Howard Dafuq
@zwlocklin.bsky.social
She’s with the mole rats now, mole rats ruined her life
He/him
He/him
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I have been reading all the "students these days" threads from various sides and I have an essay's worth of thoughts -- there's a lot of complexity and heterogeneity that is hard to communicate on social media. There are a couple of things I will say here though. 1/
November 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I have been reading all the "students these days" threads from various sides and I have an essay's worth of thoughts -- there's a lot of complexity and heterogeneity that is hard to communicate on social media. There are a couple of things I will say here though. 1/
Constantly telling my students to take Medieval lit because Medieval lit is hilarious
People don’t expect it of me because I teach comics and comedy and creative writing, but I think you should all be reading everything. Especially medieval lit
People don’t expect it of me because I teach comics and comedy and creative writing, but I think you should all be reading everything. Especially medieval lit
Reading letters from the Princess Liselotte of Palantine, the German sister-in-law of Louis XIV, and it's wild because she had this super informal writing style that almost sounds like modern texts
Like at one point she goes "wish to god my son didn't love holding chunks of bread like a peasant"
Like at one point she goes "wish to god my son didn't love holding chunks of bread like a peasant"
November 28, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Constantly telling my students to take Medieval lit because Medieval lit is hilarious
People don’t expect it of me because I teach comics and comedy and creative writing, but I think you should all be reading everything. Especially medieval lit
People don’t expect it of me because I teach comics and comedy and creative writing, but I think you should all be reading everything. Especially medieval lit
Another fantastic horror resource giving you the deals
November 28, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Another fantastic horror resource giving you the deals
This is a bit rich for my budget this year (I’m currently comics-rich and cash-poor), but every year I’ve done it, it’s been a blast. Highly recommend the Tenebrous Book Club!
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The Tenebrous 2026 Book Club is open!
💀Get all 9 of our ‘26 *fiction* titles
💀save on shipping
💀exclusive bonus content
💀print+ebook or ebook-only options available
Read more about all nine incredible books:
tenebrouspress.com/blog/2025/11...
November 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
This is a bit rich for my budget this year (I’m currently comics-rich and cash-poor), but every year I’ve done it, it’s been a blast. Highly recommend the Tenebrous Book Club!
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Hey, it's Black Friday. Instead of fighting with suburban wine moms over cheap commercial junk with built-in obsolescence, buy a couple of books by trans authors from indie bookstores
On that note:
Trans authors (I mean authors who are trans, NOT cis people who write about trans people), drop your book links here and I'll try to repost as many as I can throughout the day.
Cis people: Repost trans authors' book links.
Cis people who want to complain about being excluded: gtfo
Trans authors (I mean authors who are trans, NOT cis people who write about trans people), drop your book links here and I'll try to repost as many as I can throughout the day.
Cis people: Repost trans authors' book links.
Cis people who want to complain about being excluded: gtfo
Being a trans author is fucking weird right now. Hell is actively unfolding all around us but I still need to be like, "hey, everyone, wanna buy my silly little queer book? It won't make anything better, but it's kinda fun?"
So....hey, everyone, wanna buy my silly little queer book?
So....hey, everyone, wanna buy my silly little queer book?
November 28, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Hey, it's Black Friday. Instead of fighting with suburban wine moms over cheap commercial junk with built-in obsolescence, buy a couple of books by trans authors from indie bookstores
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“Poor people have a right to art!”
They sure do. So get to it.
They sure do. So get to it.
November 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM
“Poor people have a right to art!”
They sure do. So get to it.
They sure do. So get to it.
It’s true that poetry is generally the worst value, in terms of dollars-per-word
But if you’re gonna buy some poetry, why not send some money to a trans poet
But if you’re gonna buy some poetry, why not send some money to a trans poet
The number of people saying that they want to read trans poetry but can't afford it is making me want to go to the bookstore tomorrow and do a bulk order of every major transfemme poetry collection of the year.
Maybe I can help get some of this work out to a bigger audience.
Maybe I can help get some of this work out to a bigger audience.
November 25, 2025 at 6:13 AM
It’s true that poetry is generally the worst value, in terms of dollars-per-word
But if you’re gonna buy some poetry, why not send some money to a trans poet
But if you’re gonna buy some poetry, why not send some money to a trans poet
Stupid Gaslighting Sack of Shit Cat lives rent free in my mind, and my comics class has a convo about Tit Windows at least once every semester.
November 24, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Stupid Gaslighting Sack of Shit Cat lives rent free in my mind, and my comics class has a convo about Tit Windows at least once every semester.
You can’t fool me, that’s Jack Kirby
November 24, 2025 at 8:09 AM
You can’t fool me, that’s Jack Kirby
SIXTY-SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS ON COMICS SINCE 2012 fuck
Just found out I am the second biggest spender at my Local Comics Shop. Only second place.
Apparently. I have spent. I’m sorry. Sixty-six. THOUSAND. Dollars. Over the course of like 14 years, but still, goddamn.
Apparently. I have spent. I’m sorry. Sixty-six. THOUSAND. Dollars. Over the course of like 14 years, but still, goddamn.
November 24, 2025 at 3:28 AM
SIXTY-SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS ON COMICS SINCE 2012 fuck
Just found out I am the second biggest spender at my Local Comics Shop. Only second place.
Apparently. I have spent. I’m sorry. Sixty-six. THOUSAND. Dollars. Over the course of like 14 years, but still, goddamn.
