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Ash the Stampede
@ashthestampede.bsky.social
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Social justice bard and "avowed asexual", former TTRPG designer, and queer romance author writing trans stories.

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I've written a LOT of horny idiocy this year.

It'll be really nice when the books start coming out next year and I can actually share it with people!
Screenshot of my wordcount tracking spreadsheet for 2025 with a cumulative total of 234K words
December 1, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Miles O'Brien quote altered to read: she was more than a hero, she was a union woman
November 24, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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Made a friend on a hike today
A deer in the woods Deer in the woods looking directly at me
November 23, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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The void demands skritches
My black cat looking like a void with eyes as I pet her
November 20, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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New first draft! Having fun writing an autistic fae who hasn't been to the Surface since about 1920.

#WritingCommunity #QueerWriters
After weeks in a dark basement dungeon, the afternoon sun hurt Eamon’s eyes, and for several moments he couldn’t see anything as he rapidly blinked his watering eyes to adjust. They’d emerged on a gravel path through an unfamiliar forest, which confused Eamon - surely Doyle couldn’t be living in the wilderness, not in those pointed leather shoes! All became clear, however, when Doyle led him a few minutes up the path to a large, rectangular gravel clearing, around the edge of which were parked several bizarre and alien-looking automobiles. He’d seen automobiles before, of course, but he’d never seen anything like Doyle’s car, which was smaller than anything he’d ever ridden in, and came with far more conveniences - a chassis that would actually keep the weather out, holders for beverages, and comfortable leather seats. Safety belts, too, were a new - if welcome - innovation. Things got even stranger when Doyle turned on the car and pulled out of the lot. The engine was whisper-quiet, the road so smooth it almost felt like they weren’t moving at all. After only a few minutes of driving, the forest gave way to buildings, and Eamon was very quickly overwhelmed by the number of strange new things. Roads flatter and smoother than he’d ever seen, electric four-way traffic signals in three different colors, and one adventurous young man on… an over-sized, motorized toy scooter? Eventually, Doyle parked in an automobile lot larger than anything Eamon could ever conceived of. “C’mon,” he said, nodding toward their apparent destination - a large, bright blue concrete box fully half the size of the Winter Queen’s Palace. Inside, it was loud, and chaotic, and full of more things than he’d ever seen in one place in his entire life. The harsh greenish light came from strange horizontal tubes on the ceiling that made a horrible buzzing noise, which only added to the cacophany of conversation and music being played over what were presumably hidden loudspeakers.
November 13, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Zoho Writer spellcheck enshittification part 3000

That's it. I'm finally going to try Ellipsus. I can't handle this shit anymore.
screenshot of spellcheck trying to correct 'draconic'
November 13, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Also, every time I feel self-conscious about writing about sex with sentient alien octopuses, I remind myself that people have been fantasizing about sex with octopuses for hundreds, if not thousands of years
Dream of the Fisherman's Wife by Japanese Artist Hokusai - a woodblock print that depicts a naked woman being eaten out by an octopus
November 13, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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I switched to Zoho Writer a couple of years ago when I couldn't trust Docs because at the time Zoho had decent stances on privacy and content.

But the enshittification of Zoho's spellcheck is becoming INFURIATING. Case in point: "unclench".
screenshot of spellcheck highlighting the word "unclench"
November 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Three days left to pick up this great bundle of trans fiction for Trans Awareness Month! 32 books for $35 is a great deal!

We're currently at 83% of our sales goal, so maybe help us cross the finish line?

itch.io/b/3352/trans...

#booksky #QueerWriters #romancelandia
Trans People Take On the World fiction bundle, Nov 1-15 on Itch.io
November 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Alright, I am officially BEGGING people on AO3 to leave honest-to-god HUMAN comments on chapters of fics. PLEASE.

It's been two months since I've gotten anything but AI-generated scam comments like this, which was posted all of a minute after I posted a new chapter

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Comment from a registered user on a fic that I'd just updated on AO3, comment text is gibberish reading "Pretty I sought a story but it reflected my own soul. If it's alright with you I'd love to make an art piece based on it."
November 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Really pleased to be part of this Itch bundle of trans fiction for Trans Awareness Month. $35 is a steal for work by some really wonderful authors, so make sure you check it out before it ends.

itch.io/b/3352/trans...

#booksky #QueerWriters
Title: Trans People Take on the World, Nov 1-15 in Itchio 32 Book covers, background a sunset photo by Elise Carlson. The Strangers Sanctuary, S.E. Robertson What Lies Within, Issy Waldon Synthetic Sea, Franklyn S. Newton Non-Player Character, Veo Corva A Life in Too Many Margins, S.E. Thomson Like Salt and Whi Sky, Merlina Garance A Memory of Blood and Magic, K.N. Brindle My Personal Trainer Cracked My Egg, Fern V. Bedek Enemies to Enemies, Ash Kreider The Poison Fruits, E.M. Haegar The Thread That Binds, Cedar McCloud The Wings of Ashtaroth, Steve Hugh Westenra The Elysium Proposal, A.E. Bross Structural Integrity, Tabitha O'Connell Songs of Broken Bells, Lilly Lockwood Echo Sight, Cian Verath The Uncontinented Stars, Haden Cross Between You, Me and the Moonlit Sea, Linn Silver Secondhand Origin Storie, Lee Brontide Blood On The Snow, Finn McLellan Manipulators War, Elise Carlson Powder & Feathers, Johannes T. Evans Our Simulated Selves, Nikki Null All Roads Lead to This, Kay Claire 1000Lotuses, Lotuscarp.com First Rose, Jake Vanguard A Demon to Save Me, H.S. Kallinger Dragons Soul, J.F.R. Coates Garden of Rotten Roses, Nicole Hidalgo Name Her Holy, Aubrey Ennis Baker Thief, Claudie Arsenault Illusory, M.X. Misfits
November 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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The last twenty percent of a scarf project is always the worst
Picture of a double knit scarf in white, yellow, and, purple
November 2, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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Sky shape
My black cat being a shape at the top of her tower
November 1, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Where is my other cat?
One cat on a cat tree and something mysterious underneath
November 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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The void just licked me
Picture of my black cat on my lap Picture of my black cat on my lap and licking me
October 30, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Okay, this is ACTUALLY insane.

