Samantha Puc 🍉
@theverbalthing.com
fat lesbian witch 🔮♿️ 🏳️🌈 she/they
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Samantha Puc 🍉
@theverbalthing.com
· Sep 6
How to Speak Up Against Anti-Fatness: Tips for Navigating Conversations That Dehumanize Fat Folks [2024 Edition] - Samantha Puc's Ko-fi Shop
How to Speak Up Against Anti-Fatness is a pay-what-you-can digital resource zine that includes tips for navigating social media and talking to your me...
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In 2020, Jey Barnes and I released a digital zine with tips for navigating anti-fat comments on social media and with medical providers and loved ones. Today, we're releasing an updated edition!
This resource zine is PWYW ($0+). Shares welcome!
This resource zine is PWYW ($0+). Shares welcome!
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Starting tomorrow I am going to be releasing my most ambitious, longest, most earnest shitpost TTRPG yet.
Every day in December I will be sharing one prompt from the Wild Magic Advanced 2e table - which will then be available in its entirety for free download on my itchio January 1.
Every day in December I will be sharing one prompt from the Wild Magic Advanced 2e table - which will then be available in its entirety for free download on my itchio January 1.
November 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Starting tomorrow I am going to be releasing my most ambitious, longest, most earnest shitpost TTRPG yet.
Every day in December I will be sharing one prompt from the Wild Magic Advanced 2e table - which will then be available in its entirety for free download on my itchio January 1.
Every day in December I will be sharing one prompt from the Wild Magic Advanced 2e table - which will then be available in its entirety for free download on my itchio January 1.
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I just want to remind people that Louis CK masturbated in front of multiple colleagues over the course of many years many of whom because of it chose to leave the profession.
When a cancelled performer reënters the culture, we expect them to offer us a great work, channelling their newfound clarity into the finest art they’ve ever made. With his new comedy show and début novel, has Louis C.K. met the bar?
www.newyorker.com/culture/crit...
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Louis C.K.’s Next Chapter
In a new standup special, and a début novel, the comedian navigates murky, post-#MeToo terrain: not quite exiled, not quite welcomed back.
www.newyorker.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I just want to remind people that Louis CK masturbated in front of multiple colleagues over the course of many years many of whom because of it chose to leave the profession.
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This piece from @ayeshaasiddiqi.bsky.social completely swayed me on Promising Young Woman and it's an interesting read now that we're a ways out from Saltburn and starting a hype cycle for Wuthering Heights. Emerald Fennel's work is not interesting.
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Review: A Promising Young Woman
Spoilers included to protect people from the experience of watching a terrible movie. (content warning: sexual violence against women)
ayeshaasiddiqi.substack.com
September 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM
This piece from @ayeshaasiddiqi.bsky.social completely swayed me on Promising Young Woman and it's an interesting read now that we're a ways out from Saltburn and starting a hype cycle for Wuthering Heights. Emerald Fennel's work is not interesting.
ayeshaasiddiqi.substack.com/p/id-like-th...
ayeshaasiddiqi.substack.com/p/id-like-th...
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Final thing of the day before I go back into hiding, reopening my shop for the final time this year! all these prints and more will be available (technically the shop is open rn but I’m not telling IG that 😉.) The shop will be open until Nov 30th and then I’ll close up on Dec 1st & start shipping. ❤️
November 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Final thing of the day before I go back into hiding, reopening my shop for the final time this year! all these prints and more will be available (technically the shop is open rn but I’m not telling IG that 😉.) The shop will be open until Nov 30th and then I’ll close up on Dec 1st & start shipping. ❤️
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Crying this is so good ❤️❤️❤️😭😭 #NoContractNoCoffee
November 15, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Crying this is so good ❤️❤️❤️😭😭 #NoContractNoCoffee
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Please contribute if you're able or share the original if you're not.
Note that the most effective way to get help for people is to directly ask people you know
Note that the most effective way to get help for people is to directly ask people you know
Thank y’all so much for your support so far. We’ve reached 35% of our goal! 🧡
Shrimp is doing great! He’s the bravest little lad. If you want to help us recoup the rest of the cost of his vet visit, I have zines for sale or you can leave a tip! 🐈✨
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Shrimp is doing great! He’s the bravest little lad. If you want to help us recoup the rest of the cost of his vet visit, I have zines for sale or you can leave a tip! 🐈✨
ko-fi.com/theverbalthing
November 26, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Please contribute if you're able or share the original if you're not.
