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ash vale
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🇨🇦 canadian writer, game master, gremlin (they/them) 🏳️‍🌈 co-founder of @othersidespec.bsky.social 🖋 fantasy, romance, horror 📖 words at or coming from Nightmare, Heartlines, PseudoPod, and more website: https://ash-vale.ca/
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ash vale @ashvalewrites.bsky.social · 9d
Happy release day!!!!

My story in Choices, "Fireweed, Ferns, and Moss", is a depiction of Alberta devastated by wildfires that decimate the birthrate and lead to government control of reproduction

Two midwives deliver a baby in secret, hoping for one last shot to take it all down

Available now!!
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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 9d
IT'S #CHOICESANTHOLOGY RELEASE DAY!!! To celebrate, I'm hosting an AMA here ALL DAY

Ask your questions about the anthology itself, reproductive rights, and writing/editing generally & I'll pop in every 30 minutes to share answers

And be sure to grab the book! books2read.com/u/3JYo9Q
Red paint background with the cover for Choices: An Anthology of Reproductive Horror on the left. The cover lists the editor, Dianna Gunn, the author of the foreward, Alex Woodroe, and the names of the authors: R Haven, Ondine Mayor, Enoli Lee, Ash Vale, Justine White, Kelli Etheridge, Ava Victoria Black, Allay Rei, Soyam Siddha, Sam Rosewilde, A.H. Davison, Meg Calendaria, KT Wagner, Anne Wilkins, Bogi Takacs, Amanda Cecelia Lang, Elise Scott, Mia Dalia, Raluca Balasa. The right side says: “As the horrors close in around us, we turn to story to process our fears, our desires, and our futures. In Choices: An Anthology of Reproductive Horror, nineteen writers whose reproductive rights are under threat explore the stories of those who, like them, have had their choices stolen from them. These stories serve as a reminder of the power of choice and the importance of fighting for every human’s right to choose their own future.”
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ash vale @ashvalewrites.bsky.social · 7h
My go to for this is buying jar icing and putting it on oreos 🤠
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♿️ Eva V Roslin (They/She) 🟨⬜️🟪⬛️ 🍁 @evavroslin.bsky.social · 1d
Hi everyone! I've been accepted to the once-in-a-lifetime writing workshop Under the Volcano, in January, in Mexico! I'm raising funds to help cover tuition, lodging, and airfare. If you are able to donate or boost the signal, thank you! www.gofundme.com/f/53fw2-help...
Donate to Help Eva get to a life-changing writing workshop!, organized by Eva Roslin
Hey everyone! I'm Eva Roslin (she/they), a queer, disabled horror and da… Eva Roslin needs your support for Help Eva get to a life-changing writing workshop!
www.gofundme.com
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Beren's Reverie @berensreverie.bsky.social · Nov 11
The Hunter's Funeral Procession
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Chris H. 🍄🌛 @sutexii.bsky.social · 1d
#6 - Harvest

✦ #art #oc #entheos #zineoween
Procerus plucks a ripe homunculus from the vine.
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ash vale @ashvalewrites.bsky.social · 1d
I was sweating remembering all those names but it was still a great read even at that stage!
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ash vale @ashvalewrites.bsky.social · 1d
I've read a draft of this and can confirm it SLAPS
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val - V.M. Ayala 🏳️‍🌈 @spacevalkyries.bsky.social · 1d
DRAGONRIDERS OF PERN x PACIFIC RIM

A disabled mecha dragonrider struggles in an ableist society. When a hivemind of corrupted dragons threatens her people's very existence, she must team up with 3 riders—her lying would-be lover included—to save the solar system.

#DVpit #A #SF #DIS #LGBT #Latine
A moodboard with 9 tiles. The first row has purple spacescape streaks of light like hyperspace, a dragon egg, and a Latina staring at the egg. The second row has purple crystals and middle text that has crossed out "star-scarred, dragonrider, etli's claw, wave rider" then, underlined "me", followed by a person underwater. The third and final row has a closeup of a snake's eye to represent a dragon's eye, a solar system, and scale pattern to represent mecha dragon scales.
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ash vale @ashvalewrites.bsky.social · 2d
Yeah there's definitely an art to tricking my brain to do it lol!
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C. L. Polk @clpolk.blacksky.app · 4d
wake up, hosers

new petition just dropped

e-6818 is calling to strengthen the Canada Health Act to stop provinces from privatizing health care and to force provinces to account for how and where they used health transfer money
Sign this Petition - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
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beestung @beestung.bsky.social · 3d
We're just $36 away from our goal for the year!! Thank you so much!!!
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beestung @beestung.bsky.social · 3d
beestung is hoping to raise just $136 more to keep us going for another year 🖤💛
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beestung @beestung.bsky.social · Jul 14
Happy non-binary day and week!

We're a small mag publishing non-binary, genderqueer, and two-spirit writers.

If you'd like to help us out, we're currently working towards our goal for paying writers for this and next year.

Shares are very much appreciated, too!

www.gofundme.com/f/beestung-y...
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Defakator (Officiel) 🧆 @defakator.bsky.social · 4d
Haddock : Quelle semaine, hein ? Tintin : Capitaine, on est lundi, il est 10h
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ash vale @ashvalewrites.bsky.social · 4d
I have fucked up so bad on library holds this week, pray for me
A stack of library books that includes: Fat Talk, The Spear Cuts through Water, The Anxious Generation, I Who Have Never Known Men, My Best Friend's Honeymoon, and He Who Drowned the World
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ash vale @ashvalewrites.bsky.social · 4d
This is exactly what I say!
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ash vale @ashvalewrites.bsky.social · 4d
haha the weed number
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OTHERSIDE - Kickstarter is LIVE! @othersidespec.bsky.social · 4d
Make that $69 away from reprints, which is very very NICE! AND we're nearing our final backer goal—we're six backers away from a bonus sticker added to all sticker purchases!!

