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@meridianriver.bsky.social
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writer, artist, reader, queer fantasy enjoyer, cat lover, occasional gamer
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meridianriver.bsky.social
been playing pkmn scarlet a lot lately, I’m absolutely obsessed with grusha

#art #pokemon #pokemonscarletviolet #grusha
A digital drawing of Gym Leader Grusha from Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. A man with pale skin, bright aqua hair in a loose bun with parts of his hair down to his shoulders and sideswept bangs, eyes the same color, facing 3/4 away from the viewer with a neutral/pensive expression on his face. He is wearing a cropped navy blue turtleneck revealing his stomach, with a blue jacket over it, and pale chartreuse pants. The background is a solid greenish-teal color with a lighter teal square centered behind Grusha.
September 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
meridianriver.bsky.social
Anyone else doing #artfight2025?
A user card for ArtFight. A pink background with crystal designs for Team Crystals. It shows my icon, a drawing of myself and my cat on a teal background. User: meridianriver9 I attack… Humanoid TTRPG characters or OCs (e.g. humans/elves/tieflings/etc. — no furries/dragons/etc. although I may attempt non-anthro animals or Pokemon) I do: Friendly Fire (yes), Revenge: maybe lol Featured Characters: 5 drawings of my characters Characters I have: Human other: tieflings
July 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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justairythings.bsky.social
With Running Close to the Windy by @alexandrarowland.bsky.social coming back as of yesterday, it's important to remember all other teams that aren't the Magnificent Sea Turtles are by default the absolute worst.

And have lesser spreadsheets not created by @meridianriver.bsky.social.
A magnificent sea turtle with rocks and a broken ship on its shell, flocked by very non-jaunty seagulls. Drawn by Ash (https://www.tumblr.com/ashdrawsart)
June 10, 2025 at 7:55 AM
meridianriver.bsky.social
I had the honor of winning @cdckrescue.bsky.social’s t-shirt design contest for National Pet Giving Week! I adopted my cat Squirrel from this rescue back in 2023 and am so grateful to them for bringing my best friend into my life. ❤️
A digital illustration of a t-shirt design featuring the Washington Monument and Reflecting Pool. There is an orange tabby cat climbing the Washington Monument, and two happy dogs in the reflecting pool: a golden retriever jumping in, and a chocolate lab swimming in the water. In a whimsical font at the top it says “National Pet Giving Week”, and also features the logo for City Dogs & City Kitties Rescue. A photo of myself (a white androgynous person wearing glasses and a red t-shirt) cuddling with my cat Squirrel (a brown tabby cat with white on her face and chest and white paws). I am smiling, and Squirrel’s little head is tucked under my chin with a contented and sleepy expression on her face, and one paw splayed on my chest.
May 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
meridianriver.bsky.social
Decided to hop on this trend! this was so much fun!

#art #queerartist #starterpacknoai
A digital drawing of a “starter pack” meme. A light blue solid background with a purple rectangular card divided into different sections. At the top it says “Ari starter pack!” in bubble letters, my username, and a “no AI” symbol with “support real artists” written around it. The left section has a cartoon drawing of a white androgynous person with short brown and blonde hair, wearing glasses, a light green shirt with lemons on it, dark blue jeans, and black sneakers. On the right side, the top section has different art supplies, including an ipad, apple pencil, oil paints, pencils and pens, and a sketchbook with stickers on the cover. There is also a laptop with google docs on the screen and “Chapter 1” at the top of the document to represent my love of writing, and an embroidery hoop. The next section has spines of my favorite books: A Strange and Stubborn Endurance, All the Hidden Paths, The Heretic’s Guide to Homecoming books 1 and 2, The Tarot Sequence, A Taste of Gold and Iron, Running Close to the Wind, Yield Under Great Persuasion, Monk & Robot, and Ocean’s Echo. Below that is a section with soccer gear (a ball, cleats, a rainbow sweatband, and socks with trans colors), and a section with my cat Squirrel, a brown and white tabby who looks very grumpy. There is a section with my keychain, including a black carabiner, a library card, keys, and keychains of Gardevoir, Miles Edgeworth from Ace Attorney, Absol, and an orange cartoon cat. The bottom left section has my jewelry: a key necklace and four rings (two silver metal with designs, one with rainbow stripes, and a silver and black spinner ring). The bottom right section is a Thai iced tea with jellies in the bottom of the cup.
April 19, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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swolecialism.bsky.social
there's sort of an inverted bell curve effect with websites where you can buy stuff, where' there's Normal Store like target or whatever, and then a lot of stuff where it sketches you out, and then there's a website that is so incredibly bad that it's obviously the Most Legit Specialist Company Ever
December 5, 2024 at 9:39 PM
meridianriver.bsky.social
this man is so stupid (affectionate)
alexandrarowland.bsky.social Alexandra Rowland @alexandrarowland.bsky.social · Mar 18
New "Dear Blorbo" advice column!

