Ann
@whitexblackrose.bsky.social
Author/world-building educator/game dev
Writes Fantasy, Science Fiction, Historical, Mystery, Gothic Horror, and the stuff that can be both Romantic and a little steamy. Current Blog-A-Book Selmor Forest (over on Patreon).
Writes Fantasy, Science Fiction, Historical, Mystery, Gothic Horror, and the stuff that can be both Romantic and a little steamy. Current Blog-A-Book Selmor Forest (over on Patreon).
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The new Ken Burns documentary is on PBS right now.
November 17, 2025 at 1:09 AM
The new Ken Burns documentary is on PBS right now.
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It's that time of the week once more. It's time to watch @AnalogandArcane roll dice. Our druids returned and we're back on the road. Talking and driving, what could possibly go wrong? #DND #D&D #TTRPG #LiveStream www.twitch.tv/analogandarc...
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Echoes of Elora Session 24 | Homebrew Dungeons and Dragons with @teddykatdurpstepper @krisiris1226 @adventuringowl @annalise13 @dslayerz_
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November 16, 2025 at 10:06 PM
It's that time of the week once more. It's time to watch @AnalogandArcane roll dice. Our druids returned and we're back on the road. Talking and driving, what could possibly go wrong? #DND #D&D #TTRPG #LiveStream www.twitch.tv/analogandarc...
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Losing Tinu last year and now Alice. I am heartbroken. There's been way too much loss in the disability community. So many people are now gone. Too many to list.
Both Tinu and Alice both helped shape the person I am today. I wouldn't be alive without their help & support.
Both Tinu and Alice both helped shape the person I am today. I wouldn't be alive without their help & support.
November 15, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Losing Tinu last year and now Alice. I am heartbroken. There's been way too much loss in the disability community. So many people are now gone. Too many to list.
Both Tinu and Alice both helped shape the person I am today. I wouldn't be alive without their help & support.
Both Tinu and Alice both helped shape the person I am today. I wouldn't be alive without their help & support.
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I am prepared to vote for anybody who will stop this
November 15, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I am prepared to vote for anybody who will stop this
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I am heartbroken to lose yet another person that helped me be the person I am today.
When I was struggling immensely about 4 years ago, Alice Wong commissioned me to make a "Suck It Ableism" pin. I'll never forget her kindness and understanding. And the opportunity to work with her.
When I was struggling immensely about 4 years ago, Alice Wong commissioned me to make a "Suck It Ableism" pin. I'll never forget her kindness and understanding. And the opportunity to work with her.
November 15, 2025 at 8:59 AM
I am heartbroken to lose yet another person that helped me be the person I am today.
When I was struggling immensely about 4 years ago, Alice Wong commissioned me to make a "Suck It Ableism" pin. I'll never forget her kindness and understanding. And the opportunity to work with her.
When I was struggling immensely about 4 years ago, Alice Wong commissioned me to make a "Suck It Ableism" pin. I'll never forget her kindness and understanding. And the opportunity to work with her.
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None of asked to be here, so everyone should be provided food, clothing, housing, and medical care. The first three should be done through UBI, but the latter is free.
I also think anything involving education should also be free, including the "extras" like school trips for kids.
I also think anything involving education should also be free, including the "extras" like school trips for kids.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
None of asked to be here, so everyone should be provided food, clothing, housing, and medical care. The first three should be done through UBI, but the latter is free.
I also think anything involving education should also be free, including the "extras" like school trips for kids.
I also think anything involving education should also be free, including the "extras" like school trips for kids.
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Today’s advice from your Goth Auntie
-Stop slouching, drink some water, take your meds.
-Kindness isn’t something to be earned.
-Heavy rain is forecasted here, and we still don’t have enough galoshes for the Lurking Horror’s pseudopods.
❤️ Auntie Jilli
-Stop slouching, drink some water, take your meds.
-Kindness isn’t something to be earned.
-Heavy rain is forecasted here, and we still don’t have enough galoshes for the Lurking Horror’s pseudopods.
❤️ Auntie Jilli
November 14, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Today’s advice from your Goth Auntie
-Stop slouching, drink some water, take your meds.
-Kindness isn’t something to be earned.
-Heavy rain is forecasted here, and we still don’t have enough galoshes for the Lurking Horror’s pseudopods.
