Hildred Billings, Official Tumblr

Official tumblr of lesbian romance and (more lesbians tho) fantasy author Hildred Billings. When I'm not posting new release info, answering reader mail, or otherwise idek, I reblog the likes of stuff from Takarazuka, The Legend of Zelda,...

[hildred]

I have to ask if there's plans for a sequel to Everything She Needs? I NEED more Astrid and Tara!! I haven't felt this way about an audiobook or a set of lesfic characters since Those Who Wait!!!

So glad to hear you enjoyed it! (And sorry it took so long to see this - I'm not on tumblr much these days aside to get my occasional cat picture fix.)

At the moment there's no definite sequel planned, but they will certainly be showing up in other stories - including possible anthologies in the future! So no official full-length sequel, but possible short stories in the coming year!

[hildred]

amazing. I didn’t think tumblr could outcringe themselves this pride, but WHEw.

[inthetags]

Reblog and put in the tags the worst physical pain you’ve ever felt.

[tiktoks-for-dead-pope]

[ultrastimpaks]

wait people sleep with their doors closed????

[ultrastimpaks]

okay now im curious. reblog this with where youre from and if you sleep with your door open or closed

[ravynfyre]

okay, so I’m on my firefighter bullshit again.

Sleeping with your door closed can literally save your life.

In a properly alarmed home - that is a home where all of the smoke detectors are connected, either via hard wire, or via wifi system - a fire in one pat of the home will trip the smoke detectors in the *entire* home. Sleeping with your door CLOSED would not, then, contribute to how quickly you would hear the smoke detector alarm go off.

The door being closed, however, WOULD contribute to how much smoke enters your room while you are asleep and vulnerable and unable to guard your airway BEFORE the detector goes off. And in a modern home, the products of combustion are absolutely DEADLY. The gasses given off contain so many toxins and poisons, that if you sleep through the first few minutes of the fire and inhale that smoke? You won’t have enough coherence left TO wake up, even when the alarm is screaming in your ear.

The minutes that keeping your door closed can save before it burns through should your home catch fire in the middle of the night while you are asleep? Will literally save your life. Even something as cheap as an ordinary hollow core interior door. It’s enough. 

[hildred]

also if you close your door you can lock it and keep out the bandits

that’s what i tell myself every night when i go to bed mmkay

[justcatposts]

That tail is batting away all those haters 🔥  

(via)

[hildred]

LOOK AT U now look @ me

[keraleda]

“Lighten Up” by Ronald Wimberly

Beautifuly written- and drawn.

[ffxvcaps]

[firstgrave]

hmmm. customer was asking me if id been to any protests lately. gave the general “how could i when im always at work” response. he keeps going asking about where protests are being held/how he’s having trouble locating them and “it’s been hundreds of years coming so im not suprised”. he buys a lotto ticket and opens his wallet, which surprise surprise also contained a police badge..

[firstgrave]

Seriously. Be suspicious of everyone you talk to. especially if you don’t know them. even if you used to talk to them but fell off for a few years. don’t give out any information that could put others at risk

[seijohsremade]

ways to help protestors if you are unable to protest

everybody has to do their part. as a reference, this was posted on 1 june 2020. if any links are broken or direct to a place they should not, please feel free to add on with corrections. if there is new information with better knowledge, please feel free to share. thank you.

1. donate

do not donate to shaun king. he has repeatedly collected money to “support” black people, but no one knows where the money is.

BAIL FUNDS (ALPHABETICAL ORDER; NOT A COMPREHENSIVE LIST)

note: washington dc and new jersey have cashless bail systems.

bail fund google doc (also includes lawyers for protestors)

national bail fund network (directory of community bail funds)

community bail funds masterpost by @keplercryptids

resistance funds (google sheets; lists bail funds around the country)

nationwide bail funds (split a donation to the bail funds listed on the linked page with a single transaction)

atlanta bail fund

brooklyn bail fund

colorado freedom fund

columbus freedom fund

houston chapter of black lives matter

liberty fund (nyc based; focuses services on people from low-income communities)

los angeles freedom fund

louisville community fund

massachusetts bail fund

minnesota freedom fund (as of may 30, 2020, they are encouraging people to donate elsewhere since they have raised enough money; as of may 29, 2020, they do not have a venmo, as some fraudulent accounts have been claiming, source)

philadelphia bail out fund

richmond bail fund

MORE PLACES TO DONATE

note: more links are listed in the masterposts below.

northstar health collective (healthcare and medical aid for people on the front lines)

reclaim the block (aims to redistribute police funding to help the minneapolis community)

twin cities dsa (provides fresh groceries and hot meals to people in minneapolis)

