Kara Buchanan 🏳️⚧️
@magicariot.com
Author of trans magical girl novels “Magica Riot” and "Magica Riot: Full Bloom,” and the creator of the Maidensong Magica universe.
43 year old trans lesbian from PDX.
Lover of magical girls, sci-fi, anime, and games.
SFWA member.
She/her.
magicariot.com
43 year old trans lesbian from PDX.
Lover of magical girls, sci-fi, anime, and games.
SFWA member.
She/her.
magicariot.com
Pinned
My 2026 goal is for my queer magical girls to take over all media/entertainment. Failing that, I’d just love for them to find some new fans who’ll love them. 🥹
Get in on the adventures of Portland’s deeply gay magical girl rock band & their new trans keytarist! Ebook, print, & audio! magicariot.com
Get in on the adventures of Portland’s deeply gay magical girl rock band & their new trans keytarist! Ebook, print, & audio! magicariot.com
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1. Magica Riot by Kara Buchanan (@magicariot.com)
First book of the year was this fun romp about a queer magical girl band in Portland. Got called the flam out in the first few pages (positive).
Real hopeful and trans joy vibes that we need right now. Love these girls and need more of them!
First book of the year was this fun romp about a queer magical girl band in Portland. Got called the flam out in the first few pages (positive).
Real hopeful and trans joy vibes that we need right now. Love these girls and need more of them!
January 14, 2026 at 11:58 PM
1. Magica Riot by Kara Buchanan (@magicariot.com)
First book of the year was this fun romp about a queer magical girl band in Portland. Got called the flam out in the first few pages (positive).
Real hopeful and trans joy vibes that we need right now. Love these girls and need more of them!
First book of the year was this fun romp about a queer magical girl band in Portland. Got called the flam out in the first few pages (positive).
Real hopeful and trans joy vibes that we need right now. Love these girls and need more of them!
You know how the Magica Riot cutie crew and I feel about transphobes and TERFs
January 15, 2026 at 12:04 AM
You know how the Magica Riot cutie crew and I feel about transphobes and TERFs
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It's a new year and I'm celebrating my new novel. "Magica Riot: Full Bloom" is the action-packed, bigger, gayer, more emotional sequel to my debut.
Claire & the rest of Magica Riot must face two threats with the help of unexpected new friends! In ebook, print, & audio form! magicariot.com/fullbloom
Claire & the rest of Magica Riot must face two threats with the help of unexpected new friends! In ebook, print, & audio form! magicariot.com/fullbloom
January 14, 2026 at 6:03 PM
It's a new year and I'm celebrating my new novel. "Magica Riot: Full Bloom" is the action-packed, bigger, gayer, more emotional sequel to my debut.
Claire & the rest of Magica Riot must face two threats with the help of unexpected new friends! In ebook, print, & audio form! magicariot.com/fullbloom
Claire & the rest of Magica Riot must face two threats with the help of unexpected new friends! In ebook, print, & audio form! magicariot.com/fullbloom
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It's out!! I put my entire heart and soul into narrating this book, I'm super proud of it!!!
"Magica Riot: Full Bloom," the audiobook edition, is now available on @itch.io. Narrated once again by @windygria.art, here's twelve hours of new queer Portland magical girl audio adventures for your enjoyment.
Out NOW on Itch, coming soon to other platforms. stormmaiden.itch.io/magica-riot-...
Out NOW on Itch, coming soon to other platforms. stormmaiden.itch.io/magica-riot-...
December 20, 2025 at 4:10 AM
It's out!! I put my entire heart and soul into narrating this book, I'm super proud of it!!!
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Reviewers need to understand who their audience is. It’s easy to imitate reviewers you’ve read and enjoyed without realizing the tone they’re using indicates their audience. 🧵
January 14, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Reviewers need to understand who their audience is. It’s easy to imitate reviewers you’ve read and enjoyed without realizing the tone they’re using indicates their audience. 🧵
am I gonna have to ratio the governor again
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek is appointing Tim Knopp, a former state senator from Bend, to help improve the state's business climate. The Republican Knopp led the longest legislative walkout in Oregon history in 2023.
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek taps Republican rival to boost business relations
Tim Knopp, a former state senator from Bend, will join Kotek’s administration.
www.opb.org
January 14, 2026 at 7:32 PM
am I gonna have to ratio the governor again
If you’re wondering why a lot of creative types on here have to be in constant self-promo mode, it’s because when we aren’t, sales start to fall and we have to fix that because we enjoy having food and such.
January 14, 2026 at 7:30 PM
If you’re wondering why a lot of creative types on here have to be in constant self-promo mode, it’s because when we aren’t, sales start to fall and we have to fix that because we enjoy having food and such.
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RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
![You’ve got super fans pausing and zooming in on individuals frames of your documentary. One allegedly shows one of the Duffers with a ChatGPT tab open on their computer. In your presence, what did they use ChatGPT for?
I mean, are we even sure they had ChatGPT open?
I’m personally not, but the internet seems sure.
Well, there’s a lot of chatter where [social media users] are like, “We don’t really know, but we’re assuming.” But to me it’s like, doesn’t everybody have it open, to just do quick research?
