Kai Gottschalk
@kybrarian.bsky.social
I'm Kai! They/them. Library worker, writer in progress. Here be books and creatures and brainweirds and queerness.
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El is one of my dearest friends and really needs our help to stay housed with their elderly dog while still recovering from burnout and building their freelance clients up again. Please share and donate if you can. Thank you!! 💕💸
#MutualAid #HelpPeopleLive2025
#MutualAid #HelpPeopleLive2025
Now at $295 of the $925 I need for Dec. rent. Almost 1/3 of the way there! Thank you so much—I'm a queer, disabled freelancer in a very red state, doing my best to support myself and my arthritic senior dog.
Your shares and support make a world of difference.
Your shares and support make a world of difference.
November 30, 2025 at 4:11 AM
El is one of my dearest friends and really needs our help to stay housed with their elderly dog while still recovering from burnout and building their freelance clients up again. Please share and donate if you can. Thank you!! 💕💸
#MutualAid #HelpPeopleLive2025
#MutualAid #HelpPeopleLive2025
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It was Downey who coined the phrase in the LEVERAGE writers room “future episodes do not win out over present episodes”. Trust me, you’ll have more ideas. You’ll die full of them.
WRITING TIP, something simple but it catches many of us out: if you have a great/fun idea for your story, *use it now*.
Don’t save your ideas for some nebulous other story you might write tomorrow. I promise you’ll have more.
Break your story’s status quo. Go a step further. Use the big idea.
Don’t save your ideas for some nebulous other story you might write tomorrow. I promise you’ll have more.
Break your story’s status quo. Go a step further. Use the big idea.
November 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
It was Downey who coined the phrase in the LEVERAGE writers room “future episodes do not win out over present episodes”. Trust me, you’ll have more ideas. You’ll die full of them.
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Updated weekly!
Shop Local This Season: Your Guide to Twin Cities Holiday Pop-ups 2025 - Racket
Give gifts that support local artists, institutions, organizations, and small businesses.
buff.ly
November 26, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Updated weekly!
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Coming back to this and the question of "why don't we see monster woman and normal dude as much as the other way around," because I was rewatching it and I thought I remembered a point she made.
In part, historically, it's because those stories are pulling from a different archetype...
In part, historically, it's because those stories are pulling from a different archetype...
Princess Weekes did a great video on this a year ago
Why We Fall for Monsters
YouTube video by Princess Weekes
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Coming back to this and the question of "why don't we see monster woman and normal dude as much as the other way around," because I was rewatching it and I thought I remembered a point she made.
In part, historically, it's because those stories are pulling from a different archetype...
In part, historically, it's because those stories are pulling from a different archetype...
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El and their sweet elder dog Astra need our help to pay rent. El is a dear, dear triend who had to leave an abusive work situation that was destroying their physical health. Please help this disabled queer trans freelance editor stuck in hostile Florida have safe housing for another month.
Now at $10 of $925 for Dec. rent. Thank you so much for helping me get this started! Payment's due this Monday, Dec. 1—please share widely so we can keep this going.
URGENT request: I’m raising $925 for Dec. rent. Having a disability that varies in severity makes some months harder than others, and I’m still financially behind.
If someone could help me with $5 to kick off funding, that would mean a lot! 💜
If someone could help me with $5 to kick off funding, that would mean a lot! 💜
November 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
El and their sweet elder dog Astra need our help to pay rent. El is a dear, dear triend who had to leave an abusive work situation that was destroying their physical health. Please help this disabled queer trans freelance editor stuck in hostile Florida have safe housing for another month.
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#WeAintBuyingIt
The BIG 3 to Say NO to are:
🎯Amazon 🎯Home Depot
🎯Target
LFG! Say no to ICE. Say no to merchants making money off of their atrocities. Say no to big corporations axing DEI.
The BIG 3 to Say NO to are:
🎯Amazon 🎯Home Depot
🎯Target
LFG! Say no to ICE. Say no to merchants making money off of their atrocities. Say no to big corporations axing DEI.
November 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
#WeAintBuyingIt
The BIG 3 to Say NO to are:
🎯Amazon 🎯Home Depot
🎯Target
LFG! Say no to ICE. Say no to merchants making money off of their atrocities. Say no to big corporations axing DEI.