2. educate yourself

it isn’t enough to sign petitions and reblog/retweet/etc. nonblack people, including people of color, owe it to black people to educate themselves and correct themselves and the people around them on anti-blackness.

note: more links are in the masterposts linked below.

resources and tools regarding racism and anti-blackness (google sheets compilation)

readings on society, racism, the prison system, etc. (twitter thread)

“where do we go after ferguson?” by michael eric dyson

official black lives matter website

3. give out supplies to protestors

people need supplies to protest safely, and even if they bring supplies with them, they can often run out. if you’re able, stock up and hand them out to people protesting. for more supplies to donate, see the “george floyd action” google docs link in section 5.

water bottles (dehydration and heatstroke are not things people should have to deal with alongside bastard cops. if the police in your area are particularly violent or known to use tear gas, get the ones with the sports cap/suction-thing/etc so people can use them as emergency eye-flushes.)

snacks (make sure to take into account that people have allergies of all sorts. foods will have a little label that says “may contain” and then list any potential allergens. write the allergens on the ziploc (or any container you use) in permanent marker, or better yet, write the snacks included in the pack.)

masks (don’t forget there’s still a pandemic going on. also it will aid in deterring facial recognition when the police try to track down protestors,  also part two, if the cops use tear gas, wearing a mask (with the combination of a scarf or bandana) will lessen the adverse effects. lessen, not stop.)

bandanas, scarves, etc. and goggles (ski goggles, swimming goggles, etc.) (see above for explanation on the scarves. same goes for the goggles. anti–tear gas and anti–facial recognition.)

clean shirts (for people who are heavily gassed. also helps deter recognition through clothing.)

wound care supplies (band-aids, packets of neosporin packets or a similar antibiotic, alcohol wipes, etc.; if you can, decant bactine into those little travel bottles.)

a sharpie or another type of marker (for writing bail numbers or emergency contacts on arms, hands, etc. it’s not enough to have your city’s bail fund number stored on your phone; the police won’t give it to you to look it up. give people a marker so they can write it down, preferably not washable so it isn’t easily removed.)

IMPORTANT: KNOWING FIRST AID

tear gas: if you’re hit, get out as fast and as soon as you can. take anyone you can with you. the longer you’re in the gas, the harder it will be for you to see, and it can irritate your airways, making it hard to breathe. if you’re hit, don’t run; it’ll only make things worse on your lungs. when you leave the area, take a cold shower. don’t use hot water (it will only reactivate the agent); don’t bathe (it will only spread the CS around). (source 1) (source 2) (cdc fact sheet on tear gas)

move them to a clean and ventilated area where it’s as safe as possible.

ask them if they’re wearing contact lenses. have them remove it. if they’re wearing glasses, rinse it with water.

solution of half liquid antacid, half water. spray from the inside going out, with the head tilted back and slightly towards the side being rinsed. if they say it’s okay, open the eye slightly while doing this. (source)

bullet wounds: the most important thing is to stop the bleeding. be sure to check for an exit wound and cover that as well. treat both wounds, but treat the worse one first.

stop the bleed (youtube video by uc san diego health)

first aid in active shooting scenarios

making a tourniquet (a commercial tourniquet is best, but improvised ones can work as well if done properly; the most important things to remember is that tourniquets are for limb injuries and are not meant for the head or torso and that they have to be very tightly wound on the injury.)

how to apply pressure dressings

miscellaneous

adult cpr tutorial (youtube video by cincinnati children’s; think of “staying alive” by the beegees or “uptown funk”)

4. be a source of information

be responsible with this. people’s lives are at stake. that being said, the media is a fucking joke and the best way to get accurate information in a grassroots rebellion is amongst ourselves. record everything, but if you are going to share any information at all, be sure to blur people’s faces.

signal (encrypted messenger app; messages delete after x amount of time): app store | google play

tool for scrubbing metadata from images and selectively blurring identifiable features

tech tips to protect yourself while protesting (by rey.nbows on tiktok, via vicent_efl on twitter)

cop spotting 101 (google docs)

know your rights (by personachuu on twitter)

NUMBERS TO CALL FOR ARRESTED PROTESTORS (ALPHABETICAL ORDER; SOURCES LINKED TO THE NUMBER)

remember to keep phones OFF unless absolutely necessary. cell phone towers, stingrays, location notifs can all be used to track you and other protestors. don’t fuck around. if your phone must be on, keep it on airplane mode as often as possible and only communicate using encrypted methods. no, snapchat doesn’t count. (a twitter thread on stingrays, for those interested)

lawyers assisting protestors pro-bono (by riyakatariax on twitter)

atlanta: 404-689-1519

chicago: 773-309-1198

minneapolis: 612-444-2654

5. miscellaneous links and links for protestors

masterpost of petitions to sign, numbers to call, places to donate, and more (carrd by dehyedration on twitter)

