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Call me Val
Valwrites.ca
Writer, shitposter, parent, Vancouverite
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Call me Val
Valwrites.ca
Writer, shitposter, parent, Vancouverite
She/her
🏳️🌈 👩❤️💋👩🚀⚔️
Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/VforValiant
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Get ready for BOOM goes the Bride!
A twice-dead elven thief, a princess of clones, & a lot of explosions both in and out of the bedroom. Mechs, magic, and everything spice.
Preorder & save today! (release date ~early March) boom-goes-the-bride.backerkit.com/hosted_preor... #boombride
Get ready for BOOM goes the Bride!
A twice-dead elven thief, a princess of clones, & a lot of explosions both in and out of the bedroom. Mechs, magic, and everything spice.
Preorder & save today! (release date ~early March) boom-goes-the-bride.backerkit.com/hosted_preor... #boombride
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Flamme from Frieren
January 13, 2026 at 6:20 AM
Flamme from Frieren
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I share these, as I sometimes do, not just to get you interested in reading these particular stories—though they’re fantastic—but to demonstrate that first sentences are what draw a reader in, they have to a lot of work, but there are *so* many different ways they can do that work.
A story's first sentence is a first step into a new adventure. Where will your adventure in the new issue of Kaleidotrope begin? kaleidotrope.net
January 13, 2026 at 3:51 AM
I share these, as I sometimes do, not just to get you interested in reading these particular stories—though they’re fantastic—but to demonstrate that first sentences are what draw a reader in, they have to a lot of work, but there are *so* many different ways they can do that work.
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This bobtail squid burrowing into the sand is already adorable, but please watch till the very end!
It sticks out its little arms and earnestly sprinkles sand over itself 🦑𓂃◌𓈒𓐍
It sticks out its little arms and earnestly sprinkles sand over itself 🦑𓂃◌𓈒𓐍
January 12, 2026 at 12:03 PM
This bobtail squid burrowing into the sand is already adorable, but please watch till the very end!
It sticks out its little arms and earnestly sprinkles sand over itself 🦑𓂃◌𓈒𓐍
It sticks out its little arms and earnestly sprinkles sand over itself 🦑𓂃◌𓈒𓐍
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Women of Xal II has 48 hours left on Kickstarter. Black lead writer/composer, POC characters, sapphic possibilities up the wazoo, visual novel.
I really hope we pull out a miracle and fund it.
(Maybe #BlackSkyGamers would be interested? Please excuse my tag.)
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pro...
I really hope we pull out a miracle and fund it.
(Maybe #BlackSkyGamers would be interested? Please excuse my tag.)
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pro...
Women of Xal II
Original Game Free! The revolution begins. Can Xjena survive rising violence and The Great Silence— Xal's final extinction event?
www.kickstarter.com
January 11, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Women of Xal II has 48 hours left on Kickstarter. Black lead writer/composer, POC characters, sapphic possibilities up the wazoo, visual novel.
I really hope we pull out a miracle and fund it.
(Maybe #BlackSkyGamers would be interested? Please excuse my tag.)
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pro...
I really hope we pull out a miracle and fund it.
(Maybe #BlackSkyGamers would be interested? Please excuse my tag.)
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pro...
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Surprise sketch commission for @lapeormesa.bsky.social (^ω^) 💞✨
I adore this striking woman.
I enjoyed making a surprise illustration so much! Thank you very much for letting me try this (≧▽≦)💘
#commission #украрт #ukrart #art #digitalart #draw #drawing
I adore this striking woman.
I enjoyed making a surprise illustration so much! Thank you very much for letting me try this (≧▽≦)💘
#commission #украрт #ukrart #art #digitalart #draw #drawing
January 12, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Surprise sketch commission for @lapeormesa.bsky.social (^ω^) 💞✨
I adore this striking woman.
I enjoyed making a surprise illustration so much! Thank you very much for letting me try this (≧▽≦)💘
#commission #украрт #ukrart #art #digitalart #draw #drawing
I adore this striking woman.
I enjoyed making a surprise illustration so much! Thank you very much for letting me try this (≧▽≦)💘
#commission #украрт #ukrart #art #digitalart #draw #drawing
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🍜 Ghost Pepper Variant Cover 4 🍜
I'm making ramen as we speak! 😆 This one was so fun, always a treat when I can paint food~
I'm making ramen as we speak! 😆 This one was so fun, always a treat when I can paint food~
January 12, 2026 at 8:36 PM
🍜 Ghost Pepper Variant Cover 4 🍜
I'm making ramen as we speak! 😆 This one was so fun, always a treat when I can paint food~
I'm making ramen as we speak! 😆 This one was so fun, always a treat when I can paint food~
Fusion spirits!
Not a fire elemental, but something more primal and powerful. Fusion spirits manifest in/as stars and inside reactors, and—very briefly—inside nuclear missiles.
