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unforth | Claire Houck | Duck Prints Press
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unforth's account, for blorbo posting and DPP things (we're an indie press publishing original works by fancreators. duckprintspress.com)

fandoms: danmei, c-novels, a smattering of others such as Supernatural.

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Happy Wikipedia Day, everyone! Wiki turns 24 today, and needs our support more than ever with gen AI slop scraping their content and turning traffic from their page. We wanted to celebrate Wiki's birthday by sharing some of our favorite articles - a thread!

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Graphic 1 of 11. Text and a screenshot of Wikipedia’s title page. The text reads: Our Favorite Wikipedia Articles for Wikipedia Day!
January 15, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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AH, JOIN ME IN CELEBRATION OF A JOYOUS EVENT! I got my first one of the spam comments on AO3!! Considering I have almost 450 works up, I'd been feeling so left out!! I think having my works archive-locked protected me for a while. But finally, I've been spammed. I feel so included. 😭🥰😭🥰😭🥰
A screen capture of a comment on Archive of Our Own from user evelyn_mia25 with a black-and-white avatar of a manga woman in a suit. It's on the fic Second Chances. Comment reads: This narrative had a soft effect on me. I transform stories into manga and visual comics. Discord account: evelyn_mia24
January 15, 2026 at 4:10 PM
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Happy Launch Day for our awesome queer trilogy of modern-with-magic novels by Tris Lawrence! These college students have magical Talents, and they've learned about a threat that could end the world! And they still have exams!! Learn more on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/duc...

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A banner with a cobblestoned street in black-and-white at night as the background. It's entitled The Twinned Trilogy by Tris Lawrence, and shows three books covers: Book 1, Commit to the Kick, featuring a muscular man in a purple and white football uniform with a roaring bear and dragon behind him; Book 2, Missed Fortunes, with two people in casual modern clothing falling from a tower as the twoer burns and explodes, cards falling about them; and Book 3: Into the Split, showing two people from behind as they look toward three gnarled, dark trees in a heavily shadowed forest. The Duck Prints Press logo is in the upper right corner.
January 14, 2026 at 4:58 PM
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Sorry about the fine mesh of my window bug screen but it's too cold to go outside in my PJs and I needed to share how gorgeous the sunrise is.
Photograph of rooftops and winter bare trees before a stunning pink, orange, and blue cloud-striated sunrise. The whole thing has a fine blurry mesh distorting it a little.
January 14, 2026 at 12:16 PM
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I took the rubber ducky shot with my TBR that I posted earlier today - here's another, this time with our publications! My lil duckies are especially excited about Commit to the Kick and Missed Fortunes - the Kickstarter for the trilogy launches tomorrow!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/duc...

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A photograph of a stack of books atop a quilt. The books are all from Duck Prints Press - Commit to the Kick and Missed Fortunes by Tris Lawrence; Many Drops Make a Stream by Adrian Harley; Scrap Metal Angel by Nicola Kapron; Many Hands: An Anthology of Polyamorous Erotica; Add Magic to Taste; and Hockey Bois by A. L. Heard. There's a sparkly red rubber ducky atop the pile, and a yellow rubber duck beside it.
January 13, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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Oh drat! I'd better fix that! And yeeeep it was ages ago, I haven't been to Gencon since 2016 cause I had kids.

And aaaaaa you got one of our books! Small world is small!

Lessee... sorry the lighting in here is kinda terrible. I've got others too but I'd have to go downstairs. 🤣
Watercolor of a woman with a swan on her head, wearing a feathered dress with a pink fitted bodice. Pencil artwork of a statuesque person in long flowing clothes and an elaborate headdress Pencil artwork of a person's face, most of it covered by an elaborate, nature-themed mask.
January 13, 2026 at 5:38 PM
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Happy National Rubber Duck! This is the top of my TBR, with two rubber ducks.

If I can convince any of y'all to also take pics of your TBRs with rubber ducks, I'd love to see um! Tag me maybe? Please?

