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Anemone

@anemonebythesea.bsky.social

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If the ocean isn’t in a story I don’t want to read it (probably). 🏳️‍⚧️ she/her

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Anemone @anemonebythesea.bsky.social · Jun 2

If you, like me, want trans fiction that makes your face feel like it’s on fire, I’ve got just the thing for you

Lilac Peril Press @lilacperil.bsky.social · Jun 2

Issue 01: TABOO collects 30+ trans writers and artists all asking: when the cis world at large sees our very lives at taboo, what do trans people still not want to talk about amongst ourselves?

Releasing in Summer 2025. PRE-ORDER NOW: lilacperil.bigcartel.com/product/issu...

PRE-ORDER Issue 01: Taboo

PRE-ORDER - ships Summer 2025 When the fact of our existence is taboo, what do trans people still not want to talk about, even amongst ourselves?...

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Anemone @anemonebythesea.bsky.social · 2h

I’d say it was worth it.

Anemone @anemonebythesea.bsky.social · 2h

If I had to explain the purpose of the horror fiction I write in two words or less, “articulate rage” might be it.

Hal Schrieve - preorder Fawn’s Blood 🩸 out sep 16 @halschrieve.bsky.social · 1d

Or how women get hurt and the descriptions may help women readers survive and may help men readers be more human in their life but it will not be able to explain what is happening in a way that allows change or even articulate rage adequately. If you do articulate it it stops being literary

Anemone @anemonebythesea.bsky.social · 3h

Finally, a journalism outlet for rich people who hate journalism!

Anemone @anemonebythesea.bsky.social · 3h

(Shakespeare, writing Henry VIII) how do I make burning down the Globe Theatre look like an accident?

(probably)

Anemone @anemonebythesea.bsky.social · 8h

(If it’s not obvious I mean this kindly my mom is Episcopalian)

Anemone @anemonebythesea.bsky.social · 8h

LETS GO DIET CATHOLICS

Holly Anderson 🍇 @hollyanderson.bsky.social · 9h

you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you

Screenshot of a Facebook post featuring three of the Portland protesters wearing inflatable frog costumes with the following text:

Episcopalians on Facebook
Elizabeth Rose Elrod • 22h •
Exodus 8:2-6
"But if you refuse to let them go, I will plague your whole country with frogs...
The frogs shall come up on you and on your people and on all your officials."

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boney🔞💖 @boneyhag.bsky.social · 1d

reminder that free speech is a privilege and not a right—those in power will challenge your right to free speech at every turn if you do not stand up for yourself and those around you

make your calls!! in the US, KOSA is back on the floor. use the 5calls app to contact your state reps!

boney🔞💖 @boneyhag.bsky.social · Aug 5

he hasn't stopped calling~ have you? 🫵

how to call: stop-paypros.neocities.org

info and resources on pay discrimination: cartoonist.coop/censorship-p...

drawing of a man laying on bed with an old school phone in hand. he has a speech bubble that says "I'm so confused~ is what i'm buying illegal?" the text on the page says "keep calling and writing until payment processor censorship is reversed. one call a day makes a difference! mastercard and visa's statements aren't good enough. let's keep up the pressure together!"

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Kahlil @kahlillkasir.bsky.social · 1d

The teaser trailer for By Time You See Me There Will Be Nothing Left, my directorial debut about a messy t4t serial killer couple, being a mentally ill cripple, and living in California in 2025, it’s a very depressing fucked up little movie and I can’t wait to show to yall (kickstarter below)

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Anemone @anemonebythesea.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you for this I have been struggling to articulate my dissatisfaction with lit fic for the better part of six years now

Anemone @anemonebythesea.bsky.social · 1d

This is so true

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More Carta @morecarta.bsky.social · 3d

I am fundraising for an anonymous friend, who is a trans sex worker and POC. They are at risk of losing custody of their children. Please, please donate. This is a situation that is painful and scary beyond description.

PLEASE SHARE GRAPHICS WIDELY

🫂 www.gofundme.com/f/help-keep-... 🫂

URGENT NEED! HELP KEEP FAMILY TOGETHER, DONATE NOW!

We are raising funds for a pillar of our community: a trans sex worker of color who is at risk of losing custody of their children. While their lawyers are confident they can win this discriminatory case, funds are needed by February 2026. We believe they should no longer have to face this on their own, which is why we are asking for your support.

