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queer and disabled aapi author of dark & hopeful queer stories

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Felix Graves 🏳️‍⚧️ he/him @authfelixgraves.bsky.social · Jan 30
I guess I need to start using this account—since I have a bunch of exciting author stuff happening this year.

So hi! I’m Felix Graves, #author of #queer dark speculative fiction that makes your chest hurt. I’ve got several short stories, a pirate novel, and a horror anthology coming out this year!
A selfie of Felix Graves. He is a brown skinned Asian trans man with curly black hair and thick rimmed black glasses. There is a regular rainbow graphic and a trans colored rainbow graphic on either side of his picture. Below his picture are the words “This Author is Queer” in purple font A graphic announcing that Felix Graves’s novel Farzana’s Spite is noe available on KU A promotional graphic for Felix Graves’s horror short story The Dayghter She Wanted with tropes listed. This story is currently available exclusively on itch.io at the link authfelixgraves.itch.io The tropes listed are: gothic horror vibes, descent into madness, nightmares & prophecy, impending doom, emotional distress, manipulative mother, and gaslight gatekeep. A graphic promoting Felix Graves’s 7k word fantasy horror short story Color Unknown, available for free on itch.io at the link authfelixgraves.itch.io The summary: venture into the oceans of Faerth and meet Soot, a lonely nonbinary merfae cursed with turning all you look into their eyes into stone. When Soot is kidnapped by vicious pirates who plan to use them as a biological weapon, the last thing Soot expects is to make their first ever friend.
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arkadraws.bsky.social
I'm open for commissions again. If you are interested to see your OCs in comic format, now's your chance! 🔥

vgen.co/arkadraws
#VGenComms #VGen
February 3, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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tdcloud.bsky.social
Bonus project for #sludgepit since I'm toying with this short story as well.

🍄 eroguro
🍄 vore
🍄 visceral pantheon
🍄 divine incest
🍄 the kind of cannibalism Vessel is actually singing about in all those Sleep Token songs

#wip #dr #h
A muted moodboard with graphics of mushrooms, pomegranates, and teeth. Text: GODFLESH; a morbid pantheon | cannibalism | eroguro | hunger x decay. “Hunger is just want that’s grown teeth,” came the next crooning lilt, the next wave of fetid, romantic waft. The rot clung to Hunger’s lips and Decay could do nothing but stare. “Should I show you, sweet Cousin? Should I venerate you properly for a change?”
February 17, 2026 at 4:21 PM
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tdcloud.bsky.social
Happy #sludgepit to those who celebrate. Currently working on PHILAMAITOS, book 3 in the #dverse, a vtm inspired dark vampire universe.

💀 1933 Prohibition Chicago
💀 Vampire Fightclubs
💀 Faithlessness vs Desperation
💀 Obsession over Romance
💀 Vampire Politics
💀 Post WW1 Trauma

#wip #t #dr(?)
A teal moodboard with the text: Philamaitos #sludgepit. Images of a darkly lit speakeasy, male hands holding a rosary, a spilled glass of wine, a male hand binding itself for boxing, a dark city street, and hands with brass knuckles clasped in bloody prayer. Text: “Me or them, Sammy. Who’s the lesser evil?” and “Something tells me it wouldn’t matter what I’d rather,” Sammy said, voice lemon-tart. “Something tells me you’ve come this way before.” Philamaitos: #sludgepit The Premise: Sammy, the owner and operator of an underground speakeasy, is the illegitimate son of a prominent, AWOL Chicago mobster. The boss of the same family has died and he finds himself now embroiled in a power vacuum that threatens to destabilize the entire city. To make matters worse, he’s next in line to the Luminary eldership. Relying on James, a rogue Triarii who is more loyal to the task of maintaining his claim on his blood doll Sammy than his own organization, Sammy must keep his head above the subterfuge as the second-in-line to the eldership sets him in his sights and refuses to ignore the one obstacle in his path to the top. The Dynamic: Sammy wound his fingers around the dog tags and used them like a leash to close the meager distance between them. He hovered his lips a scant inch from James’ jaw. “There’s something to be said for your… initiative, James.” “Now I know that ain't a compliment.” “You sure about that?" James grimaced even as he allowed himself to be pulled closer, Sammy’s thigh slotting into place like a batter sliding home. “Coming from you? Almost definitely.”
February 17, 2026 at 2:23 PM
authfelixgraves.bsky.social
Eat Me #WIP #sludgepit #HR

