Robin Oak
@robinjoak.bsky.social
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Making worlds with words and fighting with my brain.
Writing SFF & Romance with elements of horror and erotica. Reposts NSFW. Queer. ND. Welsh.
STORIES: https://robinoak.itch.io/
BLOG https://akornboi.wordpress.com
🔞
Making worlds with words and fighting with my brain.
Writing SFF & Romance with elements of horror and erotica. Reposts NSFW. Queer. ND. Welsh.
STORIES: https://robinoak.itch.io/
BLOG https://akornboi.wordpress.com
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Robin Oak
@robinjoak.bsky.social
· Sep 19
Tying Myself in Knots is out!
It's about shame, autism, self-expression and acceptable art. It's personal and not what I usually write, but I think it's good.
I hope people 'get' it, or at least, enjoy it!
akornboi.wordpress.com/2025/09/18/t...
#Autism #Shame #SelfExpression #Writing #LyricEssay
It's about shame, autism, self-expression and acceptable art. It's personal and not what I usually write, but I think it's good.
I hope people 'get' it, or at least, enjoy it!
akornboi.wordpress.com/2025/09/18/t...
#Autism #Shame #SelfExpression #Writing #LyricEssay
Tying Myself In Knots
Consider each of these fragments connected like knots in a web, like kinbaku. – Masking feels like cutting part of myself off. It feels like taking an elastic band, or a piece of string and w…
akornboi.wordpress.com
Who's this for?
I think probably autistic creatives who struggle with shame, people who struggle defining a single cohesive vision of their creative work, people who're horny and have been told to feel bad about it.
I think probably autistic creatives who struggle with shame, people who struggle defining a single cohesive vision of their creative work, people who're horny and have been told to feel bad about it.
When I tried to order a printed statement from my bank, the LLM chatbot told me it had done it, didn't do it, and I had to ring and speak to a guy. It could have been a button on their website.
M&Ms CEO: 'most, if not all' meals can be replaced by M&Ms within 12-18 months
Microsoft AI CEO: 'Most, if not all' white-collar tasks can be replaced by AI within 12-18 months
Mustafa Suleyman, Microsoft's AI chief, says AI can automate white-collar jobs within 12-18 months, as tech reaches human-level performance in tasks.
www.businessinsider.com
February 18, 2026 at 11:27 AM
When I tried to order a printed statement from my bank, the LLM chatbot told me it had done it, didn't do it, and I had to ring and speak to a guy. It could have been a button on their website.
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Get comfortable with quietly hiding posts, people! Bluesky literally gives you the power to curate your own feed so if you don’t want to see the same drawing for the 10th time, hide it! It’s a real game-changer!
February 17, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Get comfortable with quietly hiding posts, people! Bluesky literally gives you the power to curate your own feed so if you don’t want to see the same drawing for the 10th time, hide it! It’s a real game-changer!
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right where he likes him
February 15, 2026 at 5:17 AM
right where he likes him
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February 17, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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Hey all. Not to be a Grinch, but I'm seeing a lot more photos being shared (both in posts and reposts) without alt text.
If you just keep forgetting, there's a setting on Bluesky that literally will not let you post without adding alt text.
It doesn't have to be perfect, I promise.
If you just keep forgetting, there's a setting on Bluesky that literally will not let you post without adding alt text.
It doesn't have to be perfect, I promise.
February 17, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Hey all. Not to be a Grinch, but I'm seeing a lot more photos being shared (both in posts and reposts) without alt text.
If you just keep forgetting, there's a setting on Bluesky that literally will not let you post without adding alt text.
It doesn't have to be perfect, I promise.
If you just keep forgetting, there's a setting on Bluesky that literally will not let you post without adding alt text.
It doesn't have to be perfect, I promise.
This whole album slaps, but the twinkly piano into a riff with teeth is one of my favourite things. Bonus points for the face-melting solo.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXCC...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXCC...
Forever Down
YouTube video by Zakk Wylde - Topic
www.youtube.com
February 17, 2026 at 6:03 PM
This whole album slaps, but the twinkly piano into a riff with teeth is one of my favourite things. Bonus points for the face-melting solo.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXCC...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXCC...
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I see it's once again time to post this:
Discord Alternatives, Ranked
Building an online community takes more than tools. But the right tool can make all the difference.
taggart-tech.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:23 PM
I see it's once again time to post this:
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mom they’re roasting the US economy on mastodon again
February 16, 2026 at 7:37 AM
mom they’re roasting the US economy on mastodon again
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Chapter 17 of TWWF is live! Maxwell has his first Sight of a vanguard, and it's not at all what he expected...
TWWF is a queer, dark fantasy novel releasing a chapter a week exclusively through my newsletter. The archives are completely free to read!
Read now!
www.oleandercraw.com/the-wards-wi...
TWWF is a queer, dark fantasy novel releasing a chapter a week exclusively through my newsletter. The archives are completely free to read!
Read now!
www.oleandercraw.com/the-wards-wi...
February 16, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Chapter 17 of TWWF is live! Maxwell has his first Sight of a vanguard, and it's not at all what he expected...
TWWF is a queer, dark fantasy novel releasing a chapter a week exclusively through my newsletter. The archives are completely free to read!
Read now!
www.oleandercraw.com/the-wards-wi...
TWWF is a queer, dark fantasy novel releasing a chapter a week exclusively through my newsletter. The archives are completely free to read!
Read now!
www.oleandercraw.com/the-wards-wi...
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I've seen some pushback against is idea, but I strongly agree: To be a great writer of novels, one must read (and study) well-crafted novels. Other forms of storytelling also teach us valuable lessons, but the lion's share of insights are going to come from the same medium you're trying to work in.
