there's time until midnight tonight (UK) to vote for my cushion designs in this delightful #ArtCompetition - all you have to do is like/share the FB post linked below, or (if you're feeling flush) buying a cushion of your very own!* *(available until the end of Dec, but voting closes tonight)

I am hard at work prepping for #ScotArt 's #Christmas #MakersMarket & #ArtExhibition this weekend! Sat 6-Sun 7th Dec, 12-4pm free admission St Margaret's House 151 London Road Floor 3 galleries [access note: steps to main entrance; step-free access to lifts via parking lot at the back] >

woke up v late today with a locked back; had a warm bath which mostly fixed it, got groceries, collected misc parcels & paintings for exhibition set-up tomorrow, walked back home. Now my back & neck are fucked again :'( #spoonie #SpoonieLife #ChronicPain #fibromyalgia #fibro #FibroWarrior #disabled

in other news, I went to see the doctor today. "good" news - doctor signed off on blood tests for #Lupus; obviously it's not a great possibility, but it's good to have a doctor who (unlike countless others) listens to & believes to patients. less good - despite worsening of an ongoing issue, >

about 6yrs after everyone else, I've seen* netflix's #TalesFromTheCity and oh man, I have so many #queer feelings. *[inhaled in less than 24hrs] I obviously now must source the original books & shows to see how we got here. God, I wish I'd known this universe existed when I was younger. >

Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024. This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500. And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?

I feel like in general there's a big backlash against being visably different at all. Personal expression keeps being framed in terms of "regret" and "being ugly". Smells rather fascist again.

If anyone could please help me and my family get through the holidays, I will be thankful for the rest of my life. My mother is on the penultimate stages of liver and kidney disease and I am the only one in my family who can work. Please! ♡ thank you!

hey w how trad pub is likely going to be pulling back on books by marginalized authors, now more than ever, please get over whatever roadblock exists in your mind that keeps you from branching out to indie books. if the trad space starts to look dire soon (and it will), this is gonna be the solution

No donations for 2 days. 'STOP it’s just a minute our life stopped in the last 2 years We just want a new start We just want to live But I was I left with nothing The little support we are getting it’s not even enough to feed my family Please help my kids'

All these “reasonable” people who think trans people should have restricted rights and disabled people shouldn’t get what they think of as pity payments and here’s me being both and trying not to be sad and furious all the fucking time

“I just have concerns about fairness in sport” - no, you don’t. There’s nothing fair about elite sports. You’re just looking for post hoc justification because we give you the ick

a bit late but very special announcement! until december 31st, these 3 artworks of mine will be available to buy as cushions from Wraptious - I believe they're 23% off at the moment, too: www.wraptious.com/collections/... I will earn commission from every sale, and competition points! (contd.) >

instant motivational laptop background if I've ever seen one. Must make Pedro proud!

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Hi #PortfolioDay! I’m Sapling, a genderfluid watercolor painter and narrative illustrator~ 🌱 I love body diversity, especially queer, intersex, and disabled characters! Comms: tally.so/r/3NNaJ0 Also, I’m moderating a queer zine with an open call for artists (paid) at @taplingzines.bsky.social 🩷

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Flower mural by Jenna Morello in Atlantic City, N.J. In the comments is a before photo, and a how she did it photo. #mural #StreetArt #art #artist #flowers Brighten up our neighborhoods.

No donations in 2 days. Please help Heba if you can, Palestinians have been left to starve & freeze to death in Israel's continuing genocide:

Looking at my little visual diary I made this year and. Man. A lot of it is entries about how I am in pain but doing my best. I really need to cut myself some slack. I do try really really hard just to live and have a good attitude. And I still make things whenever I can.

Thank you to everyone who's shared & donated for their generosity. Support has slowed a lot, & Archita would be very grateful if you could help her reach her goal and some semblance of security in this terrible time.

open call for new bluesky friends! Scotland-based #queer #nonbinary #transmasc #PerformancePoet, #SpeculativeFiction #writer, & #multimedia #VisualArtist ISO #LGBTQIA+ folks, nerds ( #TTRPG / #DnD players/creators, #SFFH books/comics/shows/films/podcasts enjoyers/makers), #artist & #crafter types

This is madness. All books by Normal People and Conversations with Friends author Sally Rooney set to be withdrawn from sale. The 34-year-old Irish author says: “The disappearance of my work from bookshops would mark a truly extreme incursion by the state into the realm of artistic expression.”

it was an absolute honour & joy to be part of @quill.scot's recent 🏳️‍⚧️ #TransDayofRemembrance 's Readings Evening 🏳️‍⚧️ @ @argonautgames.com alongside so many talented #trans siblings. >

thrilled to announce that multimedia art of & excerpts from my #WIP #fairytale for all ages, "Gregory & His Human," will be very aptly published by @unicorn-teeth.bsky.social ! as a #queer, #nonbinary trans weirdo who's been writing about magical creatures, genderbenders, & other outcasts for >