#blacklivesmatter (google docs by ambivaIcnt on twitter; includes information on relevant events, other masterposts, lists of petitions and donation links, how to protest safely and protests to go to, and more)

george floyd action (google docs; includes information on apps to download, supplies to buy and donate, places to donate to, protest safety, resources on unlearning racial bias, and more)

how to get out of ziptie “handcuffs” (by finnianj on tiktok, via katzerax on twitter)

how can i help? by @abbiheartstaylor

how to make a signal-blocking cell phone pouch

tips for protestors by @aurora00boredealis

twitter thread for protestors (by vantaemuseum on twitter)

also, if you’re protesting, change your passcode. make it at least 11 characters long and don’t use facial/thumb recognition.

[abby-howard]

She doesn’t even stick around after making her WWE entrance, she just leaves, her work complete.

Oh PS back my Kickstarter for a plush of my cat :)

[hildred]

meanwhile my dumbass cat is the morality police who waltzes by and slams the bathroom door on you in your own home.

[pumpkinylink]

Do non-americans realize that the United States is literally just a bunch of countries in a trench coat that agreed to be semi-nice to each other in order to sneak into the Big Boy Club? Because let’s be honest that’s just what the USA is

[pumpkinylink]

The rest of the world: So… you’re a big country?

The states, standing on each other’s shoulders: Y- yes,,,

[pumpkinylink]

I love how everyone who’s reblogged this hasn’t added anything on or tagged anything on it. They’re all just like “Yeah. That’s it. That’s the entire United States summed up in one post-”

[words-writ-in-starlight]

#oh my god is THAT why you guys are so weird

Yeah 100%

[b1s3xualm00n]

Don’t let these tags die omfg

[shieldmaiden19]

10/10 can confirm

[aces-to-apples]

absolutely bonkers that my own tags have crossed my dash like this more than fifteen reblogs after i wrote them

[deerladydisdain]

I moved to another state. 30 minutes away. My family acts like I betrayed them and can’t understand my life choices. It’s completely different way of life, especially during covid. Completely different country.

[bluecrowne]

every single fucking time one of those articles of “things europeans find weird about america” complains that sales tax isn’t included

states set the sales tax!!! it’s literally different across state lines!!! american retailers can’t add it bc they’d have to account for 50 different prices!!!!!!!

[capriceandwhimsy]

It gets even more insane! California’s clean air standards for cars and other such things are so much higher than everyone else’s! So if a car manufacturer in Detroit wants to sell their damn cars in California, they need to build their cars to California clean air standards. But retooling an assembly line and car design to have some cars meet California clean air standards, while building others to other clean air standards is a lot of work, so car manufacturers all over the country have to build all their cars to California clean air standards.

Which is why California went into an uproar earlier this year when the Federal Government tried to argue that states can’t set their own environmental guidelines! “Fuck you!” says California, “we remember Los Angeles in the 80s, how bad the smog gets, go pollute your own damn air over in your own damn state where there isn’t a thermal inversion layer to trap all the smog down near ground level!”

“But you’re making it soooo haaaaaard to sell our cars everywhere else!” they whine.

“Fuck you!” California shouts. “And while we’re at it, we don’t give a shit what you say, Mister President, we’re gonna open our damn states when we’re good and ready, and our friends Nevada, Oregon, Colorado, and Washington State agree! Also, we’ve decided to legalize weed!”

“But the Federal Government says it’s illegal!” shouts the other states.

“Fuck you, we make the drug laws in our state, and we say toke up!”

“Now, hang on!” shouts the Federal government. “You can legalize weed in your state, but all banks are federal agencies, so if your weed dispensaries set up bank accounts, those accounts have money from illegal practices in it and are subject to seizure by the federal government!”

“FINE!” shouts California. “Hey, weed guys, you can keep selling weed, but you can only deal in cash!”

“How the fuck is that supposed to work!?”

“I DON’T FUCKING KNOW, TAKE IT UP WITH DC!”

“By the way, if you’re gay married elsewhere, we won’t recognize it,” mutters Texas.

“OH FUCK YOUUUUUUU!” 

And so it goes and so it goes…

[quousque]

“What’s sales tax?” says Montana. “What’s road maintainence?” “also what’s a speed limit?”

[magical-awesome-kid]

Seriously driving in Wisconsin is a PAIN because winter-summer cycle DESTROYS our roads but we use DUI and speeding ticket money to repair them. It’s never enough and roads take forever to fix so it’s always a disaster.

Meanwhile, in Illinois, our NEIGHBOR, they have tolls so their normal driving tickets are lower AND they have nicer roads!

