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[theshehulkproject]

Some D&D party is out there playing the coolest campaign ever.

[theo-files]

is this anything

[luseals]

There will be Palestinian futures on Palestinian land.

[evenlyevi]

Happy pride! I offer you some bunnies on cakes!! 🌈

[frankencanon]

Is it just me or does this line hit different when you remember that David Tennant actually has a non-binary kid who uses they/them pronouns, and has worn this non-binary rainbow pin to a bunch of interviews in support of them—?

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[Update] David Tennant continues his trend of being a trans ally respectful & supportive of non-binary people & gender neutral pronouns in the Doctor Who Special: The Star Beast (2023)

[nastiagarachtchenko]

[siarven]

Saw this post by @doppelnatur how dandelions are pretty good trans symbols and got inspired! Happy pride everyone 🏳️‍⚧️

[crytidsprinkles]

Alt: the inventor vs the invention. a language revitalization robot that speaks my Indigenous language Anishinaabemowin pic.twitter.com/ydo88kMzT9

Photo of inventor Daniel Boyer holding language bot. Hair in large buns with braids going down and wearing cream shirt with colorful abstract design on it.

— Danielle Boyer🤖 (@danielleboyerr) February 1, 2024

[saxifactumterritum]

Friday recs!

I know it is Friday and I have some recs, so time for Friday Recs :)

Books

'Thirsty Mermaids' by Kat Leyh

(click here for a storygraph link)

This is a graphic novel. The art is beautiful, there are so many little details that add to the story lines and characters as they grow throughout the story. There's so much joy and love just seeps through everywhere, love in-universe but also a real love for queerness is community is so clear and wonderful. It's all very skilled, too, super well done.

Ooooh an image! exciting. Click here for Kat Leyh's website, all places you can follow are right there on the front page, including tumblr.

'A Different Sort of Normal' by Abigail Balfe

(click here for Storygraph page)

It's a book about autism for kids. Abigail Balfe writes it as an adult, it's biographical and factual talking about growing up autistic. There's pictures and it's easy to read, it's great. It is for kids, but I have been finding it restful to be able to understand it easily. I find a lot of information about autism either for parents of autistic children, or hard to understand. The book is aimed at children and young people, but it feels like it's for us as well, I think. It is nice to have on my shelf since I have a lot of autistic and neurodivergent kids in my orbit.

another picture! I am on a roll.

Shop

Gosh! comics, Berwick Street, London UK

(click here for their about page online)

that's right, we're shopping! in Soho of course cus I'm gay so must shop in Soho. Actually I had a lovely time trying to find this shop, got lost a bunch of times, nearly got run over by a bike. I often go to Gay's the Word when I'm in London (the gay bookshop - lovely place, click here for their website), but I was getting tired of never finding much there (I find it too hard to read fiction anymore and everything in the bookshop is, shockingly, books. Or most). I went to Gosh! comics to look around, it's in Soho so I thought maybe it'd have some queer stuff (they did!). They have so many small presses, including a whole load of zines! I found a bunch of things, and got a packet of small press zines for cheap, and found Thirsty Mermaids and nearly cried of joy. Loads of things there I can still read!

Podcast

'However Improbable Podcast' with and by Marisa Mercurio and Sarah Kolb

(click here for their website)

They are recording the Sherlock Holmes stories in chronological order, doing discussion episodes about the stories, and specials called 'case files' where they talk about other things like pastiches, TV shows, or Mycroft! which is how I found them I was looking for pocasts about Mycroft. I have been listening to the discussions and case files, the bits of recordings I've heard are fine but I know the stories and have a whole host of versions so I was less excited about those. They are well read and produced, I just haven't listened to many. They are about to come back after a break. Their website is also great, they have so much stuff on there! including reading lists! and transcripts! They've great.

Ok that's it for recs, because I am tired and wrote loads. I'm giving my money to refugee and asylum organisations this month, some local things near me, the JCWI (click here), Refugee Action (click here).

Hope you're all having a nice time out in the world or comfy at home, if you want to tell me things you love that is always nice :) See you next time I remember it's Friday on a day I have recs!

[bluecapsicum]

[uncanny-tranny]

Learning to internalize the message above, but art is in all of our bones. If you feel afraid to create art because it won't be "good enough," it's worth it to explore why you feel that fear. Creating art is one of the basic impulses of people, and if you want to create art, then you absolutely must.

[keepcalmandwritefiction]

A cool thing about writing is that the better you get at it, the more you're aware of what you want out of it, which means it gets harder, which means you actually feel like you're getting worse.

And by "cool thing," I mean "what the fuck, man"

– Sam Sykes

[frankiensteinsmonster]

People in this demographic, please let me know how to tag to get a hold of you as someone who doesn't need Image Descriptions!!

[luseals]

New input detected. // prints

[yeehawgust]

Yeehawgust 2024: Greener Pastures

Saddle up, folks! We’ve got greener pastures on the horizon, because it’s time for Yeehawgust’s 6th year this August!

Yeehawgust features daily art prompts as well as alternative weekly prompts, for those of us who are a bit slower on the draw. Don’t draw at all? No problem! Submit any art at all, be it illustration, comics, writing, fanfiction, photography, embroidery, sculpture, music, or whatever other creative endeavors you might enjoy. All skill levels are welcome, and this can be a great opportunity to experiment with new styles and techniques. 

Maybe you love media like Red Dead Redemption and Fallout: New Vegas, or classic westerns like The Magnificent Seven. You might enjoy the genre, and you’re looking for a chance to make a cowboy AU and put your OCs in chaps and your blorbos in a Stetson. Heck, maybe you just really want to draw horses. Whatever your reason, you’re welcome to join in, pardner!

Tag your work with #Yeehawgust and follow along here on the Yeehawgust blog. If you include any external links or directly tag another Tumblr user in your post (which may impact search visibility), make sure to also tag this blog or contact the mod directly so your work will get reblogged! 

Check out the “Reblogging Policy and Q&A” linked on the blog for more info about Yeehawgust. The event is also Yeehawgust on Twitter, YeehawgustPrompts over on Instagram, and now yeehawgust.bsky.social over on Bluesky... but Tumblr is where we hang our hat at the end of the day. 

And remember, y’all: be rootin’, tootin’, shootin’, and most importantly, be kind.

[pealeii]

cannot get over the wording of this