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Samantha Puc 🍉
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fat lesbian witch 🔮♿️ 🏳️‍🌈 she/they

📝 eisner-winning journo, rt-approved critic, writing everywhere 📚 fat forward books founder & naafa blog editor 📖 rep by stephanie winter @ komm 🖼️ pfp by @boooworth.bsky.social

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Bonus: I read *a lot* of really great books this year. These were my faves. 💙📚 🌈📚
A 6x6 grid of book covers set against a pink, orange, and yellow gradient. In black bubble font across the top of the graphic, it says, “Favorite Reads of 2025.” Black botanical sketches are in the background of the upper right and lower left corner. Samantha’s Instagram handle is in smaller, all-caps black font at the bottom of the graphic.
January 1, 2026 at 2:05 AM
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🪩 2025 in Review, Pt. 2 🪩
A collage of video games including Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Moonstone Island, South of Midnight, Wanderstop, Tiny Bookshop, and Split Fiction. >>> thoughts in a year of some of my greatest personal achievements, during which I began to build the foundations of my biggest dreams, I also spent a significant amount of time offline, recovering and doing work with my therapist and plumbing the depths of grief I haven't ever allowed myself to fully process. this year required more of me than I thought I could give, and now that the 2025 calendar is concluding, I'm grateful for the joy and support that pulled me through it. thank you for being here with me.
January 1, 2026 at 2:05 AM
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Last year I made a digital collage to recap major moments and my favorite media, and I enjoyed it so much that I made one this year, too!

🪩 2025 in Review 🪩
A collage with a selfie of Samantha, a fat, white person wearing glasses, a black face mask, and a red cropped shirt; flowers; and text that reads, “2025 in review: recap / playlist / watchlist / gayming / thoughts.” A vertical list of 2025 “recap” moments written in white font with pink backgrounds: AWP panelist, first PW feature byline, finished my thesis, graduated with my MFA, Fat Forward Books launch, The Beat’s Eisner win, Queer Zest Zine Fest, Denver Zine Fest, Pikes Peak Zine Fest A collage of musicians including Sabrina Carpenter, Doechii, Chappell Roan, Hayley Williams, Lola Young, Jade, Rebecca Black, and Florence and the Machine. A collage of movie posters including KPop Demon Hunters, Wake Up Dead Man, and Come See Me in the Good Light, as well as the animated series The Owl House and logos for The Devil’s Plan and The Traitors.
January 1, 2026 at 2:05 AM
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Welcome to a Flip 7 thread I guess 😂
A series of Flip 7 cards lined up next to each other: 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12. A “Flip Three” card is below them.
December 25, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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First to Flip 7 in the family and with such a satisfying series of numbers!
A series of seven cards from the game Flip 7: 0, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
December 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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One of our older cats loves to crawl under the blankets for cuddles, especially in winter, and she purrs SO LOUD the entire time. It’s one of my favorite things that she does. :’)
A brown and orange tabby cat sleeps under a blue, floral-patterned sheet.
December 21, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Thank y’all so much for your support so far. We’ve reached 35% of our goal! 🧡

Shrimp is doing great! He’s the bravest little lad. If you want to help us recoup the rest of the cost of his vet visit, I have zines for sale or you can leave a tip! 🐈✨

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Shrimp, an orange and white tabby, lays on a colorful blanket and looks to the side of the camera.
November 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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No blockages or visible stones! Shrimp has been sent home with several meds and a new prescription food. Thank y’all so much for your support so far — it means the world. 🧡🧡

I’ve set up a @ko-fi.com goal to hopefully make up some of the vet bill. If you want to help: ko-fi.com/theverbalthing
Shrimp, an orange and white tabby cat, sits on a counter in a vet’s office. His back is to the camera but he twists to look at a corner of the ceiling behind the photographer. Shrimp, an orange and white tabby cat, sleeps curled up on a colorful blanket. He is on his left side and has his front right leg extended under his head.
October 29, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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👋🏻 We’re at the emergency vet with Mr. Shrimp! He’s being checked for bladder stones because his litter box usage has been weird this week. It’s $800 that isn’t in our budget, but he deserves the world. 🐈🧡

If you want to help, I have zines in my shop: ko-fi.com/theverbalthi...
Shrimp, an orange and white tabby cat, stretches his paws above his head and squints as he gets belly scratches from Samantha, whose pale hand and “CAT” knuckle tattoos can be seen. Shrimp, an orange and white tabby cat, stands on a colorful blanket and stares at the camera. Shrimp, an orange and white tabby cat, sits on top of a cardboard cat house made to look like a sardine can. Scampi, a long-haired grey and white cat, stares out from a door underneath him.
October 29, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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I hate asking for help as often as I do, but as I continue to hunt for work and freelance opps, money continues to be a major struggle.

I’m almost $200 in the red and want to avoid bank fees if at all possible. Anything helps, especially shares. 🩷

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A screenshot of Samantha’s bank balance, which is -$173.86
September 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Wear a mask. Wear a mask. Wear a mask. 😷 Not just at protests! At the grocery store, at the farmer’s market, at the museum, LITERALLY EVERYWHERE.

