Feral
@feralmagpie.bsky.social
Yes I AM writing. No you cannot see it yet. It's not done cooking.
Collector of many things. If its neat, it comes home with me.
Collector of many things. If its neat, it comes home with me.
Can they like.....fuck off?
Cheryl Sinclair has been here before. Not this room, exactly — a conference room at Winnipeg’s Club Regent Hotel — but it’s not the first time the Tyndall resident has shown up to a Sio Silica information session looking for answers.
Digging in
Despite local opposition, a political scandal and initial government rejection, Sio Silica is ramping up efforts to obtain a licence for its sand-mine proposal
www.winnipegfreepress.com
December 13, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Can they like.....fuck off?
“I suppose this beats losing a knife to the sea,” she said as she squinted a little to see the circles made of soot drawn onto the hull itself.
The only way that Sylpha going to say "thank you", apparently
The only way that Sylpha going to say "thank you", apparently
Share the last line you wrote in your wip! #WritingPrompt
December 12, 2025 at 8:51 PM
“I suppose this beats losing a knife to the sea,” she said as she squinted a little to see the circles made of soot drawn onto the hull itself.
The only way that Sylpha going to say "thank you", apparently
The only way that Sylpha going to say "thank you", apparently
A prince devastated by personal tragedy that has consequences for the country at large flees with his guard, and best friend, who swears that her dreams will lead them to a solution that will restore order.
Time to eat your vegetables again y'all! What's a one-sentence elevator pitch for your book? If you need help, [thing] meets [thing] is a great baseline. #WritingPrompt
December 12, 2025 at 12:30 AM
A prince devastated by personal tragedy that has consequences for the country at large flees with his guard, and best friend, who swears that her dreams will lead them to a solution that will restore order.
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Out today! Stuff Your Stocking with Sapphic Why Choose Aliens! 🌟👽🎄
Featuring...
🍑 Fat Bodies
🩷 Big Pink Butch
🎀 Nuerodivergent Rep
🐙 Tentacles Galore
🎄 & More Gifts than You Can Fit Under the Christmas Tree
books2read.com/u/3Gj8Xr
Featuring...
🍑 Fat Bodies
🩷 Big Pink Butch
🎀 Nuerodivergent Rep
🐙 Tentacles Galore
🎄 & More Gifts than You Can Fit Under the Christmas Tree
books2read.com/u/3Gj8Xr
December 11, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Out today! Stuff Your Stocking with Sapphic Why Choose Aliens! 🌟👽🎄
Featuring...
🍑 Fat Bodies
🩷 Big Pink Butch
🎀 Nuerodivergent Rep
🐙 Tentacles Galore
🎄 & More Gifts than You Can Fit Under the Christmas Tree
books2read.com/u/3Gj8Xr
Featuring...
🍑 Fat Bodies
🩷 Big Pink Butch
🎀 Nuerodivergent Rep
🐙 Tentacles Galore
🎄 & More Gifts than You Can Fit Under the Christmas Tree
books2read.com/u/3Gj8Xr
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Palestinians call on everyone to sign the Boycott Xbox pledge today. Viable gaming alternatives exist. Genocide is not a game.
Go to nogamesforgenocide.com to sign the pledge and for more details on how to take action.
Go to nogamesforgenocide.com to sign the pledge and for more details on how to take action.
December 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Palestinians call on everyone to sign the Boycott Xbox pledge today. Viable gaming alternatives exist. Genocide is not a game.
Go to nogamesforgenocide.com to sign the pledge and for more details on how to take action.
Go to nogamesforgenocide.com to sign the pledge and for more details on how to take action.
In Alcadia they're treated well.
Cal in his culture is very much a spiritual leader because he's "both male and female"
Elves have a whole ring code for gender. Canonically a trans elf becomes the monarch for the desert elves.
More than a handful of pirates fled gender based persecution elsewhere
Cal in his culture is very much a spiritual leader because he's "both male and female"
Elves have a whole ring code for gender. Canonically a trans elf becomes the monarch for the desert elves.
More than a handful of pirates fled gender based persecution elsewhere
How are people of marginalized genders viewed in the setting for your book/wip? #WritingPrompt
December 11, 2025 at 9:15 AM
In Alcadia they're treated well.
