Ren – name in beta
@goblinfluencer.bsky.social
They/them
I'm mostly here to look at cool human art and photos, and sometimes post silly birds.
Software tester and general nerd. Views my own and not those of my employers, partners, friends, or cats.
I'm mostly here to look at cool human art and photos, and sometimes post silly birds.
Software tester and general nerd. Views my own and not those of my employers, partners, friends, or cats.
Day 25 of #DecemberTransReadathon
Song of the Dryads by @b-saxon.femfactory.tech
Probably not going to finish it today as we only got back from my partner's family an hour ago, but this book has been on my to read list for a while.
Song of the Dryads by @b-saxon.femfactory.tech
Probably not going to finish it today as we only got back from my partner's family an hour ago, but this book has been on my to read list for a while.
December 25, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Day 25 of #DecemberTransReadathon
Song of the Dryads by @b-saxon.femfactory.tech
Probably not going to finish it today as we only got back from my partner's family an hour ago, but this book has been on my to read list for a while.
Song of the Dryads by @b-saxon.femfactory.tech
Probably not going to finish it today as we only got back from my partner's family an hour ago, but this book has been on my to read list for a while.
For all the possible criticism of the film Armageddon, I didn't expect to have the urge to do professional nitpicking... Specifically why the hell are you building your drill rover in an RF anechoic hangar, I'm pretty sure it don't care about its radar characteristics.
December 25, 2025 at 9:08 PM
For all the possible criticism of the film Armageddon, I didn't expect to have the urge to do professional nitpicking... Specifically why the hell are you building your drill rover in an RF anechoic hangar, I'm pretty sure it don't care about its radar characteristics.
Day 24 of #DecemberTransReadathon
First Light by @danifinnwrites.bsky.social
And so here we are, Merry Christmas everyone, good luck to everyone dealing with difficult family, all my love to anyone on their own, and way to go to everyone with their found and chosen families.
First Light by @danifinnwrites.bsky.social
And so here we are, Merry Christmas everyone, good luck to everyone dealing with difficult family, all my love to anyone on their own, and way to go to everyone with their found and chosen families.
December 25, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Day 24 of #DecemberTransReadathon
First Light by @danifinnwrites.bsky.social
And so here we are, Merry Christmas everyone, good luck to everyone dealing with difficult family, all my love to anyone on their own, and way to go to everyone with their found and chosen families.
First Light by @danifinnwrites.bsky.social
And so here we are, Merry Christmas everyone, good luck to everyone dealing with difficult family, all my love to anyone on their own, and way to go to everyone with their found and chosen families.
Day 23 of #DecemberTransReadathon
Tomb Sweet Tomb by Dani Finn
As promised, Winnie and Crela number 5. I've tried to resist calling books cozy as some people really hate the term and I'm aware I have a somewhat unconventional definition of it, but in this case, sorry it really is just cozy.
Tomb Sweet Tomb by Dani Finn
As promised, Winnie and Crela number 5. I've tried to resist calling books cozy as some people really hate the term and I'm aware I have a somewhat unconventional definition of it, but in this case, sorry it really is just cozy.
December 24, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Day 23 of #DecemberTransReadathon
Tomb Sweet Tomb by Dani Finn
As promised, Winnie and Crela number 5. I've tried to resist calling books cozy as some people really hate the term and I'm aware I have a somewhat unconventional definition of it, but in this case, sorry it really is just cozy.
Tomb Sweet Tomb by Dani Finn
As promised, Winnie and Crela number 5. I've tried to resist calling books cozy as some people really hate the term and I'm aware I have a somewhat unconventional definition of it, but in this case, sorry it really is just cozy.
I got my gender in a bundle alongside a bunch of zines and journaling RPG and a couple of visual novels.
I got my gender at the dollar store
‘Acquired gender’ like I bought it off the shelf
December 23, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I got my gender in a bundle alongside a bunch of zines and journaling RPG and a couple of visual novels.
I need more people to read Aftertaste so for the next chapter we can party in the comments like whenever @catastro-v.bsky.social drops and update.
AFTERTASTE - a toxic yuri about drinking toxic yuri, one skeet at a time. Chapters One through Three now complete!
Chapter One: bsky.app/profile/emor...
Chapter Two: bsky.app/profile/emor...
Chapter Three: bsky.app/profile/emor...
Chapter One: bsky.app/profile/emor...
Chapter Two: bsky.app/profile/emor...
Chapter Three: bsky.app/profile/emor...
December 23, 2025 at 12:23 PM
I need more people to read Aftertaste so for the next chapter we can party in the comments like whenever @catastro-v.bsky.social drops and update.
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For our third shortlist of the day, we're celebrating four authors for excellence in transfeminine publishing this year!