The BIG 3 to Say NO to are:
🎯Amazon 🎯Home Depot
🎯Target
LFG! Say no to ICE. Say no to merchants making money off of their atrocities. Say no to big corporations axing DEI.
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Amazon removed all my books for "multiple accounts" which I do not and never did have.
If you'd like to support a trans queer indie author, please buy my books at other retailers.
Itchio: devinharnois.itch.io
Apple: books.apple.com/us/author/de...
B&N: www.barnesandnoble.com/s/%22Devin%2...
If you'd like to support a trans queer indie author, please buy my books at other retailers.
Itchio: devinharnois.itch.io
Apple: books.apple.com/us/author/de...
B&N: www.barnesandnoble.com/s/%22Devin%2...
DevinHarnois
devinharnois.itch.io
November 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Amazon removed all my books for "multiple accounts" which I do not and never did have.
If you'd like to support a trans queer indie author, please buy my books at other retailers.
Itchio: devinharnois.itch.io
Apple: books.apple.com/us/author/de...
B&N: www.barnesandnoble.com/s/%22Devin%2...
If you'd like to support a trans queer indie author, please buy my books at other retailers.
Itchio: devinharnois.itch.io
Apple: books.apple.com/us/author/de...
B&N: www.barnesandnoble.com/s/%22Devin%2...
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Looking to put your money to a good cause instead of billionaires?
7 Minnesota-based authors are raising money for Second Harvest Heartland, one of the leading organizations fighting hunger in MN.
Sponsor our writing challenge today and earn rewards from us!
MNWritesForGood.Carrd.Co
7 Minnesota-based authors are raising money for Second Harvest Heartland, one of the leading organizations fighting hunger in MN.
Sponsor our writing challenge today and earn rewards from us!
MNWritesForGood.Carrd.Co
November 28, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Looking to put your money to a good cause instead of billionaires?
7 Minnesota-based authors are raising money for Second Harvest Heartland, one of the leading organizations fighting hunger in MN.
Sponsor our writing challenge today and earn rewards from us!
MNWritesForGood.Carrd.Co
7 Minnesota-based authors are raising money for Second Harvest Heartland, one of the leading organizations fighting hunger in MN.
Sponsor our writing challenge today and earn rewards from us!
MNWritesForGood.Carrd.Co
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📚 50% off ebooks because capitalism i guess
use code UGHFINE
or you could just buy them! up to you 📚
www.neonhemlock.com/ebooks
use code UGHFINE
or you could just buy them! up to you 📚
www.neonhemlock.com/ebooks
November 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
📚 50% off ebooks because capitalism i guess
use code UGHFINE
or you could just buy them! up to you 📚
www.neonhemlock.com/ebooks
use code UGHFINE
or you could just buy them! up to you 📚
www.neonhemlock.com/ebooks
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From Frederick Douglass's 1867 "Composite Nation" speech, a defense of Chinese migration to the United States at a time when anti-Chinese sentiment was intensifying.
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
November 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
From Frederick Douglass's 1867 "Composite Nation" speech, a defense of Chinese migration to the United States at a time when anti-Chinese sentiment was intensifying.
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
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For those not in the know I have an INPRNT store! Huge sale going on over there right now and it does help put money in an artist's pocket.
But if you're doing the blackout and want to wait until after December 2 feel free.
But if you're doing the blackout and want to wait until after December 2 feel free.
Ayrmael, God of Creation, an art print by Aaron Radney
Gallery Quality Prints
www.inprnt.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
For those not in the know I have an INPRNT store! Huge sale going on over there right now and it does help put money in an artist's pocket.
But if you're doing the blackout and want to wait until after December 2 feel free.
But if you're doing the blackout and want to wait until after December 2 feel free.
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TREES! To get the FREE monthly How to THINK When You draw digital MAGAZINE, (including NEW tutorials, a YEAR before they appear online) just tap the link in the bio HERE: @etheringtonbros.bsky.social
#anime #manga #comicart #conceptart #gamedev #animationdev #illustration
#anime #manga #comicart #conceptart #gamedev #animationdev #illustration
November 27, 2025 at 8:31 PM
TREES! To get the FREE monthly How to THINK When You draw digital MAGAZINE, (including NEW tutorials, a YEAR before they appear online) just tap the link in the bio HERE: @etheringtonbros.bsky.social
#anime #manga #comicart #conceptart #gamedev #animationdev #illustration
#anime #manga #comicart #conceptart #gamedev #animationdev #illustration
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Today is many things but I do give thanks today and every day that Stanislav Petrov saved the world when I was a child. so I wrote him a poem and @utopiascifi.bsky.social published it.
utopiasciencefiction.medium.com/thanks-to-st...
utopiasciencefiction.medium.com/thanks-to-st...
