Zannah
@alopexstudios.bsky.social
Art and tiny things! Enby cat-parent who enjoys making and sharing stuff || They/Them || No AI/NFTs Linktree: https://linktr.ee/alopexstudios
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There is also an annoying tendency to view fic as a « stepping stone » towards original fiction, which people think make it inherently lesser. When it fact fanfic and original fiction are two completely different medium. Fic is no more « practice » for a novel than knitting is practice for crochet
I actually had a discussion about this yesterday. The hate for fanfiction has 4 components:
1) It directly defies capitalism. Capitalism tells us that only things that are profitable are of worth. Most fanfic is free and so people equate free to bad. 🧵 #fanfiction
1) It directly defies capitalism. Capitalism tells us that only things that are profitable are of worth. Most fanfic is free and so people equate free to bad. 🧵 #fanfiction
January 9, 2026 at 1:07 PM
There is also an annoying tendency to view fic as a « stepping stone » towards original fiction, which people think make it inherently lesser. When it fact fanfic and original fiction are two completely different medium. Fic is no more « practice » for a novel than knitting is practice for crochet
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the discourse on what jobs are acceptable to replace with generative AI reveals a lot about what we think of other people's jobs
January 9, 2026 at 6:48 AM
the discourse on what jobs are acceptable to replace with generative AI reveals a lot about what we think of other people's jobs
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We don’t know who needs to hear this, but the flu is getting out of hand. And we needed to make a post about it. Here are our pretty direct thoughts, because sometimes our social media manager/infographic designer is tired & can’t think of a way to put it more gently. Please make good choices. (1/2)
January 8, 2026 at 6:23 PM
We don’t know who needs to hear this, but the flu is getting out of hand. And we needed to make a post about it. Here are our pretty direct thoughts, because sometimes our social media manager/infographic designer is tired & can’t think of a way to put it more gently. Please make good choices. (1/2)
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In conclusion:
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January 8, 2026 at 6:24 PM
In conclusion:
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🐴🐦 Visa fees fundraiser Art Stream! Working on Adoptables. Help me be able to stay with my wife! https://www.twitch.tv/crowtaur
#vtuber #stream
#vtuber #stream
January 9, 2026 at 2:12 PM
🐴🐦 Visa fees fundraiser Art Stream! Working on Adoptables. Help me be able to stay with my wife! https://www.twitch.tv/crowtaur
#vtuber #stream
#vtuber #stream
If I die in some news-making fashion, I do not want any of my blood relatives involved. Don’t ask them for quotes, they don’t know me. None of them have talked to me in over a decade. Anything they have to say will be wrong.
January 9, 2026 at 4:01 AM
If I die in some news-making fashion, I do not want any of my blood relatives involved. Don’t ask them for quotes, they don’t know me. None of them have talked to me in over a decade. Anything they have to say will be wrong.
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I think, every so often, about how the student protesters in South Korea figured out there was a finite supply of tear gas, and then staged retreating marches that caused police to burn off most of it, before the big "bring your auntie and kids" marches that ultimately toppled the dictatorship.
September 18, 2025 at 5:03 AM
I think, every so often, about how the student protesters in South Korea figured out there was a finite supply of tear gas, and then staged retreating marches that caused police to burn off most of it, before the big "bring your auntie and kids" marches that ultimately toppled the dictatorship.
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Check out The Flytrap's own @nicolefroio.bsky.social in @conversationalist.org, writing about a UBI program for artists in Ireland! Funding the arts is good, actually.
Painting a More Hopeful Future
Why Ireland’s Basic Income for the Arts program is just the first step in better supporting the country’s artists.
conversationalist.org
January 8, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Check out The Flytrap's own @nicolefroio.bsky.social in @conversationalist.org, writing about a UBI program for artists in Ireland! Funding the arts is good, actually.
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If you’re in Minneapolis and need a place to just BE right now, Big Hill Books and Birchbark Books & Native Arts are both open and ready to welcome you with open arms.