Goal: $50,000

https://www.gofundme.com/help-keep-family-together-urgent

Venmo: carta-monir
Cashapp: $cartamonir

Send donations with a red heart emoji to ensure funds are redirected to this SWER

We are raising funds for a beloved community member; a trans sex worker of color who is at risk of losing custody of their children. For their safety and privacy they must remain anonymous, but this is a pillar of our community, loved and verified by those of us running this fundraiser.

Our friend is facing a trial in February regarding the custody of their young children. The case against them is based on the fact that their primary form of income is sex work. Notably, the judge of the initial custody arrangement ruled that their job was not reason enough to restrict their parenting time years ago. Because of this precedent, their lawyer feels very confident they will win their upcoming case.

To defend their rights to parent their own children, our friend needs to raise $75,000 by February 2026. This staggering amount of money is required by the court to cover the costs associated with a two day trial (lawyers fees, expert witnesses, the court reporter, depositions, creation of trial binders, the list goes on). If they cannot secure these funds by the February deadline, they will be forced to settle, resulting in severely reduced interaction with their children. We obviously do not want this to happen.

Our friend has provided for themself and their children for years, fighting their custody battle in private while continuing to be an incredible parent, friend, and educator. They can no longer face this by themselves, which is why we are asking for your support.

In our current political climate, we know that our friend's situation is especially precarious. This is a crucial moment to show solidarity with a community member who needs it more than ever.

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Evangeline “I’m Scared” Gallagher @egallagher.bsky.social · 4d

just in general bending my life towards spending as much of my time as possible around freaks and queers and weirdos has been the best thing ever

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LittlePuss Press @littlepuss.net · 5d

NEW 📗!

PERSONA by Aoife Josie Clements (@ravineangel.bsky.social)

In which a trans woman discovers porn of herself she has no memory of making, only to find herself led to an unimaginably deeper evil

"The year's great work of literary horror."
—Gretchen Felker-Martin (@scumbelievable.bsky.social)

PERSONA by Aoife Josie Clements — Debut trans horror — LittlePuss Press

"The best book I've read in years." —Gretchen Felker-Martin

www.littlepuss.net

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Anemone @anemonebythesea.bsky.social · 6d

So excited to finally see what all the fuss is about

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Sophie @sophiefrommars.bsky.social · 7d

Born this way as an ideological line was never strong enough imo. Conversion therapy is torture, that's the reality, and you shouldn't torture people

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 7d

“The existence of even one ex gay dismantles the central lie of homosexuality, that it is an innate characteristic from birth and therefore should have human rights awarded to it.”

Same shit different era.

Chloe Cole: The existence of even one detransitioner dismantles the central lie of transgenderism, that it is an innate characteristic from birth and therefore should have human rights awarded to it.

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Angel "Mrs. Movies" Perez @michelleperez.bsky.social · 7d

I hate this fucking dogshit country

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Fantômas, Le contrebandier de DEI @theefantomas.bsky.social · 8d

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Patrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 13d

Today's the big day, friends - my new book, Lost Worlds: The Rise and Fall of Human Societies from the Ice Age to the Bronze Age, is available for preorder! Smash that link and purchase from your retailer of choice, if that's the kind of thing you're into. www.harpercollins.com/products/los...

Lost Worlds

The creator of the hit podcast Tides of History offers a new look at humanity’s deep past, showing us how our world was built not by inevitability, but by t...

www.harpercollins.com

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Anemone @anemonebythesea.bsky.social · 6d

FTR my mom is from Virginia; I grew up mostly in Vermont

Anemone @anemonebythesea.bsky.social · 6d

If you’re in Staunton VA, and the other person says “Stawn-ton” instead of “Stan-ton” they’re a tourist, and they probably say classist shit about southerners too

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 7d

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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Anemone @anemonebythesea.bsky.social · 6d

We could buy more plywood?

Anemone @anemonebythesea.bsky.social · 6d

Their loathsome ex Bisquick

Anemone @anemonebythesea.bsky.social · 6d

If they were dressed any worse I’d make like Oedipus Rex. Just blind myself with my own punk pins

Anemone @anemonebythesea.bsky.social · 6d

Lmao why does that not surprise me at all

Anemone @anemonebythesea.bsky.social · 6d

You cannot learn to teach and be taught by your peers if you relationships with them are built on lies. What a disgusting idea.

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