Fusion spirits can control gravity to a limited extent, which has changed how starships are designed #critterary
Not a fire elemental, but something more primal and powerful. Fusion spirits manifest in/as stars and inside reactors, and—very briefly—inside nuclear missiles.
Fusion spirits can control gravity to a limited extent, which has changed how starships are designed #critterary
Day 12
Time to pull out the lasagna, it's Free Monday!!
Fun, weirdness, whatever creature-adjacent stuff that might be on your mind today, come share!!
(I remembered to fix the card!😶)
#Writing #WritingPrompts #Critterary
Time to pull out the lasagna, it's Free Monday!!
Fun, weirdness, whatever creature-adjacent stuff that might be on your mind today, come share!!
(I remembered to fix the card!😶)
#Writing #WritingPrompts #Critterary
January 13, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Fusion spirits!
Not a fire elemental, but something more primal and powerful. Fusion spirits manifest in/as stars and inside reactors, and—very briefly—inside nuclear missiles.
Fusion spirits can control gravity to a limited extent, which has changed how starships are designed #critterary
Not a fire elemental, but something more primal and powerful. Fusion spirits manifest in/as stars and inside reactors, and—very briefly—inside nuclear missiles.
Fusion spirits can control gravity to a limited extent, which has changed how starships are designed #critterary
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January 12, 2026 at 10:48 AM
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It's Jobs Time. If you've wanted to try your hand at editing comic books (or crowdfunding them) at the best publisher ever, I suggest you apply. DO NOT SELF REJECT etc etc etc
(reposting with actual correct link)
www.linkedin.com/posts/vault-...
(reposting with actual correct link)
www.linkedin.com/posts/vault-...
Vault Comics | LinkedIn | Vault Comics
📣 We’re Hiring at Vault Comics
As Vault continues to grow across comics, graphic novels, novels, and crowdfunding, we’re expanding our team with three key roles:
🔹 Managing Editor
🔹 Associate Edito...
www.linkedin.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:07 AM
It's Jobs Time. If you've wanted to try your hand at editing comic books (or crowdfunding them) at the best publisher ever, I suggest you apply. DO NOT SELF REJECT etc etc etc
(reposting with actual correct link)
www.linkedin.com/posts/vault-...
(reposting with actual correct link)
www.linkedin.com/posts/vault-...
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Last day to become a OneCity to vote in the mayoral nomination! Take 2 minutes now to be apart of it 🙌🏼
Today is the last day to register to vote in Vancouver's only contested mayoral nomination. Check out the link in my bio to sign up now!
We're building a movement here, a movement to build a Vancouver where we can all belong And I hope you'll be part of it.
We're building a movement here, a movement to build a Vancouver where we can all belong And I hope you'll be part of it.
January 13, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Last day to become a OneCity to vote in the mayoral nomination! Take 2 minutes now to be apart of it 🙌🏼
I'm at the robot pincers lab
I'm at the shrimp processing facility
I'm at the combination robot shrimp shell pincer laboratory
I'm at the shrimp processing facility
I'm at the combination robot shrimp shell pincer laboratory
Bio-hybrid robots can be built using discarded crustacean exoskeletons enabling better sustainability for high-performance applications from manipulators to swimming! 🧪
advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
January 13, 2026 at 1:07 AM
I'm at the robot pincers lab
I'm at the shrimp processing facility
I'm at the combination robot shrimp shell pincer laboratory
I'm at the shrimp processing facility
I'm at the combination robot shrimp shell pincer laboratory
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20 hours left.
Just under $3,000 to go.
Please help this game become real. I have promised to be a simp on stream while replaying the first game if it happens. And it'll likely happen in the second one too.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pro...
Just under $3,000 to go.
Please help this game become real. I have promised to be a simp on stream while replaying the first game if it happens. And it'll likely happen in the second one too.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pro...
January 12, 2026 at 9:10 PM
20 hours left.
Just under $3,000 to go.
Please help this game become real. I have promised to be a simp on stream while replaying the first game if it happens. And it'll likely happen in the second one too.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pro...
Just under $3,000 to go.
Please help this game become real. I have promised to be a simp on stream while replaying the first game if it happens. And it'll likely happen in the second one too.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pro...
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greatest steam update of all time, because of one unnecessary detail
January 12, 2026 at 9:34 PM
greatest steam update of all time, because of one unnecessary detail
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Vancouver people: The Vancouver School Board is planning to introduce generative AI into classrooms, here's a petition to ask them not to.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/vo...
actionnetwork.org/petitions/vo...
Voice AI Concerns to Vancouver School Board
Vancouver School Board (VSB) are planning to collaborate with Microsoft to introduce Generative AI into classrooms.
As parents and guardians of children at VSB schools, we do not consent to our child...
actionnetwork.org
January 12, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Vancouver people: The Vancouver School Board is planning to introduce generative AI into classrooms, here's a petition to ask them not to.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/vo...
actionnetwork.org/petitions/vo...
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Hello! I'm Zuzu and I like making fanarts of my favorite characters from the games I play ( ˊᵕˋ )°♡ Thank you for dropping by and feel free to stick around if you like my work!💙
#HonkaiImpact3rd #WutheringWaves #PunishingGrayRaven
#HonkaiImpact3rd #WutheringWaves #PunishingGrayRaven
January 3, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Hello! I'm Zuzu and I like making fanarts of my favorite characters from the games I play ( ˊᵕˋ )°♡ Thank you for dropping by and feel free to stick around if you like my work!💙
#HonkaiImpact3rd #WutheringWaves #PunishingGrayRaven
#HonkaiImpact3rd #WutheringWaves #PunishingGrayRaven
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"Noiseman" is back for free on Youtube (for a limited time).
Koji Morimoto x Masaaki Yuasa x Yoko Kanno (Studio 4°C, 1997).
>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOhd...
Koji Morimoto x Masaaki Yuasa x Yoko Kanno (Studio 4°C, 1997).
>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOhd...
January 12, 2026 at 6:38 PM
"Noiseman" is back for free on Youtube (for a limited time).
Koji Morimoto x Masaaki Yuasa x Yoko Kanno (Studio 4°C, 1997).
>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOhd...
Koji Morimoto x Masaaki Yuasa x Yoko Kanno (Studio 4°C, 1997).
>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOhd...
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Jacinthe knows how to tame trainers.
January 12, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Jacinthe knows how to tame trainers.
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And character sheets for my oc Tomi
January 11, 2026 at 4:41 AM
And character sheets for my oc Tomi
Ran this weeks ago and had zero issues
We love to see it!
Community-created harm reduction infrastructure to contest the alarming integration of AI agents into the Windows operating system (which is currently the most reckless deployment environment) ♥️
github.com/zoicware/Rem...
Community-created harm reduction infrastructure to contest the alarming integration of AI agents into the Windows operating system (which is currently the most reckless deployment environment) ♥️
github.com/zoicware/Rem...
GitHub - zoicware/RemoveWindowsAI: Force Remove Copilot, Recall and More in Windows 11
Force Remove Copilot, Recall and More in Windows 11 - zoicware/RemoveWindowsAI
github.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Ran this weeks ago and had zero issues
They should sell chili crisp in gallon jugs with sippy cup kids
Or better yet: beer hat sized cans so i can have some at the game (in my chair, at home)
Or better yet: beer hat sized cans so i can have some at the game (in my chair, at home)
January 12, 2026 at 9:06 PM
They should sell chili crisp in gallon jugs with sippy cup kids
Or better yet: beer hat sized cans so i can have some at the game (in my chair, at home)
Or better yet: beer hat sized cans so i can have some at the game (in my chair, at home)
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🌸3.7K FOLLOWERS ART RАFFLЕ🌸
Rules:
—Follow+like+rts
—Drop you OC references in the comments
—Tag your friends(optional but appreciated 💖)
—No giveaway accounts
Prize: Portrait in this style ✨
Ends in FEB 9, good luck everyone!
#artraffle #lottery
Rules:
—Follow+like+rts
—Drop you OC references in the comments
—Tag your friends(optional but appreciated 💖)
—No giveaway accounts
Prize: Portrait in this style ✨
Ends in FEB 9, good luck everyone!
#artraffle #lottery
January 8, 2026 at 6:44 PM
🌸3.7K FOLLOWERS ART RАFFLЕ🌸
Rules:
—Follow+like+rts
—Drop you OC references in the comments
—Tag your friends(optional but appreciated 💖)
—No giveaway accounts
Prize: Portrait in this style ✨
Ends in FEB 9, good luck everyone!
#artraffle #lottery
Rules:
—Follow+like+rts
—Drop you OC references in the comments
—Tag your friends(optional but appreciated 💖)
—No giveaway accounts
Prize: Portrait in this style ✨
Ends in FEB 9, good luck everyone!
#artraffle #lottery
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Tactical Protein(tm) is ethically harvested from military horses, dogs, and child soldiers who have served their purpose. Tactical Protein(tm) is your ally in the war against woke. Whether it's in your morning sludge, your evening slurry, or on the go, choose Tactical Protein(tm). Choose Freedom.
January 12, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Tactical Protein(tm) is ethically harvested from military horses, dogs, and child soldiers who have served their purpose. Tactical Protein(tm) is your ally in the war against woke. Whether it's in your morning sludge, your evening slurry, or on the go, choose Tactical Protein(tm). Choose Freedom.