Stygian Blue
@stygblue.bsky.social
He/they, nonbinary transmasc || Writer || 30s || Antifascist || Figuring things out
I write about whatever I find interesting.
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I write about whatever I find interesting.
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Stygian Blue
@stygblue.bsky.social
· Sep 5
i do not know what to call this
A personal essay about being fun at parties, and not ignoring the elephant in the room.
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My first personal essay is live on Substack! It is - perhaps predictably - about the state of the world. #substack #personalessay #writing
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Aberdeen in the snow today ❄️
November 19, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Aberdeen in the snow today ❄️
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Requiescat — Briton Rivière, 1888
November 18, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Requiescat — Briton Rivière, 1888
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Éliphas Lévi’s “Magical Ritual of the Sanctum Regnum,” translated and edited by William Wynn Westcott in 1896, has just been beautifully reprinted by Troy Books (London) in a foil-stamped hardcover with rubricated text and color images…all at a great price.
November 18, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Éliphas Lévi’s “Magical Ritual of the Sanctum Regnum,” translated and edited by William Wynn Westcott in 1896, has just been beautifully reprinted by Troy Books (London) in a foil-stamped hardcover with rubricated text and color images…all at a great price.
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This might be an unpopular opinion but what this baby seal is doing is very special to me, personally.
November 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
This might be an unpopular opinion but what this baby seal is doing is very special to me, personally.
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Authors shouldn't be political is such a bizarre take to me. I cannot imagine a work worth engaging with which is not political.
So apparently: "authors shouldn't be political," is doing the rounds again.
So let's go over this again.
• trans rights are human rights
• LGBTQ+ rights are human rights
• gay people deserve to marry and adopt
• Women's rights are humsn rights.
• Believe women
• black lives matter
So let's go over this again.
• trans rights are human rights
• LGBTQ+ rights are human rights
• gay people deserve to marry and adopt
• Women's rights are humsn rights.
• Believe women
• black lives matter
November 18, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Authors shouldn't be political is such a bizarre take to me. I cannot imagine a work worth engaging with which is not political.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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The serpent head of the Oseberg Viking ship, carved in 820, and shown for the first time to the public in the Oslo Historical Museum
November 18, 2025 at 10:35 AM
The serpent head of the Oseberg Viking ship, carved in 820, and shown for the first time to the public in the Oslo Historical Museum
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Look, I understand the skepticism, but there are lots of reasons to think that Trump could be cooked.
The Epstein Files almost certainly contain further evidence that Trump sexually abused children. His coalition is already in various stages of fracturing. He’s in a very weak position.
The Epstein Files almost certainly contain further evidence that Trump sexually abused children. His coalition is already in various stages of fracturing. He’s in a very weak position.
November 19, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Look, I understand the skepticism, but there are lots of reasons to think that Trump could be cooked.
The Epstein Files almost certainly contain further evidence that Trump sexually abused children. His coalition is already in various stages of fracturing. He’s in a very weak position.
The Epstein Files almost certainly contain further evidence that Trump sexually abused children. His coalition is already in various stages of fracturing. He’s in a very weak position.
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some type of shit you’d make 2 years ago making fun of rightwingers
November 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
some type of shit you’d make 2 years ago making fun of rightwingers
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The arts matter.
They have always mattered which is why the assault on the arts has come early as a type of denial of humanity and inspiration. Thinking is dangerous to the top. Arts imagine better future lives for the common man and woman. Inspire others. Dream and write.
#writingcommunity #books
They have always mattered which is why the assault on the arts has come early as a type of denial of humanity and inspiration. Thinking is dangerous to the top. Arts imagine better future lives for the common man and woman. Inspire others. Dream and write.
#writingcommunity #books
November 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The arts matter.
They have always mattered which is why the assault on the arts has come early as a type of denial of humanity and inspiration. Thinking is dangerous to the top. Arts imagine better future lives for the common man and woman. Inspire others. Dream and write.
#writingcommunity #books
They have always mattered which is why the assault on the arts has come early as a type of denial of humanity and inspiration. Thinking is dangerous to the top. Arts imagine better future lives for the common man and woman. Inspire others. Dream and write.
#writingcommunity #books
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Watercolour painting of my daughter's cat, Freddie. Done from a photo taken by my son. A good photo makes all the difference to a pet portrait. I just love those toe beans!
#cats #kittens #whiskerswednesday #toebeans #art #watercolour #painting
#cats #kittens #whiskerswednesday #toebeans #art #watercolour #painting
November 19, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Watercolour painting of my daughter's cat, Freddie. Done from a photo taken by my son. A good photo makes all the difference to a pet portrait. I just love those toe beans!
#cats #kittens #whiskerswednesday #toebeans #art #watercolour #painting
#cats #kittens #whiskerswednesday #toebeans #art #watercolour #painting
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Odd that the DoJ is opening an investigation into the Epstein files since they said in July that there was no client list and nothing to release.
November 15, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Odd that the DoJ is opening an investigation into the Epstein files since they said in July that there was no client list and nothing to release.
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I had the honor of making this painting for Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein.
November 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I had the honor of making this painting for Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein.
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Apropos of nothing, if you think a medical diagnosis is required before you will respect someone's identity, you are in fact a bigot.
November 12, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Apropos of nothing, if you think a medical diagnosis is required before you will respect someone's identity, you are in fact a bigot.
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there should be a separate airport for people who know what it means to live in a society
November 12, 2025 at 5:29 AM
there should be a separate airport for people who know what it means to live in a society
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"What a week, huh?
Captain, it's Wednesday"
Captain, it's Wednesday"
November 12, 2025 at 6:54 PM
"What a week, huh?
Captain, it's Wednesday"
Captain, it's Wednesday"
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biblioklept | noun | one that steals books
November 12, 2025 at 8:19 PM
biblioklept | noun | one that steals books
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As all this disgusting Epstein shit starts surfacing more and more, I hope we don't lose sight of the fact that apparently every major media outlet knew everything and instead spent their time money and energy attacking the trans community.
November 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
As all this disgusting Epstein shit starts surfacing more and more, I hope we don't lose sight of the fact that apparently every major media outlet knew everything and instead spent their time money and energy attacking the trans community.
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The Epstein stuff is always so amazing to me because it's like "yes he was a sex criminal but if you can get past that, he was also an avowed eugenicist"
November 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The Epstein stuff is always so amazing to me because it's like "yes he was a sex criminal but if you can get past that, he was also an avowed eugenicist"
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Reporters: please stop using the word "shocking" to describe the actions of the Trump regime. Anybody who is still shocked by Trumpist behavior after 10 months of this is either hopelessly stupid or deeply in need of professional help.
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Reporters: please stop using the word "shocking" to describe the actions of the Trump regime. Anybody who is still shocked by Trumpist behavior after 10 months of this is either hopelessly stupid or deeply in need of professional help.
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pretty funny in retrospect that QAnon hinged on the idea that powerful elites at the highest levels of government were smart enough to talk in code when sending emails to each other about their despicable crimes
November 12, 2025 at 10:08 PM
pretty funny in retrospect that QAnon hinged on the idea that powerful elites at the highest levels of government were smart enough to talk in code when sending emails to each other about their despicable crimes