Ashe Thurman
@pixelsandpins.bsky.social
SF/F writer 📚
Voice actor (Milaine-Kumax3 Bear, Nora-My Time at Portia, One Piece, Fire Force)
❤️👽🤖🏳️🌈
they/them
Pictures of cats, crafts, and bugs.
✏️SFF Books & Blogs: pixelsandpins.com
✏️Alien Romance: loreleihavok.com
🎙Voice: ashethurman.com
Voice actor (Milaine-Kumax3 Bear, Nora-My Time at Portia, One Piece, Fire Force)
❤️👽🤖🏳️🌈
they/them
Pictures of cats, crafts, and bugs.
✏️SFF Books & Blogs: pixelsandpins.com
✏️Alien Romance: loreleihavok.com
🎙Voice: ashethurman.com
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2 ongoing convos are dovetailing rn:
1. a holiday shopping $ blackout aimed at big business;
2. worry over small presses closing or paring down.
Let's talk direct action: YOU CAN DO BOTH😀
IT'S VITAL TO SUPPORT indie pubs that encourage risk & diversity. Here's a 🧵 of em you can support directly:
1. a holiday shopping $ blackout aimed at big business;
2. worry over small presses closing or paring down.
Let's talk direct action: YOU CAN DO BOTH😀
IT'S VITAL TO SUPPORT indie pubs that encourage risk & diversity. Here's a 🧵 of em you can support directly:
November 22, 2025 at 9:21 PM
2 ongoing convos are dovetailing rn:
1. a holiday shopping $ blackout aimed at big business;
2. worry over small presses closing or paring down.
Let's talk direct action: YOU CAN DO BOTH😀
IT'S VITAL TO SUPPORT indie pubs that encourage risk & diversity. Here's a 🧵 of em you can support directly:
1. a holiday shopping $ blackout aimed at big business;
2. worry over small presses closing or paring down.
Let's talk direct action: YOU CAN DO BOTH😀
IT'S VITAL TO SUPPORT indie pubs that encourage risk & diversity. Here's a 🧵 of em you can support directly:
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I did Conversion Therapy for YouTube.
youtu.be/g1lg8ixkN8w
youtu.be/g1lg8ixkN8w
November 22, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I did Conversion Therapy for YouTube.
youtu.be/g1lg8ixkN8w
youtu.be/g1lg8ixkN8w
Special henna request at the Renn Faire this weekend. Absolutely enamored.
November 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Special henna request at the Renn Faire this weekend. Absolutely enamored.
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This goes out to everyone who's going to have to explain Dispatch or Date Everything! to their extended family this holiday season.
(Originally written for VN Game Den in 2021)
#blogs #visualnovels #gaming #datingsims
pixelsandpins.com/2025/11/19/h...
(Originally written for VN Game Den in 2021)
#blogs #visualnovels #gaming #datingsims
pixelsandpins.com/2025/11/19/h...
How to Talk to Your Family About Visual Novels
Originally written for VN Game Den in December 2021 Oh no. You’ve done it.The conversation had been pleasant enough when you all sat down for a holiday dinner with the family. Then Aunt Sheryl (bec…
pixelsandpins.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
This goes out to everyone who's going to have to explain Dispatch or Date Everything! to their extended family this holiday season.
(Originally written for VN Game Den in 2021)
#blogs #visualnovels #gaming #datingsims
pixelsandpins.com/2025/11/19/h...
(Originally written for VN Game Den in 2021)
#blogs #visualnovels #gaming #datingsims
pixelsandpins.com/2025/11/19/h...
Bookmail today brought Dear Stupid Penpal by @rascalhartley.bsky.social.
The packaging from @tenebrouspress.bsky.social press is just lovely!
#booksky 💙📚🪐
The packaging from @tenebrouspress.bsky.social press is just lovely!
#booksky 💙📚🪐
November 19, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Bookmail today brought Dear Stupid Penpal by @rascalhartley.bsky.social.
The packaging from @tenebrouspress.bsky.social press is just lovely!
