RIP Anthony Stewart Head, an incredible actor, musician, singer, LGBTQ+ ally and activist, devoted girl dad, and father figure to many of us as we grew up.
Buy Queer Creations, Support Queer Causes: 2026 Story and Art Bundles for Charity!
HAPPY PRIDE! Itās time for our fourth-annual Pride Bundle charity drive! Weāve got three bundles this year: a general imprint bundle with 25 titles totaling 381 pages; an explicit bundle of 15 stories, 237 pages; and an art bundle with 10 artworks, 250 mb of digital artwork! In the first three years of this initiative, weāve raised over $725 for the charities weāve selected, and weāre delighted to be back, this time in an effort to raise money for the Queer Liberation Library ( @queerliblib ) and the Transgender Law Center.
The General Imprint Bundle costs $25 USD (60% off normal!). 40% of this sales price will be divided equally between the two charities.
The Explicit Imprint Bundle costs $15 USD (60% off normal!). 44% of this sales price will be divided equally between the two charities.
The Art Bundle costs $10 USD (66% off normal!). 24% of this sales price will be divided equally between the two charities.
How This Works
You buy one or both bundles between now and June 30th, 2026.
We tally up all the proceeds earned and do some math-e-magic to figure out how much weāre donating!
Before the end of July, we divide our total raised amount in half and donate equal amounts to the Queer Liberation Library and the Transgender Law Center.
We post the proof that weāve made the donation (you can see past proof here, here, and here.)
You get fantastic stories!
We all get that happy, glowy feeling of knowing that money has been well-spent on fantastic causes!
About the Press
Duck Prints Press is a queer-owned indie press, founded to publish original works by fancreators. Weāve been in operation for over 5.5 years, and in that time weāve worked with well over 150 creators to publish ten anthologies and over 200 other stories, from shorts to novels, and weāve got more on the works (five anthologies in progress, multiple novels slated for the later half of 2026, an art project, and more). The vast majority of our creators and their creations are queer/LGTBQIA+ (maybe even all, but we donāt out anyone and we donāt ask demography because, frankly, itās none of our business).
About Our Selected Charities
Note: These charities are not affiliated with the Press, do not know weāre doing this fundraiser, have not endorsed this in anyway and are, as such, utterly uninvolved in this beyond being the beneficiaries of our efforts! Text is from their webpages.
The Queer Liberation Library: āQueer Liberation Library (QLL) is fighting to build a vibrant, flourishing queer future by connecting LGBTQ+ people with literature, information, and resources that celebrate the unique and empowering diversity of our community.ā
The Transgender Law Center: āTransgender Law Center is the largest national trans-led organization advocating self-determination for all people. Since 2002 weāve been organizing, assisting, informing and empowering thousands of individual community members towards a long-term, national, trans-led movement for liberation.ā
About the Bundles
We are offering three bundles: general imprint stories, with 25 works; explicit imprint stories, with 15 works; and art, with 10 works. The shop listings include details about and excerpts from all the stories and previews of all the art. Purchasing book bundles gets you access to the e-book (in ePub and PDF formats) of each title included in the bundle. Purchasing the art bundle gets you access to high-quality print-ready images, sized to print clearly at 8.5 in x 11 in (21.6 cm x 27.9 cm) (FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY!). Hereās what youāll get!
