Ashcroft Writes Things
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🌈 Writer, developer, lover of learning.
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Character of the Day: Cad Bane
August 3, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Character of the Day: Cad Bane
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🌈✨ It’s the stretchy rainbow cat time of the week
May 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
🌈✨ It’s the stretchy rainbow cat time of the week
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javascript and its devastating consequences for humanity
May 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
javascript and its devastating consequences for humanity
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After Patron blocked my latest review, I tried to write about censorship. Then I tried to write about aesthetics and the sexual politics of fiction.
What I ended up capturing was the violent silence of the moment - the grief and helpless fury of living in a world that marches on toward genocide ⬇️
What I ended up capturing was the violent silence of the moment - the grief and helpless fury of living in a world that marches on toward genocide ⬇️
Are We Still Free?
Living in the new American fascism.
thetransfemininereview.com
May 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
After Patron blocked my latest review, I tried to write about censorship. Then I tried to write about aesthetics and the sexual politics of fiction.
What I ended up capturing was the violent silence of the moment - the grief and helpless fury of living in a world that marches on toward genocide ⬇️
What I ended up capturing was the violent silence of the moment - the grief and helpless fury of living in a world that marches on toward genocide ⬇️
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Asajj Ventress actress Nika Futterman reveals what it’s like to record dialogue with Dave Filoni
“If you’ve ever been in a session with Dave, he will talk for like an hour and a half before you ever record anything and, you know, just go deep. Go really deep.”
“If you’ve ever been in a session with Dave, he will talk for like an hour and a half before you ever record anything and, you know, just go deep. Go really deep.”
May 9, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Asajj Ventress actress Nika Futterman reveals what it’s like to record dialogue with Dave Filoni
“If you’ve ever been in a session with Dave, he will talk for like an hour and a half before you ever record anything and, you know, just go deep. Go really deep.”
“If you’ve ever been in a session with Dave, he will talk for like an hour and a half before you ever record anything and, you know, just go deep. Go really deep.”
I do get a wee little chuckle when people insult a story or show as being "like fanfic" but! Plot twist! THEY THEMSELVES write fanfic and are in fact happy to hold up examples of The Correct Fanfic the thing should have been like
May 8, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I do get a wee little chuckle when people insult a story or show as being "like fanfic" but! Plot twist! THEY THEMSELVES write fanfic and are in fact happy to hold up examples of The Correct Fanfic the thing should have been like
Having a very normal one today with at least 30-75% of my brain at ALL times gnawing on Star Wars Tales of the Underworld
Look, the world is on fire, but space cowboy alien revenge story, yee-frickin'-haw
Look, the world is on fire, but space cowboy alien revenge story, yee-frickin'-haw
May 7, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Having a very normal one today with at least 30-75% of my brain at ALL times gnawing on Star Wars Tales of the Underworld
Look, the world is on fire, but space cowboy alien revenge story, yee-frickin'-haw
Look, the world is on fire, but space cowboy alien revenge story, yee-frickin'-haw
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"What is your story about?"
Me who has meticulously plotted, developed the characters, and built the world. Who has nearly two chapters drawn and 13 written: "uhhh idk"
Me who has meticulously plotted, developed the characters, and built the world. Who has nearly two chapters drawn and 13 written: "uhhh idk"
April 12, 2025 at 3:34 AM
"What is your story about?"
Me who has meticulously plotted, developed the characters, and built the world. Who has nearly two chapters drawn and 13 written: "uhhh idk"
Me who has meticulously plotted, developed the characters, and built the world. Who has nearly two chapters drawn and 13 written: "uhhh idk"
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Perhaps NOW will be the now that I fall asleep, I think to myself, unsleepingly.
March 12, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Perhaps NOW will be the now that I fall asleep, I think to myself, unsleepingly.
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Good morning to the tiny paws making overwrought biscuits on your heart. To the sound of the first green grass of this year, dipping their heads in the breeze. To dandelions, who always know how to bring on the sun.
To your tired, cold heart. Warm your hands a little. The heart will follow.