#booksky 💙📚🪐
The packaging from @tenebrouspress.bsky.social press is just lovely!
#booksky 💙📚🪐
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Still looking for South Asian fem print actors to voice Nora! Compared to the other characters, she had the least auditions.
We extended Nora auditions till the end of the Nov 20.
Those that previously submitted for Nora can resubmit
👇Send below👇
We extended Nora auditions till the end of the Nov 20.
Those that previously submitted for Nora can resubmit
👇Send below👇
November 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Still looking for South Asian fem print actors to voice Nora! Compared to the other characters, she had the least auditions.
We extended Nora auditions till the end of the Nov 20.
Those that previously submitted for Nora can resubmit
👇Send below👇
We extended Nora auditions till the end of the Nov 20.
Those that previously submitted for Nora can resubmit
👇Send below👇
This goes out to everyone who's going to have to explain Dispatch or Date Everything! to their extended family this holiday season.
(Originally written for VN Game Den in 2021)
#blogs #visualnovels #gaming #datingsims
pixelsandpins.com/2025/11/19/h...
(Originally written for VN Game Den in 2021)
#blogs #visualnovels #gaming #datingsims
pixelsandpins.com/2025/11/19/h...
How to Talk to Your Family About Visual Novels
Originally written for VN Game Den in December 2021 Oh no. You’ve done it.The conversation had been pleasant enough when you all sat down for a holiday dinner with the family. Then Aunt Sheryl (bec…
pixelsandpins.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
This goes out to everyone who's going to have to explain Dispatch or Date Everything! to their extended family this holiday season.
(Originally written for VN Game Den in 2021)
#blogs #visualnovels #gaming #datingsims
pixelsandpins.com/2025/11/19/h...
(Originally written for VN Game Den in 2021)
#blogs #visualnovels #gaming #datingsims
pixelsandpins.com/2025/11/19/h...
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We lost some work because some authors who showed their weirdness and rough edges asked uncomfortable questions about the power structures too many people accept as given, and then a bunch of the "community" tormented them until they hid away.
Isabel Fall was one for starters.
Isabel Fall was one for starters.
I think we lost some work because authors were afraid to show their weirdnesses, rough edges, to ask uncomfortable questions.
We can debate all day about who got cancelled and whether or not they deserved it, but one thing I have noticed is that a lot of queer YA written from ~2019-2022 has a kind of sterile after-school-special vibe where you can just tell they sanitized the fuck out of it to appease the Twitter hivemind
November 18, 2025 at 10:08 PM
We lost some work because some authors who showed their weirdness and rough edges asked uncomfortable questions about the power structures too many people accept as given, and then a bunch of the "community" tormented them until they hid away.
Isabel Fall was one for starters.
Isabel Fall was one for starters.
This one particular muscovy duck at the park.
That is all.
That is all.
November 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
This one particular muscovy duck at the park.
That is all.
That is all.
Needed to make some belt straps for my husband's new (upcycled?) Renn Faire bag. Made new ones for mine while I was at it.
Need to figure out a way to cover the branding on the new bag.
Need to figure out a way to cover the branding on the new bag.
November 17, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Needed to make some belt straps for my husband's new (upcycled?) Renn Faire bag. Made new ones for mine while I was at it.
Need to figure out a way to cover the branding on the new bag.
Need to figure out a way to cover the branding on the new bag.
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‘Father’ and ‘dad’ are synonyms.
‘Figure’ and ‘bod’ are synonyms.
But, a ‘father figure’ and a ‘dad bod’ aren’t exactly the same thing…
‘Figure’ and ‘bod’ are synonyms.
But, a ‘father figure’ and a ‘dad bod’ aren’t exactly the same thing…
November 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM
‘Father’ and ‘dad’ are synonyms.
‘Figure’ and ‘bod’ are synonyms.
But, a ‘father figure’ and a ‘dad bod’ aren’t exactly the same thing…
‘Figure’ and ‘bod’ are synonyms.
But, a ‘father figure’ and a ‘dad bod’ aren’t exactly the same thing…
Trying to catch up with all the known details of the AI voice situation with Arc Raiders b/c I like my ducks to be in a row.
