#marjanilane

[polyamproud]

Thank you for following us!! We so appreciate every reblog, comment and like we get. Your support means so much to us and to all our polyamorous siblings worldwide. We wanted to offer a hand to anyone feeling a little lost. Or a little curious. Or a little determined. To that end, we put together this solid (but by no means exhaustive) list of resources for polyamorists seeking more connection and immersion in our community.

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[Image Description: A set of 7 images. In the bottom right corner of each image is the “@polyamproud” watermark, immediately followed by the polycule symbol. The watermark and polycule are in pink for all images with a black background and in black for the images with a pink or white background.

Image 1: A single square image with a black background. The majority of the image is filled with a hexagonal pattern. Each hexagon, with the exception of one, is an outline of the shape varying between either white or pink. The pattern extends from the bottom left to the middle right. Near the middle left of the image is one white hexagon with a pink polycule symbol in it. At the top of the image is left-aligned, bold white text which reads “even in a community of many, it’s easy to feel”, which is immediately followed by bold pink text which reads “alone.”

Image 2: A single square image with a pink background. The top of the image is filled with a hexagonal pattern. Many of the hexagons are simple outlines varying between either white or black. Some of the hexagons spread throughout the pattern are either completely white or completely black. A hexagon near the top left is white with a black polycule symbol in it. At the middle half of the image is left-aligned, bold black text which reads “we put together some”, followed by bold white text which reads “resources”, followed by bold black text which reads “that can help you start to fill in the gaps:”.

Image 3: A single square image with a white background. Both the top right of the image and the bottom half of the image is filled with a hexagonal pattern. Half of the hexagons are simply outlines varying between black and pink, the other half of the hexagons are completely pink or completely black. Near the bottom middle of the image is a black hexagon with a pink polycule symbol in it. At the top of the image is left-aligned, bold pink text which reads “books”, then followed by bold black text which reads “about polyamory.” Beneath it is a bulleted list of 6 book titles as well as their authors. Each bullet is in the shape of a black heart. Each book title is italicized black text while each author name is in black text. The first bullet reads “More than Two by Eve Rickert.” The second bullet reads “The Ethical Slut by Dossie Easton & Janet W.Hardy.” The third bullet reads “When Someone You Love is Polyamorous by Dr. Elizabeth Sheff.” The fourth bullet reads “Polysecure by Jessica Fern.” The fifth bullet reads “The Polyamory Breakup Book by Kathy Labriola.” The sixth bullet reads “Polyamory in the 21st Century by Deborah Anapol.”

Image 4: A single square image with a black background. Both the middle right and the bottom left of the image is filled with a hexagonal pattern. Many of the hexagons are either completely white or completely pink. Two of the hexagons spread throughout the pattern are simple white outlines. One of the hexagons near the middle right is white with a pink polycule symbol in it. Near the top of the image is bold white text which reads “accounts to follow.” (Please note that the accounts listed are instagram accounts.) Beneath it is a bulleted list of 12 account names. Each bullet is in the shape of a white heart. Each account name is in pink text. The list, in descending order, reads: “polyamory_awareness”, “polyamorouswhileasian”, “polyamfam”, “polyamproud”, “polyphiliablog”, “shrimpteeth”, “marjanilane”, “lavitaloca34″, “black_poly_nation”, “remodeledlove”, “puritytopolyamory”, “polyam.gal”.

Image 5: A single square image with a pink background. Both the top right and the top left of the image is filled with a hexagonal pattern. Many of the hexagons are either completely black or completely white. Two of the hexagons spread throughout the pattern are simple black outlined. One of the hexagons near the top left is white with a black polycule in it. At the middle right of the image is right-aligned, bold white text which reads “podcasts”, followed by bold black text which reads “to listen to.” Beneath it is a bulleted list of 13 podcast titles. Each bullet is in the shape of a black heart. Each podcast title is in black text. The list, in descending order, reads: “Multiamory”, “Making Polyamory Work”, “Amory”, “Normalizing Non-Monogamy”, “Polyamory Weekly”, “The Ready for Polyamory”, “Polyamory Uncensored”, “Practicing Polyamory″, “Loving without Boundaries”, “Talk Your Poly Off”, “Non-Monogamy Help”, “LessTahn83 Podcast”, “Poly in Real Life”.

Image 6:  A single square image with a white background. The bottom 1/3rd of the image is filled with a hexagonal pattern. All the hexagons are either completely black or pink. There’s one black outline of a hexagon at the top right. One fo the hexagons near the bottom left is black with a pink polycule in it. At the top right of the image is bold black text which reads “additional resources.” Beneath it are two bulleted list. Each bullet for both lists is in the shape of a black heart. The first list is made up of black text and, in descending order, reads: “PLAC (Polyamory Legal Advocacy Coalition)”, “Polyamory-Friendly Professionals Directory”, “Polyam Peer Support Sevices”. The second list is slightly more to the right in comparision to the first list. The list is made up of black text and, in descending order, reads: “@polyamorouswhileasian”, “@polyphilia”, “@shrimpteeth”.

Image 1: A single square image with a black background. The majority of the image is filled with a hexagonal pattern. The pattern starts from the bottom and fills up roughly 1/3rd of the image. Each of the hexagon is either completely white or pink. Throughout the pattern are three different hexagons with each their own polycule symbol in it. A pink hexagon at the very middle left of the pattern with a white polycule. A white hexagon near slightly to the middle of the image with a pink polycule. And a white polyculepolycule more towards the middle right of the image with a black polycule. At the top of the image is left-aligned, bold text which reads “you are”, followed by bold pink text which reads “valid.” Directly beneath it is bold white text which reads “you are”, followed by bold pink text which reads “supported.” Directly beneath it is bold white text which reads “you are”, followed by bold pink text which reads “loved.”

