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i’m just ren

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Gary Numan in the streets, David Bowie in the sheets. Robert Smith in the skeets.

mind-wandering bendy abolitionist nerd still soapboxing about the isms. aspiring bog witch. rambling on about frogs, music, games, books, movies too. she/they

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i’m just ren @renandpen.bsky.social · Jun 28

in case you need a reminder. or a dragon.

An art print sits above the head of a red and orange Lego dragon, from the DnD set. The print had a medieval frame around it in rainbow coloring. The text, also in medieval fonts and rainbow coloring reads “I am gonna make it through this year if it kills me” A small crochet goblin and mushroom and assorted things on the shelf.

If you zoom in, you can see a smaller print from the same artist (link below and in reply to this), also medieval design, there’s a knight with the trans flag colors on their cloak, it’s putting a jousting lance through a dragon’s gullet. Text on it reads “A world without trans people has never existed and never will.”

https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/outoutbriefcandle/

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our antique wreath is up!

A foam green wreath with red bow that has a pixelated 8-bit design. It has a game controller, coins, cherries, a gem, spaceship, tetris blocks, and a mushroom with a santa hat.

November 28, 2025 at 10:25 PM

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"you have to pass away from what failed you into what can sustain you. otherwise — there is no hope."
— anne rice, the vampire lestat

November 28, 2025 at 8:14 PM

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wild tofurkey 🥃

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If you see this, I IMPLORE you to post a picture from whatever device you’re using without explanation.

Pixel art of a sad taco on a green, with tall trees on either side. He is saying “A 7-later burrito would hit the spot…”. Pink buttons at the bottom of the screen read “Order now” and “replay game”.

November 28, 2025 at 5:36 PM

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look, I’m cool with you taking me by the hand, but please don’t make me do a high handstand

November 28, 2025 at 6:47 PM

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If you see this, I IMPLORE you to post a picture from whatever device you’re using without explanation.

Looking into a bathroom with the door open, there’s an antique lamp, half green walls, some wires and other items that would make it seem less than safe. The toilet itself has a nasty grime of filth on it. On the wall, a poster for a western film festival and in a corner, a sign from a Weekly Planet award naming it the best public restroom in Tampa in 2001.

November 28, 2025 at 5:29 PM

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I’ve had this advent calendar for a couple of years now and the art is just so very lovely & it’s a lot of fun (if you’re still looking for one: yuletidemonsters.com)

A black and white block-print advent cover. It has a friendly looking Krampus, a creature with hooves and horns, carrying a sack that has a baby in it. They appear in a doorway of a home. The title reads “yuletide monsters advent calendar” and below the art it reads, “This art is hand-rendered in a folky block-print style by Lauren Onca O’Leary.

November 28, 2025 at 5:05 PM

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the best part of wearing headphones that cancel out my own singing voice is having no idea how bad my rendition of Hey Jealousy is

November 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM

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hey hey hey these amazing prints and many more by @queermedieval.bsky.social are on sale right now 🤩

www.inprnt.com/collections/...

November 28, 2025 at 4:47 PM

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thinking of all the underpaid, under-appreciated, undervalued, and overworked retail workers, some who’ve been working since the middle of the night or yesterday, dealing with some of the rudest, most corrosive people around today and the rest of the weekend.

November 28, 2025 at 3:45 PM

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why yes, actually, i do dabble in acquisitions

A dark green oracle card with a festive snowman and two snow fairies on either side. A light flows from behind them, it’s very whimsical. The text on it reads “snow fairies” and “play and have fun! create with joy.”

It’s from the Oracle of the Magic Fairy Forest that I obtained via Kickstarter.

November 28, 2025 at 3:41 PM

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putting up xmas decorations to fill my home with cheer while wearing a black sweatshirt with animal skulls on it to feel extra festive

November 28, 2025 at 3:25 PM

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if you are new to the community, or would like to anonymously donate to the gift-giving pot, you can check it out here:

FREE FRIDAY | artbymox

time to do some good.

artbymox.shop

November 28, 2025 at 3:03 PM

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🩷 let's make some magic 🩷

last year, this community turned the most consumerist day of the year into a day defined strangers saying "I got you" to people that really need a bright spot in their life.

it's time to run it back.