Leiracal
@leiracal.bsky.social
Overtly loquacious bardic artificer and towering trixic techie transfemme, offering shameless geekery, industry-pro-to-indie-amateur game development, and the joy of audacious nonconformity.
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I've been holding off on this for months, but with this new court order to pay more than I'm making until the divorce is finalized, I don't know what else to do. I just need to hold out for a few months so I can get to safety and finally start over.
If you can't contribute, even sharing helps.
If you can't contribute, even sharing helps.
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We can't give up now. ❄️
November 10, 2025 at 2:47 AM
We can't give up now. ❄️
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If you're a new indie author getting started, I have two things to tell you.
1. You will likely sell more ebooks than print. My werewolf ebooks have massively outsold print.
2. Print books are still worth setting up for your readers who will want them. Invest that time if you can.
1. You will likely sell more ebooks than print. My werewolf ebooks have massively outsold print.
2. Print books are still worth setting up for your readers who will want them. Invest that time if you can.
November 10, 2025 at 12:10 AM
If you're a new indie author getting started, I have two things to tell you.
1. You will likely sell more ebooks than print. My werewolf ebooks have massively outsold print.
2. Print books are still worth setting up for your readers who will want them. Invest that time if you can.
1. You will likely sell more ebooks than print. My werewolf ebooks have massively outsold print.
2. Print books are still worth setting up for your readers who will want them. Invest that time if you can.
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100% this.
If you can't find joy in the act of writing, and feel euphoria after editing several drafts into exactly what your thoughts had in mind (or close to it), then I really suggest you don't become a writer.
The idea, the thoughts, are nothing without execution. The work is the thing.
If you can't find joy in the act of writing, and feel euphoria after editing several drafts into exactly what your thoughts had in mind (or close to it), then I really suggest you don't become a writer.
The idea, the thoughts, are nothing without execution. The work is the thing.
Sometimes I wonder if our many years of jokes about writers hating writing and doing anything but writing, etc, have convinced people that the writing part is the hurdle and the goal is just to have a thing in hand. But I am here to tell you: the writing is the best part. The act is the thing.
November 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
100% this.
If you can't find joy in the act of writing, and feel euphoria after editing several drafts into exactly what your thoughts had in mind (or close to it), then I really suggest you don't become a writer.
The idea, the thoughts, are nothing without execution. The work is the thing.
If you can't find joy in the act of writing, and feel euphoria after editing several drafts into exactly what your thoughts had in mind (or close to it), then I really suggest you don't become a writer.
The idea, the thoughts, are nothing without execution. The work is the thing.
Last year they unveiled a neon sign that said "MAIN CHARACTER ENERGY", which has been exclusively a derogatory term in my head since 2020.
Doing that thing where I catch back up on Target news to see how the company’s doing and found out that they released these hoodies and then quickly pulled them from their website after, like, a day
![Picture of a hoodie that says
100% CHILL
Snow Bunny
(SNOH-bun-ee] noun
DEFINITION](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vmhrtckqi7ghdoqhf3lgvm4y/bafkreihbldfew7syrva4wbykewj4wvivpvmlsokryrkqwintzqabnd6hc4@jpeg)
November 9, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Last year they unveiled a neon sign that said "MAIN CHARACTER ENERGY", which has been exclusively a derogatory term in my head since 2020.
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btw we’re 8 copies away from a big pre-order milestone sooooo if anybody wants to help a trans author and her queer magical girls out 👀
magicariot.com/fullbloom
magicariot.com/fullbloom
Magica Riot: Full Bloom - Magica Riot - The Official Site
Novels about Portland's hard-rocking queer magical girls, Magica Riot.
magicariot.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM
btw we’re 8 copies away from a big pre-order milestone sooooo if anybody wants to help a trans author and her queer magical girls out 👀
magicariot.com/fullbloom
magicariot.com/fullbloom
I don't know why the starting goal was ridiculous, but it's fixed to just what I'm being asked to pay this month. (I wish the graphic would update.)
I'm working with my credit union's financial planner this week to try and chart a potential future that doesn't involve me maxing out my credit cards.