Congratulations to @taliabhatt.itch.io @magicariot.com @jeannethornton.bsky.social and @jemma.bsky.social!
Voting for the TFR Awards is open until Dec. 26th at 11:59pm EST!
Congratulations to @taliabhatt.itch.io @magicariot.com @jeannethornton.bsky.social and @jemma.bsky.social!
Voting for the TFR Awards is open until Dec. 26th at 11:59pm EST!
The 2025 Shortlist for Author of the Year (TFR Awards)
Celebrating four authors for excellence in transfeminine publishing in 2025. Voting ends December 26th at 11:59pm EST.
thetransfemininereview.com
December 21, 2025 at 11:12 PM
For our third shortlist of the day, we're celebrating four authors for excellence in transfeminine publishing this year!
Congratulations to @taliabhatt.itch.io @magicariot.com @jeannethornton.bsky.social and @jemma.bsky.social!
Voting for the TFR Awards is open until Dec. 26th at 11:59pm EST!
Congratulations to @taliabhatt.itch.io @magicariot.com @jeannethornton.bsky.social and @jemma.bsky.social!
Voting for the TFR Awards is open until Dec. 26th at 11:59pm EST!
Day 22 of #DecemberTransReadathon
Untethered by @danifinnwrites.bsky.social
Because finishing off Winnie and Crela on my last few work days in time for the solstice special on Christmas Eve seems like a nice idea.
Untethered by @danifinnwrites.bsky.social
Because finishing off Winnie and Crela on my last few work days in time for the solstice special on Christmas Eve seems like a nice idea.
December 23, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Day 22 of #DecemberTransReadathon
Untethered by @danifinnwrites.bsky.social
Because finishing off Winnie and Crela on my last few work days in time for the solstice special on Christmas Eve seems like a nice idea.
Untethered by @danifinnwrites.bsky.social
Because finishing off Winnie and Crela on my last few work days in time for the solstice special on Christmas Eve seems like a nice idea.
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Did you know that the best time to tell all of your friends that they need a .meow domain was yesterday?
That's okay, the second best time is today :3
That's okay, the second best time is today :3
Gooood morning Bluesky!
In case you missed it (Friday and Saturday are the cool parts of the weekend, we get it) we launched our Kickstarter!
If you want webdomains that end in .meow to exist and you want to have one yourself, consider:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dot...
In case you missed it (Friday and Saturday are the cool parts of the weekend, we get it) we launched our Kickstarter!
If you want webdomains that end in .meow to exist and you want to have one yourself, consider:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dot...
December 22, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Did you know that the best time to tell all of your friends that they need a .meow domain was yesterday?
That's okay, the second best time is today :3
That's okay, the second best time is today :3
Day 21 of #DecemberTransReadathon
Valerin the Fair by @riengray.bsky.social
This is probably the most capital E, capital A Erotic Art book I've ever read. It's the first in a series of "sapphic Arthuriana", and it very much has the feel of mythology.
Valerin the Fair by @riengray.bsky.social
This is probably the most capital E, capital A Erotic Art book I've ever read. It's the first in a series of "sapphic Arthuriana", and it very much has the feel of mythology.
December 22, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Day 21 of #DecemberTransReadathon
Valerin the Fair by @riengray.bsky.social
This is probably the most capital E, capital A Erotic Art book I've ever read. It's the first in a series of "sapphic Arthuriana", and it very much has the feel of mythology.
Valerin the Fair by @riengray.bsky.social
This is probably the most capital E, capital A Erotic Art book I've ever read. It's the first in a series of "sapphic Arthuriana", and it very much has the feel of mythology.
Day 20 of #DecemberTransReadathon
Campus Creatures by @ela-bambust.bsky.social
Right, now we're properly back now (or will be when I finished the last couple of chapters)! Again different from everything else of Ela's I've read, except for great writing and poly relationships those keep coming up.
Campus Creatures by @ela-bambust.bsky.social
Right, now we're properly back now (or will be when I finished the last couple of chapters)! Again different from everything else of Ela's I've read, except for great writing and poly relationships those keep coming up.
December 21, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Day 20 of #DecemberTransReadathon
Campus Creatures by @ela-bambust.bsky.social
Right, now we're properly back now (or will be when I finished the last couple of chapters)! Again different from everything else of Ela's I've read, except for great writing and poly relationships those keep coming up.
Campus Creatures by @ela-bambust.bsky.social
Right, now we're properly back now (or will be when I finished the last couple of chapters)! Again different from everything else of Ela's I've read, except for great writing and poly relationships those keep coming up.
Finally tried out some of the nail polish I got on my birthday. Hard to convey how different the colour looks depending on light and angle.
December 21, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Finally tried out some of the nail polish I got on my birthday. Hard to convey how different the colour looks depending on light and angle.