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A photograph of a stack of six books atop a quilt. There's a yellow classic-style rubber duck on top of the pile, and a red sparkly rubber duck next to it. The six books are The City We Became and The World We Make by N. K. Jemisin, Silent Reading by priest, Don't You Like Me vol. 1 and 2 by Lyu Tian Yi, and The Beauty's Blade by Feng Ren Zuo Shu.
January 13, 2026 at 3:39 PM
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Obsessed with how fake the snow looks this morning. Lil soot sprite weirdo guys except white.
Photograph of fallen leaves on the ground covered in a thin layer of snow that looks like white puff balls. Evergreen leaves on a vine twined through a chain link fence. The leaves have a scattering of small puffy snowflakes on them.
January 13, 2026 at 1:11 PM
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We recently received a Tumblr ask requesting recs for science fiction books with aromantic or aroace characters. The requesters wish is our command - we did our best!

View this list in text format: duckprintspress.com/2026/01/12/r...

Ask for your own rec list: duckprintspress.tumblr.com/ask

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Text on top of a graphic of a galaxy and stars and six book covers on the background of the Aromantic Pride Flag. The text reads: Aro SciFi Book Recs. The books are: Dear Stupid Penpal by Rascal Hartley; Firebreak by Nicole Kornher-Stace; Màgòdiz by Gabe Calderón; All Systems Red by Martha Wells; The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers; Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers.
January 12, 2026 at 4:44 PM
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So I've been dealing with weird traffic patterns on our website, and it's been like triple-double-extra weird since the new year started (like more traffic in under two weeks than in a quarter of 2025) so I'm finally poking around the back end and... nope, nothing sus going on here AT ALL, lmao
A screen capture of the Siteground Site Tools back end for duckprintspress.com, showing a chart of "audience" in January 2026. China has over 1 million hits and almost 65000 page views; the next most is the United States with only 143k hits and 28k page views, with the numbers decreasing precipitously from there.
January 12, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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Are you a fanfiction author? Have you been wanting to break into publishing your original fiction? We're looking for contributors to BEYOND THE GALACTIC TIDE, our next anthology. What's it about? TL:DR... ACE IN SPACE! For the long version, visit our website: duckprintspress.com/beyond-the-g...

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A graphic made over a background of a photograph of deep space showing stars and a gas cloud. Text on the graphic reads: Recruitment for authors to write stories for Duck Prints Press's next anthology "Beyond the Galactic Tide" featuring stories starring asexual characters in outer space settings is open NOW through January 31st 2026!
January 10, 2026 at 4:18 PM
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uh. idk, is it appropriate for me to post my fanfic on the Press account??? It's always weird trying to draw the line on what's appropriate to post re: "this is my only Bluesky acct and therefore my personal acct" and "this is an acct associated with my business"

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A screen capture of the metadata box of a fic on AO3. Text reads: Rating: Explicit; Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply; Category: M/M; Fandom: 怪獣８号 | Kaiju No. 8 (Manga); Relationship: Hibino Kafka/Ichikawa Reno; Characters: Hibino Kafka, Ichikawa Reno; Additional Tags: Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics; Established Relationship; Alpha Ichikawa Reno; Beta Hibino Kafka; Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence; Top Ichikawa Reno; Bottom Hibino Kafka; Knotting; Age Difference. Language: English; Series: Part 21 of Prompt Fics: Other Fandoms. Collections: Rare Kink Buffet 2025: A Prompt Fest. Stats: Published: 2026-01-09; Words: 3,069; Chapters: 1/1; Hits: 0. The title is "Fucking Finally (Finally Fucking)" and the author is Unforth. A lock symbol indicates that this fic is archive locked to registered AO3 users.
January 9, 2026 at 7:13 PM
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Graphic 5 of 8. Text on light-blue lined paper background. The text reads: ephemeral. lasting a very short time. merriam-webster.com Graphic 6 of 8. Text on light-blue lined paper background. The text reads: luminesce. to exhibit luminescence (the low-temperature emission of light). merriam-webster.com Graphic 7 of 8. Text on light-blue lined paper background. The text reads: baby. a term of endearment. merriam-webster.com Graphic 8 of 8. Text on light-blue lined paper background. The text reads: spite. petty ill will or hatred with the disposition to irritate, annoy, or thwart. merriam-webster.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:21 PM
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It’s a truth universally acknowledged that readers love words! We asked the folks in our Book Lover’s Discord what their favorite words are. These are the results! What are YOUR favorite words?

