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Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin) @ruthannereid.bsky.social · 11h

So your novel failed.

So your art blew up.

You’re learning. YOU did not fail.

“Failure” in creativity is just like over-salting your dinner. You didn’t fail. You’re just learning what not to do.

#writers #artists #creatives #poets #2rulerecovery

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On artistic failure.

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Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin) @ruthannereid.bsky.social · 14h

Look at all the raping that’s happening now. Indigenous women and the stats we have are horrifying, not to mention what doesn’t get reported.

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emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · 14h

so we moved from “grab em by the pussy” to “they go in the gas chambers, i love hitler” as boys-will-be-boys locker room talk in 9 years & by “moved” i mean they were always like this, but “i love hitler” is now the front page story & they’re trying to force debate on how seriously to take it.

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~Tanisha Cherislin~ @tani269.bsky.social · 1d

✨Hello! I’m Tanisha & I’m looking for work as a character designer & illustration work! Recently worked on Disney Junior Ariel!Please consider me for your projects!✨
💼:tanishacherislin.com
✉️:[email protected]
#PortfolioDay #characterdesign #drawingwhileblack #visdev #art #kidlitart

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Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin) @ruthannereid.bsky.social · 1d

If you’ve had a Monday that felt like a week, then you know how hard it is to create when you’re that tired.

There is a way. Making one new thing (even if it's bad) activates your brain in two powerful ways.

#writers #artists #creatives #poets #2rulerecovery

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It doesn't have to be good. It just has to exist.

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Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin) @ruthannereid.bsky.social · 1d

If you’ve had a Monday that felt like a week, then you know how hard it is to create when you’re that tired.

There is a way. Making one new thing (even if it's bad) activates your brain in two powerful ways.

#writers #artists #creatives #poets #2rulerecovery

youtube.com/shorts/zUlr2...

It doesn't have to be good. It just has to exist.

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Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin) @ruthannereid.bsky.social · 2d

I know it doesn’t FEEL like it’s working.

It doesn’t FEEL like you’ve gotten stronger, better, smarter about your art.

Creative, I promise that you have. Why? Because practice is how humans get better at anything.

#writers #artists #creatives #poets #2rulerecovery
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Yes, you're improving.

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Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin) @ruthannereid.bsky.social · 2d

I know it doesn’t FEEL like it’s working.

It doesn’t FEEL like you’ve gotten stronger, better, smarter about your art.

Creative, I promise that you have. Why? Because practice is how humans get better at anything.

#writers #artists #creatives #poets #2rulerecovery
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Yes, you're improving.

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Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin) @ruthannereid.bsky.social · 2d

Yep.

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Ro Salarian @rosalarian.bsky.social · 2d

It infuriates me that as human-made porn is being increasingly censored across the board, AI porn is not only allowed, but celebrated. And AI porn exists because of stolen content from non-consenting, unpaid human pornographers. It's maddening.

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 6d

“I still can’t believe how unhinged the last update was. Not only the nudity but the motions, boobs bounces more realistically, it’s incredible.”

Elon Musk's xAI seems to have relaxed filters on Grok's video generation, allowing users to create and share explicit AI pornography.

Musk's AI Is Being Used to Make Hardcore Porn: 'Grok Is Learning Genitalia Really Fast!'

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Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin) @ruthannereid.bsky.social · 3d

It is surprising how often negative statements are intended to control you.

Creative, hear me: you CAN make that art a reality.

Step one is learning to believe that your efforts will be worth the cost.

#writers #artists #creatives #poets #2rulerecovery

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Your hard work is worth the result.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 4d

FUCK ICE FOREVER

Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 4d

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

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He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

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Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin) @ruthannereid.bsky.social · 4d

As long as you're learning, you're not failing.

These first messy attempts are your chance to learn how to do this in a way that's unique to you. It is in the practice and in the work that you gain your own voice.

#writers #artists #creatives #2rulerecovery
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As long as you're learning, you're not failing.

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Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin) @ruthannereid.bsky.social · 4d

As long as you're learning, you're not failing.

These first messy attempts are your chance to learn how to do this in a way that's unique to you. It is in the practice and in the work that you gain your own voice.

#writers #artists #creatives #2rulerecovery
youtube.com/shorts/9Bbbm...

As long as you're learning, you're not failing.

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geneva @gdbee.bsky.social · 4d

🌈 ramen noodles

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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 4d

This is TOMORROW!!!! We're gonna hear excerpts from some of the incredible #ChoicesAnthology stories and there'll be time for you to ask the authors your questions, too! It's gonna be so fun!

Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 9d

Did you miss the #ChoicesAnthology release party yesterday?

I've got good news: WE'RE HAVING ANOTHER ONE THIS SUNDAY! Join us @weeknightwriters.bsky.social at 1-3PM EST for readings from @ahdavison.bsky.social, @elisescott.bsky.social & more of our incredible authors www.youtube.com/live/j5lYbBi...

RELEASE PARTY for Choices: An Anthology of Reproductive Horror

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 5d

This story is NUTS

Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 5d

Look, I've never skeeted about this before but when I was at NYT I was involved in a sexual harassment thing. I was not the person lodging the complaint (nor was I the harasser). I was a corroborating witness let's say. Anyway, NYT did the right thing and fired the harasser.

BUT

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Adam Selzer @adamchicago.bsky.social · 5d

The frogs have landed in Chicago!

Protestor in a frog suit and an anti-Ice sign with what I believe to be a Pokémon character on a street corner in Rogers Park.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

Klobuchar: "I remember Bondi saying, 'the president is the most transparent president in history.' I wish I said, Well then why doesn't he just release the Epstein files?"

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Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin) @ruthannereid.bsky.social · 5d

At first, creating without shame is scary. You may not even know how—but you used to do it as a child, and you can relearn.

Welcome to No-Shame Friday.

#writers #artists #creatives #poets #2rulerecovery

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Welcome to No-Shame Friday.

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Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin) @ruthannereid.bsky.social · 6d

Part of learning that your worth doesn’t come from making money every minute is learning to be alone in silence.

You need to spend time doing nothing—including doomscrolling.

Let’s talk about learning to be still.

#writers #artists #creatives #poets #2rulerecovery
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Learning to be still.

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Ruthanne Reid (A.K.A. Trin) @ruthannereid.bsky.social · 6d

Part of learning that your worth doesn’t come from making money every minute is learning to be alone in silence.

You need to spend time doing nothing—including doomscrolling.

Let’s talk about learning to be still.

#writers #artists #creatives #poets #2rulerecovery
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Learning to be still.

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Action Together New Jersey @atnj.org · 7d

Jack Posobiec also voted in a state that he doesn't live in.
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Kacey Flynn @thewritekc.bsky.social · 7d

Sometimes I see photos like this and think 2 thoughts back to back.
1. This picture is gonna be in a history book some day.
2. People of the future are gonna be baffled by the stupidity of our period in history.

Peter Thal Larsen @petertl.bsky.social · 8d

This photo from Portland by @reuters.com's Carlos Barria 👌

A demonstrator dressed in an inflatable frog costume stands infront of law enforcement officers during a protest outside of the ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) headquarters in south Portland, Oregon, U.S., October 3, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

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BlueVoter @bluevoter24.bsky.social · 8d

Otherwise we would never have known.. #crime

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