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Ares J Benoit

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Poet and writer of weird stories Queer / nb / chronically ill / neurodivergent. Body of a cyborg with the heart of a forest demon. πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ |🟨⬜️πŸŸͺ⬛️| πŸ’‰

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THIS. Like so many things in life, the process matters as much IF NOT MORE than the output.

06.03.2026 18:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Contact OTHERSIDE - OTHERSIDE Contact OTHERSIDE, a quarterly literary magazine of speculative fiction, poetry, and art by 2SLGBTQIA+ authors and artists.

With Issue 1 out soon, a reminder that we have community copies available if you can't afford to subscribe right now, donated by lovely Kickstarter backers.

Please don't stress or feel you have to justify yourselfβ€”we don't ask questions! Simply use our contact form to request a community copy πŸͺπŸ—‘️

27.02.2026 16:00 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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23.02.2026 17:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This story is so good!

19.02.2026 17:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Please send your five minutes!

17.02.2026 17:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Goals for the week:

My motivation/energy is down, so I'm giving myself room to adjust.

1. Send my rejected-but-held poem to a couple other markets
2. Revise the poem I wrote based on a nightmare

#queerwriters #writingcommunity

11.02.2026 04:12 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats!

11.02.2026 04:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Good to see people remembering what the pipes are *for*.

10.02.2026 21:05 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Today is brought to you by existential screaming

09.02.2026 22:08 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I had to make a second Starter Pack! If you have any recs for Latinx Spec Fic authors, let me know and I'll try to add them when I can. Much love!

go.bsky.app/UtDuh4e

09.02.2026 18:47 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

Maybe a stupid question but would this work with a Chromebook?

09.02.2026 16:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Indeed, even in democracies, choice can sometimes seem to be not only an illusion (is there any real difference between the scores of toothpastes or breakfast cereals in contemporary supermarkets?) or a headache to contend with, but a regressive force."

08.02.2026 06:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh this sounds really good

07.02.2026 13:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy Black History MonthΒ 2026! It's Black History Month, and we're celebrating as we do with books by Black authors (almost entirely) starring Black characters! For even more titles, check out past years' posts. Picture Books Dancing with WaterΒ by Gwendolyn Wallace and Tonya Engel An intergenerational story about a nonbinary child who learns the tradition of well digging in this picture book about community, hope, and protecting the Earth’s water.

Happy Black History MonthΒ 2026!

It's Black History Month, and we're celebrating as we do with books by Black authors (almost entirely) starring Black characters! For even more titles, check out past years' posts. Picture Books Dancing with WaterΒ by Gwendolyn Wallace and Tonya Engel An…

02.02.2026 14:01 πŸ‘ 47 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

AND getting access to the Otherside discord is magical and life-sustaining πŸ™ŒπŸ»

06.02.2026 16:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Paging Cyberpunks old and new:

04.02.2026 23:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sh*tty poem of the week:
My gorgon brings all the boys to yard
Damn right, it's better than yours
And that's why I have so many
fine warrior sculptures for sale

04.02.2026 18:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trans athletes may not have fitness advantage in women’s sport, landmark study finds Findings suggest physical performance in trans women converges toward that of cis women over time

What's that you say!

It was all just fear pushing by bad faith groups and that trans women pose no threat to cisgender women.

www.independent.co.uk/news/science...

04.02.2026 08:44 πŸ‘ 4196 πŸ” 1478 πŸ’¬ 48 πŸ“Œ 136

What a good topic!

04.02.2026 13:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Won't shut up about battle scars when chatting with chicks

04.02.2026 00:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Take your joy where you can get it. Doesn't mean you stop fighting or that the world is all better now, but you have to let some light and warmth in if you want to keep going.

01.02.2026 21:43 πŸ‘ 50 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Whenever I see rΓ©pΓ©titions w/ minute changes in my writing, I think, I see you Philip Glass!

27.01.2026 22:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

*because

27.01.2026 22:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My kid is HOH and I've started learning ASL (side note--it's exciting to learn but can also be complex!). I did beta-read a chapter with a character who uses ASL.. I hope the writer took my feedback to heart!

27.01.2026 22:25 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Crossing my fingers for your hold!

27.01.2026 22:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Love Philip Glass' music, love this move!

27.01.2026 22:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Not understating, not quoting to show the ridiculousness and let the viewer come to their own conclusions (Benatar we all know there are segments of populations who will blindly accept quotes at face value as truth.)

27.01.2026 22:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Okay I don't know this guy and maybe that makes me uninformed, but he looks like a media professional and it's SO FREAKING REFRESHING to see someone reacting appropriately to this shit show in media.

27.01.2026 22:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

As editor, do you ever suggest alternative titles? Or just reworking, or nothing at all?

26.01.2026 17:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm so excited to check this out!!

25.01.2026 23:52 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0