To your tired, cold heart. Warm your hands a little. The heart will follow.
February 28, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Good morning to the tiny paws making overwrought biscuits on your heart. To the sound of the first green grass of this year, dipping their heads in the breeze. To dandelions, who always know how to bring on the sun.
To your tired, cold heart. Warm your hands a little. The heart will follow.
To your tired, cold heart. Warm your hands a little. The heart will follow.
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Hey here’s a free sentence if anyone wanted to use it in a book: “She had the sort of eyes that look at things.” I didn’t say it was a good sentence but maybe you can use it if you have a character that looks at things with her eyes
February 27, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Hey here’s a free sentence if anyone wanted to use it in a book: “She had the sort of eyes that look at things.” I didn’t say it was a good sentence but maybe you can use it if you have a character that looks at things with her eyes
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Them: What time is it?
Me: Hold on, lemme check my watch. It's frog time.
Them: Frog time?
Me: Frog time.
Me: Hold on, lemme check my watch. It's frog time.
Them: Frog time?
Me: Frog time.
January 31, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Them: What time is it?
Me: Hold on, lemme check my watch. It's frog time.
Them: Frog time?
Me: Frog time.
Me: Hold on, lemme check my watch. It's frog time.
Them: Frog time?
Me: Frog time.
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A cool opportunity for trans writers!
We are delighted to announce a new Six-Week Workshop scholarship for Trans writers. The Sea Star Scholarship, an annual full-tuition scholarship for the Six-Week Workshop, has been offered by an anonymous donor and will be available for the first time this year.
Announcing a Scholarship for Trans Writers
We are delighted to announce the Sea Star Scholarship, an annual full-tuition scholarship for our flagship Six-Week Workshop, offered by an anonymous donor, which will be awarded each year to one…
www.clarionwest.org
January 31, 2025 at 5:39 PM
A cool opportunity for trans writers!
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watching one of my favorite movies, Kung Fu Hustle, and every time i think "surely it can't be as good as i remember it" and then it's even better
January 31, 2025 at 12:16 AM
watching one of my favorite movies, Kung Fu Hustle, and every time i think "surely it can't be as good as i remember it" and then it's even better
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How fucking dare the #smithsonian do this. This has long been one of my favorite pieces and seeing it live has such a visceral impact. I cannot imagine the absolute audacity it took to erase Ross’ battle with AIDs from the piece, to reconfigure it, or the decision not to replenish it. Shame on you.
The Smithsonian's queer erasure of an AIDS artwork should alarm us all
By omitting the tragic story behind Felix González-Torres "Untitled" (Portrait of Ross in L.A.), the National Gallery of Art is setting a perilous precedent, warns art scholar Ignacio Darnaude.
www.out.com
January 27, 2025 at 11:40 AM
How fucking dare the #smithsonian do this. This has long been one of my favorite pieces and seeing it live has such a visceral impact. I cannot imagine the absolute audacity it took to erase Ross’ battle with AIDs from the piece, to reconfigure it, or the decision not to replenish it. Shame on you.
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The perfect is the enemy of the good. Don't worry about doing everything. Do what you can, change what you can, and it will still be better than changing nothing.
re: leaving Google, they're hard to get away from completely - I've got an Android phone, and even if I don't use it for file sharing, others will.
But some steps are easier than others.
Switch to a different search engine.
Get a non-gmail email account.
Pick a different cloud storage option.
But some steps are easier than others.
Switch to a different search engine.
Get a non-gmail email account.
Pick a different cloud storage option.
January 27, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The perfect is the enemy of the good. Don't worry about doing everything. Do what you can, change what you can, and it will still be better than changing nothing.
