Lacerta "Free Łink" Winters
@antarcticempire.net
Poet, posthumanist, & author since 2009 (she/her)
Spiders are my people and I am a bug. Disability justice & total liberation through decentering the human. 🏴 Arm the left and talk about power!
www.antarcticempire.net
💚 @magicspearmint.myatproto.social
Spiders are my people and I am a bug. Disability justice & total liberation through decentering the human. 🏴 Arm the left and talk about power!
www.antarcticempire.net
💚 @magicspearmint.myatproto.social
Pinned
I'd like to
Kiss you with my words
For my sharp &
Lank extension
Into the mist
Won't scratch you
Chafe you
Cause you to doubt
If I really am who you think
I am
And in my heart I
Yearn to be
Held all the same
I'd like to
See you want to kiss me
Hold my sharp &
Scrawny parts
Into the night
#poetry
Kiss you with my words
For my sharp &
Lank extension
Into the mist
Won't scratch you
Chafe you
Cause you to doubt
If I really am who you think
I am
And in my heart I
Yearn to be
Held all the same
I'd like to
See you want to kiss me
Hold my sharp &
Scrawny parts
Into the night
#poetry
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It's that time of the year again
January 16, 2026 at 7:30 AM
It's that time of the year again
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Underneath the green and
White smoke
Curling to crush us
Scrambling in pieces
Bits showered, fireworks
To say anger and fear
But learning love
And so much occurs when
Winter comes
New thoughts born
Falling out of entwinement
With what bound us
Walking in sleepy oblivion
But now to wake
#poetry
White smoke
Curling to crush us
Scrambling in pieces
Bits showered, fireworks
To say anger and fear
But learning love
And so much occurs when
Winter comes
New thoughts born
Falling out of entwinement
With what bound us
Walking in sleepy oblivion
But now to wake
#poetry
January 15, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Underneath the green and
White smoke
Curling to crush us
Scrambling in pieces
Bits showered, fireworks
To say anger and fear
But learning love
And so much occurs when
Winter comes
New thoughts born
Falling out of entwinement
With what bound us
Walking in sleepy oblivion
But now to wake
#poetry
White smoke
Curling to crush us
Scrambling in pieces
Bits showered, fireworks
To say anger and fear
But learning love
And so much occurs when
Winter comes
New thoughts born
Falling out of entwinement
With what bound us
Walking in sleepy oblivion
But now to wake
#poetry
the fucking
FRENCH
FRENCH
January 16, 2026 at 7:24 AM
the fucking
FRENCH
FRENCH
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36 people have died at ICE's hands in the past year
may of these deaths did not happen on camera, but it does not make them any less horrifying and unacceptable
this is a list of their names, where they lived before being abducted, and a link to crowdfunding if i can find it
may of these deaths did not happen on camera, but it does not make them any less horrifying and unacceptable
this is a list of their names, where they lived before being abducted, and a link to crowdfunding if i can find it
January 8, 2026 at 7:53 PM
36 people have died at ICE's hands in the past year
may of these deaths did not happen on camera, but it does not make them any less horrifying and unacceptable
this is a list of their names, where they lived before being abducted, and a link to crowdfunding if i can find it
may of these deaths did not happen on camera, but it does not make them any less horrifying and unacceptable
this is a list of their names, where they lived before being abducted, and a link to crowdfunding if i can find it
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food….water….images in DMs!
January 15, 2026 at 11:36 PM
food….water….images in DMs!
Hell yeah!!
January 16, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Hell yeah!!
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January 14, 2026 at 6:41 PM
aaaa thank you for the kind words and for reading!!
January 15, 2026 at 9:34 AM
aaaa thank you for the kind words and for reading!!