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[pero-like-meow]

#Repost @marjanilane on Instagram

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Let’s clear up some of this confusion.

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- [x] #blackpoly #polyamorous #blackqueer #blackpolylove #polyamory #poly #polyandry #polygyny #polygamy #throuple #nonmonogamy #polylove #solopoly #blackpolyamory #blackandpoly #blackkink #polypride #prettypinkpoly #ethicalnonmonogamy #opentriad #closedtriad #marjanilane #blackpansexual #blackbisexual #polyfly

[boredlyricist]

Reposted from @marjanilane Polyamory is not a phase. It is not something you grow out of. It is not a midlife crisis event. . Do not minimize a legitimate love style because you struggle to comprehend someone can love and value more than one person romantically. . Polyamory does not have a whole legal system to support it - so the allyship of our monogamous peers is necessary. It is also necessary that our allies don’t minimize our lovestyle to something we will “get over”. . #blackandpoly  #polylife #polyfly #kingdom #polyamorypride #polyamory #everymanaintworthy #FindYourTribe #solopoly #poly #polyamorous #selflove #relationshipgoals #love #polypride #pluralmarriages #loveislove #family #sisterwives #makeitlegal #multiplewives #polylife #BuildYourRelationship #polyamorousfamily https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ9qJJVAHPB/?igshid=1btcweqrbyk1t

[theblackautist]

There’s more than one way to show love and intimacy with folx you care about! How do you get intimate with your loved ones? Remember: respect each other’s love and intimacy language, as we all have various ways to express our love. Note: though this series of pictures focus more on polyamory and non-monogamous relationships, you can apply this topic to any type of relationship outside of family members Pictures and graphics courtesy of @marjanilane @marjanilane_v2 https://www.instagram.com/p/CaK99GkvqFn/?utm_medium=tumblr

[fabulizemag]

Being Black And Pansexual Often Means Feeling Invisible

New Post has been published on https://fabulizemag.com/black-and-pansexual-pride/

Being Black And Pansexual Often Means Feeling Invisible

It’s Pride Month and even though I identify as queer, I oftentimes feel invisible because I am in a hetero relationship.

I’ve never been to a Pride parade or any celebrationa that celebrates gender and sexuality freedom. It’s not that I’ve been actively avoiding it, I just never had the opportunity to do so. I’ve also never made it made it a priority either.

I was about six or seven years old when I realized I liked girls, too. I would rationalize that my attraction was based on admiration and me projecting my insecurities and wanting to be and look like them. My first kiss was a girl and when my dad found out, he didn’t punish my but it was clear that I shouldn’t be kissing anyone let alone girls.

When I was a teen I had a friend who was masculine presenting—she identified as a soft stud and we would hangout and she was the ultimate playa. She had a number of girlfriends and drama but at the end of the day, she was living her truth and at 15-years-old, she had a solid understanding of her identity whereas I stood in the shadow of her queerness because I was still unsure of what I should label myself.

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This comes into play more commonly with women who say they are bisexual but they are not biromantic seeking out closed triad dynamics with their boyfriend/husband or a MF couple. The woman can not operate romantically (and sometimes sexually) without the presence of a man. She isn’t romantically interested in a woman, she is just confusing her sexual attraction with romance. . . . #blackpoly #polyamorous #blackqueer #blackpolylove #polyamory #poly #polyandry #polygyny #polygamy #throuple #nonmonogamy #polylove #solopoly #blackpolyamory #blackandpoly #blackkink #polypride #prettypinkpoly #ethicalnonmonogamy #opentriad #closedtriad #marjanilane #blackpansexual #blackbisexual #biromantic #polyfly

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All I knew at the time that I was not 100% hetero and I had no way to navigate it. Every time I attempted to engage with a woman I was met with them questioning my attraction to women and loyalty to men. Women that have been romantically interested in me would hesitate to even go on a date because they feared I’d drop them for a man and in hindsight I couldn’t understand why they would feel that way but now I understand.

Being Black and queer means fighting multiple battles at once especially if you are femme-presenting

I don’t feel queer enough to lead Black queer conversations. I feel like the best I can do is support, uplift and check others on their queerphobia. Because I am now in a relationship with a cis hetero man, I feel like my queerness is negated because I can still navigate through a heteronormative society. I don’t face the same issues that gay and gender non-conforming couples face and it makes me feel invisible. Instead of being in-community with the Black LGBTQ+ community, I feel like I’m on the outside looking in.

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But over the years, I’ve had time to understand where I would fit on the LGBTQ+ spectrum and I fall in the demisexual and pansexual categories. Identifying as pansexual means I’m sexually attracted to people regardless of their gender or sexual identification.

I’d like to eventually do more than look through rainbow tinted windows from the outside. I’d like to find my tribe without erasing visible queer Black people because I realize that being in my current relationship allows me to not be on the receiving end of direct homophobia. I want to support and be supported, too.

