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@dimreaper.bsky.social

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(they/them) author, martial artist, indigenous, communist. FREE PALESTINE 🇵🇸 Published Works: www.tdgonzalez.com

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Teresa @dimreaper.bsky.social · Aug 23

To my friends in Gaza, so sorry I can’t donate to all of you. All I can do is share your campaigns and i’ll do that the best I can.

To everyone else, imagine the indignity of having to beg on social media apps. Sharing helps visibility if you can’t donate and please don’t report them as spam.

Teresa @dimreaper.bsky.social · 11h

And I guess that's all I really hope for. Enjoy it, I did.

Teresa @dimreaper.bsky.social · 11h

This is a very interesting question because I thought a lot about my books carrying on without me back when I had much less mental fortitude and thought a lot about unaliving myself but I never really considered much *what exactly* I wanted people to think about them except "good art"
#pretendpanel

Hiria Dunning @hiriadunning.bsky.social · 1d

#pretendpanel, I'm at a retreat over the next few days so I am incorrigibly absent! However, tell me...

October 10th: Writing and reading are kinds of necromancy. How do you hope your writing will hold/reflect your ghost after you're gone?

#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts

#pretendpanel
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October 10th: Writing and reading are kinds of necromancy. How do you hope your writing will hold/reflect your ghost after you're gone?
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Teresa @dimreaper.bsky.social · 12h

This did not stop him from engaging in mercenary work and often killing bees of other Hives when paid well enough, and he didn't make much effort to stop abuse when he saw it. He believes survival of the fittest is the rule of the land and people who stand out or try to be different die young.

Teresa @dimreaper.bsky.social · 12h

hardship, because the Queen's Citadel hoarded the water for the bees alone and no one could match their vicious army. Ballard saw the treatment of drones left to fend for themselves outside the Hive and understood that the Queen was an oppressor to everyone, not just the humans or non-bees. +

Teresa @dimreaper.bsky.social · 12h

Ballard grew up watching his family scrape by and struggle while faced with thieves and predators. Death was extremely common, and fights broke out all the time between the humans and other insect-folk trying to survive the harsh environment. Ballard's family in particular blamed the bees for their+

Teresa @dimreaper.bsky.social · 12h

a male winning the crown would be the biggest step forward for drones rights they could hope for after thousands of years of living under the tyrant Queen/Goddess who enforced this hierarchy. Even after he wins, the Hive rejects a King and exiles him, but he continues his bid for the crown anyway+

Teresa @dimreaper.bsky.social · 12h

is told again and again this is impossible, Atl is certain even to the point of giving up the crown to live as a male, though the male bees in the Hive are treated as property of the Queen with very limited rights. He goes through with the tournament only after the drones in the Hive express that +

Teresa @dimreaper.bsky.social · 12h

Atl was raised as one of three potential replacements for the deceased Queen of the Hive, knowing his entire life that he would have to fight his siblings to the death for the crown. Further complicating things, he knows he is not a Queen... that is, he knows he is not female. Though he+
#PlotTober

Ange @gunsmile.bsky.social · 1d

#PlotTober Day 10: MC backstory & traumas

Answer the prompt on the card by quoting this post. Remember, answering a prompt is always optional. Even if you don't share it publicly, I hope the prompt encourages you to think about it privately.

#WritingCommunity #WritingPrompt #WriteSky

#PlotTober - a WIP plotting game by @gunsmile.bsky.social

10. What are some potential backstory or contextual reasons for your main character(s) having this kind of personality or behaving this way? In other words, what could have caused them to be the person they are at the start of your WIP?

Remember: Use the #PlotTober hashtag, engage with others, and have fun!

Teresa @dimreaper.bsky.social · 1d

HOT

Teresa @dimreaper.bsky.social · 1d

with a total inability to admit that he might be a good person. When he finds something good and beautiful (like idk love or a relationship maybe) he is desperate to hold onto it but also terrified of fucking it up.

Teresa @dimreaper.bsky.social · 1d

crush him into despair, he strives to do what he can to help individuals. He feels immense guilt over his ancestors' crimes (and his own crimes) and part of him justifies it as the bad hand he was dealt, but he knows this isn't satisfactory so instead he throws himself into doing good where he can +

Teresa @dimreaper.bsky.social · 1d

than he'd like to let on. But when his guard is down, he is curious, earnest, and desperate for affection and acceptance.

Ballard is jaded, but compassionate to the people he feels have been dealt a bad hand in life. He's very familiar with the injustices of the world but instead of letting it +

Teresa @dimreaper.bsky.social · 1d

Atl is proud, hot-tempered, often defensive. He was raised as royalty, but trauma, rejection, and fear of not being enough has made him bitter and desperate to prove himself. Being sheltered and having next to no life experience outside of constant battle training means he is more naive +
#PlotTober

Ange @gunsmile.bsky.social · 2d

#PlotTober Day 9: MC personality & behaviors

Answer the prompt on the card by quoting this post. Remember, answering a prompt is always optional. Even if you don't share it publicly, I hope the prompt encourages you to think about it privately.

#WritingCommunity #WritingPrompt #WriteSky

#PlotTober - a WIP plotting game by @gunsmile.bsky.social

9. What are some personality traits and behaviors, both positive and negative, that you think would suit your main character(s)? How do these traits affect your main character's goals and motivations?

Remember: Use the #PlotTober hashtag, engage with others, and have fun!