Note that the most effective way to get help for people is to directly ask people you know
Note that the most effective way to get help for people is to directly ask people you know
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If anyone is able to help me recover what was lost from this unpaid invoice, you may do so through ko-fi.
I'm so sick of this, but I don't really have a choice in the matter. I unfortunately did $300 worth of labor, with nothing to show for it.
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I'm so sick of this, but I don't really have a choice in the matter. I unfortunately did $300 worth of labor, with nothing to show for it.
ko-fi.com/therosecleric
Support The Rose Cleric ❤️
Support me on Ko-Fi
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November 25, 2025 at 8:50 PM
If anyone is able to help me recover what was lost from this unpaid invoice, you may do so through ko-fi.
I'm so sick of this, but I don't really have a choice in the matter. I unfortunately did $300 worth of labor, with nothing to show for it.
ko-fi.com/therosecleric
I'm so sick of this, but I don't really have a choice in the matter. I unfortunately did $300 worth of labor, with nothing to show for it.
ko-fi.com/therosecleric
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For legal reasons, I cannot disclose more than the following:
An invoice amounting to $300 has not been paid to me, despite contacting the contractor multiple times. This is also the case for several other creators.
This is not the first time creators like me have been neglected. 🧵
An invoice amounting to $300 has not been paid to me, despite contacting the contractor multiple times. This is also the case for several other creators.
This is not the first time creators like me have been neglected. 🧵
November 25, 2025 at 8:32 PM
For legal reasons, I cannot disclose more than the following:
An invoice amounting to $300 has not been paid to me, despite contacting the contractor multiple times. This is also the case for several other creators.
This is not the first time creators like me have been neglected. 🧵
An invoice amounting to $300 has not been paid to me, despite contacting the contractor multiple times. This is also the case for several other creators.
This is not the first time creators like me have been neglected. 🧵
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My microwave sings a little song when my Hot Pocket is done. Should it have the right to vote?
November 25, 2025 at 8:44 PM
My microwave sings a little song when my Hot Pocket is done. Should it have the right to vote?
It's "best of" season which means it's time to look at all of my media trackers and figure out what I read/watched this year that actually came out this year, then trying to determine if any of it is actually groundbreaking or if I just imprinted on it like a duckling.
November 25, 2025 at 8:33 PM
It's "best of" season which means it's time to look at all of my media trackers and figure out what I read/watched this year that actually came out this year, then trying to determine if any of it is actually groundbreaking or if I just imprinted on it like a duckling.
Hi friends 🩷 thank y’all so much for your help making up half of our unexpected vet bill. Things are especially tight this week and I’m trying not to panic about making rent, the phone bill, and more.
I have zines for sale or you can leave a tip. Anything helps. Thank you. 🩷
I have zines for sale or you can leave a tip. Anything helps. Thank you. 🩷
Buy Samantha Puc a Coffee
Buy Samantha Puc a coffee!
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November 23, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Hi friends 🩷 thank y’all so much for your help making up half of our unexpected vet bill. Things are especially tight this week and I’m trying not to panic about making rent, the phone bill, and more.
I have zines for sale or you can leave a tip. Anything helps. Thank you. 🩷
I have zines for sale or you can leave a tip. Anything helps. Thank you. 🩷
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I was pretty damn healthy, and COVID nearly killed me. Also left me with the brain fog that knocked me out of Law School for the foreseeable.
If I hadn't been vaccinated, I'd be significantly less vocal on here. (I'll leave that to each of you if that's a good thing or not).
If I hadn't been vaccinated, I'd be significantly less vocal on here. (I'll leave that to each of you if that's a good thing or not).
If you don't care about disabled and chronically ill people, you're an asshole.
And furthermore, no one is immune from becoming disabled or chronically ill, especially if they catch COVID. That includes you.
WEAR A MASK & GET YOUR VAX.
And furthermore, no one is immune from becoming disabled or chronically ill, especially if they catch COVID. That includes you.
WEAR A MASK & GET YOUR VAX.
