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ash vale
@ashvalewrites.bsky.social
🇨🇦 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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If you see this, post a monster 🪷
November 25, 2025 at 9:12 PM
my mom was losing her mind telling me and my siblings she could hear a turkey all day, wondering if there could possibly be a turkey outside?? would someone do that??

no, her new WiFi-enabled oven had updated itself to have gobble sounds when a timer went off
yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore

I feel like we need this
November 25, 2025 at 4:37 AM
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We're officially OPEN TO NONFICTION AND REPRINT SUBMISSIONS! We are looking for full nonfiction pieces (not pitches) and reprints of stories currently unavailable for free online.

🪐See our guidelines for details: othersidespec.com/guidelines

🗡️Submit here: hybrispress.moksha.io/publication/...
November 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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trying to switch off the AI bloatware that has been pinned to the top of every single menu in every single app
April 26, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Thanks to the overwhelming support we received during our Kickstarter last month, we were able to add a bonus campaign-exclusive sticker for backers who had picked up a sticker pack! Huge thanks to everyone who supported OTHERSIDE before we were cool 🪐 🗡️ 🌈

And… stickers are officially IN THE MAIL!
November 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Beautiful piece 💓
on this trans day of remembrance my poem "live" at @moistpoetryjournal.bsky.social feels very fitting

"you have to live to hold your own failures in cupped palms, drink them up like gin and fire. to spit blood on burnt earth. to bind your chest wrong the first time."
“live” by Ash Vale
you have to live to hold your own failures in cupped palms, drink them up like gin and fire. to spit blood on burnt earth. to bind your chest wrong the first time. to feel the blunt pain of it and …
moistpoetryjournal.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I did a virtual talk this week on tension in horror for a library in California (?!) that found me online. what a very weird and awesome experience, even if I felt wildly unqualified
November 21, 2025 at 2:44 PM
on this trans day of remembrance my poem "live" at @moistpoetryjournal.bsky.social feels very fitting

"you have to live to hold your own failures in cupped palms, drink them up like gin and fire. to spit blood on burnt earth. to bind your chest wrong the first time."
“live” by Ash Vale
you have to live to hold your own failures in cupped palms, drink them up like gin and fire. to spit blood on burnt earth. to bind your chest wrong the first time. to feel the blunt pain of it and …
moistpoetryjournal.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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Psst you dont have to be a conventional scholar to participate--the Queer Horror Conference also accepts presentations from artists and other creative practitioners, as well as grads, undergrads, independent scholars, and established faculty.
November 21, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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happy transgender day of remembrance

thank you for sticking around in the hardest of times. if you haven't, you are missed dearly

please live 💜
November 20, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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one of my most popular designs
September 16, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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❄️ POLAR LIGHTS 4: APPS OPEN! ❄️

A digital charity zine for polar life, we welcome nature ARTISTS and WRITERS at any level with an appreciation for these extreme environments.

• More info: polarlightszine.tumblr.com
• Apply here: forms.gle/s515VFAhKG9h...
#polar_zine
November 17, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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To Alberta’s trans community, and especially our trans youth: it’s deplorable that our government is abusing the notwithstanding clause to harm you.

We see you. You are beautiful and precious, and we are fighting/donating/protesting for you, and sending you all our love & support.
🩷🤍🩵 💜💛🤍🖤
November 18, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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"The story is tense, the danger and the anticipation mixing deliciously... The piece is heavy with denied justice and the promise that the bigger a corporation is, the more satisfying its fall."

Thank you @cypayseur.bsky.social for the recommendation of "To Access Seven Obelisks, Press Enter" 😭
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
November 15, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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gone fishin'
November 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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In just about 5 months, my YA science fiction debut releases. I'm building a street team community for it. Interested? Join through my sign up form: forms.gle/BHdQ6jV2WMEp...
Worlds Divide Street Team Sign-Up!
Sign up today to participate in promoting my debut novel, a YA science fiction Worlds Divide by Adria Bailton. Minimum ask is a review, plus 1-2 posts per month until release in April 2026. There are…
forms.gle
November 15, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Oh hey! You can now add An Honour and A Privilege—our extremely fun AND educational collaborative craft book—to your Goodreads list!
An Honour & a Privilege
Discover and share books you love on Goodreads.
www.goodreads.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Workers with @kickstarterunited.org end their six-week strike victorious, enshrining 4-day work weeks and salary floors while also adding protections against gen AI replacing human labor.
Kickstarter United ends six-week strike with a resounding victory
Workers secure a 4-day work week, minimum salary floor, and protection against AI.
www.rascal.news
November 13, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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contracts signed for 2(!!!) really cool sales - ya boi has new horror stories accepted at Uncharted and If There's Anyone Left!!
November 12, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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Sif - watercolour and acryla gouache
November 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Okay, okay, I give in, it’s 2025 awards eligibility time! I still have December stories coming, which means I cannot yet bring myself to make an extra-fancy graphic or a full long thread, but… until then, I hope you’ll consider reading some of my stories! Will link a couple favorites in the 🧵 (1/4)
November 13, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I know, rationally, that cheesestrings are just cheese. But why do they taste so much BETTER
November 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.

Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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Reminder, we open to nonfiction and reprint submissions in two weeks! For reprints, we're specifically looking for stories currently unavailable to read online for free! For nonfiction, we're looking for completed pieces, not pitches.

📝Our full guidelines: othersidespec.com/guidelines/
November 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM