SJ Klapecki (should be writing)
@sjklapecki.itch.io
Head writer at @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social
Trans woman, Canadian
https://linktr.ee/sjklapecki - All my Work
Trans woman, Canadian
https://linktr.ee/sjklapecki - All my Work
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The Invisible Hand by SJ Klapecki
A man's encounter with true Angel Investors
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Oh hey look at that I have a short story actually out: The Invisible Hand, an urban-fantasy story following the misdeeds of a man who stumbles his way into bringing magic back to the financial markets. Up on itch now :D
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"Did you see what Mark Cuban posted? Oh did you see the clapb—"
You shake yourself awake in the cold North Atlantic water. You are not online. It is July of 1858. You are a baleen whale, and you have changed your mind. The future most not come to pass. The telegraph cable must break.
You shake yourself awake in the cold North Atlantic water. You are not online. It is July of 1858. You are a baleen whale, and you have changed your mind. The future most not come to pass. The telegraph cable must break.
December 27, 2025 at 2:06 AM
"Did you see what Mark Cuban posted? Oh did you see the clapb—"
You shake yourself awake in the cold North Atlantic water. You are not online. It is July of 1858. You are a baleen whale, and you have changed your mind. The future most not come to pass. The telegraph cable must break.
You shake yourself awake in the cold North Atlantic water. You are not online. It is July of 1858. You are a baleen whale, and you have changed your mind. The future most not come to pass. The telegraph cable must break.
in hopital. IV in arm. waiting for CT scan. should be ok.
December 27, 2025 at 3:37 AM
in hopital. IV in arm. waiting for CT scan. should be ok.
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poetry
December 27, 2025 at 12:09 AM
poetry
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Can't wait for the loosened up, non-perfect, but quickly shipped AI-enhanced updates to hit my banking and insurance services next year.
Im sure there will be no issues there at all.
Im sure there will be no issues there at all.
December 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Can't wait for the loosened up, non-perfect, but quickly shipped AI-enhanced updates to hit my banking and insurance services next year.
Im sure there will be no issues there at all.
Im sure there will be no issues there at all.
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I think one of the most affecting poems I ever read was Dulce et Decorum est by Wilfred Owen, the description of a gas attack is something that's haunted me for over a decade since I read it
December 26, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I think one of the most affecting poems I ever read was Dulce et Decorum est by Wilfred Owen, the description of a gas attack is something that's haunted me for over a decade since I read it
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nuns were invented by big lesbian to make more sisters
December 25, 2025 at 4:23 AM
nuns were invented by big lesbian to make more sisters
my parents made gin, bottled it, and put the family heraldry on it and i cant think of a more intensely weird but cool thing to get lmao
December 26, 2025 at 6:32 AM
my parents made gin, bottled it, and put the family heraldry on it and i cant think of a more intensely weird but cool thing to get lmao
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Old One's Bless Us.
"And Tiny Tim, who shall never die, still lies dreaming in Old R'lyeh, turning and twisting in fitful malice until the stars align once more."
December 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Old One's Bless Us.
"And Tiny Tim, who shall never die, still lies dreaming in Old R'lyeh, turning and twisting in fitful malice until the stars align once more."
December 25, 2025 at 7:59 PM
"And Tiny Tim, who shall never die, still lies dreaming in Old R'lyeh, turning and twisting in fitful malice until the stars align once more."
this thread's really good from a theological pov, last night I went to one of the two masses I attend each year and the priest's sermon was precisely about this: finding room, even if imperfect, for others.
I think you can tell a lot about someone's Christianity based on their interpretation
I think you can tell a lot about someone's Christianity based on their interpretation
I am not a Christian of course but like all Americans I have spent my life marinating in Christian mythography, and so around this time of year I have a lot of thoughts about the Nativity and the part where the innkeeper says there's no room in the inn.
December 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
this thread's really good from a theological pov, last night I went to one of the two masses I attend each year and the priest's sermon was precisely about this: finding room, even if imperfect, for others.