Works in the General Imprint Charity Bundle:
Farm to Table by Andi Rigby
The Problem with WishesĀ by Annabeth Lynch
Of Loops and WeavesĀ by Catherine E. Green
Starstruck, AdriftĀ by Cedar D. McCafferty-Svec
Let the Solstice Come by D. V. Morse
Red Ink, Black Water by Dei Walker
Old Books, New Friends by Genevieve Maxwell
A Galaxy Run in 30 Minutes or LessĀ by J. D. Harlock
Seal Island by K. B. Vimes
Quintessentially YouĀ by Len Amin
Sonic Boom of My HeartĀ by Linnea Peterson
Night Birds by Max Jason Peterson
Snow Day MemoriesĀ by Merlin Grey
Sarisa by N. C. Farrell
Wolven DanceĀ by Neo Scarlett
Itās Witchcraft! by Nicola Kapron
Living Room Beauty ShopĀ by O. E. Hendrickson
One Moon at a TimeĀ by R. L. Houck
a name to callĀ by Rascal Hartley
NycticoraxĀ by S. J. Ralston
Bubble, Bubble by Sage Mooreland
The Wayward TimekeeperĀ by Terra P. Waters
To Fill My Cup by Violet J. Hayes
Tincture of Clarity by Willa Blythe
ChrysopoeiaĀ by Zel Howland
25 stories. 381 pages. 130,140 words of fiction! Price: $25.00 USD
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Approximately 40% of the list price of this bundle will go to charity.
Works in the Explicit Imprint Charity Bundle:
Snowbound and Love Sick by A. L. Heard
Heartās Scaffold by Alec J. Marsh
Heated Desperation by Aria L. Deair
A Safe Place to Land by boneturtle
Canāt LetĀ Go by Dei Walker
Like it Sharp by E. V. Dean
then, too, at sea by ilgaksu
Sinking by Lyn Weaver
We the Hunters by Lyonel Loy
Goals by R. L. Houck
Easier Than Expected by Samantha M. Piper
Worlds Apart (but Still Close)by Sanne Burg
Taken at Sea by Shea Sullivan
Warm Anything You Want by Tris Lawrence
Allay the Burning Fever in My Blood by YF Ollwell
15 stories. 237 pages. 80,768 words of fiction! Price: $15.00 USD
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Approximately 44% of the list price of this bundle will go to charity.
Works in the Art Charity Bundle:
Devour by Aaron Kotze
Warm by Aceriee
Aurora by Ʀonswinter
Forever Halloween by Max Jason Peterson
Demi Dragon by May Barros
Bar on the outskirts.Ā by MizuShiba
old truths, new patches by radicalhoodie
The Riddle by Shea Sullivan
[untitled] by swev.art
Another Spring by Zel Howland
10 artworks. 247 mb of art! Price: $10.00 USD
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Approximately 24% of the list price of this bundle will go to charity.
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Quick and loose Codywan kiss for you! The background feels like a bit much to look at, so you also get the version without :D
This was a lot of fun, thank you, Wander!
SayingĀ āthis niche, properly tagged, warned, and rated piece of fiction could theoretically hurt someoneā is not a good argument. This properly labeled cookie with the allergen information at the bottom that contains gluten could theoretically harm me very badly, but only if I consume it. Tags are like nutrition labels, and warnings are like allergy information. If you know you have an allergy to something, the logic is to stay away from it. It is the same with fiction. Iām not running through stores yelling at people to take all the products with gluten off the shelves just because it could hurt me. Instead I ignore it and go to the gluten free section and find cookies that are right for me. And if running through a grocery store yelling sounds ridiculous, thatās because it is. Stop doing the same with fiction.
And just like with food, what might be harmful for one person to consume could be quite *beneficial* for others. One manās trigger is another manās catharsis.
AND if you lack the maturity/self control/awareness to stop yourself from eating things that could potentially harm you, you either 1) are too young to be making your own food choices and should be supervised by a parent/other adult who is supposed to be responsible for you (and the store clerk who put the food on the shelf is NOT) or 2) need to take accountability for your own actions, because if you deliberately consumed something you knew could hurt you as a fully autonomous adult, then you really have no one to blame but yourself.
Iād like to add that within AO3, āChoose Not To Use Archive Warningsā is, in this food analogy, like the food labels that readĀ āThis product was manufactured in a facility where [potential food allergens] are used in the production of some productsā. Itās not telling you theyāre in there, but even more importantly, itās not telling you theyāre not. This is not the same asĀ āNo Archive Warnings Applyā which would be the certified [food allergen] free food. One guarantees a certain experience, the other has given you no promises as to what may or may not be included and is very much a consume-at-your-own-risk product.