[watchwhatyounodto]

#Repost @marjanilane ・・・ TOXIC MONOGAMY - a quick look at toxic monogamy and how it can affect developing healthy relationships in polyamory & polygamy. . . #blackpoly #polyamorous #blackqueer #blackpolylove #polyamory #poly #polyandry #polygyny #polygamy #throuple #nonmonogamy #polylove #solopoly #blackpolyamory #blackandpoly #blackkink #polypride #prettypinkpoly #ethicalnonmonogamy #opentriad #closedtriad #marjanilane #blackpansexual #blackbisexual #toxicmonogamy https://www.instagram.com/p/CBXhDqtAJjK/?igshid=auy9w6ti1j2w

[polyamproud]

frkn bats 🖤 Another killer illustration by @metalwing15 on tumblr. Happy reminder that the five-heart symbol we use in our logo is Y O U R S! It’s registered under a creative commons license, which means it belongs to the public forever. Please use it. (You can find a link to it at the linktree link in our bio or check it out right here!) Also: check out and follow the other creators collaborating on this event: @adventuresofpolycat @unapolygetically @polylokiii @polyamory_awareness @marjanilane @unapolygetically @kinkypolyamory @polypages @polybat @living_monogamish

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Image 1: An image with a transparent background. In the middle of the drawing is an enlarged polycule symbol. The symbol is a bright orange color and has a pattern of black differently shaped and sized bats flying in upwards in a row in the lower four hearts of the symbol. In the top heart of the symbol is a black crescent moon at the top right as well as two big black bats near the middle of the heart. The bat at the left of the heart is seen flying with one wing folding over their body while the other bat is flying with both their wings open wide.

Image 2: An image with a black background with a enlarged dark gray polycule near the middle of it. All text in the image is in lowercase letters. At the top of the image is big bold, left-aligned pink text which reads “enm”, immediately followed by white text which reads “artober” with part of the word being underlined by pink stripes, which is then followed by more pink text which reads “2021″. Under the text is a list couting all the October days and their accompanying prompts. Each number is in thin pink text while each prompt is in bold white text. The prompts, going in descending order: “1. haunting”, “2. pet-amour”, “3. forest.”, “4. take out.”, “5. mushrooms”, “6. jealousy”, “7. bats”, “8. dancing”, “9. books.”, “10. shadows”, “11. magic”, “12. self care”, “13. pastels”, “14. closet”, “15. potions”, “16. cat”, “17. garden”, “18. hat”, “19. cauldron”, “20. boundaries”, “21. compersion”, “22. spider”, “23. earth”, “24. air”, “25. fire”, “26. water”, “27. spirit”, “28. polycule”, “29. presentation”, “30. pumpkin”. Beneath the prompt list is a pink box stretching from the left to the right side of the image. In the middle of the pink box is black text which reads “...and october 31:”, followed by bold black text which reads “costumes!” At the bottom of the image is a list of names from all the creators who collaborated on this event. Each name is in bold pink text and has a small white heart between them to seperate each name. From left to right there’s: “ @adventuresofpolycat”, “ @polylokiii”, “ @polypages”, “ @polyamory_awareness”, “ @marjanilane”, “ @unapolygetically” , “@kinkypolyamory”, “ @polypages”, “ @p0lybat”, “ @living_monogamish”, “@polyamproud”

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[polyamproud]

The last days of October were a little hectic so we’re catching up and posting the last few drawings of ENMarttober now!

Here are the wonderful entries for day 22 and day 27 made by @metalwing15.

Happy reminder that the five-heart symbol we use in our logo is Y O U R S! It’s registered under a creative commons license, which means it belongs to the public forever. Please use it. (You can find a link to it at the linktree link in our bio or check it out right here!)

Also: check out and follow the other creators collaborating on this event: @adventuresofpolycat @unapolygetically @polylokiii @polyamory_awareness @marjanilane @unapolygetically @kinkypolyamory @polypages @polybatfam-blog @living_monogamish

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[Image Description: A set of 3 images.

Image 1: An image with a transparent background. In the middle of the drawing is an enlarged polycule symbol. The symbol is a bright purple color and has drawings of spiderwebs in the lower four hearts of the symbol. In the top heart of the symbol is a spider dangling from its spiderweb near the middle of the heart.

Image 2: An image with a transparent background. In the middle of the drawing is an enlarged polycule symbol. The symbol is a bright red color and has a pattern of differently shaped ghosts in the lower four hearts of the symbol. In the top heart of the symbol is a big ghost with a white speech bubble saying “Boo!”.

Image 3: An image with a black background with a enlarged dark gray polycule near the middle of it. All text in the image is in lowercase letters. At the top of the image is big bold, left-aligned pink text which reads “enm”, immediately followed by white text which reads “artober” with part of the word being underlined by pink stripes, which is then followed by more pink text which reads “2021″. Under the text is a list couting all the October days and their accompanying prompts. Each number is in thin pink text while each prompt is in bold white text. The prompts, going in descending order: “1. haunting”, “2. pet-amour”, “3. forest.”, “4. take out.”, “5. mushrooms”, “6. jealousy”, “7. bats”, “8. dancing”, “9. books.”, “10. shadows”, “11. magic”, “12. self care”, “13. pastels”, “14. closet”, “15. potions”, “16. cat”, “17. garden”, “18. hat”, “19. cauldron”, “20. boundaries”, “21. compersion”, “22. spider”, “23. earth”, “24. air”, “25. fire”, “26. water”, “27. spirit”, “28. polycule”, “29. presentation”, “30. pumpkin”. Beneath the prompt list is a pink box stretching from the left to the right side of the image. In the middle of the pink box is black text which reads “...and october 31:”, followed by bold black text which reads “costumes!” At the bottom of the image is a list of names from all the creators who collaborated on this event. Each name is in bold pink text and has a small white heart between them to seperate each name. From left to right there’s: “ @adventuresofpolycat”, “ @polylokiii”, “ @polypages”, “ @polyamory_awareness”, “ @marjanilane”, “ @unapolygetically” , “@kinkypolyamory”, “ @polypages”, “ @p0lybat”, “ @living_monogamish”, “@polyamproud”