January 8, 2026 at 6:47 PM
If you’re in Minneapolis and need a place to just BE right now, Big Hill Books and Birchbark Books & Native Arts are both open and ready to welcome you with open arms.
I can’t fix the world, but I can try to make my corner of it a little bit brighter. Yesterday I spent awhile working on tiny trans and rainbow colored ice cream charms for @romancingthevote.com that I will probably turn into keychains or earrings or something.
January 8, 2026 at 4:41 PM
I can’t fix the world, but I can try to make my corner of it a little bit brighter. Yesterday I spent awhile working on tiny trans and rainbow colored ice cream charms for @romancingthevote.com that I will probably turn into keychains or earrings or something.
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I need people to wrap their minds around the fact that here in Minneapolis, ICE broke the window of a vehicle yesterday, pepper sprayed the occupants, and arrested them, and shot another observer in the face today, and OBSERVERS ARE STILL GOING OUT TO PROTECT THEIR NEIGHBORS AT MASSIVE PERSONAL RISK
I’m eating lunch, I’m having a panic attack, I’m charging my phone, and then I’m going back out to try and keep my neighborhood safe.
January 7, 2026 at 5:47 PM
I need people to wrap their minds around the fact that here in Minneapolis, ICE broke the window of a vehicle yesterday, pepper sprayed the occupants, and arrested them, and shot another observer in the face today, and OBSERVERS ARE STILL GOING OUT TO PROTECT THEIR NEIGHBORS AT MASSIVE PERSONAL RISK
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This is 100% true for whatever value of "the video". My guide to avoiding traumatizing media and how to do it more psychologically safely if you absolutely *must* watch it: synecdochic.dreamwidth.org/803314.html
January 8, 2026 at 2:48 AM
This is 100% true for whatever value of "the video". My guide to avoiding traumatizing media and how to do it more psychologically safely if you absolutely *must* watch it: synecdochic.dreamwidth.org/803314.html
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Today was a hard day. Be kind to yourself and each other. Love you guys.
January 8, 2026 at 5:40 AM
Today was a hard day. Be kind to yourself and each other. Love you guys.
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So just found out that Audible have silently removed six audiobooks from my library. Because I noticed, and complained, they gave six credits to buy them back again. They did this because the publishers updated the books and Audible just deleted the old versions.
January 7, 2026 at 5:39 PM
So just found out that Audible have silently removed six audiobooks from my library. Because I noticed, and complained, they gave six credits to buy them back again. They did this because the publishers updated the books and Audible just deleted the old versions.
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There is a difference between maintaining an awareness of the bad stuff and tormenting yourself by watching people dying. The former is an important part of civic responsibility. The latter is not. Don't watch it if you don't want to. /End
January 7, 2026 at 7:49 PM
There is a difference between maintaining an awareness of the bad stuff and tormenting yourself by watching people dying. The former is an important part of civic responsibility. The latter is not. Don't watch it if you don't want to. /End
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if you do not want to watch the video, go to settings > content and media and uncheck the "autoplay videos and gifs" box right now
January 7, 2026 at 6:02 PM
if you do not want to watch the video, go to settings > content and media and uncheck the "autoplay videos and gifs" box right now
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1. Good news for trans people in Vermont.
A bill was just filed that would fund private trans youth care clinics across the state.
It would be a major shield from Trump funding threats which have caused hospitals to shut their doors.
But it has to pass first.
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A bill was just filed that would fund private trans youth care clinics across the state.
It would be a major shield from Trump funding threats which have caused hospitals to shut their doors.
But it has to pass first.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Vermont Bill Would Create State Trust Fund For Private Trans Youth Care Clinics As Trump Threatens Hospital Funding
The bill would establish the Affirming Health Care Trust Fund, administered by the State Treasurer, to support clinics and providers outside the reach of federal funding threats.
www.erininthemorning.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:34 PM
1. Good news for trans people in Vermont.
A bill was just filed that would fund private trans youth care clinics across the state.
