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Ashe Thurman
@pixelsandpins.bsky.social
1.5K followers 300 following 550 posts
SF/F writer 📚
Voice actor (Milaine-Kumax3 Bear, Nora-My Time at Portia, One Piece, Fire Force)
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Pictures of cats, crafts, and bugs.

✏️SFF Books & Blogs: pixelsandpins.com
✏️Alien Romance: loreleihavok.com
🎙Voice: ashethurman.com
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pixelsandpins.bsky.social
We love good looking books in this house.

Just got in my hardcover of the complete Harrow County by Cullen Bunn and Tyler Crook from Dark Horse.

Super gorgeous drawer design. Also has a ribbon bookmark!

#booksky #comics
The cover sleeve of Harrow County, title text in embroidery font on wood grain pattern. Book cover, woman's skin crumpled up in drawer. Spine of book showing drawer pulls. Black painted edges on pages. Interior of comic featuring panels in the middle-ish of the story.
December 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
pixelsandpins.bsky.social
This is a bit of a champagne problem, but in case you're also in this scenario, I don't want you to feel alone.

I'm in a weird present cold war with my mom, and she doesn't even seem to realize it. In the sense that: I don't want any Christmas presents, and she REFUSES to comply.🧵?
December 9, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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ohjoysextoy.bsky.social
Who better to tackle the massive topic of HIV, AIDS and PrEP than @silverbd.bsky.social, a French Planned Parenthood volunteer who also happens to be gay, polyamorous, and on PreP himself? 1/2
www.ohjoysextoy.com/aids-hiv-pre...
A cartoony drawing of a white man is introducing himself saying, "Hi! My name is Silver, I'm a French cartoonist and I volunteer and work at the French Planned Parenthood." He is holding a bunch of drawing utensils in his left hand and in his right is a picket sign reading "SMASH THE PATRIARCHY". As he happily tosses blue pills into the air like confetti, he announces, "I'm also a polyamorous gay guy who started taking PrEP last year!" Silver narrates over a flashback of various sexual encounters he's had, all while looking anxious or worried. "Being on PrEP has changed how I experience sex. It's lifted a weight I didn't even know I was carrying." In his flashbacks, he worries to himself, "What if the condom breaks? Remember that article on that guy who caught HIV with a blow job? Do we REALLY trust this guy?? Did you see the ratio of infected gay men? It's only a matter of time!" Present day Silver returns, saying "HIV was always there, in a small corner of my mind, haunting me. And information and PrEP has helped free me from that." Silver presents the floating titles "HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus" and "AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome" while narrating, "So let's get into it! I'm here to talk about HIV, AIDS and PrEP! First and foremost, the important thing to know about the big and scary HIV and AIDS, is that they are not the same thing. HIV is the name of the virus. And AIDS is the name of a condition, caused by HIV. One of the most important parts of our immune system are our CD4 cells which are also known as white blood cells. These cells fight against all kind of infections." We are taken inside a vein, first showing us blood cells with determined eyes who are glaring down a monstrous yellow cell with evil-looking eyes, teeth, and tentacles. The red blood cells declare, "You shall not pass!" at the invader. Then we see red blood cells that have been infected (they have hollow, zombie-like eyes now, and brown spikey clusters in their membranes) and are splitting into more copies of themselves. NARRATION: What HIV does is that it infects and hides in our CD4 cells. Making it impossible for our body to find and fight. These infected CD4 cells become ineffective, but they still multiply to fight attacks, which helps the HIV multiply too! An man in boxers stands among the following narration. From his boxers upwards, he is colored red. From below his boxers down to his feet, he is colored teal, and the number 600 is written on him- denoting his CD4 count. Full transcript: https://www.ohjoysextoy.com/aids-hiv-prep-silver/ A very worried person asks Silver, "OK. So what do I do if the HIV test comes back positive? It's... incurable, right?" Silver answers reassuringly, "Unfortunately so. BUT there are so many ways to deal with it. Being diagnosed with HIV is not the death sentence it once was. Nowadays, you can live a long and normal life, even with HIV. Over an image of a worried man consulting with a happy medical practitioner, the narration reads, "The most important thing to do when you discover you're HIV-positive is to go see a doctor as quickly as possible, to discover your CD4 cell count, and start an Antiretroviral Therapy (ART). The sooner you start the treatment the better." The text continues over an illustration of a confident young man who is looking at a collection of over-sized pills that are floating around his head. "ART is a mix of different HIV medicines and the regimen will depend on your CD4 count, your medical background and other particular needs. To each their own!" NARRATION: Generally, ART helps lower the amount of virus in your system by hindering and getting in the way of how it grows and proliferates in the body. It gives your body the chance to increase its CD4 count so you can put up a better fight against other opportunistic infections. IMAGE: Back inside a blood stream, we see big beefy red blood cells staring down a smaller invader who looks scared. SILVER: Hopefully, within a matter of months of the right ART treatment, the virus should be restrained and the viral load should drop so low that you'll become undetectable! The nervous guy from earlier asks Silver, "Undetectable?" to which Silver reassuringly responds, "Yup! Through the years of the AIDS epidemic, we discovered that a person can get a viral load so low it becomes undetectable through tests, and essentially untransmittable! They aren't cured, but through diligent use of ART, they've pushed the virus back so much it doesn't even show up any more." NARRATION: That's why it's SO important to begin a treatment as soon as possible and to know your viral load and CD4 count. A different little dude is holding a letter with his results on it while he exclaims, "Yes, finally!" NARRATION: With that data, treatment and follow-ups, it can take only a few months before a HIV-positive person can start having the sex life they want without fear they'll transmit HIV! IMAGE: A hairy man happily reclines on his back while his partner buries his face between his legs. Lots of hearts float around them. NARRATION: It's called "Treatment as Prevention" or TasP for short. NARRATION: It still isn't a cure, and even when you're undetectable, you'll need to keep taking ART for the rest of your life. IMAGE: A person from the shoulders-up stars into the distance in profile with a constellation of pills orbiting around his head.
December 6, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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nat.gertler.com
In the 1950s, the world went after comic books for having material that was too intense. You'd never see anything like that in the Sunday funnies of the time...