(Are you a fan of my books? Do you have a burning question and you've always wanted to ask a fictional character for advice? Check the link in my bio for the "Dear Blorbo" Advice Column submission form! :) All questions welcome.)
Dear Blorbo advice column. Dear Evemer, can you ever be friends with an ex? Or should you always cut ties? Signed, Royal and Restless. PS. I'm such a fan of the royal family and I really think you and His Royal Highness Prince Kadou should appear in more magazine spreads. End of letter. It is accompanied by the book cover for A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland From Evemer Hoşkadem to Royal and Restless, greetings. I assume by your epithet that you are royalty of a foreign nation. I would therefore suggest that you acquire a copy of Beydamur’s THE TEN PILLARS OF WAR and review the section entitled “Admonishments to the Would-Be Righteous Man”. In fact, you should already have this memorized. As a royal, you should not risk having any entanglements at all, as they might compromise your future duties to your kingdom. Presumably your family will be arranging a diplomatic marriage on your behalf. The best and most honorable course of action would be to commit yourself to this wholeheartedly. There are some circumstances, one must admit, when such entanglements are unavoidable. In that case, the “Admonishments” will guide you well again. Before all else, you must remember that as a liege, you are the exemplar for the honor you expect of your vassals. Behave (as always) with humility, grace, generosity, mercy, and unfailing kindness. As for your postscript, I think that if you have time to read magazines and write such simple letters to an advice column, you would be better served spending your time studying Beydamur. THE TEN PILLARS OF WAR contains the answers to all possible concerns. Respectfully, Evemer Hoşkadem
March 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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poorlycatdraw.bsky.social
the problem with the “listen to your body” thing is that mine is always telling me it’s the perfect time to get cozy in bed 😔
a poorly drawn cat with a neutral expression. the cat is standing next to a speech bubble that says: "listen to your body!". below the cat, the word "ok" is written in small letters the poorly drawn cat is now lying in bed, tucked under a blanket!
February 17, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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bug-world.bsky.social
GUMSHOE: oh you know he's grilling absolute cheese. has an apron that reads "kiss the cook." he makes one of the best burgers you've ever eaten in your life. it's nothing fancy but it's juicy and perfectly charred and seasoned. made with love
February 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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bug-world.bsky.social
ace attorney tier list: can they grill? 🧵
(source: i've been grilling since i was seventeen. my butch destiny)
February 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
meridianriver.bsky.social
if you see this, do it!

- name: Ari
- pronouns: they/them
- height: 5’11”
- sexuality: ???
- sign: Libra
- piercings: 3
- tattoos: 2
- fav color: purple
- fav drink: thai tea
- fav animal: cats/dogs/bears
- mbti: ENFJ
allcps.bsky.social Calem Pritchard Stewart @allcps.bsky.social · Feb 6
if you see this, do it (I guess, if you like)

- name: Calem
- pronouns: he/him
- height: 6'1
- sexuality: Gay
- sign: Pisces
- piercings: 0
- tattoos: 0 (yet)
- fav colour: Blue
- fav drink: beer
- fav animal: Cats
- mbti: Logician
petephilip.bsky.social Peter Festive Feature 🏳️‍🌈 @petephilip.bsky.social · Jan 3
if you see this, do it!

