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If you've got writers in your life: I do manuscript consults, and this time of year I allow single hour session bookings or gift cards - an hour or two on zoom with me to talk about your project can change things in major ways! Or give yourself a gift! www.theshipmanagency.com/classes/manu...
Manuscript Consultation with Maria Dahvana Headley — The Shipman Agency
All Genres Maria is a New York Times-bestselling, Hugo and World Fantasy Award-winning novelist, translator, poet, and dramatist whose work unearths hidden meanings, characters, and possibilities in ...
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December 21, 2025 at 10:21 PM
If you've got writers in your life: I do manuscript consults, and this time of year I allow single hour session bookings or gift cards - an hour or two on zoom with me to talk about your project can change things in major ways! Or give yourself a gift! www.theshipmanagency.com/classes/manu...
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started / going
December 18, 2025 at 12:13 AM
started / going
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So… preorders are open for my upcoming graphic novel, QUEER AND HOW WE GOT HERE. It’s a memoir comic about gender and relationships, AND it’s a history comic about the activists who created the context for my life!
Preorder for 20% off with code NOVL20: www.thenovl.com/landing-page...
Preorder for 20% off with code NOVL20: www.thenovl.com/landing-page...
![Cover reveal!
[cover of QUEER AND HOW WE GOT HERE: A PERSONAL HISTORY by Hazel Newlevant. Cover illustration: a white transmasculine person with pink hair and a pink shirt holds up a portrait, in the center of a wall of portraits of various queer activists from the 1900s to the 90s. In the foreground, two tabby cats look up at the wall.]
Coming May 2026](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:twccexjsbh6y2tyhysjrhc2v/bafkreigjettcmfz7cy64zfl3k67kwdet7uejljc724zfmzxatr3myptmqu@jpeg)
December 18, 2025 at 11:52 PM
So… preorders are open for my upcoming graphic novel, QUEER AND HOW WE GOT HERE. It’s a memoir comic about gender and relationships, AND it’s a history comic about the activists who created the context for my life!
Preorder for 20% off with code NOVL20: www.thenovl.com/landing-page...
Preorder for 20% off with code NOVL20: www.thenovl.com/landing-page...
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"Oh my godddd okay so you don't like genAI because it steals from artists, makes processes slower, creates more work for underpaid employees, is supported by data centers that are poisoning Black communities, doesn't even look good, and no one asked for it, but do you have to be so MEAN about it"
December 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
"Oh my godddd okay so you don't like genAI because it steals from artists, makes processes slower, creates more work for underpaid employees, is supported by data centers that are poisoning Black communities, doesn't even look good, and no one asked for it, but do you have to be so MEAN about it"
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"you're a man"
ad hominem
"you were born a boy"
sunk cost fallacy
"you're amab"
false dichotomy
"you have xy chromosomes"
false equivalence
"trans people are mentally ill"
non sequitur
"changing your sex isn't possible"
skill issue
ad hominem
"you were born a boy"
sunk cost fallacy
"you're amab"
false dichotomy
"you have xy chromosomes"
false equivalence
"trans people are mentally ill"
non sequitur
"changing your sex isn't possible"
skill issue
December 18, 2025 at 9:36 PM
"you're a man"
ad hominem
"you were born a boy"
sunk cost fallacy
"you're amab"
false dichotomy
"you have xy chromosomes"
false equivalence
"trans people are mentally ill"
non sequitur
"changing your sex isn't possible"
skill issue
ad hominem
"you were born a boy"
sunk cost fallacy
"you're amab"
false dichotomy
"you have xy chromosomes"
false equivalence
"trans people are mentally ill"
non sequitur
"changing your sex isn't possible"
skill issue
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I found a boatload of yuri at the library.
Thank you to all of the hard working gay librarians
Thank you to all of the hard working gay librarians
December 17, 2025 at 9:39 PM
I found a boatload of yuri at the library.
Thank you to all of the hard working gay librarians
Thank you to all of the hard working gay librarians
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A reminder for when you're out in the cold doing your Christmas shopping, Starbucks is an anti-worker union-busting company. Get your coffee or hot chocolate elsewhere.
BREAKING: Police have been called on striking Starbucks baristas who were peacefully protesting, both in PA and NV.
It seems Starbucks would rather see their own workers arrested rather than listen to their concerns in good-faith.
