In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write to a famous author & ask for advice. KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond. His reply was a doozy.

Altman has been quite clear about his strategy. From the 2008 crash he learned that if you bind enough of the economy to your business you can do whatever you like; government will decide the rules no longer apply. What he's selling is unaccountabilty.

I think a lot of people assume that if you have an idea for a story the medium you tell it in doesn't matter, and that could not be further from the truth. Which you figure out pretty quick if you've tried to work across different mediums. Hell, even working in different styles in the same medium.

I'm the same person, it's just that my emotional spectrum extends beyond 'vague discomfort' now into exciting new areas like 'joy' and 'love'.

The never-ending cycle of "Hey, we could try this cool, new Miniatures game/TTRPG" "Why would I play something nobody is playing? Let's play Warhammer/DnD instead." Gee, it's a mystery why nobody plays anything else. Couldn't tell you why. -.-

This is true, and internalizing it will dramatically improve how you feel about yourself. Self depreciation, even as joke, will sink in until it's not a joke anymore. Keeping this in mind, reminding yourself that you too deserve kindness, is the best way to climb out of that hole. It can be done <3

old comm from the birdsite days for someone who was on there! this poss seems to have wandered off and happened into quite the blissful situation... CW: hyper, milking, implied hypnosis

I struggled with accepting compliments, praise, or any kind of kindness for a long time, and I still sometimes do. But denying the kindness just makes those who would give it feel terrible. I know it's hard, but it's worth trying to accept it, not just for you but for them as well.

Waking up after a passionate night with a Cerberus, seeing her bite marks all over you. "Damn, that'll sting for a while" you think. "Yeah, did the bitch have to bite THAT HARD?!" "She was really cute though, maybe I'll call her again." You don't recognize those last two voices in your mind.

No, no, the order for a delicious boar girl was entirely correct. My sweetheart looks fantastic here.

This keeps looping back through my mind. While I am medically transitioning, there are a lot of trans spaces where I still feel like critters see me as a man, which I am not, or otherwise 'not trans enough' because I am not a woman either. This fucking word is related to the same kind of thing.

Would you still love one who walks in the abyss? A dark knight who uses all the pain, suffering, and hardships to fuel their journey of finding strength? One who always seeks to master themselves and their emotions. It is your love that fuels them. Gives reason to persist. And never sacrifice all.

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i am not a violent dog

A stupid thing that I worried about in early transition is that I have been around 200lbs for most of my life and 'the 200lb transsexual neighbour' was a running joke in Big Bang Theory. I didn't want to be a joke! The thing is, now I am the 200lb transsexual neighbour, and it rules actually.

Borders are tightening because states are preparing for the inevitable upsurge in climate refugees since we've collectively decided that we're going to make large swathes of the world uninhabitable over the next few decades.

I've been pondering for an hour what to put in this quote tweet, but really I have nothing to add. So take in the goose's words.

People are the most beautiful when they are free. Even when they submit or give up their freedom to a Dom. That is a form of utter trust and freedom of responsibility. A contract they can revoke or give as freely as they like. I love seeing people be passionate. To be free of doubts and shame.

It may have been a local friend who gave me the push, but seeing people talk online about transitioning in their thirties or even later was a huge part of giving me the hope that it could actually work for me, and it did me so much good.

I fucking hate poppy season. The soldiers who died didn't do so for 'democracy' or 'freedom'. They didn't have those things. They lived under brutal, colonial regimes. They died for Empire and countries that saw them as chaff to be thrown away.

Could be me and any of my partners, in either position.

PSA for everyone going to protests

This is just as valid here in the UK, in Europe, in Asia as it is in the US. So remember folx, SHUT THE FUCK UP

Goddamn. The intellectual dishonesty in the news no longer astounds me. It's a NAZI tattoo you coward fuckwit "journalists". Not resembles. IT. IS. A. NAZI. TATTOO. The cover up ink is just as questionably disingenuous as your "journalistic integrity" www.bbc.com/news/article...

The fact that the West broadly just doesn't care that we killed hundreds of thousands of people on a lie is a large part of how we got to where we are.

