sabine buhain
@buhains.com
writer, artist, tryhard • based in southend, uk • from cebu, philippines • they/she/he • https://linktr.ee/buhains
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sabine buhain
@buhains.com
· Feb 18
writing indulgent flash fiction that could be about anyone on SUBSTACK — substack.com/@buhains
YOU AND I #5: SACROSANCT #flashfiction
Incense and hot throw lead the charge upon me, the toll of the bell in quick pursuit. God demanded the breadth of my senses. I had a headache.
Incense and hot throw lead the charge upon me, the toll of the bell in quick pursuit. God demanded the breadth of my senses. I had a headache.
You and I #5: Sacrosanct
Incense and hot throw lead the charge upon me, the toll of the bell in quick pursuit.
open.substack.com
March 15, 2025 at 1:10 PM
YOU AND I #5: SACROSANCT #flashfiction
Incense and hot throw lead the charge upon me, the toll of the bell in quick pursuit. God demanded the breadth of my senses. I had a headache.
Incense and hot throw lead the charge upon me, the toll of the bell in quick pursuit. God demanded the breadth of my senses. I had a headache.
YOU AND I #4: WHAT IT MEANS TO CARE #flashfiction
You and I #4: What It Means to Care
The table between you and I was tiny and fraught with half-empty plates.
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February 28, 2025 at 9:19 AM
YOU AND I #4: WHAT IT MEANS TO CARE #flashfiction
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chat is it good for a dictionary to be mad at you
February 23, 2025 at 12:31 AM
chat is it good for a dictionary to be mad at you
YOU AND I #3: BURN-IN #flashfiction
You and I #3: Burn-in
Lights in their autumn years dotted the city skyline.
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February 23, 2025 at 12:08 AM
YOU AND I #3: BURN-IN #flashfiction
followed this guide to remove the constant mentions of elon musk from my discover feed. i don't like him either, i just don't care to give him more space in my brain than he's already bought
How to Become a BlueSky Feed Odin
Because We All Need Better Algorithms in Our Lives
www.whatisthisfuckery.co
February 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
followed this guide to remove the constant mentions of elon musk from my discover feed. i don't like him either, i just don't care to give him more space in my brain than he's already bought
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They don't want to teach history so they can repeat it.
February 18, 2025 at 6:13 PM
They don't want to teach history so they can repeat it.
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Not only does adding alt text to your artwork make it more accessible to audiences, but it does also make you more searchable! Bsky uses keywords in alt text in its search bases as well. So not only will you show up more, but more people will also be able to enjoy your work, b/c of alt text! Yay!
Artists, I love and support you, but if you want more reposts and sharing of your art, please try adding some descriptive alt text 💜💜💜
February 18, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Not only does adding alt text to your artwork make it more accessible to audiences, but it does also make you more searchable! Bsky uses keywords in alt text in its search bases as well. So not only will you show up more, but more people will also be able to enjoy your work, b/c of alt text! Yay!
end neoliberalism's tyranny over our narratives
i'm tired of stories where a supposedly good ending is "status quo restored"
i'm tired of stories where a supposedly good ending is "status quo restored"
If you want to write heroes in the year 2025, you have to decide what they stand for, and then stand for it. The mealy-mouthed, offend-no-one approach no longer works. People respond to the Walter Whites bc you can put truth in their mouths. So put truth in the mouths of the good guys.
February 19, 2025 at 11:45 AM
end neoliberalism's tyranny over our narratives
i'm tired of stories where a supposedly good ending is "status quo restored"
i'm tired of stories where a supposedly good ending is "status quo restored"
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First: if it's "easier" to write relatable villains than relatable 'good guys,' that means something and should be considered as an independent question. *Why* have villains become so popular in recent decades? Because they reflect people's lived experiences within a broken system.
February 18, 2025 at 11:34 PM
First: if it's "easier" to write relatable villains than relatable 'good guys,' that means something and should be considered as an independent question. *Why* have villains become so popular in recent decades? Because they reflect people's lived experiences within a broken system.
i watched #companion last night and while i thought its visual execution (shots, acting) was masterful,
the script seriously falls off in the latter half. why don't films trust their audience anymore? it's a shorter feature for 2025 and it still assumes i forgot its very blatant setups.
the script seriously falls off in the latter half. why don't films trust their audience anymore? it's a shorter feature for 2025 and it still assumes i forgot its very blatant setups.
February 19, 2025 at 1:20 AM
i watched #companion last night and while i thought its visual execution (shots, acting) was masterful,
the script seriously falls off in the latter half. why don't films trust their audience anymore? it's a shorter feature for 2025 and it still assumes i forgot its very blatant setups.
the script seriously falls off in the latter half. why don't films trust their audience anymore? it's a shorter feature for 2025 and it still assumes i forgot its very blatant setups.