- name: Pete
- pronouns: he/him
- height: 6'
- sexuality: Gay
- sign: cancerian
- piercings: 1
- tattoos: 2
- fav colour: Blue/ Purple
- fav drink: coffee
- fav animal: Cats
- mbti - is a nonsense test, but I'm an introvert for what it's worth 😁
February 6, 2025 at 6:53 PM
meridianriver.bsky.social
January Bingo Update 2:

Plot Twist: Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
Sports: Role Model by Rachel Reid
Award Winner: Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
<200 pgs: Spear by Nicola Griffith
Self-Pub: Bite Me! (You Know I Like It) by Fae Quin
Holiday: 10 Things That Never Happened

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A partially filled-out 2025 Book Bingo board. A light green to blue gradient background with torn graph paper on the top. There is a 5 by 5 grid of squares, and some of the squares have been replaced by book covers: Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto, Role Model by Rachel Reid, Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward, Spear by Nicola Griffith, Bite Me! (You Know I Like It) by Fae Quin, and 10 Things That Never Happened by Alexis Hall. At the bottom it says “Inspired by Politics and Prose’s 2025 Reading Challenge” A blank version of the 2025 Book Bingo card. A light green to blue gradient background with ripped graph paper on the top. There is a 5 by 5 grid of squares in different pastel colors (green, purple, pink, and blue). The squares are labeled, from left to right/top to bottom: Local Author, On Your TBR for 2+ Years, Not Set in the US or UK, Book about Friendship, Unexpected Plot Twist, Book about Sports, Rec from a Friend, Reread of a Favorite, Published in Your Birth Year, Set in Nature/the Country, Award Winner, Less Than 200 Pages, Published in 2025, Audiobook, Story about Stories, Memoir, Book You Originally DNFed, Book with a Movie/TV Adaptation, Indie/Self Published, Graphic Novel/Manga, More Than 500 Pages, Book About Family Dynamics, Mythology/Folklore, Holiday, Indigenous Author. At the bottom it says “Inspired by Politics and Prose’s 2025 Reading Challenge”
February 2, 2025 at 7:34 PM
meridianriver.bsky.social
January Bingo Update!!

Witty Banter: 10 Things That Never Happened by Alexis Hall
Romantasy: Seducing the Sorcerer by Lee Welch
Vegan MC: Bite Me! (You Know I Like It) by Fae Quin
Grumpy/Sunshine: Role Model by Rachel Reid
Historical Romance: The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes by Cat Sebastian

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A partially-filled Romance Tropes Bingo board. A gradient yellow to pink background with pink swirly designs on the top. It has a 5 by 5 grid of squares. Five of the squares have been replaced by book covers: 10 Things That Never Happened by Alexis Hall, Seducing the Sorcerer by Lee Welch, Bite Me! (You Know I Like It) by Fae Quin, Role Model by Rachel Reid, and The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes by Cat Sebastian. On the bottom it says “Inspired by Jae-Fiction’s 2025 Sapphic Book Bingo” A blank version of the Romance Tropes Bingo card. A yellow to pink gradient background with a pink swirly design on top. There is a 5 by 5 grid of squares alternating in color (light green, light pink, orange, and light blue). From left to right, top to bottom, the squares read: Hurt/Comfort, Witty Banter, POC Rep, Entertainment Industry, Paranormal Romance, Slow Burn, Trans/Nonbinary Main Character, Main Character Has a Dog or Cat, Enemies to Lovers, Unique Nicknames, Mental Health Rep, Trapped Together, Romantasy, Vegetarian or Vegan Main Character, Grumpy/Sunshine, Romantic Suspense, Height/Size Difference, Neurodivergent Main Character, Sci-Fi Romance, Only One Bed, Second Chance Romance, Historical Romance, Animal on Cover, Asexual Main Character, Poly Rep. Underneath it says “Inspired by Jae-Fiction’s 2025 Sapphic Book Bingo”
February 2, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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annaguirre.bsky.social
If you're a LGBTQIA+ artist, crafter, creator, editor, writer, etc (anything at all, really),

