Ash Howell
@ash-howell.com
Writing about magic, queers, tech ethics, and the evils of capitalism. Work in Astrolabe, All Worlds Wayfarer, Baffling Mag, & Lightspeed | #vp2023
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Ash Howell
@ash-howell.com
· Aug 7
A DARKER SHADE OF MAGIC x HOUSE M.D.
An ambitious blood-magic medical student must unravel a government conspiracy before a murderer can close on a corporate takeover of death itself.
HANDS RISE RED (103k) is a queer anticapitalist cassette-punk adult fantasy.
#amquerying #A #F #questpit
An ambitious blood-magic medical student must unravel a government conspiracy before a murderer can close on a corporate takeover of death itself.
HANDS RISE RED (103k) is a queer anticapitalist cassette-punk adult fantasy.
#amquerying #A #F #questpit
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The instant a professional organisation or convention uses “AI” is the moment it shows itself unworthy of prestige or member money.
It’s that simple.
It’s that simple.
January 21, 2026 at 5:33 PM
The instant a professional organisation or convention uses “AI” is the moment it shows itself unworthy of prestige or member money.
It’s that simple.
It’s that simple.
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January 19, 2026 at 9:55 PM
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"I'm not in Minnesota -- what can I do to help?"
A list of ideas!
A list of ideas!
January 11, 2026 at 10:33 PM
"I'm not in Minnesota -- what can I do to help?"
A list of ideas!
A list of ideas!
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Also, if you’re having trouble concentrating you’re not alone.
BOSS, THE FASCISM
BOSS, THE FASCISM
January 9, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Also, if you’re having trouble concentrating you’re not alone.
BOSS, THE FASCISM
BOSS, THE FASCISM
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So @tobymorton.bsky.social is a national treasure and Hilton is fucking up royally with this nonsense. www.hiltonice.com
cc: @kenwhite.bsky.social
cc: @kenwhite.bsky.social
January 7, 2026 at 1:48 AM
So @tobymorton.bsky.social is a national treasure and Hilton is fucking up royally with this nonsense. www.hiltonice.com
cc: @kenwhite.bsky.social
cc: @kenwhite.bsky.social
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Rough vibes on this website today, likely because people feel Hopeless and Helpless Because Can't Stop It and No One Who Is Supposed To Is Trying To So Now We're Fighting Each Other™. I recommend activities such as book, or potentially instrument if you like instrument, or even do talk on phone.
January 5, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Rough vibes on this website today, likely because people feel Hopeless and Helpless Because Can't Stop It and No One Who Is Supposed To Is Trying To So Now We're Fighting Each Other™. I recommend activities such as book, or potentially instrument if you like instrument, or even do talk on phone.
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thinking about how, in the Russian history elective I took in HS, every time a tsar was facing domestic weakness the teacher would turn to the assembled students and ask "so what is it time for?" and we would chant "stunning territorial annexation!" and she would respond "well, DUH, girls"
January 3, 2026 at 3:22 PM
thinking about how, in the Russian history elective I took in HS, every time a tsar was facing domestic weakness the teacher would turn to the assembled students and ask "so what is it time for?" and we would chant "stunning territorial annexation!" and she would respond "well, DUH, girls"
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12:32 am on Christmas… trans rights
BREAKING: Federal judge in Pittsburgh blocks DOJ's invasive trans care subpoena.
The latest loss for DOJ, regarding the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's patients, also brings news that DOJ has started scaling back its requests following its many losses.
New, at Law Dork:
The latest loss for DOJ, regarding the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's patients, also brings news that DOJ has started scaling back its requests following its many losses.
New, at Law Dork:
Breaking: Federal judge in Pittsburgh blocks DOJ's invasive trans care subpoena
The latest loss for DOJ, regarding the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's patients, also brings news that DOJ has started scaling back its requests following its many losses.
www.lawdork.com
December 25, 2025 at 5:32 AM
12:32 am on Christmas… trans rights
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we are in this constant artistic conversation that is coated in years of fingerprints and patina from being handled by artists and being shaped by our senses and our bodies and our gravity and physics and how sound carries in the air, and that is such a precious, beautiful thing
December 15, 2025 at 3:52 PM
we are in this constant artistic conversation that is coated in years of fingerprints and patina from being handled by artists and being shaped by our senses and our bodies and our gravity and physics and how sound carries in the air, and that is such a precious, beautiful thing
Breaking news: US military has seized oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela. Leadership making foghorn noises and insisting they are now “friends with all the octopus. All of them.”
December 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Breaking news: US military has seized oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela. Leadership making foghorn noises and insisting they are now “friends with all the octopus. All of them.”
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They are giving away 50 copies of my debut, The Poet Empress, on goodreads! I hope you'll enter 🥰
#booksky #ThePoetEmpress
#booksky #ThePoetEmpress
October 20, 2025 at 10:36 PM
They are giving away 50 copies of my debut, The Poet Empress, on goodreads! I hope you'll enter 🥰
#booksky #ThePoetEmpress
#booksky #ThePoetEmpress
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Fearless earnestness is the next cultural phase.
