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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 1h

I assure you there is a non-trivial amount of the social media population who finds me exasperating and enervating when I show up unbidden in their feeds. I strongly encourage them to mute or block me. No one who finds me annoying here should have to deal with me! Expunge me! Be free of me!

d4sbwitu @d4sbwitu.bsky.social · 2h

What kinda sad, sad person would be better off without you in their feed? My day is slightly darkened by the thought.

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Johannes T. Evans @johannestevans.bsky.social · 1h

www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...

Here!

Gellert's New Job

Gellert has worked as a business manager for the King family for nearly a decade when an error in judgement brings his employment to an abrupt end. Lucien Pike, a rival kingpin, employs his services i...

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Johannes T. Evans @johannestevans.bsky.social · 20h

Just some questions to consider when writing the Accessibility notes for your event or your venue!

white text on a blue background, with an icon of a person in a wheelchair beside the heading "accessibility at your events".

the body text reads, "Some things to consider adding to your Accessibility section for your event and/or your venue, from a disabled man.

“The venue is semi-wheelchair accessible” is a good place to start, but when planning a night out, more information is better than less!

Accessibility is the most basic thing I look for in a venue, especially for events."

$white text on a blue background, with an icon of a cane beside the heading "accessibility at your events". Firstly, not all wheelchairs look the same. Motorised and power chairs might be wider, longer, or heavier than lighter chars without a motor - these chairs may need more space to go through doorways. Secondly, wheelchair-users are only a fraction of disabled people who may have additional access requirements - some people use canes, crutches, frames, rollators. Some may be photosensitive or use hearing aids, etc.$

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Johannes T. Evans @johannestevans.bsky.social · 6h

Oh you want to read Gellert's New Job, about the meanest autistic transgender man and the biggest bastard of a vampire mov boss, so badly. You want to read it for just 99p for the eBook or a fiver for the paperback.

#BookSky #TransMan

You grew up in Lashton,” said Pike. “You know how to handle yourself, don’tcha? Word is people don’t like you.”

“Oh no,” said Gellert sarcastically. “That hurts my feelings.”

“’Cause you’re on the spectrum.”

“Colour spectrum?”

“Asperger’s.”

“Asperger’s,” Gellert repeated, and scoffed. “Even when they diagnosed me, I wasn’t palatable enough to be labelled with Asperger’s. I’m autistic.”

And blind as shit,” said Pike. “And you talk funny. And you’re a cunt.”

“And you want to hire me,” said Gellert.

Pike grinned, showing his sharp fangs. “Yeah,” he said.

“Now who’s the cunt between us?”

“What’s the different between Asperger’s and autistic?”

“Politics, acceptability, and about fifteen years.”

Do you think people hate you more ’cause you’re a faggot, or ’cause of the autism?”

“Always asking the important questions, aren’t you?”

“Is it true you’re a trap?” asked Pike, and Gellert blinked.

“I beg your pardon?”

“You know, a cuntboy,” said Pike. “You had your womb whipped out and your tits chopped off, but you still have an axe wound.”

Oh,” said Gellert, filing “trap” away to remember for later, and doing his best to do anything but remember “axe wound”. “The politically correct term is transgender, but yes.”

“You’re not getting angry,” said Pike.

“Are you trying to make me angry?”

“Not really,” said Pike. “Just wanted to see if you would be. You too good for crime?”

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gradientdescent @gradientdescnt.bsky.social · 6h

This was a fun read. I do love a story featuring an unapologetically cranky bastard.

Johannes T. Evans @johannestevans.bsky.social · 6h

Oh you want to read Gellert's New Job, about the meanest autistic transgender man and the biggest bastard of a vampire mov boss, so badly. You want to read it for just 99p for the eBook or a fiver for the paperback.

#BookSky #TransMan

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Rain Lily ✨🌿 @asrainlily.bsky.social · 14h

Painting finished!!!
An exercise with realism and acrylics. A first experiment with realism painting inspired by the works of the talented Miurgen. ✨🌿🎨

#paint #astarion #bg3 #baldursgate3 #art #astarionbaldursgate3 #digitalart

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Johannes T. Evans @johannestevans.bsky.social · 6h

I promise the typos in this post have everything to do with the feverish haze of my current influenza and not my actual writing ability

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Johannes T. Evans @johannestevans.bsky.social · 6h

Available from Barnes & Noble, Waterstones, Kobo, Apple Books, Smashwords, Itch, whatever site you might by your books from, as well as from my website!