#ITS TRUE AND YOU SHOULD SAY IT #(ALSO THORIN AND KILI BEING āUGLYā BY DWARF STANDARDS IS AMUSING CONTENT)
further take: Kili is straight-up ugly by dwarf standards. Thorin is like, the dwarf equivalent of Benedict Cumberbatch. Some dwarves think heās an absolutely dreamboat, others think he is super weird looking, thereās very little middle ground.
(originally i was only taking notes on what characters call each other to use for my codywan magnum opus fic)
jedi say...
anakin mostly calls clones by their names, not their titles
^ "trooper" when the clone is unknown/unnamed
^ calls obi-wan "general kenobi" when talking to rex (once)
^ he occasionally addresses rex as "captain"
obi-wan mostly uses names, but also often uses titles
^ obi-wan calls cody "commander" in the movie (early war?)(just sometimes?)
^ when cody greets them with "general [lastname]", obi-wan responds "cody :)"
when obi-wan and anakin are talking to each other, they don't use titles for rex and cody
^ anakin just calls him "rex" when talking to ahsoka
ahsoka almost always calls clones by their names
^ she calls rex "captain" in the blue shadow virus arc, but its life-or-death and shes giving him a direct order
aayla and luminara use titles for clones
yoda doesn't use titles, and only sometimes uses names
plo koon mostly uses titles, but occasionally drops it for wolffe
not clone related - both anakin and obi-wan use padme's name and almost never use her title, which is really funny. padme only remembers to use their titles when talking about them to a 3rd party
clones say...
clones always use titles (for jedi, and higher-ranked clones they're not close with)
"general(s)" and "sir(s)" consistently
^ anakin and ahsoka IMMEDIATELY know rex has been brainwarshed when he says "anakin"
rex DOES drop ahsoka's titles a few times - "ahsoka, it's me, rex" and "ahsoka ordered it"
cody and rex still use titles when talking about jedi that arent present
^ an unnamed clone drops anakin's title and just says "skywalker" when gossiping
cody and rex do not use titles for each other
^ rex sometimes calls cody "commander" during missions
cody knows slick by name and uses his name, not his rank. rex does too
slick calls rex by rank, and uses "sir" for him and cody
slick's men similarly use "sir" and/or rank for higher ranked clones
cody calls the squad "gentleman"
CODY CALLS ONE OF THEM "SON." SCREASMS.
rex calls either fives or echo "kid"
^ REXXXX ALSO CALLS AHSOKA KID.
cody doesn't refer to waxer or boil by rank
the rest - other language used, character notes, and setting stuff - below the cut!
language used:
CODY OUT! š«”
fives and echo each say "hell"
cody says heck. he's a heck-sayer. my fucking goat
cody says "rex old boy" the raisin bran eating fuck
^ ahsoka also says that later? is that just a rex nickname?? or was she mimicking cody???
ahsoka also calls rex "rexster"
ahsoka also also calls someone "gramps" but i didnt write down who (probs anakin tho)
rex calls helmets "sun bonnets" (dweeb)
count dooku uses the phrase "godforsaken"
rex calls slick a "piece of rankweed"
anakin: "that sleemo"
ahsoka: "we're not gonna last a mynock minute!"
one of yoda's squad: "theres no figuring a jedi master" (shrugs and shakes head)
about cloudy atmosphere: "this soup is thick"
CLANKERS!!! its so funny how often and with how much intensity they say clankers
i hate "seppies" though. stop fucking saying that CODY!
they also call droids: tinny, tweezers, rollies (droidekas)
someone (i think ahsoka?) called Grevious "general clanker"
the lead ship in a squad of fighters was called "mother bird"
axe: "come on, you whiners, let's get dirty"
idr what a trooper said to warrant it, but when he sees that it upset ahsoka he immediately follows up with "i meant no offense, commander"
"Commander on deck!"
