Jess Mahler
@jessmahler.bsky.social
Not sure how much I'll be using this account.
adopted, queer, disabled, neurodivergent, white settler, Jewish, writer, parent, forager, anti-capitalist. Learning to be anti-racist and learning about decolonization. they/them
adopted, queer, disabled, neurodivergent, white settler, Jewish, writer, parent, forager, anti-capitalist. Learning to be anti-racist and learning about decolonization. they/them
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Jess Mahler
@jessmahler.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Okay, lets' try to do this properly.
I'm Jess,
I write queer fiction. Mostly SFF chosen family, some kink, lots of fucking-with-tropes.
On a personal, I'm nonbinary (they/them), Jewish, autistic, disabled, parent, polyamorous, radical, and talk about all of it.
#Introduction
I'm Jess,
I write queer fiction. Mostly SFF chosen family, some kink, lots of fucking-with-tropes.
On a personal, I'm nonbinary (they/them), Jewish, autistic, disabled, parent, polyamorous, radical, and talk about all of it.
#Introduction
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It’s my Thanksgiving tradition to donate my day’s wages to a local Indigenous organization. If you’re able to, I highly recommend doing the same!!
#LandBack
#LandBack
November 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
It’s my Thanksgiving tradition to donate my day’s wages to a local Indigenous organization. If you’re able to, I highly recommend doing the same!!
#LandBack
#LandBack
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Sometimes the conflict is that the community has already had their world destroyed by colonialism, and sometimes the protagonist isn’t ahh action hero but someone who manages to survive. Sometimes the point of a story isn’t to entertain you.
November 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Sometimes the conflict is that the community has already had their world destroyed by colonialism, and sometimes the protagonist isn’t ahh action hero but someone who manages to survive. Sometimes the point of a story isn’t to entertain you.
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I looked over some reviews. Reading Goodreads is a whole thing but interesting sometimes. You have to appreciate that this book is not written from a Canadian, typically Western story craft tradition. Stories are very different in Anishinaabe culture. They don’t follow rules about character arcs etc
November 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I looked over some reviews. Reading Goodreads is a whole thing but interesting sometimes. You have to appreciate that this book is not written from a Canadian, typically Western story craft tradition. Stories are very different in Anishinaabe culture. They don’t follow rules about character arcs etc
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Fellow scribes of fictitious verse, I implore you to learn the facts about medical conditions before writing them in your stories. I see this one far too often:
#ScriptSky #WritingCommunity #Screenwriter #Writer
#ScriptSky #WritingCommunity #Screenwriter #Writer
November 27, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Fellow scribes of fictitious verse, I implore you to learn the facts about medical conditions before writing them in your stories. I see this one far too often:
#ScriptSky #WritingCommunity #Screenwriter #Writer
#ScriptSky #WritingCommunity #Screenwriter #Writer
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#WritersCoffeeClub Nov 27
Do you prefer writing serialised, sequential, or standalone works? Why?
I've done all of them at one point or another and can't say I really have a preference.
Do you prefer writing serialised, sequential, or standalone works? Why?
I've done all of them at one point or another and can't say I really have a preference.
November 27, 2025 at 1:38 PM
#WritersCoffeeClub Nov 27
Do you prefer writing serialised, sequential, or standalone works? Why?
I've done all of them at one point or another and can't say I really have a preference.
Do you prefer writing serialised, sequential, or standalone works? Why?
I've done all of them at one point or another and can't say I really have a preference.
#WIPSnips - Best I could do was 'mess'
Only a few hours ago I had been living a relatively normal – for me – life. I had a home, I was starting to fix the mess I had made of things with my [mates], and had hopes of soon finding Clan Lună and reuniting with them.
#L3
Only a few hours ago I had been living a relatively normal – for me – life. I had a home, I was starting to fix the mess I had made of things with my [mates], and had hopes of soon finding Clan Lună and reuniting with them.
#L3
November 27, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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still indispensable. please donate
a year and 11 months of Crips for eSims for Gaza ;-;
waiting for you to see this post, Alice! T_T
#ConnectingGaza
bit.ly/eSimsRUs
waiting for you to see this post, Alice! T_T
#ConnectingGaza
bit.ly/eSimsRUs
Crips for eSims for Gaza
Crips for eSims for Gaza is a collaboration between Jane Shi, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, and Alice Wong.
bit.ly
November 27, 2025 at 5:29 AM
still indispensable. please donate
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7. LP Kindred: bsky.app/profile/lpki...
I did not intend to post a @gofundme.com on my birthday but life does life things.