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Johannes T. Evans @johannestevans.bsky.social · 6h

Oh you want to read Gellert's New Job, about the meanest autistic transgender man and the biggest bastard of a vampire mov boss, so badly. You want to read it for just 99p for the eBook or a fiver for the paperback.

#BookSky #TransMan

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Johannes T. Evans @johannestevans.bsky.social · 7h

YOOOOO this is so exciting!!!!

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Bona Books 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🤘🏼 @bonabooks.bsky.social · 8h

ANNOUNCEMENT🎺🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Introducing our bona new quarterly literary magazine:

FANTABULOSA!

Pushing the boundaries of bold, authentic, QUEER storytelling. Bringing you stories of the uncanny, the dangerous and the fantastical.

& thanks to our brilliant #WrathMonth backers, we're fully funded for 2026 🤘

Bona Books Presents

A new queer literary magazine

FANTABULOSA!

Tales of the uncanny, the dangerous and the fantastical, from radical and unapologetic queer voices.

Science fiction, fantasy and horror
Short fiction & poetry

Submissions open now

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Johannes T. Evans @johannestevans.bsky.social · 7h

i am gonna write up a more extensive accessibility guide to go with this set of images but lmfao i just hammered a coconut apart to grate and put in this curry and now i am so incredibly tired i have to go back to bed

in the meantime i've made some website tweaks so tags and links are more visible!

Johannes T. Evans @johannestevans.bsky.social · 20h

Just some questions to consider when writing the Accessibility notes for your event or your venue!

$white text on a blue background, with an icon of a cane beside the heading "accessibility at your events". Firstly, not all wheelchairs look the same. Motorised and power chairs might be wider, longer, or heavier than lighter chars without a motor - these chairs may need more space to go through doorways. Secondly, wheelchair-users are only a fraction of disabled people who may have additional access requirements - some people use canes, crutches, frames, rollators. Some may be photosensitive or use hearing aids, etc.$

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Johannes T. Evans @johannestevans.bsky.social · 9h

every time a tv show or movie shows a conference call by splitting the screen into everyone hopping onto the call another year is added to my lifespan it makes me sooooo happy EVERY time it's just so GOOD

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 26d

Whatever you do, please don’t stop reading.

Read for joy. Read for education. Read for resistance. Read banned books. Read books by marginalized authors. Read about experiences that differ from your own.

Just. Keep. Reading.

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🇵🇸 Caleb 𓇼 ⋆｡˚ 𓆝⋆｡˚ 𓇼 🏳️‍⚧️ @littlestpersimmon.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Indigenous Peoples day, I am indigenous Isneg/Apayao through my mother, who is in need of help. please help me take care of my mama at trying to manage a progressive disease and helping extend her life through mutual aid and the miracle of modern medicine, please 🙇‍♂️

🇵🇸 Caleb 𓇼 ⋆｡˚ 𓆝⋆｡˚ 𓇼 🏳️‍⚧️ @littlestpersimmon.bsky.social · Sep 4

Thank you! Hey everyone, am an indigenous trans artist in the global south, in perpetual housing insecurity; also permanently disabled with nerve damage that impacts my movement. Id absolutely love if you guys could like my work, or buy a print or send me a tip 🌼 (comments)

School of fish drawn in a spiral in hues of teal and sea glass green

A transmasc sideview portrait in hues of faded green. Golden clouds and stars and fish float over him

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Kassandra Jo Tomaras @raconteuse.bsky.social · 22h

When a trans woman dies of natural causes, at an age greater than 75, having lived more than half her life as herself, that is cause for celebration, not mourning.

Thank you, Miss Major.

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Hanniba-LINA Lecter 💀 @agirlcalledlina.bsky.social · 1d

The bbc focussing on what the ceasefire means for the hostages way more than what it means for Gazans, again seeing that disproportionately we’ve become accustomed to for years, this isn’t new, and it’s certainly not ok

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Johannes T. Evans @johannestevans.bsky.social · 20h

I love how many cats and dogs are like. If you really loved me you'd fully grab me by my face and muzzle and sort of shake it around, or physically wobble my whole body with your hands. And then you do that and they're like :) yeah!!!!!!!! :)

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Johannes T. Evans @johannestevans.bsky.social · 20h

Anything I'm missing? What do you look for in a venue when you need accessibility info?

white text on a blue background, with an icon of a set of lockers beside the heading "accessibility at your events".

Do your bathrooms all have bins appropriate for soiled sanitary towels and incontinence products?
Do you have vending machines with or freely available sanitary towels, condoms, and similar?
Do you have changing tables available? Does your venue have an adult changing table, or is there one nearby?
Does the venue have lockers, a cloak room, or a coat check? How much is it?

white text on a blue background, with an icon for a hearing loop beside the heading "accessibility at your events".