“You can’t consume me without belonging to me. You’ll never be rid of the pieces of me that cling to your insides, pooling into your pores, your glands, your viscera. When you are me, and I am you…this is love. And no one will be able to kill me in any way that matters.”
Eat Me WIP excerpt: You can’t consume me without belonging to me. You’ll never be rid of the pieces of me that cling to your insides, pooling into your pores, your glands, your viscera. When you are me, and I am you…this is love. And no one will be able to kill me in any way that matters. Eat Me WIP description: It is an honor to be chosen to worship a goddess, one Ayuni is quick to accept despite the requirement of eternal chastity. But once she meets the goddess in the flesh, the intoxicating allure of this beautiful and powerful immortal might be too much to bear. Keeping her virtue intact is impossible when an entirely different kind of worship is within reach. Dewi has spent centuries above and apart from mortals, never questioning her role as a goddess. when Ayuni, her eager new devotee, begins to make peculiar advances, dewi finally sees the loneliness of her own holiness. What depths of depravity will she descend into for a chance at love? Eat Me WIP tropes: Corruption arc. Cannibalism as love. Women’s wrongs. Purity culture and shame. Sapphic tragedy. Dark/toxic romance. Eat Me WIP inspirations: Angels Before Man by Rafael Nicolás. The Gemma Doyle Trilogy by Libba Bray. The Brothers Grimm. Salem (tv series). Landscapes of Ephemera duology by Anne Bishop. Insolence by Gwin Savage.
February 17, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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averystorm.bsky.social
I've had my baby for over a decade after she narrow escaped euthanasia at the shelter. She has been with me through so many highs and lows, many of the latter I would've had a much harder time getting through without her.

You can also find my work at the links below ⤵️
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February 12, 2026 at 7:33 PM
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voicesofvalhoon.bsky.social
I'm getting top surgery this summer!I need to save up to cover the out of pocket portion, so I'm opening map commissions!
Great for TTRPGs, your upcoming book, or just because
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Donate directly: ko-fi.com/lillylockwoo...
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February 4, 2026 at 11:09 PM
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diannalgunn.bsky.social
Just saw someone say "Dr Pepper fans are the soda equivalent of people whose favourite colour is purple"

So now I have to ask:

Are you a Dr Pepper fan?

And if so, is your favourite colour purple?

(For the record, my answers are YES and YES)
October 7, 2025 at 2:53 AM
authfelixgraves.bsky.social
It’s release day for Choices: An anthology of Reproductive Horror, curated and edited by the wonderfully talented Dianna Gunn!

I’ve had the pleasure of hearing Dianna’s enthusiasm and passion for this project for YEARS and I’m so proud to see it finally birthed (so to speak).

Congratulations!!
diannalgunn.bsky.social Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · Sep 30
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.”
September 30, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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mychal3ts.bsky.social
🎶 Take a look, it's in a book 🎶

🥹 After nearly 20 years... Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course... new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈

#FollowTheRainbow
September 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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skeffington.bsky.social
Well, the Talk Like a [Queer] Pirate Day Bundle ended this morning (for me at least). Four sales in total.

I hope it happens again next year. If I can get "Escape From Crab Island" in a state to publish, I'd love to include it.

Special thanks to @authfelixgraves.bsky.social for organising it.
September 23, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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diannalgunn.bsky.social
12 days until the #ChoicesAnthology release and today's excerpt is from What is Asexuality in the Eyes of the Law, a tale about the specific struggles asexual people face in a society where procreation isn't just expected, it's required

Want to read the rest? Preorder today 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: I was four when the law passed. It didn’t sound too terrible, at first. Or perhaps it was the method in which it had been presented to me—by my ridiculously-in-love mother and equally infatuated father. As the population declined more rapidly than ever before, the law was a necessity to keep society alive. ‘Each adult, fertile woman, is to conceive a child by the age of 20. Child support will be provided by the government to those making less than 100 000 per annum. Failing to adhere to this law will result in a court mandated partner and potential jail time.’ ~ Excerpt from What is Asexuality in the Eyes of the Law by Ondine Mayor
September 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
authfelixgraves.bsky.social
Ahoy, mateys! Today be the day to snag yourself some quality pirate booty. Observe and plunder the Talk Like A [Queer] Pirate Day Book Sale at talklikeaqueerpirate.com

#BookSky #talklikeapirateday #gaybooks #gaypirates #queer
Talk Like a Queer Pirate Day - Book Sale
Website for the Talk Like A Queer Pirate Day Book Sale hosted by author Felix Graves
talklikeaqueerpirate.com
September 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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diannalgunn.bsky.social
16 days until the release of #ChoicesAnthology and today's excerpt is from Whose Pussy Is This by @ahdavison.bsky.social, a tale about the horrors of suddenly finding that your body is not your body - it is your husband's property

