Benjamin Kissell
@praetor1983.bsky.social
Author of faerie drag queen novels, tales of adorable Young Gentlemen, and assorted weird and esoteric stories. My husband arts ( The Clockwork Ticker ) and our cats are jerks.
BLM. Queer Rights. Free Palestine. End Genocide.
BLM. Queer Rights. Free Palestine. End Genocide.
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Benjamin Kissell
@praetor1983.bsky.social
· Nov 20
Hullo Bluesky.
I guess introductions are in order?
I’m Benjamin Kissell - I’m rather gay and I write fantasy books for various ages.
My (ages 14+) faerie drag queen series:
A Queen of Blood and Glitter
The Young Gentlemen books (all ages)
#QueerAuthor #FantasyAuthor
I guess introductions are in order?
I’m Benjamin Kissell - I’m rather gay and I write fantasy books for various ages.
My (ages 14+) faerie drag queen series:
A Queen of Blood and Glitter
The Young Gentlemen books (all ages)
#QueerAuthor #FantasyAuthor
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“Thank you for being a corpse,” said Dorothy as she held aloft her birch rod. Her spell cut thru the thick Florida air, striking her ex husband right in the chest.
Stan froze as his illusions and protective enchantments were stripped away, followed by his clothes, his flesh, and finally, his toupee.
Stan froze as his illusions and protective enchantments were stripped away, followed by his clothes, his flesh, and finally, his toupee.
December 5, 2025 at 3:36 AM
“Thank you for being a corpse,” said Dorothy as she held aloft her birch rod. Her spell cut thru the thick Florida air, striking her ex husband right in the chest.
Stan froze as his illusions and protective enchantments were stripped away, followed by his clothes, his flesh, and finally, his toupee.
Stan froze as his illusions and protective enchantments were stripped away, followed by his clothes, his flesh, and finally, his toupee.
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NBC: "Gaza death toll rises to 70,000 as ceasefire is tested by repeated outbreaks of violence."
The death toll is far higher and the attacks continue. Life is treacherous for civilians.
Please give to my friend Tasneem so she can feed her children. And to others. ❤️🙏
chuffed.org/project/1587...
The death toll is far higher and the attacks continue. Life is treacherous for civilians.
Please give to my friend Tasneem so she can feed her children. And to others. ❤️🙏
chuffed.org/project/1587...
November 30, 2025 at 2:35 PM
NBC: "Gaza death toll rises to 70,000 as ceasefire is tested by repeated outbreaks of violence."
The death toll is far higher and the attacks continue. Life is treacherous for civilians.
Please give to my friend Tasneem so she can feed her children. And to others. ❤️🙏
chuffed.org/project/1587...
The death toll is far higher and the attacks continue. Life is treacherous for civilians.
Please give to my friend Tasneem so she can feed her children. And to others. ❤️🙏
chuffed.org/project/1587...
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Creators - you should never be embarrassed to promote your own work. Excitement is contagious and the very nature of social media crushes discoverability.
November 23, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Creators - you should never be embarrassed to promote your own work. Excitement is contagious and the very nature of social media crushes discoverability.
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A bit too on the nose for thanksgiving
ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
A bit too on the nose for thanksgiving
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I'm old.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
November 27, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I'm old.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
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Happy Thanksgiving Sluts 😬
November 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Happy Thanksgiving Sluts 😬
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Landmark move: New York City's comptroller @bradlander.bsky.social, with hundreds of billions under his control, recommends dropping investment giant Blackrock because they won't reckon with climate change.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
NYC’s Lander Recommends Dropping $42 Billion BlackRock Mandate
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is urging three of the city’s pension funds to drop BlackRock Inc. because of “inadequate” climate plans, the latest move to penalize investment firms for failing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Landmark move: New York City's comptroller @bradlander.bsky.social, with hundreds of billions under his control, recommends dropping investment giant Blackrock because they won't reckon with climate change.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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R.I.P. Udo Kier (1944—2025)
November 24, 2025 at 12:55 AM
R.I.P. Udo Kier (1944—2025)
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a world without trans people has never existed and never will
April 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
a world without trans people has never existed and never will
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But, if you push it, we can be.
(Art by Liberal Jane)
(Art by Liberal Jane)
November 21, 2025 at 6:22 AM
But, if you push it, we can be.
(Art by Liberal Jane)
(Art by Liberal Jane)
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PayPal has rolled out a new "feature" that prompts you to leave feedback about an artist that you've commissioned via invoice.
Whatever you do, DO NOT fill this out! To quote Admiral Ackbar, "IT'S A TRAP!!!" It is meant to misguide you.
(continue...)
Whatever you do, DO NOT fill this out! To quote Admiral Ackbar, "IT'S A TRAP!!!" It is meant to misguide you.
(continue...)
November 22, 2025 at 12:13 AM
PayPal has rolled out a new "feature" that prompts you to leave feedback about an artist that you've commissioned via invoice.
Whatever you do, DO NOT fill this out! To quote Admiral Ackbar, "IT'S A TRAP!!!" It is meant to misguide you.
(continue...)
Whatever you do, DO NOT fill this out! To quote Admiral Ackbar, "IT'S A TRAP!!!" It is meant to misguide you.
(continue...)
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Remember according to Republicans, 15 year old girls are actually adult women while 30-something year old men with government jobs are just wee little lads who aren't responsible for their racist and Nazi memes because boys will be boys.
Fox News displaying a poll with the first age bracket for women and men being 15-44.
Once again, 15 year olds are children.
They are kids.
They are not adults, they can’t consent to sex, and pedophilia must not be normalized.
Once again, 15 year olds are children.
They are kids.
They are not adults, they can’t consent to sex, and pedophilia must not be normalized.
November 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Remember according to Republicans, 15 year old girls are actually adult women while 30-something year old men with government jobs are just wee little lads who aren't responsible for their racist and Nazi memes because boys will be boys.
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"Microsoft warns that Windows 11's agentic AI could install malware on your PC: 'Only enable this feature if you understand the security implications.'"
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
November 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
"Microsoft warns that Windows 11's agentic AI could install malware on your PC: 'Only enable this feature if you understand the security implications.'"
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
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Hello! today is 🎂🎉MY BIRTHDAY! 🎉🎂
For my birthday, plz read what is up of my webcomic/signal-boost this skeet? It would mean a lot to me!
Only 50 pages so far. It hasn't updated in ages, but I'm still working on it. Updates will resume when the backlog reaches 50 pages.
blikada.com?pg=1#showComic
For my birthday, plz read what is up of my webcomic/signal-boost this skeet? It would mean a lot to me!
Only 50 pages so far. It hasn't updated in ages, but I'm still working on it. Updates will resume when the backlog reaches 50 pages.
blikada.com?pg=1#showComic
Blikada
blikada.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Hello! today is 🎂🎉MY BIRTHDAY! 🎉🎂
For my birthday, plz read what is up of my webcomic/signal-boost this skeet? It would mean a lot to me!
Only 50 pages so far. It hasn't updated in ages, but I'm still working on it. Updates will resume when the backlog reaches 50 pages.
blikada.com?pg=1#showComic
For my birthday, plz read what is up of my webcomic/signal-boost this skeet? It would mean a lot to me!
Only 50 pages so far. It hasn't updated in ages, but I'm still working on it. Updates will resume when the backlog reaches 50 pages.
blikada.com?pg=1#showComic
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Journalists, why not reach out to some of the fine people in my replies to ask them how the British Library cyberattack of 2023 has had an impact on their research, their creative work, and their careers? This could make for a powerful piece revealing the human side to the damage this has done.
I have been WAITING for a journalist to write this story.
I specialize in manuscripts produced in England between 1300 and 1500. If this had occurred in the midst of writing my dissertation or first book, it would have exploded my career.
I specialize in manuscripts produced in England between 1300 and 1500. If this had occurred in the midst of writing my dissertation or first book, it would have exploded my career.
I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
November 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Journalists, why not reach out to some of the fine people in my replies to ask them how the British Library cyberattack of 2023 has had an impact on their research, their creative work, and their careers? This could make for a powerful piece revealing the human side to the damage this has done.
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Tell me, brain genius, how I can sell out my friends in order to appeal to people who have been masturbating to the thought of me and everyone I know getting nerve gassed for literally fifty years. Politeness to those chuds is how we got where we are.
November 16, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Tell me, brain genius, how I can sell out my friends in order to appeal to people who have been masturbating to the thought of me and everyone I know getting nerve gassed for literally fifty years. Politeness to those chuds is how we got where we are.
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It's not even funny stupid. It's cruel stupid.
I can’t believe how stupid everything is
November 18, 2025 at 12:19 AM
It's not even funny stupid. It's cruel stupid.
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It costs nothing for you to share this.
For every dollar you donate to your local food pantry you’ll be providing up to 10 meals to families in need this holiday season.
For every dollar you donate to your local food pantry you’ll be providing up to 10 meals to families in need this holiday season.
November 15, 2025 at 6:44 PM
It costs nothing for you to share this.
For every dollar you donate to your local food pantry you’ll be providing up to 10 meals to families in need this holiday season.
For every dollar you donate to your local food pantry you’ll be providing up to 10 meals to families in need this holiday season.
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It's important to note, as I have multiple times, that it's possible to be Jewish - as I am - and still condemn Israel for genocidal acts. In fact, the history of Judaism makes it clear Jews are obligated to speak out. Never again *means* never again. #zachor
Antisemitism is a lot like Qanon child abuse conspiracies in that there’s this real and bad phenomenon and, parallel to that, what can only be described as a large scale mass psychosis about a mostly fictional version of the same phenomenon
November 16, 2025 at 9:13 PM
It's important to note, as I have multiple times, that it's possible to be Jewish - as I am - and still condemn Israel for genocidal acts. In fact, the history of Judaism makes it clear Jews are obligated to speak out. Never again *means* never again. #zachor