Especially as mask bans become more common, get back into the swing of wearing one to protest fascism and show solidarity with disabled people! Mask up!
June 15, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Um... I turned in my thesis. #ThesisWriting
A Google Form confirmation says "Spring 2025 MFA Creative Thesis + Lit Project - Your response has been recorded."
May 4, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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All that's left is my final meeting with my advisor and then edits. AhhhHHHHHHHHHHHH #ThesisWriting
Black text on a white page says, "As of 4/30/2025: Manuscript: Word Count: 24,329; Page Count: 62, Completed Chapters: 4. Critical: Word Count: 3,833; Page Count: 11. Goal: 17-20,000 words (4-6 chapters). Total: 28,162 words (5 chapters, 73 pages)"
April 29, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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Home stretch. Final meeting with my advisor on 4/30. Thesis due 5/5. #ThesisWriting
Black text on a white background reads: As of 4/25/2025, Word Count: 21,297; Page Count: 54; Completed Chapters: 3; Chapters Left to Complete: 2
April 26, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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Progress. #ThesisWriting
A screenshot of a Word document with the following text: "As of 4/6/2025: Word Count: 17,753; Page Count: 47; Completed Chapters: 2. Goal: 17-20,000 words (4-6 chapters)"
April 7, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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The Nonbinarian's virtual book club meets Friday, April 25 on Zoom to discuss The Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Jhoukadar and our hybrid, TGNC-only book club meets Monday, April 28 to discuss Transgender Warriors by Leslie Feinberg!

Details: thenonbinarian.gay/virtual-%26-...
The Nonbinarian Book Club: Monthly | Virtual | LGBTQIA+ is written in blue text above the book cover of The Thirty Days of Night by Zeyn Joukhadar, which is in a stylized frame. To the right of the book cover is a pink text bubble that reads, in white font, “$5 off your next purchase w/attendance.” To the left of the book cover is a blue text bubble that reads, in white font, “Sign up in bio.” Below the book cover is the meeting information: Friday, April 25 at 8 p.m. ET. At the very bottom is a tag for @NonbinarianBike on Instagram. All of this is set against a pink, blue, and yellow gradient background with a pink, blue, and yellow wave from the left side to the bottom right corner. The cover of Transgender Warriors by Leslie Feinberg is framed by information about the April Reading Trancestors: A Trans History Book Club meeting. The hybrid meeting happens in-store (after hours) at The Nonbinarian Bookstore at 1130 President St., Brooklyn, NY, and over Zoom on Monday, April 28 at 8 p.m. ET. The club meets monthly on the last Monday. Register via Zoom or Partiful. This group is open only to TGNC attendees.
April 1, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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This will fix me.
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March 29, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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They saw you at the bar and they hate your vibe #AssassinsCreedShadows
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March 22, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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Calling all #AWP2025 attendees! Our virtual panel 'Fat, Flawed, & Fabulous: Writing Fat & Queer Narratives in Fiction & Nonfiction' is live on the conference website! I had a blast recording this panel with C. Adán Cabrera, Tiff Joshua TJ Ferentini, and August Grimm.

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Fat, Flawed, & Fabulous: Writing Fat & Queer Narratives in Fiction & Nonfiction C. Adán Cabrera, Tiff Joshua TJ Ferentini, Samantha Puc, Miguel M. Morales, and August Grimm Trans and queer fats are waiting for their “moment,” as it’s still radical to include characters that positively represent us in fiction and nonfiction. This panel explores the challenges and rewards of writing while fat, creating fat characters, how to create positive narratives for fat readers living at the intersection of their queer identities and fatness, and other craft issues. Panelists will offer ways to transform negative narratives around fatness and queerness into positive ones.
March 21, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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If you live in one of the following states, PLEASE contact your state AG and encourage them to drop out of this lawsuit and support Section 504 before February 25. If you live in any other state, please contact your state AG and encourage them to file documents in defense of Section 504!
A map of the United States shows 17 states highlighted in pink, with each one spelled out in a bullet list below the map: Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Nebrasks, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, West Virginia
February 12, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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PW's Fanatic newsletter is not mincing words in its subject line: "The Comics News Stories to Watch This Year, Including the Downfalls of Diamond and Neil Gaiman"
A screenshot of an email subject line that reads, "The Comics News Stories to Watch This Year, Including the Downfalls of Diamond and Neil Gaiman"
January 15, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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The vibes are immaculate.
A screenshot from Spirit City Lo-Fi shows a pink demon girl reading on her bed with her fuzzy bookworm pet, who is also reading. A screenshot from Spirit City Lo-Fi shows a pink demon girl gaming on a handheld console on her bed with her cat, who is also gaming.
January 15, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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When sometimes you have to add pertinent things to your to-do list in Spirit City Lo-Fi
"Eat something you dumb" is written in white text on a purple-ish background with a blank checkbox to the left and a calendar icon and delete icon to the right.
January 15, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 17: The Future Is Disabled by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha 💙📚 🌈📚
Cover art for The Future Is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes and Mourning Songs by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha. A white sundial with golden people figurines is centered against a multicolored celestial collage. The book title is in large white letters in the bottom left corner. The author’s name is in small dark blue letters across the top.
December 22, 2024 at 8:12 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 16: Lesbian Love Story by Amelia Possanza 💙📚 🌈📚
Cover art for Lesbian Love Story by Amelia Possanza. Blue and orange impressionist art of two women swimming underwater is overlaid with a big peach square containing the title and author's name in all-capital, white letters.
December 19, 2024 at 6:54 PM