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Azrai
@theazrai.com
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Your local pirate twink, theme alchemist, and adventure hermit. I struggle with dms. Tiny cottage owner. Co-creator of StarWhispers.co and working on a castle in a housing crisis with @loutellstales.bsky.social 💚

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Azrai @theazrai.com · Dec 14
We’ve been evicted for Christmas & I think this is a perfectly measured response all things considered 🔥🎄🔥

We have 5 days.

Support our mad dash to a hotel, a storage unit, and safe housing beyond that:
www.starwhispers.co/thelastthres...

@loutellstales.bsky.social @quintoncornell.bsky.social
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loutellstales.bsky.social
Before Nox was the demon with the heart of Gold he was… Well. A demon without a heart of gold and a blacksmith cover.

A colouring book concept page for the queer, dark urban, romantasy story ‘MARROW’ I’m writing with @theazrai.com (think: angels, demons, and witches, oh my).
An illustration of a medieval inspired dark figure in a cape that shadows his face revealing only a golden, demonic, eye. He wears a blacksmith’s apron which is covered in ~Mystery Jam~ while he holds the head of a Sleeping Man. Behind him a grey plume of smoke reveals a partially hidden sword also covered in jam. Embers fall from above him. We get the feeling the figure is on a rampage of fury or revenge. In the front in white and black is the word: MARROW. The title of the story this character is from. As well as the artist signature (Loutellstales) and a request not to repost this work.
January 18, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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therosecleric.bsky.social
i am sorry all i've posted as of late has been my ongoing winter fundraiser, but i need to do the following:

- replace my passport & acquire documents my parents misplaced, because i'm a US citizen and i'm scared
- pay a $200 heating bill

any help is appreciated

gofund.me/b1222e208
Donate to Support Essential Needs for Winter, organized by Amihan Rose
UPDATE: Though SNAP benefits have been restored, having extra assistance each month hel… Amihan Rose needs your support for Support Essential Needs for Winter
gofund.me
January 16, 2026 at 5:54 PM
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thecandacemarie.bsky.social
ICE has begun to infiltrate our neighborhoods nationwide and none of us should be without the proper docs. Please help Amihan get what he needs ❤️
therosecleric.bsky.social ➼ amihan (he/hymn) @therosecleric.bsky.social · 2d
i am sorry all i've posted as of late has been my ongoing winter fundraiser, but i need to do the following:

- replace my passport & acquire documents my parents misplaced, because i'm a US citizen and i'm scared
- pay a $200 heating bill

any help is appreciated

gofund.me/b1222e208
Donate to Support Essential Needs for Winter, organized by Amihan Rose
UPDATE: Though SNAP benefits have been restored, having extra assistance each month hel… Amihan Rose needs your support for Support Essential Needs for Winter
gofund.me
January 17, 2026 at 10:38 PM
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loutellstales.bsky.social
‘In hell there is dark so deep no light but that of a human soul can pierce it…’

Another concept for me and @theazrai.com’s queer, urban romantasy book: MARROW.
An illustration in black and white of a witch in a pitch black void. He is casting a soul candle spell. There are stars and sparks around one main light in the witches outstretched hand. The main light (the soul candle) is loosely based off a human heart. This spell allows his spirit to act as a light in the dark for as long as he can keep it lit. At his chest the hands of the damned in the void of Hell are grabbing at him and the light and nearly pulling him under. The title of the series: MARROW. Is front and centre. To the left is the artist signature: Loutellstales and a request not to repost this work.
January 17, 2026 at 8:04 PM
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loutellstales.bsky.social
Do you have a mental list of things you can’t live without? I do. And you guys made sure I didn’t have to flee without them. Thank you.
theazrai.com Azrai @theazrai.com · 2d
We could only keep what we could pack in 8 days - but everything we saved, we saved because of you all. We can’t thank you enough.

If you’d like to be an absolute ally🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 and get us into safe housing: www.starwhispers.co/thelastthres...

Incase ya missed this little update elsewhere 💚:
January 16, 2026 at 4:00 PM
theazrai.com
We could only keep what we could pack in 8 days - but everything we saved, we saved because of you all. We can’t thank you enough.

If you’d like to be an absolute ally🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 and get us into safe housing: www.starwhispers.co/thelastthres...

Incase ya missed this little update elsewhere 💚:
January 16, 2026 at 3:55 PM
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cuteosphere.bsky.social
When I was younger I didn’t know trans men existed. I didn’t know it was an option, and I felt alone and hopeless that I would never have a body that I felt comfortable in.