Want to read the full story? Preorder now 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: “I’m sorry,” the student pharmacist says. To her credit, Penny, according to the silver tag on the breast of her white lab coat, does look sorry. “Your husband needs to request your prescription on your behalf.” “I’ve been on the pill for thirteen years. I just need a refill.” I kick myself for letting my supply dwindle. Without turning her head, Penny glances at her male colleague. “I’m sorry,” she repeats, “but it’s the law.” ~ Excerpt from Whose Pussy Is This by A.H. Davison
September 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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voicesofvalhoon.bsky.social
Pre-orders for Songs of Broken Bells e-books everywhere you buy books and paperbacks from my direct store are now live!
(paperbacks from other vendors coming soon)

Universal link: books2read.com/songsofbroke...
Itch: voicesofvalhoon.itch.io/songs-of-bro...
[💙📚] [📚 🌈] [📚🪐]
Pre-Orders now available! Paperback and e-book cover for Songs of Broken Bells over sparks from a fire. Cover description: t features the four main characters arranged in a diamond formation, a stained glass design at the top with a sun on one side and shadows on the other, and a string of cracked bells on the sides. Liadan is at the bottom, holding up a candle. She has orange skin, silver hair, black rams horns, and black markings on her arms. She's wearing a green cloak and a yellow dress. Vasil is to her left. He is also holding a candle. Vasil has brown skin with a bark-like texture with patches of paler skin and moss. His hair is brown and curly. He is wearing a green caftan with yellow filigree. Minno is on the right, also holding a candle. They have pale skin, blonde hair with braided sideburns, and round framed glasses. They are wearing a white shirt with part of their kilt (in a brown and blue tartan) draped over one shoulder. Aila is behind the other three characters with her wings wrapped around them. She has pink skin, magenta hair styled in pigtail braids, and small pointed horns. She has a red scarf. On the sides are logos for Kobo, apple books, Fable, Gardners, Amazon, Itch.io, Smashwords, Barnes and Noble, and Tolino. Above the books is the logo for Payhip with the link to my direct store https://payhip.com/VoicesofValhoon All direct orders of paperbacks come with bookmarks and character art prints A trope map for Songs of Broken Bells. The tropes surround the book cover with arrows. From the top clockwise: Queernormative setting, the real adventure was the therapy we got along the way, "Let's kill a saint.", paying the price, Romance sublot x2, Magic controlled by emotions, living magic (and it's out for blood), magical corruption, daddy issues (but dad is a god), found family
September 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
authfelixgraves.bsky.social
If you see this, quote with one of your own.

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Avatar made on picrew. My character has brown skin, brown eyes, and curly black hair, and is wearing a black T shirt and a black face mask. The background is purple with black puffy flower doodles. There’s a speech bubble off to the side that has a heart emoji in it.
September 15, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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skeffington.bsky.social
Next week, The Lady's Favour will be setting sail with eight other books as part of the "Talk Like a [Queer] Pirate Day" Itchio bundle, organised by @authfelixgraves.bsky.social

talklikeaqueerpirate.com

#BookSky #Pirates #Itch
Graphic for the Talk Like a Queer Pirate Day Book Sale hosted by Felix Graves from September 19 through 22, 2025. The background has a rainbow with each stripe falling straight down like a waterfall and then gently curving into a rainbow river. In the center is a silhouette of a pirate with their sword down and in a readied stance for a sword fight. A speech bubble above the pirate says, “Talk Like a Queer Pirate Day Book Sale”. At the bottom is the url for the sale website: talk like a queer pirate dot com Graphic for the Talk Like a Queer Pirate Day Book Sale itchio bundle hosted by Felix Graves from September 19 through 22, 2025. The background has a rainbow with each stripe falling straight down like a waterfall and then gently curving into a rainbow river. In large black font is the title, “Itchio Bundle” and below that it says, “nine books for nine united states dollars”. In the center of the graphic are images of each of the covers for the nine included books. Those books are: Color Unknown by Felix Graves Into the Deep by Amara Lynn Into the Sky by Amara Lynn Kill Me Quick by Josie Jaffrey The Killing Song by Felix Graves The Lady's Favour by A.J. Roberts The Red Star Society by Sirius The Spider's Friend by M.C. Burnell Tempest, Take Me Home by Charlie Knight At the bottom of the graphic are the dates for the itchio bundle: september 19 through 22. Graphic for the Talk Like a Queer Pirate Day Book Sale hosted by Felix Graves from September 19 through 22, 2025. The background has a rainbow with each stripe falling straight down like a waterfall and then gently curving into a rainbow river. Main text reads: On this Talk Like a Pirate Day, to honor the vast and colorful history of queer pirates, and to showcase indie authors”. In the center of the graphic below the main text is a scroll with the event title, “Talk Like a Queer Pirate Book Sale” in large black font. Below the scroll is a small box with text that says, “Hosted by Felix Graves. September 19 through 22”. At the bottom of the graphic is the website for the sale with more info: talk like a queer pirate dot com Graphic for the Talk Like a Queer Pirate Day Book Sale itchio bundle hosted by Felix Graves from September 19 through 22, 2025. The background has a rainbow with each stripe falling straight down like a waterfall and then gently curving into a rainbow river. At the top in small, bold black font is the title, “Talk Like a Queer Pirate Day”. On the left side is an ebook mockup of the book. To the right is some basic information on the book including title, author, genres, whether the book is in the itchio bundle, and the price of the book during the sale. The lower half of the graphic is a description of the book. THE LADY’S FAVOUR by A.J. Roberts historical $1.99 USD + itchio bundle A collection of three novelettes featuring the wandering rogues Kestrel and Scar as they embark on adventures with Rosanna Barclay, who is searching for her missing father.
September 12, 2025 at 11:06 AM
authfelixgraves.bsky.social
Go check out my girlfriend’s anthology!! Choices: An Anthology of Reproductive Horror is up for preorder now. You don’t want to miss this!
diannalgunn.bsky.social Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · Sep 1
Today starts the 30-day countdown to the #ChoicesAnthology release! Every day I'll share something about Choices: An Anthology of Reproductive Horror, the collective scream of authors whose reproductive rights are under threat, starting w. the blurb!