The new Lumines has absolutely killer art direction precisely because it has zero fear of being perceived as corny. It will just throw every idea it has at you and maybe not all will land but at some point you WILL cry about how all humans are connected while matching broccoli and tomatoes onscreen
November 13, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Fearless earnestness is the next cultural phase.
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My #SuperlativeCannedGoo tweet from the old place is making rounds again. Support co-op cranberry growers!
November 17, 2025 at 1:52 AM
My #SuperlativeCannedGoo tweet from the old place is making rounds again. Support co-op cranberry growers!
“Art opens up what is possible. Not everything has to be immediate or predictable. Defend slowness when it serves a purpose, silence when it speaks and difference when evocative. Beauty is not just a means of escape; it is, above all, an invocation.”
I’m not Catholic, but Chicago pope spittin’ bars
I’m not Catholic, but Chicago pope spittin’ bars
November 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
“Art opens up what is possible. Not everything has to be immediate or predictable. Defend slowness when it serves a purpose, silence when it speaks and difference when evocative. Beauty is not just a means of escape; it is, above all, an invocation.”
I’m not Catholic, but Chicago pope spittin’ bars
I’m not Catholic, but Chicago pope spittin’ bars
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Hey Charlotte folks-Compare Foods has waived delivery fees for groceries, so if you know anyone who'd like to get groceries delivered rather than go out to the store while the nazis are in town, spread the word
November 17, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Hey Charlotte folks-Compare Foods has waived delivery fees for groceries, so if you know anyone who'd like to get groceries delivered rather than go out to the store while the nazis are in town, spread the word
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"Love your neighbors more than your government"
Sticker spotted in Savannah, Georgia
Sticker spotted in Savannah, Georgia
November 17, 2025 at 8:52 AM
"Love your neighbors more than your government"
Sticker spotted in Savannah, Georgia
Sticker spotted in Savannah, Georgia
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a “Space Force”, if you will
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
a “Space Force”, if you will
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The arc of history is a foot-long, but it bends towards justice.
🚨🚨🚨 The jury has reached a verdict. Sean Dunn, aka the DC Sandwich Guy, has been found NOT GUILTY of assault.
November 6, 2025 at 8:25 PM
The arc of history is a foot-long, but it bends towards justice.
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YOU THERE BOY, WHAT DAY IS IT
November 4, 2025 at 2:27 PM
YOU THERE BOY, WHAT DAY IS IT
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Zohran is stone cold man. Putting out an ad in Arabic after all the Islamophobic shit that’s been thrown his way? Pure swag.
Dems don’t need to copy his politics or even necessarily his campaign strategy, they need to learn how to grow a fucking spine.
Dems don’t need to copy his politics or even necessarily his campaign strategy, they need to learn how to grow a fucking spine.
أنا اسمي زهران ممدان وعم رشّح حالي لأكون العمدة الجديد في مدينة نيويورك
November 3, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Zohran is stone cold man. Putting out an ad in Arabic after all the Islamophobic shit that’s been thrown his way? Pure swag.
Dems don’t need to copy his politics or even necessarily his campaign strategy, they need to learn how to grow a fucking spine.
Dems don’t need to copy his politics or even necessarily his campaign strategy, they need to learn how to grow a fucking spine.
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
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Just get Dropout instead
CNN launches its new All Access streaming subscription tier for $6.99 per month, including live channels and on-demand video, after shutting down CNN+ in 2022 (Dade Hayes/Deadline)
Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink
Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink
October 28, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Just get Dropout instead
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I truly can’t imagine the person I would be, the art I would’ve made, the choices I might’ve made, the wide-open vistas that might exist in my brain if the constant anxious horror of the last 10 years in America wasn’t just 24/7 squatting its horrible carcass on every cell of it.
October 23, 2025 at 1:59 AM
I truly can’t imagine the person I would be, the art I would’ve made, the choices I might’ve made, the wide-open vistas that might exist in my brain if the constant anxious horror of the last 10 years in America wasn’t just 24/7 squatting its horrible carcass on every cell of it.
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For anyone who can, a GoFundMe has been set up to help Rob's wife and their young daughter. Sending tons and tons of love and deepest condolences to Rob's family and friends.
www.gofundme.com/f/family-of-...
www.gofundme.com/f/family-of-...
October 15, 2025 at 3:02 AM
For anyone who can, a GoFundMe has been set up to help Rob's wife and their young daughter. Sending tons and tons of love and deepest condolences to Rob's family and friends.
www.gofundme.com/f/family-of-...
www.gofundme.com/f/family-of-...
I'm gutted. Rob Wieland was one of my first friends when I moved to Milwaukee. He was one of the kindest and most generous people I've ever known, and his joy was as infectious as his creativity. He was a brilliant writer and a stalwart friend.
We'll miss you, Rob, more than I can say.
We'll miss you, Rob, more than I can say.
October 13, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I'm gutted. Rob Wieland was one of my first friends when I moved to Milwaukee. He was one of the kindest and most generous people I've ever known, and his joy was as infectious as his creativity. He was a brilliant writer and a stalwart friend.
We'll miss you, Rob, more than I can say.
We'll miss you, Rob, more than I can say.