Shame on Starbucks!
It seems Starbucks would rather see their own workers arrested rather than listen to their concerns in good-faith.
Shame on Starbucks!
December 15, 2025 at 7:45 PM
A reminder for when you're out in the cold doing your Christmas shopping, Starbucks is an anti-worker union-busting company. Get your coffee or hot chocolate elsewhere.
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the term "content creator" served it's purpose very well. conditioning people into seeing everyone as anyone and everything as anything, mostly among the ruling class who found it most convenient for their pockets. in that sense, generating slop is the final result of content creation
the enthusiasm for generative AI would not have been possible without prior decades of capitalist conditioning to view works of art as products, rather than acts of culture and shared human life
I think the fundamental gap here is that non-creative people think that creative people make things for the end product, when in fact it’s the act of creation and not the end point that makes it worthwhile.
December 15, 2025 at 6:31 PM
the term "content creator" served it's purpose very well. conditioning people into seeing everyone as anyone and everything as anything, mostly among the ruling class who found it most convenient for their pockets. in that sense, generating slop is the final result of content creation
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I think the fundamental gap here is that non-creative people think that creative people make things for the end product, when in fact it’s the act of creation and not the end point that makes it worthwhile.
I have grown to believe that excessive wealth does something to your brain that is analogous to a serious head injury
December 15, 2025 at 6:26 AM
I think the fundamental gap here is that non-creative people think that creative people make things for the end product, when in fact it’s the act of creation and not the end point that makes it worthwhile.
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we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
December 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
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This headline actually made me cry. I wish I could convey to people in countries with gun control how very, very precious it is.
Less than 48 hours after the deadly attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach that left more than a dozen dead, Australian authorities announced proposals for sweeping new gun laws. n.pr/48UTa7g
Australia announces strict new gun laws. Here's how it can act so swiftly
Less than 48 hours after the deadly attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach that left more than a dozen dead, Australian authorities announced proposals for sweeping new gun laws.
n.pr
December 15, 2025 at 10:45 PM
This headline actually made me cry. I wish I could convey to people in countries with gun control how very, very precious it is.
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We library folk do a good job talking about all the free services we offer, but I don’t see many of us talking about how libraries are one or the only places where you can use services without being advertised to.
December 14, 2025 at 11:34 PM
We library folk do a good job talking about all the free services we offer, but I don’t see many of us talking about how libraries are one or the only places where you can use services without being advertised to.
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What a fantastic project, and it's open source! Even if the original developers would be unable to continue contributing years from now, others could pick up dev and support 🤘👏👏👏
Introducing Comix Cleric, a web framework that makes it easier than ever to make and host your webcomic YOUR way! Crafted BY comic creators FOR comic creators and jam packed with features, you can learn more by checking out the Kickstarter NOW!
#comic #webcomic #webcomics #kickstarter
#comic #webcomic #webcomics #kickstarter
Comix Cleric - The Indie Way to Host Indie Comics!
A web framework that makes it easier than ever to make and host your webcomic YOUR way! Crafted BY comic creators FOR comic creators!
www.kickstarter.com
December 13, 2025 at 1:55 PM
What a fantastic project, and it's open source! Even if the original developers would be unable to continue contributing years from now, others could pick up dev and support 🤘👏👏👏
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Are you a comics critic? Have you published two pieces over the past year? If so, please apply to this year's Comics Criticism Mini Grant! The application takes only minutes to fill out!
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2026 Comics Criticism Mini Grant
This project will be awarding four mini grants of $250 to comics critics.
To apply, please provide 2 links to comics criticism work of at least 500 words published within the last year (blogs and YouT...
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December 10, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Are you a comics critic? Have you published two pieces over the past year? If so, please apply to this year's Comics Criticism Mini Grant! The application takes only minutes to fill out!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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An executive threatened me with legal action because I shared my own drawings of characters from an original show they canned!!
December 12, 2025 at 1:03 AM
An executive threatened me with legal action because I shared my own drawings of characters from an original show they canned!!
