rerereading The Hollow Places & what is it about @tkingfisher.com ‘s writing that makes ME want to write, it’s crazy but i love it

Stripe crossed a line now. Call up whatever local LGBT organizations exist in your area, gay activist groups, gay bars, pride organizing committees, folks who schedule drag shows, queer church groups, everyone. Also libraries and bookstores. Show up in person to talk to any business using Stripe.

Wearily pointing at the sign once again that says you gotta defend porn because these fuckheads see every queer person as inherently pornographic and they always have and they always will. You have to defend it even if you don't personally engage with it because otherwise this happens. ⬇️

I love this so much and I am absolutely tearing up about it. The gentleness and plainness of this, the way he just lets her be her (and she seems so damn lovely, who wouldn’t?), the generosity. It isn’t going to solve the world’s problems, but this kind of humanity is a hell of a start.

REAL TALK: hearing Maleficent say "Now, shall you deal with me, O Prince - and all the powers of HELL" at a young age was like hearing 500 F-WORDS IN ONE FELL SWOOP that ish was *metal* af

Since a LOT of images on my timeline have been lacking alt text I think it’s time for a quick refresher: Alt text is important for users who rely on screen readers. The Bluesky community has long prided itself on being accessible, and we need your help to keep it that way.

Imagine using the phase “incent [me] to help those who need it the most” and thinking you are in a portion to criticize absolutely anyone

Got this really cool, ghostly picture by accident the other day in Dillon Beach, CA. It is a Heermann's gull with both it's shadow and reflection. #birds

"AI will never ask for a raise," say CEOs who have, apparently, never had to pay for an Adobe subscription

yes, i hate genAI as a writer, but i also hate it as a reader. the complete lack of respect boils my blood. you expect me to spend my hard-earned money on something you never bothered to write so you can feel good about your lack of a work ethic? pathetic behavior.

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Here's an illustration showing the anatomical similarities between structures of the clitoris (on the left) and penis (on the right), going for a little walk together.

Elliott is recovering. I, on the other hand, have a massive vet bill that could bankrupt me. I hate to do it but started a GoFund. Please consider donating or spreading the word. The first 5 (U.S. based) to donate $25 dollars I'll send a signed copy of BUT HAVE YOU READ THE BOOK. gofund.me/176b0038

I can confirm the PBS Passport is a very good deal for $5/month or $2.50/month if you do yearly. Thousands of hours of top notch content. NOVA is great. The new Ken Burns doc on Leonardo da Vinci is excellent. You can sign up at the link below! www.pbs.org/passport/lea...

I mean, who knows, maybe you CAN "take it with you"?! today from Grant Frazier: https://www.havehashad.com/r3za0

Collage animation I made a while back, it's called "the idea of a tiger" Made with photos of real Tigers, pictures of toys, bits of ads and comics.

How do they manage to ruin EVERY day? Every single day I find out about something new that pisses me off

Process video of a hand-drawn "galaxy" mandala, with soothing plink-plonk music and no talking, for your background media needs.

he's right and he's right to say it

Alt text: A photo of a baby elephant. Above that, the text "Elephants are born weighing 250 lbs. They are the biggest babies on earth except for transphobes."

Please read and share. You might save a life.

when i say the NYTimes deserves neither your money nor your respect, i also mean NYTimes cooking, NYTimes puzzles, crosswords, connections, and wordle, the wirecutter, the athletic, and all their podcasts. the NYtimes launders anti-trans bigotry; this is their victim-blaming victory lap

this is the most bullshit logic that I have ever seen and my rage CAN NOT BE CONTAINED. the supreme court does not need to be deciding WHAT MEDICAL CONDITIONS ARE TREATABLE and no one should ignore this just because this time it wasn't yours, holy shit

I'm from the East Coast where SO. MANY. PEOPLE. had Irish flags on their cars & trucks & houses. But apparently pride in your heritage is only okay if it's a country that is considered acceptable?? And only considered so now, when not so long ago they were treated just as bad as Mexicans are today??

Seeing a massive divide online between Angelenos of all political stripes who understand that the protests in LA yesterday were mostly peaceful and any violence was ICE-initiated and East Coast establishment liberals lecturing “the left” on how riots just amplify right wing talking points.

This absolute icon at Canterbury Pride 🩷🤍🩵

This is a great thread. I think a lot of the "but we must choose non violence" in response to yesterday's protests that were not in any way violent on the part of the protestors is actually people saying "I'm scared of what happens next" and, yeah. We're all scared of what happens next.

I’m always glad to see folks reminding people what Substack’s policies are but since people are acting like it’s recent I want to note that this post is from 2023 and was in response to active campaigning from writers to get Nazis off the platform. And here’s alt text.

an illustration I did this past week for the Irish Independent to celebrate pride! happy pride, friends 💜

The most vital thing you can do right now is spread this message offline to normies. There is no "unrest", there's a protest. It has 400 people. LA does worse when the Lakers come in 3rd in a season.

"Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward...Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear." www.reddit.com/r/StarWarsAn...

IF THE SITUATION WAS HOPELESS THEIR PROPAGANDA WOULD BE UNNECESSARY

In Manhattan, ICE officers were forced to flee inside 26 Federal Plaza

love seeing this guy circulating around social media again

Bluesky in 2025 proves this statement is totally wrong

Hi folks - I’m at another tough spot today and could really use some help. We’ve been slowly digging ourselves out of a back-rent hole for months now, but we need to get a rent payment in during the next few days or we’re in trouble. If there’s any way you can help, we could really, really use it. ❤️

bump again; still quite a ways to go :(

To all the trans men who need to hear it, it is totally okay to be a man. Testosterone does not make you evil. Transitioning doesn't make you a traitor to feminism. It's not internalized misogyny. Most men are good people, even if the bad ones get the most attention. You are good.

Reminder to RFK Jr

It's wild how so many people twisted this into me saying that only people who enjoy every single millisecond of the writing process are allowed to write. I do think, though, that if you HATE every single moment of it... there are so many other ways to spend your time.

danis the manis

did anyones parents *actually* talk to them about sex? its been a plot point in like every TV show and movie about raising kids for like centuries at this point but does it actually happen? i think "the birds and the bees" speech is entirely a ficticious construct

I notice I've quite a few mutuals following this account, so sharing this as a heads up.

Your Pope name is: Last thing you ate + number of letters in your first name. Pope Hash Brown XI

I want to talk about my move from Substack to Ghost for a second, and what it's been like working with a nonprofit tech company that actually lives its values. Especially if you're a writer still on Subtack, please read. 1/x First of all, about the org: They are a nonprofit, I just met employee +

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Look at them

if you don’t love trans people just shut your tiny little thin mouth, it’s a very simple solution

a PR email tells me it is Stress Awareness Month and YES I AM AWARE OF MY STRESS THANKS, IT IS INDEED QUITE A STRESSFUL MONTH SO FAR

Folks, this is coming down to the wire but is still super reachable. Hopefully I don't have to tell you why trans people would want to get out of this blimp explosion of a country. This is when we need our cis allies to help out in material, financial ways. Donate what you can.