I'm working with my credit union's financial planner this week to try and chart a potential future that doesn't involve me maxing out my credit cards.
Donate to A Fresh Start for Leira and Her Sons, organized by Leira Montgomery
Hi, I’m Leira, and I’m asking for help with an overwhelming crisis so I can fina… Leira Montgomery needs your support for A Fresh Start for Leira and Her Sons
gofund.me
November 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I don't know why the starting goal was ridiculous, but it's fixed to just what I'm being asked to pay this month. (I wish the graphic would update.)
I'm working with my credit union's financial planner this week to try and chart a potential future that doesn't involve me maxing out my credit cards.
I'm working with my credit union's financial planner this week to try and chart a potential future that doesn't involve me maxing out my credit cards.
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There's a whole generation that learned irony before sincerity and now they're trapped. Can't be earnest without a layer of self-deprecation. Can't be enthusiastic without signaling awareness of how cringe enthusiasm is.
The price of never being vulnerable is never connecting.
The price of never being vulnerable is never connecting.
November 8, 2025 at 4:18 AM
There's a whole generation that learned irony before sincerity and now they're trapped. Can't be earnest without a layer of self-deprecation. Can't be enthusiastic without signaling awareness of how cringe enthusiasm is.
The price of never being vulnerable is never connecting.
The price of never being vulnerable is never connecting.
I've been holding off on this for months, but with this new court order to pay more than I'm making until the divorce is finalized, I don't know what else to do. I just need to hold out for a few months so I can get to safety and finally start over.
If you can't contribute, even sharing helps.
If you can't contribute, even sharing helps.
Donate to A Fresh Start for Leira and Her Sons, organized by Leira Montgomery
Hi, I’m Leira, and I’m asking for help with an overwhelming crisis so I can fina… Leira Montgomery needs your support for A Fresh Start for Leira and Her Sons
gofund.me
November 8, 2025 at 11:22 PM
I've been holding off on this for months, but with this new court order to pay more than I'm making until the divorce is finalized, I don't know what else to do. I just need to hold out for a few months so I can get to safety and finally start over.
If you can't contribute, even sharing helps.
If you can't contribute, even sharing helps.
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To frame this perfectly: the internal quarterly messaging this year has been "we have no idea why you feel so abandoned by us" followed by "here's platitudes on how to handle being overworked" and then "here's how to handle your teammates having meltdowns".
Now it's just "...you should smile more."
Now it's just "...you should smile more."
Speaking as a customer if I encountered this kind of behavior regularly I would never, ever come back. It's bad enough being perceived by the cashier.
"Store employees are now required to smile if they are within 10 feet of a shopper.
They also must make eye contact with and wave to or greet the customer.
If they’re within four feet, the employee should ask how the customer’s day is going or if they need help."
🙄 Won't stop the boycott, y'all.
They also must make eye contact with and wave to or greet the customer.
If they’re within four feet, the employee should ask how the customer’s day is going or if they need help."
🙄 Won't stop the boycott, y'all.
November 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
To frame this perfectly: the internal quarterly messaging this year has been "we have no idea why you feel so abandoned by us" followed by "here's platitudes on how to handle being overworked" and then "here's how to handle your teammates having meltdowns".
Now it's just "...you should smile more."
Now it's just "...you should smile more."
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Hey!
Calling all Wonder Women!
We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit.
50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.
Calling all Wonder Women!
We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit.
50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.
November 8, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Hey!
Calling all Wonder Women!
We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit.
50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.
Calling all Wonder Women!
We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit.
50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.
I walked past the group and sat with people I trust.
One aunt (who has talked transphobic shit behind my back in the past) came up to hug me and wanted to make sure I knew that "I don't have a problem with you."
I wasn't sure how to respond, but it pretty clearly came from a heartfelt place.
One aunt (who has talked transphobic shit behind my back in the past) came up to hug me and wanted to make sure I knew that "I don't have a problem with you."
I wasn't sure how to respond, but it pretty clearly came from a heartfelt place.
