Beta Ray Ben
@betarayben.bsky.social
Short fiction writer. Queer in his bones (menacing), not always safe for work. Nerd trash who reads too many (but not enough) comic books. White settler Canadian living on lək̓ʷəŋən territory (Victoria BC). He/they
Telegram: @betarayben
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Beta Ray Ben
@betarayben.bsky.social
· Oct 1
Reintroduction thread:
Name: Ben slash Benny
Pronouns: He/Him
Location: Victoria BC (that’s in Canada)
Interests: Writing, comics, dancing, dogs, hot men, monsters, being a hater
Vocation: Non-profit communications
Name: Ben slash Benny
Pronouns: He/Him
Location: Victoria BC (that’s in Canada)
Interests: Writing, comics, dancing, dogs, hot men, monsters, being a hater
Vocation: Non-profit communications
*unearthly shrieking*
Just showed up in the mail: a proof copy of @darkhorse.com's physical collection of LAVENDER JACK VOLUME 1! I sort of can't believe how good it looks. It's HEFTY, too. They tell me FOC is Monday so if you haven't preordered yet I highly encourage it: www.darkhorse.com/books/3016-7...
November 30, 2025 at 3:26 AM
*unearthly shrieking*
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Hey Folks,
As I clean up my office today, I happened across a bit of a flashback to my days on "The Batman" with my pals Jeff Matsuda and Jose Lopez.
I had great fun doing expression drawings for Jeff's take on Batgirl.
Cheers!
As I clean up my office today, I happened across a bit of a flashback to my days on "The Batman" with my pals Jeff Matsuda and Jose Lopez.
I had great fun doing expression drawings for Jeff's take on Batgirl.
Cheers!
November 30, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Hey Folks,
As I clean up my office today, I happened across a bit of a flashback to my days on "The Batman" with my pals Jeff Matsuda and Jose Lopez.
I had great fun doing expression drawings for Jeff's take on Batgirl.
Cheers!
As I clean up my office today, I happened across a bit of a flashback to my days on "The Batman" with my pals Jeff Matsuda and Jose Lopez.
I had great fun doing expression drawings for Jeff's take on Batgirl.
Cheers!
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Perfect Tom Stoppard story from DTel obituary:
His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”
His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”
November 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Perfect Tom Stoppard story from DTel obituary:
His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”
His response to a letter from Harold Pinter canvassing support for a proposal to have the Comedy Theatre in London rechristened the Pinter Theatre, “Have you thought, instead, of changing your name to Harold Comedy?”
Young and Beautiful
Can’t get next to you
Walking on broken glass
Can’t get next to you
Walking on broken glass
Think fast...what three songs do you think of first when you think about Annie Lennox?
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album.ink/AnnieLennox
November 30, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Young and Beautiful
Can’t get next to you
Walking on broken glass
Can’t get next to you
Walking on broken glass
Accidentally read all of Hobtown Mystery Stories volume 3, by @hobtown.bsky.social and Alexander Forbes. A gorgeous piece of work. Their work has grown by leaps and bounds. I’ll need to reread this again soon because I am still processing everything.
November 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Accidentally read all of Hobtown Mystery Stories volume 3, by @hobtown.bsky.social and Alexander Forbes. A gorgeous piece of work. Their work has grown by leaps and bounds. I’ll need to reread this again soon because I am still processing everything.
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Oh fuck! Trolls!
November 30, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Oh fuck! Trolls!
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Me, at 13:
"Waluigi?? Oh wow, they made a Wario for Luigi! That's so cool!"
Me, at 38:
"We just framed our new art of Waluigi's fuzzy ass cheeks, spread-eagle, his hole barely concealed by a purple thong."
"Waluigi?? Oh wow, they made a Wario for Luigi! That's so cool!"
Me, at 38:
"We just framed our new art of Waluigi's fuzzy ass cheeks, spread-eagle, his hole barely concealed by a purple thong."
Got these framed today. Wherever they are hung, they'll be next to each other because they convey the same message I think.
November 30, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Me, at 13:
"Waluigi?? Oh wow, they made a Wario for Luigi! That's so cool!"
Me, at 38:
"We just framed our new art of Waluigi's fuzzy ass cheeks, spread-eagle, his hole barely concealed by a purple thong."
"Waluigi?? Oh wow, they made a Wario for Luigi! That's so cool!"
Me, at 38:
"We just framed our new art of Waluigi's fuzzy ass cheeks, spread-eagle, his hole barely concealed by a purple thong."
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Also I get the sense that people who think sex can’t drive plot have never had sex that changes your whole outlook on life, and that makes me so sad for them.
November 29, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Also I get the sense that people who think sex can’t drive plot have never had sex that changes your whole outlook on life, and that makes me so sad for them.