Untucked. UNTUCKED.

WHY IS FIREFOX FLAGGING THIS AS MISSPELLED

#enshittification #fuckAI #WritingCommunity
Screenshot of Firefox claiming that "untucked" is spelled incorrectly
October 30, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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My cat is too big for her favorite platform and doesn't care
Black cat spilling over the sides of a platform on a cat tower
October 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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One day left to pick up the Ace Pride Week Bundle - 51 books for $50! Featuring work by amazing ace indie authors (like me!) or major ace character, with lots having both!

itch.io/b/3318/ace-p...

#booksky
(Meant to promote this sooner but my week has been BANANAS)
All books in this bundle have either a major character that identifies on the ace spectrum, an ace-identifying author, or BOTH! Oct. 19-25, 51 Books, $50.00 Book covers pictured are: Secondhand Origin Stories by LeeBrontide City of Strife by Claudie Arseneault Sidetracked: Part 1 by SK Kelley In Spite of the Inevitable by Morgan Biscup The One He Brought Home by Skye Kilaen Riyati Rebirth by Kai Zeal Lost Blades by Liz Sauco Bridges of Smoke by Jule March The Whisperer in White by Y.R. Liu Where We Converge by A.E. Bross Child of the Forest by Audrey Simmons A Dragon’s Treasure by Elis Madsen Enemies to Enemies by Ash Kreider Chai and Cat-tales by Lynn Strong Puppetry by Nina Waters Devil’s Deal by Tessa Hastjarjanto A Spark in Space by Janina Franck The Harmony of Falling Snow, A Polyamorous Romantasy Novel by Andora Brokaw How Six Saved the Frogs Pet by H.S. Kallinger Merchants of Knowledge and Magic by Shadow Spark Publishing Claimed by the Undead by C.L. Carhart Doce Drosera by Anita Peace in the Sky by William C. Tracy A Life in Too Many Margins by S.E. Thomson Non-Player Character by Veo Corva Journey Home by May Barros Triple Strike: Threads of Fate by G.M. Gray Wherever the Stars Call by S. Jean Yours Celestially by Al Hess The Star-Crossed Empire by Maya Darjani The Audacity 1 by Carmen Loup The Thirteenth Key by Cara Nox In the Eye of the Beholder by Beverly Anne Michel A Designer Magick by Stefanie Carter Bloody Spade by Brittany M. Willows Structural Integrity by Tabitha O'Connell Curse of Souls by Niranjan The Thread That Binds by Cedar McCloud Of Spells and Love by Odessa Silver Courtly Love by T.D. Cloud Song of the Wolf T.C. Smith The Dragon Next Door by Vanessa Ricci-Thode The Grand Duke's Masseur by sbdrag Blood by D.C. Hart Lantern by Burgundy Athena Pendragon Inarora's Excursion by Astrid E. Abell The Blood Divide by Zan Lowell The Towers of Nine by Alyssa Louttit Walking the Knife's Edge by Elise Carlson Junk Junction by William C. Tracy
October 24, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Where is my cat?
There is a black cat in this photo There is a black cat in this photo and now you can see her eyes
October 24, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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Continuing to make Little Guys from yarn scraps for my mental health

Just finished: skirt guy
A tiny knit genderless doll with beady eyes and a skirt
October 15, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Today is the last day for the Under-Rated Bundle! 63 books by unknown authors for only $38! Pick it up and find a new favorite!

tinyurl.com/UNDER-2025

#BookSky
Itch.io Under-Rated Bundle Oct 9th-13th - Bringing attention to the best books you've never heard of
October 13, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Two days left to pick up 63 books for $38 in this Under-Rated Bundle of books that had 15 or fewer reviews on Goodreads when the bundle was assembled.

Enjoy some excellent fiction and maybe find a new favorite!

tinyurl.com/UNDER-2025

#BookSky
Itch.io Under-Rated Bundle Oct 9th-13th - Bringing attention to the best books you've never heard of
October 11, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Pleased to be one of the authors in this Under-Rated Authors bundle, which has 63 books for $38!

All of the books had at most 15 ratings on GR/Zon when they were added, which makes them practically unknown to readers - so if you do buy, consider leaving reviews?

tinyurl.com/UNDER-2025

#BookSky
Itch.io Under-Rated Bundle Oct 9th-13th - Bringing attention to the best books you've never heard of
October 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Ahem. 😂
Tattoo of the Crystal Exarch's staff
October 8, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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Enormous void is too big for her favorite platform on the cat tree
My enormous black cat spilling over the sides of her platform
October 4, 2025 at 5:18 PM