Teresa @dimreaper.bsky.social · 2d

Maybe I'm just smarter than Mike here but I can imagine a scenario in which both a pregnant American and an "illegal rabble rouser" both receive acceptable care because THATS WHAT HOSPITALS ARE FUCKING FOR

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Mike Johnson: "If you're a young, pregnant American citizen women who shows up in an ER and you get treated and they pay the hospital less for treating you than some illegal rabble rouser who came in from some South American country to do us harm, that is wrong."

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anerdylawyer.bsky.social @anerdylawyer.bsky.social · 2d

Lol a republican's nightmare scenario really is a woman and an undocumented immigrant receiving adequate healthcare and hospital's having less than maximum profit margins

Teresa @dimreaper.bsky.social · 2d

and cultural barriers prevent socializing and information exchange. The humans are outmatched for survival and he considers his role as a bounty hunter as a mode of evening the playing field.

Teresa @dimreaper.bsky.social · 2d

candidate. That along with the poor treatment of males in the Hive's culture leads to his exile. He still wants to help the Hive survive and prove himself as a leader, but he must battle discrimination and imminent danger to do it.

Ballard has been raised to see the bees as enemies of humanity+

Teresa @dimreaper.bsky.social · 2d

When the Queen of the Hive dies, the next ruler is chosen by gladiator contest. Though Atl has serious qualms about the role of monarch also being associated with Motherhood, he competes anyway and would've been the winner, but his victory is contested because he refuses to kill the last+
#PlotTober

Ange @gunsmile.bsky.social · 3d

#PlotTober Day 8: Conflicts for the MC

Answer the prompt on the card by quoting this post. Remember, answering a prompt is always optional. Even if you don't share it publicly, I hope the prompt encourages you to think about it privately.

#WritingCommunity #WritingPrompt #WriteSky

#PlotTober - a WIP plotting game by @gunsmile.bsky.social

8. What are some potential reasons the main character(s) haven't, couldn't, and/or can't pursue these goals yet? Consider other characters, backstory events, circumstances, environmental factors, etc.

Remember: Use the #PlotTober hashtag, engage with others, and have fun!

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Johanna Taylor 👻 Lightbox Expo 630 @johannamation.bsky.social · Sep 10

Reviewer: The worst part is, they made the monster hot!

Me, kicking my feet: Oh no omg they made the monster hot?? Wow ahaha I can’t believe they did that, so uh how hot did they make the monster 👀

Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · Sep 8

Has ANYONE read the fucking book?

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In These Times @inthesetimes.com · 3d

For 2 years of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, not one Palestinian voice has been featured on NBC, ABC or CNN’s Sunday shows.

@ahjohnson.bsky.social writes about how the U.S. media has debated Palestinians’ annihilation without letting a single Palestinian speak.

inthesetimes.com/article/gaza...

In 2 Years of Gaza Genocide, Sunday Shows on NBC, ABC and CNN Have Not Featured a Single Palestinian Guest

In a microcosm of the U.S. coverage of Israel’s war on Gaza, since Oct. 7, 2023, influential Sunday news shows have not seen fit to book any Palestinians.

inthesetimes.com

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 3d

We really hit on something with the 12 year old theory of governance because that’s really the entire political project. It’s being 12 years old and not even normal 12 year olds but real pieces of shit 12 year olds

Texas GOP candidate
Shelley Luther complains that students can't make fun of transgender children
By Jay Root, Staff Writer
Updated Feb 9, 2022 6:02 a.m.

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NPR @npr.org · 3d

The Hopi Tribe received a multimillion-dollar federal grant to install solar panels and battery storage systems for hundreds of homes. But the Trump administration has canceled the funding.

A tribe in Arizona planned to connect 600 homes to electricity. Then the funding was cut

The Hopi Tribe received a multimillion-dollar federal grant to install solar panels and battery storage systems for hundreds of homes. But the Trump administration has canceled the funding.

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Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 4d

CHATGPT: I understand where you're coming from. You worked really hard to get here, and now it's time to enjoy the fruit of your labors.

ISILDUR: So I should keep it? Elrond says I shouldn't

CHATGPT: The ring is precious. Sometimes friends don't have your best interests at heart.

ISILDUR: true

Teresa @dimreaper.bsky.social · 3d

and a community means to him.

Ballard wants to help save the Hive out of guilt for what his ancestors did to destroy the plant and also for how many bees he himself has killed over the years. He wants to balance his conscience and get some place to call home out of the deal.

Teresa @dimreaper.bsky.social · 3d

Atl wants to lead the Hive because he wants to prove that he is still worthy after facing rejection and exile for his gender identity. A lot of it too is that he has been indoctrinated since birth to put the wellbeing of the Hive over everything, and he needs to figure out what a family +
#PlotTober

Ange @gunsmile.bsky.social · 4d

#PlotTober Day 7: Main character motivations

Answer the prompt on the card by quoting this post. Remember, answering a prompt is always optional. Even if you don't share it publicly, I hope the prompt encourages you to think about it privately.

#WritingCommunity #WritingPrompt #WriteSky

#PlotTober - a WIP plotting game by @gunsmile.bsky.social

7. Now that you've come up with some goals for your main character, ask yourself: why do they care? What are some potential motivations for pursuing these goals, even against their better judgment or self-interest?

Remember: Use the #PlotTober hashtag, engage with others, and have fun!