Reposted by sabine buhain
there's something vulnerable about the fact that i claim to write "normal things, when i'm unsure if i count as a normal person
February 19, 2025 at 1:14 AM
there's something vulnerable about the fact that i claim to write "normal things, when i'm unsure if i count as a normal person
writing indulgent flash fiction that could be about anyone on SUBSTACK — substack.com/@buhains
February 18, 2025 at 11:07 PM
writing indulgent flash fiction that could be about anyone on SUBSTACK — substack.com/@buhains
i spent ages trying to figure out how i wanted to set up my writing tools, only to remember that:
- none of these digital platforms for writing existed when most literature was written
- most people write in microsoft word anyway
- i'm trying to throw money at my book like that will write it for me
- none of these digital platforms for writing existed when most literature was written
- most people write in microsoft word anyway
- i'm trying to throw money at my book like that will write it for me
February 18, 2025 at 3:38 AM
i spent ages trying to figure out how i wanted to set up my writing tools, only to remember that:
- none of these digital platforms for writing existed when most literature was written
- most people write in microsoft word anyway
- i'm trying to throw money at my book like that will write it for me
- none of these digital platforms for writing existed when most literature was written
- most people write in microsoft word anyway
- i'm trying to throw money at my book like that will write it for me
my goals for writing feel antithetical to microblogging
i want to be more decisive about what i put out into the world, and that's better suited for blogging platforms like medium and substack
i want to be more decisive about what i put out into the world, and that's better suited for blogging platforms like medium and substack
February 13, 2025 at 2:52 AM
my goals for writing feel antithetical to microblogging
i want to be more decisive about what i put out into the world, and that's better suited for blogging platforms like medium and substack
i want to be more decisive about what i put out into the world, and that's better suited for blogging platforms like medium and substack
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I've a new post up on my Substack. And now I'm off to cook tea. 😊
open.substack.com/pub/stevepot...
open.substack.com/pub/stevepot...
February 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I've a new post up on my Substack. And now I'm off to cook tea. 😊
open.substack.com/pub/stevepot...
open.substack.com/pub/stevepot...
i will always roll my eyes at filipinos who put their elbows into lambasting diaspora for using the term "filipinx" — usually non-binary diaspora — while never lifting a finger to criticise the constant, prominent, LOCAL use of the terms 'filipina', 'cebuana', etc.
February 12, 2025 at 2:32 PM
i will always roll my eyes at filipinos who put their elbows into lambasting diaspora for using the term "filipinx" — usually non-binary diaspora — while never lifting a finger to criticise the constant, prominent, LOCAL use of the terms 'filipina', 'cebuana', etc.
filipinos born and raised in the homeland regularly gatekeep diaspora from having any claim to filipino culture
filipinos live on an archipelago united only by a foreign, colonial will
we have to accept at some point that our identity IS synonymous with physical displacement and regional nuance
filipinos live on an archipelago united only by a foreign, colonial will
we have to accept at some point that our identity IS synonymous with physical displacement and regional nuance
February 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
filipinos born and raised in the homeland regularly gatekeep diaspora from having any claim to filipino culture
filipinos live on an archipelago united only by a foreign, colonial will
we have to accept at some point that our identity IS synonymous with physical displacement and regional nuance
filipinos live on an archipelago united only by a foreign, colonial will
we have to accept at some point that our identity IS synonymous with physical displacement and regional nuance
Reposted by sabine buhain
I love showing artists color systems outside of Isaac Newton's color wheel and them looking at it like a biblically accurate angel.
February 11, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I love showing artists color systems outside of Isaac Newton's color wheel and them looking at it like a biblically accurate angel.
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i drew this now infamous comic. im sorry to people who had to see it posted under anything butch related 🥲
February 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
i drew this now infamous comic. im sorry to people who had to see it posted under anything butch related 🥲
my most intrusive worry about being poly in a mononormative society: "everyone else will have someone that is more important to them than me." it compulses me to play into hierarchy out of insecurity. i start to feel like i'll sink if i'm not someone else's VIP. (1/2)
February 12, 2025 at 2:06 AM
my most intrusive worry about being poly in a mononormative society: "everyone else will have someone that is more important to them than me." it compulses me to play into hierarchy out of insecurity. i start to feel like i'll sink if i'm not someone else's VIP. (1/2)
this week in reading:
i recently finished sally rooney's CONVERSATIONS WITH FRIENDS — if you like literary novels i recommend it. it's an interesting examination of romantic relationships, how we label them, and the power dynamics inherent to them.
i recently finished sally rooney's CONVERSATIONS WITH FRIENDS — if you like literary novels i recommend it. it's an interesting examination of romantic relationships, how we label them, and the power dynamics inherent to them.
February 11, 2025 at 9:33 PM
this week in reading:
i recently finished sally rooney's CONVERSATIONS WITH FRIENDS — if you like literary novels i recommend it. it's an interesting examination of romantic relationships, how we label them, and the power dynamics inherent to them.
i recently finished sally rooney's CONVERSATIONS WITH FRIENDS — if you like literary novels i recommend it. it's an interesting examination of romantic relationships, how we label them, and the power dynamics inherent to them.
take two — i'm sabine and i'm an aspiring literary novelist. i forgot how to use social media but i'm pretty sure i just nailed it
February 11, 2025 at 9:23 PM
take two — i'm sabine and i'm an aspiring literary novelist. i forgot how to use social media but i'm pretty sure i just nailed it