Same as it ever was 🫠

I would not be able to eat this. It is so, so beautiful.

Last day for now…

I am so grieved. Someone I once respected, someone I counted as a friend, posted, "There is no such thing as transgender." Her post was horrific, especially from someone I was counted as dear. I want to reach out, try to teach, try to love. I know anything I say would fail, so I remain silent.

Transfemme joins the convent. Nun shall pass.

If you see this, post a knight. Gotta share my guy! The older dude in this is Sir Corbyn, the Raven of my Raven & Bear stories. Yes this is a heroforge mini, I'm still waiting on art of him I can share with y'all :c If you think he looks cool check out the stories: www.youtube.com/@thebrambler...

The sidewalk crackled as it shifted onto the new path, leading away from the park and back home. Mark wrinkled his nose. “I guess it’s time to go home now. I hate that mom learned that new spell.”

What every creative endeavor feels like right now.

If you see this, post a knight

In case anyone needs to hear this right now. Escapism is OKAY. I know every day lately brings another insane headline, but you HAVE to rest your mind. The human brain wasn't meant to process the overload of information we're used to now. DO NOT feel guilty for protecting your peace. Ever.

I don't have any new memes today. After all this terrible news coming in, I'm just disgusted with the state of things. Sharing this picture of Garak because this administration is indeed vile and insidious.

What’s wrong, Congress? You’ve barely even touched your checks and balances

Very funny to me, also, that "The Arsenal of Freedom" is the name of an episode in Star Trek TNG where autonomous AI weapons killed an entire civilization and there's a sales hologram still on the planet trying to sell them. it was originally a commentary in the sale of F-14 Tomcats to Iran(!)

Never forget who you’re fighting for.

Need a (living, breathing) games writer, folks? Drop me a note.

It’s crazy that it’s basically just a combination of the single worst most disastrous parts of every administration in history

Headcanon: If Weird Al had adopted Anakin, all would be well in the Star Wars universe.

The promise of OpenAI and Grok being used in war is that no human can be held accountable for the war crimes it commits, all the way up to where it sits on the chain of command. The total abdication of any kind of accountability, any kind of "am I following an unjust order" moral hesitation, etc.

"All wars are crimes." - The West Wing S3E6

let’s stop calling each new outrage a “distraction” from the last outrage and instead call it what it is: a vast ongoing machine of death, kidnapping, graft, abuse, and larceny built to operate on many fronts simultaneously at home and abroad for the benefit of the wannabe god-emperor and his toads

“Your cat got in my fridge again.” “I’m so sorry! Ever since he figured out teleportation, he’s been a terror.” “You owe me for the tuna salad.” “Mittens! No more teleport—and he’s gone.” “He’s in my fridge again, isn’t he?” “How much to replace the tuna salad?”

“Your cat got in my fridge again.” “I’m so sorry! Ever since he figured out teleportation, he’s been a terror.” “You owe me for the tuna salad.” “Mittens! No more teleport—and he’s gone.” “He’s in my fridge again, isn’t he?” “How much to replace the tuna salad?”

this is what they said it would be like under socialism

Post a Jedi…wrong answers only:

Movies whose hype I never understood. -Silence of the Lambs-I know. I'm uncultured. It didn't scare me or do anything for me. -Iron Man-A lot of the MCU I did enjoy, but Iron Man mostly made me shrug. -Beetlejuice-It's seminal. I know. Not for me I guess. If you enjoy them, cool. Just not for me!

H.R. 7661 is a national book banning bill which seeks to remove any book that "involves gender dysphoria or transgenderism" from all public schools in the US. This would ban all my books, & any other book with trans themes, from public schools. PLEASE call your House Reps & say: NO ON H.R. 7661!

PHYSICAL MEDIA! DO IT! SAVOR IT! DON'T EAT IT!

