Jess Mahler
@jessmahler.bsky.social
Not sure how much I'll be using this account.
adopted, queer, disabled, neurodivergent, white settler, Jewish, writer, parent, forager, anti-capitalist. Learning to be anti-racist and learning about decolonization. they/them
adopted, queer, disabled, neurodivergent, white settler, Jewish, writer, parent, forager, anti-capitalist. Learning to be anti-racist and learning about decolonization. they/them
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Jess Mahler
@jessmahler.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Okay, lets' try to do this properly.
I'm Jess,
I write queer fiction. Mostly SFF chosen family, some kink, lots of fucking-with-tropes.
On a personal, I'm nonbinary (they/them), Jewish, autistic, disabled, parent, polyamorous, radical, and talk about all of it.
#Introduction
I'm Jess,
I write queer fiction. Mostly SFF chosen family, some kink, lots of fucking-with-tropes.
On a personal, I'm nonbinary (they/them), Jewish, autistic, disabled, parent, polyamorous, radical, and talk about all of it.
#Introduction
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I wanted to tell a joke about Rachel, but someone said I had to tell one about Leah first
I had a joke about Jacob/Yisrael, but I really wrestled with posting it
I have a joke about Narcissus, but I’d be seriously dating myself
December 8, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I wanted to tell a joke about Rachel, but someone said I had to tell one about Leah first
Vampires & werewolves are on the edge of war. They aren’t supposed to be dating
But as long as no one knows Nick & Daniel can enjoy being kinky together. Right?
Available now for preorder.
Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0G1KW4BJR
Other retailers: books2read.com/u/bz7wVE
#Queer #Fantasy #ShortStory
But as long as no one knows Nick & Daniel can enjoy being kinky together. Right?
Available now for preorder.
Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0G1KW4BJR
Other retailers: books2read.com/u/bz7wVE
#Queer #Fantasy #ShortStory
December 7, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Vampires & werewolves are on the edge of war. They aren’t supposed to be dating
But as long as no one knows Nick & Daniel can enjoy being kinky together. Right?
Available now for preorder.
Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0G1KW4BJR
Other retailers: books2read.com/u/bz7wVE
#Queer #Fantasy #ShortStory
But as long as no one knows Nick & Daniel can enjoy being kinky together. Right?
Available now for preorder.
Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0G1KW4BJR
Other retailers: books2read.com/u/bz7wVE
#Queer #Fantasy #ShortStory
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Friends!
Six weeks to the day when I first cast this on, and I’m happy to tell you that the #startrek double #knitting scarf is complete!
This has been such a fun, and very challenging, project to make, at times feeling like it was never going to end.
I […]
[Original post on mstdn.games]
Six weeks to the day when I first cast this on, and I’m happy to tell you that the #startrek double #knitting scarf is complete!
This has been such a fun, and very challenging, project to make, at times feeling like it was never going to end.
I […]
[Original post on mstdn.games]
December 7, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Friends!
Six weeks to the day when I first cast this on, and I’m happy to tell you that the #startrek double #knitting scarf is complete!
This has been such a fun, and very challenging, project to make, at times feeling like it was never going to end.
I […]
[Original post on mstdn.games]
Six weeks to the day when I first cast this on, and I’m happy to tell you that the #startrek double #knitting scarf is complete!
This has been such a fun, and very challenging, project to make, at times feeling like it was never going to end.
I […]
[Original post on mstdn.games]
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Thanks to your generosity I’ve been able to buy a comforter (it is getting seriously cold despite the heat being turned on!). I still need help with mom’s phone bill at the nursing home, and food for the rest of the month. Please share it donate if you can! ko-fi.com/soniasulaima...
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December 7, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Thanks to your generosity I’ve been able to buy a comforter (it is getting seriously cold despite the heat being turned on!). I still need help with mom’s phone bill at the nursing home, and food for the rest of the month. Please share it donate if you can! ko-fi.com/soniasulaima...
I've got about half an hour, and I really should try to squeeze some words out, but usually I need half an hour to really get the words flowing, so I'm going to pull out my weaving instead.
December 7, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I've got about half an hour, and I really should try to squeeze some words out, but usually I need half an hour to really get the words flowing, so I'm going to pull out my weaving instead.
#AwesomeCharacters Elisabeti gets grumpy, tired, and depressed.