Thank you for listening to my chain rant. Take care of each other 💚
January 15, 2026 at 9:23 AM
Thank you for listening to my chain rant. Take care of each other 💚
Right now we're seeing parts of our society realize that love and togetherness are sometimes not options given in the dichotomy. If we are to survive, we must refuse to legitimize the state's idea of freedom. We must refuse to cut the chain, because it's the only way to live truly free. (10/10)
January 15, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Right now we're seeing parts of our society realize that love and togetherness are sometimes not options given in the dichotomy. If we are to survive, we must refuse to legitimize the state's idea of freedom. We must refuse to cut the chain, because it's the only way to live truly free. (10/10)
The imagery of the freedom chains makes us grapple with the very nature of choice and power. They lay bare the false dichotomy often sold to us, where both options lead to suffering. If you see a false dichotomy where you can escape it and make your own choice that's better, you should do it. (9/10)
January 15, 2026 at 9:16 AM
The imagery of the freedom chains makes us grapple with the very nature of choice and power. They lay bare the false dichotomy often sold to us, where both options lead to suffering. If you see a false dichotomy where you can escape it and make your own choice that's better, you should do it. (9/10)
The chain is a reminder that we are only imprisoned by social constructs that we make. We can get rid of those, and make our own new social constructs that empower us and free us for joyful loving.
Under fascism, people will try even harder to confuse the meanings of freedom and slavery. (8/?)
Under fascism, people will try even harder to confuse the meanings of freedom and slavery. (8/?)
January 15, 2026 at 9:13 AM
The chain is a reminder that we are only imprisoned by social constructs that we make. We can get rid of those, and make our own new social constructs that empower us and free us for joyful loving.
Under fascism, people will try even harder to confuse the meanings of freedom and slavery. (8/?)
Under fascism, people will try even harder to confuse the meanings of freedom and slavery. (8/?)
I do not need to lie to myself and construct a scary outside world to fear in order to have faith. I have faith because I have faith. Because I'm strong enough to face the truth head-on, without denying it, and still do what's right. Now, the chain is a different kind of reminder. (7/?)
January 15, 2026 at 9:10 AM
I do not need to lie to myself and construct a scary outside world to fear in order to have faith. I have faith because I have faith. Because I'm strong enough to face the truth head-on, without denying it, and still do what's right. Now, the chain is a different kind of reminder. (7/?)
The camp's little thought exercise was so forced that it backfired on them. I saw the decision to keep the chain as empowering. I saw it as freedom.
I wear the chain to this day. I left evangelicalism but I still consider myself Christian (Methodist) and I take my faith very seriously. (6/?)
I wear the chain to this day. I left evangelicalism but I still consider myself Christian (Methodist) and I take my faith very seriously. (6/?)
January 15, 2026 at 9:08 AM
The camp's little thought exercise was so forced that it backfired on them. I saw the decision to keep the chain as empowering. I saw it as freedom.
I wear the chain to this day. I left evangelicalism but I still consider myself Christian (Methodist) and I take my faith very seriously. (6/?)
I wear the chain to this day. I left evangelicalism but I still consider myself Christian (Methodist) and I take my faith very seriously. (6/?)
I recall not understanding this illustration. I liked the chain -- I thought it was fashionable, and I certainly didn't feel that the world imprisoned me. Quite the opposite, actually. The evangelical church loved enforcing arbitrary rules. So, at the end, I refused to have my chain cut off. (5/?)
January 15, 2026 at 9:05 AM
I recall not understanding this illustration. I liked the chain -- I thought it was fashionable, and I certainly didn't feel that the world imprisoned me. Quite the opposite, actually. The evangelical church loved enforcing arbitrary rules. So, at the end, I refused to have my chain cut off. (5/?)
We were to wear this chain during the two weeks of camp, during which it'd serve as a reminder of the scary, sinful world, and how we're all fundamentally bad people without the grace of God. At the end of the two weeks, they were to cut off the chain, symbolizing "freedom" in Christ. (4/?)
January 15, 2026 at 9:02 AM
We were to wear this chain during the two weeks of camp, during which it'd serve as a reminder of the scary, sinful world, and how we're all fundamentally bad people without the grace of God. At the end of the two weeks, they were to cut off the chain, symbolizing "freedom" in Christ. (4/?)