Day 17 of #DecemberTransReadathon
Solstice at the Spice Shop by @8bitem.bsky.social
Going with some thematic solstice reading. Falling behind again but there's only 3 days of work left, and this story was absolutely lovely, so I'm excited to have time for reading again.
Solstice at the Spice Shop by @8bitem.bsky.social
Going with some thematic solstice reading. Falling behind again but there's only 3 days of work left, and this story was absolutely lovely, so I'm excited to have time for reading again.
December 20, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Day 17 of #DecemberTransReadathon
Solstice at the Spice Shop by @8bitem.bsky.social
Going with some thematic solstice reading. Falling behind again but there's only 3 days of work left, and this story was absolutely lovely, so I'm excited to have time for reading again.
Solstice at the Spice Shop by @8bitem.bsky.social
Going with some thematic solstice reading. Falling behind again but there's only 3 days of work left, and this story was absolutely lovely, so I'm excited to have time for reading again.
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A reminder for you all, and news to new followers maybe, that I wrote a cool urban fantasy book set in an alternate historical London where magic is tightly controlled and only a chronically unfocused bisexual disaster can stop a deadly political conspiracy.
geni.us/tFD3e
geni.us/tFD3e
June 15, 2025 at 9:34 AM
A reminder for you all, and news to new followers maybe, that I wrote a cool urban fantasy book set in an alternate historical London where magic is tightly controlled and only a chronically unfocused bisexual disaster can stop a deadly political conspiracy.
geni.us/tFD3e
geni.us/tFD3e
Day 17 of #DecemberTransReadathon
Maid to Serve by @autumnwolff.bsky.social
So, if you ever need to speedrun a game of egg-bingo, this is definitely the book to do it with. And it's still very full of fun surprises even with the inevitability of the conclusion.
(yes this is yesterday's post)
Maid to Serve by @autumnwolff.bsky.social
So, if you ever need to speedrun a game of egg-bingo, this is definitely the book to do it with. And it's still very full of fun surprises even with the inevitability of the conclusion.
(yes this is yesterday's post)
December 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Day 17 of #DecemberTransReadathon
Maid to Serve by @autumnwolff.bsky.social
So, if you ever need to speedrun a game of egg-bingo, this is definitely the book to do it with. And it's still very full of fun surprises even with the inevitability of the conclusion.
(yes this is yesterday's post)
Maid to Serve by @autumnwolff.bsky.social
So, if you ever need to speedrun a game of egg-bingo, this is definitely the book to do it with. And it's still very full of fun surprises even with the inevitability of the conclusion.
(yes this is yesterday's post)
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“I am a dog of the king.”
It’s an expression of loyalty and subservience that scholars used when writing to ancient Assyrian kings.
One astronomer named Bel-ushezib introduces himself as “your servant and your dog who fears you” before complaining about being punished for reporting a bad omen.
It’s an expression of loyalty and subservience that scholars used when writing to ancient Assyrian kings.
One astronomer named Bel-ushezib introduces himself as “your servant and your dog who fears you” before complaining about being punished for reporting a bad omen.
December 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
“I am a dog of the king.”
It’s an expression of loyalty and subservience that scholars used when writing to ancient Assyrian kings.
One astronomer named Bel-ushezib introduces himself as “your servant and your dog who fears you” before complaining about being punished for reporting a bad omen.
It’s an expression of loyalty and subservience that scholars used when writing to ancient Assyrian kings.
One astronomer named Bel-ushezib introduces himself as “your servant and your dog who fears you” before complaining about being punished for reporting a bad omen.
I will not succumb to Paradox Brain, I will not make any comments about declaring a no CB war.
I will not succumb to Paradix Brain...
I will not succumb to Paradix Brain...
December 18, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I will not succumb to Paradox Brain, I will not make any comments about declaring a no CB war.
I will not succumb to Paradix Brain...
I will not succumb to Paradix Brain...
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The European Union is NOT free of criticism, Frontex can go to hell, & the nations that make up the EU will answer for their crimes past and presented, but the fact we went from murdering each other by the millions to indivisible brotherhood in the span of a few decades gives me so much fucking hope
January 13, 2024 at 10:41 AM
The European Union is NOT free of criticism, Frontex can go to hell, & the nations that make up the EU will answer for their crimes past and presented, but the fact we went from murdering each other by the millions to indivisible brotherhood in the span of a few decades gives me so much fucking hope
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Everyone is more or less okay with it” dude you make people emigrate to work there because you don’t do remote work, they risk having to change countries if they disagree with it
sigh
December 16, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Everyone is more or less okay with it” dude you make people emigrate to work there because you don’t do remote work, they risk having to change countries if they disagree with it
Day 15 of #DecemberTransReadathon
Pillow Forts and Hurricanes by @robinjomargaret.bsky.social
Another relatively cosy book, but with not trans MCs this time (pause for shocked gasps from the audience).