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“I don’t agree with trans people in society.”
“OK, well trans people do exist in society, but I respect your right to your beliefs so much I’m willing to move you out of society for as long as you hold those beliefs. What? You thought we should’ve moved them out? Why? These aren’t THEIR beliefs.”
“OK, well trans people do exist in society, but I respect your right to your beliefs so much I’m willing to move you out of society for as long as you hold those beliefs. What? You thought we should’ve moved them out? Why? These aren’t THEIR beliefs.”
November 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
“I don’t agree with trans people in society.”
“OK, well trans people do exist in society, but I respect your right to your beliefs so much I’m willing to move you out of society for as long as you hold those beliefs. What? You thought we should’ve moved them out? Why? These aren’t THEIR beliefs.”
“OK, well trans people do exist in society, but I respect your right to your beliefs so much I’m willing to move you out of society for as long as you hold those beliefs. What? You thought we should’ve moved them out? Why? These aren’t THEIR beliefs.”
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Alice and Martin Provensen
November 29, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Alice and Martin Provensen
Wandering the neighborhood, thinking loudly at Randy.
November 29, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Wandering the neighborhood, thinking loudly at Randy.
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The number of people who refuse to look at Carney's actual track record as PM and insist on writing fan fic about how he's secretly a compassionate and clever genius is just weird.
November 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The number of people who refuse to look at Carney's actual track record as PM and insist on writing fan fic about how he's secretly a compassionate and clever genius is just weird.
Let’s start an over 30 selfie thread ✨
45. 🔥
45. 🔥
November 29, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Let’s start an over 30 selfie thread ✨
45. 🔥
45. 🔥
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Tom Stoppard. A seer for our times.
From the end of The Coast of Utopia:
From the end of The Coast of Utopia:
November 29, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Tom Stoppard. A seer for our times.
From the end of The Coast of Utopia:
From the end of The Coast of Utopia:
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Larry Hama had his finger on the pulse of the last 50 years of American culture when he wrote that Cobra Commander started out as a used car salesman
November 29, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Larry Hama had his finger on the pulse of the last 50 years of American culture when he wrote that Cobra Commander started out as a used car salesman
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"I keep thinking that evil would like nothing better than to have us feel awful about who we are."
November 29, 2025 at 7:32 PM
"I keep thinking that evil would like nothing better than to have us feel awful about who we are."
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The reason people don't like conservative students is that whenever they're inconvenienced or annoyed they throw a tantrum and call in national media to terrorize their peers.
Turning Point at OU posted this girl's essay in full and man is it rough
November 29, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The reason people don't like conservative students is that whenever they're inconvenienced or annoyed they throw a tantrum and call in national media to terrorize their peers.
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Later Futurama misses more than it hits but establishing that each of the characters has a (mostly offscreen) relationship with Randy is one of the things that really lands for me.
November 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Later Futurama misses more than it hits but establishing that each of the characters has a (mostly offscreen) relationship with Randy is one of the things that really lands for me.
Jupiter:
Just watched a man try to give Pluto a handshake and Pluto was like “No. You get a hug.” It was adorable.
November 29, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Jupiter:
The sexy lady robots who unhinge their faces to spew knockout gas when Lobo gets stuck in a cosmic petting zoo on Superman: The Animated Series are really unnerving.
November 29, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The sexy lady robots who unhinge their faces to spew knockout gas when Lobo gets stuck in a cosmic petting zoo on Superman: The Animated Series are really unnerving.
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How come reply guys, when called out, always resort to "couldn't resist a joke" or "just a joke"? There's no humor, nothing funny, just being a pest.
I wrote a story about guys being pests, and it starts with "just a joke." It doesn't end with a laugh though. Their interactions never do.
I wrote a story about guys being pests, and it starts with "just a joke." It doesn't end with a laugh though. Their interactions never do.
November 29, 2025 at 6:07 PM
How come reply guys, when called out, always resort to "couldn't resist a joke" or "just a joke"? There's no humor, nothing funny, just being a pest.
I wrote a story about guys being pests, and it starts with "just a joke." It doesn't end with a laugh though. Their interactions never do.
I wrote a story about guys being pests, and it starts with "just a joke." It doesn't end with a laugh though. Their interactions never do.
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A story Stoppard told several times, in several places:
November 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM
A story Stoppard told several times, in several places:
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remember when HAD submitters donated $3.6k to assorted noble causes the other day? this excellent one from Leon Hedstrom is the first from that batch! https://www.havehashad.com/padic
November 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
remember when HAD submitters donated $3.6k to assorted noble causes the other day? this excellent one from Leon Hedstrom is the first from that batch! https://www.havehashad.com/padic
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