It would be a major shield from Trump funding threats which have caused hospitals to shut their doors.
But it has to pass first.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
A bill was just filed that would fund private trans youth care clinics across the state.
It would be a major shield from Trump funding threats which have caused hospitals to shut their doors.
But it has to pass first.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Organizers in Twin Cities making rare plea for folks to share broadly:
ICE ops have changed & escalated this week. They've moved to a 'flood-the-zone' strategy, nabbing anyone they can from bus stops, the sidewalk, cars, or homes. This means indiscriminate abductions and obviously no warrants.
ICE ops have changed & escalated this week. They've moved to a 'flood-the-zone' strategy, nabbing anyone they can from bus stops, the sidewalk, cars, or homes. This means indiscriminate abductions and obviously no warrants.
January 7, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Organizers in Twin Cities making rare plea for folks to share broadly:
ICE ops have changed & escalated this week. They've moved to a 'flood-the-zone' strategy, nabbing anyone they can from bus stops, the sidewalk, cars, or homes. This means indiscriminate abductions and obviously no warrants.
ICE ops have changed & escalated this week. They've moved to a 'flood-the-zone' strategy, nabbing anyone they can from bus stops, the sidewalk, cars, or homes. This means indiscriminate abductions and obviously no warrants.
Second this! Also a bunch of us with crafty skills are gearing up for the next round of @romancingthevote.com which is a great way to DO SOMETHING if you’re feeling helpless.
If you’re lacking resources, I know a discord full of folks who have craft hoards to destash, lol.
If you’re lacking resources, I know a discord full of folks who have craft hoards to destash, lol.
I cannot emphasize enough the importance of finding one constructive real world offline thing you can do to use your particular skills in service of fighting fascism as a psychological defense against the constant drumbeat of fuckery
my hot take is that I don't think it's this website specifically that's toxic. the Circumstances are toxic and nobody really knows what to do about it so they come online and scream. and if I may offer an alternative: actually going outside and screaming feels better.
January 7, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Second this! Also a bunch of us with crafty skills are gearing up for the next round of @romancingthevote.com which is a great way to DO SOMETHING if you’re feeling helpless.
If you’re lacking resources, I know a discord full of folks who have craft hoards to destash, lol.
If you’re lacking resources, I know a discord full of folks who have craft hoards to destash, lol.
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We've got poetry magic, killer nuns, and at *least* nine goblins coming along with all the new fantasy books in January 2026!
#booksky
#booksky
All the New Fantasy Books Arriving in January 2026 - Reactor
This January, spend time with wayward children, supernatural investigators, and a goblin (or nine)…
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January 7, 2026 at 3:15 PM
We've got poetry magic, killer nuns, and at *least* nine goblins coming along with all the new fantasy books in January 2026!
#booksky
#booksky
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Our most recent anthology SCHOLARLY PURSUITS: A QUEER ANTHOLOGY OF COZY ACADEMIA STORIES is now available! Buy your copy from our webstore, request it from your library, order it at your local bookstore, or purchase it from a retailer who sell our books!
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January 6, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Our most recent anthology SCHOLARLY PURSUITS: A QUEER ANTHOLOGY OF COZY ACADEMIA STORIES is now available! Buy your copy from our webstore, request it from your library, order it at your local bookstore, or purchase it from a retailer who sell our books!
duckprintspress.com/shop
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duckprintspress.com/shop
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I solved the 'it's still the Year of the Snake, but everyone thinks it's Year of the Horse' problem.
It's now the month of the Snorse.
#sygnin
It's now the month of the Snorse.
#sygnin
January 6, 2026 at 3:10 PM
I solved the 'it's still the Year of the Snake, but everyone thinks it's Year of the Horse' problem.
It's now the month of the Snorse.
#sygnin
It's now the month of the Snorse.
#sygnin
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