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B. A. Balfour
@ashadeferal.bsky.social
Bookish orc woman
My dog’s emotional support animal
British against my will
Bigender (She/Her)
Fibromyalgia combatant. Original posts can be infrequent at times

pfp by SPiNDLE https://bsky.app/profile/aidenr0.bsky.social
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"It's not "biology", you're just a dick"

Taken at Exeter Trans Pride 2025
December 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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So love wobbegongs. Everything is good about the wobbegong. Its name. Its flattened Oscar the Grouch face. Its frondy bits. Its lazy life as a hungry rug. And it’s a shark. Outstanding animal 10/10
The Tasselled Wobbegong is a master of disguise that can eat a fish almost as big as itself in one gulp. It's classified as a shark, but when it lays on the sea floor it looks like a harmless rug if you manage to see it. But with powerful jaws and sharp teeth they are no fish to mess with.
December 8, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Another banger from my favourite source of antioxidants. This one has a lot of heart. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll be aroused by a large moth man with incredible buns.

Found family is my number one genre weakness and Rae got me good with this one
MTF: Moth To a Flame
🔞 18+ adult t4t visual novel
🚗 Slice of life roadtrip story
🩷 Found family, love, fear, anxiety, belonging, and cryptids
🎣 Fishing mini-game
🦋 Trans Mothman 🏳️‍⚧️
🏳️‍🌈 Made for Yuri Game Jam 2025

crambleberry.itch.io/mtf-moth-to-...
December 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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The fact that many GPs don't believe people with mental health conditions will not be news to those of us with mental health conditions who have had to deal with these cunts.

Kudos on the BBC for continuing to manufacture consent to take away our rights and healthcare though.
'Life being stressful is not an illness' - GPs on mental health over-diagnosis
Hundreds of GPs in England tell the BBC they are also worried about a lack of help for patients.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 6, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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It's my birthday everyone! To celebrate the fact I should not exist and yet I do I invoke the Bluesky right of art sharing!

Please share my work around and let it be known that I'll be available for work pretty much immediately in 2026. DMs and email are open!
December 5, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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I never know how to contribute to disability discourse tbh because mostly I'm doing okay these days (with hard work and caveats) but when I'm not well? I'm truly fucked for many months at a time. accommodations for me means "mostly I'm productive except when" and when is "4 months straight" you know
December 3, 2025 at 6:07 AM
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ANNOUNCEMENT: THREE SAILS STUDIOS TO PUBLISH 'CITY OF ESPERS - A STREET-LEVEL PSYCHICS TTRPG', THE NEW GAME BY NATHAN BLADE (@theneoncaster.bsky.social)

Press Release: www.threesailsstudios.com/blog/cityofe...

(PLEASE REPOST) 🧵
Press Release: Three Sails Studios to publish ‘City of Espers’, new TTRPG from Nathan Blades. — Three Sails Studios
December 1st, 2025. Manchester: Three Sails Studios are happy to announce that they are publishing City of Espers - A Street-Level Psychics RPG, the next TTRPG from established designer, streamer, and...
www.threesailsstudios.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Big fan of this dev’s previous work and am looking forward to playing this one :)
MTF: Moth To a Flame
🔞 18+ adult t4t visual novel
🚗 Slice of life roadtrip story
🩷 Found family, love, fear, anxiety, belonging, and cryptids
🎣 Fishing mini-game
🦋 Trans Mothman 🏳️‍⚧️
🏳️‍🌈 Made for Yuri Game Jam 2025

crambleberry.itch.io/mtf-moth-to-...
December 1, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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OK bad stuff happened to me as a kid so now getting me off is as involved and exhausting as setting up the board game Mousetrap
November 28, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Y'all i got a stupid ticket like an idiot but I still have to pay my bills and stuff. If you can afford to pick up a comm this month, you'd make my day. Here are some samples <3

#artist #artsky #commsopen
November 20, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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You are safe to clock me. I'd actually hate it if another trans person noticed that I was trans and decided *not* to talk to me for that reason. I want my people to notice me. Reskeet this if you're proudly and gladly clocked.
November 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.

Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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There is a trend of video game narratives where women are prominent to be overly focused on motherhood and the 'natural' nurturing urges we're all supposed to harbor. It happens even when the woman in question wears power armor and blasts aliens with a giant arm cannon.
The entire fandom’s (and Retro Studios) initial assumption: “Oh she hunts down the baddest monsters in the galaxy and gets paid for it, right?”

Nintendo: “What? No. She’s like humanity’s motherly guardian. What are you talking about.”

www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/04...
November 16, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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Rejoice, 'tis the day of my birth! I shall partake in the tradition of humbly asking celebratory reblogs of mine art 😌🎨
November 9, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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If you love someone, tell them.

If you miss someone, reach out.

If you can spend time together, do it.

One day, you’ll wish you had more of those moments.
November 8, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Been a while since i shared my trans & non binary starter pack
Help out by reposting to give some creators and businesses a boost 💙
Trans people are doing it tough so this helps lots
go.bsky.app/4DUhFUd
November 8, 2025 at 5:13 AM
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#SelfPromoSaturday time once again!
Show off your artwork, TTRPG projects, sale, rpg kickstarter or anything you're proud of!

- No GenAI/Tech bro stuff (blocked if you do)
- Like and share
- NSFW = OK but hide/spoiler/etc it!
- Alt-text as much as possible please!
a cartoon says show me what you got with skulls flying around
Alt: a cartoon floating head from "rick and morty" says show me what you got with skulls flying around
media.tenor.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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For some reason the media is not mentioning that the reason GTA6 is being delayed is they fired 40 staff over threats of unionization and now the rest of their staff are revolting
November 6, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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After hundreds of hours of reading and research, my 2025 Starter Guide to transfeminine literature is finally live!

No matter your experience level, there's a book for you! 🏳️‍⚧️📚 #transbooks

The list covers a vast range of genres. There are 78 handcrafted recs on this list, and I've read all but two.
Start Here (2025 Edition)
Are you questioning your gender and searching for fiction that’ll help you figure out what a transition might look like? Are you a trans woman or a femmeby who’s never seen herself on the tradition…
thetransfemininereview.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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The full weight of western capitalism is about to laser focus on NYC. The robber barons failed to win and will panic. They will sabotage NYC because the system cannot allow Mamdani's term to be successful. They cannot allow people to believe things can be better. Your job now is to hold the line.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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i've decided to just start outright lying whenever i want to talk about work, but a different lie every time. things at the auto body shop are going great. i love my job selling vacuums door to door. being a shepherd in the himalayas really suits me
November 4, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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There’s no such thing as the “genuinely disabled”

Disability is dynamic

Some disabilities are invisible. Some change day to day

You won’t always know a person is disabled unless they tell you

It’s a minority group you can join at any time, not a moral failing.
October 30, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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not many birds tonight but my favorite type of lighting
October 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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To celebrate #asexualawarenessweek I'm hosting an aspec #artshare

🟣 Aspec ppl: Share this post & comment with your art, all forms welcome (NO AI)
BONUS if it includes aspec characters!
🟣 Non-aspec ppl: Share this post and discover some amazing artists
🟣 Like/share/comment on others

And have fun!!
a hand holds a small asexual flag on a purple background
ALT: a hand holds a small asexual flag on a purple background
media.tenor.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:39 PM