Pillow Forts and Hurricanes by @robinjomargaret.bsky.social
Another relatively cosy book, but with not trans MCs this time (pause for shocked gasps from the audience).
December 16, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Day 15 of #DecemberTransReadathon
Pillow Forts and Hurricanes by @robinjomargaret.bsky.social
Another relatively cosy book, but with not trans MCs this time (pause for shocked gasps from the audience).
Pillow Forts and Hurricanes by @robinjomargaret.bsky.social
Another relatively cosy book, but with not trans MCs this time (pause for shocked gasps from the audience).
Day 14 of #DecemberTransReadathon
A Puppygirl for New Years by @elenaabbottauthor.com
Because I'm still sad and ill and just want to read about a girl learning that she's allowed good things.
A Puppygirl for New Years by @elenaabbottauthor.com
Because I'm still sad and ill and just want to read about a girl learning that she's allowed good things.
December 15, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Day 14 of #DecemberTransReadathon
A Puppygirl for New Years by @elenaabbottauthor.com
Because I'm still sad and ill and just want to read about a girl learning that she's allowed good things.
A Puppygirl for New Years by @elenaabbottauthor.com
Because I'm still sad and ill and just want to read about a girl learning that she's allowed good things.
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“If a white cat is seen in a man’s house, hardship will afflict the land.
“If a black cat is seen in a man’s house, that land will experience good fortune.”
- Shumma Ālu, which is a collection of omens recorded on clay tablets from ancient Mesopotamia
“If a black cat is seen in a man’s house, that land will experience good fortune.”
- Shumma Ālu, which is a collection of omens recorded on clay tablets from ancient Mesopotamia
Lucky black cat for you all! Take your risks today! *crosses road like a maniac*
Ancient Animal Advent Day 14 🐈⬛
Ancient Animal Advent Day 14 🐈⬛
December 14, 2025 at 9:46 AM
“If a white cat is seen in a man’s house, hardship will afflict the land.
“If a black cat is seen in a man’s house, that land will experience good fortune.”
- Shumma Ālu, which is a collection of omens recorded on clay tablets from ancient Mesopotamia
“If a black cat is seen in a man’s house, that land will experience good fortune.”
- Shumma Ālu, which is a collection of omens recorded on clay tablets from ancient Mesopotamia
Day 13 of #DecemberTransReadathon
Mummy May I by
@8bitem.bsky.social
Continuing with the undead theme because it's explicitly inspired by Winnie and Crela (see yesterday entry, and also day 1), except this time post climate apocalypse sci-fi instead of gothic fantasy.
Mummy May I by
@8bitem.bsky.social
Continuing with the undead theme because it's explicitly inspired by Winnie and Crela (see yesterday entry, and also day 1), except this time post climate apocalypse sci-fi instead of gothic fantasy.
December 14, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Day 13 of #DecemberTransReadathon
Mummy May I by
@8bitem.bsky.social
Continuing with the undead theme because it's explicitly inspired by Winnie and Crela (see yesterday entry, and also day 1), except this time post climate apocalypse sci-fi instead of gothic fantasy.
Mummy May I by
@8bitem.bsky.social
Continuing with the undead theme because it's explicitly inspired by Winnie and Crela (see yesterday entry, and also day 1), except this time post climate apocalypse sci-fi instead of gothic fantasy.
Day 12 of #DecemberTransReadathon
Little Deaths by @danifinnwrites.bsky.social
What can I say, I'm a sucker for some cute necromance.
Little Deaths by @danifinnwrites.bsky.social
What can I say, I'm a sucker for some cute necromance.
December 13, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Day 12 of #DecemberTransReadathon
Little Deaths by @danifinnwrites.bsky.social
What can I say, I'm a sucker for some cute necromance.
Little Deaths by @danifinnwrites.bsky.social
What can I say, I'm a sucker for some cute necromance.
Day 11 of #DecemberTransReadathon
The Gift of a Star by @autumnwolff.bsky.social
I'm ill and grumpy today so reaching for the most reliable purveyor of cute lesbian wholesomeness.
The Gift of a Star by @autumnwolff.bsky.social
I'm ill and grumpy today so reaching for the most reliable purveyor of cute lesbian wholesomeness.
December 12, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Day 11 of #DecemberTransReadathon
The Gift of a Star by @autumnwolff.bsky.social
I'm ill and grumpy today so reaching for the most reliable purveyor of cute lesbian wholesomeness.
The Gift of a Star by @autumnwolff.bsky.social
I'm ill and grumpy today so reaching for the most reliable purveyor of cute lesbian wholesomeness.