There might be a few transphobic relatives at the event I'm going to tonight.
They might not have seen me for a few years.
I might have dressed with the intent to show off.
They might not have seen me for a few years.
I might have dressed with the intent to show off.
November 8, 2025 at 4:50 AM
I walked past the group and sat with people I trust.
One aunt (who has talked transphobic shit behind my back in the past) came up to hug me and wanted to make sure I knew that "I don't have a problem with you."
I wasn't sure how to respond, but it pretty clearly came from a heartfelt place.
One aunt (who has talked transphobic shit behind my back in the past) came up to hug me and wanted to make sure I knew that "I don't have a problem with you."
I wasn't sure how to respond, but it pretty clearly came from a heartfelt place.
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Autistic Burnout isn’t about being tired.
It’s what happens when you’ve spent years pretending the world doesn’t hurt.
Your body finally says “no more”.
It’s not weakness - it’s your nervous system’s truth catching up.
It’s more a return, albeit a hard one, than a crash.
It’s what happens when you’ve spent years pretending the world doesn’t hurt.
Your body finally says “no more”.
It’s not weakness - it’s your nervous system’s truth catching up.
It’s more a return, albeit a hard one, than a crash.
November 7, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Autistic Burnout isn’t about being tired.
It’s what happens when you’ve spent years pretending the world doesn’t hurt.
Your body finally says “no more”.
It’s not weakness - it’s your nervous system’s truth catching up.
It’s more a return, albeit a hard one, than a crash.
It’s what happens when you’ve spent years pretending the world doesn’t hurt.
Your body finally says “no more”.
It’s not weakness - it’s your nervous system’s truth catching up.
It’s more a return, albeit a hard one, than a crash.
There might be a few transphobic relatives at the event I'm going to tonight.
They might not have seen me for a few years.
I might have dressed with the intent to show off.
They might not have seen me for a few years.
I might have dressed with the intent to show off.
November 7, 2025 at 11:47 PM
There might be a few transphobic relatives at the event I'm going to tonight.
They might not have seen me for a few years.
I might have dressed with the intent to show off.
They might not have seen me for a few years.
I might have dressed with the intent to show off.
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You don't hate Rockstar enough, once again circumstances prove that the negative stories about them aren't exaggerated, but watered down.
gtaforums.com/topic/100418...
Boeing of gaming companies.
gtaforums.com/topic/100418...
Boeing of gaming companies.
November 7, 2025 at 12:40 AM
You don't hate Rockstar enough, once again circumstances prove that the negative stories about them aren't exaggerated, but watered down.
gtaforums.com/topic/100418...
Boeing of gaming companies.
gtaforums.com/topic/100418...
Boeing of gaming companies.
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I just starred The Outer Worlds 2. I'm a Dumb, Lucky, Suave Roustabout, meaning that I have no idea how I got my job.
She has no idea what she's doing, can't stealth, won't fight in melle because she might break a nail, and has no clue what these complex gizmos do.
I made a bimbo.
10/10 goty. 🤣
She has no idea what she's doing, can't stealth, won't fight in melle because she might break a nail, and has no clue what these complex gizmos do.
I made a bimbo.
10/10 goty. 🤣
November 7, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I just starred The Outer Worlds 2. I'm a Dumb, Lucky, Suave Roustabout, meaning that I have no idea how I got my job.
She has no idea what she's doing, can't stealth, won't fight in melle because she might break a nail, and has no clue what these complex gizmos do.
I made a bimbo.
10/10 goty. 🤣
She has no idea what she's doing, can't stealth, won't fight in melle because she might break a nail, and has no clue what these complex gizmos do.
I made a bimbo.
10/10 goty. 🤣
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King of the beach 🦊
Painting of my boy for today’s #dailyart , clocking in at 1hr 30min.
#corgi #petportrait
Painting of my boy for today’s #dailyart , clocking in at 1hr 30min.
#corgi #petportrait
November 6, 2025 at 12:03 PM
King of the beach 🦊
Painting of my boy for today’s #dailyart , clocking in at 1hr 30min.