drop a link for your goods and/or services here so people can find you. I want to drive funds in your direction.
January 29, 2025 at 10:31 PM
meridianriver.bsky.social
Do any fellow #queerwriters make playlists for their characters? I kinda want to try it but also the urge to give all of them my same music taste is very strong (even though in reality none of them would listen to the same music as me)
January 8, 2025 at 7:05 PM
meridianriver.bsky.social
I decided to make my own 2025 book bingo boards! One challenge is more general, and one is for romance books specifically.

The general book bingo was heavily inspired by Politics and Prose on insta, and the romance bingo was inspired by the Sapphic Book Bingo created by @jaeauthor.bsky.social

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A 2025 Book Bingo board. A light green to blue gradient background with torn grid paper at the top and 2025 Book Bingo in dark blue font. There is a 5 by 5 grid of squares in alternating colors (green, purple, pink, and light blue), and at the bottom says “Inspired by Politics and Prose’s 2025 Reading Challenge” and below that is my username (meridianriver.bsky.social) The bingo squares in order from left to right top to bottom: Local author, On your for 2+ years, Not set in the US or UK, Book about friendship, Unexpected plot twist, Book about sports, Rec from a friend, Reread of a favorite, Published in your birth year, Set in nature/the country, Award winner, Less than 200 pages, Published in 2025, Audiobook, Story about stories, Memoir, Book you originally DNFed, Book with a movie/TV adaptation, Indie/self published, Graphic novel/manga, More than 500 pages, Book about family dynamics, Mythology/folklore, Holiday, Indigenous author A 2025 Romance Tropes Bingo board. A yellow to pink background with a pink squiggly pattern at the top and Romance Tropes Bingo in dark blue font. There is a 5 by 5 grid of squares in alternating colors (green, pink, orange, and light blue), and at the bottom says “Inspired by Jae-Fiction’s 2025 Sapphic Book Bingo” and below that is my username (meridianriver.bsky.social) The bingo squares in order from left to right, top to bottom: Hurt/comfort, Witty banter, POC rep, Entertainment industry, Paranormal romance, Slow burn, Trans/nonbinary main character, Main character has a dog or cat, Enemies to lovers, Unique nicknames, Mental health rep, Trapped together, Romantasy, Vegetarian or vegan main character, Grumpy/sunshine, Romantic suspense, Height/size difference, Neurodivergent main character, Sci-fi romance, Only one bed, Second chance romance, Historical romance, Animal on cover, Asexual main character, Poly rep
January 4, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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amaralynn.bsky.social
With the intro of trending topics, now seemed like a good time for this!

On January 10 (01/10) join me for #IAmNonbinary!

Share your creativity and celebrate each other!

All non-binary creatives welcome!

#queerwriters #lgbtqwriters #streamers #artists #contentcreators
On January 10 (01/10) #IAmNonbinary Calling all non-binary creators! Share your creativity and celebrate each other! Use the hashtag and share your: Name, images of your work, links.
December 31, 2024 at 2:54 PM
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trueref.bsky.social
It's finally done! 🤍✨

I've tagged and archived ALL 670+ of our free pose references! These are the references you see me post to socials, including our Pinterest.

