Bog Trail by Shane Garlock

Person 1: i think I heard Person 2 puts razor blades in their Halloween candy, please spread the word #staysafe

Person 2: No i dont do that wtf

Person 1: help…now they’re literally sending their followers to harass and dox me.. I’m gonna die…

Landsknecht costume by Hafty Dla Szlachty.

We lost a player character tonight. After some deliberation it was decided to find a way to bring her back to life before her funeral instead of after so she can enjoy the funeral with us.

We lost another one too but he's not dead we just don't know where he is

A quite insightful quote from Stormy Daniels.

Introducing the Writer Tag Game

Thank you @iloveyou-writers for making this little game! And thank you @violets-in-her-arms-writes for tagging me!

Rules: fill in the blanks with as much or little detail as you would like and tag some writer friends to play too.

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Hello, there. My name is Kayla. I'm a writer of mainly fantasy and YA genres but I have dabbled in sci-fi, mystery, and poetry. I love to write about found family, friends to lovers, subverting stereotypes/tropes, and dealing with trauma.

I am mostly sfw but write abuse/violence, some SA, suicide/depression, grief, trauma, and a healthy dose of murder, so just be aware of that. Tropes you will never find in my writing include anything smut related and I'm drawing a blank on every trope I know so forgive me for not listing more.

In my humble opinion, my best work I've posted is... I've mostly just posted snippets of my WIPs but there's How to Get Lost (posted to Facebook years ago) because it stars 6 year old Jayme who is the cutest little bean. At some point in the story he says "I haven't eaten myself but I don't think I'd taste very good" and proudly shows off a slug that got stuck to his arm to his mom. My all-time favorite characters I've made are Jayme, Takashti, Shuntala, Kaira, Taerxyu, Zim, Alex, Sofia, Cris, Nim, Ka'il, Kulon, Athanian, Nahuel, Djamila, Nkiru, Aten, and Kualu. The majority of my OCs are my babies but those are the ones that have an extra special place in my heart.

Something I'd love for you to know about my writing that isn't listed in this game is: I have a lot of disabled and/or outcast characters and I'm aiming to be as diverse as I can. Also I love Jane Austen for her wit so I like to add at least a dash of humor into my writing even during some serious moments.

Thank you for reading and now I challenge the following people to fill this out: @blue-kyber @megarywrites @j-1173 @jamieanovels @samfoxheartwrites @natalieironside @emelkae @nilorenn

I'm sorry if you've already done one, please let me know if you have so I can find it on your blog! Also leaving open tag so feel free to get in on this. ^^

Commission for @GwenniferS

Hiroo Isono, 1982

How it's going as a trans person in Florida: Planned Parenthood, 26Health, and Spektrum Health have announced they have paused all gender affirming care.

To recap, DeSantis signed several anti-trans bills into law this week. Care is banned for minors, care is all but banned for adults, Don't Say Gay has been extended, children can be kidnapped from affirming parents by non-affirming family, and there is a bathroom bill that subjects trans folks to arrest for using government owned facilities, such as those in courthouses, airports, many stadiums and parks.

The adult effective ban was felt immediately. The main elements are:

Currently, it is unknown if existing HRT prescriptions written by NPs will be honored by pharmacies. I personally know one person who was able to pick up testosterone yesterday, but I have also read many reports of folks being denied. I myself don't have a refill ready for another 10 days and will report back after I try my own pickup.

What's additionally dangerous is those of us, myself included, who get non-HRT prescriptions from our gender clinics now face the uncertainty of continuing of *all* of our medical care. Our health clinics are at risk of shuttering permanently as they lose major income, and many of us will lose STD meds, depression meds, heart meds, etc, etc.

When we say "this will kill us," it goes beyond suicide risk from forced detransition.

"But you can still get HRT from a physician."

So many suck or are outright hostile and the demand outstrips the supply. Before I found my NP-run clinic, one physician just decided to not call in my Rx, another was so shit at reading lab results, he thought I had hepatitis, and the third I had to threaten to kick in the teeth for trying to force too large a speculum in me.

Also, the state-required consent form has not been finalized and distributed yet, so at this point, everything has pretty much ground to a halt.

It was estimated that 80% of trans adults would lose their healthcare because of how many use providers like Planned Parenthood, but the impact seems even greater now.

"You can get your non-gender care elsewhere still."

DeSantis recently signed a bill that allows healthcare professionals to discriminate against trans people.

Sure, we can try to find care elsewhere, but it will be a slow and expensive process, with no guarantees. It took me over 20 years to get my heart condition treated because of transphobic doctors.

What can I do as a trans Floridian?

Stay in communication with your clinic - many are working on getting physicians added to the roster to prescribe HRT. Lawsuits are being filed and it's possible the changes to adult care can be rolled back.

Continue to try to pick up your meds, but begin looking for care elsewhere, though. Inside and outside the state.

Remember that while telemed for gender affirming care has been banned, you can still cross state lines for care. See Erin's map of informed consent clinics.

Many people will turn to DIY, but be sure you are aware of the risks here, especially if on testosterone, which is a controlled substance.

What should I be worried about next as a trans Floridian?

I worry about the following next steps towards genocide:

These all have historic precedence and are huge "I'm in danger" red flags.

What can I do as a cis person?

Amplify all this news. Talk frankly about how this is genocide. And donate what you can to trans mutual aid campaigns so people can travel to get healthcare or even leave the state.

Here's some articles to get started on building awareness:

Take care, everyone, of yourself and each other.

having cash is like having secret money. like whos gonna find out i’m buying tacos with this crisp $20 bill??? not my bank account, that’s for sure

That’s literally why the government wants to stop it

NE State Sen. Lou Ann Linehan (R) complains filibusters of anti-trans bills made her miss her grandson's preschool graduation.

Sen. Megan Hunt (I): “You won't come off this bill that hurts my [trans] son. You hate him more than you love your own family. That's why you're here."

btw that (I) by her name is bc she ditched the dems for not supporting her in this

I got this incredibly good drawing from frogbiansVEVO a little while back that I adore to pieces and just makes me so incredibly happy every time I see it...

Doggy dancer June!!! ;w;

little kids love spooky mascots like bendy and Freddy but I notice they interpret the characters as totally benevolent basically and I think they deserve good quality media that plays into that, a horrifying but objectively heroic protagonist earnestly made for really young audiences. Yeah they got venom but that's still aimed at teens to adult nerds. I guess there's probably no media company right now with the guts to openly market a slavering fanged ghoul as a friendly children's hero but it is literally what they're clamoring for.

I dunno it just feels shiftier how all these newer mascot horror games are only kind of "implicitly" for kids, like they're still made with adult sensibilities and content kids might not be all that prepared to handle yet on the down-low they're hoping to get kids buying merch. Feels off. If you want the baby market then do it unironically and honestly.