Well, no idea if I'm going to bother trying to re-engage with BlueSky* at this point, but figured I'd drop a reminder anyway. * (or, for that matter, with doing The Indy Author Thing instead of just writing for fun and mental health and sharing the results for free)

If you want funny feel-good inclusive fantasy, and a chance to get out of the real world into a brighter one, go read this! (Full disclosure: I got to offer some encouragement and a few thoughts early on. But I only did it because I loved it so hard!)

Hey, Bluesky! You like banning people for wishing ill on JK Rowling? I wish on her exactly what she wishes for all trans people: a future of ostracism, isolation, dehumanization, silencing, unspeakable pain, death, and being remembered only as a misstep bad for humanity. I'm non-binary, btw!

How can a furry little carnivore fill so much of your life that it leaves an enormous aching void when the only loving thing left to do is let go?

What does Responsible AI mean to you? 🗣️️ @openmediaorg.bsky.social is gathering public input to help shape Canada’s AI laws. Make sure your voice is part of the conversation. #AIRegulation #ResponsibleAI! Share your thoughts by Aug 25. 🗓️️ openmedia.org/AI-survey-2025-bsky ✍️

In all honesty, I suspect that many people’s sudden willingness to have LLMs think for them may in fact be a *very bad* attempt to cope with new brain fog and other cognitive issues from repeat COVID infection that most of society is sweeping under the rug. (In fact, I know a lot of people will

Hey, @charlieangus104.bsky.social There's more to Canada than tariffs & arms. This would not protect children. It would make them grow up in a world of censorship, repression, and ignorance. It would kill the arts. And it could easily be abused to persecute LGBTQIA folks. So maybe speak up?

Hey, all you folks who keep talking about #Canada like we're the greatest humanitarian human-rights-supporting nation ever, & I mean Canadians as well. You might want to pay attention. There is nothing in this that protects kids, who get to grow up without the right to express themselves or learn.

Itch and Steam got a bunch of us thinking; we need a catalogue where creative (esp. NSFW & Queer) works are less vulnerable to censorship. A storefront we won't be delisted from. One giving us the autonomy to sell our stuff our way. So we're making Conjured Ink. You can join us. https://conjured.ink

Deep history of how we got to this point, lots of sources, and what we're ultimately up against. (It won't surprise anyone paying attention.) *This is the references page to a YT vid, which is also there. www.lextorias.com/references/p...

Do petitions help? Eh. 🤷 But it's a way to scream. Almost 100K other people are. chng.it/BrQvtmYJbZ

Everyone has a skill they can contribute, so if you want to join this effort to make a truly safe home for queer and/also nsfw content, please consider joining!

Look, my two primary advice are: 1) Download what you bought now. Store it elsewhere than on itch 2) If you are a creator, initiate your payout now, just in case. I meant to work on a small guides about this today, lol, but the highlights are below:

In case anyone missed itch’s statement on this—yes it’s because of Collective Shout, who targeted the site because of ONE game that’s no longer available. Yes, itch handled this incredibly badly. Like, unbelievably so.

I'm sorry yall but we might have to start being euphemistic in our language on the platforms themselves. I know that sucks but we still gotta eat.

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What the fuck, itch?

Newest science-based COVID news roundup from @violetblue.bsky.social! And if you can donate, even once, even a little, please do - Violet's got a very sick cat while struggling with other expenses, and losing a beloved pet while wading through all this stuff for us every day would be brutal!

Huh. 12 days mostly off Bsky, just ducking in briefly for specific purposes. I think I'm going to continue that past the end of June. I mean, that craving for the dopamine buzz of a ♥️ or reply is there, but it's just addiction. And it doesn't outweigh the rest. 1/

COVER REVEAL "Roots of Chaos" meets "The Locked Tomb" in this book abt saving what is precious (& lesbians). Thank you, @maybarros.com.br Preorder: dax.ink/shackles Prepare for the release by snagging earlier books in the series in the Queer Lights in the Darkness Bundle! itch.io/b/3065 🌈📚🪐🦄🧡📚

@authorsmiller.bsky.social Hi - could you drop me from the SP1 starter pack? Seems like all the follows these days are only accounts looking for followers they can shove their alt-text-free genAI US-political memes at. Not worth it. Thanks!

Highly recommended - I had a sneak editor-ish peek, and this is an awesome read!

Free for 24 hours only for No Kings Day from @violetblue.bsky.social "the most essential personal and digital security advice for those attending protests, rallies, marches, or other events where there's an element of risk" Pay if you can.* Spread this around! STAY SAFE

Being me, when I decided to take a break and do fanfic, it's of a science podcast. Specifically, of @commondescentpod.bsky.social (joined one year by @paleolorax.bsky.social) playing with speculative evolution. www.scribblehub.com/series/16576... The first few are up! I'm adding more. 1/2

@commondescentpod.bsky.social Hi! Um, quick question. I've been re-listening to Spook-E episodes and got inspired, but I don't do art - I do words. Lots of them. I love worldbuilding and the interaction of nature and culture is a part of that. 1/3

BTW, the last Pride I took part in, I handed these out free. I bought mixed pony beads and made as many flags as I could in varied styles. I ran out of nicer cord but I guess no one cared, because I gave out a LOT. The less-common ones esp disappeared fast: ace, pan, bi, NB...