Cal in his culture is very much a spiritual leader because he's "both male and female"
Elves have a whole ring code for gender. Canonically a trans elf becomes the monarch for the desert elves.
More than a handful of pirates fled gender based persecution elsewhere
Cal in his culture is very much a spiritual leader because he's "both male and female"
Elves have a whole ring code for gender. Canonically a trans elf becomes the monarch for the desert elves.
More than a handful of pirates fled gender based persecution elsewhere
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THIS. Frustration tolerance is the key to getting good at anything at all, not just art. Socials media makes it so easy to compare yourself to others, but you just have to ignore that and have fun with your little drawings. Do it enough and you'll eventually get better through trial and error.
Being unable to tolerate frustration + chasing social media clout gotta be a big reason why ppl jumped on the gen ai machine to churn out slop
December 7, 2025 at 12:02 AM
THIS. Frustration tolerance is the key to getting good at anything at all, not just art. Socials media makes it so easy to compare yourself to others, but you just have to ignore that and have fun with your little drawings. Do it enough and you'll eventually get better through trial and error.
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In Linuria, the seasons correlate with one of the two moons.
Rose moon - Light rains. Everything is in heavy bloom. Life is good. Late night revels all of the time.
Ghost moon - Heavy monsoons. Its basically winter for them, and everyone tries to avoid being out after dark to avoid ghosts.
Rose moon - Light rains. Everything is in heavy bloom. Life is good. Late night revels all of the time.
Ghost moon - Heavy monsoons. Its basically winter for them, and everyone tries to avoid being out after dark to avoid ghosts.
How do the seasons function in your book's setting? Is it similar to our world? Do they have different meanings in-universe? #WritingPrompt
December 9, 2025 at 10:05 PM
In Linuria, the seasons correlate with one of the two moons.
Rose moon - Light rains. Everything is in heavy bloom. Life is good. Late night revels all of the time.
Ghost moon - Heavy monsoons. Its basically winter for them, and everyone tries to avoid being out after dark to avoid ghosts.
Rose moon - Light rains. Everything is in heavy bloom. Life is good. Late night revels all of the time.
Ghost moon - Heavy monsoons. Its basically winter for them, and everyone tries to avoid being out after dark to avoid ghosts.
Well first it was the REDACTED, and then the frame job....and subsequent imprisonment and upcoming trial
And the cascading effects of that.
And the cascading effects of that.
Why is the antagonist of your MC their antagonist? What caused the friction? #WritingPrompt
December 2, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Well first it was the REDACTED, and then the frame job....and subsequent imprisonment and upcoming trial
And the cascading effects of that.
And the cascading effects of that.
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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
December 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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
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Our pretend facts are just as good as the real thing. If not better.
Time magazine quotes Canadian satirical website The Beaverton
A recent Time magazine article used a quote from Canadian satire site, the Beaverton, as a fact in reference to U.S. relationships with other countries.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 1, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Our pretend facts are just as good as the real thing. If not better.
As an unfortunate victim of the moment of shock that led me to vote Liberal, which I've deeply regretted ever since, Carney fucking sucks.
I didn't want any of this.
I didn't want any of this.
One of Canada’s foremost public intellectuals has concluded that Carney is using the Trump effect as political cover to pursue the deregulatory agenda he’s long wanted. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/01/a...
Did the climate world misread Carney?
Many in the climate movement saw a fellow traveller in Mark Carney — the man who could preach climate action in the language of finance — but what if they were wrong from the very start?
www.nationalobserver.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:29 PM
As an unfortunate victim of the moment of shock that led me to vote Liberal, which I've deeply regretted ever since, Carney fucking sucks.
I didn't want any of this.
I didn't want any of this.
Hey so, the whole of this is deeply fucked up, actually
Oil and gas companies collectively owe hundreds of millions to Alberta citizens, municipalities and the provincial government, and making these companies pay up isn't easy. Why do they owe so much? @drewanderson.bsky.social breaks it down: thenarwhal.ca/alberta-surf...
