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Author Jack Stein / artist / gardening nerd between March and August 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Savvy observers may suspect I’m some kind of mathematician. While correct, this is a part of my tragic backstory I’m doing my best to move on from.
Art & writing NSFW / be 18+ please
Savvy observers may suspect I’m some kind of mathematician. While correct, this is a part of my tragic backstory I’m doing my best to move on from.
Art & writing NSFW / be 18+ please
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Burnt match
November 11, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Burnt match
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cactus
November 11, 2025 at 1:27 PM
cactus
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Excited to announce my painting ADDICTED TO THE PERCEIVED FATE has been published in Yin Literary's Issue 3: Gui-Shen (Spirits). Read it all and check out the art here: yinliterary.net/issue-03
#artwork #abstractart #ecobrutalism #litzine #zines
#artwork #abstractart #ecobrutalism #litzine #zines
November 11, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Excited to announce my painting ADDICTED TO THE PERCEIVED FATE has been published in Yin Literary's Issue 3: Gui-Shen (Spirits). Read it all and check out the art here: yinliterary.net/issue-03
#artwork #abstractart #ecobrutalism #litzine #zines
#artwork #abstractart #ecobrutalism #litzine #zines
I salute Diane Duane for satisfying our curiosity and reading the thing. I’m disappointed but not surprised at the quality.
That said, if there’s a wine brand out there that wants to pay for smut-as-advertising-copy, I’m not above it. I would absolutely put my whole pussy into writing wine porn.
That said, if there’s a wine brand out there that wants to pay for smut-as-advertising-copy, I’m not above it. I would absolutely put my whole pussy into writing wine porn.
Status report, “I Promised To Read This So Here We Go” dep’t: So there’s a fire lit, and a mug of tea within reach, and the Kindle’s open. May Thoth the Lord of Writings forgive me for this use of a few hours I will *never* get back… and may great Bromios Dimetor have mercy on my soul. 😏🙏 #winefic
November 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I salute Diane Duane for satisfying our curiosity and reading the thing. I’m disappointed but not surprised at the quality.
That said, if there’s a wine brand out there that wants to pay for smut-as-advertising-copy, I’m not above it. I would absolutely put my whole pussy into writing wine porn.
That said, if there’s a wine brand out there that wants to pay for smut-as-advertising-copy, I’m not above it. I would absolutely put my whole pussy into writing wine porn.
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I haven’t ruined a workplace, but I do take pride in ruining Jeff Bezos’ day every single chance I get.
November 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I haven’t ruined a workplace, but I do take pride in ruining Jeff Bezos’ day every single chance I get.
My intent to have a lunch beer today was thwarted by the fact that apparently, when standing in front of a counter before noon, I reflexively order coffee regardless of what I actually meant to ask for.
November 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
My intent to have a lunch beer today was thwarted by the fact that apparently, when standing in front of a counter before noon, I reflexively order coffee regardless of what I actually meant to ask for.
So many cool mushrooms on the trail today, it was hard to pick just one to share
November 8, 2025 at 9:08 PM
So many cool mushrooms on the trail today, it was hard to pick just one to share
Went hiking today at Dark Hollow. Why’s it called that, you ask? IDK man. Don’t read too much into it.
the reason I find lots of horror so underwhelming is its reliance on tropes that are just a completely normal part of rural life experience. So you’re driving down the highway, the sun‘s set unnaturally early, and a series of ominous signs w/bible verses appear along the side of the road? BIG DEAL
November 8, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Went hiking today at Dark Hollow. Why’s it called that, you ask? IDK man. Don’t read too much into it.
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Today’s new artist is the inventive embroiderer Nicole Mazza from Buenos Aires, with her explicitly sexualised imagery exploring the way society constructs – and deconstructs – us. See a great collection of her remarkable needlework now at www.honesterotica.com/illustrator/....
November 8, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Today’s new artist is the inventive embroiderer Nicole Mazza from Buenos Aires, with her explicitly sexualised imagery exploring the way society constructs – and deconstructs – us. See a great collection of her remarkable needlework now at www.honesterotica.com/illustrator/....
the reason I find lots of horror so underwhelming is its reliance on tropes that are just a completely normal part of rural life experience. So you’re driving down the highway, the sun‘s set unnaturally early, and a series of ominous signs w/bible verses appear along the side of the road? BIG DEAL
November 7, 2025 at 9:23 PM
the reason I find lots of horror so underwhelming is its reliance on tropes that are just a completely normal part of rural life experience. So you’re driving down the highway, the sun‘s set unnaturally early, and a series of ominous signs w/bible verses appear along the side of the road? BIG DEAL
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can this happen to a normal woman?