Aswathi gets irritable and snappish.
Stubborn the mule doesn't get sick often, but when he does he'll kick you through the barn wall if you don't leave him alone.
Aswathi gets irritable and snappish.
Stubborn the mule doesn't get sick often, but when he does he'll kick you through the barn wall if you don't leave him alone.
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters
A bit under the weather tonight, apologies if I am slow to respond!
On a related note: how does your character deal with illness?
Are they stoic? Whiney? Immune to it altogether? Just drink a healing potion?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
A bit under the weather tonight, apologies if I am slow to respond!
On a related note: how does your character deal with illness?
Are they stoic? Whiney? Immune to it altogether? Just drink a healing potion?
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
December 7, 2025 at 7:29 PM
#AwesomeCharacters Elisabeti gets grumpy, tired, and depressed.
Aswathi gets irritable and snappish.
Stubborn the mule doesn't get sick often, but when he does he'll kick you through the barn wall if you don't leave him alone.
Aswathi gets irritable and snappish.
Stubborn the mule doesn't get sick often, but when he does he'll kick you through the barn wall if you don't leave him alone.
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Please share!
My Friends 💔 ,
My children Need your help 🙏
Our situation remains extremely difficult
We have lost everything our home, our safety, and our warmth.
My little children are freezing at night 💔
We urgently need $300 to buy warm blankets for them 🙏
✅Verified by Molly
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My children Need your help 🙏
Our situation remains extremely difficult
We have lost everything our home, our safety, and our warmth.
My little children are freezing at night 💔
We urgently need $300 to buy warm blankets for them 🙏
✅Verified by Molly
chuffed.org/pay/campaign...
December 7, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Please share!
#QueerPrompts Dec 7
Any letters Aswathi wrote Elisabeti would be full of amusing stories of his days on the road and queries about how she and her son were doing.
He would be careful to keep them impersonal and general because he is illiterate and would need to dictate them to someone else.
Any letters Aswathi wrote Elisabeti would be full of amusing stories of his days on the road and queries about how she and her son were doing.
He would be careful to keep them impersonal and general because he is illiterate and would need to dictate them to someone else.
#QueerPrompts December 7: National Letter Writing Day: If your characters wrote letters to each other, what would they say?
December 7, 2025 at 6:53 PM
#QueerPrompts Dec 7
Any letters Aswathi wrote Elisabeti would be full of amusing stories of his days on the road and queries about how she and her son were doing.
He would be careful to keep them impersonal and general because he is illiterate and would need to dictate them to someone else.
Any letters Aswathi wrote Elisabeti would be full of amusing stories of his days on the road and queries about how she and her son were doing.
He would be careful to keep them impersonal and general because he is illiterate and would need to dictate them to someone else.
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#DecemberWorldbuilders 7
Absolutely! In fact, between Vega and Gale Astronomy was the *most* important department at the Library for hundreds of years because all magic drew its power from the stars!
Then the rules changed and people started developing Affinities :v
1/2
Absolutely! In fact, between Vega and Gale Astronomy was the *most* important department at the Library for hundreds of years because all magic drew its power from the stars!
Then the rules changed and people started developing Affinities :v
1/2
Last for for our SCIENCE week, #DecemberWorldbuilders! Does your world have astrology and/or astronomy? Is it ever useful for your MCs? Tell me about your stars, friends 👀 ✨
December 7, 2025 at 1:24 PM
#DecemberWorldbuilders 7
Absolutely! In fact, between Vega and Gale Astronomy was the *most* important department at the Library for hundreds of years because all magic drew its power from the stars!
Then the rules changed and people started developing Affinities :v
1/2
Absolutely! In fact, between Vega and Gale Astronomy was the *most* important department at the Library for hundreds of years because all magic drew its power from the stars!
Then the rules changed and people started developing Affinities :v
1/2
#DecemberWorldbuilders 7
The world of Elisabeti is at a point where astronomy and astrology are basically the same thing. Most people don't view the heavens as having an impact on their daily life and use the stars to judge the season, the time of night, that kind of thing.
The world of Elisabeti is at a point where astronomy and astrology are basically the same thing. Most people don't view the heavens as having an impact on their daily life and use the stars to judge the season, the time of night, that kind of thing.