❤️ Auntie Jilli
-Stop slouching, drink some water, take your meds.
-Kindness isn’t something to be earned.
-Heavy rain is forecasted here, and we still don’t have enough galoshes for the Lurking Horror’s pseudopods.
❤️ Auntie Jilli
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Romance should evolve, but its so clear when people want the shine and financial benefit of Romance without respecting the genre, its conventions, or the readers. It's disturbing, but not surprising that we've arrived in a place where CRAFT DOESNT MATTER is a thing people believe.
November 14, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Romance should evolve, but its so clear when people want the shine and financial benefit of Romance without respecting the genre, its conventions, or the readers. It's disturbing, but not surprising that we've arrived in a place where CRAFT DOESNT MATTER is a thing people believe.
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Nov 12 - 8:30 pm in Saskatchewan 🇨🇦🍁
November 13, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Nov 12 - 8:30 pm in Saskatchewan 🇨🇦🍁
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Just pulled myself up and discovered Someone You Can Build A Nest In has shot up to #47 on the LGBTQ+ Fantasy sellers list!
Thanks all so much for showing my ace book some love today!
Thanks all so much for showing my ace book some love today!
Yooo! Someone You Can Build A Nest In was picked as a Kindle Gold Box Deal! For today only, get it for just $4.99.
A shapeshifting monster *accidentally* falls in love with the woman who's hunting her. We've all been there, right?
A shapeshifting monster *accidentally* falls in love with the woman who's hunting her. We've all been there, right?
Someone You Can Build a Nest In
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November 13, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Just pulled myself up and discovered Someone You Can Build A Nest In has shot up to #47 on the LGBTQ+ Fantasy sellers list!
Thanks all so much for showing my ace book some love today!
Thanks all so much for showing my ace book some love today!
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Today’s advice from your Goth Auntie
-Unclench your jaw, have a snack, take your meds.
-Use your fancy things. Don’t save them for later.
-The Cursed Object is sulking on top of the fridge. Again.
❤️ Auntie Jilli
-Unclench your jaw, have a snack, take your meds.
-Use your fancy things. Don’t save them for later.
-The Cursed Object is sulking on top of the fridge. Again.
❤️ Auntie Jilli
November 12, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Today’s advice from your Goth Auntie
-Unclench your jaw, have a snack, take your meds.
-Use your fancy things. Don’t save them for later.
-The Cursed Object is sulking on top of the fridge. Again.
❤️ Auntie Jilli
-Unclench your jaw, have a snack, take your meds.
-Use your fancy things. Don’t save them for later.
-The Cursed Object is sulking on top of the fridge. Again.
❤️ Auntie Jilli
It's springtime in the highlands. Let's see how our clan is doing.
#videogame #clanfolk #narrativestorytelling #letsplay
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#videogame #clanfolk #narrativestorytelling #letsplay
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November 12, 2025 at 8:56 PM
It's springtime in the highlands. Let's see how our clan is doing.
#videogame #clanfolk #narrativestorytelling #letsplay
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#videogame #clanfolk #narrativestorytelling #letsplay
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I will stand by, this remains the funniest mistranslation in manga localization history
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I will stand by, this remains the funniest mistranslation in manga localization history
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Part of what makes The Creature's story so pitiable and commiseratory is that his story is similar to one many humans endure.
Ask any unwanted child.
The child that is not embraced by the village will turn on the elders who have spurned it.
Ask any unwanted child.
The child that is not embraced by the village will turn on the elders who have spurned it.
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Opinion | Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ Asks Us to Consider the Monster
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November 12, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Part of what makes The Creature's story so pitiable and commiseratory is that his story is similar to one many humans endure.
Ask any unwanted child.
The child that is not embraced by the village will turn on the elders who have spurned it.
Ask any unwanted child.
The child that is not embraced by the village will turn on the elders who have spurned it.
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Today’s advice from your Goth Auntie
-Stop clenching your jaw, drink some water, take your meds.
-Think kindly of your younger self. Be free, cringe is dead.
-The Lurking Horror apparently had a nightmare that I didn’t come home because I ran away. They have been reassured.
❤️ Auntie Jilli
-Stop clenching your jaw, drink some water, take your meds.
-Think kindly of your younger self. Be free, cringe is dead.
-The Lurking Horror apparently had a nightmare that I didn’t come home because I ran away. They have been reassured.
