Lily/Paper 🌈♿️🍉
@paperstainedink.bsky.social
UK | queer + disabled | accessibility nerd | writer | streamer
| creator of the Disabled Streamer Database | MSc Medieval Lit | links: http://bio.link/lilycalder | calder.lily@hotmail.com
https://www.twitch.tv/paperstainedink
| creator of the Disabled Streamer Database | MSc Medieval Lit | links: http://bio.link/lilycalder | calder.lily@hotmail.com
https://www.twitch.tv/paperstainedink
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Hi! I’m Lily AKA Paper. I’m a queer & disabled creator who is fuelled by tea & nerdy joy. I love accessibility, medieval history & I haunt many places on the internet; welcome to my corner! 💕
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• bio.link/lilycalder
• twitch.tv/paperstainedink
• youtube.com/@paperstainedink
• vm.tiktok.com/ZMdLsV2Dq/
• bio.link/lilycalder
I lost my entire masters’ thesis during thesis season because of a bowl of miso soup. Laptop and work dead. I cried so hard.
By some miracle, I managed to salvage the hard drive intact three weeks later; it had the draft.
But I’ve never forgotten the lesson. I back up everything now. Religiously.
By some miracle, I managed to salvage the hard drive intact three weeks later; it had the draft.
But I’ve never forgotten the lesson. I back up everything now. Religiously.
One of my PhD students ONLY had her doctoral dissertation in her laptop’s hard drive. Told her to email me the most recent version. She forgot. Her laptop was fried by the evening. She had to rewrite the entire thing.
Luckily I had some of the source/draft documents, which I sent her.
Luckily I had some of the source/draft documents, which I sent her.
Losing our words is a writer’s worst nightmare. Don’t forget to backup your work.
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #5amWritersClub
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #5amWritersClub
February 17, 2026 at 12:40 AM
I lost my entire masters’ thesis during thesis season because of a bowl of miso soup. Laptop and work dead. I cried so hard.
By some miracle, I managed to salvage the hard drive intact three weeks later; it had the draft.
But I’ve never forgotten the lesson. I back up everything now. Religiously.
By some miracle, I managed to salvage the hard drive intact three weeks later; it had the draft.
But I’ve never forgotten the lesson. I back up everything now. Religiously.
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My final straw working in trans policy was NHS England's Specialised Commissioner's accidentally admitting to a group fo trans policy experts that the Cass Review was always designed to close GICs. And I wasn't allowed to acknowledge that they'd said it.
February 16, 2026 at 12:06 PM
My final straw working in trans policy was NHS England's Specialised Commissioner's accidentally admitting to a group fo trans policy experts that the Cass Review was always designed to close GICs. And I wasn't allowed to acknowledge that they'd said it.
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REMEMBER: All the "Don't use em-dashes" "don't use rule of three" advice because it makes your writing "look like AI" is because they stole actual writers work, and their "predict the next thing" stuff just simulates what WE FUCKING DO. Keep writing well. Use every style and trick you have. Fuck AI.
July 3, 2025 at 7:43 PM
REMEMBER: All the "Don't use em-dashes" "don't use rule of three" advice because it makes your writing "look like AI" is because they stole actual writers work, and their "predict the next thing" stuff just simulates what WE FUCKING DO. Keep writing well. Use every style and trick you have. Fuck AI.
Hey. Psst. Y’all are rad. Hydrate your skeletons. Take your meds. Check your posture. Have a snack.
Whatever you need to do today/tonight, I believe in you. No matter how big or small it may be. I hope the week brings joy, relief, laughter, success, coziness. You got this.
💕
Whatever you need to do today/tonight, I believe in you. No matter how big or small it may be. I hope the week brings joy, relief, laughter, success, coziness. You got this.
💕
February 17, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Hey. Psst. Y’all are rad. Hydrate your skeletons. Take your meds. Check your posture. Have a snack.
Whatever you need to do today/tonight, I believe in you. No matter how big or small it may be. I hope the week brings joy, relief, laughter, success, coziness. You got this.
💕
Whatever you need to do today/tonight, I believe in you. No matter how big or small it may be. I hope the week brings joy, relief, laughter, success, coziness. You got this.
💕
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✨ My first look at Cairn is up! ✨
I loved delving into this game, and I can’t wait to see what comes next!
(The art, the audio design, the accessibility, the story 🤌🤌🤌)
#Cairn
youtu.be/RijWpL_juAg
I loved delving into this game, and I can’t wait to see what comes next!
(The art, the audio design, the accessibility, the story 🤌🤌🤌)
#Cairn
youtu.be/RijWpL_juAg
Let's Check Out Cairn! | First Look
YouTube video by paperstainedink
youtu.be
February 14, 2026 at 2:44 PM
✨ My first look at Cairn is up! ✨
I loved delving into this game, and I can’t wait to see what comes next!
