easter 🐣
@easterkingston.bsky.social
easter. writer. artist. commissions are closed through spring. please enjoy, like, reblog/retweet but don’t post my art elsewhere.
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@easterkingston.bsky.social
· Dec 24
If I can make a suggestion for your winter holiday reading—You & Me & Holiday Wine, only (woohoo!) available on ao3: archiveofourown.org/works/27911491
I see #cliffweitzman of #speechify is still up to his usual tricks, not even hiding anymore that this platform he claims is meant to help out people with learning disabilities is specifically designed to make its users commit piracy and copyright infringement while paying him 💰💰💰 for the privilege
Speechify is an app which, per the scenario in their promo video, encourages users to go into bookstores, photograph books page by page, and then use “AI” to have the text read back to them (up to 4.5x faster!) in one of 500 synthetic “celebrity” voices.
October 4, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I see #cliffweitzman of #speechify is still up to his usual tricks, not even hiding anymore that this platform he claims is meant to help out people with learning disabilities is specifically designed to make its users commit piracy and copyright infringement while paying him 💰💰💰 for the privilege
watch this space! #broadsandbroadswords is a charity art zine created by independent artists that consistently features truly stunning and imaginative work by artists from all over the world. I’m proud to have been part of it from issue 1 and can’t wait to see how this last edition turns out!
We'd like to welcome back Easter @easterkingston.bsky.social (she/her) to Vol. III of Broads & Broadswords! ⚔️
"I love stories, women, language, finding fresh excuses to bring up my wife, and trying to keep my large collection of plants alive in a climate zone that actively encourages them to die."
"I love stories, women, language, finding fresh excuses to bring up my wife, and trying to keep my large collection of plants alive in a climate zone that actively encourages them to die."
October 3, 2025 at 9:31 PM
watch this space! #broadsandbroadswords is a charity art zine created by independent artists that consistently features truly stunning and imaginative work by artists from all over the world. I’m proud to have been part of it from issue 1 and can’t wait to see how this last edition turns out!
I miss the days where we could count on Google to take our very coherent translation requests and turn them into something you might find on a Tori Amos album. It was completely nonsensical, obviously, but at least it was consistent
A lot of my neighbors and delivery drivers speak Arabic, so for the sign I put out on my porch with Halloween candy, I ran the phrase "Free candy for all drivers and neighbors!" through Google Translate. My FedEx guy just told me it says "Zero money for men in sweetie cars." 🫣
October 3, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I miss the days where we could count on Google to take our very coherent translation requests and turn them into something you might find on a Tori Amos album. It was completely nonsensical, obviously, but at least it was consistent
#supercorp as a tragedy told in… four hands
August 11, 2025 at 1:25 AM
#supercorp as a tragedy told in… four hands
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I feel bad about my art (or lack thereof) pretty frequently so just know if you also feel bad about your own art, you’re not alone. Every single artist I know no matter how *amazing* they are still questions their skills, creativity, etc. The doubt means there’s growth and change and that’s okay.
May 11, 2025 at 4:50 AM
I feel bad about my art (or lack thereof) pretty frequently so just know if you also feel bad about your own art, you’re not alone. Every single artist I know no matter how *amazing* they are still questions their skills, creativity, etc. The doubt means there’s growth and change and that’s okay.
another day, another scammer. check your work my friends ❤️
A new scam is threatening the sapphic book community: Scammers are creating rip-offs of existing books with the help of AI.
I have written a blog post explaining how to recognize red flags, a list of suspicious pseudonyms, and what we can do to help.
Please read: jae-fiction.com/ai-rip-offs-...
I have written a blog post explaining how to recognize red flags, a list of suspicious pseudonyms, and what we can do to help.
Please read: jae-fiction.com/ai-rip-offs-...
May 10, 2025 at 5:16 AM
another day, another scammer. check your work my friends ❤️
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in some ways it’s hard to create new things right now — and in other ways it’s the easiest, most necessary choice, to stay sane and remember who you are and have the energy to keep fighting.
the world is hard. keep making beautiful messy powerful honest things anyway.
the world is hard. keep making beautiful messy powerful honest things anyway.
