Sara they/them
@scarr.bsky.social
when I say, "I love coffee," what I mean is, "I love David Lynch, who also loved coffee."
FINISHED READING WAR AND PEACE BY LEO TOLSTOY 28 OCTOBER, 2025
Judy Cuevas super-fan 🕎
scarrstuff.com
FINISHED READING WAR AND PEACE BY LEO TOLSTOY 28 OCTOBER, 2025
Judy Cuevas super-fan 🕎
scarrstuff.com
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my favorite thing: Sherry Thomas referencing Judith Ivory
January 18, 2026 at 1:45 AM
my favorite thing: Sherry Thomas referencing Judith Ivory
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“The recent enforcement actions have drawn scrutiny because the FDA operates under the Department of Health and Human Services, now led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has repeatedly promoted the scientifically disproven claim that poppers — rather than HIV — caused AIDS.”
Arizona Republicans are trying to make having poppers a felony.
They are starting an entire new war on drugs just to target queer people for incarceration. Who is this helping, exactly?
www.lookoutnews.org/arizona-bill...
They are starting an entire new war on drugs just to target queer people for incarceration. Who is this helping, exactly?
www.lookoutnews.org/arizona-bill...
Arizona Bill Would Make Possession of Poppers a Felony
A long-tolerated gray-market drug popular among the youth and LGBTQ+ people could soon carry prison time in Arizona.
www.lookoutnews.org
January 17, 2026 at 8:41 PM
“The recent enforcement actions have drawn scrutiny because the FDA operates under the Department of Health and Human Services, now led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has repeatedly promoted the scientifically disproven claim that poppers — rather than HIV — caused AIDS.”
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into the hole itself you can hardly insert a quill, so wondrously minute is it
January 17, 2026 at 7:47 PM
into the hole itself you can hardly insert a quill, so wondrously minute is it
still one of my favorite essays about Black Silk!
I try to keep Word Suitcase newsletters under 2k words, to protect my own time and health and sleep and all that, and because I know we all get 8 million emails. It's good to have this guideline, I think!
but every time I write about Judy Cuevas/Judith Ivory novels, my word count creeps higher 😅
but every time I write about Judy Cuevas/Judith Ivory novels, my word count creeps higher 😅
Ticklishly pleasing
Judy Cuevas, tiles, and my new theory of romance novels
www.feliciadavin.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:50 PM
still one of my favorite essays about Black Silk!
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related: bsky.app/profile/scar...
October 22, 2025 at 7:04 PM
related: bsky.app/profile/scar...
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in which I go too long on Black Silk
June 17, 2025 at 3:59 PM
in which I go too long on Black Silk
I think about this passage from Laura Dern’s letter to David Lynch every day
January 16, 2026 at 6:26 PM
I think about this passage from Laura Dern’s letter to David Lynch every day
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“As a reasonable centrist, I think the paramilitary death squads need better training.”
January 15, 2026 at 4:04 PM
“As a reasonable centrist, I think the paramilitary death squads need better training.”
I would like to report a crime
January 13, 2026 at 4:40 PM
I would like to report a crime
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Best historical romance that made me go, "wait, you can do that in a romance book?" over and over: Black Silk www.harpercollins.com/products/bla...
Black Silk
www.harpercollins.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Best historical romance that made me go, "wait, you can do that in a romance book?" over and over: Black Silk www.harpercollins.com/products/bla...
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Post four TV couples you love
(both actual relationships and profound yearning are acceptable)
(both actual relationships and profound yearning are acceptable)
January 12, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Post four TV couples you love
(both actual relationships and profound yearning are acceptable)
(both actual relationships and profound yearning are acceptable)
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DEQ staff said they have updated the agency’s data retention processes as a response to last year’s breach, but didn't say why they waited months to notify people of the leak. They said it primarily affected people from outside DEQ whose information was stored in the agency’s “older records.”
Oregon DEQ data breach leaked thousands of people’s information, but the agency hasn’t told the public
About 4,800 members of the public had their personal information exposed after a cyberattack on the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s servers — but nine months after that, the agency has yet to publicly disclose the scope of the leak.
www.opb.org
January 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM
DEQ staff said they have updated the agency’s data retention processes as a response to last year’s breach, but didn't say why they waited months to notify people of the leak. They said it primarily affected people from outside DEQ whose information was stored in the agency’s “older records.”
Overdrive (and its loser app Libby) exist bc of tax dollars they receive overcharging libraries for digital books. most of us do not have the option to stop using Libby but we should make it clear their policies about AI are bullshit and we are not stupid.
Our official policy provides clarity on our AI usage and the broader impact of AI on the book industry as a whole. Read OverDrive's full policy here: https://bit.ly/4be33jB
January 12, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Overdrive (and its loser app Libby) exist bc of tax dollars they receive overcharging libraries for digital books. most of us do not have the option to stop using Libby but we should make it clear their policies about AI are bullshit and we are not stupid.