How well-lit is the venue? Are your bulbs especially bright or dim?
Does the venue use strobe or flashing lighting?
Does the venue run fog, foam, or bubble machines?
Does the venue have a hearing induction loop for hearing aids? Are any of your staff trained in local sign languages?
Are your staff otherwise multilingual, with service offered in multiple languages?

white text on a blue background, with an icon of some signs beside the heading "accessibility at your events".

Are your prices and menus printed in large font, or otherwise clearly visible?
How in-depth is your allergen information? Do you have ingredients lists, not just allergen lists?
Are these available on your website?
Do you have a floor plan on your website?
Do you have well-placed signage towards bathrooms or other key areas of the venue? Are lifts clearly signposted?
Do you have signs and/or menus in braille?

white text on a blue background, with an icon of a computer beside the heading "accessibility at your events".

Thanks for reading!

Try to have a webpage for your venue or event if you can - a central spot is always much easier than a social media page or a poster.

Honesty is the best policy, too.

More information lets us plan our night, even if you don’t have x or y access option to hand - and a venue writing about access in detail lets us know you care about access in the first place!

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Johannes T. Evans @johannestevans.bsky.social · 20h

white text on a blue background, with an icon of some coins beside the heading "accessibility at your events".

Accessibility can make the difference between someone like me attending an event or not - but more than that, once I know a venue is accessible?

I am very likely to return, often regularly, and bring friends: the more accessible a venue, the more likely it is to become a regular haunt, because it’s so rare to find one that’s easy and low-stress to attend

white text on a blue background, with an icon of some stairs beside the heading "accessibility at your events".

Are there steps into the venue, or into the venue’s event space? How many steps per flight?
Are there ramps? Are ramps permanent, or do they need to be placed by an employee?
Are all employees trained in how to deploy access ramps safely and efficiently?
Are there lifts? Are employees trained in the operation of wheelchair and stairlifts, if applicable?

white text on a blue background, with an icon of a person in a doorway beside the heading "accessibility at your events".

How wide are your doorways and corridors in inches and centimetres?
Does the venue have tight corners or crowded walkways that will be harder to traverse with a mobility aid?
Are your doors heavy, easy to push or pull open with one hand or from a chair? Easy to prop or hold open?
How high or low are your tables?
What sort of seating is there - booth seating? Chairs, stools, bar stools?

white text on a blue background, with an icon of a toilet beside the heading "accessibility at your events".

How many bathrooms does the venue have?
How many of your bathrooms are intended for disabled access?
Are the toilets unusually high or low? Are the sinks unusually high or low? Do you have stepladders or stools?
Does your bathroom have grab rails, call buttons, frames?
Do you have hand dryers or towel dispensers or both?

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Johannes T. Evans @johannestevans.bsky.social · 20h

Just some questions to consider when writing the Accessibility notes for your event or your venue!

$white text on a blue background, with an icon of a cane beside the heading "accessibility at your events". Firstly, not all wheelchairs look the same. Motorised and power chairs might be wider, longer, or heavier than lighter chars without a motor - these chairs may need more space to go through doorways. Secondly, wheelchair-users are only a fraction of disabled people who may have additional access requirements - some people use canes, crutches, frames, rollators. Some may be photosensitive or use hearing aids, etc.$

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Johannes T. Evans @johannestevans.bsky.social · 21h

you'll be delighted to know that having failed to help basically at all in killing this cockroach, myrtle is now walking around the living room and kitchen trying to find more bugs to hunt and play with, bc they are her favourite toys, and i was cruel to kill the cockroach and put it in the bin

Johannes T. Evans @johannestevans.bsky.social · 22h

i have captured and viciously eliminated the cockroach that has been living in the cabinet our fridge is enclosed in. both cats wanted so bad to assist me but were ACTIVE impediments to the process

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Johannes T. Evans @johannestevans.bsky.social · 22h

i have captured and viciously eliminated the cockroach that has been living in the cabinet our fridge is enclosed in. both cats wanted so bad to assist me but were ACTIVE impediments to the process

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Johannes T. Evans @johannestevans.bsky.social · 22h

unfortunately i very much do love that very obviously autistic coded character who is in that show wholly to be bullied and made fun of by all the characters who are "normal". the show is bad and the way the show treats that autistic character is bad. but unfortunately i do love them

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 1d

the protagonist isn't always the hero. they are just the person the book is about. sometimes authors write books about people who are bad and it does not mean that the author is bad

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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