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Toby
@tobymacnutt.bsky.social
Poet, dancer, textile artist ✨ they/them disabled trans queer
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No one needs backstory for Gaston
More oratory for Gaston
These things are not mandatory for Gaston…
I do not want Gaston backstory, I do not need Gaston backstory, I reject Gaston backstory

he is a fully formed oaf, consuming eggs by the dozen in one of the greatest villain songs ever written, and that is all we need of him
Disney Developing Live-Action ‘Gaston’ Movie From Writer Dave Callaham And Producer Michelle Rejwan
Disney is in early development on a new live-action pic centered on the Beauty and the Beast character Gaston.
deadline.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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Little Connecticut has now extinguished medical debts for 160,000 people. Almost 5% of our entire state's population 🤯

Freeing a massive number of people from the shackles of bad luck
👏👏👏

www.ctinsider.com/politics/art...
CT governor erases medical debt for 40,000 more state residents with $63M in funds
“Medical debt can delay healing due to stress and anxiety about how to pay these bills,” Gov. Ned Lamont said.
www.ctinsider.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Like many in our city, the Blade has struggled in Helene's ongoing aftermath. We're a local journalism co-op of working class trans people. It has not been an easy year.

Amid exhaustion, illness, poverty and trauma we've still done important work. Please help us keep doing it.
Donate to Help the Asheville Blade survive Helene's long aftermath, organized by Asheville Blade
Like many groups in our city, the Asheville Blade has faced … Asheville Blade needs your support for Help the Asheville Blade survive Helene's long aftermath
www.gofundme.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Love you, Jewish fam. Wishing you a safe and beloved Hanukkah with space for both light and grief.
December 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM
"IF BREAKFAST OVER, WHY NOT SNOW TIME AGAIN"
December 14, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Catching up on some of what I've missed in short fiction, and I'm really glad to have run across Anjali Sachdeva's April piece in @strangehorizons.bsky.social : strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fi...
No One Dies of Longing
It is no small thing to call forth life from the desert; do not imagine any but a witch could do it so well.
strangehorizons.com
December 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Love Notes from Nature Calendars are how we're funding the 2026 Native Plant Project in Philly! We're planning to distribute 10,000 packets of native plant seeds in the city & doing a bar-level promo campaign w/local artists.

We have 72 calendars left. Reposts v helpful!

Get one at SquidFacts.Net
December 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The ways my dreaming brain handles narrative justification when pain intrudes on my sleep are always so interesting. Frequently horrifying on reflection, but always interesting and certainly vivid.
December 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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this is an excellent book and an essential addition to any collection of short stories and/or speculative fiction
Hey. Hey, want to read some stories from Palestinian writers? Buy my book. It’s good. It has a lot of words in it (but not too many words!).

This has been an attempt at self marketing. www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
Thyme Travellers: An Anthology of Palestinian Speculati…
Thyme Travellers collects fourteen of the Palestinian d…
www.goodreads.com
December 14, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Brioche shawl is growing again now that holiday knitting is concluded. Only 100ish rows to go before the border and I've finally maybe internalized the off-kilter rhythm of this pattern.
December 14, 2025 at 2:10 AM
The audio description showcase was such a good time! My bit went well (first time any section of the filmed show has been seen by the public! aaaa), other people's bits were also good, and the discussion and feedback were interesting across the board 🌟
December 13, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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This is my friend's cat. Its name is Cookie Swirl, and it disappeared in the American section of Charlotte airport on 11/10. We're asking for your help. She doesn't have any other socials, so if you can post it widely to see if anyone knows where it is. It's a little thing, but matters a lot to her.
December 12, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Curious about what I've been doing with audio description? Want a sneak peek from A Singular They? Want to see/hear other audio described work & hear from its artists?

Join Dark Room Ballet TOMORROW on zoom - pre-registration required but free: darkroomballet.com/ad-dance-sho... 4-6pm Eastern!
Yeah, It Was Good! Celebrating Audio Described Dance on December 13 – Dark Room Ballet with Krishna Washburn
darkroomballet.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Every time I see a native bee, or an unfamiliar insect, I try to photograph it (and upload to iNaturalist). Just got a thank you note for contributing to the VT Wild Bee survey and that feels great 🥰🐝

val.vtecostudies.org/projects/vtb...
Vermont Wild Bee Survey | Vermont Atlas of Life
From 2019 to 2022, the VT Wild Bee Survey traversed the state, finding ~350 bee species and identifying species and habitats of greatest conservation need.
val.vtecostudies.org
December 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Trying to face the need to fully change into outdoor gear AGAIN so I can take the dog out and holy fatigue, batman 💀 too many changes today but... one more pair...
December 11, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Little bears in little sweaters, destined for little nephews
December 11, 2025 at 1:38 AM
These weekday-daytime snowstorms are not my favorite thing 😤 partner leaves for work, snow comes down, if I want my partner to get home again, my disabled ass has to shovel enough of the driveway for him to get back in here. At least it's fluffy snow but ow
December 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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The #WholesomeSnack2025 bundle features SUMMERHOUSE, Botany Manor, On Your Tail, Snufkin, NAIAD, Spirittea, Shashingo, Little-Known Galaxy, & Kind Words 2 to support @ACLU, a non-profit fighting for immigrant rights, trans justice, & reproductive freedom www.humblebundle.com/games/wholes...
Wholesome Snack 2025: Showcase Bundle
Cozy up with relaxing games like Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley, Summerhouse, Botany Manor, and more! Every purchase supports the ACLU.
www.humblebundle.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Snow, Stars, Stone by @arielmarkenjack.bsky.social is now free-to-read!

Deep sea musings, yearning, and absence. This story is all about textures and needs to be read aloud 🌊

www.heartlines-spec.com/snow-stars-s...
Snow, Stars, Stone
Snow, Stars, Stone by Ariel Marken Jack
www.heartlines-spec.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
made it 24hrs from dropping the first AST trailer on insta (coming here soon) before I got hit with a wave of Oh No, The Hubris, ie "why would I think people want to watch ME"

Making solo work is hard.
December 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Trying out a new PCP's office, and their "preferred language" dropdown on the intake form is time-traveler inclusive.
December 8, 2025 at 8:06 PM
✅ Beard
✅ Microphone
❔ Podcast?

(no, it's audio description recording time!)
December 8, 2025 at 7:29 PM
tfw you get woken up and extracted from bed an hour early to go outside in the -11F (-24C) wind chill and jump your partner's car 🥶💀

(the careful maneuvering of my car in its spot, without hitting his car or trees, to make the cables reach, requiring the second person...)
December 8, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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It's my pleasure to announce the Longlist for Best Transfeminine Fiction in the 2025 TFR Reader's Choice Awards!

This year, TFR recognizes 14 titles from every genre and section of the industry 🩷

Thank you to everyone who voted early to craft this list! Voting ends December 26th at 11:59 PM EST.
The 2025 Longlist for Best Transfeminine Fiction (TFR Awards)
Thirteen early contenders for the best transfeminine novel of 2025. Voting is open until December 26th at 11:59 PM EST.
thetransfemininereview.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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this is originally about adhd but *stares at self in pain and or anxiety*
“If it goes away when you take your meds it’s probably not a character flaw” is something I have to tell myself often.
December 7, 2025 at 6:38 PM