I'm going to be taking June off from social media. The only associations I have with Pride are of watching my local "community," with the trans org in the lead, gleefully and savagely help the court system destroy the physical & mental health of a disabled trans woman who was later acquitted. 1/4

Very frustrating. Kobo was the alternative to Amazon I was recommending for ebooks. They had a good range, seemed to care more about sustainability, very importantly were not using GenAI… Can we please show these companies that going GenAI is a mistake? Send your feedback in to them, cancel subs.

Steam are doing a cosy game sale but I'd like to hear about more indie games. As pride month starts tomorrow I'd love to hear about cosy games by LGBTQIA+ indie devs, or that feature LGBTQIA+ characters. Come talk about your games or recommend a few! #GameSky

Today is a beautiful day to pre-order my next book--in which a throuple of lesbians take on a would-be dictator to save democracy with necromancy, shadow-magic, and an emotional support flying serpent.

Guess what? I write stuff! I'm working on another new one right now as you're reading this! (Unless there's a cat being a too-cute-to-move obstruction. That happens a lot.) You could scroll this thread right here and see if anything catches your attention. 💙📚 🌈🚀💫🌈📚

Going out to gather signatures in a petition to scrap Bill 5, Ford's dangerous bill that would scrap environmental protections and give him impunity to ruin Ontario's natural resources If you're in Ontario, please call your MPP's office and tell them to stand against this bill

Well. That gives a classic song a bit of a twist. LOL

I missed this bit of news, it's from 2022... found it while doing writing spot research. “We could often recognize who was drumming when we heard them; it was a fantastic way to find the different chimpanzees we were looking for,” www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/c...

No one wants to think about COVID, but that won't keep you safe from new variants! Wear a mask, stay safe, stay informed. @violetblue.bsky.social is a really good way to do that! (If you can afford to contribute to the author + two feline supervisors, great. If not, subscribe, read, and share!)

I thought I had everything AI in Firefox disabled... missed something!

Reminder: When a herd of reindeer is threatened, the herd runs fast in a "cyclone" to confuse predators, keeping the most vulnerable in the center. The whole herd survives. Trying to save "most" of the herd lets predators pick off the herd, most vulnerable first, until there's no herd left. 1/

Wanna read 2 free superhero novellas about 3 women making the powerful really unhappy? A superpowered illusionist forbidden to transition. A disabled dancer abandoned as collateral damage. Behind both: a cat-loving tech genius hated by the League. Snips below! prysmcat.com/tales

Protect yourself.

I get nervous when I show that a product is accessible to disabled people. Cause I always lose sales because able bodied people think inclusive things aren't for them. So I'd really appreciate it if people could support me extra! By sharing my posts! And supporting my work!

It costs 0$ to share my posts! Please help support an inclusive disabled designer! It could lead to my next sale! My bags are high quality! They can be worn as a backpack, crossbody bag & waist bag! They can be hooked on a mobility aid! They have custom zipper pulls & lining! Store: Bibipins.com

⭐Calling cisgender women!⭐ I'm so proud of this open statement from #NotInMyName speaking up for our trans siblings. Far too often, the only women’s voices we hear seem intent on stoking the flames. Sign & share to build the inclusive world we actually want to live in. www.change.org/p/not-in-our...

Having a physically not-great day so poking through some old bookmarks and found a couple from anthropologist Rosemary Joyce, who has written about historical sex and gender and who got me thinking about many things that influenced the worlds I build. Two links below, old but still relevant.

Believe it or not, all three of these fish are the same species… the bluehead wrasse. Wrasses are protogynous hermaphrodites, meaning they transition from female to male over the course of their lives. Each phase can look radically different from each other as evidenced here #coralcitycamera

@indiedivattv.bsky.social 's new gloves arrived from @bibicosplays.bsky.social ! I asked her how they feel after a couple of hours, and she showed me that she could get closer to actually closing her hand into a fist than she could this time yesterday. Good sign! (And they're CUTE and comfy!)

FYI... Autistic people tend to think in complexities. Someone can ask us to do something seemingly straightforward, but our brains will often make it into something extremely complex and nuanced. We ask questions to untangle our thoughts.

I always check profiles of new followers. Saw one today sharing confusion with another over why both had been getting blocked repeatedly by people they had no memory of interacting with. I can't tag them, because I blocked them, but here's a hint: 1/3

💙📚 🌈🚀💫🌈📚 #randomwritingpost A quiet dawn moment from my isekai serial Quincunx: MC Nathan waking from a nightmare to find artist Terenei already up. Following the kind of conversation you have only under those conditions, the sun starts to creep into sight.

💙📚 🌈🚀💫🌈📚 #randomwritingpost From my serial Quincunx. Gender-fluid MC vs one of the two antagonists, who calls herself the Moss Queen (and created a moss infection that is a form of mind control). Rude interruption of an awesome music festival! Warning: TERF-y statements.