Demonizing and shaming people for criticizing and advocating against genAI usage in Black creative spaces feels like silencing. Unfortunately for y’all, when I’m shamed and blamed and hated for remaining true to my beliefs and morals—my response is to be louder and more consistent.#booksky

I need a list of organizations and authors who have antiAI stances. Please link me if you have any resources.

Frankenstein isn’t the monster. I’ve been lied to my entire life!

Yeah… I’ll be making a YouTube video about Pride and Prejudice. I have so many thoughts. In general, I want to make YouTube videos again. I’m considering reposting my old content. A long video a month possibly. Idk. I’d also rather just upload to my own personal website and leave YouTube alone.

Currently reading Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen and as someone who has stimmed the movie like 1 million times—I’m thinking and feeling all kinds of things. Like idk this ruined the movie for me. I will never forgive y’all. The movie really ain’t all that.

I’ve made a Twitter and a Substack. Twitter: x.com/octavian_art... Substack: substack.com/@octavianart... Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/octa... Threads: www.threads.com/@the.octavia...

Help me find a job please! Willing to relocate! DM only. #jobsearch

Help me find a job please! Willing to relocate! DM only.

Everything the lesbians do is sexy. I don’t make the rules. But I obey them.

I’m reading The Jasmine Throne and losing my gaddang mind. THIS BOOK IS SO AMAZING OH MY GOSH WTFFF?!

So I deactivated threads. Really bad for my mental health. Returning to journaling. Maybe start a blog. Idk. But that ain’t it.

Seeing a lot of posts with no engagement. Bluesky looks dead.

#booksky I wish I could download these onto my brain right quick.

I need a book sugar daddy lmfaoooo

I sold these editions of the duology because I now own the special editions. I plan on reading book 2 this month. #singmetosleep #drownmewithdreams

Which cover of Cinderella is Dead do you prefer? I love both but I especially adore my special edition! #booksky

After months of artists condemning the use of AI in creative spaces, thanks to that white woman on Booktok, now other book influencers are finally speaking up about AI. I fear without her, y’all would have never fucking bothered. #booksky

MY PASSPORT RENEWAL WAS APPROVED! 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 I know. I know. There was no reason for them not to approve it. But my entire livelihood and safety depends on my visa status in Asia. I’m crying. TEN YEARS AGO I SAVED MY LIFE AND LEFT THE USA!

Everyone has their own path. 👏🏾 Success looks different for everyone. 👏🏾 You are on your own path. 👏🏾 Success looks different for you. 👏🏾 Cry and repeat.

I’m going to the beach for my birthday, but I’m wearing 5 year old bathing suits that hurt my boobies and pinch my body. If anyone would like to buy me a bathing suit, I’ll send you a private photo or video of me wearing it. www.paypal.me/yazzzooo

Screaming. Crying. Throwing up. Did yall see the “Prompt King” AI video of a Black soldier quoting the Bible and then celebrating bombing Iran? I need yall to handle that shit RIGHT THE FUCK NOW! And thousands are falling for it! I don’t want to be here!

Reading update: I love this book. I love Taylor’s writing. He of conveys the beauty in the mundane in such a way that I find relaxing and healing? Y’all said this book was dark and I’m kind of scared cause I can’t predict what will happen… #thelateamericans

Meant to mention this last week, but if you have a young person in your life who’s into history or graphic novels or just good books, buy them George Takei’s “They Called Us Enemy.” My oldest couldn’t put it down.

#booksky hype these up for me

#booksky hype these up for me

Sorry y’all, I stopped posting here. I’ve been on ghetto ass trifling ass Threads. What’s going on over here?

50% it’s fucking good

Nonbinary people dealing with transphobia in silence. Nonbinary people being gendered. Nonbinary people being told that they aren’t trans. Nonbinary people facing transphobia from cis-🏳️‍🌈 Nonbinary people never being seen as nonbinary.

I can’t afford a therapist or counselor, but I really need some life/ career advice. If anyone who is queer/ trans/ BIPOC (not required) knowledgeable and experienced could take the time to chat with me, I’d deeply appreciate it.

I might keep Bluesky open during the week since it doesn’t make me depressed like threads does.

One week off of social media and I feel REJUVENATED! I tend to hyperfixate on things and since I wasn’t online navigating drama after drama online— I focused on my hobbies and my friends.

“Where were you just now?” a voice asked. They blinked and found four people staring back at them. They were sitting at a table in a bar. Drink in hand. Numb. “What?” was all they could say, smiling with their eyes closed. A few seconds to refocus their vision.

Pay attention to: Who they support. Who they align their power and privilege with. Who they show grace and love to. What do these people tend to look like? What patterns do you see? Some of yall tell on yourselves. Often. Yet no one notices it.

“You’re not nice.” With the context of our society, expecting me to be nice about exclusionary media is wild. I don’t consume white media because it doesn’t meet my standards. But I also have standards for BIPOC books.

AID REQUEST: I am looking for grad school programs for art/ illustration and creative writing. Or artist in residency programs. Any advice or information would be appreciated. Email in my bio. Or dm me. ♥️

For those of us Black Americans that come from inter-generational poverty that is traced back to slavery— How ya doing? Me, I left the country and I can’t go back. Highly recommend.

Inter-generational poverty can be traced back to slavery and so can inter-generational wealth. ♥️ Ya know. In case you needed a reminder. Maybe ask your white friends about their ancestry? Nah? Okay.

I just spent a week moving 5 villagers on my island and now yall are telling me that I could have just TIME TRAVELED TO CLEAR MY ISLAND?!

*finds their favorite author online* Be cool. Be cool. Be cool. I LOVE YOU! YOURE AMAZING! KEEP WRITING! ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ ✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

I have a few jean jackets that I want to design and paint. The goal is to either wear them myself or sell them. But I can’t figure out which design to choose from. One is a bit more detailed so will take longer to complete and the other would be fairly simplistic.

Originally my book was supposed to be a graphic illustrative type of novel. More pictures than text. But for adults. It actually really bothers me that novels don’t have illustrations throughout them.

From the drafts:

My vacation was wonderful. I was hoping that I’d return hating yall less and nope. I hate yall more. Now I’m doing that weird balancing act where I’m like hmmm disappear and protect my peace or — be a menace and make yall block me. Anyways here’s a cute photo:

“Only attractive people gain popularity and receive brand deals! But keep making that content fuggos!” 😬 White supremacist beauty standards. Patriarchy. Ableism. Outright misogyny. And a dash of good ole classism. I give up. Y’all can have it. #booksky

Stop telling people that you abandoned your problematic ass family and friends. How very irresponsible of you!

Assuming someone’s gender and sexuality is a form of homophobic and transphobic violence. #lgbtqia

“Deriving pleasure from his disheveled appearance was undoubtedly sick and probably said terrible things about my character.” Not Kimberly Lemmings calling me out. #booksky

With everything going on in the world right now. I needed a dark paranormal romance. These are fun but I don’t want fun right now. I want to cry and scream and rage. I’ll return to this after Poppy War, but I’m not in the mood to enjoy these. I want to feel something. Someone understands me.

Sabaa Tahir hates her readers. “Emifal Firdaant. Emifal Firdaant. Emifal Firdaant.” #booksky