November 20, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I was pretty damn healthy, and COVID nearly killed me. Also left me with the brain fog that knocked me out of Law School for the foreseeable.
If I hadn't been vaccinated, I'd be significantly less vocal on here. (I'll leave that to each of you if that's a good thing or not).
If I hadn't been vaccinated, I'd be significantly less vocal on here. (I'll leave that to each of you if that's a good thing or not).
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If you don't care about disabled and chronically ill people, you're an asshole.
And furthermore, no one is immune from becoming disabled or chronically ill, especially if they catch COVID. That includes you.
WEAR A MASK & GET YOUR VAX.
And furthermore, no one is immune from becoming disabled or chronically ill, especially if they catch COVID. That includes you.
WEAR A MASK & GET YOUR VAX.
October 11, 2025 at 9:02 PM
If you don't care about disabled and chronically ill people, you're an asshole.
And furthermore, no one is immune from becoming disabled or chronically ill, especially if they catch COVID. That includes you.
WEAR A MASK & GET YOUR VAX.
And furthermore, no one is immune from becoming disabled or chronically ill, especially if they catch COVID. That includes you.
WEAR A MASK & GET YOUR VAX.
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Masking in public, especially when you're indoors or around a lot of people outdoors (such as at a concert/protest or other crowded event), is a really easy way to 1) show solidarity with disabled and chronically ill people and 2) not get anyone sick.
COVID is still here and still dangerous.
COVID is still here and still dangerous.
October 11, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Masking in public, especially when you're indoors or around a lot of people outdoors (such as at a concert/protest or other crowded event), is a really easy way to 1) show solidarity with disabled and chronically ill people and 2) not get anyone sick.
COVID is still here and still dangerous.
COVID is still here and still dangerous.
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In my latest for @publisherswkly.bsky.social, I spoke to workers and owners at six mission-driven bookstores about how they’re supporting community needs and handling unique challenges.
Bookstores on a Mission
Nationwide, issues-oriented booksellers rise to the challenge of community organizing.
www.publishersweekly.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:06 PM
In my latest for @publisherswkly.bsky.social, I spoke to workers and owners at six mission-driven bookstores about how they’re supporting community needs and handling unique challenges.
Rebecca Heineman was cool AF and it sucks that the last weeks of her life were so awful. If you don’t know her/her work, check out the docuseries High Score, read her webcomic, or play some of her many games. She was an icon.
America’s first video game champion Rebecca Ann Heineman has died
Interplay co-founder and America's first official video game champion, Rebecca Ann Heineman, has died following a short battle with cancer.
Interplay co-founder and America's first official video game champion, Rebecca Ann Heineman, has died following a short battle with cancer.
America’s first video game champion Rebecca Ann Heineman has died
Interplay co-founder and America's first official video game champion, Rebecca Ann Heineman, has died following a short battle with cancer.
www.comicsbeat.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Rebecca Heineman was cool AF and it sucks that the last weeks of her life were so awful. If you don’t know her/her work, check out the docuseries High Score, read her webcomic, or play some of her many games. She was an icon.
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America’s first video game champion Rebecca Ann Heineman has died
Interplay co-founder and America's first official video game champion, Rebecca Ann Heineman, has died following a short battle with cancer.
Interplay co-founder and America's first official video game champion, Rebecca Ann Heineman, has died following a short battle with cancer.
America’s first video game champion Rebecca Ann Heineman has died
Interplay co-founder and America's first official video game champion, Rebecca Ann Heineman, has died following a short battle with cancer.
www.comicsbeat.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:39 PM
America’s first video game champion Rebecca Ann Heineman has died
Interplay co-founder and America's first official video game champion, Rebecca Ann Heineman, has died following a short battle with cancer.
Interplay co-founder and America's first official video game champion, Rebecca Ann Heineman, has died following a short battle with cancer.
In my latest for @publisherswkly.bsky.social, I spoke to workers and owners at six mission-driven bookstores about how they’re supporting community needs and handling unique challenges.
Bookstores on a Mission
Nationwide, issues-oriented booksellers rise to the challenge of community organizing.
www.publishersweekly.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:06 PM
In my latest for @publisherswkly.bsky.social, I spoke to workers and owners at six mission-driven bookstores about how they’re supporting community needs and handling unique challenges.
