!

Going into 2026, a reminder for everyone who's fallen off the creative wagon, game dev, writing, art, music, whatever, no matter how long:

no one should feel like less of a person because they decided what they once wanted isn't something they want to pursue anymore. it's okay to admit things aren't working. it's okay to evolve, grow, and change your priorities regardless of the amount of time, effort, energy, etc, that you've put in

Archive December 11, 2025 Connections Puzzle #914 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦

I.went to a queer event and met like three fruity teachers, it's wild how many of us there are.

every night is girls night when youre a girl who lives alone 😌

Another dear friend of mine could use help! We survived the 2010s Avengers fandom together & stayed besties. She finally got her knee fixed but can't work just yet. Email krismadiganwrites (@) gmail.com w/ proof of donation & I'll send you free copies of my books! www.gofundme.com/f/support-ca...

apnews.com/article/cong... free childbirth program ends in eastern Congo at the worst of times

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friendly reminder that you didn't waste your year. any moments of happiness or comfort. any small accomplishments, they all matter. this has been a really hard year, and simply surviving is something to be proud of.

I am so beyond thrilled to announce (🥁 roll please) that I'm represented by James McGowan at Bookends Literary! Cheers to a new adventure, and I am endlessly grateful to my writing friends who offered me immeasurable support in the trenches. <3 #writingcommunity #amagented

i don't know how to phrase this delicately, but i just want to communicate to young white men in incel-adjacent spaces that this sort of behavior will solve your problems

As we get closer to the end of November, I'm grateful that I passed 18k words. Normally, I get little writing done because EOY doctor appointments and holiday prep/celebrations. But I'm happy for the people I've connected w/ and looking forward to crossing the finish line at this comfy pace ☺️

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Thank you! It's easy to form opinions but few of us remember to fact check or bother to do a deep dive to see if our opinions / perceptions match the reality of those outside our insular bubbles.

This is brilliant! 🧪“The Monster Slash” By @ellecordova.bsky.social on IG She performs a song about the cuts to the government agencies that impact our daily lives.

By my count there will only be one (1) trans character on all of the major networks and streaming services as of January 2026.

🧪 A an angry reminder that 1. There is no causal link between vaccines & autism 2. Autism has a strong genetic component, involving ~500 genes 3. Tylenol is not linked to autism 4. RFQuack failed to get a journal to retract a large Danish study that showed no link btwn aluminum & autism

Truths Universally Acknowledged… Photo credits in Alt text. #storytellers #writingcommunity #writersky (link in bio) 1/5

elon musk editing grok to make it praise him is literally the IRL version of this @penny-arcade.com strip from 2007 I’m -

As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history. Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX

I feel like I’d login to this app more often than once every like two or three days if there was even 15% more shitposting. Hell I’d settle for 10%. #bringbackshitposting

I decided to read #Alchemised with my own two eyes and live tweet it. Here is what I have from chapter one: - Dialogue trues a bit too hard to be edgy - description of trauma are not evocative enough to be triggering

EXCLUSIVE: 60,000 cisgender women write powerful open letter in support of trans community: 'We have had enough' https://bit.ly/3JWgBVl

This feels like an ad written, directed *and* acted by people who have 1. Never played a game 2. Never watched anyone play a game 3. Never seen anyone interact with Alexa 4. Never seen anyone interact full stop 5. Never been alone in a room?

Megyn Kelly excuses pedophilia. Matt Gaetz commits statutory rape. Jim Jordan enables sexual abuse of minors. Trump spends hours with 17-year-old Virginia Giuffre at Jeffrey Epstein’s house. Family values...

ANATHEMA x THE SPIRIT BARES ITS TEETH A fledgling vampire enters a realm of eternal night searching for his banished uncle only to become embroiled in a sinister plot... I think a NIGHT TERRORS adaptation would work best animated, so this casting focuses on voices! #castpit #w #a #df #lgbt

Thought I'd demystify publishing language for debuts. 'Structural edit' = rewrite your book 'Line edit' = all these sentences are wrong 'Copy edit' = your chronology is wrong 'Proof read' = there are still loads of errors 'Second proof read' = how the hell is your punctuation still up the spout?