✅ Meta (huge relief years ago)
✅ Twitter (same)
✅ Microsoft
❌ Apple (alternatives not viable yet for me, but I’m not loyal these days)
❌ Amazon (have cut down by ~75% however, and abandoned Prime)
✅ Google (last year’s project! Proton Mail, Firefox, and Kagi Search are my besties)
✅ Twitter (same)
✅ Microsoft
❌ Apple (alternatives not viable yet for me, but I’m not loyal these days)
❌ Amazon (have cut down by ~75% however, and abandoned Prime)
✅ Google (last year’s project! Proton Mail, Firefox, and Kagi Search are my besties)
Big Tech divestment checklist (quote your progress)
✅ Meta
✅ Twitter
✅ Microsoft
❌ Apple
❌ Amazon
❌ Google
✅ Meta
✅ Microsoft
❌ Apple
❌ Amazon
January 27, 2025 at 8:43 PM
✅ Meta (huge relief years ago)
✅ Twitter (same)
✅ Microsoft
❌ Apple (alternatives not viable yet for me, but I’m not loyal these days)
❌ Amazon (have cut down by ~75% however, and abandoned Prime)
✅ Google (last year’s project! Proton Mail, Firefox, and Kagi Search are my besties)
✅ Twitter (same)
✅ Microsoft
❌ Apple (alternatives not viable yet for me, but I’m not loyal these days)
❌ Amazon (have cut down by ~75% however, and abandoned Prime)
✅ Google (last year’s project! Proton Mail, Firefox, and Kagi Search are my besties)
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i don't trust fantasy books that don't take the time to describe food in great detail
January 14, 2025 at 5:14 AM
i don't trust fantasy books that don't take the time to describe food in great detail
(Psyching self up): I am very tough. I am a survivor. I am so resilient and terrible events will not touch me
(Remembers first seeing a Baby Bananya plushie and almost bursting into cuteness overload tears in the store)
(Remembers first seeing a Baby Bananya plushie and almost bursting into cuteness overload tears in the store)
January 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
(Psyching self up): I am very tough. I am a survivor. I am so resilient and terrible events will not touch me
(Remembers first seeing a Baby Bananya plushie and almost bursting into cuteness overload tears in the store)
(Remembers first seeing a Baby Bananya plushie and almost bursting into cuteness overload tears in the store)
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Me, wisely: All code styles are basically equivalent; each team should simply pick one and stick with it. Style wars are the sign of a lesser mind
You: OK, given that, can we use my preferred style instead of yours?
Me: Fuck off directly into the sun with your unreadable indentation rules, no
You: OK, given that, can we use my preferred style instead of yours?
Me: Fuck off directly into the sun with your unreadable indentation rules, no
January 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Me, wisely: All code styles are basically equivalent; each team should simply pick one and stick with it. Style wars are the sign of a lesser mind
You: OK, given that, can we use my preferred style instead of yours?
Me: Fuck off directly into the sun with your unreadable indentation rules, no
You: OK, given that, can we use my preferred style instead of yours?
Me: Fuck off directly into the sun with your unreadable indentation rules, no
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it is legitimately a good piece of creative advice to be like "be as unabashedly into your own shit as hideo kojima is"
December 27, 2024 at 1:51 PM
it is legitimately a good piece of creative advice to be like "be as unabashedly into your own shit as hideo kojima is"
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Professional writer tip:
Take care of your hands and wrists. Writing isn’t a very physically laborious job, but it still takes a toll. In 2022, I worked hard enough to earn 2 wrist surgeries.
Do wrist stretches, get a muscle roller or a percussive massager, use heating pads to warm up, take breaks.
Take care of your hands and wrists. Writing isn’t a very physically laborious job, but it still takes a toll. In 2022, I worked hard enough to earn 2 wrist surgeries.
Do wrist stretches, get a muscle roller or a percussive massager, use heating pads to warm up, take breaks.
December 29, 2024 at 4:45 AM
Professional writer tip:
Take care of your hands and wrists. Writing isn’t a very physically laborious job, but it still takes a toll. In 2022, I worked hard enough to earn 2 wrist surgeries.
Do wrist stretches, get a muscle roller or a percussive massager, use heating pads to warm up, take breaks.
Take care of your hands and wrists. Writing isn’t a very physically laborious job, but it still takes a toll. In 2022, I worked hard enough to earn 2 wrist surgeries.
Do wrist stretches, get a muscle roller or a percussive massager, use heating pads to warm up, take breaks.