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If you believe this, and I hope you do, there is nothing stopping you from continuing to protect your vulnerable neighbors by wearing masks in crowded and indoor spaces, especially necessary spaces like healthcare facilities, grocery stores, and public transportation. Absolutely nothing.

Dave Andress@davidandress.bsky.social · 4d ago

Covid lockdowns demonstrated, in a deeply imperfect way, the possibility of large-scale social solidarity for a higher cause. That is a prime reason why so many powerful people want us to run screaming away from them into the comforting arms of selfish individualist competition.

happy yaoi day, the day MELT: REFRAIN opens on, and hector's birthday. to celebrate, i've made the first 5.5k words of the first chapter FREE to read on itch, payhip, or my website! in the spirit of yaoi: have a graphic my husband made of what to expect inside, and a chapter snippet, as a treat.

An assortment of memes and text posts describing MELT: REFRAIN. In clockwise order:
1. Tweet from TrollGod9000: "New hire asking the manager how lenient is the sexual harassment policy"
2. Horses riding in the sunset overlaid with the text "This is your final warning, white boy"
3. Headline from The Onion: "Zing! I Just Got You With Another One Of My Trademark "Complete Lies""
4. Unhinged AO3 tags post: "double uno reverse dubcon"
5. Tumblr post from gayleafpool: "sometimes I think love triangles should be resolved by polyamory but badly like everyone's still mad"
6. Tumblr postt from vamplire: "the vampire does not concern himself with his DSM-5 diagnosis"
7. Image of Liza Minnelli overlaid with the text "kill every motherfucker in the room and fuck the wounded"Excerpt from chapter 1 of MELT: REFRAIN.

If Simon hadn’t been so desperate already, Hector really would bite him open, drink him half-dry and make him woozy and pliant. But Simon’s saucer-wide pupils and laser focus on the red pooling on Hector’s chin and seeping into his beard belie the truth behind his composure. It’s not like Hector’s ever been turned—no doubt something out there could mold a vampire into something else, though he’d rather not dwell on the possibility—but he’s got the gist over the years, how it eats and eats and eats at someone if they don’t get what they need. Born vampires have it bad enough already; what exquisite agony something even worse must be, the basest parts of oneself parched and undeniable.

Out August 2026, preview available now.
Ian Haramaki 🏳️‍⚧️✨ @ Megaplex C9@cometkins.bsky.social · 4d ago

It’s national Yaoi day, tell me about your Yaoi and where people can buy it! #WritingPrompt

getting pinned in the discord group chat feels like getting a good noodle star at boating school but somehow with me its always for saying completely deranged shit that would get me sniped on sight in any other situation

if you're not following this get in on it! There are officially enough followers to launch! Which is so exciting. I can't wait for this fall. I'm spending every moment I have on making sure this campaign is awesome.

V. E. Phemera@visceralhit.bsky.social · 2w ago

I'm so excited to announce that I will be running a crowdfunder for the print version of Beyond Bringers as part of The Book Bazaar 2026. Check out the teaser page and follow along on backerkit to get access to exclusive prelaunch goodies and activities!

A graphic that says "Beyond Bringers The Complete Print Edition. A Queer sci-fi horror novel about language, limits, and control." It is comprised of cool tones, a swirling, grungy backdrop, and Farron smiling eerily at the viewer while Byrne disappears into the background.

fcon is accepting accom reqs until 8/1. would rly appreciate a few more folks writing in asking them to re-commit to masking as a form of community care/accessibility. even if you aren't going, it'd be so useful to have folks saying "i may have gone, but because of this policy change, i cannot go"

if u have 5-10min today, here's the deal: fl4mec0n (nyc queer con) dropped masking req this year, despite past commitment to accessibility. this is the only con many medically vulnerable nyc folks attend, bc they've been effectively locked out of events that refuse to do anything about covid risk