Fuuuck night terrors. 😮‍💨 And creepy creeps in vans menacing other people. ffs.

Frequently? The words "that" and "of," thank you Pittsburgh dialectical grammar.

I don't think folks younger than 30 know what the internet once legitimately promised to be (and I would argue briefly was): a boundary-less space of pretty much uncommodified information and communication. A mix between community bulletin boards and university library stacks.

Interesting things happen when you move in silence.

Artists! Do you have any modules or lessons you'd recommend for someone starting from zero art education whatsoever? (Actually asking for a friend, would appreciate reposts/comments for visibility to try to help.)

Please, my fellow queer creatives. Do not discount every single book you have ever put out to $0.99 or free. Do not cut your commission prices down by 70%. Do not make your album just $1. Do not make your video game $1. I understand the urge. I understand the feeling of doing it "for the cause"

scarce bc i'm going thru it mentally/physically rn but! there is work to promote! this thread is a roundup for what I've published so far, with a little info on each :)

The world can be a beautiful place and I'm very glad to be here to enjoy it.

"Hello there, you." Her smile radiated forth like sunshine as their eyes met. She squinted in disbelief. "Finally." They embraced before drawing their foreheads together and met each other's gaze. As she exhaled she felt a hand at the nape of her neck and their lips caught up to their first meeting.

Friends don't let friends jump in the Mon(ongahela). 🌈📖

You wanna get outta here, maybe go grab a book or something?

Scampering around Portland today with @sallyfisherprice.bsky.social.

Freshly baked love in cookie form. Warm, created with great intention, and deeply fulfilling. A satisfying crisp giving way to a sweet softness. 🍪=❤️✨

Reminder that there are still Novavax boosters - the latest batch expires at the end of May!!

Good news! Your editor has finished editing your book! But they return it with a bunch of red markup. That's called tracked changes. If you've never seen this before it can be confusing and overwhelming. New blog post out now! #editing

What a marvelous thing it is to know that we can change our minds, that there are possibilities to correct our missteps, and there are opportunities to address what we once thought impossible. We are capable of far more than we think. We have the chance to grow, if only we have the strength to try.

Mar could use some help with food today. If you're in a position to help:

Let us not discount the value of a conversation full of candor and laughter. The purity of joy given freely.

Special shout out to the folks who bought Supporter Tickets today! We're very happy to put on the event for free BUT there are costs that go into hosting & it's also nice to be able to order a pizza on conference days so I don't have to think about food

acab (anyone can appreciate booty)

You don't know how badly you need rest until you unexpectedly sleep for ~10 hours. 😌

Familiar may be ending later this year but that doesn't mean it's too late to start reading! Contemporary, magically erotic romcom set in NYC. Cozy, narrative BDSM w/ queer leads (adults only!). Read 950+ pages now with almost 100 more coming in the 3pt finale. Thanks for looking. #webcomicday

"This is the Marie Antoinette deal of Portland" couldn't have said it better myself I am hopping mad the mayor wants to raid our clean energy fund (?!) to coddle a billionaire

We are delighted to announce that applications for our third CAG Mini Grant are live! It's hard to make the comics YOU want to make when the cost of living keeps rising. So this Mini Grant is here to offer a little breathing room: groceries, childcare, whatever you need. forms.gle/J7V7frhTZvH7...

OH THANK MERCIFUL CRIPES THAT HE'S ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY

Please understand: Generally speaking, people only take the parts of their life that they can carry (sacrificing the rest) then leave everything that they knew and loved when they're facing an imminent threat to their life. People aren't moving across the country for kicks. It's self-preservation.

shield maiden of the crystal ✨🔮🗡️

The Rosalarian Pride Collection is here! Lots of new stuff plus some revamped older stuff, and most of it is now cotton. Keep your rainbow dollars with rainbow people and skip giving money to corpos who don't care about us. www.rosalarian.com/category/pride-collection

Please understand: Generally speaking, people only take the parts of their life that they can carry (sacrificing the rest) then leave everything that they knew and loved when they're facing an imminent threat to their life. People aren't moving across the country for kicks. It's self-preservation.

gwen does fantastic work as usual on some of the 401,000 trans people who’ve had to flee hostile territory in their own country in the past 18 months.

La petite FATALITY

I mean come on

You put your right foot in You put your right foot out You're not really certain about this whole pit of abandoned limbs yet

A Tabor evening. It’s always been a solid escape people watching and strolling around this extinct volcanic cinder cone in the middle of the city. 📸: Mt. Tabor Park - Portland, Oregon

Sharing without outside input used to be very intimidating, especially one-on-one. The feedback that I have been fantastic, which reinforced my sense that I should put myself out there more. When doing so now I trust that my words will find the right people. Or not. #writingq #WritingCommunity

Life is too short not to love with all you have

Everyone needs that friend who will send you the good stuff that you miss while you're busy offline. 😂

Well, at least the day is done. Tomorrow will be better. Hope continues to spring, if for no other reason than because it must.

It's a miracle! My neighbor just told me that someone left my holiday/birthday package from @peculiarityshop.bsky.social on her porch last night. It was opened and taped shut but she said she felt stuff inside. 🤞🏼🤞🏼 The twists and turns of finding this package has been an adventure and a half.

Censoring depictions of regular degular "sexual gratification" is especially irritating because it implies that sexuality is a big bad scary thing we don't talk about and need to hide. It's absurd. Puritanism won't stop people engaging with porn, it just shames anyone who does.

Well, that's a wrap on the last gig that I could find! Generative Al seems to be making a big play for the housing photography market. Listings are looking very interesting these days. Time to pivot.

Most of Portland's internal communications are conducted via bone tableaus.

Happy sundress Saturday to all those celebrating! 😁

It's a rare gift, to know where you need to be, before you've been to all the places you don't need to be.

I think this one is finished, hoping to make some prints of it soon and maybe even finish the painting it's based on one of these days

These are my formal Crocs, babe. My Crocodiles.