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Graphic 1 of 8. Text on light-blue lined paper background. The text reads: Our Favorite Words for Word Nerd Day. Graphic 2 of 8. Text on light-blue lined paper background. The text reads: hefted. (of livestock) accustomed and attached to an area of upland pasture. rossrunswild.com Graphic 3 of 8. Text on light-blue lined paper background. The text reads: apoplexy. a state of intense and almost uncontrollable anger. merriam-webster.com Graphic 4 of 8. Text on light-blue lined paper background. The text reads: ambivalent. having or showing simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings toward something or someone. merriam-webster.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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Posting this for posterity cause once I start posting random-ass fandoms and my bizarre rare pairs again, it's gonna plummet. It always does when I actually post things. 🤣

If I'm lucky it'll stay about 1700.
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January 9, 2026 at 11:47 AM
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Jan 16 - 19 is Arisia, an sff con, held at the Hyatt Regency Boston/Cambridge. It includes panels, vending, table-top gaming, meet-ups, and more. I'll be in the Creators Corner; there’s also a Dealer’s Room AND an Artist Show! If you’re in the Boston area, I hope we’ll see you there. 2026.arisia.org
The logo for Arisia, with the letters in a rainbow gradient and two winged creatures embracing the "A"s.
January 8, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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Every month, we hold a litcon-style panel on a topic chosen by our Patrons or selected by the panelists themselves. This month, we’re getting together with Sebastian Marie, Puck Malamud, Alex Bauer, Tris Lawrence, and Lucy K. R. about being neurodiverse creators! www.patreon.com/c/duckprints...
A graphic on a blue background. Top text reads On Being a Neurodiverse Creator, a Duck Prints Press Panel. Sunday, January 11 | 10 a.m. ET. The middle is an image of a brain with arms and legs and a simplified straining face as it lifts a heavy set of weights. Bottom text reads join patreon.com/duckprintspress for exclusive access. A graphic with text. The text reads: Description: As an umbrella term for a wide range of ways a brain can work, the word “neurodiverse” has become one way of grouping people with conditions ranging from autism and ADHD, to dyslexia and dysgraphia, to bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. For creators, having these conditions can have advantages – such as changing how we see and interact with the world, helping us to unique points of view and frameworks, and supporting our work process – and they can also have disadvantages – such as interfering with ability to focus, causing mood swings that can make creativity tough, and making developing and maintaining creative habits difficult. In this panel, we’ll talk about our own neurodivergence, the ways we find our neurodivergence strengthens us as creators, the challenges that our neurodivergence introduces and how we’ve navigated those challenges, and the value we’ve found in forming communities with other neurodiverse people, touching on the extent to which we find the “neurotypical” and “neurodiverse” frameworks useful and relevant.
January 7, 2026 at 4:19 PM
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There's also limited quantities of leftover merchandise from our crowdfunding campaign left - you can buy that in our webstore, too! We've got enamel bookmarks, journals, pencil cases, dux stickers, tote bags, art prints, sticky notepads, and bookmarks.
A graphic with text in the middle that reads "Scholarly Pursuits Merch!" The text is surrounded with smaller images. Top row, left to right: an enamel bookmark with artwork of a bird school in a glass dome; a rectangular art piece in deep browns and golds showing a person in a library descending a staircase while holding a candelabra; a pencil case with an argyle pattern and cute pride-flag-colored academia motifs; and a bookmark showing books and manuscripts and a bright moon through one window. In the middle, beside the text, is a black duck standing atop a pile of books. At the bottom is a tote bag with duck prints on it; artwork of a dragon working at a wooden counter while surrounded by books; and a library "due by" grid.
January 6, 2026 at 5:39 PM
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Our most recent anthology SCHOLARLY PURSUITS: A QUEER ANTHOLOGY OF COZY ACADEMIA STORIES is now available! Buy your copy from our webstore, request it from your library, order it at your local bookstore, or purchase it from a retailer who sell our books!