Here are the things I see missing so far:
1. Royalties
2. "They gave permission"
3. People within the industry can still fuck up.
#voiceacting #gamedev🧵
Here are the things I see missing so far:
1. Royalties
2. "They gave permission"
3. People within the industry can still fuck up.
#voiceacting #gamedev🧵
November 13, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Trying to catch up with all the known details of the AI voice situation with Arc Raiders b/c I like my ducks to be in a row.
Here are the things I see missing so far:
1. Royalties
2. "They gave permission"
3. People within the industry can still fuck up.
#voiceacting #gamedev🧵
Here are the things I see missing so far:
1. Royalties
2. "They gave permission"
3. People within the industry can still fuck up.
#voiceacting #gamedev🧵
Veteran's Day has me thinking about a conversation w/ my mom about my WWII/Korea vet grandfather and her childhood as an army brat.
He was deployed primarily in the Pacific Theater and spent a considerable amount of his career in the far east before teaching at a military school.🧵
He was deployed primarily in the Pacific Theater and spent a considerable amount of his career in the far east before teaching at a military school.🧵
November 11, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Veteran's Day has me thinking about a conversation w/ my mom about my WWII/Korea vet grandfather and her childhood as an army brat.
He was deployed primarily in the Pacific Theater and spent a considerable amount of his career in the far east before teaching at a military school.🧵
He was deployed primarily in the Pacific Theater and spent a considerable amount of his career in the far east before teaching at a military school.🧵
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The Artifice of Us-Episode 3
Inside:
-goblins
-vampires
-the magical equivalent of your PowerPoint not loading
#booksky 💙📚🪐 #writesky
Site: pixelsandpins.com/theartificeo...
Inkitt: www.inkitt.com/stories/1549...
Wattpad: www.wattpad.com/1587395058-t...
Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/theartificeo...
Inside:
-goblins
-vampires
-the magical equivalent of your PowerPoint not loading
#booksky 💙📚🪐 #writesky
Site: pixelsandpins.com/theartificeo...
Inkitt: www.inkitt.com/stories/1549...
Wattpad: www.wattpad.com/1587395058-t...
Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/theartificeo...
Episode 3-Machinations
The night had been pleasantly cool, the first phase of fall finally wrestling summer to the ground. It would start building heat soon as the sun came up to wash over the sea of tents and other fest…
pixelsandpins.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:18 PM
The Artifice of Us-Episode 3
Inside:
-goblins
-vampires
-the magical equivalent of your PowerPoint not loading
#booksky 💙📚🪐 #writesky
Site: pixelsandpins.com/theartificeo...
Inkitt: www.inkitt.com/stories/1549...
Wattpad: www.wattpad.com/1587395058-t...
Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/theartificeo...
Inside:
-goblins
-vampires
-the magical equivalent of your PowerPoint not loading
#booksky 💙📚🪐 #writesky
Site: pixelsandpins.com/theartificeo...
Inkitt: www.inkitt.com/stories/1549...
Wattpad: www.wattpad.com/1587395058-t...
Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/theartificeo...
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
Ate cotton candy for the first time in, like, 15 years, and I'm full of regret and spun sugar.
November 8, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Ate cotton candy for the first time in, like, 15 years, and I'm full of regret and spun sugar.
The Artifice of Us-Episode 3
Inside:
-goblins
-vampires
-the magical equivalent of your PowerPoint not loading
#booksky 💙📚🪐 #writesky
Site: pixelsandpins.com/theartificeo...
Inkitt: www.inkitt.com/stories/1549...
Wattpad: www.wattpad.com/1587395058-t...
Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/theartificeo...
Inside:
-goblins
-vampires
-the magical equivalent of your PowerPoint not loading
#booksky 💙📚🪐 #writesky
Site: pixelsandpins.com/theartificeo...
Inkitt: www.inkitt.com/stories/1549...
Wattpad: www.wattpad.com/1587395058-t...
Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/theartificeo...
