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She/they; triple A; fan of girl drinks, cute creatures, magical girls, & yarn. Deactivating this account on 12/31 so if interested bookmark my blog: https://themelaexperiencewriting.blogspot.com/
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So I'm done sharing my columns every week here. In the off-chance y'all still want to read it, bookmark the site like the olden times and check it on Sundays after noon EST.
I look forward to absolutely none of you bothering. Again.
Bye for good this time.
I look forward to absolutely none of you bothering. Again.
Bye for good this time.
Y'know... I really truly think I'm done with this place. Every visit just makes me more & more annoyed by its unique & proudly practiced obnoxiousness.
I'm not gonna be sharing my stuff anymore on here, since I know y'all aren't reading it.
I'm not gonna be sharing my stuff anymore on here, since I know y'all aren't reading it.
September 12, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Y'know... I really truly think I'm done with this place. Every visit just makes me more & more annoyed by its unique & proudly practiced obnoxiousness.
I'm not gonna be sharing my stuff anymore on here, since I know y'all aren't reading it.
I'm not gonna be sharing my stuff anymore on here, since I know y'all aren't reading it.
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Imagine you're Freddy Kruger and some dude you're tormenting just leaves you in Bronze League
September 11, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Imagine you're Freddy Kruger and some dude you're tormenting just leaves you in Bronze League
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Reminder that muting specific words on social media for a day, a week, a month, or even forever can be laudatory self-care.
September 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Reminder that muting specific words on social media for a day, a week, a month, or even forever can be laudatory self-care.
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People think all authors are rich and royalties are a bonus. HAHAHAHA. Some of the books on that list I spent years making and have literally never earned a single cent from. Every time someone buys the book, or borrows it from the library, I get closer to that day, which may still be year away.
September 9, 2025 at 11:45 AM
People think all authors are rich and royalties are a bonus. HAHAHAHA. Some of the books on that list I spent years making and have literally never earned a single cent from. Every time someone buys the book, or borrows it from the library, I get closer to that day, which may still be year away.
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If folks could stop comparing piracy sites to libraries, that would be awesome. Libraries are a public good who buy books in bulk to benefit their communities, and when you read those books, they buy more.
September 9, 2025 at 2:12 AM
If folks could stop comparing piracy sites to libraries, that would be awesome. Libraries are a public good who buy books in bulk to benefit their communities, and when you read those books, they buy more.
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Thank you for admitting that I am right.
September 9, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Thank you for admitting that I am right.
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Oh boy, the piracy advocates have found my posts about us getting our settlement checks and are big mad that I'm not grateful to piracy sites for "preserving" my very much in-print books via bootleg uncredited scans surrounded by scammy popups.
September 9, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Oh boy, the piracy advocates have found my posts about us getting our settlement checks and are big mad that I'm not grateful to piracy sites for "preserving" my very much in-print books via bootleg uncredited scans surrounded by scammy popups.
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i thought a labubu was a vagina injury
September 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
i thought a labubu was a vagina injury
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It's the personal stories people share about 9/11 that always get to me.
Here's a 🧵 of them.
All of these folks deserve to be remembered.
Here's a 🧵 of them.
All of these folks deserve to be remembered.
Remember my friend Pat Cody, who joined Marsh as a secretary & was about to retire, aged 55, a managing director. She worked in Midtown & was at the North Tower for an early meeting. The office was where the plane struck. I hope it was quick.
September 11, 2025 at 12:49 PM
It's the personal stories people share about 9/11 that always get to me.
Here's a 🧵 of them.
All of these folks deserve to be remembered.
Here's a 🧵 of them.
All of these folks deserve to be remembered.
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September 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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I don't think many homophobes are indulging in self-described "queer-inclusive media" to begin with. But even within non-queer narratives, asexuality upsets the belief that "everyone" experiences a desire for sex and romance. That's why non-queer bigots dislike aces.
August 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I don't think many homophobes are indulging in self-described "queer-inclusive media" to begin with. But even within non-queer narratives, asexuality upsets the belief that "everyone" experiences a desire for sex and romance. That's why non-queer bigots dislike aces.