March 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
in some ways it’s hard to create new things right now — and in other ways it’s the easiest, most necessary choice, to stay sane and remember who you are and have the energy to keep fighting.
the world is hard. keep making beautiful messy powerful honest things anyway.
the world is hard. keep making beautiful messy powerful honest things anyway.
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Google joins the call to gut our legal protections, pushing for a world where Big Tech gets to profit from all your innovations & works for free, and that theft is ok’d by law.
No joke IF they get this, the US will likely face irreparable harm as pivotal creative economies crash.
No joke IF they get this, the US will likely face irreparable harm as pivotal creative economies crash.
March 14, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Google joins the call to gut our legal protections, pushing for a world where Big Tech gets to profit from all your innovations & works for free, and that theft is ok’d by law.
No joke IF they get this, the US will likely face irreparable harm as pivotal creative economies crash.
No joke IF they get this, the US will likely face irreparable harm as pivotal creative economies crash.
Replacing human narrators has been the idea all along. #speechify has been bragging about this plan for at least a year:
March 12, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Replacing human narrators has been the idea all along. #speechify has been bragging about this plan for at least a year:
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ABSOLUTELY NOT FUCK THIS SHIT
ABSOLUTELY NEVER
OVER MY DEAD BODY
ABSOLUTELY NEVER
OVER MY DEAD BODY
March 11, 2025 at 7:35 PM
ABSOLUTELY NOT FUCK THIS SHIT
ABSOLUTELY NEVER
OVER MY DEAD BODY
ABSOLUTELY NEVER
OVER MY DEAD BODY
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A plea to the #writingcommunity: please stop using AI-generated art to promote your book or for cover art.
It looks terrible, and AI companies create the images by stealing from legitimate artists.
Without exception, the AI art I've seen looks stale, lifeless, and generic. Do better for your book.
It looks terrible, and AI companies create the images by stealing from legitimate artists.
Without exception, the AI art I've seen looks stale, lifeless, and generic. Do better for your book.
March 6, 2025 at 3:31 PM
A plea to the #writingcommunity: please stop using AI-generated art to promote your book or for cover art.
It looks terrible, and AI companies create the images by stealing from legitimate artists.
Without exception, the AI art I've seen looks stale, lifeless, and generic. Do better for your book.
It looks terrible, and AI companies create the images by stealing from legitimate artists.
Without exception, the AI art I've seen looks stale, lifeless, and generic. Do better for your book.
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Well, guess I can't use Speechify anymore. Such a shame, it was a good tool for reading back my wips.
#writingcommunity
www.reddit.com/r/selfpublis...
#writingcommunity
www.reddit.com/r/selfpublis...
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March 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Well, guess I can't use Speechify anymore. Such a shame, it was a good tool for reading back my wips.
#writingcommunity
www.reddit.com/r/selfpublis...
#writingcommunity
www.reddit.com/r/selfpublis...
New flash fic! In which #KaraDanvers and #LenaLuthor go shopping for a birthday gift, and end up with a little bit more than they bargained for.
—>
archiveofourown.org/works/63729178
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archiveofourown.org/works/63729178
March 10, 2025 at 4:57 AM
New flash fic! In which #KaraDanvers and #LenaLuthor go shopping for a birthday gift, and end up with a little bit more than they bargained for.
—>
archiveofourown.org/works/63729178
—>
archiveofourown.org/works/63729178
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Publishing doesn’t have to be a popularity contest. It can be an act of radical community. And that is what we are trying to do at Left Unread. We are fighting for Black and brown authors TOGETHER. But we need your help. Consider subscribing for $5 right now.
Leftunreadbooks.binderybooks.com
Leftunreadbooks.binderybooks.com
February 26, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Publishing doesn’t have to be a popularity contest. It can be an act of radical community. And that is what we are trying to do at Left Unread. We are fighting for Black and brown authors TOGETHER. But we need your help. Consider subscribing for $5 right now.