(The art, the audio design, the accessibility, the story 🤌🤌🤌)
#Cairn
youtu.be/RijWpL_juAg
I loved delving into this game, and I can’t wait to see what comes next!
(The art, the audio design, the accessibility, the story 🤌🤌🤌)
#Cairn
youtu.be/RijWpL_juAg
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2) Mass Effect 3
🎮 Finished? YES 😭
Where to even start? I have so many emotions. Finally getting to this game, I wasn’t sure how it would all end. But the climax was WILD. Incredible. I’ll be thinking about ME3 for months, that’s for damn sure. WOW.
I’ll miss my found family in space 🥹
🎮 Finished? YES 😭
Where to even start? I have so many emotions. Finally getting to this game, I wasn’t sure how it would all end. But the climax was WILD. Incredible. I’ll be thinking about ME3 for months, that’s for damn sure. WOW.
I’ll miss my found family in space 🥹
a blue light is coming out of the center of a sphere
Alt: A blue light is surrounded by spinning metal circles that indicate a faster than light space portal. Hundreds of spaceships emerge from it, heading to an unknown destination.
media.tenor.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:20 PM
2) Mass Effect 3
🎮 Finished? YES 😭
Where to even start? I have so many emotions. Finally getting to this game, I wasn’t sure how it would all end. But the climax was WILD. Incredible. I’ll be thinking about ME3 for months, that’s for damn sure. WOW.
I’ll miss my found family in space 🥹
🎮 Finished? YES 😭
Where to even start? I have so many emotions. Finally getting to this game, I wasn’t sure how it would all end. But the climax was WILD. Incredible. I’ll be thinking about ME3 for months, that’s for damn sure. WOW.
I’ll miss my found family in space 🥹
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1) Blue Prince
🎮 Finished? Oh yes!
What a game to start this thread off with. Absolute masterpiece of a puzzly mystery game. There’s still so much I have left to solve, and I’m excited for the post-credits shenanigans!
If you’re into puzzles, play Blue Prince. It’s an incredible game.
🎮 Finished? Oh yes!
What a game to start this thread off with. Absolute masterpiece of a puzzly mystery game. There’s still so much I have left to solve, and I’m excited for the post-credits shenanigans!
If you’re into puzzles, play Blue Prince. It’s an incredible game.
a screenshot of a video game with a spare room and chapel
Alt: a GIF of the game Blue Prince that shows a blueprint popping up on screen with three room options to choose from to map.
media.tenor.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:28 PM
1) Blue Prince
🎮 Finished? Oh yes!
What a game to start this thread off with. Absolute masterpiece of a puzzly mystery game. There’s still so much I have left to solve, and I’m excited for the post-credits shenanigans!
If you’re into puzzles, play Blue Prince. It’s an incredible game.
🎮 Finished? Oh yes!
What a game to start this thread off with. Absolute masterpiece of a puzzly mystery game. There’s still so much I have left to solve, and I’m excited for the post-credits shenanigans!
If you’re into puzzles, play Blue Prince. It’s an incredible game.
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🧵 In an attempt to reduce my games backlog (it’s a truly terrible number), I’m going to keep a lovely thread of each game I either play and DNF or play and finish.
So. Here are my games I’ve played/finished in 2026! 🥰
So. Here are my games I’ve played/finished in 2026! 🥰
a cartoon of a cat wearing headphones and holding a video game controller
Alt: a GIF of a grey tabby cat wearing headphones and holding a pink video game controller as they sit at a desk in a large pink chair
media.tenor.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:24 PM
🧵 In an attempt to reduce my games backlog (it’s a truly terrible number), I’m going to keep a lovely thread of each game I either play and DNF or play and finish.
So. Here are my games I’ve played/finished in 2026! 🥰
So. Here are my games I’ve played/finished in 2026! 🥰
✨ Episode 23 of my Blue Prince playthrough is up! ✨
And we discover a whole ding dang armoury! ⚔️
#BluePrince
youtu.be/m6ld91P9FAQ
And we discover a whole ding dang armoury! ⚔️
#BluePrince
youtu.be/m6ld91P9FAQ
There's An Armoury??? | Blue Prince | First Playthrough | Paper Plays! | Episode 23
YouTube video by paperstainedink
youtu.be
February 16, 2026 at 9:35 PM
✨ Episode 23 of my Blue Prince playthrough is up! ✨
And we discover a whole ding dang armoury! ⚔️
#BluePrince
youtu.be/m6ld91P9FAQ
And we discover a whole ding dang armoury! ⚔️
#BluePrince
youtu.be/m6ld91P9FAQ
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idk which twitch viewer needs to hear this but it doesn't matter how many ads you get on a stream, 10 ads or 4 ads, the MOST amount of time a streamer can play at one time is 3 minutes.
the options we as streamers have are literally 30s, 1m, 1m30s, 2m, 2m30s, 3 min.
the options we as streamers have are literally 30s, 1m, 1m30s, 2m, 2m30s, 3 min.
