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Sad Ghost, Smutpeddler

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Worker drone who wrote things until capitalism hollowed me out. Anarchist. He/him. Irish. Fiction and poetry here: https://nutsboltsnarrative.wordpress.com Aggressively kinky erotica here: https://dirtymessylove.wordpress.com

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Sad Ghost, Smutpeddler @sadghost.bsky.social · Aug 29

PIRATE-THEMED RESTAURANT, PERMIAN ERA
Dimetrodon customer: That arthropod starter was a bit light.
Eryops In A Tricorn: Yarr, that were yer Trial O' Bite.

Sad Ghost, Smutpeddler @sadghost.bsky.social · 1h

It really does. I'm sorry.

Sad Ghost, Smutpeddler @sadghost.bsky.social · 3h

Potion of Mmmm Chocolate

Sad Ghost, Smutpeddler @sadghost.bsky.social · 3h

"You gave me the power to change myself," she said.
"I gave you the power to be yourself," the demon replied, kneeling in the ritual circle with immortal patience.
"But… the price; for me, for those I saved. We're damned?"
"Are you?"
"Proclus is different now. Strange. Mean."
"And that is damnation?"
"Going to hell will be."
"Is this world so kind?"
"It's like we won't be human anymore."
The demon blinked three vast and gentle eyes.
"What good did being human ever do you?"

She didn't have an answer for that.

Sad Ghost, Smutpeddler @sadghost.bsky.social · 3h

Other things I will write after I quit:
1. Revising Darkening Skies to justify wuxia vampires via political economy
2. A story that tries to imagine a post-national cultural identity
3. A sci-fantasy military horror that will owe an unpayable debt to Isabel Fall

Sad Ghost, Smutpeddler @sadghost.bsky.social · 3h

Ah it's fine, it's on brand, and crucially it is not even close to your fault.

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Sad Ghost, Smutpeddler @sadghost.bsky.social · 3h

Incredible stuff, it's like I'm really back at work being chided for meanness because I asked if anyone thought about our procedural map before re-orging the department.

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Sad Ghost, Smutpeddler @sadghost.bsky.social · 3h

I think they're mad.

[USER WAS SUSPENDED FOR BEING A LOSER BABY WHO BRINGS THE VIBE DOWN]

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Sad Ghost, Smutpeddler @sadghost.bsky.social · 3h

Feels like it has some consonance with the ever-popular construction of virtuous art vs immoral pornography.

Sad Ghost, Smutpeddler @sadghost.bsky.social · 3h

Oh yeah the gravity of that conclusion is inescapable, but you can see what I mean about the particular mechanism at play and how it gives a frankly shocking number of people a plausible vector for minimization. Apparent weaponisation is met with more apathy than evident gratification.

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Sad Ghost, Smutpeddler @sadghost.bsky.social · 4h

Predictions for after I quit my job:
1. I write my canon-adjacent retelling of FFXIV wherein we explore the moral injury of heroism and the fiction of rights.
2. I write tie-in erotica for that retelling because the protagonist is metaphysically incapable of saying no to bratty miqo'te women.

Sad Ghost, Smutpeddler @sadghost.bsky.social · 4h

Both in terms of different dialogue following the choice, or in terms of the player reading the results differently based on how the emotional valence of the choice has primed their perspective - even if the result is the same in both cases.

Sad Ghost, Smutpeddler @sadghost.bsky.social · 4h

Doc, what are your thoughts on dialogue choices that don't change the gamestate or narrative structure, but do change the emotional texture of the scene and story?

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Juniper @coffinfairy.bsky.social · 5d

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All together I need
$2678

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Screenshot of text reading: I'm a single disabled mom of four. I have uterine fibroids that causes excessive bleeding and fatigue, POTs and PTSD from Covid turning into long covid and causing my health problems. I was working two jobs prior to not working until it caught up to me and I ended up in the ER with a heart rate that wouldn't slow down until I had to take medication. I have been trying to get on disability since. A year later I started to caretake for my disabled child by myself as well. I had help previously but it wasn't working out and l've had to do a lot of it on my own, now I'm stuck in a situation where working isn't possible for my health and while I'm already caretaking for my disabled child that needs constant care. I did not ever envision this happening to me and have always worked hard to take care of my family but now I'm in what feels like an impossible situation trying my best to take care of my kids and myself so I can stay around for them as long as possible. Im not enjoying coming online asking for help but I have no where else to turn. I'm doing