I think you can tell a lot about someone's Christianity based on their interpretation
I think you can tell a lot about someone's Christianity based on their interpretation
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to surgically excise the messiness and inherent cruelty of living like this, to 'fix it' for 'good rep', feels to me like a dishonest reduction that amounts to epistemological violence
that's all
that's all
December 25, 2025 at 11:11 AM
to surgically excise the messiness and inherent cruelty of living like this, to 'fix it' for 'good rep', feels to me like a dishonest reduction that amounts to epistemological violence
that's all
that's all
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writing about disability does not need to be trauma porn, and it shouldn't be, we invalids deserve to feel like there's a light at the end of the tunnel too
but portrayals this clean this do not comfort me
it's like looking at my reflection, 'perfected' with the removal of all meaningful struggles
but portrayals this clean this do not comfort me
it's like looking at my reflection, 'perfected' with the removal of all meaningful struggles
December 25, 2025 at 11:11 AM
writing about disability does not need to be trauma porn, and it shouldn't be, we invalids deserve to feel like there's a light at the end of the tunnel too
but portrayals this clean this do not comfort me
it's like looking at my reflection, 'perfected' with the removal of all meaningful struggles
but portrayals this clean this do not comfort me
it's like looking at my reflection, 'perfected' with the removal of all meaningful struggles
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characters written in this style feel like they're wearing my suffering like a cloak with all the ugly bits cut out
deeply messy pain is tucked just out of sight so the facsimile can be held into the light instead
look, everyone! this is what you can be! this is how you *should* be! do better <3
deeply messy pain is tucked just out of sight so the facsimile can be held into the light instead
look, everyone! this is what you can be! this is how you *should* be! do better <3
December 25, 2025 at 11:11 AM
characters written in this style feel like they're wearing my suffering like a cloak with all the ugly bits cut out
deeply messy pain is tucked just out of sight so the facsimile can be held into the light instead
look, everyone! this is what you can be! this is how you *should* be! do better <3
deeply messy pain is tucked just out of sight so the facsimile can be held into the light instead
look, everyone! this is what you can be! this is how you *should* be! do better <3
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I'm sure this is comforting for someone
to me, this is pure dehumanization
it's a reduction of an ugly, horrific, and very real experience to a collection of approved terminology and action, a little fantasy land governed by the author's concept of a platonic ideal
to me, this is pure dehumanization
it's a reduction of an ugly, horrific, and very real experience to a collection of approved terminology and action, a little fantasy land governed by the author's concept of a platonic ideal
December 25, 2025 at 11:11 AM
I'm sure this is comforting for someone
to me, this is pure dehumanization
it's a reduction of an ugly, horrific, and very real experience to a collection of approved terminology and action, a little fantasy land governed by the author's concept of a platonic ideal
to me, this is pure dehumanization
it's a reduction of an ugly, horrific, and very real experience to a collection of approved terminology and action, a little fantasy land governed by the author's concept of a platonic ideal
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in educational hugboxing, disability isn't even really a bad thing, it's community, it's a part of identity, it's a big fun flag you can wave because any pain is equalized by perfect coping and perfect support, all conveniently described for the reader at-length so we all know it's all above board
December 25, 2025 at 11:11 AM
in educational hugboxing, disability isn't even really a bad thing, it's community, it's a part of identity, it's a big fun flag you can wave because any pain is equalized by perfect coping and perfect support, all conveniently described for the reader at-length so we all know it's all above board
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in educational hugboxing, this is not an acceptable portrayal
communication must be perfect, or at least sufficient
coping mechanisms must be known to someone present and communicated in community-accepted terms
everything must, in the end, be okay, or it is not affirming
communication must be perfect, or at least sufficient
coping mechanisms must be known to someone present and communicated in community-accepted terms
everything must, in the end, be okay, or it is not affirming
December 25, 2025 at 11:11 AM
in educational hugboxing, this is not an acceptable portrayal
communication must be perfect, or at least sufficient
coping mechanisms must be known to someone present and communicated in community-accepted terms
everything must, in the end, be okay, or it is not affirming
communication must be perfect, or at least sufficient
coping mechanisms must be known to someone present and communicated in community-accepted terms
everything must, in the end, be okay, or it is not affirming