February 16, 2026 at 3:44 PM
idk which twitch viewer needs to hear this but it doesn't matter how many ads you get on a stream, 10 ads or 4 ads, the MOST amount of time a streamer can play at one time is 3 minutes.
the options we as streamers have are literally 30s, 1m, 1m30s, 2m, 2m30s, 3 min.
the options we as streamers have are literally 30s, 1m, 1m30s, 2m, 2m30s, 3 min.
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it's cool actually. without social media kids could hang out in town (dispersed for loitering) or go to a youth club (closed due to budget cuts) or visit their local library (closed due to budget cuts) or talk to likeminded teens around the world (banned as the internet is evil for minors)
February 16, 2026 at 3:30 PM
it's cool actually. without social media kids could hang out in town (dispersed for loitering) or go to a youth club (closed due to budget cuts) or visit their local library (closed due to budget cuts) or talk to likeminded teens around the world (banned as the internet is evil for minors)
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Imagine your documents were marked up for editing with this guy. Terrifying! MS.B.2.25 mss-cat.trin.cam.ac.uk/Manuscript/B...
#marginaliamonday
#medievalsky
#marginaliamonday
#medievalsky
February 16, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Imagine your documents were marked up for editing with this guy. Terrifying! MS.B.2.25 mss-cat.trin.cam.ac.uk/Manuscript/B...
#marginaliamonday
#medievalsky
#marginaliamonday
#medievalsky
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✨ Episode 17 of my Mass Effect 3 playthrough is up! ✨
And it’s Rannoch time. Oh boy. Geth and Quarians. Here we go! 👀
#MassEffect #MassEffect3
youtu.be/1Dq592X_xAs
And it’s Rannoch time. Oh boy. Geth and Quarians. Here we go! 👀
#MassEffect #MassEffect3
youtu.be/1Dq592X_xAs
RANNOCH. | Mass Effect 3 (LE) | First Playthrough | Episode 17
YouTube video by paperstainedink
youtu.be
February 13, 2026 at 1:06 PM
✨ Episode 17 of my Mass Effect 3 playthrough is up! ✨
And it’s Rannoch time. Oh boy. Geth and Quarians. Here we go! 👀
#MassEffect #MassEffect3
youtu.be/1Dq592X_xAs
And it’s Rannoch time. Oh boy. Geth and Quarians. Here we go! 👀
#MassEffect #MassEffect3
youtu.be/1Dq592X_xAs
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Ok GoT was really good. I'm glad i rewatched. Still legendary television the likes of which we prolly never see again because we don't watch tv together at the scale we did when this was hot.
That level of shared experience was special. I'm glad I was there for it
That level of shared experience was special. I'm glad I was there for it
February 15, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Ok GoT was really good. I'm glad i rewatched. Still legendary television the likes of which we prolly never see again because we don't watch tv together at the scale we did when this was hot.
That level of shared experience was special. I'm glad I was there for it
That level of shared experience was special. I'm glad I was there for it
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The answer to "Do I need an IKEA-made Mimic ottoman in my house?" is an unwavering OF COURSE. www.ikea.com/us/en/p/grej...
GREJSIMOJS pouffe with storage, yellow
GREJSIMOJS pouffe with storage, yellow A pouffe with storage that suits both children's rooms and living rooms. When not gobbling up toys, children can sit on it or adults can use it as a footstool. T...
www.ikea.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:06 PM
The answer to "Do I need an IKEA-made Mimic ottoman in my house?" is an unwavering OF COURSE. www.ikea.com/us/en/p/grej...
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I've seen people make that argument before, and the general line everyone else made was that giving yourself PTSD is going to make you a liability whenever it'd come to radical action.
You're not helping anyone, and it centres your own guilt over effective action to help the communities targeted.
You're not helping anyone, and it centres your own guilt over effective action to help the communities targeted.
i honestly believe that this idea that you have to subject yourself to every shocking horrifying image as part of "the fight" mostly manifests in people who are doing absolutely nothing to "fight" other than post on social media
because i never see it amongst people who are getting things done
because i never see it amongst people who are getting things done
not sure where this idea that you must continually subject yourself to horrible spectacle to stay committed to the fight came from. the more likely outcomes are total mental breakdown, or becoming the kind of person who rolls their eyes and posts a "shocked" meme when something terrible happens.
February 15, 2026 at 7:18 PM
I've seen people make that argument before, and the general line everyone else made was that giving yourself PTSD is going to make you a liability whenever it'd come to radical action.