Episode 3-Machinations
The night had been pleasantly cool, the first phase of fall finally wrestling summer to the ground. It would start building heat soon as the sun came up to wash over the sea of tents and other fest…
pixelsandpins.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:18 PM
The Artifice of Us-Episode 3
Inside:
-goblins
-vampires
-the magical equivalent of your PowerPoint not loading
#booksky 💙📚🪐 #writesky
Site: pixelsandpins.com/theartificeo...
Inkitt: www.inkitt.com/stories/1549...
Wattpad: www.wattpad.com/1587395058-t...
Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/theartificeo...
Inside:
-goblins
-vampires
-the magical equivalent of your PowerPoint not loading
#booksky 💙📚🪐 #writesky
Site: pixelsandpins.com/theartificeo...
Inkitt: www.inkitt.com/stories/1549...
Wattpad: www.wattpad.com/1587395058-t...
Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/theartificeo...
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Fund direct services orgs! They really need help right now! This includes my friends at Scarleteen (donation link in my comment below).
Queer-serving organizations are pushed to the brink under Trump
The Rainbow Youth Project, the Trevor Project, and other groups providing mental health services to LGBTQIA+ youth report a massive rise in need
prismreports.org
November 5, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Fund direct services orgs! They really need help right now! This includes my friends at Scarleteen (donation link in my comment below).
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New episode of The Artifice of Us coming out this week, so here's the most recent one.
New chapter of The Artifice of Us.
"Progeny"
#booksky 💙📚🪐 #queerfiction #fantasy
Inkiit- www.inkitt.com/stories/1549...
Wattpad- www.wattpad.com/1580147961-t...
Tumblr- www.tumblr.com/theartificeo...
Site- pixelsandpins.com/theartificeo...
"Progeny"
#booksky 💙📚🪐 #queerfiction #fantasy
Inkiit- www.inkitt.com/stories/1549...
Wattpad- www.wattpad.com/1580147961-t...
Tumblr- www.tumblr.com/theartificeo...
Site- pixelsandpins.com/theartificeo...
Episode 2-Progeny
“If I’d known we were going into jyantaur territory, I’m not sure I would have agreed to come with you.” Lidea glanced over eir shoulder to gaze at the scar of canyon at the…
pixelsandpins.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:18 PM
New episode of The Artifice of Us coming out this week, so here's the most recent one.
Needed a pink hat to go with some cardigans. Made a pink hat to go with some cardigans.
The power of #crochet.
I can do a hat in about six hours from magic circle to weaving ends.
The power of #crochet.
I can do a hat in about six hours from magic circle to weaving ends.
November 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Needed a pink hat to go with some cardigans. Made a pink hat to go with some cardigans.
The power of #crochet.
I can do a hat in about six hours from magic circle to weaving ends.
The power of #crochet.
I can do a hat in about six hours from magic circle to weaving ends.
By beloved "Feline Spooky" garden flag has finally met her end after five+ years. The picture doesn't do the structural damage justice. Not bad for an upcycled 50 cent Kroger shopping bag.
Going to figure out if there's one more round in her or not by snipping out the central design.
#crafts #diy
Going to figure out if there's one more round in her or not by snipping out the central design.
#crafts #diy
November 1, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Catching up on comics while I handle trick or treaters.
Undeadpool is the standout, for me, of the Age of Revelation books I'm pulling. SOLID body/psychological horror combo.
Cloak or Dagger is also opening with some real good potential angst.
#comics
Undeadpool is the standout, for me, of the Age of Revelation books I'm pulling. SOLID body/psychological horror combo.
Cloak or Dagger is also opening with some real good potential angst.
#comics
November 1, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Catching up on comics while I handle trick or treaters.
Undeadpool is the standout, for me, of the Age of Revelation books I'm pulling. SOLID body/psychological horror combo.
Cloak or Dagger is also opening with some real good potential angst.
#comics
Undeadpool is the standout, for me, of the Age of Revelation books I'm pulling. SOLID body/psychological horror combo.
Cloak or Dagger is also opening with some real good potential angst.
#comics