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i made this in december 2023 but never shared it bc i felt like it'd just bum everyone out
December 12, 2025 at 1:18 AM
i made this in december 2023 but never shared it bc i felt like it'd just bum everyone out
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Congratulations to TIME Magazine’s Person of the Year: The Box of Miscellaneous USB and Firewire Cables You Started Collecting in 2007
December 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Congratulations to TIME Magazine’s Person of the Year: The Box of Miscellaneous USB and Firewire Cables You Started Collecting in 2007
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My hot comic take is all wfh comic shit should be paid a salary, every other week, like everyone else at the publishing company. I’m tired of hearing about our colleagues crowdfunding funerals and healthcare.
December 7, 2025 at 10:12 PM
My hot comic take is all wfh comic shit should be paid a salary, every other week, like everyone else at the publishing company. I’m tired of hearing about our colleagues crowdfunding funerals and healthcare.
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The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
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The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored all previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
ALA welcomes reinstatement of all federal IMLS grants to libraries
Today, the American Library Association (ALA) greeted an announcement by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) that it had reinstated all the agency’s grants.
www.ala.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored all previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
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Tennessee voters: Today’s election is a chance to deal another blow to Trump's corrupt party. Voting information below, polls close at 7 PM CT.
Election Day Info: https://sos.tn.gov/elections/services/special-election-information
Polling location: https://web.go-vote-tn.elections.tn.gov/search
Election Day Info: https://sos.tn.gov/elections/services/special-election-information
Polling location: https://web.go-vote-tn.elections.tn.gov/search
Special Election Information | Tennessee Secretary of State
Special Election Information View information about the special election in United States House of Representatives District 7. The special general election will be held December 2. Image View Election Day locations and hours on the GoVoteTN app The easi...
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December 2, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Tennessee voters: Today’s election is a chance to deal another blow to Trump's corrupt party. Voting information below, polls close at 7 PM CT.
Election Day Info: https://sos.tn.gov/elections/services/special-election-information
Polling location: https://web.go-vote-tn.elections.tn.gov/search
Election Day Info: https://sos.tn.gov/elections/services/special-election-information
Polling location: https://web.go-vote-tn.elections.tn.gov/search
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Public libraries in Tennessee have begun to shut down as they carry out an order from state officials to remove children’s books containing LGBTQ+ themes or characters.
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Alarm as Tennessee libraries shut down for Republican 'book purge'
Public libraries in Tennessee have begun to shut down as they carry out an order from state officials to remove children’s books containing LGBTQ+ themes or characters.For Popular Information, Rebecca...
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November 28, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Public libraries in Tennessee have begun to shut down as they carry out an order from state officials to remove children’s books containing LGBTQ+ themes or characters.
www.rawstory.com/alternet-pos...
www.rawstory.com/alternet-pos...
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I found a flowchart which helps you navigate the IT landscape
October 1, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I found a flowchart which helps you navigate the IT landscape
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I finally added some prints to my shop that I forgot to earlier as well as Mystery Parcels for the holiday season. ✨🖤
Today is my birthday! Please enjoy the start of my holiday sale which is now live in my shop to celebrate.
Today is my birthday! Please enjoy the start of my holiday sale which is now live in my shop to celebrate.
November 29, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I finally added some prints to my shop that I forgot to earlier as well as Mystery Parcels for the holiday season. ✨🖤
Today is my birthday! Please enjoy the start of my holiday sale which is now live in my shop to celebrate.
Today is my birthday! Please enjoy the start of my holiday sale which is now live in my shop to celebrate.
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You have just under 🕙12 HOURS LEFT🕐to grab ANY and ALL Iron Circus books for 50% OFF!
It's our BIGGEST sale of the YEAR, and even BRAND NEW titles are up for grabs!
Don't delay! These prices end at 11:59 pm EASTERN TIME!
store.ironcircus.com
It's our BIGGEST sale of the YEAR, and even BRAND NEW titles are up for grabs!
Don't delay! These prices end at 11:59 pm EASTERN TIME!
store.ironcircus.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
You have just under 🕙12 HOURS LEFT🕐to grab ANY and ALL Iron Circus books for 50% OFF!
It's our BIGGEST sale of the YEAR, and even BRAND NEW titles are up for grabs!
Don't delay! These prices end at 11:59 pm EASTERN TIME!
store.ironcircus.com
It's our BIGGEST sale of the YEAR, and even BRAND NEW titles are up for grabs!
Don't delay! These prices end at 11:59 pm EASTERN TIME!
store.ironcircus.com