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That Grok still has payment processing, when everyone I know — artist or gamer or adult creator —lives in constant fear of deplatforming and debanking over the mere hint of impropriety, is utterly mind-blowing.
Some Grok users, mostly men, began to demand to see bruising on the bodies of the women, and for blood to be added to the images. Requests to show women tied up and gagged were instantly granted.
‘Add blood, forced smile’:
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
‘Add blood, forced smile’:
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
‘Add blood, forced smile’: how Grok’s nudification tool went viral
The ‘put her in a bikini’ trend rapidly evolved into hundreds of thousands of requests to strip clothes from photos of women, horrifying those targeted
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 2:02 AM
That Grok still has payment processing, when everyone I know — artist or gamer or adult creator —lives in constant fear of deplatforming and debanking over the mere hint of impropriety, is utterly mind-blowing.
I am co-leading a group read of Middlemarch by George Eliot.
(I finished a Black Silk reread in December so now I must learn for myself if the rumors are true about BS being Middlemarch fanfic!)
(I finished a Black Silk reread in December so now I must learn for myself if the rumors are true about BS being Middlemarch fanfic!)
January 12, 2026 at 12:44 AM
I am co-leading a group read of Middlemarch by George Eliot.
(I finished a Black Silk reread in December so now I must learn for myself if the rumors are true about BS being Middlemarch fanfic!)
(I finished a Black Silk reread in December so now I must learn for myself if the rumors are true about BS being Middlemarch fanfic!)
almost fainted when I saw the Godzilla Minus Zero promo
January 10, 2026 at 10:50 PM
almost fainted when I saw the Godzilla Minus Zero promo
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I reviewed 2019's CARMILLA, the exquisitely beautiful and refined debut feature by Emily Harris and, to me, the definitive adaptation of le Fanu's novella. Gorgeous film about repression, sexual awakening, and the violent maintenance of hegemony culture.
www.patreon.com/posts/147910...
www.patreon.com/posts/147910...
January 10, 2026 at 9:25 PM
I reviewed 2019's CARMILLA, the exquisitely beautiful and refined debut feature by Emily Harris and, to me, the definitive adaptation of le Fanu's novella. Gorgeous film about repression, sexual awakening, and the violent maintenance of hegemony culture.
www.patreon.com/posts/147910...
www.patreon.com/posts/147910...
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Portland Police Press conference on the shooting of 2 Portlanders:
-DHS said the victims had been involved with a shooting. Nope!
-But they were def part of Tren de Aragua
-actually no
-But TdA is real and active in Portland
-We can't name single crime TdA has been involved with in this city
-DHS said the victims had been involved with a shooting. Nope!
-But they were def part of Tren de Aragua
-actually no
-But TdA is real and active in Portland
-We can't name single crime TdA has been involved with in this city
January 9, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Portland Police Press conference on the shooting of 2 Portlanders:
-DHS said the victims had been involved with a shooting. Nope!
-But they were def part of Tren de Aragua
-actually no
-But TdA is real and active in Portland
-We can't name single crime TdA has been involved with in this city
-DHS said the victims had been involved with a shooting. Nope!
-But they were def part of Tren de Aragua
-actually no
-But TdA is real and active in Portland
-We can't name single crime TdA has been involved with in this city
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GFM for Keith Porter, another ICE victim killed on 12/31. He should have been able to celebrate the new year. If you can help:
www.gofundme.com/f/justice-fo...
www.gofundme.com/f/justice-fo...
Donate to Justice for Keith Porter’s Memory, organized by Lan smith
Keith porter was murderer by an off duty ice agent 12/31/25 leaving us to bury our truly … Lan smith needs your support for Justice for Keith Porter’s Memory
www.gofundme.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:07 PM
GFM for Keith Porter, another ICE victim killed on 12/31. He should have been able to celebrate the new year. If you can help:
www.gofundme.com/f/justice-fo...
www.gofundme.com/f/justice-fo...
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I can’t remember everything everybody says!
God has there ever been a perfect moron than Meredith from Mad Men
January 9, 2026 at 4:25 AM
I can’t remember everything everybody says!
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The state agents invading our cities are the dangerous ones, not our neighbors they target.
January 7, 2026 at 10:11 PM
The state agents invading our cities are the dangerous ones, not our neighbors they target.
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What’s the mighty difference between holding a mast’s lightning-rod in the storm, and standing close by a mast that hasn’t got any
January 7, 2026 at 9:47 PM
What’s the mighty difference between holding a mast’s lightning-rod in the storm, and standing close by a mast that hasn’t got any