Hesper Budge (they/he)
@hesperbudge.bsky.social
I'm a nonbinary autistic sci-fi/fantasy novelist struggling with various chronic ailments 🌠🪻🧜🏻♂️ www.hesperbudgenovels.wordpress.com
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maybe we shouldn't assume people really wanna take advantage in general, and we should just make stuff more accessible for everyone. there's so much unidentified disability across the spectrum of need and too many folks get shamed out of accessing what is there.
Balancing "no person with a disability should be denied accommodations" with "it's important to discourage non-disabled people from pretending to be disabled to take advantage of these accommodations" is really difficult and I don't have a great answer for what anyone should do about it.
December 3, 2025 at 2:45 AM
maybe we shouldn't assume people really wanna take advantage in general, and we should just make stuff more accessible for everyone. there's so much unidentified disability across the spectrum of need and too many folks get shamed out of accessing what is there.
Saw WICKED 2, and everybody who said testosterone makes you cry less is a FILTHY LIAR 😭
December 3, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Saw WICKED 2, and everybody who said testosterone makes you cry less is a FILTHY LIAR 😭
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So yeah, if you're represented by a Republican in a district that was carried by less than 20 points, tomorrow would be a good day to call and demand that the ACA subsidies continue.
The good news is Republicans in Congress are shitting their pants right about now
December 3, 2025 at 3:18 AM
So yeah, if you're represented by a Republican in a district that was carried by less than 20 points, tomorrow would be a good day to call and demand that the ACA subsidies continue.
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“Enter Sandman” is certainly the most intense song ever written about taking a nap
December 1, 2025 at 7:57 AM
“Enter Sandman” is certainly the most intense song ever written about taking a nap
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“The National AIDS Memorial, through a partnership with the AIDS Quilt Touch team, presents all 50,000 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in an interactive experience so people around the world can experience the beauty of the Quilt and witness the love and stories stitched into each panel.”
Interactive AIDS Quilt
The National AIDS Memorial, through a partnership with the AIDS Quilt Touch team, presents all 48,000 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in an interactive experience People around the world can experie...
www.aidsmemorial.org
December 1, 2025 at 11:19 PM
“The National AIDS Memorial, through a partnership with the AIDS Quilt Touch team, presents all 50,000 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in an interactive experience so people around the world can experience the beauty of the Quilt and witness the love and stories stitched into each panel.”
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on top of everything else: how is it december tomorrow
November 30, 2025 at 9:10 PM
on top of everything else: how is it december tomorrow
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Abuse culture is an ideology, as surely as capitalism or fascism.
I'm flummoxed by the underground movement to rehab cancelled figures. There's a rumor that a studio head is planning to begin bringing cancelled people back. It's bananas. The industry has contracted, leaving writers, directors and actors scrambling for work and we're making space for sex criminals?
November 30, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Abuse culture is an ideology, as surely as capitalism or fascism.
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November 27, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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We all need to get dramatic portraits like this done with our cats. Postcard from my collection, no date/info.
November 26, 2025 at 6:46 PM
We all need to get dramatic portraits like this done with our cats. Postcard from my collection, no date/info.
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Anybody who is like “Piracy is activism!”—trust me, supporting your local library is about 1000% more effective activism, and it’s still free for you and authors still get paid!
November 26, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Anybody who is like “Piracy is activism!”—trust me, supporting your local library is about 1000% more effective activism, and it’s still free for you and authors still get paid!
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I've noticed that writing advice doesn't really transfer from one person to another. What works for one writer very often doesn't work for another writer. I read "how to write" books for years to no avail before I discovered This One Weird Trick That Only Works For Me, Not You, Sorry.
November 26, 2025 at 3:24 AM
I've noticed that writing advice doesn't really transfer from one person to another. What works for one writer very often doesn't work for another writer. I read "how to write" books for years to no avail before I discovered This One Weird Trick That Only Works For Me, Not You, Sorry.
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A note from our CEO Andy Hunter expressing our gratitude for our extended book family and stressing the importance of supporting independent bookstores this holiday season and beyond 💜
November 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM
A note from our CEO Andy Hunter expressing our gratitude for our extended book family and stressing the importance of supporting independent bookstores this holiday season and beyond 💜
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1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
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They can’t make computers as intelligent as humans, but they can make humans as unthinking as computers.
November 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
They can’t make computers as intelligent as humans, but they can make humans as unthinking as computers.
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If you like an author's work, the best thing you can do is buy it. The second best thing you can do is ask your local library to buy it. Or, do both!
A reminder that the median book deal for a debut author in the UK is £7000, paid over 12-18 months. (from 2022 Society of Authors report). Some of your favourite writers are struggling. societyofauthors.org/2022/12/06/a....
A profession struggling to sustain itself - The Society of Authors
ALCS report on author incomes shows 60% drop in median incomes since 2006
societyofauthors.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
If you like an author's work, the best thing you can do is buy it. The second best thing you can do is ask your local library to buy it. Or, do both!
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If you've got spare cash, Palestinians need midwinter aid and the donations are dropping.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Fundraisers warn of ‘catastrophic’ drop in donations to Gaza since ceasefire
‘The world thinks Palestinians don’t need help any more,’ aid organiser says, despite desperate need as winter nears
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:22 PM
If you've got spare cash, Palestinians need midwinter aid and the donations are dropping.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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Wait until they hear about the drug cascade that untreated ADHD tends to lead to.
November 21, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Wait until they hear about the drug cascade that untreated ADHD tends to lead to.
NINE MONTHS ON TESTOSTERONE SELFIE!
November 22, 2025 at 4:46 AM
NINE MONTHS ON TESTOSTERONE SELFIE!
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When pregnant woman boarded a subway car, 38% of the time someone offered her a seat. If someone dressed as Batman was also in the car it rose to 68%.
phys.org/news/2025-11...
phys.org/news/2025-11...
The Batman effect: The mere sight of the 'superhero' can make us more altruistic
If "Batman" appears on the scene, we immediately become more altruistic: in fact, research conducted by psychologists from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, shows that the sudden appear...
phys.org
November 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
When pregnant woman boarded a subway car, 38% of the time someone offered her a seat. If someone dressed as Batman was also in the car it rose to 68%.
phys.org/news/2025-11...
phys.org/news/2025-11...
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It's weird that "kids deserve privacy" and "kids have rights" are such fucking radical stances to take. Have you noticed what happens when they don't get privacy and aren't given agency? They're abused by adults. See: America.
November 20, 2025 at 10:01 PM
It's weird that "kids deserve privacy" and "kids have rights" are such fucking radical stances to take. Have you noticed what happens when they don't get privacy and aren't given agency? They're abused by adults. See: America.
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a world without trans people has never existed and never will
April 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
a world without trans people has never existed and never will
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You cannot talk about the loss of trans lives in this country or the continuing dangers trans people face navigating the world without talking about how most victims of transphobic violence are Black and brown.
November 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM
You cannot talk about the loss of trans lives in this country or the continuing dangers trans people face navigating the world without talking about how most victims of transphobic violence are Black and brown.