Preorder it today at 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: The horror of being forced to carry a child you don’t want. The catharsis of taking revenge on a man who stole your right to choose. The terror of being threatened by the world for having a baby you do want because you’re “the wrong gender”. 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.”
September 1, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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diannalgunn.bsky.social
Time is running out to grab these bundles & support a whole bunch of disabled authors in one go - while also getting a great deal on a whole bunch of books

We've set our revenue split to 0% in protest of Itch's mishandling of the censorship situation, so all profits go directly to disabled authors
diannalgunn.bsky.social Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · Jul 28
We're disabled and queer. 🏳️🌈 We sell our writing to eat.

We launched two book sales — each has 20 books for $30. Itch bowed to conservative pressure, and hid them without warning.

Do you agree this is bullshit? Then help us make them pay.

disabilitypac.carrd.co

#MakeCensorshipCost #BookSky
Disability Pride Against Censorship
We’re Disabled and Queer — Itch.io and the Payment Processors Are Starving Us.
disabilitypac.carrd.co
July 29, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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diannalgunn.bsky.social
TWO DAYS LEFT to buy the Disability Pride Month bundles and support disabled creatives, several of whom have been shadow banned by #ItchIo for containing queer content

We've set our revenue split so ALL money goes to disabled creatives, NOT Itch, in protest of these censorship decisions
Disability Pride Against Censorship
We’re Disabled and Queer — Itch.io and the Payment Processors Are Starving Us.
disabilitypac.carrd.co
July 29, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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diannalgunn.bsky.social
If this latest push for censorship feels different, it's because it is

The puritanical right is stronger than ever

Which means we need to be even stronger to fight them & win
diannalgunn.bsky.social Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · Jul 28
Puritanical right wing assholes have been coming for sex workers' and pornographers' right to exist & do business online for almost as long as the internet has existed

But this wave IS different

1/?
July 28, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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diannalgunn.bsky.social
It's not an exaggeration to say this could kill Wylder soon

If you have *anything* to spare, please send it

If you send me proof of a $40+ donation, I will write you a custom murder scene - where either you die in an outrageous way, or you kill a (fictional) billionaire
wylder.bsky.social Fit check for my Hobbit Era! @wylder.bsky.social · Jul 18
Still aiming for this today.

Woke up and my abscess had spread up my nose and is now also chilling on my eyebrow.

Please help before it kills me, its so close to my brain?

Venmo.com/u/WishMage
PayPal.me/MousePounder
Cash.app/$WishMage
linktr.ee/wylder
July 19, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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cknightwrites.bsky.social
If you want to write more disabled characters but have questions, I'd love to help. Drop a comment. Let's start improving rep, shall we?

📚🖋
#writingcommunity #authors #writers
July 15, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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ingloriousgigi.bsky.social
Just a reminder big time indie authors usually got a whole team behind them. So don't beat yourself up if you can't do everything. Do what you can, when you can.
April 21, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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pairofclaws.bsky.social
Can JD Vance go meet with this guy next?
vulture.com Vulture @vulture.com · Apr 21
The author says she broke her NDA by sharing her story with the media, including with New York Magazine. Wallner accused Gaiman of sexual misconduct during the time she lived and worked on his property in Woodstock.
Neil Gaiman Seeks $500,000 From Accuser Caroline Wallner
The author says she broke her NDA by sharing her story with the media, including with New York Magazine. Wallner accused Gaiman of sexual misconduct during the time she lived and worked on his property in Woodstock.
www.vulture.com
April 21, 2025 at 8:45 PM