❤️ Auntie Jilli
November 10, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Today’s advice from your Goth Auntie
-Stop clenching your jaw, drink some water, take your meds.
-Think kindly of your younger self. Be free, cringe is dead.
-The Lurking Horror apparently had a nightmare that I didn’t come home because I ran away. They have been reassured.
❤️ Auntie Jilli
-Stop clenching your jaw, drink some water, take your meds.
-Think kindly of your younger self. Be free, cringe is dead.
-The Lurking Horror apparently had a nightmare that I didn’t come home because I ran away. They have been reassured.
❤️ Auntie Jilli
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We return to Eria where the party has bags full with candy, but the day is still young. Let's see what the party gets up to next! #DND #D&D #TTRPG #LiveStream www.twitch.tv/analogandarc...
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Analog And Arcane is a group of friends playing Dungeons and Dragons for fun on the internet!
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November 9, 2025 at 10:16 PM
We return to Eria where the party has bags full with candy, but the day is still young. Let's see what the party gets up to next! #DND #D&D #TTRPG #LiveStream www.twitch.tv/analogandarc...
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It is the responsibility of all of us to return the nation to a path that is morally sustainable.
Trump is threatening the basic needs of poor Americans. How low he has sunk | Robert Reich
The president has put Snap benefits in jeopardy amid a fight over Medicaid. The nation has lost its moral authority
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November 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
It is the responsibility of all of us to return the nation to a path that is morally sustainable.
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In 1909, Dr. Cora Smith Eaton climbed Mt. Rainier with a “Votes for Women” banner.
A year later, on November 8th, women in Washington state won the right to vote – the 5th state to do so, and 10 years before the 19th amendment.
A year later, on November 8th, women in Washington state won the right to vote – the 5th state to do so, and 10 years before the 19th amendment.
November 9, 2025 at 12:20 AM
In 1909, Dr. Cora Smith Eaton climbed Mt. Rainier with a “Votes for Women” banner.
A year later, on November 8th, women in Washington state won the right to vote – the 5th state to do so, and 10 years before the 19th amendment.
A year later, on November 8th, women in Washington state won the right to vote – the 5th state to do so, and 10 years before the 19th amendment.
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Today’s advice from your Goth Auntie
-Sit up straight, have a snack, take your meds.
-It’s okay to ask for help. You don’t have to take on everything by yourself.
-The Cursed Object is gathering all the blankets while singing, “nap time nap nap nap naaaaaap tiiiiiiiime”.
❤️ Auntie Jilli
-Sit up straight, have a snack, take your meds.
-It’s okay to ask for help. You don’t have to take on everything by yourself.
-The Cursed Object is gathering all the blankets while singing, “nap time nap nap nap naaaaaap tiiiiiiiime”.
❤️ Auntie Jilli
November 7, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Today’s advice from your Goth Auntie
-Sit up straight, have a snack, take your meds.
-It’s okay to ask for help. You don’t have to take on everything by yourself.
-The Cursed Object is gathering all the blankets while singing, “nap time nap nap nap naaaaaap tiiiiiiiime”.
❤️ Auntie Jilli
-Sit up straight, have a snack, take your meds.
-It’s okay to ask for help. You don’t have to take on everything by yourself.
-The Cursed Object is gathering all the blankets while singing, “nap time nap nap nap naaaaaap tiiiiiiiime”.
❤️ Auntie Jilli
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I miss magazines that don't cost 6 to 13 dollars.
I miss magazines that don't cost 6 to 13 dollars.
November 7, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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I miss magazines that don't cost 6 to 13 dollars.
I miss magazines that don't cost 6 to 13 dollars.
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Wednesday night shenanigans with the A&A crew. We're playing Jackbox! www.twitch.tv/analogandarc...
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We Do know Jack about our Campaign | Jackbox with the crew!
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November 6, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Wednesday night shenanigans with the A&A crew. We're playing Jackbox! www.twitch.tv/analogandarc...
Now live with more mapmaking. Come drop by as we all chill to some D&D map making in Canvas of Kings. #dnd #D&D #mapmaking www.twitch.tv/annalise13
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Map making for DnD
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November 5, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Now live with more mapmaking. Come drop by as we all chill to some D&D map making in Canvas of Kings. #dnd #D&D #mapmaking www.twitch.tv/annalise13