... the youth leaders had a thing where they crimped a length of swing chain around every kid's wrist. It was tight enough to not be removable without cutting it, but not so tight as to be uncomfortable. This was supposed to symbolize imprisonment or slavery to sin and the world. (3/?)
January 15, 2026 at 8:59 AM
... the youth leaders had a thing where they crimped a length of swing chain around every kid's wrist. It was tight enough to not be removable without cutting it, but not so tight as to be uncomfortable. This was supposed to symbolize imprisonment or slavery to sin and the world. (3/?)
I grew up in the evangelical church. There would be annual summer camps in which school-age kids went up to the mountains to whitewater raft and play paintball while getting preached at by creepy racist missionaries. One year when I was in early high school, at the start of the two weeks ...(2/?)
January 15, 2026 at 8:56 AM
I grew up in the evangelical church. There would be annual summer camps in which school-age kids went up to the mountains to whitewater raft and play paintball while getting preached at by creepy racist missionaries. One year when I was in early high school, at the start of the two weeks ...(2/?)
This piece really touched me, and I didn't realize why until I shared it with a friend and they said they love "freedom chains" as an aesthetic. And I realized I do wear an actual freedom chain in person. There's a story behind it... 🧵(1/?)
January 15, 2026 at 8:52 AM
This piece really touched me, and I didn't realize why until I shared it with a friend and they said they love "freedom chains" as an aesthetic. And I realized I do wear an actual freedom chain in person. There's a story behind it... 🧵(1/?)
if you have a community, cherish it. may it become big and strong enough that you no longer feel it'll all collapse without you to be there to say that it is indeed a community, and that you do love it despite its imperfections and challenges
may you feel it'll carry on in the event you disappear
may you feel it'll carry on in the event you disappear
January 15, 2026 at 8:06 AM
if you have a community, cherish it. may it become big and strong enough that you no longer feel it'll all collapse without you to be there to say that it is indeed a community, and that you do love it despite its imperfections and challenges
may you feel it'll carry on in the event you disappear
may you feel it'll carry on in the event you disappear
I like to write poems about stuff like civil unrest, fighting the empire, and binding together as a community and all that because it's the next best thing i can do aside from being there, aside from barely holding together, barely functioning while the work and money dwindles and the walls close in
January 15, 2026 at 8:01 AM
I like to write poems about stuff like civil unrest, fighting the empire, and binding together as a community and all that because it's the next best thing i can do aside from being there, aside from barely holding together, barely functioning while the work and money dwindles and the walls close in
Underneath the green and
White smoke
Curling to crush us
Scrambling in pieces
Bits showered, fireworks
To say anger and fear
But learning love
And so much occurs when
Winter comes
New thoughts born
Falling out of entwinement
With what bound us
Walking in sleepy oblivion
But now to wake
#poetry
White smoke
Curling to crush us
Scrambling in pieces
Bits showered, fireworks
To say anger and fear
But learning love
And so much occurs when
Winter comes
New thoughts born
Falling out of entwinement
With what bound us
Walking in sleepy oblivion
But now to wake
#poetry
January 15, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Underneath the green and
White smoke
Curling to crush us
Scrambling in pieces
Bits showered, fireworks
To say anger and fear
But learning love
And so much occurs when
Winter comes
New thoughts born
Falling out of entwinement
With what bound us
Walking in sleepy oblivion
But now to wake
#poetry
White smoke
Curling to crush us
Scrambling in pieces
Bits showered, fireworks
To say anger and fear
But learning love
And so much occurs when
Winter comes
New thoughts born
Falling out of entwinement
With what bound us
Walking in sleepy oblivion
But now to wake
#poetry
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Baby orchid mantis beloved
January 15, 2026 at 6:52 AM
Baby orchid mantis beloved
omg a tiny beautiful child 🥺
January 15, 2026 at 7:24 AM
omg a tiny beautiful child 🥺