Last for for our SCIENCE week, #DecemberWorldbuilders! Does your world have astrology and/or astronomy? Is it ever useful for your MCs? Tell me about your stars, friends 👀 ✨
December 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
#DecemberWorldbuilders 7
The world of Elisabeti is at a point where astronomy and astrology are basically the same thing. Most people don't view the heavens as having an impact on their daily life and use the stars to judge the season, the time of night, that kind of thing.
The world of Elisabeti is at a point where astronomy and astrology are basically the same thing. Most people don't view the heavens as having an impact on their daily life and use the stars to judge the season, the time of night, that kind of thing.
I am awake and attempting to be functional. We'll see how well that works.
Writing goal for the day is 1500 words on Clan Luna 2.
Writing goal for the day is 1500 words on Clan Luna 2.
December 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I am awake and attempting to be functional. We'll see how well that works.
Writing goal for the day is 1500 words on Clan Luna 2.
Writing goal for the day is 1500 words on Clan Luna 2.
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The heated rivalry between the two students finally came to a head, and the swordmaster reluctantly agreed to let them duel, to first blood
It did not end as expected.
"Next time," the swordmaster said at last, "I want you to wipe your swords and sheathe them before you start kissing."
It did not end as expected.
"Next time," the swordmaster said at last, "I want you to wipe your swords and sheathe them before you start kissing."
December 7, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The heated rivalry between the two students finally came to a head, and the swordmaster reluctantly agreed to let them duel, to first blood
It did not end as expected.
"Next time," the swordmaster said at last, "I want you to wipe your swords and sheathe them before you start kissing."
It did not end as expected.
"Next time," the swordmaster said at last, "I want you to wipe your swords and sheathe them before you start kissing."
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Anywho, it's valuable to read deeply about Montgomery if you are organizing today. Start with @jeannetheoharis.bsky.social's The Rebellious Life of Rosa Parks - www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/221039... - the book also has a young reader's edition.
The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks (10th Anniversary Edition) by Jeanne Theoharis: 9780807020616 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
“Jeanne’s book not only inspired the documentary but has been a catalyst in changing our national understanding of Rosa Parks. Highly recommend!” —Soledad O’Brien, executive...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Anywho, it's valuable to read deeply about Montgomery if you are organizing today. Start with @jeannetheoharis.bsky.social's The Rebellious Life of Rosa Parks - www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/221039... - the book also has a young reader's edition.
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"AI"/LLMs exist solely to violate consent. That's it, that's their function. Even their mass theft is a knock-on effect, albeit quite welcome to the grifters shoehorning it into every part of our lives.
December 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
"AI"/LLMs exist solely to violate consent. That's it, that's their function. Even their mass theft is a knock-on effect, albeit quite welcome to the grifters shoehorning it into every part of our lives.
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As the Texas bathroom bill goes into effect, this is vital context on how we got here. Understanding the history of this attack on our rights will help us fight it in the future.
IRW — a Pulitzer-winning nonprofit newsroom at American — and @thebarbedwire.com traced the history of anti-trans legislation. Houston conservatives realized homophobia didn’t fly anymore, weaponized girls’ safety, and parroted segregationist language. It worked.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/12/04/a...
thebarbedwire.com/2025/12/04/a...
Where Did Anti-Trans Laws Start? How a Forgotten Houston Ordinance Turned Into a Massive, Nationwide Culture War
In fighting for bathroom bills in Houston, Texas conservatives provided a blueprint for the rest of the country.
thebarbedwire.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM
As the Texas bathroom bill goes into effect, this is vital context on how we got here. Understanding the history of this attack on our rights will help us fight it in the future.
Got a late start today thanks to grocery shopping frying my brain. My #ActuallyAutistic brain would like to register supermarkets as a crime against humanity.
December 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Got a late start today thanks to grocery shopping frying my brain. My #ActuallyAutistic brain would like to register supermarkets as a crime against humanity.
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Hey, welcome to my holiday shopping guide. Here you’d find my picks for literature, art, and music by Palestinian creatives. slimanmansour.com/product/symb...
Symbol of Hope, 1985 - Palestine art by Sliman Mansour
Symbol of Hope, 1985 , Browse through our collection and choose one of the many colorful and symbolic Palestine art prints and posters of Sliman Mansour
slimanmansour.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Hey, welcome to my holiday shopping guide. Here you’d find my picks for literature, art, and music by Palestinian creatives. slimanmansour.com/product/symb...
