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Kendall Brewer
@candlebrew.bsky.social
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Poet, writer, creator of Candlebrew Publishing. they/them * Scorpio * 28 http://brewer.carrd.co/
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IMO what matters is that it's yours. as a demographic we are still incredibly invisible, so more creative content = we are still here and we WILL be seen. but ofc it's always a personal experience and just being trans doesn't mean you owe the world your story either <3 just my two cents
August 10, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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available as half-page pdf booklet, epub, and plain text. PWYW with no minimum ❤️ audio coming soon!
July 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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instantly transported me back to having to put on makeup and do my hair femme for my retail job at a clothing store. great writing, i especially like your use of repetition to build on the sense of laborious monotony that permeates the whole piece. can't wait to see what else you write 😊
July 2, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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bsky.app/profile/toon... here it is on her bsky
toonyballoony.bsky.social Alex Graudins @toonyballoony.bsky.social · Jun 12
I did my best to compile as many protest safety notes as possible into a one page foldout zine! Coincidentally…it seems the file has breached containment…like it’s available for anyone to print or hand out 👀⚖️

toonyart.com/s/PSZine.pdf
The cover spread from a one page zine printout. The left (back cover) features images of a scale and gavel, with notes on First Amendment and filming rights, and the advice to “shut the fuck up.” On the right is the cover, a megaphone with the title text “PROTEST SAFELY.” Behind it are faceless protestors. The subtitle notes, “A brief collection of tips from around the internet.” A spread from one page zine printout. On the left is an illustration of a protestor with the title “What to Wear,” including a helmet, goggles, ear plugs, gloves, a mask, a backpack, and layers/long sleeves/pants. Each have additional notes explaining their use. On the right is “What to Bring,” featuring illustrations of a backpack, money, water bottles, a mask, a granola bar and bag of trail mix, a first aid kit, folded shirt and pants, and an ID, with “DIY Defense” listed underneath it showing one protestor using a luggage case, one holding a trash can lid, and one using an open umbrella as a shield. A spread from one page zine printout. On the left is “Protect Your Identity,” advising to cover up identifying features, avoiding photography of protesters, deactivating biometric phone-unlocking tools, and writing emergency contact and counsel numbers on your arm. On the right is “Be Like Water,” the motto of the 2019 Hong Kong protests, and the text “BEWARE THE BAIT” with images of a palette of bricks and a masked man holding a crowbar toward a protestor with a sign, “Psst, free crowbar?” encouraging the reader not to engage with traps and undercover agents. A spread from one page zine printout featuring the hazards of protest opposition, including tear gas, rubber bullets, and LRAD sound cannons and flash bangs. Caution tape images accompany the text explaining the dangers of each, how to flush out eyes that have been maced/etc, and how to extinguish a gas canister with a traffic cone.
July 2, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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toonyballoony on Tumblr looks like!
June 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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We also work with Still Here Francisco on Start a Riot!, a poetry chapbook prize for local emerging queer and trans Black writers, indigenous writers, and writers of color.

This past year's winner was Grayson Thompson for his debut SAND BODIED FLORIDA BOY (see link in bio). 🐊
June 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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A freebie poem peek inside 👀
June 13, 2025 at 5:10 PM