Ciel
@cielauthor.bsky.social
30-something spouse/parent, librarian, author. Deeply invested in myths and Magic the Gathering. They/she.
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Ciel
@cielauthor.bsky.social
· Nov 26
Henry wasn’t sure why the little creature showed up on his doorstop, only that it being six-legged, furry, and big-eyed meant he was in for problems.
“I have to go get groceries.”
“You are attuned to my essence and have been chosen. I will need your cooperation.”
“Whatever. Can you carry eggs?”
“I have to go get groceries.”
“You are attuned to my essence and have been chosen. I will need your cooperation.”
“Whatever. Can you carry eggs?”
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smoking on that enchanted forest weed. that faerie jane
February 15, 2026 at 7:12 PM
smoking on that enchanted forest weed. that faerie jane
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Something people often don't realize when thinking about numbers like "one in 500" is the multiplicity problem.
Basically, when there's a low chance of something happening *multiple times*, the chance that it happens *at all* goes up a lot faster than we intuitively feel it should. /1
Basically, when there's a low chance of something happening *multiple times*, the chance that it happens *at all* goes up a lot faster than we intuitively feel it should. /1
In real life, one in 500 kids who catches measles will die. And because measles is an asshole, some of them will die six to eight years later, of untreatable, incurable neurological conditions left as a parting gift by the virus.
February 15, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Something people often don't realize when thinking about numbers like "one in 500" is the multiplicity problem.
Basically, when there's a low chance of something happening *multiple times*, the chance that it happens *at all* goes up a lot faster than we intuitively feel it should. /1
Basically, when there's a low chance of something happening *multiple times*, the chance that it happens *at all* goes up a lot faster than we intuitively feel it should. /1
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Chadwick Boseman and the Rise of Blerd Culture
Chadwick Boseman’s legacy extends beyond Wakanda. His presence helped push blerd culture into the mainstream, forcing media to reckon with Black fandom as an audience and authority.
Chadwick Boseman’s legacy extends beyond Wakanda. His presence helped push blerd culture into the mainstream, forcing media to reckon with Black fandom as an audience and authority.
Chadwick Boseman and the Rise of Blerd Culture
Chadwick Boseman’s legacy extends beyond Wakanda. His presence helped push blerd culture into the mainstream, forcing media to reckon with Black fandom as an audience and authority.
fabulizemag.com
February 15, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Chadwick Boseman and the Rise of Blerd Culture
Chadwick Boseman’s legacy extends beyond Wakanda. His presence helped push blerd culture into the mainstream, forcing media to reckon with Black fandom as an audience and authority.
Chadwick Boseman’s legacy extends beyond Wakanda. His presence helped push blerd culture into the mainstream, forcing media to reckon with Black fandom as an audience and authority.
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starting a public awareness campaign to teach people they dont have to have a days-long crashout when a pretty trans woman is mean to them online
February 6, 2026 at 6:03 PM
starting a public awareness campaign to teach people they dont have to have a days-long crashout when a pretty trans woman is mean to them online
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FURTHER: “degenerate art” was targeted for destruction. Some of these pieces, we only have black and white photos memorializing. Sometimes less.
I’m an author and a librarian to be. Book bans aren’t a badge of honor. They’re violence.
Reinforcing the category isn’t bold or helpful.
I’m an author and a librarian to be. Book bans aren’t a badge of honor. They’re violence.
Reinforcing the category isn’t bold or helpful.
*pinches nose*
Time for your quarterly reminder that degenerate is a Nazi term, indicating the literal degeneration of a gene pool. Things this referred to: interracial marriage! Queerness! Disability!
It pretty much indicates they don’t think you’re human!
It’s not a cutesy way to say “leftist”
Time for your quarterly reminder that degenerate is a Nazi term, indicating the literal degeneration of a gene pool. Things this referred to: interracial marriage! Queerness! Disability!
It pretty much indicates they don’t think you’re human!
It’s not a cutesy way to say “leftist”
February 15, 2026 at 2:13 AM
FURTHER: “degenerate art” was targeted for destruction. Some of these pieces, we only have black and white photos memorializing. Sometimes less.
I’m an author and a librarian to be. Book bans aren’t a badge of honor. They’re violence.
Reinforcing the category isn’t bold or helpful.
I’m an author and a librarian to be. Book bans aren’t a badge of honor. They’re violence.
Reinforcing the category isn’t bold or helpful.
There are no winners in online conversations, but I enjoyed it.
February 15, 2026 at 4:02 AM
There are no winners in online conversations, but I enjoyed it.
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hey if you see this meme rolling around, can you let people know I made it? This is the unedited version with my credit that most people never see. It's not the worst thing in the world, but I do prefer people know I made a thing.
February 13, 2026 at 9:40 AM
hey if you see this meme rolling around, can you let people know I made it? This is the unedited version with my credit that most people never see. It's not the worst thing in the world, but I do prefer people know I made a thing.
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Oh yeah! I’m very pleased to say that I’m offering up these 3 alters for the TCC fundraiser! Feels real good to be a part of something that consistently helps people in my community 🥰
February 12, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Oh yeah! I’m very pleased to say that I’m offering up these 3 alters for the TCC fundraiser! Feels real good to be a part of something that consistently helps people in my community 🥰
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Alright, time to start posting alters again! Any owl house fans??
Any Bird fans?! Then this should be right up your owl-ally! (Paid work)
Any Bird fans?! Then this should be right up your owl-ally! (Paid work)
February 12, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Alright, time to start posting alters again! Any owl house fans??
