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Joy ✧ she/her/hers ✧ International Bestselling Author ✧ Vampire Romancer Extraordinaire ✧ Chronic illness & Disability Advocate ✧ Co-host of The AyeSphere Podcast ✧ See pinned post for FAQ
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My (96) checkmarks were inflicted gifted.

Welcome to the blog of international bestselling author, Joy Demorra, aka, the Crucifix Nail Nipples Editor.

This is my personal blog where I commit word crimes.

If you're looking for my chronic illness and disability advocacy posts, or you want to block them (fair), the tag I use is #chronic health tag.

You can also peruse my FAQ.

My bestselling debut romance novel, Hunger Pangs: True Love Bites (Phangs) is out now and available in eBook, Paperback, and Audio.

Set in a pseudo-regency meets fake-Victorian Gaslamp Fantasy world, complete with gothic castles, enchanted forests, and just a smidge of industrial coal dust. Phangs has been described as "like reading the queer, goth love child of Terry Pratchett meets Jane Austen," and no amount of marketing buzzwords I say can ever top that.

If any of that sparks your interest, you can:

Why are there two versions and what's the difference between them? Glad you asked! You can also check out individual content tags and heat ratings on my website at www.joydemorra.com

If you've seen my dog, Holly Mop, trending around the place and would like to see more of her, her tag is #holly mop . You can also now follow her blog at @holly-mop; we just use it to upload pictures.

Other places you can find me online include: Ao3, Twitter and Instagram. If you like what I do and would like to see more of it, you can support me on Patreon, Ko-Fi, or through my Payhip.

You can also find me hanging around Twitch on Sundays where I co-host @theayesphere podcast with @ayeforscotland. Feel free to come hang out, we're always happy for new people to natter with.

If you've made it this far, thanks for reading and happy scrolling!

Additional image IDs under cut due to length.

#pinned post#hunger pangs: true love bites#chronic health tag#holly mop#links#alt text provided#described
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reminder this pride month that disabled people in the US on SSI and SSDI do not have the same marriage equality as people not on SSI and SSDI. its called the marriage penalty.

by getting married, a disabled person can lose their income, benefits, and health insurance.

if a disabled person marries an able bodied person, and combined their assets are $3000 or over they will lose all benefits, including medicaid (health insurance).

if a disabled person marries a disabled person, their assistance is lowered 25%.

we don’t have marriage equality until all disabled marriages are equal.

sources x x x x

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considdured asked:

What mask are you wearing in your selfie? It looks like something I might be able to convince a family member to wear!

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It's from Vogmask's non-valved collection. I don't think they have that specific design anymore, but there's plenty more to choose from.

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Absolutely dull as dishwater update unless you’re us, but after 2 years, Holly Mop has learned to drink from a water bowl.

For context: Holly Mop was a puppy mill rescue who was kept in a cage for the first 5 years of her life. She was only given water via a hamster water bottle, and for the last two years, that’s been the only way to get her to drink water, usually in very small sips. Not great when it’s 30’c out and your muppet is dehydrating and prone to UTIs.

Except now, a flip seems to have switched, and she’s lapping up water like a regular dog. Just dunking her entire beard in with abandon. Maybe it's the heat. Maybe she knows we’ll dry her off. Idgaf, all I know is my dog is watered. Crops cleared, skin planted, etc, etc

#holly mop
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It's giving Tired Disabled Whimsigoth Chic at the hair salon.

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It's still giving Exhausted, now with a touch of added sunburn, but at least my hair is no longer touching my neck 😅

(also thanks for all the messages about earrings. They’re made by Bonniedoes on Instagram. My new dangly ear wires (pictured in this 2nd pic) are also made by her and they’re super light and comfy. Not sponsored or gifted, just sharing fellow disabled creators’ work and spreading the sparkle✨.)

#pardon ny face
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spinningthehamsterwheel asked:

If you don't mind me asking, where did you get that lovely patterned and fitted cloth mask? I've been looking for something like that for a while

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Vogmask! I’ve been wearing them for years for seasonal allergies before covid. They’re some of the best-fitted masks I’ve found.

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atypointhislifeonearth asked:

Hey, I know you are somewhat techie, cause I follow Joy and you! I am curious if you could help explain something for the unenlightened.

I am very curious what a "bot" is, like I know it is a fake account, but where do they come from? Why do they exist? Do they serve a purpose? Is there some force (group, person, sever?) behind them?

I have been on Tumblr for years, and recently have been SLAMMED with bot follows and just am so curious why now...?

TLDR - Please explain the origin, history and role of bots?

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mothman-etd answered:

WHAT ARE BOTS?

"Bots" is short for robots, and in this context is a computer program that works as an agent for another system or simulates a human being/human action.

Example, I can write a bot that could search for frog pictures on the internet, log into my tumblr, and post one of those pictures for me. Now that I have my fancy bot I can have posts of frog pictures always going up on my tumblr feed without any interaction on my part.

A porn bot is an extension of malicious bots, these are robots that were designed to perform an action that will ultimately generate money for the person who wrote them. Usually illegal activity and to the detriment of innocent victims the bots interact with.

The porn bots I have seen on tumblr specifically attempt to get me to click on a link that probably has a payload that would install some malware on my computer. What can someone do with a hacked computer? Well a whole bunch of stuff.

(I got this image from Krebs on Security, https://krebsonsecurity.com/2012/10/the-scrap-value-of-a-hacked-pc-revisited/, who is a journalist who likes to report on cyber security news)

What a hacker can do with your compromised PC is quite a bit so I am not going to go much further then that in this post, but just know all those items in the above image can be leveraged to steal money.

WHY DOES TUMBLR HAVE SO MANY PORN BOTS?

Honestly the recent influx of these on Tumblr probably relates to the situation happening at Twitter. Tumblr's reputation is on the rise for the first time in awhile, it is having very positive user growth and online attention. This in turn attracts the attention of thieves and gangs looking to make money off the crowd. In much the same way pick-pockets work crowded train stops, scammers need to operate where other humans are congregating.

This is a VERY brief run down on Tumblr's porn bots, but this is a huge topic that people dedicate their whole career to understanding.

So hopefully this answered your general question, let me know if you have another question or want me to get more specific about something.

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okay goodnight everyone happy pride eve, make sure to leave your high heels & doc martens out tonight so the spirit of leslie feinberg can fill them with queer theory and class solidarity

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Wedging an ice pack under my sunhat to see if it keeps me from getting POTSy on my morning summer walk. I'll report back later.