Help us get to reprints AND extra stickers? We're so close!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...
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OTHERSIDE - Kickstarter is LIVE! @othersidespec.bsky.social · 5d
We're $301 from our reprints stretch goal! If we hit that, every issue will include a reprint of a queer story no longer available online. Help us archive queer stories and support queer creators in a time of censorship!

Learn more about our plans here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...
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OTHERSIDE - Kickstarter is LIVE! @othersidespec.bsky.social · 5d
We're $301 from our reprints stretch goal! If we hit that, every issue will include a reprint of a queer story no longer available online. Help us archive queer stories and support queer creators in a time of censorship!

Learn more about our plans here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...
OTHERSIDE 2026: A New Magazine of Queer SFF!
A new queer-led literary magazine devoted to speculative fiction, poetry, and art by 2SLGBTQIA+ authors and artists.
www.kickstarter.com
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ash vale @ashvalewrites.bsky.social · 5d
that's meeeeee
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Die Laughing Magazine @dielaughingmag.bsky.social · 5d
“It Is My Circus; They Are My Monkeys; But I Have Limited Influence on the Monkeys” by @romiesays.bsky.social

“Davy is Floating” by Glenn Dungan

“Results of groundwater formaldehyde reduction using M4501 strain of pleurotus ostreatus” by @ashvalewrites.bsky.social

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 6d
"We're going to create superintelligence" How about making outlook search work first. How about that
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ash vale @ashvalewrites.bsky.social · 7d
Oh David I'm so incredibly sorry 💜 I'll be thinking of Mabel today
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ash vale @ashvalewrites.bsky.social · 7d
omg I can't believe this terrible joke is what pushed us over I'M SORRY
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ash vale @ashvalewrites.bsky.social · 7d
it's just a 4th stretch goal Michael, how much could it cost? 13 dollars?

(it does in fact cost 13 dollars now)

www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...
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ash vale @ashvalewrites.bsky.social · 7d
it's just a 4th stretch goal Michael, how much could it cost? 13 dollars?

(it does in fact cost 13 dollars now)

www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...
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ash vale @ashvalewrites.bsky.social · 7d
a good good baby Bean got a treat, as promised

sound up to hear her tractor-like purrs

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ash vale @ashvalewrites.bsky.social · 7d
Will it also stain my fingers like the good stuff?
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Salon Sinister @salonsinister.com · 7d
We know that this gif is overused. We get that. However, it's October now, and this fella is a classic for a reason. THIS IS HOW WE FEEL.

Not in the dancing pumpkin spirit? Why not read some amazing, queer-ass horror? The first issue of Salon Sinister is now out in the world! Grab your copy today!
a man with a pumpkin head is dancing in a cemetery in the fog .
ALT: a man with a pumpkin head is dancing in a cemetery in the fog .
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Kickstarter United @kickstarterunited.org · 7d
‼️🚨KICKSTARTER WORKERS ARE ON STRIKE🚨‼️

As of 8am this morning, the workers of Kickstarter United/OPEIU Local 153 are on strike.

WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR A BOYCOTT! Creators and allies, please continue using and supporting the platform.
Kickstarter United is on strike! We are not asking for a boycott! Creators & Allies: Please continue to support & use the platform swipe for ways to show your solidarity Why We're Striking A codified 4-day work week. We simply want to protect the way we've been working for over 3.5 years. The 4dww has proven benefits, such as increased productivity and improved employee satisfaction. It's part of what makes Kickstarter a special, innovative place to work. Fair pay for our lowest-paid workers. We're fighting for livable minimum salaries for roles that are undervalued by the market but crucial to keeping Kickstarter running. We believe none of our workers should struggle to make ends meet. Creators Show your solidarity by: Continue using the platform like normal When something breaks, complain loudly that it is management's fault for causing the strike Include our logo and strike info on your project Send a letter to KSR leadership urging them to meet our demands & end the strike bit.ly/KSRUletter Community Allies Show your solidarity by: Support your favorite creators on the platform like normal Send a letter to KSR leadership urging them to meet our demands & end the strike: Creators Show your solidarity by: Continue using the platform like normal When something breaks, complain loudly that it is management's fault for causing the strike Include our logo and strike info on your project Send a letter to KSR leadership urging them to meet our demands & end the strike bit.ly/KSRUletter Donate to our solidarity fund: bit.ly/KSRUdonate Attend a rally or picket either in-person near you (NYC and Seattle) or virtual
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H. Marin @hanmarin.bsky.social · 8d
Got a story at an awkward length creeping you out?

For October I'll be focusing on tackling tales that sit between 6k and 10k for a flat rate of $50USD. Editor with a short fiction portfolio, contract protected.

www.hmarinliterary.com

*To be entered into the raffle, please like AND repost. 👻
let's tackle something truly terrifying this October... pieces that sit in the range of 6,000-10,000 words. $50 flat rate, all projects started in October. full round of developmental, line, and copy editing. plus, a raffle entry for one free short fiction editing round with every like and repost.
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