This library will be updated each pack launch, and more filters will be added. It's just a little library for now, but she'll grow.
Screenshot of TrueRef.io Free Pose Libray
December 16, 2024 at 5:14 PM
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kadoore.com
it's here
it's QUEER
it's the 2024 Queer Adult SFF Books list!!!!
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2024 Queer Adult Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
Welcome to my list of queer adult science-fiction and fantasy books published in 2024! If you’re new to this dance, this list and the ones before (see: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019) – a…
kadoore.com
December 14, 2024 at 11:58 AM
meridianriver.bsky.social
trans jellyfish merman I drew for a daily drawing challenge hehe 🪼

#art #ocart #queerart #oc #artsky #transart #queerartist
A digital painting of a jellyfish merman floating in bright turquoise water. He has light skin, long reddish hair, blue eyes, and pink fins in place of ears. Below his torso in place of legs is a large pink jellyfish body, he also has pink frills on his chest mimicking the shape of top surgery scars.
December 14, 2024 at 5:20 PM
meridianriver.bsky.social
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 20/20: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

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The cover of The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller. A teal background with a large dull gold helmet in the center. On the helmet in black letters is “The Song of Achilles”. Under the helmet in small black letters is “A Novel” and below that in white is “Madeline Miller”. On the left side near the bottom is an orange circle that says inside it in white, “Winner of the Orange Prize for Fiction”. At the top in white is “#1 New York Times Bestseller”. Below that on the left in small black text is “Fast, true, and incredibly rewarding….A remarkable achievement. —USA Today”. On the right in the same font is “Mary Renault lives again! Ravishingly vivid. —Emma Donoghue, bestselling author of Room”.
December 9, 2024 at 5:12 PM
meridianriver.bsky.social
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 19/20: A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers

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The cover of A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers. An illustration of green and teal striped hills, a white winding road, blue and purple trees, windmills, and a futuristic city with spires and orbs on an orange background with yellow swirls and stars. On the road in the bottom right corner is a brown cart being driven by a person with short dark hair wearing yellow. In dark blue block letters of different widths is “A Prayer for the Crown-Shy”, and in the bottom left corner in off-white is “Becky Chambers”. In the top left corner says “An optimistic vision of a lush, beautiful world. Martha Wells”, and near the bottom right says “A Monk and Robot Book”.
December 8, 2024 at 4:52 PM
meridianriver.bsky.social
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 18/20: A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

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The cover of A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers. An illustration of a brown winding path over a background of dark brown or green with leaves of many different colors. In the top left is a robot holding out one hand towards two white butterflies. In the bottom right is a cart connected to a bicycle, on which is sitting a nonbinary human with short black hair wearing a yellow sweater and brown pants holding a steaming cup of tea. In the center in large off-white block letters with different widths reads “A Psalm for the Wild-Built”, and at the bottom in a similar but narrower font is “Becky Chambers”. In the top right corner says “A Monk and Robot Book”, and below that is an orange circle that says “Hugo Award Winner!”. Right above the author name in small white font says “An optimistic vision of a lush, beautiful world. Martha Wells”.
December 7, 2024 at 12:53 PM
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ceelacanth.bsky.social
Daughter of Frost ❄️🦉
[ #artposting / #dndoc ]
A large, armored barbarian woman crouched down low while wielding a spear and shield. She wears a white bird mask with a plume of feathers erupting from the top.
December 6, 2024 at 8:12 PM
meridianriver.bsky.social
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Day 17/20: Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher

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The cover of Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher. A dark background with a photo of a light skinned woman with her back to the viewer, cropped from the waist to the ear/halfway down the head. She is wearing a loose dark green dress with bones, vines, and green leaves wrapped around it. At the top reads “New York Times Bestselling Author” in green, and below it, “T. Kingfisher” in white. In the center in a off-white typewriter style font is “Nettle & Bone”. On the bottom in small white letters says “Pure delight. T. Kingfisher uses the bones of fairy tale to create something entirely her own. Emily Tesh”.
December 6, 2024 at 2:29 PM