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I have to admit, I did migrate over to Discord after AIM shut down, but aside from directly chatting with friends, I find it VERY hard to keep up with servers. It’s like a forum and AIM had a baby and I can’t keep up with the constant, stream of conscious messages.

Fat and Queer AASECT Book Award for General Audience'A joy to read' ESSIE DENNIS'A beautifully written collection' JUNO ROCHEWe're here. We're queer. We're fat.This one-of-a-kind collection of prose and poetry radi...

I coedited a beautiful anthology dedicated to fat, queer bodies! us.jkp.com/products/fat...

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Real talk, I haven’t watched the show yet, but I really want to because I saw some really cute fanart and now I’m obsessed with Hucklerobby 😂

I always write out of order. I write whatever scenes come into my head, as they come into my head, then get to play the fun game of piecing them all together and filling in the breaks.

Great work! Let me know if you’d ever like to do some writing accountability together!

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Hi. A dear friend of mine's been abruptly laid off from their job whilst also stuck in medical-bureaucracy limbo—delaying surgery they've spent 1.5 years preparing for.

Marin & Martin took even gnarlier financial hits than I did in the strike. Please help them keep their house.
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A casting call graphic reading "Casting Call: PROJECT FRESNEL" with the subtitle "Lighthouse keepers! Homing pigeons! Existentialism!" Listed deadline for auditions is March 9th, 2026 at 10 AM PDT (UTC-7) with a note that Daylight Savings Time ends on March 8th in the US. The link provided for the casting call document is https://tinyurl.com/fresnel-casting, and it is open to actors of all union status types.

✨🐦 CASTING CALL ⚓️📃
Hi! I'm directing a semi-fantastical visual novel for a 2-month jam.

This project's signed to SAG-AFTRA's Game Jam Waiver—meaning all roles are *UNPAID* but open to both union + nonunion actors.

Roles: 2M, 1N (masc-presenting)
Deadline: 3/9 @ 10am PDT
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Tristan Felix B. (@tristiger.bsky.social) not just translates manga, but Japanese novels as well! He's done works by Tomihiko Morimi, important trans titles like To Strip the Flesh and Until I Love Myself, and the underrated Kaori Ozaki work Mermaid Prince, to name a few!

Leo McDonagh (@leotranslations.bsky.social) has primarily translated LGBTQIA+ stories, and his input as a queer trans man is invaluable! Boys Run the Riot is probably his most-well known work, but he's also done work for Just Like Mona Lisa and the early volumes of I Think My Son Is Gay!

I want to spread some positivity in the world, so I want to shout-out folks doing great work in the Japanese translation space:

Aahh, you’re so kind—thank you so much for the kind words, and I’m so happy to hear you enjoyed the series!

Several colleagues of mine were really pushing for Mars so I can’t take credit for that, but Drawing From Your Memory is a shojosei series I really advocated for that’s coming out soon!

MONKEY: New Writing from Japan, Vol. 6 Horror – Your Host of Ghosts! | JapanSocietyOfBoston No one does psychological horror better than Japan, and horror is the theme of the new issue of MONKEY: New Writing from Japan! Join for a literary discussion with authors Kaori Fujino and Hideo Furuk...

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Join us to celebrate the worldwide launch of MONKEY: New Writing from Japan, Vol. 6 – Your Host of Ghosts!

This free, hour-long session will include presentation and opportunities for audience Q&A. Pre-registration is required.

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Reward to myself for successfully compiling all my tax documents—Finally uploaded the Moomin fic I finished last week to AO3.

Poll on the State of Communications With Discord making Face ID mandatory starting in March for adult spaces, we are concerned this will affect and impact queer spaces (as has been proven historically through the decades), among other p...

Hey, everyone!

With the upcoming changes to Discord, we'd like to take this time to assess where you best get and respond to Queer Vox communications.

Please take a minute to fill out this survey so we may keep information, services, classes, and more in your inboxes.

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IGN Entertainment Strategy Guide Writer Freelancer Application Form The pitch: IGN/Gamer Network is looking for paid strategy guide writers and/or strategy guide video editors. This is not an entry level position: We are looking for people with published strategy guid...

Hello! The IGN Guides team is looking for more freelancers. If you've got published writing or video samples and are interested in working with us, fill out the form below! We don't respond to individual applicants but do keep responses handy for when we need more folks.
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#CASTINGCALL for a new indie pilot!
~ Deadline: Feb 16th @ 6pm CT ~

The team are looking to fulfill some specific requirements for these roles, so please pass them around to your #VO friends and encourage them to submit!

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Donate to Support for Washington Post international employees, organized by Michelle Lee Among the hundreds of journalists laid off by The Washington Post on … Michelle Lee needs your support for Support for Washington Post international employees

Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.

One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.

Abolish the billionaire class:

feeling angry or depressed? why not fix yourself a cup of tea? then you can be angry and depressed while also holding a cup of tea

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I just want to dance! This week on TWOA pod I'm joined by TJ Ferentini @ferenteeny.bsky.social . TJ is a Senior Editor for Kodansha Comics.

This episode, TJ is in the expert seat to talk all about WANDANCE💃🕺 We also talk about an editor's role and so much more!

Watch or listen now: 🔗🔽

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Words Without Borders Announces Fourth Annual Momentum Grant for Early-Career Translators - Words Without Borders This grant aims to support early-career translators seeking to bring international work into the English-language marketplace.

📣 Opportunity for early-career translators: @wwborders.bsky.social's Momentum Grant is open for submissions. The contest will be judged by @jeremytiang.bsky.social and the editors of Words Without Borders. 

Learn more here:

Update:

We've gotten an estimate, and it's $6k. Still cheaper than buying a brand new car, but FAR beyond our current means.

I do have some VO work coming up that'll cover a good chunk of it, but the payment is still a ways out.

I set a goal on Ko-fi, any shares are still HUGELY appreciated!

Honestly it’s criminal that they removed all the tables and chairs from the downstairs dining area. Thank god they still have the Station Master area, but it’s so ableist that they don’t have more seating around such a large station.

One of my favorite ways to make my own pizza at home that I learned through a Blue Apron recipe is to slice a focaccia loaf in half and use that as the dough base. It’s a game changer.

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Our car (necessary for transporting Ben around when he’s in his wheelchair,) might be toast.

I super do not have the money to cover a new car right now.

If anyone is able at all to send a few bucks our way, anything is BEYOND appreciated. Will keep yall posted as we hear more about the car