Long story short [too late], I received a merit scholarship based on my precious high school and college performances, not on the merit of the career I've been in for the past 10 years.
I'm setting up
Long story short [too late], I received a merit scholarship based on my precious high school and college performances, not on the merit of the career I've been in for the past 10 years.
I'm setting up
November 27, 2025 at 4:19 AM
7. LP Kindred: bsky.app/profile/lpki...
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It’s really funny how a generation will roll its eyes at parents who watch Fox News but doesn’t see why being immersed in Twitter is having the same effect. Lots of serious people show up on Fox News too but that shouldn’t be your primary source on the news.
November 27, 2025 at 9:52 AM
It’s really funny how a generation will roll its eyes at parents who watch Fox News but doesn’t see why being immersed in Twitter is having the same effect. Lots of serious people show up on Fox News too but that shouldn’t be your primary source on the news.
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poem that my dear friend @arcanumb.bsky.social wrote & published this week ❤️🔥🏳️⚧️
March 14, 2025 at 6:10 PM
poem that my dear friend @arcanumb.bsky.social wrote & published this week ❤️🔥🏳️⚧️
Friend came over this evening. Helped me do some grocery shopping and cooked a bunch of meals to help us get through the week.
Sometimes, you can make a big difference for a disabled friend or relative just by sharing a few hours of your time.
#Disability
Sometimes, you can make a big difference for a disabled friend or relative just by sharing a few hours of your time.
#Disability
November 27, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Friend came over this evening. Helped me do some grocery shopping and cooked a bunch of meals to help us get through the week.
Sometimes, you can make a big difference for a disabled friend or relative just by sharing a few hours of your time.
#Disability
Sometimes, you can make a big difference for a disabled friend or relative just by sharing a few hours of your time.
#Disability
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Down to the last $40. Thank you everyone who’s helped so far
Hello all, I’m sorry to come asking for help again but I yet again did not get a support payment. He’s once again missed 2 payments in a row. I’m $100 short on my part of the rent and I’d like to avoid a late fee & pay on the 1st. Anything helps paypal.me/JCamacho884?...
Cashapp is $camachojess123
Cashapp is $camachojess123
Pay Jessica Camacho using PayPal.Me
Go to paypal.me/JCamacho884 and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.
paypal.me
November 26, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Down to the last $40. Thank you everyone who’s helped so far
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If you're interested, this tribute to Alice Wong was written by one of the people who knew her best
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
A Tribute to an Oracle, Alice Wong
Alice had the ability to look to the future and a world where laws and attitudes did not keep disabled people poor, pitied, and isolated.
www.thenation.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:18 PM
If you're interested, this tribute to Alice Wong was written by one of the people who knew her best
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Werewolf Hiding Among Us!
Unknown to our good townsfolk, a werewolf is secretly living among us, pretending to be human to gain our trust. What are the monster's true intentions?
Elisabeti is hiding from the war just trying to live quietly. Not that any human would believe her
#AwesomeCharacters
Unknown to our good townsfolk, a werewolf is secretly living among us, pretending to be human to gain our trust. What are the monster's true intentions?
Elisabeti is hiding from the war just trying to live quietly. Not that any human would believe her
#AwesomeCharacters
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
A reporter from a scandal magazine has been secretly following your characters around.
What shocking headlines could they publish about them?
Did they have to take their actions out of context to get there?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
A reporter from a scandal magazine has been secretly following your characters around.
What shocking headlines could they publish about them?
Did they have to take their actions out of context to get there?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
November 27, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Werewolf Hiding Among Us!
Unknown to our good townsfolk, a werewolf is secretly living among us, pretending to be human to gain our trust. What are the monster's true intentions?
Elisabeti is hiding from the war just trying to live quietly. Not that any human would believe her
#AwesomeCharacters
Unknown to our good townsfolk, a werewolf is secretly living among us, pretending to be human to gain our trust. What are the monster's true intentions?
Elisabeti is hiding from the war just trying to live quietly. Not that any human would believe her
#AwesomeCharacters
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"Now, technically both of those statements are true – but you need to ask yourself which Romans enjoyed those things, and how it was that they managed to do so. The answer is a violent, crushing, and brutal slave empire."
On contrarian history
Unfortunately, though I have made the world’s best booty shorts and deployed them with great skill and aplomb, there are still those in our society who refuse to heed my message, and also to learn …
going-medieval.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
"Now, technically both of those statements are true – but you need to ask yourself which Romans enjoyed those things, and how it was that they managed to do so. The answer is a violent, crushing, and brutal slave empire."