I can't stress this enough. Being a great writer requires you being an enthusiastic reader. Read in your genre and out of it. (Yeah, even those kinds of books you swear aren't for you occassionally. You might be surprised.) Devour as much as you can.
February 16, 2026 at 4:17 PM
I've seen some pushback against is idea, but I strongly agree: To be a great writer of novels, one must read (and study) well-crafted novels. Other forms of storytelling also teach us valuable lessons, but the lion's share of insights are going to come from the same medium you're trying to work in.
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No course tonight, lecturer's il :( I'm actually kinda ok with it, started a new job today and I am utterly fucking exhausted 😅 Gonna have some time to write and do some reading instead. Wheee :D
February 16, 2026 at 7:15 PM
No course tonight, lecturer's il :( I'm actually kinda ok with it, started a new job today and I am utterly fucking exhausted 😅 Gonna have some time to write and do some reading instead. Wheee :D
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OK Tracer Bullet was good but I assume we're all in agreement that this is the all-time BEST Calvin & Hobbes strip, correct
February 16, 2026 at 12:16 AM
OK Tracer Bullet was good but I assume we're all in agreement that this is the all-time BEST Calvin & Hobbes strip, correct
Whhhhhyyyy's she got a collar on? Is there something about this book that I don't know? I couldn't get past the first chapter.
(I didn't believe it was as bad as everyone makes out. Sometimes lots of people ARE right.)
(I didn't believe it was as bad as everyone makes out. Sometimes lots of people ARE right.)
can you imagine how disappointed you’d be if you knew nothing about this book and only picked it up for this particular cover
February 15, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Whhhhhyyyy's she got a collar on? Is there something about this book that I don't know? I couldn't get past the first chapter.
(I didn't believe it was as bad as everyone makes out. Sometimes lots of people ARE right.)
(I didn't believe it was as bad as everyone makes out. Sometimes lots of people ARE right.)
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From another werewolf project thats on the back burner… for now
February 15, 2026 at 6:34 PM
From another werewolf project thats on the back burner… for now
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Monthly Disabled Creators boost!
- Share your fiction, essays, poetry, fanfic, thinkpieces, and other writing below.
- Go into the notes and look for works to read and share.
- Follow new creators and make your feed brighter!
NSFW and erotica welcome.
#WriteSky #ActuallyDisabled
- Share your fiction, essays, poetry, fanfic, thinkpieces, and other writing below.
- Go into the notes and look for works to read and share.
- Follow new creators and make your feed brighter!
NSFW and erotica welcome.
#WriteSky #ActuallyDisabled
February 15, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Monthly Disabled Creators boost!
- Share your fiction, essays, poetry, fanfic, thinkpieces, and other writing below.
- Go into the notes and look for works to read and share.
- Follow new creators and make your feed brighter!
NSFW and erotica welcome.
#WriteSky #ActuallyDisabled
- Share your fiction, essays, poetry, fanfic, thinkpieces, and other writing below.
- Go into the notes and look for works to read and share.
- Follow new creators and make your feed brighter!
NSFW and erotica welcome.
#WriteSky #ActuallyDisabled
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Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
February 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
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Pulp Scifi Cover
February 15, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Pulp Scifi Cover
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I’m convinced that this is the real reason for many uh… weirder historical hairstyles
February 15, 2026 at 3:36 PM
I’m convinced that this is the real reason for many uh… weirder historical hairstyles
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Flood my mind.
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Make me feel the thrum of my heart
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Like a naked blade along my spine.
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#altbabes #eroticart #roleplay #romance #dge #topless #goodgirl #hands #kink #brainless #muse #naturallight #siren #selfportrait #sinfulsunday #realnsfw
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Make me feel the thrum of my heart
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Like a naked blade along my spine.
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#altbabes #eroticart #roleplay #romance #dge #topless #goodgirl #hands #kink #brainless #muse #naturallight #siren #selfportrait #sinfulsunday #realnsfw
February 15, 2026 at 2:49 AM
Flood my mind.
✨
Make me feel the thrum of my heart
✨
Like a naked blade along my spine.
✨
#altbabes #eroticart #roleplay #romance #dge #topless #goodgirl #hands #kink #brainless #muse #naturallight #siren #selfportrait #sinfulsunday #realnsfw
✨
Make me feel the thrum of my heart
✨
Like a naked blade along my spine.
✨
#altbabes #eroticart #roleplay #romance #dge #topless #goodgirl #hands #kink #brainless #muse #naturallight #siren #selfportrait #sinfulsunday #realnsfw
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I'm not especially opposed to driverless cabs, but I'm fucked if I'm giving up my ancestral British right to cross the road anywhere if it's safe for me to do so. "Jaywalking" isn't a thing or a crime here, techbros, so your magic cars will have to learn to deal with that.
Politics London discussing driverless taxis casually referring to “jaywalking pedestrians”.
Jaywalking is not a thing in UK law.
Transport for London and Government had better not be asleep at the wheel on this.
Jaywalking is not a thing in UK law.
Transport for London and Government had better not be asleep at the wheel on this.
February 15, 2026 at 11:43 AM
I'm not especially opposed to driverless cabs, but I'm fucked if I'm giving up my ancestral British right to cross the road anywhere if it's safe for me to do so. "Jaywalking" isn't a thing or a crime here, techbros, so your magic cars will have to learn to deal with that.
Currently on repeat
Cognitive Dissonance by Sophie Holohan
Absolutely love it
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mydV...
Cognitive Dissonance by Sophie Holohan
Absolutely love it
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mydV...
Sophie Holohan - Cognitive Dissonance (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Sophie Holohan
www.youtube.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Currently on repeat
Cognitive Dissonance by Sophie Holohan
Absolutely love it
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mydV...
Cognitive Dissonance by Sophie Holohan
Absolutely love it
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mydV...