We’ve raised almost 90% of the goal to send 350 pizzas tonight for Trans Pizza day! If you’re in Canada/northern Turtle Island, and want the pizza password and list of participating pizzerias this will be put out by 3pm today! Happy Trans Pizza Day🍕

this will probably become a more coherent (or even more rambly) poem later, but real quick - #NoPlaceLikeHome hit well, home with the force of a thousand bricks. I've already left too many places I used to call home due to being made to feel unsafe. As a #trans person living in the UK right now, >

Please help Ahmad's family survive Israel's continuing genocide, which has left Palestinians starving & homeless as winter rains flood the camps. Their tent has been damaged, & they urgently need funds for warm shelter & supplies. Support has fallen a lot since the 'ceasefire':

Quote how you draw women! #art #artshare #arttrain

if you see this, post your blue artwork! 1) Dawn of Identity - My Gender Is Candy Hearts 2) Take Me Back to the Ocean 3) Soul City Scape I 4) Dawn of Identity - Earnin' My Stripes II #art #artshare #arttrain

Quote how you draw women [TW. for stylised, b&w blood/gore] 1 - #Banshee Wail (1st published by @newwordspress.bsky.social) 2 - Hell Is Other People 3 - #DTIYS; OG by @feefal.bsky.social all 3 are #illustrations from my unpublished #HybridPoetry collection #MadeOfMagic #art #artshare #arttrain

Please help Hammam's family survive Israel's continuing genocide, donations are very slow since the 'ceasefire', & winter rains are flooding the camps & making life hell for Palestinians. Supplies & shelter urgently needed:

I love thinking about the future of the zine company Felix and I are starting (@taplingzines.bsky.social). Art activism has always been important to me, and I love intersectional projects especially. So like books on queerness and disability, survivorship, etc would all be so exciting in the future~

Please help Ahmad's family survive Israel's continuing genocide, which has left Palestinians starving & homeless as winter rains flood the camps. Their tent has been damaged, & they urgently need funds for warm shelter & supplies. Support has fallen a lot since the 'ceasefire':

Please help Ahmad's family survive Israel's continuing genocide, which has left Palestinians starving & homeless as winter rains flood the camps. Their tent has been damaged, & they urgently need funds for warm shelter & supplies. Support has fallen a lot since the 'ceasefire':

No donations for 3 days. Please share & give to help little Hassan's family keep him alive through Israel's continuing genocide. Donations have slowed a lot since the 'ceasefire', & Palestinian babies like Hassan are still critically malnourished & freezing in winter rain:

Look at this 4th cen BC Greek antefix, proof that our ancestors also appreciated A Very Good Boy. 13/10 would pet

Please help Hammam's family survive Israel's continuing genocide, donations are very slow since the 'ceasefire', & winter rains are flooding the camps & making life hell for Palestinians. Supplies & shelter urgently needed:

THE CLIMATE ISSUE 🌊 Our Winter 2025-26 issue is out next week! Join us as we celebrate the launch in The Digital Depot, Dublin 8 next Thursday 27th November from 7pm 🎉 This event is free but space is limited and booking essential - book your ticket here: stingingfly.org/product/wint...

We’re raising pizza funds🍕🔥!!!!! We have raised $6k for 150 pizzas and are working to raise another 6k today to reach our goal! Can you send some pizza love today- funds for a pizza/soda? please share this post, send to cis friends / family who might have pizza funds to share today! Thank you!🍕

[TW. MH, DV, ED] admittedly, my brain is not having a good time. this darn subluxated jaw is bringing me back to 2009 - a time when I lived in a big city that never felt like home with an abusive POS who turned my CPTSD & ED up to 11. and tomorrow isn't just double-Wicked-day. It's also #TDoR. >

Please share & give to help Mena's family survive Israel's continuing genocide in Gaza. Mena is disabled & needs treatment & surgery to walk again. Disability makes survival amid Israel's destruction even more difficult, & winter rains are making conditions even more awful:

Please help Louay's family survive Israel's continuing genocide in Gaza, which has left Palestinians homeless and starving as cold winter rains begin to flood the camps. No donations for a day:

BEYOND THE MARGINS Push the Boat Out poetry festival @ptbopoetry.bsky.social sets sail this weekend. Here's a perfect event to jump on board. Join the Streetreads team launching a new poetry zine, with Julie McNeil & Kevin P. Gilday. Fri 21st Nov 4-5pm Pleasance pushtheboatout.org/events/beyon...

my beloved @incompletemachine.bsky.social & I are seeing the #Wicked double-feature at the pictures tomorrow and I would say my feelings about this outing are entirely normal, completely sane, totally hinged #WickedForGood

I am absolutely stoked & humbled to be featured not only in the pages, but on the front cover of @en-gendered.bsky.social ❤! get the autumn 2025 issue of #en*gendered here: www.engenderedlitmag.com happy release day everyone!!! #en*genderedlitmag

Returning for a second QUILL event this year it's Sol Vardi! Join us @argonautbooks.bsky.social next week - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/quill-pres...

Our host for our Trans Day of Remembrance event next Sunday @argonautbooks.bsky.social is JJ Fadaka!