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behold the gorgeous "aerial embroidery" of Victoria Rose Richards
it's the landscape as seen from a plane, except as stitchwork
Item #1 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter, free to read/subscribe to here: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
it's the landscape as seen from a plane, except as stitchwork
Item #1 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter, free to read/subscribe to here: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
December 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM
behold the gorgeous "aerial embroidery" of Victoria Rose Richards
it's the landscape as seen from a plane, except as stitchwork
Item #1 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter, free to read/subscribe to here: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
it's the landscape as seen from a plane, except as stitchwork
Item #1 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter, free to read/subscribe to here: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
Has completed first repeat of Mammen tablet weaving pattern. The grey is popping just like I hoped, though a the black border is blending in except until really bright light.
#FiberArts
#FiberArts
December 4, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Has completed first repeat of Mammen tablet weaving pattern. The grey is popping just like I hoped, though a the black border is blending in except until really bright light.
#FiberArts
#FiberArts
Got no writing done today because medical shit. Everyone is okay, just took longer than expected. Waiting for my LDR partner, Rai, to be available and see if we can get some collaborative work done today. Fingers crossed.
December 4, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Got no writing done today because medical shit. Everyone is okay, just took longer than expected. Waiting for my LDR partner, Rai, to be available and see if we can get some collaborative work done today. Fingers crossed.
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Hello, I'm speaking to you from #Gaza. I'm a lost soul, a survivor of the horrors of war. I'm still struggling to provide my family with a decent life and put food on the table. I hope my voice reaches the world. Read my story on GFM and support us.
Every word gives us strength.🤎
gofund.me/a0a540b8
Every word gives us strength.🤎
gofund.me/a0a540b8
December 4, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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This was a great read! I'd absolutely read more from these characters. Great worldbuilding woven into the natural character exchange.
It's a simple corpo job. She provides a distraction while the team grabs some tech. She knows the crew. The facility isn't in a high-watch sector. Everything will be fine! Really, what could possibly go wrong?
My #Lesbian #Cyberpunk flash fiction story Diagnostic Suite Three is free on itch
My #Lesbian #Cyberpunk flash fiction story Diagnostic Suite Three is free on itch
Diagnostic Suite Three by Nina Fairweather
A Lesbian Cyberpunk Flash Fiction Story
ninafairweather.itch.io
December 4, 2025 at 7:47 PM
This was a great read! I'd absolutely read more from these characters. Great worldbuilding woven into the natural character exchange.
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ICYMI! Two of the greats chatting about empires etc in their novels.
I am SO EXCITED to share this Fifth Saturday extra: @annleckie.com and @byzantienne.bsky.social in conversation about questions of empire and imperialism in their respective novels.
Read it now: www.speculativeinsight.com/extras/leckie-and-martine
Read it now: www.speculativeinsight.com/extras/leckie-and-martine
Ann Leckie and Arkady Martine: in conversation — Speculative Insight
Ann Leckie and Arkady Martine have both written novels that focus on empires, imperialism, and colonialism, and how people react to and work within those structures. I asked them to chat with me, a...
www.speculativeinsight.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:52 AM
ICYMI! Two of the greats chatting about empires etc in their novels.
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After the war ended, another war began — the daily struggle with everything. We ask for your help to reach safety and to leave this place.
gofund.me/6ccaf0a8
@magencubed.bsky.social
@mommunism.bsky.social
@jamellebouie.net
gofund.me/6ccaf0a8
@magencubed.bsky.social
@mommunism.bsky.social
@jamellebouie.net
Donate to story of Hanan and her children with hunger, fear and war, organized by Ihab Taima
The Story of Hanan and Sofian: In the Shadow of Hunger... Hope Lo… Ihab Taima needs your support for story of Hanan and her children with hunger, fear and war
gofund.me
December 4, 2025 at 6:54 PM
After the war ended, another war began — the daily struggle with everything. We ask for your help to reach safety and to leave this place.
gofund.me/6ccaf0a8
@magencubed.bsky.social
@mommunism.bsky.social
@jamellebouie.net
gofund.me/6ccaf0a8
@magencubed.bsky.social
@mommunism.bsky.social
@jamellebouie.net