Hiding the existence of gay and trans people doesn’t make kids straight or cis, it just makes gay and trans kids miserable
hearthfox.bsky.social HearthFox ΘΔ @hearthfox.bsky.social · 3d
Any time someone tells you they're pro censorship to protect kids what they really mean is they don't want those kids to turn out queer.
It doesn't work that way, though.
January 15, 2026 at 8:29 PM
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jonathanhoefler.bsky.social
While the pasty incels who work the federal agencies continue to churn out feeble, bloodless AI pastiches of Axis propaganda, here’s how a living breathing artist powerfully invokes design history. This is by illustrator Emily K in South Philly, a free poster-sized download on her website: →
January 15, 2026 at 7:57 PM
theazrai.com
Thank you to everyone for your mysterious patience with me and my glacial replies to messages across all platforms, absolute ally behavior
January 15, 2026 at 4:27 PM
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erininthemorning.com
1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts?

Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.

Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
2026 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From!
This year, consider ordering your Girl Scout cookies from a trans girl scout to make their day!
www.erininthemorning.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:16 PM
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loutellstales.bsky.social
In MARROW a poltergeist is a damned being that fuses ghosts & spirits into itself.
It uses stolen memories & voices to violently haunt the living to death—then it consumes them. In a parasitic circle that can slowly wipe out entire families & elevate the poltergeist to demonhood.
@theazrai.com
An illustration of a monstrous poltergeist. It has three mouthes and a dried, warped, humanoid body without clothing. It has four arms. It seems to be crouched in a relaxed manner. As if settled on a shelf looking down at someone. Beneath it in bold text reads: MARROW. The title of the story it’s from. Beside that is the signature of the artist: Loutellstales. With a request not to repost the artwork.
January 13, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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loutellstales.bsky.social
An example of a MARROW comic turned animation I’ve been experimenting with.

I’d love to make a cartoon. So I’m always looking to find ways to do it on a smaller scale.
January 13, 2026 at 6:41 PM
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loutellstales.bsky.social
Happy Portfolio Day! 🌈👹🌟

I’m Lou, I love to make queer, heartfelt, illustrations, comics and animations.

I’m a Jack of all trades and an art style chameleon. But atm my focus is on creating concept artwork for the dark urban romantasy I’m writing with my beloved @theazrai.com.
‘MARROW’
An illustration of a man smoking in front of a stained glass window showing a saint with a morning star in his hand and two angels turned towards him. At the bottom the title of the story this illustration was made for; MARROW is front and centre. An illustration of a three mouthed, four armed, emaciated, monster with the text POLTERGEIST above it. At the bottom the title of the story it is from MARROW is front and centre. An illustration of the two main characters of a dark urban fantasy story, MARROW. A witch nervously talking to a horned demon who has him in a grip by the front of his sweater. The sweater is adorned with eye iconography. Which the witch has a mark of on the back of one hand clutching a grimoire. The demon has dog tags and bracers on his wrists. They are ringed in electricity and magical stars while smoke from the demon’s cigarette trails off to one side. The title of their story, MARROW, is at the bottom. An early illustration of the demon, NOX, inside a birdcage. With chains and demonic hands bordering him. His named is scratched across the front of the cage, while beneath it in faint blue his old name is featured. At the bottom of the image is the title of the story he belongs to: MARROW.
January 13, 2026 at 6:37 PM
theazrai.com
ancient egyptians had tax receipts and public notices before they even had accessible paper

your fantasy worlds shouldn’t be graphically naked!
January 13, 2026 at 3:36 PM
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kristadb1.bsky.social
Hey folks, I wanted to boost this. Scotty is just shy of $1000. He got an extension on his housing situation, at least, but still has six weeks to find a new place to life (and move).
kristadb1.bsky.social Krista D. Ball: Canada's Snarky Potato @kristadb1.bsky.social · 15d
Hey folks, an Alberta trans elder has had to make the difficult decision to sell his home. Please share his GoFundMe (and donate if you can) to assist with the move, lawyers, etc.