#corgi #petportrait
Painting of my boy for today’s #dailyart , clocking in at 1hr 30min.
#corgi #petportrait
Even more accurately: you ARE somewhat *allowed* to terrorize people, by which I mean you will not be incarcerated or have your health care or identification taken away or anything else these people try to do to others unlike them.
You will just be known as someone who revels in terrorizing others.
You will just be known as someone who revels in terrorizing others.
November 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Even more accurately: you ARE somewhat *allowed* to terrorize people, by which I mean you will not be incarcerated or have your health care or identification taken away or anything else these people try to do to others unlike them.
You will just be known as someone who revels in terrorizing others.
You will just be known as someone who revels in terrorizing others.
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I feel like we have the opportunity to turn David Lynch's quote into this moment's "Keep Calm and Carry On" and it's a far better rallying cry too.
November 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I feel like we have the opportunity to turn David Lynch's quote into this moment's "Keep Calm and Carry On" and it's a far better rallying cry too.
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Everything about making video games is harder than you think.
November 6, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Everything about making video games is harder than you think.
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This. So much this.
I have a lot of fondness for my past self, who made a lot of mistakes and was pretty consistently miserable and not that fun to be around, but who really tried to be good while playing life on hardcore mode.
My past self exists in the past with me as a dream within her. My current self exists in the present, with her as a memory within me.
November 6, 2025 at 11:03 PM
This. So much this.
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emma exercise sketchdump
my hc is that the suit takes a physical toll on her body so she works out without it so it doesn't make her as sore in case she needs to use it.
she also works out WITH it so she can test its limits and not have to find out what they are the hard way
my hc is that the suit takes a physical toll on her body so she works out without it so it doesn't make her as sore in case she needs to use it.
she also works out WITH it so she can test its limits and not have to find out what they are the hard way
November 6, 2025 at 11:52 AM
emma exercise sketchdump
my hc is that the suit takes a physical toll on her body so she works out without it so it doesn't make her as sore in case she needs to use it.
she also works out WITH it so she can test its limits and not have to find out what they are the hard way
my hc is that the suit takes a physical toll on her body so she works out without it so it doesn't make her as sore in case she needs to use it.
she also works out WITH it so she can test its limits and not have to find out what they are the hard way
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it is very telling, to me, that this place has a “Rude” label built-in when one of the things the right wing has weaponized so much online is “polite” bigotry and hate
So when a member of a marginalized group pushes back strongly against that “polite” hate, they get labeled “rude” or banned.
So when a member of a marginalized group pushes back strongly against that “polite” hate, they get labeled “rude” or banned.
If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
November 6, 2025 at 10:38 PM
it is very telling, to me, that this place has a “Rude” label built-in when one of the things the right wing has weaponized so much online is “polite” bigotry and hate
So when a member of a marginalized group pushes back strongly against that “polite” hate, they get labeled “rude” or banned.
So when a member of a marginalized group pushes back strongly against that “polite” hate, they get labeled “rude” or banned.
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Something worth noting: Rockstar is leaning HEAVILY on the excuse that the unionising employees were "leaking private company information"
They want people to assume this means game info or assets.
But I will bet you CASH MONEY this translates to:
'they were comparing salaries and work contracts"
They want people to assume this means game info or assets.
But I will bet you CASH MONEY this translates to:
'they were comparing salaries and work contracts"
"Rockstar, Rockstar, you're disgusting, we charge you with union busting," the protesters declared.
'All you had to do was follow the damn law, Rockstar!': Workers are protesting outside Take-Two after GTA 6 dev's alleged 'brazen' union-busting
"They can get used to seeing us on their doorstep."
www.pcgamer.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Something worth noting: Rockstar is leaning HEAVILY on the excuse that the unionising employees were "leaking private company information"
They want people to assume this means game info or assets.
But I will bet you CASH MONEY this translates to:
'they were comparing salaries and work contracts"
They want people to assume this means game info or assets.
But I will bet you CASH MONEY this translates to:
'they were comparing salaries and work contracts"