Not just that, but Illinois has a HUGE sales tax while Wisconsin’s tax is a lot lower. Right now with COVID it’s like Georgia is Sweden just throwing open the gates and California is hesitant to crack a window and DC is just waving it’s hands in the air because it doesn’t know what to support but DEF doesn’t want to support the ‘wrong’ team because then they’ll end up crucified by the other.

It’s a madhouse that I unfortunately live in.

[shiisiln]

One of my favorite things about ur terrible katamari-ball of countries disguised as a single country is that every state has different traffic laws, but you can drive anywhere once you get a license in your state. So you can just like… drive out of state and get arrested for something you were never even taught was illegal. It’s magical.

[atlinmerrick]

And Oregon wants to claim independence from all the other states and literally be its own country called Jefferson.

[hildred]

State of Jefferson is not “oregon” it is specifically SW Oregon (aka my home region god save me) and NW California. And they almost did it too, except a little thing called WWII happened to throw all that at the window.

Which is hilariously ironic in my life because JEfferson is my least favorite president and the thought of being born in the STATE OF JEFFERSON would summon alanis in an instance. 

[astraldemise]

[saturniidae-served-cold]

[icansuckyadicknumbersmash2483737]

My brain on a loop

[hildred]

This is the greatest example of what my depression and SI make me feel like

Just boogeying it up with a huge smile on my face and fans in my hands while thinking about how dead inside I am.

[sproingoid]

all the things she said all the things she said running through my head running through my head (running through my head)

[hildred]

some of y’all on this hellsite are just really using this opportunity to shit on people with social lives and activities they like to do outside and it shows

there’s no fucking need for it. I’m sorry if some “extrovert” was mean to you about liking to stay inside and watch TV and read books (which, you know, are fair hobbies to have) but Im legit seeing shit about how extroverts~~~ should just be welded into their houses and nobody should care that there are people legit suffering because their lives, their routines have suddenly come to a screeching halt just as the sun is shining and everything they were looking forward to is gone. 

everyone, from those who are sick, are worried they might be sick, to going out even t hough they’re begging employers to let them stay home, to sitting by their window trying to hold back tears because they can’t see their friends (and no, video chat isn’t the same as a hug or the mere presence of another person, it’s just what we have atm) or loved ones. Families are split up for their own health. People are losing their whole livelihoods en masse. Our gov’t is proving how little it cares for us, though we been known.

Have some fucking empathy. People are allowed to be anxious and depressed., with or without a pandemic forcing them to stay inside for the greater good. 

stop making this an “introvert” vs. “extrovert” thing. Even those who claim “they’ve been preparing their whole lives for this!” are gonna be fucking depressed. The whole world is off balance. This isn’t just staying home for a long time because you feel like it or you have personal health reasons. This is a crisis that goes beyond ourselves. Many people are right now going against their very natures (that is, to go out and enjoy the sunshine and be social with their friends) for those who need to be protected and to help keep our medical systems from overloading. The fact we humans can override our natures like that is pretty amazing, but it doesn’t come without severe emotional and mental consequence if this goes on long enough. (and it probably will) 

just have some fucking empathy. your fellow people are scared, anxious, and grieving. This has nothing to do with something called Myers Briggs and to imply so just proves you’re no better than a hardcore astrologist telling you you should die for being a leo and wanting to get your tinder freak on right now. 

[quartercirclejab]

animal crossing is stressful

[liberal-memes]

[princessnijireiki]

This is Adam Erickson, pastor at the Clackamas United Church of Christ in Milwaukee, Oregon!

[saxgoddess25]

Oh finally. A real Christian.

[emberswonderland]

Pagan here, I fucking love this guy.

[wee-chlo]

Dude, the United Church of Christ is actually like… the most Christ-like denomination of Christianity I’ve seen.

Take the one in my local town, which is a relatively small college town in Kansas. They officiated the first same-sex marriage in Kansas, launched a program to support people with HIV/AIDS and their caregivers, and worked with a local human rights group to get the local government to revise the housing discrimination law to include protections based on gender identity and sexual orientation. They partnered with groups in Texas to provide supplies to families after they were released from detention centers and personally set up meetings with locals to discuss how to advocate locally for asylum seekers and immigrants. They’ve been supporters of BLM since it started, provide classes on white privilege and gender identity for the congregation, and the pastor as well as other members of the congregation participated in the 40 Days of Action and were arrested for doing so. And that’s just the local one. In Kansas.

From what I’ve seen, this guy is actually just an example of the denomination. If you have a United Church of Christ near you, check them out, even if you’re not Christian or religious. They tend to be a fantastic way to get involved in the local community.

[hildred]

After the first picture my first thought was “this is some real Oregon energy. and, you know, it’s desperately needed here because that dude got Oregon energy but you know he surrounded by That Other Oregon energy.”