Thanks to Stanislav Petrov for Fairy Tales about Birds by Elizabeth R. McClellan
February 2021 | Utopia Science Fiction Magazine
utopiasciencefiction.medium.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Today is many things but I do give thanks today and every day that Stanislav Petrov saved the world when I was a child. so I wrote him a poem and @utopiascifi.bsky.social published it.
utopiasciencefiction.medium.com/thanks-to-st...
utopiasciencefiction.medium.com/thanks-to-st...
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There needs to be a version of "do it scared" for writers that equates to "write it, even if you worry you're not good enough to write it"
November 27, 2025 at 5:16 AM
There needs to be a version of "do it scared" for writers that equates to "write it, even if you worry you're not good enough to write it"
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So what DOES make you sleepy on Thanksgiving?
Odds are good that it's CO₂, especially if you're cooking with gas.
I've seen our indoor air CO₂ spike just over 3,000ppm on Thanksgiving. All the people plus all the gas cooking, it adds up.
Odds are good that it's CO₂, especially if you're cooking with gas.
I've seen our indoor air CO₂ spike just over 3,000ppm on Thanksgiving. All the people plus all the gas cooking, it adds up.
November 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM
So what DOES make you sleepy on Thanksgiving?
Odds are good that it's CO₂, especially if you're cooking with gas.
I've seen our indoor air CO₂ spike just over 3,000ppm on Thanksgiving. All the people plus all the gas cooking, it adds up.
Odds are good that it's CO₂, especially if you're cooking with gas.
I've seen our indoor air CO₂ spike just over 3,000ppm on Thanksgiving. All the people plus all the gas cooking, it adds up.
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URGENT. My rent’s due Monday, and I’m $925 short. What new projects I’ve gotten won’t even start paying out by then.
Please share widely, and thanks for helping me and Astra stay housed. 💜
paypal.me/aislinndelyon
Please share widely, and thanks for helping me and Astra stay housed. 💜
paypal.me/aislinndelyon
November 27, 2025 at 3:31 AM
URGENT. My rent’s due Monday, and I’m $925 short. What new projects I’ve gotten won’t even start paying out by then.
Please share widely, and thanks for helping me and Astra stay housed. 💜
paypal.me/aislinndelyon
Please share widely, and thanks for helping me and Astra stay housed. 💜
paypal.me/aislinndelyon
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If you're looking for an LGBTQ-themed manga series which have people of various sexualities and identities actually appearing, I (a trans nonbinary queer Japanese person FROM Japan) translated Vol 2 & 3 of "Last Gender" for Kodansha/PRH back in 2023.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/1DG/l...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/1DG/l...
Last Gender
Buy books online and find book series such as Last Gender written by Rei Taki from PenguinRandomHouse.com
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:59 AM
If you're looking for an LGBTQ-themed manga series which have people of various sexualities and identities actually appearing, I (a trans nonbinary queer Japanese person FROM Japan) translated Vol 2 & 3 of "Last Gender" for Kodansha/PRH back in 2023.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/1DG/l...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/1DG/l...
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If you've enjoyed my designs but don't wear skirts, they're available now as multiple types of blankets ❤️ check em out!
At long last, BLANKETS ARE HERE!!
for now, they're available to order on my partner's etsy, and they're on sale this week if you want to grab a little discount 💕 There's several types + designs available, take a look at all the options here! 🦌
www.etsy.com/shop/DobieDr...
for now, they're available to order on my partner's etsy, and they're on sale this week if you want to grab a little discount 💕 There's several types + designs available, take a look at all the options here! 🦌
www.etsy.com/shop/DobieDr...
November 26, 2025 at 3:49 AM
If you've enjoyed my designs but don't wear skirts, they're available now as multiple types of blankets ❤️ check em out!
