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Ash the Stampede

@ashthestampede.bsky.social

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Social justice bard and "avowed asexual", former TTRPG designer, and queer romance author writing trans stories. ashkreider.com https://ko-fi.com/akreider #WritingCommunity #QueerWriters

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Ash the Stampede @ashthestampede.bsky.social · Aug 6

For everyone who is still extremely into whatever bullshit Quark and Odo have going on (mumble) years later

Enemies to Enemies is a DS9-inspired novella about what happens when a gelatinous shapeshifter gets turned human and suddenly has... urges

buff.ly/cFE90Y4

#booksky #smutsky #romancelandia

Enemies to Enemies - why choose aromantic erotica novella, DS9 Odo/Quark-inspired, enemies to enemies (who are still enemies) & lovers to friends, trans-coded POV, porn with feelings, disaster bisexual

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Ash the Stampede @ashthestampede.bsky.social · 1d

Continuing to make Little Guys from yarn scraps for my mental health

Just finished: skirt guy

A tiny knit genderless doll with beady eyes and a skirt

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Erica Friedman @okazu.yuricon.com · 7d

I cannot express to you how urgent it is that we all loudly and constantly support queer media right now. It is my number one goal for this year, to support and promote as many queer artists as possible.

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Ash the Stampede @ashthestampede.bsky.social · 1d

(sigh) the seasonal depression is starting to get real spicy

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Socks the Macro Wolf Dad @socksthewolf.com · 13d

Windows 10 End of Life is in less than 2 weeks!
But you don't have to upgrade to Windows 11!!

This video will show you how to extend the life of Windows 10 by 3 more years via Extended Security Updates program safely, for free.

MS throws you to the wolves, but the wolves will throw you a bone.

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Elise (they/them)🇦🇺 @eliseswritings.bsky.social · 1d

I've made some new Diverse Book feeds.
-Trans & Nonbinary Books 📚💙💕
-Black Booksky 📚🖤
-Black Queer Bookworms 🌈📚🖤
-Disabled & Neurodiverse Books ♿📚

They're linked with emojis & or keywords they pick up/to put your posts on them, in this thread🧵👇

Also in thread: Queer SFFH 🌈📚🪐. Aro & or Ace Books

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Ash the Stampede @ashthestampede.bsky.social · 1d

It won't come out until later next year, but...

The first two books of my contemp romantasy series release next year and book 2 has a trans masc protag. (Book 1 is transfem)

Because yeah I feel this. Started writing romantasy because there's no damn transmascs

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Ben Hart, Gender Archivist @pavlovforgoths.com · 3d

Found out that Spotify is running ICE recruitment ads, if you need another reason to quit using it.

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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 3d

CANADIANS!! The official petition started by a member of Parliament to fight back against payment processors' censorship of legal content is only open for a few more days. Make sure you've signed it: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

Petition e-6695 - Petitions

www.ourcommons.ca

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Ash the Stampede @ashthestampede.bsky.social · 3d

Today is the last day for the Under-Rated Bundle! 63 books by unknown authors for only $38! Pick it up and find a new favorite!

tinyurl.com/UNDER-2025

#BookSky

Itch.io Under-Rated Bundle Oct 9th-13th - Bringing attention to the best books you've never heard of

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Ash the Stampede @ashthestampede.bsky.social · 4d

For my gig work peeps:

Client has some revisions

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 4d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

Archives banned making copies.

Natasha Simonova @philistella.bsky.social · 4d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

New library catalogue website.

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Ash the Stampede @ashthestampede.bsky.social · 4d

Saying that Newsome "might" be transphobic is like saying RFK "might" be ableist

It's an inexcusable understatement that erases the level to which he wants to enact violence on trans people

Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 6d

Gavin Newsom continues to be a disappointment to trans Californians. TWIBS brought to you by @alyssaur.bsky.social

TWIBS: Governor Newsom May Be a Threat to Trans Americans — Assigned

Gavin Newsom has spent a lot of time declaring himself the greatest hero of the queer community to ever live, but his words and actions rarely seem to align these days.

www.assignedmedia.org

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Ash the Stampede @ashthestampede.bsky.social · 4d

Fellas is probably the best game I've ever made in terms of sheer fun

I love hearing about other people's runs of it!

Wrenclouds @wrenclouds.bsky.social · 4d

For a friend's bachelor's party I ran a relatively brief game of "Fellas is it gay" by @ashthestampede.bsky.social and boy was it delightful. As soon as one of the fellas got "sailing underneath the Colossus of Rhodes" down as not gay it unlocked an entire world of whimsy

Ash the Stampede @ashthestampede.bsky.social · 4d

Oh man, that sounds fucking delightful 😂

Ash the Stampede @ashthestampede.bsky.social · 5d

Two days left to pick up 63 books for $38 in this Under-Rated Bundle of books that had 15 or fewer reviews on Goodreads when the bundle was assembled.

Enjoy some excellent fiction and maybe find a new favorite!

tinyurl.com/UNDER-2025

#BookSky

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Reverend Jesus "Ł" Christ @reverendjesus.com · 6d

Blessed are the frogs, for they keep making authoritarians look incredibly stupid

Three persons in inflatable frog costumes. One of them is holding a nicely painted sign with two little cartoon frogs holding hands, below the text "FROGS TOGETHER STRONG"

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Ash the Stampede @ashthestampede.bsky.social · 7d

Pleased to be one of the authors in this Under-Rated Authors bundle, which has 63 books for $38!

All of the books had at most 15 ratings on GR/Zon when they were added, which makes them practically unknown to readers - so if you do buy, consider leaving reviews?

tinyurl.com/UNDER-2025

#BookSky

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Ash the Stampede @ashthestampede.bsky.social · 8d

Ahem. 😂

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Ash the Stampede @ashthestampede.bsky.social · 8d

I am one of five people who understands this perfectly, and I salute you

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Ash the Stampede @ashthestampede.bsky.social · 9d

The TERFs are furious because there is no amount of transphobia that will make us stop being trans.

So they dedicate themselves to eradicating us, despite that we have always existed and will always exist.

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Ash the Stampede @ashthestampede.bsky.social · 9d

That's amazing!!!

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 9d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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Ash the Stampede @ashthestampede.bsky.social · 9d

Oof. THIS

TJ Alexander (they/them) @tjalexandernyc.bsky.social · 9d

Last summer my bff and I went to Epcot and we were waiting in line for the Ratatouille ride and he said "I've never seen this movie." And I tried to explain Ratatouille in words and sounded 100% unhinged, he didn't believe me at all.

Anyway that's what every day in 2025 as a trans person is like

Ash the Stampede @ashthestampede.bsky.social · 12d

There are 4 teenagers in my house and all I can hear is

"brobrobrobro"
"I feel targetted"
*hyena cackling*
"I feel target--*
"BRO! BROOOOO"

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Ash the Stampede @ashthestampede.bsky.social · 12d

Elder Millennial and this person doesn't speak for us

Millennials are rooting for Gen Z standing up for yourselves in ways that we never had the courage to

(Also, 43 and I hate to break it to you that it gets so much worse)

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Ash the Stampede @ashthestampede.bsky.social · 12d

Saw that it was 230 and had a fully body horror reaction until I remembered that the panel I'm speaking on is TOMORROW

yikes