Dr. Nyri A. Bakkalian
@riversidewings.bsky.social
Santaku Dynamics tachi-class combat doll and Your Favorite Historydyke (PhD UPitt '17). Public historian. She/彼女. An Anatolian bimbo by Daoist praxis. PGH via BEY, PHL, SDJ. Byline at Unseen Japan. 八幡信者. Opinions mine. Website at http://riverside-wings.com
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Dr. Isawa Kasu, heir to house Isawa of Ishinomaki and Santaku Group, destroys her father's plans by coming out as trans. River Eginian acclimates to cybernetics and a new post-Army career. One day south of Seattle, their paths collide.
This chapter of a tale of trans women & found family is "Jōzu."
This chapter of a tale of trans women & found family is "Jōzu."
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I'm getting ready for the new podcast season and new projects in 2026! With your help, I can upgrade my recording setup, expanding my personal library, and equipping my study. if you've enjoyed my work, consider sending a few dollars my way! Thanks for your generosity!
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December 8, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I'm getting ready for the new podcast season and new projects in 2026! With your help, I can upgrade my recording setup, expanding my personal library, and equipping my study. if you've enjoyed my work, consider sending a few dollars my way! Thanks for your generosity!
Working title is "Telltale Marks." I really enjoyed this one, and I get the feeling it won't be the last I write with Ash and Lily, the couple on whom it focuses.
1200 words, fun with leather and girlsmell, all squarely set against the backdrop of planning for the invasion of Europe in 1943. I really enjoyed writing this short!
December 9, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Working title is "Telltale Marks." I really enjoyed this one, and I get the feeling it won't be the last I write with Ash and Lily, the couple on whom it focuses.
That's all for today that I can stomach of Gardiner's "At the Edge of Empire." We pick up tomorrow with Chapter 9.
And lo, we conclude the chapter verily.
December 9, 2025 at 11:42 PM
That's all for today that I can stomach of Gardiner's "At the Edge of Empire." We pick up tomorrow with Chapter 9.
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Stares directly at Total War: Shogun 2: Fall of the Samurai
Wait wait wait he thinks Yoshida Shoin, famously Choshu born, was from CENTRAL Honshu? And that the daimyo Ii Naosuke was from HAKONE??
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December 9, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Stares directly at Total War: Shogun 2: Fall of the Samurai
the horrors persist (in Michael Gardiner's "At the Edge of Empire") and so do I
p. 88: "After Meiji 0 [1868]"
THERE IS NO MEIJI ZERO. MEIJI STARTS WITH YEAR ONE. aughhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
THERE IS NO MEIJI ZERO. MEIJI STARTS WITH YEAR ONE. aughhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
December 9, 2025 at 10:54 PM
the horrors persist (in Michael Gardiner's "At the Edge of Empire") and so do I
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"Ssh. Listen."
November 25, 2025 at 8:32 PM
"Ssh. Listen."
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I do love that the answer to "whatever happened to the dinosaurs" is just "they got small and kinda round"
December 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I do love that the answer to "whatever happened to the dinosaurs" is just "they got small and kinda round"
Next year I'm going to get the 1st of at least a 2 stage BA, I'm getting the snakebite piercings I've wanted for over a decade, and if I can raise the funds, I'm getting the first section of my seam line tattoos.
I'm becoming the head-turning alt girl I used to dream about, and I am fucking stoked.
I'm becoming the head-turning alt girl I used to dream about, and I am fucking stoked.
December 9, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Next year I'm going to get the 1st of at least a 2 stage BA, I'm getting the snakebite piercings I've wanted for over a decade, and if I can raise the funds, I'm getting the first section of my seam line tattoos.
I'm becoming the head-turning alt girl I used to dream about, and I am fucking stoked.
I'm becoming the head-turning alt girl I used to dream about, and I am fucking stoked.
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Here’s why you shouldn’t pull your punches as a writer:
A big part of the appeal of a book is how dedicated the author is to their idea.
That crackling energy only comes from compulsion, the true driver of creativity.
Restrain it at your own peril.
A big part of the appeal of a book is how dedicated the author is to their idea.
That crackling energy only comes from compulsion, the true driver of creativity.
Restrain it at your own peril.
December 9, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Here’s why you shouldn’t pull your punches as a writer:
A big part of the appeal of a book is how dedicated the author is to their idea.
That crackling energy only comes from compulsion, the true driver of creativity.
Restrain it at your own peril.
A big part of the appeal of a book is how dedicated the author is to their idea.
That crackling energy only comes from compulsion, the true driver of creativity.
Restrain it at your own peril.
Gardiner, "At the Edge of Empire," Chapter 8.
Gardiner claims that Japan in January 1868 was a peacetime economy.
Excuse me, I just need to uh...
Gardiner claims that Japan in January 1868 was a peacetime economy.
Excuse me, I just need to uh...
a girl with red hair and a cross on her shirt is laughing in a classroom
Alt: laughing hysterically
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December 9, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Gardiner, "At the Edge of Empire," Chapter 8.
Gardiner claims that Japan in January 1868 was a peacetime economy.
Excuse me, I just need to uh...
Gardiner claims that Japan in January 1868 was a peacetime economy.
Excuse me, I just need to uh...
Gardiner, "At the Edge of Empire," Chapter 7.
Buddy, if you think the Japanese emperor was restored to anything in 1868, let alone 1867, I have a bridge over the Inland Sea to sell you.
Buddy, if you think the Japanese emperor was restored to anything in 1868, let alone 1867, I have a bridge over the Inland Sea to sell you.