Except for in the Eveready battery comics ad campaign that ran at least 1950-1960.
Opening panel of Buried Alive under 2 tons of rock!
December 6, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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pixelsandpins.bsky.social
Episode 4
On Sunny's homeworld, carnivorous plants are the least of Lidea's concerns as their relationship gets weird.
#booksky 💙📚🪐

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Episode 4- Homestead
There were a few interesting things about Tomar that set it apart from anywhere else in all the connected worlds. It was the only large permanent city on the entirety of Latolan; a city-state of so…
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December 4, 2025 at 9:39 PM
pixelsandpins.bsky.social
Episode 4
On Sunny's homeworld, carnivorous plants are the least of Lidea's concerns as their relationship gets weird.
#booksky 💙📚🪐

Site: pixelsandpins.com/theartificeo...
Wattpad: www.wattpad.com/story/401040...
Inkitt: www.wattpad.com/story/401040...
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Episode 4- Homestead
There were a few interesting things about Tomar that set it apart from anywhere else in all the connected worlds. It was the only large permanent city on the entirety of Latolan; a city-state of so…
pixelsandpins.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:39 PM
pixelsandpins.bsky.social
If you've never been told: the influencers you might be seeing doing #christmasdecor hauls right now are not...like...normal.

Most people have the same decor they pull out year after year and maybe add to bit by bit. That's "real life."

It's always good to remember how much fake shit you're fed.
December 3, 2025 at 8:23 PM
pixelsandpins.bsky.social
As a kid, we used the same advent calendar every year. It was a wooden Christmas tree with drawers that my mom put candy and stickers in.

As an adult, I just use this "countdown clock."

I don't understand the modern gachapon style ones when they consistently don't deliver good products.
A shelf on a bookshelf. Decor items in front of the books are: small globes with Christmas animals in them, a ceramic decor piece shaped like a cat sitting in front of a window with a flameless tealight behind, a wooden "countdown" plaque with the words "Long rests 'til Christmas" laser carved into the face and a chalk-paint hexagon with the number 25" written on it.
December 2, 2025 at 9:58 PM
pixelsandpins.bsky.social
Interesting advertising strategy, Mr. Cheeseman.
A Wisconsin cheese man catalogue. Sticker reads- "LAST CHANCE [in bold]: We don't want to bother you with unwanted catalogs. This could be your final catalog. Please order today to receive future editions!"
December 2, 2025 at 8:12 PM
pixelsandpins.bsky.social
New episode (4) this week.

Sunny and Lidea head back "home," a city-state on a planet covered by carnivorous plants.

Catch up with the episodes so far.

#writsky #booksky
December 2, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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marinmmiller.com
AI dubs aren't just an attempt to replace voice actors. Engineering, mixing, writing, directing, and QC are also cut, narrowed down to a single prompter.

When I write dub scripts, it is an exercise in musicality, translation, and personal life experience. A prompter understands none of that.
November 29, 2025 at 8:54 PM
pixelsandpins.bsky.social
If you're investing in a pre-lit faux tree, I recommend ones with two light color schemes. We've only used multi-color, so far, but it dramatically changes the feel of the tree to give options should we want them.