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[polyamproud]

Pastels A beauty for #enmartober2021 from @metalwing15 on tumblr. Check out and follow the other creators collaborating on this event: @adventuresofpolycat @unapolygetically @polylokiii @polyamory_awareness @marjanilane @unapolygetically @kinkypolyamory @polypages @polybat @living_monogamish ~image description below~

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Image 1: A drawing with a white background and two small black borders at the edge of the drawing. In the drawing there are five different pastel colored people interacting with one another. Each of these people has a white heart in their chest which together form the polycule symbol. At the bottom left is a person in pastel red who holds one hand up to hold the hand of the pastel purple person behind them. The other hand is wrapped around the waist of the pastel orange person to their right. They look lovingly, with one eye closed, towards the person in orange while their face is being held. The chubby orange person is standing at the bottom middle of the drawing and is laughing with both eyes closed. One of their hands is holding the face of the red person while their other hand holds the hand of the pastel green person to the right of them. The pastel green person is at the bottom right and happily gazing up at the two other people behind them. They’re resting their other hand on top of the pastel blue person’s hand which rests on the pastel green one’s shoulder. The pastel blue person is standing near the top right behind the pastel green one talking towards the pastel purple person who stands to their left while having their eyes close. Their other hand can be seen behind the pastel purple one’s head. Near the top left is the chubby pastel purple person who is watching the pastel blue person beside them while also holding their waist. Their other hand holds onto the pastel red person’s hand.

Image 2: An image with a black background with a enlarged dark gray polycule near the middle of it. All text in the image is in lowercase letters. At the top of the image is big bold, left-aligned pink text which reads “enm”, immediately followed by white text which reads “artober” with part of the word being underlined by pink stripes, which is then followed by more pink text which reads “2021″. Under the text is a list couting all the October days and their accompanying prompts. Each number is in thin pink text while each prompt is in bold white text. The prompts, going in descending order: “1. haunting”, “2. pet-amour”, “3. forest.”, “4. take out.”, “5. mushrooms”, “6. jealousy”, “7. bats”, “8. dancing”, “9. books.”, “10. shadows”, “11. magic”, “12. self care”, “13. pastels”, “14. closet”, “15. potions”, “16. cat”, “17. garden”, “18. hat”, “19. cauldron”, “20. boundaries”, “21. compersion”, “22. spider”, “23. earth”, “24. air”, “25. fire”, “26. water”, “27. spirit”, “28. polycule”, “29. presentation”, “30. pumpkin”. Beneath the prompt list is a pink box stretching from the left to the right side of the image. In the middle of the pink box is black text which reads “...and october 31:”, followed by bold black text which reads “costumes!” At the bottom of the image is a list of names from all the creators who collaborated on this event. Each name is in bold pink text and has a small white heart between them to seperate each name. From left to right there’s: “ @adventuresofpolycat”, “ @polylokiii”, “ @polypages”, “ @polyamory_awareness”, “ @marjanilane”, “ @unapolygetically” , “@kinkypolyamory”, “ @polypages”, “ @p0lybat”, “ @living_monogamish”, “@polyamproud”

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[polyamproud]

Catching up to the jealousy prompt 👻 Another spooky word cloud created by @cassiewebbqueerpolyam for #ENMArtober2021 From Cassie: “I initially created this years ago and have just revamped it this year. It is based on the whole idea that Jealousy is an umbrella term, meaning that it can actually cover a whole range of different experiences, triggers and emotions. Words I have included in the jealousy word cloud are: Jealousy, FOMO, insecurity, fear, envy, guilt, shame, codependence, vulnerability, possession, scarcity, control, rejection, idealism, catastrophising, hurt, worthlessness, depression (I have totally just now noticed that I have codependence instead of codependency- oh well, something to fix for next year lol) Is there anything I missed? Or anything you don't think belongs in the jealousy umbrella?” Also: check out and follow the other creators collaborating on this event: @adventuresofpolycat @unapolygetically @polylokiii @polyamory_awareness @marjanilane @unapolygetically @kinkypolyamory @polypages @polybat @living_monogamish

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Image 1: An image with a black background. The image features a big word-cloud in the shape of an umbrella made up of bright green words. All the words in the word-cloud are in a stylized font and are capitalized. The different words making up te word-cloud are: “Jealousy”, “FOMO”, “insecurity”, “fear”, “envy”, “guilt”, “shame”, “codependence”, “vulnerability”, “possession”, “scarcity”, “control”, “rejection”, “idealism”, “catastrophising”, “hurt”, “worthlessness”, “depression”.

