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Nicole Field 🧛‍♀️🏺🏳️‍🌈
@faerywhimsy.bsky.social
Author of stories across the spectrum of gender & identity
Winner of John Preston & Pauline Reage NLA-I awards
Academic of polyamory in literary studies
Editor for @phenomenapress.bsky.social‬

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Today I found out I’m going to be joining the ranks of HOW many amazing authors (??!) as part of @starsandsabers.bsky.social’s upcoming anthology OF DREAD, DECAY, AND DOOM (out October 2025).
It's that time of year again!

Looking back, I actually finished drafts of more than one piece. I have at least two story ideas I'm happy to go into the new year developing.

I didn't necessarily work on what I expected to do this year, but fun was had. At the end of the day, isn't that the point?
December 31, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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I've spent a ton of time thinking about audio erotica in the past couple of years for my new academic book on the subject, and truly, no one moves faster or knows their market better than Quinn.

Rivals to lovers romantasy starring the Heated Rivalry boys? Come on.
Exclusive: Hudson Williams & Connor Storrie Are Rival Fae Princes in Quinn’s New Romantasy Audio, ‘Ember & Ice’
We know where we're heading off to next after the cottage!
www.cosmopolitan.com
December 29, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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“Victoria will become the first Australian state to ban unnecessary surgeries on intersex children, with legislation to be introduced to parliament to ensure procedures are deferred until patients are old enough to consent to them.”

This is very encouraging news. We need to protect bodily autonomy.
Victoria could become first Australian state to ban unnecessary surgery on intersex children
Exclusive: Legislation would prohibit deferrable, irreversible procedures until child can give informed consent, bringing state in line with ACT
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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Stop restricting your joy! You wanna post a beat of 2025 with things that didn’t come out this year? Fucking do it! You wanna repost the same thing five times? Fucking do it! We need more joy not less. Create! Enjoy! The only thing we should be destroying is Nazis
December 30, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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kith crit: cohort one
kithbooks.com/crit
December 22, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Frankenstein 🫱🏻‍🫲🏼 The Little Mermaid

book purists being upset when the film adaptation—with additional input from storytellers of another marginalized identity—doesn’t just kill the main character, but actually imagines a different ending in loving conversation with the original
December 5, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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Former Vampire Slayer Eliza Dushku Is Now Helping Others Fight More Harrowing Demons www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general...
Former Vampire Slayer Eliza Dushku Is Now Helping Others Fight More Harrowing Demons
After decades in the limelight, the actress suddenly left the industry and became a therapist. Instead of vanquishing blood suckers, she's helping veterans deal with their trauma.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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I am old enough to remember a time in comics fandom where liking Jason Todd and Bucky Barnes singled you out as a loser. I have no point here I just think that's funny. How the turntables.
December 5, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Thought of the Day: millenials grew up during the height of queer-coded media, which is why nothing hits like it used to.

Everything is either painfully heteronormative or canonically queer in a way that, instead of giving you a little gift for overthinking it, hits you with "it's not that deep"
December 5, 2025 at 5:36 PM
If the writer’s eyes light up when asked, “why did the character do that?” then it’s real.
December 5, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Also support my independent scholar endeavour.
December 4, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Me again. There is talk about how menopause absolutely shits on people with autism.

The first study, a preliminary participatory study, on the effects of menopause on people with autism was published in 2020. This is what the authors had say of the situation:

#ActuallyAutistic
December 4, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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I also write books, and any support for them (including library borrows and word of mouth) helps me spend more of my time writing fiction, so it is much appreciated.
Books
Click on any of the books below to find out more about them.
www.kateheartfield.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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I'm thrilled to announce my poem 'The Woman in the Snow' will appear in Common Bonds 2!

I loved writing this aroace retelling of 'The Snow Queen', and I'm still in shock that it found a home with such a fantastic anthology.
The time has come! Today is our Table of Content announcement for COMMON BONDS 2!

You can get all details directly on our Kickstarter Update: www.kickstarter.com/projects/cla...