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Help us send 2,000 books to readers who are incarcerated this winter through our Books Not Bars program
Books Not Bars 2025 Holiday Campaign
BOOKS NOT BARS FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Haymarket Books is committed to making our books available for free to people who are incarcerated.
In an effort to support those inside who are dealing with the imm...
haymarketbooks.app.neoncrm.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Help us send 2,000 books to readers who are incarcerated this winter through our Books Not Bars program
I've been spoiled by Mastodon. Adjusting to the smaller character count on here is a challenge.
November 26, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I've been spoiled by Mastodon. Adjusting to the smaller character count on here is a challenge.
“[Natalia] and Benj are tangled together like a couple of puppies, but when it was Benj's turn at watch, she was just as happy to cuddle up to me.” Leyla smiled at the memory. “Didn't get elbowed once, either. Unlike some people I could mention.”
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850 words done
#AmWriting
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850 words done
#AmWriting
November 26, 2025 at 4:57 PM
“[Natalia] and Benj are tangled together like a couple of puppies, but when it was Benj's turn at watch, she was just as happy to cuddle up to me.” Leyla smiled at the memory. “Didn't get elbowed once, either. Unlike some people I could mention.”
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850 words done
#AmWriting
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850 words done
#AmWriting
Elisabeti will never recover from the loss of her whole family in the war. It is what will drive her away from her pack to hide among humans where she hopes her cub will be safe.
What’s the biggest event from your MC’s past that informs who they are now? #WritingPrompt
November 26, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Elisabeti will never recover from the loss of her whole family in the war. It is what will drive her away from her pack to hide among humans where she hopes her cub will be safe.
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We Global South women, women of colour etc have the right to write in any genre we choose. It's not all necessarily torture porn about how "oppressed" we are for your consumption nor are we required to write "revolutionary" writing based on your limited understanding of revolution or autonomy.
November 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
We Global South women, women of colour etc have the right to write in any genre we choose. It's not all necessarily torture porn about how "oppressed" we are for your consumption nor are we required to write "revolutionary" writing based on your limited understanding of revolution or autonomy.
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If you’re looking for something Indigenous to read this Thanksgiving holiday, check out Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley.
It’s a stereotype-busting YA novel about a contemporary multiracial Ojibwe teen using her scientific and cultural knowledge to solve a series of murders. 👨🏻🍳💋 🪶
It’s a stereotype-busting YA novel about a contemporary multiracial Ojibwe teen using her scientific and cultural knowledge to solve a series of murders. 👨🏻🍳💋 🪶
November 26, 2025 at 3:11 PM
If you’re looking for something Indigenous to read this Thanksgiving holiday, check out Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley.
It’s a stereotype-busting YA novel about a contemporary multiracial Ojibwe teen using her scientific and cultural knowledge to solve a series of murders. 👨🏻🍳💋 🪶
It’s a stereotype-busting YA novel about a contemporary multiracial Ojibwe teen using her scientific and cultural knowledge to solve a series of murders. 👨🏻🍳💋 🪶
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Wednesday writing feels like:
Brain: “We already wrote this week.”
Me: “Yes, but not today’s words.”
Brain: “Rude.” 😂✍️
#WritingCommunity #CreatorLife
Brain: “We already wrote this week.”
Me: “Yes, but not today’s words.”
Brain: “Rude.” 😂✍️
#WritingCommunity #CreatorLife
November 26, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Wednesday writing feels like:
Brain: “We already wrote this week.”
Me: “Yes, but not today’s words.”
Brain: “Rude.” 😂✍️
#WritingCommunity #CreatorLife
Brain: “We already wrote this week.”
Me: “Yes, but not today’s words.”
Brain: “Rude.” 😂✍️
#WritingCommunity #CreatorLife
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“If you were that sick you would be dead.”
“If it were that bad you would get help.”
“If you can post on social media you’re fine”.
Disabled people are constantly subjected to “if” statements from people who have no concept how bad it can get & how little help is available
“If it were that bad you would get help.”
“If you can post on social media you’re fine”.
Disabled people are constantly subjected to “if” statements from people who have no concept how bad it can get & how little help is available
November 26, 2025 at 10:22 AM
“If you were that sick you would be dead.”
“If it were that bad you would get help.”
“If you can post on social media you’re fine”.
Disabled people are constantly subjected to “if” statements from people who have no concept how bad it can get & how little help is available
“If it were that bad you would get help.”
“If you can post on social media you’re fine”.
Disabled people are constantly subjected to “if” statements from people who have no concept how bad it can get & how little help is available