Image 2: An image with a black background with a enlarged dark gray polycule near the middle of it. All text in the image is in lowercase letters. At the top of the image is big bold, left-aligned pink text which reads “enm”, immediately followed by white text which reads “artober” with part of the word being underlined by pink stripes, which is then followed by more pink text which reads “2021″. Under the text is a list couting all the October days and their accompanying prompts. Each number is in thin pink text while each prompt is in bold white text. The prompts, going in descending order: “1. haunting”, “2. pet-amour”, “3. forest.”, “4. take out.”, “5. mushrooms”, “6. jealousy”, “7. bats”, “8. dancing”, “9. books.”, “10. shadows”, “11. magic”, “12. self care”, “13. pastels”, “14. closet”, “15. potions”, “16. cat”, “17. garden”, “18. hat”, “19. cauldron”, “20. boundaries”, “21. compersion”, “22. spider”, “23. earth”, “24. air”, “25. fire”, “26. water”, “27. spirit”, “28. polycule”, “29. presentation”, “30. pumpkin”. Beneath the prompt list is a pink box stretching from the left to the right side of the image. In the middle of the pink box is black text which reads “...and october 31:”, followed by bold black text which reads “costumes!” At the bottom of the image is a list of names from all the creators who collaborated on this event. Each name is in bold pink text and has a small white heart between them to seperate each name. From left to right there’s: “ @adventuresofpolycat”, “ @polylokiii”, “ @polypages”, “ @polyamory_awareness”, “ @marjanilane”, “ @unapolygetically” , “@kinkypolyamory”, “ @polypages”, “ @p0lybat”, “ @living_monogamish”, “@polyamproud”

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[polyamproud]

Two takes on the same prompt for #enmartober2021 : An adorable poof of polyamory in the form of a gif by artist @metalwing15​ on tumblr. And a @friendlyishghost illustration of a thoughtful collection of potions that, when taken together in the right combination, have been known to produce the polyamorous dynamic of your dreams. 💗 Also: check out and follow the other creators collaborating on this event: @adventuresofpolycat @unapolygetically @polylokiii @polyamory_awareness @marjanilane @unapolygetically @kinkypolyamory @polypages @polybat @living_monogamish

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[Image Description: A set of 3 images.

Image 1: A drawing with a white background of five differently shaped bottles each with a differently colored potion inside of them. Each potion is drawn with a few different shades of color and look like they’re slightly fizzling or bubbling. The liquid inside each bottle takes up about 3/4th of each bottle. The potion colors desolves more towards the top of the bottles. Each bottle also has a light brown label on it with a darker brown border. The bottles are assembled in a circle much like the polycule symbol and each of the words on the label are the words taken from the meaning behind each heart of the polycule symbol. The text on the labels is in stylized black text. Starting at the top right and going in clockwise order the potion bottles are as follows: The first potion bottle is in an oval shaped bottle. The bottle opening is quite big and is covered by a cloth which is fastened to the bottle itself to keep it closed off. The label on the bottle reads “Openness”. The potion inside is made up of different shades of yellow. The second potion bottle is in a pentagon shape and has a small bottle neck with a brown cork in it. The label on the bottle reads “Honesty”. The potion inside is made up of different shades of pink. The third potion bottle is in a trapezoid like shape and has a small bottle neck with a brown cork in it. The label on the bottle reads “Commitment”. The potion inside is made up of different shades of purple. The fourth potion bottle is in a heart shape and has a small bottle neck at the top of the heart with a brown cork in it. The label on the bottle reads “Love”. The potion inside is made up of different shades of blue. The final potion bottle is in the shape of a circle and has a long bottle neck with a brown cork in it. The label on the bottle reads “Consent”. The potion inside is made up of different shades of green.

Image 2: A looping GIF of a potion bottle with a pink liquid inside and a pinkish brown cork in the bottle. The liquid inside the bottle takes up the majority of the bottle. The animation in the GIF shows the potion bottle tilting the bottle neck towards the right while the cork is pulled out. The liquid inside moves around as the bottle is tilted. As the cork is loosened a swirling pink mist can be seen inside. The bottle stops tilting eventually with cork completely removed releasing the midst inside. The mist is released near the top right of the GIF and swirls around a bit before forming the several hearts of the polycule symbol. The hearts have parts taken out of the inside and are moving around as the animation plays. At the end of the animation the mist dissipates as the hearts get smaller and the potion bottle returns to it original position with the cork back in place again.

Image 3: An image with a black background with a enlarged dark gray polycule near the middle of it. All text in the image is in lowercase letters. At the top of the image is big bold, left-aligned pink text which reads “enm”, immediately followed by white text which reads “artober” with part of the word being underlined by pink stripes, which is then followed by more pink text which reads “2021″. Under the text is a list couting all the October days and their accompanying prompts. Each number is in thin pink text while each prompt is in bold white text. The prompts, going in descending order: “1. haunting”, “2. pet-amour”, “3. forest.”, “4. take out.”, “5. mushrooms”, “6. jealousy”, “7. bats”, “8. dancing”, “9. books.”, “10. shadows”, “11. magic”, “12. self care”, “13. pastels”, “14. closet”, “15. potions”, “16. cat”, “17. garden”, “18. hat”, “19. cauldron”, “20. boundaries”, “21. compersion”, “22. spider”, “23. earth”, “24. air”, “25. fire”, “26. water”, “27. spirit”, “28. polycule”, “29. presentation”, “30. pumpkin”. Beneath the prompt list is a pink box stretching from the left to the right side of the image. In the middle of the pink box is black text which reads “...and october 31:”, followed by bold black text which reads “costumes!” At the bottom of the image is a list of names from all the creators who collaborated on this event. Each name is in bold pink text and has a small white heart between them to seperate each name. From left to right there’s: “ @adventuresofpolycat”, “ @polylokiii”, “ @polypages”, “ @polyamory_awareness”, “ @marjanilane”, “ @unapolygetically” , “@kinkypolyamory”, “ @polypages”, “ @p0lybat”, “ @living_monogamish”, “@polyamproud”

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[polyamproud]

Welcome to the second-annual ethical non-monogamy-themed artober! @adventuresofpolycat has created a series of art prompts for you. One for each day of october. Post your interpretation of each prompt with #ENMArtober2021 so we can see and share. Please feel welcome and encouraged to do as many or as few of the prompts as you want to, whenever you want to, in any medium or style you’d like. This is just a fun way for us all to connect, create, and share while putting more polyamorous and non-monogamous representation into the world. We need it. Have fun and happy haunting! 👻👻👻 And here’s a haunted word cloud from our very own @cassiewebbqueerpolyam! 👻👻👻 As well as a haunting drawing from @metalwing15​!