Any Bird fans?! Then this should be right up your owl-ally! (Paid work)
Any Bird fans?! Then this should be right up your owl-ally! (Paid work)
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a stat i always cite is the number of anti-trans articles in the press went from 60 in a year, to 7,500
February 12, 2026 at 1:29 PM
a stat i always cite is the number of anti-trans articles in the press went from 60 in a year, to 7,500
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“sorry we thought you were Palestinian”
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February 12, 2026 at 5:04 PM
“sorry we thought you were Palestinian”
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Reminder that Strixhaven: Omens of Chaos, Magic's own in-universe wizard school, has a novel by Seanan McGuire coming out in April!
OMENS OF CHAOS, our hopefully glorious return to print Magic the Gathering fiction, comes out on April 7th. The window for pre-orders closes on Monday. You'll still be ABLE to pre-order the book, but it won't influence the print run. If you haven't ordered already, please order your copy now!
February 10, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Reminder that Strixhaven: Omens of Chaos, Magic's own in-universe wizard school, has a novel by Seanan McGuire coming out in April!
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Back when I was on the birdsite, this tweet got more hateful responses and resulted in me blocking more people than I can count. Landlord bootlickers are the worst.
February 8, 2026 at 4:54 AM
Back when I was on the birdsite, this tweet got more hateful responses and resulted in me blocking more people than I can count. Landlord bootlickers are the worst.
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i’m burning down your mind palace
February 7, 2026 at 6:15 AM
i’m burning down your mind palace
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i am trying not to joke about the Epstein stuff because it's so horrible but there's also this ridiculous element where it's like... discovering Dracula is real, he's taken over human society at the highest levels, he's involved in tons of evil and also he's a huge dipshit
February 5, 2026 at 3:43 AM
i am trying not to joke about the Epstein stuff because it's so horrible but there's also this ridiculous element where it's like... discovering Dracula is real, he's taken over human society at the highest levels, he's involved in tons of evil and also he's a huge dipshit
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WE LOVE MTGLORE.COM EVERYONE SAY THANK YOU MTGLORE.COM
Finally crunching @mtglore.com 2025 numbers. For the year:
• Traffic sent to Magic Story articles was 71k. Lifetime total 196k.
• Traffic sent to non-MS Mothership articles was 29k. Lifetime total 68k.
• Story search results clicked was 209k. Lifetime total 498k.
(Doesn't count ECL, added in Jan)
• Traffic sent to Magic Story articles was 71k. Lifetime total 196k.
• Traffic sent to non-MS Mothership articles was 29k. Lifetime total 68k.
• Story search results clicked was 209k. Lifetime total 498k.
(Doesn't count ECL, added in Jan)
February 5, 2026 at 4:28 AM
WE LOVE MTGLORE.COM EVERYONE SAY THANK YOU MTGLORE.COM
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I've spent my entire life listening to smug liberals explain that only they get how our political systems work and that's why they can't get anything done. and now I'm watching a social democrat that they all hate dunk on them every single day
Kudos to Mayor Mamdani.
This is what economic justice looks like.
And it's a reminder of how we can fight corporate greed at the state and local level. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/01/mamdani-ice-delivery-workers-settlement-backpay-uber-gig-workers-million/
This is what economic justice looks like.
And it's a reminder of how we can fight corporate greed at the state and local level. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/01/mamdani-ice-delivery-workers-settlement-backpay-uber-gig-workers-million/
February 3, 2026 at 4:06 AM
I've spent my entire life listening to smug liberals explain that only they get how our political systems work and that's why they can't get anything done. and now I'm watching a social democrat that they all hate dunk on them every single day
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Well, at least we know which members of the Dem coalition we should never listen to... bluevirginia.us/2026/02/mond... h/t @tbonier.bsky.social @gelliottmorris.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Well, at least we know which members of the Dem coalition we should never listen to... bluevirginia.us/2026/02/mond... h/t @tbonier.bsky.social @gelliottmorris.com
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To believe Gaiman innocent fundamentally means I'd have to believe that many, many, different women were making near-identical accusations independently, some with physical and documentary evidence, for no gain to themselves.
February 2, 2026 at 8:22 PM
To believe Gaiman innocent fundamentally means I'd have to believe that many, many, different women were making near-identical accusations independently, some with physical and documentary evidence, for no gain to themselves.
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::sigh, once again::
February 1, 2026 at 2:46 AM
::sigh, once again::
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Never forget that the people who convinced you trans people are a threat to your children all belong to a network of child rapists.
January 31, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Never forget that the people who convinced you trans people are a threat to your children all belong to a network of child rapists.
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If you see this, don't participate. It's a rigged study by Lisa Littman and unethical researcher J. Michael Bailey meant to undermine access to care. Spread the word.
January 30, 2026 at 5:28 PM
If you see this, don't participate. It's a rigged study by Lisa Littman and unethical researcher J. Michael Bailey meant to undermine access to care. Spread the word.
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Get angry because someone like you was murdered by the state.
Stay angry because the state murders people who aren't like you every day.
Stay angry because the state murders people who aren't like you every day.
January 25, 2026 at 6:06 AM
Get angry because someone like you was murdered by the state.
Stay angry because the state murders people who aren't like you every day.
Stay angry because the state murders people who aren't like you every day.
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every so often there's a parent who decides their kid doesn't need insulin and when the kid dies we put the parents in jail
Look, I believe in casts, but if a parent has strongly-held anti-cast beliefs, they should be allowed to let their kid’s broken arm grow back all floppy and fucked up, even to the point of lifelong, debilitating pain. And that’s not child abuse because a kid’s bones are their parents’ property
January 24, 2026 at 12:26 AM
every so often there's a parent who decides their kid doesn't need insulin and when the kid dies we put the parents in jail
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I just thought everyone should see this
January 22, 2026 at 11:02 PM
I just thought everyone should see this