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Today, Paste Magazine shuttered all its non-music verticals, a choice I am both professionally and personally heartbroken about. Sadly, I am once again looking for a place that wants to let me write about Books and TV on the regular, so hit me up if that’s you or anyone you know.
November 17, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Today, Paste Magazine shuttered all its non-music verticals, a choice I am both professionally and personally heartbroken about. Sadly, I am once again looking for a place that wants to let me write about Books and TV on the regular, so hit me up if that’s you or anyone you know.
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In 2022, I commissioned @mollycrabapple.bsky.social to make a portrait of @sfdirewolf.bsky.social, as part of a series for the release of The Viral Underclass. Molly signed if for her. Alice was so excited to have a Molly Crabapple of herself!
November 15, 2025 at 7:17 AM
In 2022, I commissioned @mollycrabapple.bsky.social to make a portrait of @sfdirewolf.bsky.social, as part of a series for the release of The Viral Underclass. Molly signed if for her. Alice was so excited to have a Molly Crabapple of herself!
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What a privilege it is to be a younger disabled person in a community shaped by Alice Wong. Rest in peace, Alice.
November 15, 2025 at 8:19 AM
What a privilege it is to be a younger disabled person in a community shaped by Alice Wong. Rest in peace, Alice.
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I’ll have more to say when the sun’s up -
Death & grief are intimate companions you have as a disabled person.
The older I get, the truer that is.
My emotions went from celebrating a wonderful night out at the concert to learning of Alice’s transition & being winded.
Death & grief are intimate companions you have as a disabled person.
The older I get, the truer that is.
My emotions went from celebrating a wonderful night out at the concert to learning of Alice’s transition & being winded.
November 15, 2025 at 7:26 AM
I’ll have more to say when the sun’s up -
Death & grief are intimate companions you have as a disabled person.
The older I get, the truer that is.
My emotions went from celebrating a wonderful night out at the concert to learning of Alice’s transition & being winded.
Death & grief are intimate companions you have as a disabled person.
The older I get, the truer that is.
My emotions went from celebrating a wonderful night out at the concert to learning of Alice’s transition & being winded.
The world is worse without Alice is Wong. It’s worse without Patty Berne. It’s worse without Tinu. The last year has been so full of mourning for the disabled ancestors who paved the way for us to exist with some semblance of access, with some semblance of respect.
I hope they all rest easy. ❤️
I hope they all rest easy. ❤️
November 15, 2025 at 9:09 AM
The world is worse without Alice is Wong. It’s worse without Patty Berne. It’s worse without Tinu. The last year has been so full of mourning for the disabled ancestors who paved the way for us to exist with some semblance of access, with some semblance of respect.
I hope they all rest easy. ❤️
I hope they all rest easy. ❤️
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I am heartbroken to lose yet another person that helped me be the person I am today.
When I was struggling immensely about 4 years ago, Alice Wong commissioned me to make a "Suck It Ableism" pin. I'll never forget her kindness and understanding. And the opportunity to work with her.
When I was struggling immensely about 4 years ago, Alice Wong commissioned me to make a "Suck It Ableism" pin. I'll never forget her kindness and understanding. And the opportunity to work with her.
November 15, 2025 at 8:59 AM
I am heartbroken to lose yet another person that helped me be the person I am today.
When I was struggling immensely about 4 years ago, Alice Wong commissioned me to make a "Suck It Ableism" pin. I'll never forget her kindness and understanding. And the opportunity to work with her.
When I was struggling immensely about 4 years ago, Alice Wong commissioned me to make a "Suck It Ableism" pin. I'll never forget her kindness and understanding. And the opportunity to work with her.
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You were incredible, Alice Wong, and it was a blessing to have collaborated with you on projects, to have read your words and to have heard your voice, as full of life and passion and joy and rage as it was.
You made a difference—so much of a difference.
Rest always in peace, and always in power.
You made a difference—so much of a difference.
Rest always in peace, and always in power.
November 15, 2025 at 7:34 AM
You were incredible, Alice Wong, and it was a blessing to have collaborated with you on projects, to have read your words and to have heard your voice, as full of life and passion and joy and rage as it was.
You made a difference—so much of a difference.
Rest always in peace, and always in power.
You made a difference—so much of a difference.
Rest always in peace, and always in power.