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The way Brianna Ghey's death played out will always upset me. There have been a lot of tragedies these past few years and we'll see even more, but there's something about the way the press, politicians and family continue to cynically abuse her memory that fills me with such deep sadness.

Thousands of people seized by ICE have been disappeared and the DOGE initiative killed more than 300,000 children. IDK I just feel like I have to keep saying that every now and then because it seems to get forgotten in between all the AI videos and remodelling.

There's this temptation to think that the status quo is the safer option and I need a lot more people to understand that the exact opposite is the case.

It always seems odd to me when people talk about 'the revolution' and 'post apocalypse' as being interchangeable terms. There have been many upheavals in social order in many countries in my lifetime. Often they are unpleasant in the short term. Electricity and medicine continue to exist, however.

people should choose their own names

Just reposting as a PSA to my followers.

Me, a transfem who transitioned in her 30s: Time for my slut era! Let's go and make horny bad choices! My knees: You mean sit your ass down and drink some tea grandma? You too old to be trying to keep up with the youngins. Me: Bu...But my slut era! My knees: slut yourself some vitamins and rest

Anybody who says that dating a trans woman feels like dating a cis man is a fool and a charlatan. I’ve literally never had a cis man I’ve been in a relationship with show me even a fraction of the love and affection and soul entwining understanding of who I am that my current girlfriend shows me

CW: Vore Jessie is originally from the US, so sometimes she and her "sisters" visit Harvest for old time's sake, and how could Alex resist trying the Dee-licious treat that is @jennysmallergod.bsky.social's Diane? Available in standard and "bluesky understanding of kink and consent" versions.)

@jennysmallergod.bsky.social is indeed a wonderful friend and a great artist. I could pull up a few pieces she did for me, but I think this picture of Jessie from earlier this week shows it best, because she perfectly captured the tone I want for her: Soft, warm, and caring. 💜

it's simple: don't buy furry things on Amazon and Walmart, follow artists, buy they art, they stuffes, stay independent, stay weird and be proud of your kinks

wild that everyone i know with a cnc kink has an incredibly robust understanding of consent but some stupid fucking operating system company can't even give me a 'stop reminding me' button i fucking swear no i do NOT want to be reminded later just shut the fuck up im not updating to get more malware

Once again waking up and making myself sad thinking about how the fascists are censoring our art, our ability to talk openly about our own experiences, our wants and dreams, our fears and nightmares, and the response from so many people is just 'it's fine that stuff is icky'.

Dr. Feelgood doesn't need you to have insurance or convince a therapist first, gender affirmation is an anthro right. Does that make her villainous? #korps #villainsinisors #trans #transpride #transrights

Scanned This was supposed to be a throwaway piece of trash wood. none of the art tools i picked were really meant to be good on bare wood anyway, All things can be beautiful. All things that are beautiful are imperfect, and all things imperfect are beautiful, for there is beauty in imperfection.

Oh, this turned out so good! Whatever those tentacles are doing to her, it seems to have been good for Selene's growth, and she seems rather pleased with it.

I'm sure this is relevant to at least some people who know me.

I don't think I've reposted this since I got a bunch of new followers so, here's the general vibe:

Men! I promise! You can actually just be nice to yourselves and others! You can uplift your bros and remind them why you are friends with them! You don't have to pretend you all hate each other and yourself, it's not healthy!

-The knight laid down his sword and lifted the dragon queen's chin, his eyes piercing and full of wonder... She felt her ancient heart beat faster, a molten warmth she had not felt since...- "Oh my gosh, he is so handsome..." Dragon librarian loves reading her schmultzy romances in bed. <3

honestly if I have to pin down my apathy toward sell sheets, it's because making art & selling it are different skills and I resent how often they're expected to be bundled together - I resent any trend which *demands* the artist also be conversant in sales & advertising to get published

imagine getting fed prey by a loving fellow pred until your gut is heavy and taut and then struggling to sleep because all you can focus on is your own gurgling, straining, and churning gut pinning you down and filling your room with noise, skin tight and stretched as all you can do is lay there 1/?

I try to make my history games have an argument or thesis, and in the process of making a thing that makes that argument or expresses that thesis, the scope narrows. If you return to "what points am I making/exploring", timeline & playability vs. accuracy often resolve themselves