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Remember, NSFW is not an abbreviation for nude that somehow has more syllables. It's shorthand for "If my boss happened to look over my shoulder when this was on my screen, would there be consequences?"

This is subjective, and depends on the boss and the job, of course. But many, many images that contain zero nudity are still very much NSFW (and sometimes, images with nudity aren't!) Consider this.

Amazon fucks everyone over again

some of you may recall Neil Clarke's blog post on the deluge of AI-generated spam that has hit Clarkesworld Magazine's submissions queue.

well, Clarkesworld and other short fiction magazines like it are about to get another swift kick in the dick: Amazon is discontinuing their magazine subscription service (and replacing it with a new service that pays creators much, much less). of the very little money made in the short fiction market, most of it was coming from Amazon.

as Clarke points out in his editorial on the subject, "While there are plenty of people happily reading, listening to, and writing short fiction, a very disappointingly small percentage of those same people are actively paying for it."

short fiction is not dead. the existence of subreddits like r/NoSleep and blogs like @writing-prompt-s proves that. if you value these stories and you want to help writers get paid for their work, please consider checking out (and subscribing to) some of the following publications:

many of these publications charge less than $5 USD per month for subscriptions, so if you've just dropped Netflix and have an extra $10/month lying around, you can instead support two fiction magazines full of interesting, original, well-written stories.

(feel free to reblog with your own favorite publications!)

hi im short fictions number one weirdgirl (lie, this title goes to probably like idk kelly link or cat valente or something, im short fiction's number 152 weirdgirl) and heres A GUIDE FOR WHICH MAGAZINE U MIGHT LIKE (based on what i read):

Analog and Asimovs: These are PRINT MAGAZINES! you can BUY THEM IN STORES! They go more Scifi scifi, regular ass scifi (appreciative). the Big Boys

F&SF: Also a print magazine!! as the name suggests - fantasy and science fiction! one of the Big Boys.

Clarkesworld: mostly science fiction, literary/experimentalist bent, lots of stories you read and go "well i suppose it is time to think about that forever now!" (think kij johnson, cat valente, sam j. miller, peter watts) - updates monthly, with podcasts, AND pays authors the most out of all the mags rn.

Apex: sf&f with kind of a gothy (appreciative) vibe, reminiscent of neil gaiman maybe? its good i prommy - also has podcasts!!!

Lightspeed: sf&f with a ??? bent - not particularly married to a style other than Weird and Interesting and Very Quality - lots of stuff that makes you go huh?? If you're a fan of the weirder sort of fanfic (you know what im talking about, the one weird fic in the fandom that you cant stop thinking about) this is for you. I like it lots. also podcasts!!

Fantasy: Lightspeed's sister magazine - just fantasy! not a ton to say here other than generally really enjoyable shit. (The EICs are so nice also)

Nightmare: HORROR! oops all horror! I don't read this regularly but one of Lightspeed's sister magazines. (and if you end up liking Nightmare - the Dark is also a good magazine)

Uncanny: mostly fantasy, some scifi (in my experience). Lots of big names in this one, so the work is usually very quality. believe they also do podcasts.

Escape Artists (Podcastle, Escape Pod, Pseudopod): this is a PODCAST NETWORK! If ur like audio THESE R FOR U. if you liked the magnus archives, fuckin peter lukas (aka: his va) DOES run these, fun fact. As name suggests - these are split into genres (fantasy, sf, horror).

and more specifically:

if you like DEATH, check out THE DEADLANDS !

if you want to support diaspora fiction, read KHOREO!

anyway not to be tumblr about this but rly, think about it like sending ur favorite fic writer a kofi, or donating to ao3.

all the magazines run on shoestring budgets but also produce some of the most interesting experimental shit on a tighter timeline than the novel publishing industry - and there's a side benefit that if you support these magazines, you're supporting essentially a sff incubator. a lot of the people writing short fiction at point x end up writing a crazy novel at point y. (taz muir is a good example of this)

Don’t forget Fiyah! It’s a SF/F magazine by and for Black people of the African Diaspora! They won a Hugo recently, they’ve got a lot of good stories that you’re not going to find anywhere else. They only publish once a quarter (4 issues/year), and it’s only $16/year to subscribe.

people who experience psychosis and anger issues and paranoia and delusions and intrusive thoughts and addiction and dissociation and other “ugly” non-romanticized mental health issues i love you and i believe you and you are not a bad person

hey everyone who’s tagging this with “i am a bad person though” and “this applies to everyone except me” you are exactly who i mean by this, yes even if you’ve done bad things, yes even if your actions have hurt people, yes even if you scare yourself, you are not a bad person.

This this this 1000%

Poor Grandma

this is seriously the one time I wish a video has sound.

Brilliant.

What the hell is this? :O

Me at 1000 years old

What do we say to the God of Death?

Not today.

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I haven’t seen this post in YEARS so I forgot what it’s like. I nearly screamed.

Betty White when Death comes calling

Tried to find the original source (the vid description gives it… but are out of date or something)… Still, here it is, in full, with sound:

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a) That is the creepiest Death I’ve ever seen in a moving format.

b) What the actual fuck did I just watch.

c) I’m always here for little old ladies curbstomping malevolent supernatural entities.

d) @pepperstrawberry is a HERO for finding and providing the full video.

Go grandma!

I thought for sure this was Sylvain Chomet stuff

This is a PSA

Walmart apparel associate here.

Because Autism Acceptance Month is approaching, Walmart is apparently trying to look sensitive by selling autism t shirts.

Only problem?

The shirts are from AUTISM SPEAKS.

Please for the love of God, if you see these anywhere, do not buy them, or if you're feeling really bold, put them somewhere they won't be seen.

[Image ID:

A grey shirt on a clothing rack. Main words are block letters in rainbow colours- white secondary words in cursive.

A white puzzle piece is also on each line.

Teach - bravery

Spread - kindness

Accept - differences

An Autism Speaks event tag is seen attached to the shirt. The tag says "Help create a world where all people with autism can reach their full potential."

End ID]

im new to the world of autism. should i dislike autism speaks?

So some Conservative on twitter was making a big ruckus about some dolls about mental health made by American McGee. Just the thing is, they're fucking adorable?

This one is called "Ouchie Rabbit" and it's designed to represent chronic illness
And this one is the autism rabbit which was designed by a group of autistic artists

I would have loved to have shit like this when I was a kid, these are great. There's also a bunch more on the website itself, like some themed around fibromyalgia and various mental illnesses.

I don't get why someone could hate on these things, I mean the original op on twitter was a TERF. Which likely explains a lot. But still bunnies!

Brianna Ghey was a 16 year old trans girl who was murdered on Saturday 11 February 2023.

and as you can imagine, there are some dickheads who are dismissing this tragedy, cheering on this crime, and celebrating at this loss of life BECAUSE Brianna was trans.

this is what transphobia leads to. this is what happens when irrational hate for trans people, because these bigots seem to forget that we are PEOPLE, remains prevalent in wider society. this is what happens when the basic human right to live as happily and healthily as possible is discarded and overstepped for the sake of remaining in the repressive and oppressive status quo that benefits no one but the privileged.

you lose the ability to see other people as people. you lose your humanity, all for a moment of feeling superior over someone whose life is different to your own.

to every bastard who doesn't see an issue with her murder because she was trans, i hope you choke on a chainsaw.

you can donate to a verified gofundme for her family here