But I'll also thread them below!
November 25, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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We are now OPEN for submissions for our first anthology! The vibe is wondrous sapphic specfic, and we want to see diversity. It's taken a lot of effort/fundraising to get to this point, but proud to say we offer professional rates. #booksky #submissions #writingcommunity #sapphic
December 2, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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YOUR BODY IS A FEVER DREAM: A Cosmic Horror Anthology by Trans & Gender Non Conforming Voices

🏳️‍⚧️SUBMISSIONS OPEN UNTIL JAN. 10🏳️‍⚧️

Still seeking slush readers & generous benefactors to help fund interior art.

All the deets: tenebrouspress.com/blog/2025/11...

Donate: ko-fi.com/tenebrouspress
YOUR BODY IS A FEVER DREAM announced; cover art reveal & submissions info! — tenebrous press
Hey Ho, Tenebrous Cult! Hope you're as excited about this as we are: we're ready to announce submission details, and reveal the cover, of the next YOUR BODY volume. Mx Morgan G Robles crafted the ex...
tenebrouspress.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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One of the nicest things about An Academic Affair being out in so many places is the steady trickle of emails I keep getting - about one a week at the moment - from other academics who've read it and resonated with its depiction of academia.
December 2, 2025 at 10:42 PM
It's when I have writer's block that I most appreciate I am also an editor.
December 2, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Beginning to let myself read through some of the submissions we received now that the submission window has closed. I'm beyond excited for all the submissions and interest we received during this period. Thank YOU!

I'm also pausing to realise I have some thoughts about "non-sexual" vs. "asexual".
If you're a writer of aspec and have ever wanted to have me as an editor for your work, our submission window is currently open at @phenomenapress.bsky.social !~

#submissioncall #writingcommunity
December 1, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Me: Let me remind myself were I was atthe last time I remembered to log in.
Also me: Oof, a month already?

On the upside! I have enjoyed some very good "rabbit hole time as a little treat", just as intended. I've sent off some submissions and have a tiny little bit of exciting news.
This week's update is up, in which we briefly cover @catvalente.bsky.social's Deathless, @nkjemisin.bsky.social's The Fifth Season and the Academic Equivalent of the Never-Ending To Do List.

For this afternoon's achievement, I have decided on taking a little bit of downtime.
Acespec Polyamory & Autism 3
Nicole Field published a post on Ko-fi
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November 30, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Ahhh this was such a good presentation that had me thinking of the Gothic, and in particular ghosts, in a completely different way!
I can’t make the afternoon slot for today’s Romancing the Gothic talk so I’m going to watch last week’s one on Bengali Horror this evening instead

youtu.be/bgmV4Sz1AC8
November 30, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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I would probably continue what I do now and maybe invest more time in the free education programme I run rather than constantly worrying where the next freelance contract is coming from.
Honest question: If everyone got Universal Basic Income, no strings attached, what would YOU do with it?

Re-post with your quote or drop your take below.
November 29, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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Same thing I'm doing now.
Honest question: If everyone got Universal Basic Income, no strings attached, what would YOU do with it?

Re-post with your quote or drop your take below.
November 30, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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to tht end, it's ESSENTIAL that we untangle sexuality & desire from objectification. things being framed as sexual, sensual, sexy, & desirable is not automatically "the male gaze." the male gaze refers to objectification above all else and the power fantasies of cishet men.
The thing is like if we want to fight back against prudery and sex negativity we also have to stop referring to stuff as 'gooner art' and accept that nsfw shit that reads as 'for the male gaze' has as much a right to exist as your favourite yaoi
October 26, 2025 at 11:33 PM
This week's update is up, in which we briefly cover @catvalente.bsky.social's Deathless, @nkjemisin.bsky.social's The Fifth Season and the Academic Equivalent of the Never-Ending To Do List.

For this afternoon's achievement, I have decided on taking a little bit of downtime.
Acespec Polyamory & Autism 3
Nicole Field published a post on Ko-fi
ko-fi.com
October 22, 2025 at 1:07 AM