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Looking for gifts? Last minute #Novellavember reads? A rage-filled quest for justice to read surreptitiously on your phone at family gatherings? We've got you covered!
Get 30% off through November 30 with the coupon code shopsmall!
dancingstarpress.com/product-cate...
Get 30% off through November 30 with the coupon code shopsmall!
dancingstarpress.com/product-cate...
November 26, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Looking for gifts? Last minute #Novellavember reads? A rage-filled quest for justice to read surreptitiously on your phone at family gatherings? We've got you covered!
Get 30% off through November 30 with the coupon code shopsmall!
dancingstarpress.com/product-cate...
Get 30% off through November 30 with the coupon code shopsmall!
dancingstarpress.com/product-cate...
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"i hate writing NPC dialogue i don't wanna do it i need bobot to do it for me buhhhhh" you are like a little baby
November 26, 2025 at 9:26 PM
"i hate writing NPC dialogue i don't wanna do it i need bobot to do it for me buhhhhh" you are like a little baby
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This is a very good and important thread
THREAD.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
November 26, 2025 at 9:25 PM
This is a very good and important thread
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Heads up, there's a recall on pecorino romano cheese from several brands (Ambriola, Locatelli, Member’s Mark, Pinna, and Boar’s Head) over concerns of Listeria
The Ambriola Company Issues Recall of Cheese Products Because of Listeria Health Risk
The Ambriola Company is recalling select cheese products after routine testing confirmed the presence of Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in y...
www.fda.gov
November 27, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Heads up, there's a recall on pecorino romano cheese from several brands (Ambriola, Locatelli, Member’s Mark, Pinna, and Boar’s Head) over concerns of Listeria
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Help us send 2,000 books to readers who are incarcerated this winter through our Books Not Bars program
Books Not Bars 2025 Holiday Campaign
BOOKS NOT BARS FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Haymarket Books is committed to making our books available for free to people who are incarcerated.
In an effort to support those inside who are dealing with the imm...
haymarketbooks.app.neoncrm.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Help us send 2,000 books to readers who are incarcerated this winter through our Books Not Bars program
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it's here
it's QUEER
it's the
2025 Queer Adult SFF Books list!!!!
🌈📚🌈📚🌈📚🌈
it's QUEER
it's the
2025 Queer Adult SFF Books list!!!!
🌈📚🌈📚🌈📚🌈
2025 Queer Adult Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
Welcome to the 2025 list of queer adult science-fiction and fantasy books! If you’re new to this dance, this list and the ones before (see: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019) are my answer t…
kadoore.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
it's here
it's QUEER
it's the
2025 Queer Adult SFF Books list!!!!
🌈📚🌈📚🌈📚🌈
it's QUEER
it's the
2025 Queer Adult SFF Books list!!!!
🌈📚🌈📚🌈📚🌈
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Happy Wednesday!
Thank you to all of y'all, and with a pledge from a friend, I am only short $100! And I'm hoping gfm transfers to my bank in time.
But right now, only $100 needed now! THANK YOU! 💕💸🏳️⚧️
#MutualAid #DisabilityCrowdfund #HelpFolksLive2025
paypal.me/rookkilljoy
CashApp/Venmo: foxrook
Thank you to all of y'all, and with a pledge from a friend, I am only short $100! And I'm hoping gfm transfers to my bank in time.
But right now, only $100 needed now! THANK YOU! 💕💸🏳️⚧️
#MutualAid #DisabilityCrowdfund #HelpFolksLive2025
paypal.me/rookkilljoy
CashApp/Venmo: foxrook
November 26, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Happy Wednesday!
Thank you to all of y'all, and with a pledge from a friend, I am only short $100! And I'm hoping gfm transfers to my bank in time.
But right now, only $100 needed now! THANK YOU! 💕💸🏳️⚧️
#MutualAid #DisabilityCrowdfund #HelpFolksLive2025
paypal.me/rookkilljoy
CashApp/Venmo: foxrook
Thank you to all of y'all, and with a pledge from a friend, I am only short $100! And I'm hoping gfm transfers to my bank in time.
But right now, only $100 needed now! THANK YOU! 💕💸🏳️⚧️
#MutualAid #DisabilityCrowdfund #HelpFolksLive2025
paypal.me/rookkilljoy
CashApp/Venmo: foxrook