5 comedy movies I actually liked. Hard mode: no stand up. Also, no repeat directors -What's Up, Doc? -Josie and the Pussycats -Emperor's New Groove -Mr. Bean's Holiday -Ernest Saves Christmas

Persist against all odds

Last night, I dreamed I was making spaghetti for my family. I started by putting jarred sauce into a pot, warming it, and then putting dry spaghetti in the sauce. It didn't turn out well.

This makes sense to me. Star Wars is a cultural phenomenon. You don't know what you're getting with someone who's in a Star Wars shirt. Star Trek, at least now, is far more niche. You have a better guess at the kind of person in a Star Trek shirt. And hopefully they're @seanferrick.bsky.social.

“How long you plannin’ to stare?” “Until I understand.” “Right. So’s I get you starin’ at me, just cause I’m a horror from beyond?” “I think I’m going insane.” “Buddy, you’re the one staring at me. If I drive you insane, it’s your own fault.” “Fhtagn!” “Always with the fhtagn with these guys.”

If you'd like to follow me on itch, the plan is to release Jevin Darke: Transgender Fluteblade Assassin next week! joanna-masters.itch.io #WeeknightWriters

For the last few years, I've only worked with one editor. I've been nervous branching out and using another editor; we're a great match. But I also understand that working with other people can really expand and challenge in good ways. So... interested in trying another editor? #WeeknightWriters

I love seeing all the little comment boxes from my editor. Well, some of them are little. Anyway, I love deleting them as I deal with whatever comment it is, and then deleting the last comment, and POOF! The document is complete! #WeeknightWriters

I've done this enough times that I'm not REALLY scared... Except I'm always afraid my editor will say it's trash and I need to toss the entire book or series. No one has yet. Yet. #WeeknightWriters

Every one of my books has been edited and made SO much better for it. I greatly appreciate and trust my editors. My first editor cut the first fifty pages from my first novel. And she was right to do it. #WeeknightWriters

HOPEFULLY within a month I'll be doing edits for Elowyn, Daughter of Three Worlds. Young Teen Portal Fantasy that involves the death of two worlds. Light reading for young teens! All six books are roughed and revised. Just waiting for my editor! #WeeknightWriters

Hey! I'm Joanna, though most of my work is under my old name, Jonathon Mast. Right now I'm in final edits to release Jevin Darke: Transgender Fluteblade Assassin! If all goes well, it comes out next week! Which means I need to figure out the next project... #WeeknightWriters

Join us TONIGHT at 7-9PM EST for a very special #WeeknightWriters chat about revising our stories!

Me on Day 57 of 2026.

I wrote this comic 2 years ago. I was terrified when I wrote it but had hope it wouldn't come to pass and would be a reminder of how bad things got before we pulled back. It not only has, it has gotten even worse. This is absolutely terrifying and will destroy lives if passed.

being trans online is like [posts a silly joke] [sees news abt government trying to exterminate us] [like funny post by trans friend] [more news about gov wanting us dead] [repost funny joke] [trans friend shares horrible news about insurance issues/sexual violence/abusive family] [sees funny post]

"The president had DOJ illegally cover up documents about allegations he sexually assaulted a child after Congress specifically passed a law requiring they be disclosed" is, in and of itself, enough to merit rapid removal from office regardless of how true or credible the underlying allegation is.

Drop someone masked

5 of Your Weird Writing Pet Peeves -Long chapters -Everything always goes wrong -Everything always goes smooth -Inciting incident is fifty pages in. Just get to the story! -Stories where nothing changes and the MC pays no price

This is a Nazi move. Stripping people of rights, invalidating their IDs, setting them up for criminalization and imprisonment. If you don't support trans rights, you support fascism.

A burst of ozone, and a man appeared before me. “What year is it?!” he demanded. “2026,” I answered. “It’s too late! I need to go earlier!” He vanished. Well, that confirmed it was too late to escape this horrible timeline. Great.

Part of the reason the whole country hasn't been screaming about trans Kansans who drive being made criminals overnight is because there's so much else that's unconstitutional and horrifying. But part of it is because it's happening to trans people.

This is both an act of war *and* a war crime, as it is similar to cutting off water or destroying power plants. It's designed to kill civilians.