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Gemma Hale
@gemma-hale.bsky.social
Thirty-something. She/They. Bisexual Polyamorous Disaster. Usually in the garden, creating new worlds or tangled in yarn.
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Places you can find me:
📖AO3: archiveofourown.org/users/Gemma_...
🧠Tumblr: gemmahale.tumblr.com

I do a fair bit of thinking about writing, attempting to write, screaming at blank word documents, and sometimes actually writing. Sometimes fiber arts or bugs and flowers.
Come join me as we grow a whole bushel of kale in Stardew Valley!
www.twitch.tv/gemma_hale
November 22, 2025 at 9:26 PM
@sadlittleacorn.bsky.social Thank you for being so awesome in your stream this afternoon! I'm excited to see your little frog come to life!
November 21, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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authors you have the chance to do the funniest thing right now
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:35 AM
And I'm live at Twitch.tv/Gemma_hale!
Come join me (and feel free to do what you need) as I read Aldo Leopold's A Sand County Almanac.
November 15, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Going Live at 1:30 MST to read Aldo Leopold's A Sand County Almanac. Take this time to work on something else while I read out loud!
November 15, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Meant to post this yesterday, but the day got away from me.

Stream schedule for this week:

Tuesday - Stardew Valley, 7:30 PM MST
Thursday - Stardew Valley, 7:30 PM MST
Saturday - Coworking Stream, 1:30 PM MST
Sunday - Gemma's Choice, 7:30 PM MST

Find me at: www.twitch.tv/gemma_hale
November 11, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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stop-calling-your-art-CONTENT!!!!! 💢
November 11, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Going live playing Stardew Valley tonight at 7pm MST!
Join me at twitch.tv/gemma_hale
October 29, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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ngl after recent events of politicaI & online stupidity, i really need this kinktober to be for the freaks™. need u all to get so freaky with it, just unabashedly weird. concerning to outsiders, perhaps. i want to question things about myself, i want to feel like my ao3 bookmarks need a lock and key
August 15, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Your monthly reminder:

Keep writing. When no one cares, persist. When things appear to be crumbling, keep at it. When it's difficult, push through. When you feel alone, listen to the stories in your blood. Just write.
August 4, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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Even if it feels like the world’s ending, don’t forget your HALT:
Hungry. Angry. Lonely. Tired.

You can’t fight fascism on low blood sugar
July 17, 2025 at 5:42 PM
It wasn't until a client made the comment that she needs more coffee that it dawned on me that I have not had my requisite coffee (1 cup vs 2) nor have I taken my brain meds.

....well fuck.
July 15, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Therapy is good to do but damn today I feel like a wrung out towel.
July 8, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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ADHD = Always Dropping Hobby Dollars
July 6, 2025 at 6:07 AM
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when you open a service you've been using for a decade only to find it out it caught the virus
July 5, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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We need to keep the threat of backlash against the use of genAI in art spaces as harsh as fucking possible because if we give these talentless, plagiaristic fucks an inch, you bet your ass they're gonna take a mile. They won't stop until AI "art" enshittifies every medium it can reach. End of story.
July 1, 2025 at 5:15 AM
It’s distressing that I can’t craft and write at the same time; usually because all my brain bits are as plugged in as much as possible already. 😭

Trading off between them feels completely unfair.
July 2, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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"July 1st."

I've had complicated feelings about this comic this year. We've seen so much quiet quitting of rainbow capitalism--a canary in the coal mine. I started wondering if I was naive to not think of when I drew this as "the good times."
July 1, 2025 at 2:43 PM
One reason I'm excited to visit my parents: elk-peeping (if they're in the area)

Second reason: urban Habitat ReStores and Facebook Marketplace.

...I am not going to need to rent a trailer. I'm not. 🤞

(but also, I just found an entire cabinet set up for Kallen - maybe)
June 29, 2025 at 2:42 AM
The lack of support in my job (or insinuated support that doesn't manifest) is legitimately pissing me off.

Thanks for giving me uninflated floaties and not the air pump or the specialized nozzle to fill them with I guess. 😒
June 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
It's interesting how much better I write when I'm not trying to do 13 other things. Now just need to take a notebook to help me remember thoughts at work. 😅

In other news: 800+ words tonight. I'm pretty pleased as punch with that.
June 26, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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To my friends on the EC. If you have an older house / AC system and are trying to create a delta of more than 20 degrees to the outdoors, you are probably going to end up freezing over one of your coils. Be alert if your system is running continuously with no breaks.
June 24, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Please don't break your sobriety over this.

Please don't harm yourself over this.

We're all scared as fuck, but please, PLEASE don't undo all of your hard work.

No matter what happens, you HAVE to protect yourself. You HAVE to hold on.

Please hold on.
June 22, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Okay. The fan will require a warranty call, but the rest is done!!

…now I don’t know what to do with myself.
Goal for this weekend: functional office! Desk built, desktop set up, and fan fixed.

The rest will come with time.
June 21, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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unrelated to anything, but just a reminder to NEVER let anyone dull your enthusiasm for anything. be loud, be excited, be unhinged. as long as you're being respectful, you're not doing anything wrong. people who try and kill that joy, who make it out to be a bad thing, aren't worth keeping around 💜
June 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM