Jay Wayward
@ricochetrita.bsky.social
Writer, bisexual, vocalist for sludge metal band Cursed Body. He/Him
Eviscerate fascism everywhere. 🏴🌱
“The Dreaming Dead”, a queer sword and sorcery novel, available at jaywayward.com
Eviscerate fascism everywhere. 🏴🌱
“The Dreaming Dead”, a queer sword and sorcery novel, available at jaywayward.com
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Jay Wayward
@ricochetrita.bsky.social
· Mar 17
About to wrap this up and it is extremely good. Hard recommend.
I’m about 150 pages into Tsumura’s “there’s no such thing as an easy job” and it’s so good so far.
Finished up Elric of Melniboné vol 1. And starting “There’s No Such Thing As An Easy Job” by Kikuko Tsumura, about a woman who does an increasingly surreal series of temp jobs.
January 28, 2026 at 4:14 AM
About to wrap this up and it is extremely good. Hard recommend.
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Sharing again because this clip kicks ass
We’re (technically) still alive and (contractually obligated to continue) writing music.
Here’s a brief live clip of a new track called “The Languages of Grief”
Here’s a brief live clip of a new track called “The Languages of Grief”
January 25, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Sharing again because this clip kicks ass
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A new Slowhole album and knuckle tattoos could probably fix me
January 26, 2026 at 1:27 AM
A new Slowhole album and knuckle tattoos could probably fix me
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A few times a day I’ll look around and just see Spuds staring at me like this for no reason
January 27, 2026 at 3:08 AM
A few times a day I’ll look around and just see Spuds staring at me like this for no reason
This whole album is so nostalgic to me and yet it feels really wild this song is 9 years old
youtu.be/nwpj9_hrK_A?...
youtu.be/nwpj9_hrK_A?...
Tinashe - Company (Official Video)
YouTube video by TinasheOfficialVEVO
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January 28, 2026 at 2:38 AM
This whole album is so nostalgic to me and yet it feels really wild this song is 9 years old
youtu.be/nwpj9_hrK_A?...
youtu.be/nwpj9_hrK_A?...
So elegant
A few times a day I’ll look around and just see Spuds staring at me like this for no reason
January 27, 2026 at 3:12 AM
So elegant
A few times a day I’ll look around and just see Spuds staring at me like this for no reason
January 27, 2026 at 3:08 AM
A few times a day I’ll look around and just see Spuds staring at me like this for no reason
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It must be terrifying to be a jack-in-the-box. Remember, he doesn't control his own emergence. To him, the world pops inward, a noisy, many-colored beast, until he can push its churning faces out of his dark home
January 6, 2026 at 6:04 PM
It must be terrifying to be a jack-in-the-box. Remember, he doesn't control his own emergence. To him, the world pops inward, a noisy, many-colored beast, until he can push its churning faces out of his dark home
Conan, Blackwater Holylight, and Human Instinct are all playing shows locally soon. I’m so stoked.
January 27, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Conan, Blackwater Holylight, and Human Instinct are all playing shows locally soon. I’m so stoked.
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The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
I haven’t watched the non-extended (theatrical?) version of LOTR in so long but I respect how even it has a wild amount of lore front loaded.
For some reason I didn’t remember that. Shout out Cate Blanchett.
For some reason I didn’t remember that. Shout out Cate Blanchett.
January 26, 2026 at 11:02 PM
I haven’t watched the non-extended (theatrical?) version of LOTR in so long but I respect how even it has a wild amount of lore front loaded.
For some reason I didn’t remember that. Shout out Cate Blanchett.
For some reason I didn’t remember that. Shout out Cate Blanchett.
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not to be a wet blanket but this also is a tactic in organized crime to make people forget the awful shit they do on a regular basis. this too is propaganda, do not forget
Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
January 26, 2026 at 2:58 PM
not to be a wet blanket but this also is a tactic in organized crime to make people forget the awful shit they do on a regular basis. this too is propaganda, do not forget
In cat news my oldest one has started following me into the room I work from when I don’t go in to an office and sleeping in a chair near me. She just jumps up there as I’m getting started and stays there until I leave. It’s extremely sweet.
January 26, 2026 at 3:03 PM
In cat news my oldest one has started following me into the room I work from when I don’t go in to an office and sleeping in a chair near me. She just jumps up there as I’m getting started and stays there until I leave. It’s extremely sweet.
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New government surveillance tool just dropped. If you’re on TikTok, the location data in particular is concerning, but I’ve been reading this weekend about algorithm and moderation changes too that make clear the intent of the Trump-friendly new owners. The platform is now a propaganda panopticon.
According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US. www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users. Here Are the 3 Biggest Changes
According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US.
www.wired.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:28 PM
New government surveillance tool just dropped. If you’re on TikTok, the location data in particular is concerning, but I’ve been reading this weekend about algorithm and moderation changes too that make clear the intent of the Trump-friendly new owners. The platform is now a propaganda panopticon.
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One year today. Rest in peace Grace.
It would mean the world to me if you would check out my new song.
It would mean the world to me if you would check out my new song.
Stars Wept to the Sea is out now.
Please pick it up for a dollar if you can. All proceeds are going to the American Cancer Association.
ashenheart.bandcamp.com/album/stars-...
Please pick it up for a dollar if you can. All proceeds are going to the American Cancer Association.
ashenheart.bandcamp.com/album/stars-...
Stars Wept to the Sea (single), by Ashenheart
1 track album
ashenheart.bandcamp.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:15 AM
One year today. Rest in peace Grace.
It would mean the world to me if you would check out my new song.
It would mean the world to me if you would check out my new song.
A new Slowhole album and knuckle tattoos could probably fix me
January 26, 2026 at 1:27 AM
A new Slowhole album and knuckle tattoos could probably fix me
There’s a Gladys Knight album in here that fucking RIPS.
Grabbed a mystery pack of 10 vinyl records at the store today and now I’m listening to an Eddie Kendricks album. It’s pretty solid.
January 25, 2026 at 7:55 PM
There’s a Gladys Knight album in here that fucking RIPS.
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For those who don't know, Cursed Morsels is based out of Minneapolis. You've probably noticed that shit's kinda fucked here. That said, thousands of people are organizing with their neighbors to stop fascism and provide mutual aid, which is pretty goddamn cool. Let's keep it up. ❤️
January 25, 2026 at 7:20 PM
For those who don't know, Cursed Morsels is based out of Minneapolis. You've probably noticed that shit's kinda fucked here. That said, thousands of people are organizing with their neighbors to stop fascism and provide mutual aid, which is pretty goddamn cool. Let's keep it up. ❤️
I hope this doesn’t sound like I’m wagging my finger or anything but now that everyone sees what institutions like ICE do even when people are watching I hope everyone can acknowledge anarchists and communists called this ahead of time and consider listen to what we say about other issues.
January 25, 2026 at 6:41 PM
I hope this doesn’t sound like I’m wagging my finger or anything but now that everyone sees what institutions like ICE do even when people are watching I hope everyone can acknowledge anarchists and communists called this ahead of time and consider listen to what we say about other issues.
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weather forecast today
January 25, 2026 at 5:20 PM
weather forecast today
Sharing again because this clip kicks ass
We’re (technically) still alive and (contractually obligated to continue) writing music.
Here’s a brief live clip of a new track called “The Languages of Grief”
Here’s a brief live clip of a new track called “The Languages of Grief”
January 25, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Sharing again because this clip kicks ass
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Post a flower
January 24, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Post a flower
Cursed Body is (hopefully) recording 2-5 songs next Sunday.
January 25, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Cursed Body is (hopefully) recording 2-5 songs next Sunday.