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there is no way out
there is no good solution
no matter what happens, someone is always suffering, and it's usually me
that is something that is hard to grapple with, but I have to, because I have to live with it, the alternatives are suicide or a relapse into open cruelty
there is no good solution
no matter what happens, someone is always suffering, and it's usually me
that is something that is hard to grapple with, but I have to, because I have to live with it, the alternatives are suicide or a relapse into open cruelty
December 25, 2025 at 11:11 AM
there is no way out
there is no good solution
no matter what happens, someone is always suffering, and it's usually me
that is something that is hard to grapple with, but I have to, because I have to live with it, the alternatives are suicide or a relapse into open cruelty
there is no good solution
no matter what happens, someone is always suffering, and it's usually me
that is something that is hard to grapple with, but I have to, because I have to live with it, the alternatives are suicide or a relapse into open cruelty
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my experience with disability is terrifying, isolating, and painful
I hurt people because I hurt, I push them away, I need to strangle parts of me, smother 'valid' feelings I experience and sacrifice some level of my own right to emotional expression to be a person that is not cruel and toxic
I hurt people because I hurt, I push them away, I need to strangle parts of me, smother 'valid' feelings I experience and sacrifice some level of my own right to emotional expression to be a person that is not cruel and toxic
December 25, 2025 at 11:11 AM
my experience with disability is terrifying, isolating, and painful
I hurt people because I hurt, I push them away, I need to strangle parts of me, smother 'valid' feelings I experience and sacrifice some level of my own right to emotional expression to be a person that is not cruel and toxic
I hurt people because I hurt, I push them away, I need to strangle parts of me, smother 'valid' feelings I experience and sacrifice some level of my own right to emotional expression to be a person that is not cruel and toxic
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now that doesn't sound so bad on the surface of it but it results in a sort of 'essayization' of the language surrounding disability, and it applies a series of constraints to the impacts that disability can have on characters and stories
anything else would not be 'correct' handling of the issue
anything else would not be 'correct' handling of the issue
December 25, 2025 at 11:11 AM
now that doesn't sound so bad on the surface of it but it results in a sort of 'essayization' of the language surrounding disability, and it applies a series of constraints to the impacts that disability can have on characters and stories
anything else would not be 'correct' handling of the issue
anything else would not be 'correct' handling of the issue
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there's a certain way certain people write fiction about disability that really sets my teeth on edge, and it's an approach that I can only describe as 'educational hugboxing'
in this, portrayal of disability must be constantly affirming, and it must use specific and correct terminology
(🧵)
in this, portrayal of disability must be constantly affirming, and it must use specific and correct terminology
(🧵)
December 25, 2025 at 11:11 AM
there's a certain way certain people write fiction about disability that really sets my teeth on edge, and it's an approach that I can only describe as 'educational hugboxing'
in this, portrayal of disability must be constantly affirming, and it must use specific and correct terminology
(🧵)
in this, portrayal of disability must be constantly affirming, and it must use specific and correct terminology
(🧵)
No seriously!!! Top Gun exists, like aircraft carriers are a propaganda icon that look sick as fucking hell and it's really really funny to see people trying to justify wasting money on battleships for "inspiration" as though the aircraft carriers aren't the coolest shit in the arsenal
The real funny thing here is that the US Navy does *already* have an iconic ship class that almost no one else fields and that's more or less synonymous with "giant badass warship", it's the nuclear aircraft carrier, it's been the nuclear aircraft carrier for the past 70 years!
December 25, 2025 at 4:36 PM
No seriously!!! Top Gun exists, like aircraft carriers are a propaganda icon that look sick as fucking hell and it's really really funny to see people trying to justify wasting money on battleships for "inspiration" as though the aircraft carriers aren't the coolest shit in the arsenal
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"One present on Christmas eve" has turned into mayhem. My children are pelting me with candy canes and shouting "Excess is praxis!" They are quoting Georges Bataille. Please help me
December 25, 2025 at 4:04 AM
"One present on Christmas eve" has turned into mayhem. My children are pelting me with candy canes and shouting "Excess is praxis!" They are quoting Georges Bataille. Please help me
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I have a few of these saved.
December 25, 2025 at 4:03 AM
I have a few of these saved.