#Christmas #Christmasdecor
A christmas tree. The ornaments and light are multi-colored across the full spectrum. The tree skirt has rainbow trees on it. A plush dragon sits atop as a tree topper. A bookshelf is in the background The same tree as previous with the warm white light schemes instead of multi.
November 30, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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theradr.bsky.social
I think it’s time to put this one back out into the ether, friends

Come and learn about how the tropes undergirding anti-Jewish hatred and conspiracy theories as they exist today came to be…
The Antisemitism Post (tm)
Gotta get the history to know where the tropes live in the discourse today.
www.lifeisasacredtext.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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tenebrouspress.bsky.social
2 ongoing convos are dovetailing rn:
1. a holiday shopping $ blackout aimed at big business;
2. worry over small presses closing or paring down.

Let's talk direct action: YOU CAN DO BOTH😀

IT'S VITAL TO SUPPORT indie pubs that encourage risk & diversity. Here's a 🧵 of em you can support directly:
November 22, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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caelan.bsky.social
I did Conversion Therapy for YouTube.
youtu.be/g1lg8ixkN8w
November 22, 2025 at 9:37 PM
pixelsandpins.bsky.social
Special henna request at the Renn Faire this weekend. Absolutely enamored.
November 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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pixelsandpins.bsky.social
This goes out to everyone who's going to have to explain Dispatch or Date Everything! to their extended family this holiday season.

(Originally written for VN Game Den in 2021)

#blogs #visualnovels #gaming #datingsims
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How to Talk to Your Family About Visual Novels
Originally written for VN Game Den in December 2021 Oh no. You’ve done it.The conversation had been pleasant enough when you all sat down for a holiday dinner with the family. Then Aunt Sheryl (bec…
pixelsandpins.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
pixelsandpins.bsky.social
Bookmail today brought Dear Stupid Penpal by @rascalhartley.bsky.social.

The packaging from @tenebrouspress.bsky.social press is just lovely!

#booksky 💙📚🪐
A purple box. The image on top is a flaming skull in a flower crown. The word "Tenebrous" is on the front wall in a serif font.. The previous purple box flipped over to reveal a flower crown skull logo on the back. A sticker with more skeletons. A bookmark featuring book covers from the company, a pin with the skull logo, the book Dear Stupid Penpal.
November 19, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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arianem.com
Still looking for South Asian fem print actors to voice Nora! Compared to the other characters, she had the least auditions.

We extended Nora auditions till the end of the Nov 20.

Those that previously submitted for Nora can resubmit
👇Send below👇
November 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
pixelsandpins.bsky.social
This goes out to everyone who's going to have to explain Dispatch or Date Everything! to their extended family this holiday season.

(Originally written for VN Game Den in 2021)

#blogs #visualnovels #gaming #datingsims
pixelsandpins.com/2025/11/19/h...
How to Talk to Your Family About Visual Novels
Originally written for VN Game Den in December 2021 Oh no. You’ve done it.The conversation had been pleasant enough when you all sat down for a holiday dinner with the family. Then Aunt Sheryl (bec…
pixelsandpins.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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haileypiperfights.bsky.social
We lost some work because some authors who showed their weirdness and rough edges asked uncomfortable questions about the power structures too many people accept as given, and then a bunch of the "community" tormented them until they hid away.

Isabel Fall was one for starters.
beijingpalmer.bsky.social BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 21d
I think we lost some work because authors were afraid to show their weirdnesses, rough edges, to ask uncomfortable questions.
morgankbell.bsky.social Morgan K. Bell @morgankbell.bsky.social · 21d
We can debate all day about who got cancelled and whether or not they deserved it, but one thing I have noticed is that a lot of queer YA written from ~2019-2022 has a kind of sterile after-school-special vibe where you can just tell they sanitized the fuck out of it to appease the Twitter hivemind
November 18, 2025 at 10:08 PM
pixelsandpins.bsky.social
This one particular muscovy duck at the park.

That is all.
A muscovy duck. Black duck with red features around the beak. Other ducks and water are in the background. Another picture of same duck with a different head angle.
November 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
pixelsandpins.bsky.social
Needed to make some belt straps for my husband's new (upcycled?) Renn Faire bag. Made new ones for mine while I was at it.

Need to figure out a way to cover the branding on the new bag.
A closeup of moss green cloth loops with golden stitch down the middle. Two brown bags A femme person wearing a bag on a belt loop
November 17, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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merriam-webster.com
‘Father’ and ‘dad’ are synonyms.

‘Figure’ and ‘bod’ are synonyms.

But, a ‘father figure’ and a ‘dad bod’ aren’t exactly the same thing…
November 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM
pixelsandpins.bsky.social
Venom 251 references Iron Man's roller skate era. Ewing's deep cuts come outta nowhere every time. #comics #venom
November 14, 2025 at 4:44 AM