You're not helping anyone, and it centres your own guilt over effective action to help the communities targeted.
You're not helping anyone, and it centres your own guilt over effective action to help the communities targeted.
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if you asked me to diagnose the western game industry's current problem it would start with "landlords have absorbed basically all disposable income"
February 15, 2026 at 8:03 AM
if you asked me to diagnose the western game industry's current problem it would start with "landlords have absorbed basically all disposable income"
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Desperately looking for anyone in Scotland to foster a 2 year old female cat named Bambi. Incredibly affectionate and friendly. Indoor-only. Whether temporary (a few weeks) or longer term.
She's going to be put to sleep otherwise -- due to a heart issue that won't affect her for another 12 months
She's going to be put to sleep otherwise -- due to a heart issue that won't affect her for another 12 months
February 14, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Desperately looking for anyone in Scotland to foster a 2 year old female cat named Bambi. Incredibly affectionate and friendly. Indoor-only. Whether temporary (a few weeks) or longer term.
She's going to be put to sleep otherwise -- due to a heart issue that won't affect her for another 12 months
She's going to be put to sleep otherwise -- due to a heart issue that won't affect her for another 12 months
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take it from a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, if nothing else
i don’t want you to do this, no one needs you to do this! it is self harm at BEST
i don’t want you to do this, no one needs you to do this! it is self harm at BEST
genuinely i cannot believe that i have to say this but you do not need to - and absolutely should not - expose yourself to CSAM material in order to “witness” the crimes of the elite.
this does nothing except make vicarious trauma, moral injury, and potentially places you in legal jeopardy.
STOP
this does nothing except make vicarious trauma, moral injury, and potentially places you in legal jeopardy.
STOP
February 14, 2026 at 2:47 PM
take it from a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, if nothing else
i don’t want you to do this, no one needs you to do this! it is self harm at BEST
i don’t want you to do this, no one needs you to do this! it is self harm at BEST
✨ My first look at Cairn is up! ✨
I loved delving into this game, and I can’t wait to see what comes next!
(The art, the audio design, the accessibility, the story 🤌🤌🤌)
#Cairn
youtu.be/RijWpL_juAg
I loved delving into this game, and I can’t wait to see what comes next!
(The art, the audio design, the accessibility, the story 🤌🤌🤌)
#Cairn
youtu.be/RijWpL_juAg
Let's Check Out Cairn! | First Look
YouTube video by paperstainedink
youtu.be
February 14, 2026 at 2:44 PM
✨ My first look at Cairn is up! ✨
I loved delving into this game, and I can’t wait to see what comes next!
(The art, the audio design, the accessibility, the story 🤌🤌🤌)
#Cairn
youtu.be/RijWpL_juAg
I loved delving into this game, and I can’t wait to see what comes next!
(The art, the audio design, the accessibility, the story 🤌🤌🤌)
#Cairn
youtu.be/RijWpL_juAg
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turns out the discord situation is worse! the company that will be doing the age verifications with IDs is Persona, a peter thiel aligned company
we're going to try to wind down the Kill The Computer discord and try to get a subreddit for the podcasts community up and running
we're going to try to wind down the Kill The Computer discord and try to get a subreddit for the podcasts community up and running
February 14, 2026 at 2:41 AM
turns out the discord situation is worse! the company that will be doing the age verifications with IDs is Persona, a peter thiel aligned company
we're going to try to wind down the Kill The Computer discord and try to get a subreddit for the podcasts community up and running
we're going to try to wind down the Kill The Computer discord and try to get a subreddit for the podcasts community up and running
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it's 2026. PC Gamer is doing journalism while actual news outlets post more transphobia. a sandwich costs $16 or five easy payments of $5 with SandoLoan
Oh, good: Discord's age verification rollout has ties to Palantir co-founder and panopticon architect Peter Thiel
Discord is "experimenting" with an age authentication vendor whose major investors include Thiel's Founders Fund.
www.pcgamer.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:37 AM
it's 2026. PC Gamer is doing journalism while actual news outlets post more transphobia. a sandwich costs $16 or five easy payments of $5 with SandoLoan
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Nominations window open for the next 10 days - www.forbes.com/sites/alansc...
Forbes’ Accessibility 200: Nominations Open
Forbes’ Accessibility 200 list, featuring the biggest innovators and impact-makers in the field of Accessibility, is accepting nominations until February 24, 2026.
www.forbes.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Nominations window open for the next 10 days - www.forbes.com/sites/alansc...
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In incredible news, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly for "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women."
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
European Parliament Votes Overwhelmingly For "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women"
The resolution, though nonbinding, is a significant shot at those who seek to erode transgender rights on the continent.
www.erininthemorning.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:17 PM
In incredible news, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly for "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women."
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
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