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A photograph showing a tablet on top of piles of books. The book cover on the tablet is Scholarly Pursuits, showing a dragon in a candle-lit room full of books, three bats in the background and a mouse atop a pile of books engaged in conversation with the dragon. One of the piles of books is also topped with the Scholarly Pursuits cover. Text reads: Now available! Scholarly Pursuits: A Queer Anthology of Cozy Academia Stories.
January 6, 2026 at 5:34 PM
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Clouds making interesting patterns this morning.
Photograph of a sky with bare tree branches around. Faint clouds break up the blue in a way that looks sort of mottled or faintly tie-dyed.
January 6, 2026 at 1:07 PM
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So my MIL always gets people money = to their age for their birthdays, and she usually gets me $100 for my bday. Downside: the money is always for Amazon. So with no choice where to spend it, and almost the exact amount of money for this... well, it was really no choice at all. This cost me $3, lol
Photograph of a book box set, red with gold trim on the front folding doors. Delicious in Dungeon The Complete Box Set is written on the top. Same box set as image one, with one flap opened to reveal a crab claw and white eyes against a dark background. The box set, now open, showing 14 volumes of Delicious in Dungeon/Dungeon Meshi in English, along with the recipe for Boiled Mimic.
January 5, 2026 at 7:20 PM
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December has come to an end, and so we're celebrating things people who work with Duck Prints Press made last month that had nothing to do with the Press! Check out their art, videos, fanfiction, and other creations in this month's created works round-up: duckprintspress.com/2026/01/05/c...
A banner that reads "Created Works Round Up: December." In the upper left corner is the Duck Prints Press logo with a rainbow of duck prints around the left and bottom of it. On the right is the Dux mascot, a white duck with an orange beak and orange feet and a pleased expression on their face.
January 5, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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We’re looking to the future! And the future is bright and queer. Here are some of the queer 2026 book releases that we can’t for. What books are you most excited for this year?

See a book on our list you gotta buy? They're all in our Bookshop.org affiliate shop: bookshop.org/lists/2026-q...

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Text on the background of the Rainbow Flag that reads: Queer Books We’re Looking Forward to in 2026. 10 book covers and 2 gray book cover placeholders on the background of the Rainbow Flag. The books are: Last First Kiss by Julian Winters; I Love You Don't Die by Jade Song; The Girls Will Be Okay by Linnea Peterson; Platform Decay by Martha Wells; Common Bonds 2 ed. by Claudie Arseneault, Emery Lee & RoAnna Sylver; A Long and Speaking Silence by Nghi Vo; The Last Best Quest Ever by F.T. Lukens; Is This a Cry for Help? by Emily Austin; Bridget and Gabe Are Not Okay by Lex Croucher; Smash or Pass by Birdie Schae. The cover placeholders read: A Trade of Blood cover tba; Panguan cover tba.
January 4, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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Happy National Science Fiction Day! We're celebrating for the third time with our favorite queer books - some returning from last year, some new!! What are your favorite queer science fiction titles?

See this year's list as a text post: duckprintspress.com/2026/01/02/o...

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Graphic 1 of 3. Green and blue text on the background of red-colored nebula. The text reads: Our Favorite Queer SciFi Books. Graphic 2 of 3. 12 book covers on the background of red-colored nebula. The books are: All Systems Red by Martha Wells; Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao; Little Mushroom: Judgment Day by Yi Shi Si Zhou; Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki; Lesbians In Space: Where No Man Has Gone Before by J.S. Fields, William C. Tracy, & Heather Tracy; Dear Stupid Penpal by Rascal Hartley; The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer; The Brightness Between Us by Eliot Schrefer; Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee; The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson; Bitch Planet by Kelly Sue DeConnick; The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers. Graphic 3 of 3. 12 book covers on the background of red-colored nebula. The books are: Far Sector by N.K. Jemisin; The Spare Man by Mary Robinette Kowal; The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin; The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older; Global Examination by Mu Su Li; Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell; Ocean's Echo by Everina Maxwell; The Inscrutable Fate of the ISV Devotion by S. J. Ralston; This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar; Project Nought by Chelsey Furedi; The Red Scholar's Wake by Aliette de Bodard; Lesbians In Space: The Sapphics Strike Back by J.S. Fields, William C. Tracy, & Heather Tracy.
January 2, 2026 at 5:35 PM
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a screen capture entitled Merriam-Webster Your 2026 Word. The word is "enfeebled."
January 1, 2026 at 5:43 PM