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Author Jack Stein / artist / gardening nerd between March and August 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Savvy observers may suspect I’m some kind of mathematician. While correct, this is a part of my tragic backstory I’m doing my best to move on from.
Art & writing NSFW / be 18+ please
Savvy observers may suspect I’m some kind of mathematician. While correct, this is a part of my tragic backstory I’m doing my best to move on from.
Art & writing NSFW / be 18+ please
Indulging in the traditional Thanksgiving morning grapefruit-and-birdwatching breakfast together, as you do
November 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Indulging in the traditional Thanksgiving morning grapefruit-and-birdwatching breakfast together, as you do
I gotta say, guys, that I am really looking forward to this pumpkin ice cream cake I got sitting in the freezer. Not because it’s any great culinary achievement to blend a can of pumpkin and a tub of Blue Bell & pop it in a crust, this isn’t a brag on my cooking skills. It’s just fuckin’ delicious.
November 27, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I gotta say, guys, that I am really looking forward to this pumpkin ice cream cake I got sitting in the freezer. Not because it’s any great culinary achievement to blend a can of pumpkin and a tub of Blue Bell & pop it in a crust, this isn’t a brag on my cooking skills. It’s just fuckin’ delicious.
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Forgot to share the inks for this one, so here you go!
November 27, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Forgot to share the inks for this one, so here you go!
As far as ways for a parent to embarrass their child in front of a boyfriend you hate, this officially edges out “offering to defrost the 18-year-old placenta they in the freezer and serve it for dinner” for #1.
November 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
As far as ways for a parent to embarrass their child in front of a boyfriend you hate, this officially edges out “offering to defrost the 18-year-old placenta they in the freezer and serve it for dinner” for #1.
I kinda hate that this is what we’re talking about and not how the guy was credibly accused of firing an employee in retaliation for objecting to his unabashed racism in the workplace.
Campbell’s fired the VP recorded saying its meat ‘came from a 3D printer’
Campbell’s fired the VP recorded saying its meat ‘came from a 3D printer’
Welcome to 2025.
www.theverge.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I kinda hate that this is what we’re talking about and not how the guy was credibly accused of firing an employee in retaliation for objecting to his unabashed racism in the workplace.
I’ve applied to vend at a Christmas market next month, wish me luck!
November 26, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I’ve applied to vend at a Christmas market next month, wish me luck!
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Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
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Sometimes I almost think I’m a functioning adult and then other times my first act of the day is to burn the cranberry relish because I got too distracted playing a superhero video game.
Anyway you should play Dispatch, it’s really good.
Anyway you should play Dispatch, it’s really good.
November 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Sometimes I almost think I’m a functioning adult and then other times my first act of the day is to burn the cranberry relish because I got too distracted playing a superhero video game.
Anyway you should play Dispatch, it’s really good.
Anyway you should play Dispatch, it’s really good.
Hey look! It’s me! For cheap!
We're having a sale on Between the Stacks! It's only $1.99 on SmashWords with coupon code L48AZ. And as always, 20% of proceeds go to EveryLibrary!
smashwords.com/books/view/1795658
#Erotica #Smut #BlackFridaySale
smashwords.com/books/view/1795658
#Erotica #Smut #BlackFridaySale
November 26, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Hey look! It’s me! For cheap!
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I often talk about “stitching” so I thought you might like to see one of my pieces. I am fascinated by moss, lichen and fungi so try to interpret what I see with stitches and beads.
#fiberart #embroidery
#fiberart #embroidery
November 25, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I often talk about “stitching” so I thought you might like to see one of my pieces. I am fascinated by moss, lichen and fungi so try to interpret what I see with stitches and beads.
#fiberart #embroidery
#fiberart #embroidery
One unit of stash: BUSTED
November 25, 2025 at 6:34 PM
One unit of stash: BUSTED
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Public libraries are fucking awesome, and something we should all be proud this country actually decided to do. With so much terrible history, this is an unmitigated good, and librarians are a pretty amazing example of what public service can be. Give them love.
Some people don't know this so it's worth saying out loud that Public libraries are free to use. And even if you have never used a library, the librarians at your local library will be very happy to see you and help you get started.
November 25, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Public libraries are fucking awesome, and something we should all be proud this country actually decided to do. With so much terrible history, this is an unmitigated good, and librarians are a pretty amazing example of what public service can be. Give them love.
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Consider, once more, the universal cannibalism of the sea
November 25, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Consider, once more, the universal cannibalism of the sea
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Lost, art thee?
Thou art not the first in these crypts, and thou shalt not be the last.
Come closer, and this humble servant will show thee thine way to salvation.
It seems thou cannot afford not to trust me, lest thy would like to end up as one of the many lost souls here...
#darkart #horror
Thou art not the first in these crypts, and thou shalt not be the last.
Come closer, and this humble servant will show thee thine way to salvation.
It seems thou cannot afford not to trust me, lest thy would like to end up as one of the many lost souls here...
#darkart #horror
November 24, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Recommendation request: does any recipe site still exist on the internet that 1) just shows me the damn recipe, and 2) isn’t a vehicle for an AI-slop ad scam?
November 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Recommendation request: does any recipe site still exist on the internet that 1) just shows me the damn recipe, and 2) isn’t a vehicle for an AI-slop ad scam?
Without fail, of all the places she COULD sit, the place that she chooses is “right on top of my sewing”
November 24, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Without fail, of all the places she COULD sit, the place that she chooses is “right on top of my sewing”
trying to pick a new health insurance plan is a harrowing task I must perform every year with the least information and the highest chance of literally dying if I pick wrong or get unlucky. What a great system we have.
November 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM
trying to pick a new health insurance plan is a harrowing task I must perform every year with the least information and the highest chance of literally dying if I pick wrong or get unlucky. What a great system we have.
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Our House is Our History: I'm a big folk horror fan so when I saw this piece by Jason Pasnikowski I knew I wanted it for our collection. It's still one of my favorite pieces & the skill it must have taken to blend blown glass with driftwood? Amazing! #darkart #glassblowing #horror
November 23, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Our House is Our History: I'm a big folk horror fan so when I saw this piece by Jason Pasnikowski I knew I wanted it for our collection. It's still one of my favorite pieces & the skill it must have taken to blend blown glass with driftwood? Amazing! #darkart #glassblowing #horror
Man, there is nothing worse than having a crystal clear concept for a scene in the head, while simultaneously no idea whatsoever how to convey it in text
November 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Man, there is nothing worse than having a crystal clear concept for a scene in the head, while simultaneously no idea whatsoever how to convey it in text