I do.
How can you possibly write a storyline with 19 characters and use ChatGPT, I don’t even understand.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7t2urmt3i33jl6tjgiolio6g/bafkreidw2tmcr2ayq74oqmjm5pn2tdox6hlxnpqevhuqqj6oa7nsslx3oi@jpeg)
January 13, 2026 at 8:45 PM
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
It's a new year and I'm celebrating my new novel. "Magica Riot: Full Bloom" is the action-packed, bigger, gayer, more emotional sequel to my debut.
Claire & the rest of Magica Riot must face two threats with the help of unexpected new friends! In ebook, print, & audio form! magicariot.com/fullbloom
Claire & the rest of Magica Riot must face two threats with the help of unexpected new friends! In ebook, print, & audio form! magicariot.com/fullbloom
January 14, 2026 at 6:03 PM
It's a new year and I'm celebrating my new novel. "Magica Riot: Full Bloom" is the action-packed, bigger, gayer, more emotional sequel to my debut.
Claire & the rest of Magica Riot must face two threats with the help of unexpected new friends! In ebook, print, & audio form! magicariot.com/fullbloom
Claire & the rest of Magica Riot must face two threats with the help of unexpected new friends! In ebook, print, & audio form! magicariot.com/fullbloom
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This. I am done returning to the status quo of what got us here. I want universal healthcare. I want a maximum wage tied to the minimum wage. I want omnipresent, cheap public transit and walkable neighborhoods. I want Supreme Court and police reform, and I want the rich to pay their fair share.
We need to pick up this Overton Window and throw it as far as we can. Stop waiting for shit to “be popular” and start advocating for what is transparently right.
January 14, 2026 at 4:08 PM
This. I am done returning to the status quo of what got us here. I want universal healthcare. I want a maximum wage tied to the minimum wage. I want omnipresent, cheap public transit and walkable neighborhoods. I want Supreme Court and police reform, and I want the rich to pay their fair share.
One of my favorite music critics, Todd in the Shadows, has a series called “Trainwreckords.”
Trainwreckords have a specific criteria. They aren’t just “albums I think are bad,” they’re albums whose badness caused the end of a career or the end of glory days.
The term has more meaning that way.
Trainwreckords have a specific criteria. They aren’t just “albums I think are bad,” they’re albums whose badness caused the end of a career or the end of glory days.
The term has more meaning that way.
January 14, 2026 at 5:28 PM
One of my favorite music critics, Todd in the Shadows, has a series called “Trainwreckords.”
Trainwreckords have a specific criteria. They aren’t just “albums I think are bad,” they’re albums whose badness caused the end of a career or the end of glory days.
The term has more meaning that way.
Trainwreckords have a specific criteria. They aren’t just “albums I think are bad,” they’re albums whose badness caused the end of a career or the end of glory days.
The term has more meaning that way.
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Sabi-chan is a big-eyed wasabi fairy from Shizuoka, Japan.
January 14, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Sabi-chan is a big-eyed wasabi fairy from Shizuoka, Japan.
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Want a story that's like Heated Rivalry meets Dispatch, but trans?
Well, if you squint *really hard*, you can pretend this is that. Since we've got superheroes, and the love interest is Russian and named Ilya.
And, there's also gender.
beedok.itch.io/dirty-little...
www.amazon.com/Dirty-Little...
Well, if you squint *really hard*, you can pretend this is that. Since we've got superheroes, and the love interest is Russian and named Ilya.
And, there's also gender.
beedok.itch.io/dirty-little...
www.amazon.com/Dirty-Little...
January 14, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Want a story that's like Heated Rivalry meets Dispatch, but trans?
Well, if you squint *really hard*, you can pretend this is that. Since we've got superheroes, and the love interest is Russian and named Ilya.
And, there's also gender.
beedok.itch.io/dirty-little...
www.amazon.com/Dirty-Little...
Well, if you squint *really hard*, you can pretend this is that. Since we've got superheroes, and the love interest is Russian and named Ilya.
And, there's also gender.
beedok.itch.io/dirty-little...
www.amazon.com/Dirty-Little...
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More faces for daily 1090!
January 14, 2026 at 4:06 AM
More faces for daily 1090!
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Important: While the Utah bill is framed around porn taxes, the actual letter of the bill discusses “material harmful to minors.” So this could start as a porn tax, and if Utah defines LGBT content as “harmful to minors,” balloon into something so much bigger. As is the case with this genre of bills
January 14, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Important: While the Utah bill is framed around porn taxes, the actual letter of the bill discusses “material harmful to minors.” So this could start as a porn tax, and if Utah defines LGBT content as “harmful to minors,” balloon into something so much bigger. As is the case with this genre of bills
Reposted by Kara Buchanan 🏳️⚧️
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Bandcamp bans AI music
Bandcamp Bans AI Music
AI music has become a big problem on streaming services. Remember the Velvet Sundown, the AI-generated psych-rock band from last year with hundreds of thousands of Spotify streams? Remember bands gett...
stereogum.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Bandcamp bans AI music
anyway,
I don’t even *make* NSFW work but I am begging people to please be normal about NSFW work and the people who make it.