I don't know Scotty personally, but he is in several of my IRL friends' circles.

www.gofundme.com/f/mutual-aid...
Donate to Mutual Aid for Trans Elder, organized by Scotty Kupsch
My name is Scotty, I'm a disabled older Trans man in desperate need of help. Despite all my … Scotty Kupsch needs your support for Mutual Aid for Trans Elder
www.gofundme.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:39 PM
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indrapramitdas.bsky.social
'With the arrival of the storm, rain, and wind, the tent collapsed and my son broke his arm. We are now without shelter or blankets and urgently need $400 for surgery and shelter. Please contribute urgently and save my son.
It's a tragedy😭
Verified
@mommunism.bsky.social '
January 12, 2026 at 12:12 PM
theazrai.com
we may be ‘fancy homeless’ but I am RICH
loutellstales.bsky.social Lou @loutellstales.bsky.social · 6d
Another potential colouring book page for Marrow, a queer, dark fantasy, romance story ft a scruffy witch with a secret and a begrudging demon with an attitude problem.

Written by me and @theazrai.com
An illustration of a shorter, nervous looking witch in a sweater with hidden eye motifs, carrying a small grimoire, with an eye marking on the back of his hand being lifted slightly by a taller, smoking, demon, with horns, dog tags, and bracers. They are surrounded by a mix of lightening and magic. On a black backdrop with the title of their story: MARROW in front and centre. The bottom left features my signature and a request not to repost the artwork.
January 12, 2026 at 11:12 PM
theazrai.com
of course my most scathing take on the wizarding world is about graphic design

(i’m trans)
January 12, 2026 at 11:10 PM
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loutellstales.bsky.social
Another potential colouring book page for Marrow, a queer, dark fantasy, romance story ft a scruffy witch with a secret and a begrudging demon with an attitude problem.

Written by me and @theazrai.com
An illustration of a shorter, nervous looking witch in a sweater with hidden eye motifs, carrying a small grimoire, with an eye marking on the back of his hand being lifted slightly by a taller, smoking, demon, with horns, dog tags, and bracers. They are surrounded by a mix of lightening and magic. On a black backdrop with the title of their story: MARROW in front and centre. The bottom left features my signature and a request not to repost the artwork.
January 12, 2026 at 5:39 PM
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loutellstales.bsky.social
Concept drawing for a queer, dark fantasy, colouring book.

An idea @theazrai.com and I have been talking about and which I would really love to do. Life permitting.
A man in a long coat smokes in front of a church window. The church window has two angels facing a figure holding a morning star… beneath his feet is the word MARROW. The title of the story he is from. In the bottom left is the artist signature: Loutellstales. With a request not to repost this work.
January 11, 2026 at 8:20 PM
theazrai.com
“ICE Agents have dragged, kicked, beaten, tased and shot American citizens.”

It is important to put the action where it belongs.

Active voice (“he attacked me”) reduces victim-blaming. Passive voice (“I was attacked”) increases victim-blaming and decreases perceived perpetrator responsibility.
propublica.org ProPublica @propublica.org · 10d
"Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.

They’ve had their necks kneeled on.

They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.

At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them."

(Published Oct. 2025)
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
January 10, 2026 at 2:24 PM
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January 10, 2026 at 12:53 AM
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kanaratron.bsky.social
Happy birthday to the one and only, Hayao Miyazaki.
A video documentary where Hayao Miyazaki is saying "I strongly feel that this is an insult to life itself"
January 5, 2026 at 12:37 PM
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transnews.network
We have published the following update to our article following an email response from the New York Times.

Trans News Network has a policy against platforming bigotry. As such, we have declined to publish the Times' statement which included blatant transphobia.
Editors' Note, 1/4/26: A spokesperson from The New York Times emailed Trans News Network the Sunday after publication, disputing various parts of the interview. We reject their disputes as unsubstantiated, nitpicking or willful misreads. We have added minor clarifications at two points in the interview alongside the transcript, which remains as published. We stand by our reporting of the interview with Sweeney, former editor and 11-year veteran of the Times. The Times also provided TNN a statement responding to the interview, which we have declined to publish due to its inclusion of overt transphobia (such as framing the existence of trans people as “fiercely contested medical and legal debates”). Even in their PR, it seems that the Times can't stop denigrating our lives and communities. We do not have an obligation to publish damage control on the behalf of a news outlet undergoing a legitimacy crisis because of their own actions.
January 5, 2026 at 2:05 AM
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thrasherxy.bsky.social
Jumanne Williams crying is making me cry

“Little Black boy, you are enough.”

“You can be afraid but we have to have a courage to match” our fear

“No one let go of anyone’s hands, if we hold to each other no one will get left behind”
January 1, 2026 at 7:27 PM