Leftunreadbooks.binderybooks.com
Leftunreadbooks.binderybooks.com
it’s barely been two months this time, between #speechify ‘s CEO attempting this without informing writers & this scam. “Oh no! Writing fanfiction isn’t making anyone any money!” #cliffweitzman , is that you??
Also this insane comment???
"Similarly, sites like Archive of Our Own operate on a non-commercial, volunteer-driven model, providing no direct income for contributors. This highlights a persistent gap between high user engagement and financial sustainability for creators in this space."
UM?
"Similarly, sites like Archive of Our Own operate on a non-commercial, volunteer-driven model, providing no direct income for contributors. This highlights a persistent gap between high user engagement and financial sustainability for creators in this space."
UM?
February 26, 2025 at 10:50 PM
it’s barely been two months this time, between #speechify ‘s CEO attempting this without informing writers & this scam. “Oh no! Writing fanfiction isn’t making anyone any money!” #cliffweitzman , is that you??
by talos! etc.
🚨WRITER BEWARE🚨
I've just gotten an email from a new "self-publishing platform" called Written (written.app), which is making suspiciously extravagant promises about the benefits they offer to authors.
After further research, this is just "upload your book with us and make it an NFT :)"
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I've just gotten an email from a new "self-publishing platform" called Written (written.app), which is making suspiciously extravagant promises about the benefits they offer to authors.
After further research, this is just "upload your book with us and make it an NFT :)"
🧵
February 26, 2025 at 10:47 PM
by talos! etc.
hey i know we all have fires to put out all over but if you’re feeling restless and angry and unsure how you can make a difference today here is a small bit of #goodnews that YOU helped make possible: (1/6)
February 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
hey i know we all have fires to put out all over but if you’re feeling restless and angry and unsure how you can make a difference today here is a small bit of #goodnews that YOU helped make possible: (1/6)
I wrote another 1000 word #supercorp ficlet! LIKEWISE: in which #LenaLuthor insists she and #KaraDanvers see a therapist for a pre-marriage checkup, existentially inconvenient circumstances be damned. (aka easter attempts a body swap) archiveofourown.org/works/63260053
February 21, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I wrote another 1000 word #supercorp ficlet! LIKEWISE: in which #LenaLuthor insists she and #KaraDanvers see a therapist for a pre-marriage checkup, existentially inconvenient circumstances be damned. (aka easter attempts a body swap) archiveofourown.org/works/63260053
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February 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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#SUPERCORP after the storm
Facing a slew of tornadoes, Supergirl tries to help, when she does, she finds a new friend and an older one... if Kara can even consider Lena Luthor an old friend.
archiveofourown.org/works/63229486
thanks to @easterkingston.bsky.social for creating the challenge
Facing a slew of tornadoes, Supergirl tries to help, when she does, she finds a new friend and an older one... if Kara can even consider Lena Luthor an old friend.
archiveofourown.org/works/63229486
thanks to @easterkingston.bsky.social for creating the challenge
February 19, 2025 at 9:25 PM
#SUPERCORP after the storm
Facing a slew of tornadoes, Supergirl tries to help, when she does, she finds a new friend and an older one... if Kara can even consider Lena Luthor an old friend.
archiveofourown.org/works/63229486
thanks to @easterkingston.bsky.social for creating the challenge
Facing a slew of tornadoes, Supergirl tries to help, when she does, she finds a new friend and an older one... if Kara can even consider Lena Luthor an old friend.
archiveofourown.org/works/63229486
thanks to @easterkingston.bsky.social for creating the challenge
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November 14, 2024 at 10:23 AM
I got a new tiny lil flash fic out on ao3 yesterday, weighing in at 1k exactly. In which #LenaLuthor has planned for almost everything, and still gets caught off guard: archiveofourown.org/works/63145117
February 17, 2025 at 10:08 AM
I got a new tiny lil flash fic out on ao3 yesterday, weighing in at 1k exactly. In which #LenaLuthor has planned for almost everything, and still gets caught off guard: archiveofourown.org/works/63145117