Apparently. I have spent. I’m sorry. Sixty-six. THOUSAND. Dollars. Over the course of like 14 years, but still, goddamn.
November 24, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Just found out I am the second biggest spender at my Local Comics Shop. Only second place.
Apparently. I have spent. I’m sorry. Sixty-six. THOUSAND. Dollars. Over the course of like 14 years, but still, goddamn.
Apparently. I have spent. I’m sorry. Sixty-six. THOUSAND. Dollars. Over the course of like 14 years, but still, goddamn.
Also not for nothing but this was never what “Death of the Author” meant, & even if it was, that is a 60+ year old concept that has been outdated for 50-ish years
Also you can’t separate the art from the artist when the artist won’t shut up
Also you can’t separate the art from the artist when the artist won’t shut up
Hey yall not what I wanted to do on my birthday but let it be clear
"Death of the artist" is all well & good but you cannot Seperate the art from the artist when the artist is still alive, a terf & every penny they recieve reinforces their beliefs & is used to actively harm Trans folks!
Let it Go!
"Death of the artist" is all well & good but you cannot Seperate the art from the artist when the artist is still alive, a terf & every penny they recieve reinforces their beliefs & is used to actively harm Trans folks!
Let it Go!
'Harry Potter' author J.K. Rowling says 'a ton' of fans are 'still with me' after trans remarks
J.K. Rowling addressed her controversial comments about transgender women on 'The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling' podcast, saying many 'Harry Potter' fans were 'grateful that I'd said what I said,' and ...
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November 23, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Also not for nothing but this was never what “Death of the Author” meant, & even if it was, that is a 60+ year old concept that has been outdated for 50-ish years
Also you can’t separate the art from the artist when the artist won’t shut up
Also you can’t separate the art from the artist when the artist won’t shut up
You got to lick it
Before we kick it
You got to get it soft and wet
So we can kick it
Before we kick it
You got to get it soft and wet
So we can kick it
November 23, 2025 at 7:54 AM
You got to lick it
Before we kick it
You got to get it soft and wet
So we can kick it
Before we kick it
You got to get it soft and wet
So we can kick it
WE’VE MET, HAVEN’T WE
November 23, 2025 at 2:37 AM
WE’VE MET, HAVEN’T WE
Yuri Gargarin: Lesbians in Russian Comics
(if they ever let me create a class)
(if they ever let me create a class)
November 23, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Yuri Gargarin: Lesbians in Russian Comics
(if they ever let me create a class)
(if they ever let me create a class)
well my dad was a world-famous poet who basically created our creative writing program & I’m a nepo baby so
November 23, 2025 at 2:25 AM
well my dad was a world-famous poet who basically created our creative writing program & I’m a nepo baby so
Looooove
Love will tear us apaaaaaart
Againnnn
Love will tear us apaaaaaart
Againnnn
The screen door slams, Mary's dress sways
Like a vision she dances across the porch as the radio plays
Roy Orbison's singing for the lonely
Hey, that's me and I want you only
Don't turn me home again
I just can't face myself alone again
Like a vision she dances across the porch as the radio plays
Roy Orbison's singing for the lonely
Hey, that's me and I want you only
Don't turn me home again
I just can't face myself alone again
November 23, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Looooove
Love will tear us apaaaaaart
Againnnn
Love will tear us apaaaaaart
Againnnn
crab rangoon, things of that nature
November 21, 2025 at 8:21 AM
crab rangoon, things of that nature
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I feel like the last couple decades of "is representation good or not?" discourse missed more important questions of "how fragile is representation?", "what do we do when multiple industries eliminate it as an intentional move against us?" and "how can we sustain queer artists when shit goes south?"
"According to the report, [...]during the 2024-25 television season, queer characters increased across platforms by 4%, bringing the total to 489. However, the Thursday report found that 41% of those characters will not return." www.thewrap.com/glaad-where-...
Nearly Half of All LGBTQ+ Characters Will Disappear From TV Next Season, GLAAD Study Finds
The 2024-25 TV season recorded 489 queer characters across broadcast, cable and screenings, but cancellations and plot find a deep decline to come
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November 21, 2025 at 7:13 AM
I feel like the last couple decades of "is representation good or not?" discourse missed more important questions of "how fragile is representation?", "what do we do when multiple industries eliminate it as an intentional move against us?" and "how can we sustain queer artists when shit goes south?"
This post brought to you VIRAL (2025) and MILK & SERIAL
Every vlogger-based found footage movie is basically “Heartbreaking! The Worst People You Know Made A Movie”
November 21, 2025 at 4:44 AM
This post brought to you VIRAL (2025) and MILK & SERIAL
Every vlogger-based found footage movie is basically “Heartbreaking! The Worst People You Know Made A Movie”
November 21, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Every vlogger-based found footage movie is basically “Heartbreaking! The Worst People You Know Made A Movie”
Spoiler warning
Wow, that Red Wedding, huh
November 21, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Spoiler warning
Wow, that Red Wedding, huh
November 21, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Wow, that Red Wedding, huh
Trying to explain to people that I don’t believe in ghosts in *my* experience of reality but am totally open to the possibility in *their* experience of reality
do you believe in ghosts or are you like me, a person who finds themself saying all the time “I absolutely don’t believe in ghosts, but this place has ghosts.”
November 20, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Trying to explain to people that I don’t believe in ghosts in *my* experience of reality but am totally open to the possibility in *their* experience of reality