Also check out and follow the other creators collaborating on this event: @adventuresofpolycat @polylokiii @polypages @polyamory_awareness @marjanilane @unapolygetically @kinkypolyamory @polypages @p0lybat @living_monogamish

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Image 1: An image with a black background with a enlarged dark gray polycule near the middle of it. All text in the image is in lowercase letters. At the top of the image is big bold, left-aligned pink text which reads “enm”, immediately followed by white text which reads “artober” with part of the word being underlined by pink stripes, which is then followed by more pink text which reads “2021″. Under the text is a list couting all the October days and their accompanying prompts. Each number is in thin pink text while each prompt is in bold white text. The prompts, going in descending order: “1. haunting”, “2. pet-amour”, “3. forest.”, “4. take out.”, “5. mushrooms”, “6. jealousy”, “7. bats”, “8. dancing”, “9. books.”, “10. shadows”, “11. magic”, “12. self care”, “13. pastels”, “14. closet”, “15. potions”, “16. cat”, “17. garden”, “18. hat”, “19. cauldron”, “20. boundaries”, “21. compersion”, “22. spider”, “23. earth”, “24. air”, “25. fire”, “26. water”, “27. spirit”, “28. polycule”, “29. presentation”, “30. pumpkin”. Beneath the prompt list is a pink box stretching from the left to the right side of the image. In the middle of the pink box is black text which reads “...and october 31:”, followed by bold black text which reads “costumes!” At the bottom of the image is a list of names from all the creators who collaborated on this event. Each name is in bold pink text and has a small white heart between them to seperate each name. From left to right there’s: “ @adventuresofpolycat”, “ @polylokiii”, “ @polypages”, “ @polyamory_awareness”, “ @marjanilane”, “ @unapolygetically” , “@kinkypolyamory”, “ @polypages”, “ @p0lybat”, “ @living_monogamish”, “@polyamproud”.

Image 2: An image with a green background. At the top of the image in bold, stylized black letter it reads “ENM Artober 2021″. Beneath it is slighlty smaller stylized black text which reads “Cassie Webb”. The rest of the image features a word-cloud made in the shape of a big haunted mansion with many different shapes and edges in it. The majority of the word-cloud is made from capitalized black words, but the windows and doors of the mansion are in yellow. The words featured in this art piece are representing the prompt “haunted”. The desciption from the instagram of @cassiewebbqueerpolyam for this particular piece reads “ Once I started to think of some of the things that "haunt" me it was difficult to stop. There are still things that I have left out... “ The words repeating in this word-cloud are: “binaries”, “heteronormativity”, “capitalism”, “old habits”, “bad choices”, “patriarchy”, “compulsory monogamy”, “past mistakes”, “needing to be right”, “social gaffs”, “haunted”.

Image 3: A drawing of a haunted house. It shows a scene of a old rundown house with purple striped wallpaper and black wooden boards. On the wallpaper several symbold can be found in graffiti such as hearts, the pi symbol and the infinity heart symbol. In the middle of the background is some purple and pink stained glass, showing a polycule symbol near the top of it. The window is slightly covered by tattered curtains. In the foreground of the drawing are several people. A blue see through ghost girl can be seen floating in the middle of the drawing with her head lining up with the polycule symbol in the stained glass. The ghost girl is making the teacups and a candelabra float which were standing on a red table in the middle of the image. The ghost girl is also holding the hands of the other two individuals in the drawing. To the left of her is a white man with brown hair and a beard in a red shirt and black pants who looks at her and holds her hand. To the right of the ghost girl is a black girl with curly black hair who’s wearing a yellow blouse with white pants and also stares at the ghost girl while holding her hand. Near the middle of the image is a watermark at very low opacity which reads “MetalWing15″.

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[polyamproud]

Another art piece for #ENMArtober 2021! Featuring a gorgeous drawing for the forest prompt by @metalwing15.

A sentiment we share with our partners often: We’re not sure where we’re going or how we’ll get there, but we’re grateful to have each other as we go.

Several of the wonderful artists in our group are working on a few of these prompts and we’re very excited to show these pieces off!

 Also check out and follow the other creators collaborating on this event: @adventuresofpolycat @polylokiii @polypages @polyamory_awareness @marjanilane @unapolygetically @kinkypolyamory @polypages @p0lybat @living_monogamish

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[Image Description: A set of 2 images.

Image 1: A drawing of a forest with a blue sky that’s getting darker. There runs a brown road through the middle of the forest. The tree trunks are different shades of brown with one tree in the foreground having the polycule symbol carved into it. The leaves of the trees are in various different shapes. The colors present are: Lime green, Pastel pink, Hot pink and Purple. Across the grass are Dark green bushes. In the background is a group of four people walking along the path while interacting with one another. At the left is a bearded guy with brown hair in a bun. He’s in a purple shirt listening and talking to the girl next to him. To the right of him is a girl with long brown hair talking out loud. She wears a bright pink shirt and holds the hand of the girl to the right of her. To her right is a chubby woman with curly black hair. She’s walking along while holding the hand of the girl next to her while also patting the back of the guy walking to the right of her in a comforting way. To her right is a guy with messy red hair who is smiling to the girl comforting him. He’s wearing a white dress shirt while walking along with the group. 