December 9, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Gardiner, "At the Edge of Empire," Chapter 7.
Buddy, if you think the Japanese emperor was restored to anything in 1868, let alone 1867, I have a bridge over the Inland Sea to sell you.
Buddy, if you think the Japanese emperor was restored to anything in 1868, let alone 1867, I have a bridge over the Inland Sea to sell you.
If you ever hear tell of Meiji enlightenment in Japanese history, remember: it was paid for in blood and imposed at the point of a bayonet. Other people in Japan had other dreams.
Learn more in my 2017 doctoral thesis "The Sparrow's Dream," once panned for being *too* accessible! buff.ly/I7v1iQf
Learn more in my 2017 doctoral thesis "The Sparrow's Dream," once panned for being *too* accessible! buff.ly/I7v1iQf
December 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
If you ever hear tell of Meiji enlightenment in Japanese history, remember: it was paid for in blood and imposed at the point of a bayonet. Other people in Japan had other dreams.
Learn more in my 2017 doctoral thesis "The Sparrow's Dream," once panned for being *too* accessible! buff.ly/I7v1iQf
Learn more in my 2017 doctoral thesis "The Sparrow's Dream," once panned for being *too* accessible! buff.ly/I7v1iQf
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24 HOURS LEFT this YEAR to join the TUTORIALS BOOKS MAILING LIST for my SECRET KICKSTARTER! My tutorials books are NEVER in shops - ONLY WAY to get the books is to send "Tutorials Books!" to DrawKickstarter@yahoo.com in the next 24 HOURS! Joined our mailing lists before? You’re on it!
December 9, 2025 at 6:40 PM
24 HOURS LEFT this YEAR to join the TUTORIALS BOOKS MAILING LIST for my SECRET KICKSTARTER! My tutorials books are NEVER in shops - ONLY WAY to get the books is to send "Tutorials Books!" to DrawKickstarter@yahoo.com in the next 24 HOURS! Joined our mailing lists before? You’re on it!
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I'm gearing up for a new podcast season and new projects, come 2026! With your help, I can upgrade my recording gear, expand my personal library, and further equip my study. if you've enjoyed my work, consider sending a few dollars my way! Thanks for your generosity!
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December 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I'm gearing up for a new podcast season and new projects, come 2026! With your help, I can upgrade my recording gear, expand my personal library, and further equip my study. if you've enjoyed my work, consider sending a few dollars my way! Thanks for your generosity!
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WiggleWorm is FASCINATED by the Heater Meter! 😻 @katforillinois.bsky.social #catsforkat
December 9, 2025 at 1:50 AM
WiggleWorm is FASCINATED by the Heater Meter! 😻 @katforillinois.bsky.social #catsforkat
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Seriously how do you miss the entire fucking war that this man's guns went into? How do you render drug trafficker, gun runner, and notorious cad Thomas Blake Glover dull enough that this book reads like the emotional intensity of a one sided conversation with a talkative drunk? Come on!
December 9, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Seriously how do you miss the entire fucking war that this man's guns went into? How do you render drug trafficker, gun runner, and notorious cad Thomas Blake Glover dull enough that this book reads like the emotional intensity of a one sided conversation with a talkative drunk? Come on!
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"speaking as Masamune's most recent biographer" is not a phrase I ever imagined I'd be able to say, let alone on my Twitch stream, but...here we are. #DragonAscendant
December 9, 2025 at 5:07 AM
"speaking as Masamune's most recent biographer" is not a phrase I ever imagined I'd be able to say, let alone on my Twitch stream, but...here we are. #DragonAscendant
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Ah yes, Osaka Ben. Good old Osaka Benjamin.
December 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Ah yes, Osaka Ben. Good old Osaka Benjamin.
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This was a bit of a playtest too, as Fae's working on turning the basics of Overclock into a zine, with more to come after.
Y'all are seriously in for a treat: bsky.app/profile/faew...
Y'all are seriously in for a treat: bsky.app/profile/faew...
I think I’m gonna “RE LAUNCH” my patron when I publish the Overclock zine.
December 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
This was a bit of a playtest too, as Fae's working on turning the basics of Overclock into a zine, with more to come after.
Y'all are seriously in for a treat: bsky.app/profile/faew...
Y'all are seriously in for a treat: bsky.app/profile/faew...
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"Her hand, now gloved in old leather, is on my cheek, gentle but firm, urging my eyes up. My breath hitches.
"Sirdəs," I murmur, before she pulls me in, her lips claiming my own.
"Heart of mine," she echoes, lingering against me. Then she pats my shoulder. "Now, move."" #amwriting
"Sirdəs," I murmur, before she pulls me in, her lips claiming my own.
"Heart of mine," she echoes, lingering against me. Then she pats my shoulder. "Now, move."" #amwriting
December 9, 2025 at 3:15 PM
"Her hand, now gloved in old leather, is on my cheek, gentle but firm, urging my eyes up. My breath hitches.
"Sirdəs," I murmur, before she pulls me in, her lips claiming my own.
"Heart of mine," she echoes, lingering against me. Then she pats my shoulder. "Now, move."" #amwriting
"Sirdəs," I murmur, before she pulls me in, her lips claiming my own.
"Heart of mine," she echoes, lingering against me. Then she pats my shoulder. "Now, move."" #amwriting
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Use yer platform (regardless of the size) to lift up a SMALLER creator than you. It's free and you have no idea what a gift it feels like to them.
December 7, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Use yer platform (regardless of the size) to lift up a SMALLER creator than you. It's free and you have no idea what a gift it feels like to them.
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