January 14, 2026 at 4:39 AM
anyway,
idk I'd never enjoy seeing my books used to put down another indie trans author's work. I bet a lot of my peers would feel the same way.
there's a lot of books out there I don't get along with, and plenty of folks who don't get along with mine. no desire to pit 'em against each other though.
there's a lot of books out there I don't get along with, and plenty of folks who don't get along with mine. no desire to pit 'em against each other though.
January 14, 2026 at 3:33 AM
idk I'd never enjoy seeing my books used to put down another indie trans author's work. I bet a lot of my peers would feel the same way.
there's a lot of books out there I don't get along with, and plenty of folks who don't get along with mine. no desire to pit 'em against each other though.
there's a lot of books out there I don't get along with, and plenty of folks who don't get along with mine. no desire to pit 'em against each other though.
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A reminder that I am still trying to get some gender-affirming healthcare paid for and really could use the help.
gofund.me/513a8d222
In this time of unprecedented assaults of transphobia, please help me not feel fucking awful every day of my life.
#mutualaid #ma #fundraiser #trans #gender #healthcare
In this time of unprecedented assaults of transphobia, please help me not feel fucking awful every day of my life.
#mutualaid #ma #fundraiser #trans #gender #healthcare
Donate to Tris' Gender-Affirming Care, organized by Tristan Kasinger
I am a 36 year old trans woman who is raising money for gender-affirming surger… Tristan Kasinger needs your support for Donate to Tris' Gender-Affirming Care
gofund.me
January 13, 2026 at 3:59 AM
A reminder that I am still trying to get some gender-affirming healthcare paid for and really could use the help.
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What are readers saying about @sophiajt.com's debut novel?
Discover for yourself: transistance.press/links
Discover for yourself: transistance.press/links
October 28, 2025 at 10:04 AM
What are readers saying about @sophiajt.com's debut novel?
Discover for yourself: transistance.press/links
Discover for yourself: transistance.press/links
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She's live! Machines of Consent is out now!
*Big* thanks to everyone who has pre-ordered. I hope you all thoroughly enjoy the adventures of Jess and Roh!
*Big* thanks to everyone who has pre-ordered. I hope you all thoroughly enjoy the adventures of Jess and Roh!
Thank you to all those who have pre-ordered - Machines of Consent by @sophiajt.com is OUT NOW!!
The book is currently live on Itch, and will begin shipping on other platforms over the next 24 hours.
If you haven't pre-ordered, grab your copy today: transistance.press/links/
The book is currently live on Itch, and will begin shipping on other platforms over the next 24 hours.
If you haven't pre-ordered, grab your copy today: transistance.press/links/
October 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
She's live! Machines of Consent is out now!
*Big* thanks to everyone who has pre-ordered. I hope you all thoroughly enjoy the adventures of Jess and Roh!
*Big* thanks to everyone who has pre-ordered. I hope you all thoroughly enjoy the adventures of Jess and Roh!
Reposted by Kara Buchanan 🏳️⚧️
Every day is better when there's new Magica Riot art 🥹
Please look at the wonderful ray of sunshine that is Hana, aka the magical girl Riot Green, as depicted by the one and only @windygria.art!
I love her, she made my whole day brighter!
Please look at the wonderful ray of sunshine that is Hana, aka the magical girl Riot Green, as depicted by the one and only @windygria.art!
I love her, she made my whole day brighter!
January 12, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Every day is better when there's new Magica Riot art 🥹
Please look at the wonderful ray of sunshine that is Hana, aka the magical girl Riot Green, as depicted by the one and only @windygria.art!
I love her, she made my whole day brighter!
Please look at the wonderful ray of sunshine that is Hana, aka the magical girl Riot Green, as depicted by the one and only @windygria.art!
I love her, she made my whole day brighter!
Profiles in cowardice from the publishing industry.
Myself and many other queer independent authors are out there putting our work into the world whether publishers have the good sense and guts to or not.
Support indie & self-published queer authors.
Myself and many other queer independent authors are out there putting our work into the world whether publishers have the good sense and guts to or not.
Support indie & self-published queer authors.
Depressing news reported at @lgbtqnation.com:
Publishers are “stepping back” from LGBTQ+ books amid bans & the current GOP president
www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/publ...
#kidlit #queerkidlit #lgbtq #booksky
Publishers are “stepping back” from LGBTQ+ books amid bans & the current GOP president
www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/publ...
#kidlit #queerkidlit #lgbtq #booksky
Publishers are “stepping back” from LGBTQ+ books amid bans & the current GOP president - LGBTQ Nation
"In the face of so many book bans and so much concern about decreasing school library sales of queer content" publishers are "passing" on LGBTQ+ books.
www.lgbtqnation.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Profiles in cowardice from the publishing industry.
Myself and many other queer independent authors are out there putting our work into the world whether publishers have the good sense and guts to or not.
Support indie & self-published queer authors.
Myself and many other queer independent authors are out there putting our work into the world whether publishers have the good sense and guts to or not.
Support indie & self-published queer authors.
Well, so much for Itch payouts being fast again 😩
January 13, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Well, so much for Itch payouts being fast again 😩