Image 2: An image with a black background with a enlarged dark gray polycule near the middle of it. All text in the image is in lowercase letters. At the top of the image is big bold, left-aligned pink text which reads “enm”, immediately followed by white text which reads “artober” with part of the word being underlined by pink stripes, which is then followed by more pink text which reads “2021″. Under the text is a list couting all the October days and their accompanying prompts. Each number is in thin pink text while each prompt is in bold white text. The prompts, going in descending order: “1. haunting”, “2. pet-amour”, “3. forest.”, “4. take out.”, “5. mushrooms”, “6. jealousy”, “7. bats”, “8. dancing”, “9. books.”, “10. shadows”, “11. magic”, “12. self care”, “13. pastels”, “14. closet”, “15. potions”, “16. cat”, “17. garden”, “18. hat”, “19. cauldron”, “20. boundaries”, “21. compersion”, “22. spider”, “23. earth”, “24. air”, “25. fire”, “26. water”, “27. spirit”, “28. polycule”, “29. presentation”, “30. pumpkin”. Beneath the prompt list is a pink box stretching from the left to the right side of the image. In the middle of the pink box is black text which reads “...and october 31:”, followed by bold black text which reads “costumes!” At the bottom of the image is a list of names from all the creators who collaborated on this event. Each name is in bold pink text and has a small white heart between them to seperate each name. From left to right there’s: “ @adventuresofpolycat”, “ @polylokiii”, “ @polypages”, “ @polyamory_awareness”, “ @marjanilane”, “ @unapolygetically” , “@kinkypolyamory”, “ @polypages”, “ @p0lybat”, “ @living_monogamish”, “@polyamproud”

[polyamproud]

shadows 🖤 An anonymous contribution from one of our volunteers. Your polyamory is still valid even if it looks like you, alone in your bedroom, hundreds of miles away from your nearest partner. Geographical non-monogamy, long-distance polyamorous relationships, and comets don’t get as much attention or representation as in-person triad, V, or quad dynamics. But, more than likely, you’ve experienced the ache of longing for your partners’ company in deep, early morning shadows. We have, too.  Also: check out and follow the other creators collaborating on this event: @adventuresofpolycat @unapolygetically @polylokiii @polyamory_awareness @marjanilane @unapolygetically @kinkypolyamory @polypages @polybat @living_monogamish

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[Image Description: A set of 2 images.

Image 1: A drawing of a dark bedroom. At the very top of the image is big, bold gray text which reads “enm artober 2021″. The drawing itself shows a dark unlit bedroom. The majority of the room is barely visible.The only source of light is at the right side of the image, coming from a laptop which is sitting at the edge of the bed in front of a dark skinned person who’s laying down and leaning on their arm. The light from the laptop casts shadows behind them while they stare at the laptop screen. Slightly to the left and above the person handwritten purple text can be seen which reads “I miss you, too.” The light of the laptop doesn’t illuminate a lot of the room but all the details that are illuminated have a slight purple color to them. The bedsheets are clearly visible and are a bright purple. The sheets mostly cover the person who’s laying in bed but drape onto the floor as well. In the rest of the drawing the wires from the laptop can be seen as well as some other things to the left side of the drawing such as a poster with the polycule symbol on it and a nightstand with a lamp and a bowl. Near the top of the image some other posters can be seen but they’re cut off from the view. At the bottom left of the image is some text in Lily pink which reads “october10:” Directly followed by bold white text which reads “shadows”. At the bottom right of the image is the “@polyamproud” watermark with the polycule symbol beside it in Lily pink and at a lower opacity.

Image 2: An image with a black background with a enlarged dark gray polycule near the middle of it. All text in the image is in lowercase letters. At the top of the image is big bold, left-aligned pink text which reads “enm”, immediately followed by white text which reads “artober” with part of the word being underlined by pink stripes, which is then followed by more pink text which reads “2021″. Under the text is a list couting all the October days and their accompanying prompts. Each number is in thin pink text while each prompt is in bold white text. The prompts, going in descending order: “1. haunting”, “2. pet-amour”, “3. forest.”, “4. take out.”, “5. mushrooms”, “6. jealousy”, “7. bats”, “8. dancing”, “9. books.”, “10. shadows”, “11. magic”, “12. self care”, “13. pastels”, “14. closet”, “15. potions”, “16. cat”, “17. garden”, “18. hat”, “19. cauldron”, “20. boundaries”, “21. compersion”, “22. spider”, “23. earth”, “24. air”, “25. fire”, “26. water”, “27. spirit”, “28. polycule”, “29. presentation”, “30. pumpkin”. Beneath the prompt list is a pink box stretching from the left to the right side of the image. In the middle of the pink box is black text which reads “...and october 31:”, followed by bold black text which reads “costumes!” At the bottom of the image is a list of names from all the creators who collaborated on this event. Each name is in bold pink text and has a small white heart between them to seperate each name. From left to right there’s: “ @adventuresofpolycat”, “ @polylokiii”, “ @polypages”, “ @polyamory_awareness”, “ @marjanilane”, “ @unapolygetically” , “@kinkypolyamory”, “ @polypages”, “ @p0lybat”, “ @living_monogamish”, “@polyamproud”

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Polycule/Constellation

A beautiful pixel art drawing for  #enmartober2021 from @metalwing15​.