The unpaid bills of Alberta oil and gas companies, explained | The Narwhal
We break down the ways some Alberta oil and gas companies are shirking their bills, and what that means for Alberta municipalities and landowners
thenarwhal.ca
December 1, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Hey so, the whole of this is deeply fucked up, actually
Even if you aren't Canadian, check out @thenarwhal.ca
They're pretty cool, focusing on the climate and the environment when I feel that keeps getting glossed over too much by a lot of places.
Also why wouldn't you want news written by narwhals?
They're pretty cool, focusing on the climate and the environment when I feel that keeps getting glossed over too much by a lot of places.
Also why wouldn't you want news written by narwhals?
December 1, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Even if you aren't Canadian, check out @thenarwhal.ca
They're pretty cool, focusing on the climate and the environment when I feel that keeps getting glossed over too much by a lot of places.
Also why wouldn't you want news written by narwhals?
They're pretty cool, focusing on the climate and the environment when I feel that keeps getting glossed over too much by a lot of places.
Also why wouldn't you want news written by narwhals?
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As posted in a few servers and was alerted to this picture earlier today: What they said. DO NOT FILL IT OUT, it is there to fuck with your artist peers and yourself, they (paypal) can and will abuse this and steal your money by banning your account
November 20, 2025 at 2:02 AM
As posted in a few servers and was alerted to this picture earlier today: What they said. DO NOT FILL IT OUT, it is there to fuck with your artist peers and yourself, they (paypal) can and will abuse this and steal your money by banning your account
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Given that’s there’s a non-zero chance the pipeline never happens but Carney gets blamed for supporting it and failing to get it done, I’m going to call this one a questionable move!
November 27, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Given that’s there’s a non-zero chance the pipeline never happens but Carney gets blamed for supporting it and failing to get it done, I’m going to call this one a questionable move!
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Its gonna take dying for Sylpha to give up her current goal.
Also death for Aldon. Or the threat of Sylpha dying....which I guess counts as death.
Also death for Aldon. Or the threat of Sylpha dying....which I guess counts as death.
What would it take for your MC to give up their goals entirely? #WritingPrompt
November 27, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Its gonna take dying for Sylpha to give up her current goal.
Also death for Aldon. Or the threat of Sylpha dying....which I guess counts as death.
Also death for Aldon. Or the threat of Sylpha dying....which I guess counts as death.
"Fat people are driven to excess" and they mean food when really my problem is actually the excess of black bile.
November 27, 2025 at 6:26 PM
"Fat people are driven to excess" and they mean food when really my problem is actually the excess of black bile.
Can one man count as a whole event? If so, its Koric for both Aldon and Sylpha
If not, it would be when she got arrested for Sylpha, and agreeing to be Korics student instead of being hanged for piracy.
Ironically enough, it was meeting Sylpha that counts as the event for Aldon.
If not, it would be when she got arrested for Sylpha, and agreeing to be Korics student instead of being hanged for piracy.
Ironically enough, it was meeting Sylpha that counts as the event for Aldon.
What’s the biggest event from your MC’s past that informs who they are now? #WritingPrompt
November 27, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Can one man count as a whole event? If so, its Koric for both Aldon and Sylpha
If not, it would be when she got arrested for Sylpha, and agreeing to be Korics student instead of being hanged for piracy.
Ironically enough, it was meeting Sylpha that counts as the event for Aldon.
If not, it would be when she got arrested for Sylpha, and agreeing to be Korics student instead of being hanged for piracy.
Ironically enough, it was meeting Sylpha that counts as the event for Aldon.
Aldon will always have a sunflower detail on the collar of his clothing.
Its his mothers favourite that he shared a love for and she died when he was 14. Its his way of keeping her memory close.
The same goes for incorporating braided horsehair into his appearance in some way
Its his mothers favourite that he shared a love for and she died when he was 14. Its his way of keeping her memory close.
The same goes for incorporating braided horsehair into his appearance in some way
What's a seemingly inconsequential detail about your MC that actually informs a lot about their character? #WritingPrompt
November 26, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Aldon will always have a sunflower detail on the collar of his clothing.
Its his mothers favourite that he shared a love for and she died when he was 14. Its his way of keeping her memory close.
The same goes for incorporating braided horsehair into his appearance in some way
Its his mothers favourite that he shared a love for and she died when he was 14. Its his way of keeping her memory close.
The same goes for incorporating braided horsehair into his appearance in some way