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She/they; triple A; fan of girl drinks, cute creatures, magical girls, & yarn. Deleting this account on 12/31 so if interested bookmark my blog: https://themelaexperiencewriting.blogspot.com/ Wrestlesky & Adult Swim show fans DNI. 🚫

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The Mela Experience 🟣⚪️⚫️ @kakapotrainer.bsky.social · Sep 12

So I'm done sharing my columns every week here. In the off-chance y'all still want to read it, bookmark the site like the olden times and check it on Sundays after noon EST.

I look forward to absolutely none of you bothering. Again.

Bye for good this time.

The Mela Experience 🟣⚪️⚫️ @kakapotrainer.bsky.social · Sep 12

Hell, the only time anyone here even SHARED it was cuz I linked part of one to some observance day. No one here gives a fuck.

And frankly, it's just been getting worse & worse here. I tried to minimize it cuz my brain's too broken to quit, but apparently it's not broken enough for here.

The Mela Experience 🟣⚪️⚫️ @kakapotrainer.bsky.social · Sep 12

Y'know... I really truly think I'm done with this place. Every visit just makes me more & more annoyed by its unique & proudly practiced obnoxiousness.

I'm not gonna be sharing my stuff anymore on here, since I know y'all aren't reading it.

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VƎX Werewolf @vexwerewolf.bsky.social · Sep 11

Imagine you're Freddy Kruger and some dude you're tormenting just leaves you in Bronze League

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · Sep 11

Reminder that muting specific words on social media for a day, a week, a month, or even forever can be laudatory self-care.

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Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · Sep 9

People think all authors are rich and royalties are a bonus. HAHAHAHA. Some of the books on that list I spent years making and have literally never earned a single cent from. Every time someone buys the book, or borrows it from the library, I get closer to that day, which may still be year away.

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Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · Sep 9

If folks could stop comparing piracy sites to libraries, that would be awesome. Libraries are a public good who buy books in bulk to benefit their communities, and when you read those books, they buy more.

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Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · Sep 9

Thank you for admitting that I am right.

A screenshot of a reply to me that reads "You're right, all of *your* work should be forgotten by history. Fucking petit bourgeois scum."

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Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · Sep 9

Oh boy, the piracy advocates have found my posts about us getting our settlement checks and are big mad that I'm not grateful to piracy sites for "preserving" my very much in-print books via bootleg uncredited scans surrounded by scammy popups.

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grilled cheese 🧀 @grilldcheese.bsky.social · Sep 11

i thought a labubu was a vagina injury

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Bob Makichuk 🇨🇦 @bobmakichuk.bsky.social · Sep 11

It's the personal stories people share about 9/11 that always get to me.
Here's a 🧵 of them.
All of these folks deserve to be remembered.

Justin Sherin @wychstreet.bsky.social · Sep 11

Remember my friend Pat Cody, who joined Marsh as a secretary & was about to retire, aged 55, a managing director. She worked in Midtown & was at the North Tower for an early meeting. The office was where the plane struck. I hope it was quick.

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David Revoy @davidrevoy.com · Sep 10

The Amphora of Great Intelligence (AGI)

#webcomic #krita #miniFantasyTheater

A comic strip in four panels:

1. A bird's-eye view of a giant amphora the size of a building with closed eyes and a closed mouth engraved on it. Using scaffolding, a community of wizards climbed up and are throwing all their books into it, to fill its content.
> Wizards: All our grimoires for the Amphora of Great Intelligence!

2. A ground level view at the bottom of the giant amphora. This time, the wizards bring tree trunks, cut down nearby trees, and throw them into a large fire to boil the giant amphora.
> Wizards: All our forests for the Amphora of Great Intelligence!

3. A gathering of all the wizards below the imposing amphora which has now opened its glowing eyes and mouth slightly. The crowd of wizards at its feet applauds:
> Wizards: Amphora of Great Intelligence, our world is dying, share your knowledge with us!

4. Same shot, as the amphora responds with joyful and amused eyes. The wizards are confused by the answer...
> Artificial Intelligence: According to geologists, you should eat at least one small rock per day.
> Wizards: ... ... ...

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Stupid Moustache @scribbleymark.bsky.social · Aug 23

I don't think many homophobes are indulging in self-described "queer-inclusive media" to begin with. But even within non-queer narratives, asexuality upsets the belief that "everyone" experiences a desire for sex and romance. That's why non-queer bigots dislike aces.

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Disney Prime Video + @disneyprimevideo.bsky.social · Sep 11

How to Talk to Boomer Parents About Charlie Kirk (2025)

Parkland School Division presents

How to Talk toBoomer Parents
About Charlie Kirk

A Guide for Fed-Up Childrenand Survivors of School Shootings

The most frequentlyasked questions including:“Vaxxed?”“Is God punishing mefor beating my wife?””Why do bad things happen
to white people?”“Will I ever drink liberal tears again?”“Is the gun store open?”and more...

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The Mela Experience 🟣⚪️⚫️ @kakapotrainer.bsky.social · Jul 9

WOW, my "never trust a Gretchen" rule has a new example.

Dylan Macri, Cadhla182, Commissions Open @dylanmacri.bsky.social · Jun 17

Here's the whole thing gathered up

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Dylan Macri, Cadhla182, Commissions Open @dylanmacri.bsky.social · Jun 17

Here's the whole thing gathered up

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Stupid Moustache @scribbleymark.bsky.social · Aug 23

But this is ultimately why asexuality is maligned in the queer community as well: If your definition of queerness revolves around romance and sex as proof of humanity, asexuality will always be seen as a threat.

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Stupid Moustache @scribbleymark.bsky.social · Aug 23

Unfortunately, the queer community has shown that it will only support aces if we fade into the background and center other queer people's stories over our own.

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Stupid Moustache @scribbleymark.bsky.social · Aug 23

Instead, ace artists are frantic to establish themselves as "the most horny" or "the best at writing smut"--whatever positions them within the circle of palatable queerness and garners their work the most praise and support.

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Stupid Moustache @scribbleymark.bsky.social · Aug 23

This is an indictment, by the way, not praise. The fact that ace people can only have their art seen and valued if they erase themselves from the narrative should cause ace writers and artists more anger than it seems to.

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Stupid Moustache @scribbleymark.bsky.social · Aug 23

Publishing rewards palatable queerness, rote romantic arcs and familiar fanfic tropes. Ace authors like Alice Oseman, Lindsey Miller and TJ Klune made it past the gatekeepers specifically because they decentered ace people and focused instead on typical queer romance narratives.

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Stupid Moustache @scribbleymark.bsky.social · Aug 23

The idea that aphobes are all gleefully making anti-ace discourse blogs on tumblr circa 2013 absolutes the queer community of actually having to THINK about how they exclude ace people. Constantly "forgetting" to include us, not actively supporting us, is exclusion.

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Stupid Moustache @scribbleymark.bsky.social · Aug 23

I think that's part of the problem. No one seems to know any ace exclusionists, yet ace people are always left out or hand-waved away by queer activism and queer narratives. No one, apparently, is actively excluding ace people... they just "forget" we exist and say casually aphobic things.

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Travis @torachan.bsky.social · Sep 11

Chonker.

A very large orange cat stretched out on a sofa.

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David Pepose - Comic Book Writer @peposed.bsky.social · Sep 10

On September 10th, 1966, the original SPACE GHOST animated series made its official debut! Happy 59th birthday, Big Guy!

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