An #agentsguide to ECHO CHAMBER A feminist essayist confronts the leftist heartthrob who built his platform off the back of her talking points. When their confrontation goes viral, their feud becomes public spectacle—and something darker, obsessive, and way too sexy to ignore. #questpit #W #A #LF

ANATHEMA x THE SPIRIT BARES ITS TEETH x FRANKENSTEIN 2025 THE NIGHT TERRORS is an adult gothic fantasy featuring - A trans, autistic vampire protagonist - Numerous queer secondary characters - Endgame M/M - Found family - A realm of eternal night - Eldritch horror #questpit #EverdarkWIP #DF #W #A

An #agentsguide to LET HER INHERIT RUIN 🐊👑 Bound by a soulmate bond they never wanted, a disgraced crocodile lord and a vengeful immortal princess must overcome their past to restore lost magic and expose the truth behind the king’s murder—before their people are annihilated. #questpit #Q #RF #A

AMARI X JUJUTSU KAISEN After stealing her first mission, 13yo Maeve opens a portal to the realm of the 7 Deadly Sins—where she must strengthen the barrier keeping them imprisoned. If only ex-friends, talking urns, and magical mazes weren’t a part of the deal too… #Questpit #MG #F #Q

THE HOST x HELL FOLLOWED x GIDEON 150 years after the angels ended the world, Kas becomes a vessel for one. She teams up with the angel in her head—and her furious ex-gf—to save her sister, and discovers that the angels are no saviors, but intelligent alien parasites. #QuestPit #SF #A #LGBT #W

SHARA WHEELER x SHE GETS THE GIRL In college, Talia wants to catch up on the ‘teenage experience’. But when she falls for a cool genderqueer lesbian, she has to figure out what that means for who she is. Even if it might destroy the relationship with her mother. #QuestPit #YA #NA #C #R #Q

OUR WIVES UNDER THE SEA x MARTYR! Want to draw your mother? Get her out the pond first. Keep her in the pond. Make use of your superpowers. Figure out your artistry - all of this in more or less this order, and before the crazy town you live in can harm her. #questpit #W #A #F #S

A reminder-there are really great books about magic that center Black & Brown & queer characters where profits don't go to tearing down trans community=The Marvellers @dhonielle.bsky.social; Nic Blake @angiethomas.bsky.social ; The Vanquishers-Kaylynn Bayron; Amari & The Night Brothers-B.B. Alston

Too many Americans either didn’t care or didn’t believe. Hopefully they do now.👇

Welch: "This has nothing to do with the shutdown. The law requires and the funds are available to continue SNAP right now without any interruption. So that is a decision the president is making on his own to allow people to go hungry."

@aiden-png.bsky.social hi aiden i just wanted to check, if you have 6 month old query, is that still in your maybes?

There are many, many problems with the TERF wizard books but I'll be honest I viscerally hate how much critique of them has turned into a CinemaSins ding of "haha Hogwarths doesn't pass OSHA rules and regulations." Of course it doesn't. It's an MG/YA fantasy series. That's part of the fun.

I just entered #RevPit #10Queries. Enter now for a chance to win free feedback on your query and 1st 5 pages!

GIDEON THE NINTH x BUFFY When Kier - a vamp slayer from a religious order - is bitten by the vamp lady Isabelle, she must drag Isabelle across 2 countries for a vampirism cure, getting caught between the stake & a hard place: her beliefs vs death. #DVPit #A #F #LGBT Art: magramakessomeart on IG

GIDEON THE NINTH x CASTLEVANIA When Kier - a vamp slayer from a religious order - is bitten by the vamp lady Isabelle, she must drag Isabelle across 2 countries for a vampirism cure, getting caught between the stake and a hard place: her beliefs vs death. #DVPit #A #F #LGBT

GIDEON THE NINTH x CASTLEVANIA I (20F) am a vampire slayer and my unwitting ally/crush (22F) is a vampire, but my religious order killed her husband and she bit me. AITA for dragging her across 2 countries for a vampirism cure? #DVPit #A #F #LGBT

GIDEON THE NINTH x CASTLEVANIA When a slayer is bitten by a vampire lady, she must draft the vamp across 2 countries for a vampirism cure. But captured by a vampire rebel group, the slayer must choose between her beliefs and her life. #DVPit #A #F #LGBT Art by: IG magramakessomeart