Screenshot of text reading: have no where else to turn. I'm doing everything I can to get help but it's not enough to survive off of. I'm sadly the only responsible parent and have limited family that all live too far to help. I live in California which is a bit expensive but with the state of America right now I'm trying to stay where my trans child and disabled child are the safest. Any help is appreciated and keeps my kids and I surviving while waiting on disability or other options I'm pursuing to happen. I don't know what the future holds but as a mother I'm doing everything I can to keep my family together, healthy and happy. Even if it means coming online and begging for that help. Thank you if you read.
Please boost if you're able. The chances someone who can help sees my post greatly increases with more eyes. Lots of love

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Sad Ghost, Smutpeddler @sadghost.bsky.social · 5h

It's very much reminding me of a distinction you've often sharply illuminated between the expression of desire and the exercise of power. I think some people genuinely don't perceive sexual harassment as just that if there's some implication the aggressor doesn't sexually desire their target.

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Sad Ghost, Smutpeddler @sadghost.bsky.social · 5h

I had to take liberties for obvious reasons but hey it kinda works right?

Sad Ghost, Smutpeddler @sadghost.bsky.social · 5h

He found trunkless legs, stony and aged
In a desert, upon the sand, near a visage
Shattered as if thrown in rage
Assorted passions of care and might
Mixed in memory by sculptor's right

What but design of Ozymandias to despair?
If design govern sands so lone and bare.

Get Behind Me, Cethan! @cethanleahy.com · 1d

The wreck
We looked upon his works
Yes
YES
The despair is out

Gabby HC, but a ghost, hiding in a corner @scriblit.bsky.social · 2d

Once upon a desert sandy
As through winds the trav'ling man he
Spied the face of Ozymandy
Lying, simply lying there
Suddenly there was some writing
Pon the plinth that he was sighting
That the sand and time were blighting
Quoth the statue, "Now despair"

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Sad Ghost, Smutpeddler @sadghost.bsky.social · 1d

real as fuck

Sad Ghost, Smutpeddler @sadghost.bsky.social · 1d

Laurie Anderson - Big Science (Art Rock, Experimental, New Age) (1982)

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Null convention @nullconvention.bsky.social · 1d

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More FF Tactics tonight!

Been looking forward to this since I closed out the program last night, honestly. Let's break into a castle - we have a princess to unkidnap!

Twitch

Twitch is the world

www.twitch.tv

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Sad Ghost, Smutpeddler @sadghost.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah I love restraint; you get a lot more impact from managing a tight economy of language, letting implications stretch. really building up to a nice fluid metaphor that caps things off.
Oh you meant with cuffs and stuff - that too but I'm more of a protocols and hypnotic triggers guy

Sad Ghost, Smutpeddler @sadghost.bsky.social · 1d

The key to joy is disobedience
there is no guilt and there is no shame

Coil - "Batwings (A Limnal Hymn)" (Official Remastered Audio)

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Sad Ghost, Smutpeddler @sadghost.bsky.social · 1d

Did it have prawns? Because the prawns'll have their revenge sometimes. Stirfry itself struggles to do worse than disappoint you but them li'l seabugs have moves.

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Sad Ghost, Smutpeddler @sadghost.bsky.social · 1d

Not to be a twee millennial or anything but sometimes i see you in my feed and think "it won't fix anything but man I'd like to give Null a plate of stir fry and big hug rn"

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Sad Ghost, Smutpeddler @sadghost.bsky.social · 1d

You gotta extend that compassion to yourself, friend. From where i'm sitting, you've kept as light as reasonably possible given the circumstances. You draw lines where you have to and I can practically feel it when you rein in the impulse to be hurtful. But of course, you know yourself best.

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Sad Ghost, Smutpeddler @sadghost.bsky.social · 1d

God yeah. On the upside, I may soon be able to invite you 'round for coffee on the regular and even have some better news - I'll let you know on Discord when I've not got contractors constantly making me a liar about dates.