November 7, 2025 at 2:07 PM
can this happen to a normal woman?
On today’s walk we spotted a pair of inkcaps. Photos don’t do them justice; they looked like they were cast in silver and gold.
November 7, 2025 at 5:52 PM
On today’s walk we spotted a pair of inkcaps. Photos don’t do them justice; they looked like they were cast in silver and gold.
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OVERALL YOU FEEL GREAT! #lookoutside
November 6, 2025 at 8:26 PM
OVERALL YOU FEEL GREAT! #lookoutside
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The Captain's Sacrifice - color (2021) - detail crop
November 6, 2025 at 11:05 PM
The Captain's Sacrifice - color (2021) - detail crop
You might think that my father reading my pornography is the most mortifying thing an author could ever experience, but after a literal lifetime of living with this man… no, it’s not.
November 7, 2025 at 12:30 AM
You might think that my father reading my pornography is the most mortifying thing an author could ever experience, but after a literal lifetime of living with this man… no, it’s not.
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Another #Deadlock fic, this time with a plot. "Echo Shards," Ch. 1, a time loop fic. Pocket-centric, Lash/Pocket.
The day of the Maelstrom arrives -- again and again and again.
archiveofourown.org/works/73585651
The day of the Maelstrom arrives -- again and again and again.
archiveofourown.org/works/73585651
Echo Shards - Chapter 1 - robocryptid - Deadlock (Video Game) [Archive of Our Own]
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
archiveofourown.org
November 2, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Another #Deadlock fic, this time with a plot. "Echo Shards," Ch. 1, a time loop fic. Pocket-centric, Lash/Pocket.
The day of the Maelstrom arrives -- again and again and again.
archiveofourown.org/works/73585651
The day of the Maelstrom arrives -- again and again and again.
archiveofourown.org/works/73585651
My father, trying to recall a homoerotic book his boyfriend gave him in the 80s about a world leader & his concubine: “Who’s that guy who conquered Europe in the 1800s?”
Me: “…Napoleon?”
Him: “Alexander the Great!”
Me: “…….”
Me: “…Napoleon?”
Him: “Alexander the Great!”
Me: “…….”
November 7, 2025 at 12:15 AM
My father, trying to recall a homoerotic book his boyfriend gave him in the 80s about a world leader & his concubine: “Who’s that guy who conquered Europe in the 1800s?”
Me: “…Napoleon?”
Him: “Alexander the Great!”
Me: “…….”
Me: “…Napoleon?”
Him: “Alexander the Great!”
Me: “…….”
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doodling while i watch the new 4K of In The Mouth Of Madness.
Sketches and rough drawings are all I seem to have in the tank these days, thanks for sticking around.
Sketches and rough drawings are all I seem to have in the tank these days, thanks for sticking around.
November 5, 2025 at 9:11 PM
doodling while i watch the new 4K of In The Mouth Of Madness.
Sketches and rough drawings are all I seem to have in the tank these days, thanks for sticking around.
Sketches and rough drawings are all I seem to have in the tank these days, thanks for sticking around.
The fungus spotted on today’s walk was subtle and reserved in appearance
November 5, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The fungus spotted on today’s walk was subtle and reserved in appearance
It’s simply not fair that I cannot perform repetitive motions for 6 hours a day while hunched over awkwardly on the sofa without incurring a muscle spasm
November 5, 2025 at 7:49 PM
It’s simply not fair that I cannot perform repetitive motions for 6 hours a day while hunched over awkwardly on the sofa without incurring a muscle spasm
Good news: Sock project coming along nicely
Bad news: that one muscle in my neck has reminded me why I don’t knit more often
Bad news: that one muscle in my neck has reminded me why I don’t knit more often
November 5, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Good news: Sock project coming along nicely
Bad news: that one muscle in my neck has reminded me why I don’t knit more often
Bad news: that one muscle in my neck has reminded me why I don’t knit more often
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love yourself no matter what the haters say
also screw the feds
also screw the feds
What sort of message do you hope people take away from your most recent book/wip? #WritingPrompt
November 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
love yourself no matter what the haters say
also screw the feds
also screw the feds
I’ve been over here grinding my teeth for months having to listen to Earle-Sears’ aggressively transphobic & hateful campaign ads. Boy howdy does it feel good today to see her get decisively trounced. Turns out basing your entire campaign on bullying your citizens isn’t a winning strategy. Crazy!
November 5, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I’ve been over here grinding my teeth for months having to listen to Earle-Sears’ aggressively transphobic & hateful campaign ads. Boy howdy does it feel good today to see her get decisively trounced. Turns out basing your entire campaign on bullying your citizens isn’t a winning strategy. Crazy!