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How to Talk to Boomer Parents About Charlie Kirk (2025)
September 11, 2025 at 1:18 AM
How to Talk to Boomer Parents About Charlie Kirk (2025)
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WOW, my "never trust a Gretchen" rule has a new example.
Here's the whole thing gathered up
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July 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
WOW, my "never trust a Gretchen" rule has a new example.
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Here's the whole thing gathered up
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x.com
June 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Here's the whole thing gathered up
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But this is ultimately why asexuality is maligned in the queer community as well: If your definition of queerness revolves around romance and sex as proof of humanity, asexuality will always be seen as a threat.
August 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
But this is ultimately why asexuality is maligned in the queer community as well: If your definition of queerness revolves around romance and sex as proof of humanity, asexuality will always be seen as a threat.
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Unfortunately, the queer community has shown that it will only support aces if we fade into the background and center other queer people's stories over our own.
August 23, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Unfortunately, the queer community has shown that it will only support aces if we fade into the background and center other queer people's stories over our own.
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Instead, ace artists are frantic to establish themselves as "the most horny" or "the best at writing smut"--whatever positions them within the circle of palatable queerness and garners their work the most praise and support.
August 23, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Instead, ace artists are frantic to establish themselves as "the most horny" or "the best at writing smut"--whatever positions them within the circle of palatable queerness and garners their work the most praise and support.
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This is an indictment, by the way, not praise. The fact that ace people can only have their art seen and valued if they erase themselves from the narrative should cause ace writers and artists more anger than it seems to.
August 23, 2025 at 5:28 AM
This is an indictment, by the way, not praise. The fact that ace people can only have their art seen and valued if they erase themselves from the narrative should cause ace writers and artists more anger than it seems to.
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Publishing rewards palatable queerness, rote romantic arcs and familiar fanfic tropes. Ace authors like Alice Oseman, Lindsey Miller and TJ Klune made it past the gatekeepers specifically because they decentered ace people and focused instead on typical queer romance narratives.
August 23, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Publishing rewards palatable queerness, rote romantic arcs and familiar fanfic tropes. Ace authors like Alice Oseman, Lindsey Miller and TJ Klune made it past the gatekeepers specifically because they decentered ace people and focused instead on typical queer romance narratives.
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The idea that aphobes are all gleefully making anti-ace discourse blogs on tumblr circa 2013 absolutes the queer community of actually having to THINK about how they exclude ace people. Constantly "forgetting" to include us, not actively supporting us, is exclusion.
August 23, 2025 at 7:18 PM
The idea that aphobes are all gleefully making anti-ace discourse blogs on tumblr circa 2013 absolutes the queer community of actually having to THINK about how they exclude ace people. Constantly "forgetting" to include us, not actively supporting us, is exclusion.
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I think that's part of the problem. No one seems to know any ace exclusionists, yet ace people are always left out or hand-waved away by queer activism and queer narratives. No one, apparently, is actively excluding ace people... they just "forget" we exist and say casually aphobic things.
August 23, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I think that's part of the problem. No one seems to know any ace exclusionists, yet ace people are always left out or hand-waved away by queer activism and queer narratives. No one, apparently, is actively excluding ace people... they just "forget" we exist and say casually aphobic things.
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On September 10th, 1966, the original SPACE GHOST animated series made its official debut! Happy 59th birthday, Big Guy!
September 10, 2025 at 11:47 PM
On September 10th, 1966, the original SPACE GHOST animated series made its official debut! Happy 59th birthday, Big Guy!
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don't think it's a good thing to have a society this highly armed and this unstable
September 10, 2025 at 8:37 PM
don't think it's a good thing to have a society this highly armed and this unstable
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Absolutely obsessed with this hat I just finished up!! The colors just came together so perfectly 😍 The hat is my upcoming Modern Mushroom Witch Hat which is currently in testing and the flowers are my free trillium pattern.
#crochet #mushroomhat #witchhat
#crochet #mushroomhat #witchhat
September 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Absolutely obsessed with this hat I just finished up!! The colors just came together so perfectly 😍 The hat is my upcoming Modern Mushroom Witch Hat which is currently in testing and the flowers are my free trillium pattern.
#crochet #mushroomhat #witchhat
#crochet #mushroomhat #witchhat