This is the last drawing we have for enmartober2021. All of the artists in our group who participated in this event have made some wonderful art and we’ve been happy to share it with you all. And of course a big thank you to you all for enjoying the art with us!

Even though this is the last entry for enmartober2021 there will still be many new drawings showing up on this blog.

Also: check out and follow the other creators collaborating on this event: @adventuresofpolycat @unapolygetically @polylokiii @polyamory_awareness @marjanilane @unapolygetically @kinkypolyamory @polypages @polybat @living_monogamish

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[Image Description: A set of 2 images.

Image 1: A pixel art drawings of a nightsky. The sky is a gradient of dark blue colors with many stars in the background. At the top left is a blueish green cloud made up of different shades. At the top right is a blue cloud made up of different shades. At the bottom of the image are two big clouds slightly overlapping with eachother, with a blue cloud made up of different shades at the left side and a blueish green cloud made up of different shades at the right side. Near the top right of the image is a pastel blue cresecent moon giving off light. In the middle of the drawing between the clouds is a constellation in the shape of a polycule symbol. Each of the stars making up the polycule has a light blue line running between them.

Image 2: An image with a black background with a enlarged dark gray polycule near the middle of it. All text in the image is in lowercase letters. At the top of the image is big bold, left-aligned pink text which reads “enm”, immediately followed by white text which reads “artober” with part of the word being underlined by pink stripes, which is then followed by more pink text which reads “2021″. Under the text is a list couting all the October days and their accompanying prompts. Each number is in thin pink text while each prompt is in bold white text. The prompts, going in descending order: “1. haunting”, “2. pet-amour”, “3. forest.”, “4. take out.”, “5. mushrooms”, “6. jealousy”, “7. bats”, “8. dancing”, “9. books.”, “10. shadows”, “11. magic”, “12. self care”, “13. pastels”, “14. closet”, “15. potions”, “16. cat”, “17. garden”, “18. hat”, “19. cauldron”, “20. boundaries”, “21. compersion”, “22. spider”, “23. earth”, “24. air”, “25. fire”, “26. water”, “27. spirit”, “28. polycule”, “29. presentation”, “30. pumpkin”. Beneath the prompt list is a pink box stretching from the left to the right side of the image. In the middle of the pink box is black text which reads “...and october 31:”, followed by bold black text which reads “costumes!” At the bottom of the image is a list of names from all the creators who collaborated on this event. Each name is in bold pink text and has a small white heart between them to seperate each name. From left to right there’s: “ @adventuresofpolycat”, “ @polylokiii”, “ @polypages”, “ @polyamory_awareness”, “ @marjanilane”, “ @unapolygetically” , “@kinkypolyamory”, “ @polypages”, “ @p0lybat”, “ @living_monogamish”, “@polyamproud”

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[polyamproud]

Mushrooms. Illustrated by our aptly named volunteer @friendlyishghost Some mushroom species grow in arcs or circles known as fairy rings. The rings are made up of dozens or even thousands of mushrooms standing simultaneously as individuals and a larger, interconnected whole. Sound familiar? 😉 #ENMArtober2021 ☝️Follow the hashtag to catch more polyamorous representation!

Also check out and follow the other creators collaborating on this event: @adventuresofpolycat @polylokiii @polypages @polyamoryfacts​_awareness @marjanilane @unapolygetically @kinkypolyamory @polypages @p0lybat @living_monogamish

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[Image Description: A set of 2 images.

Image 1: A drawing of three different mushrooms holding eachother’s hands. The first mushroom on he left is a small purple mushroom with their mushroom cap covering their eyes. They’re holding hands with the mushroom to the right of them who is a small red capped mushroom with pink hearts covering their mushroom cap. They’re holding hands with the mushroom to their right who is a tall brown mushroom waving their hand. All of the mushrooms have a shared speech bubble above them with the outline of the polycule symbol in it. The outline is rainbow colored. 

Image 2: An image with a black background with a enlarged dark gray polycule near the middle of it. All text in the image is in lowercase letters. At the top of the image is big bold, left-aligned pink text which reads “enm”, immediately followed by white text which reads “artober” with part of the word being underlined by pink stripes, which is then followed by more pink text which reads “2021″. Under the text is a list couting all the October days and their accompanying prompts. Each number is in thin pink text while each prompt is in bold white text. The prompts, going in descending order: “1. haunting”, “2. pet-amour”, “3. forest.”, “4. take out.”, “5. mushrooms”, “6. jealousy”, “7. bats”, “8. dancing”, “9. books.”, “10. shadows”, “11. magic”, “12. self care”, “13. pastels”, “14. closet”, “15. potions”, “16. cat”, “17. garden”, “18. hat”, “19. cauldron”, “20. boundaries”, “21. compersion”, “22. spider”, “23. earth”, “24. air”, “25. fire”, “26. water”, “27. spirit”, “28. polycule”, “29. presentation”, “30. pumpkin”. Beneath the prompt list is a pink box stretching from the left to the right side of the image. In the middle of the pink box is black text which reads “...and october 31:”, followed by bold black text which reads “costumes!” At the bottom of the image is a list of names from all the creators who collaborated on this event. Each name is in bold pink text and has a small white heart between them to seperate each name. From left to right there’s: “ @adventuresofpolycat”, “ @polylokiii”, “ @polypages”, “ @polyamory_awareness”, “ @marjanilane”, “ @unapolygetically” , “@kinkypolyamory”, “ @polypages”, “ @p0lybat”, “ @living_monogamish”, “@polyamproud”