Briar 🌿
@finefort.art
Artist, anarchist, pantheist. She/they. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
A problem I've been trying to fix was resolved within the first thirty minutes of the new year. I'm taking it as a good omen.
January 1, 2026 at 6:38 AM
A problem I've been trying to fix was resolved within the first thirty minutes of the new year. I'm taking it as a good omen.
Finally finished Amphibia just past midnight. I'm still crying. Wouldn't start a new year any other way.
January 1, 2026 at 6:12 AM
Finally finished Amphibia just past midnight. I'm still crying. Wouldn't start a new year any other way.
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In 2026: Generative AI is not inevitable. You can say no. You can refuse. You can reject the disgusting lukewarm slop that the richest and worst people in the world are trying to force-feed you. You can tell them to eat shit and die mad. You can break the machine
December 31, 2025 at 11:41 PM
In 2026: Generative AI is not inevitable. You can say no. You can refuse. You can reject the disgusting lukewarm slop that the richest and worst people in the world are trying to force-feed you. You can tell them to eat shit and die mad. You can break the machine
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Sitting a stewing in frustration isn't nearly as cathartic as just designing a poster. Let's see how often I remember that in 2026.
December 31, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Sitting a stewing in frustration isn't nearly as cathartic as just designing a poster. Let's see how often I remember that in 2026.
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I actually feel like a real person, now.
December 31, 2025 at 7:58 AM
I actually feel like a real person, now.
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ACAB INCLUDES THE COP IN YOUR HEAD
September 14, 2025 at 1:19 PM
ACAB INCLUDES THE COP IN YOUR HEAD
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December 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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With emphasis, there is no difference in the conservative mind between porn and "icky porn". Queer existence itself is porn to them. Band together and say no to censorship, wholesale. You will not get a pass for being one of the "good" queers. IN THE CONSERVATIVE MIND, THERE IS NO SUCH THING.
August 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
With emphasis, there is no difference in the conservative mind between porn and "icky porn". Queer existence itself is porn to them. Band together and say no to censorship, wholesale. You will not get a pass for being one of the "good" queers. IN THE CONSERVATIVE MIND, THERE IS NO SUCH THING.
Affinity Suite used to be a great Ad*be alternative but was apparently purchased by C*nva and immediately ruined with a free-to-use model and AI shit inserted. Open Source remains the way to go.
December 30, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Affinity Suite used to be a great Ad*be alternative but was apparently purchased by C*nva and immediately ruined with a free-to-use model and AI shit inserted. Open Source remains the way to go.
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It’s not a big hassle to move it to Ghost! They have a built-in migration tool that imports all your content & data from Substack (which you export in .csv format), including paid & free subscribers, & boom! Done. Slightly longer setup if you aren’t already using Stripe for your paid subs.
Damn I wish all my mutuals would leave Substack and Spotify. I know it's a hassle to shift over to a new platform, but I promise it's worth your time in these cases!
December 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
It’s not a big hassle to move it to Ghost! They have a built-in migration tool that imports all your content & data from Substack (which you export in .csv format), including paid & free subscribers, & boom! Done. Slightly longer setup if you aren’t already using Stripe for your paid subs.
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I think we need to wipe out describing watching films, reading books, listening to music etc as "consuming content" before any kind of healing can begin
December 28, 2025 at 4:18 AM
I think we need to wipe out describing watching films, reading books, listening to music etc as "consuming content" before any kind of healing can begin
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People always say "don't add pop culture references to your books because it dates them" but I want my books dated. They're specific pockets of time that won't mean the same thing outside of context. If you're writing anything that engages with the world around you, it will be dated.
December 29, 2025 at 6:30 PM
People always say "don't add pop culture references to your books because it dates them" but I want my books dated. They're specific pockets of time that won't mean the same thing outside of context. If you're writing anything that engages with the world around you, it will be dated.
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As we enter the New Year remember fear of making bad art is holding you back. Fear of people not liking your work is holding you back. Rejection is holding you back
You'll make bad art, you'll have people not like your work, and you'll be rejected. Moving past it is half the job of being a creative
You'll make bad art, you'll have people not like your work, and you'll be rejected. Moving past it is half the job of being a creative
December 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
As we enter the New Year remember fear of making bad art is holding you back. Fear of people not liking your work is holding you back. Rejection is holding you back
You'll make bad art, you'll have people not like your work, and you'll be rejected. Moving past it is half the job of being a creative
You'll make bad art, you'll have people not like your work, and you'll be rejected. Moving past it is half the job of being a creative
It's wild how much my anxiety has decreased in just the two weeks since I moved in with friends who lift me up and don't stress me out. I didn't realize how much of my difficulty navigating life was because of the environment I had to go home to.
December 29, 2025 at 10:42 PM
It's wild how much my anxiety has decreased in just the two weeks since I moved in with friends who lift me up and don't stress me out. I didn't realize how much of my difficulty navigating life was because of the environment I had to go home to.
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We really need to bring back a focus on reading comprehension
December 28, 2025 at 6:54 AM
We really need to bring back a focus on reading comprehension
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We don’t need AI to “be creative” for us; we need a world in which there is time and space to wonder, joke and play with words. To fuck around with color and texture, to experiment with an intriguing sound, without the need to immediately convert process and artifact into engagement to stay solvent.
December 26, 2025 at 3:22 AM
We don’t need AI to “be creative” for us; we need a world in which there is time and space to wonder, joke and play with words. To fuck around with color and texture, to experiment with an intriguing sound, without the need to immediately convert process and artifact into engagement to stay solvent.
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Sir Terry Pratchett is best understood as one of the most interesting, deeply ethical practical (I would say Pragmatist but I cede to actual experts) philosophers of the late 20th Century who just happened to work in deconstructed fantasy literature as his medium.
Discworld QOTD, from Hogfather
December 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Sir Terry Pratchett is best understood as one of the most interesting, deeply ethical practical (I would say Pragmatist but I cede to actual experts) philosophers of the late 20th Century who just happened to work in deconstructed fantasy literature as his medium.
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An old journal comic repost to remind myself that the time is now and I’m not stuck
December 15, 2025 at 4:57 PM
An old journal comic repost to remind myself that the time is now and I’m not stuck
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For all the new artists joining Bluesky:
🎨 You don't have to censor words such as commission, Patreon or Ko-Fi.
🎨 You can share links and your post will not be de-boosted.
🎨 You can take time away from Bluesky and come back whenever you feel like, there's no algorithm to punish you!
🎨 You don't have to censor words such as commission, Patreon or Ko-Fi.
🎨 You can share links and your post will not be de-boosted.
🎨 You can take time away from Bluesky and come back whenever you feel like, there's no algorithm to punish you!
December 25, 2025 at 7:38 PM
For all the new artists joining Bluesky:
🎨 You don't have to censor words such as commission, Patreon or Ko-Fi.
🎨 You can share links and your post will not be de-boosted.
🎨 You can take time away from Bluesky and come back whenever you feel like, there's no algorithm to punish you!
🎨 You don't have to censor words such as commission, Patreon or Ko-Fi.
🎨 You can share links and your post will not be de-boosted.
🎨 You can take time away from Bluesky and come back whenever you feel like, there's no algorithm to punish you!