ANAKIN SAID POODOO. jarjar's foul influence...
character stuff:
cody makes rex fly him around
anakin calls cody boring
cody and rex often communicate nonverbally
clones consistently refer to each other as "brother(s)" as much or more than they say "clone(s)"
at one point rex kinda has to remind anakin that he has to follow ahsoka's orders (even if he doesnt like them)
anakin doesnt like ahsoka's flying. also he yells at her for talking during mission - "CUT THE CHATTER!"
^ he later lets her fly his starfighter....
the opening narration for the rishi outpost ep (fives + echo's intro) says "new clones are rushed into service [...] before their intense training is complete"
rex goes on a bit of a power trip during rishi outpost mission bc cody put him in charge - bossy to shinies, "thats captain to you"
the rishi crew knows cody by name before he gets there
while rex gets mad, cody starts planning
cody is a sarcastic bitch. MY FUCKING GOAT.
^ @ rex (finding spy) "what do you think, he just sat down and wrote a note?"
^ @ slick (protesting that his men will be upset abt traitor) (cuts him off) "your men are tough."
one of slick's men is nervous to talk to rex (tbf hes being interrogated) and explicitly says he's nervous bc rex is his CO
clones dont say "contraband", they say "forbidden items" (maybe bc kid audience dont know the word contraband, but if its intentional thats so fucked up and weird)
unfortunately cody gets his ass beat by slick. as does rex. my 2 flops<3
^ cody does better after he tackles slick to the ground #codyisgrapplertruther
during slick's lil sermon - cody looks so bothered and doesnt join rex in bitching him out
^ he only chimes in when slick says he loves his brothers - cody: "if you loved your brothers, you wouldn't have put them at risk."
^ bc cody loves his brothers. btw.
^ this is making me crazy
^ he was sooo bothered like i think cody is smart enough to realize slick was a little right #slickwasright . whereas rex saw the sitch in a very black-and-white traitor=bad way
^ ill never recover from this one line tbh
rex hearing one of anakin's worst plans of all times: "well, this plan is...... questionable......"
rex passes an order from mace windu to anakin and anakin gives a sassy comeback and rex immediately says "i'll tell him that š«”"
literally everyone clowns on anakin for not following orders
padme about clones dying of blue shadow virus: "what a waste" :( rex: "all due respect, its what these men were born to do."
when obi wan finds out he's not getting reinforcements, he asks his squad "who's up for a challenge?" to which waxer replies "here we go again". the fatigue in his voice implies obi does this shit to them often
obi-wan is known for using "deceptive maneuvers"
the mando dad instinct takes longer to set in for some (boil)
i thought i was ready for the saber hand-off but nno one told me that cody doesnt even SAY anything. hes so nonchalant!!!
cody's "QUIET ROOKIE." is in response to the rookie oohing and aahhing over obi-wan. like yeah whatever our generals an awesome wizard move onnnn. hes so fucking #sickofit
numa (twilek girl) has a dad. for some reason this made my heart hurt so much more than if she had a mom
^ i think its bc waxer and boil's time with her is the closest either of them will ever get to fatherhood but it wasnt that pivotal to her because she already has a dad. its not like shes an orphan who lost her father, they get reuinited. she continues to have a dad after the episode but they. uyea h
when obi-wan tells them "nerra" means brother. do you thin k that hurt him too.
setting stuff:
lights in the LAAT go red when they're standing by to deploy, then green to jump
communication fails - "their comm-links are on a different scramble set"
luminara's star destroyer is named Tranquility (this is on the wiki im sure i just like it a lot)
there are med droids in the infirmary that presumably handle the less serious injuries (a clone went in, saw a droid, and returned to his barracks the same night)
^ during one of anakin's trips to the infirmary, he's treated only by a med droid
^ there are several other scenes in which characters are only treated by a med droid
clones killing time with arm-wrestling
some of the clones carry electric stun grenades that they call "droid poppers"
THE BARRACKS!
^ they have pinups all over the walls (i saw at least 4 distinct posters)
^ there are also pinups in the rishi outpost, including in their central operations room (boys.)
^ the same pinups appear a 3rd time on the planet iego
^they prop up their blasters against the wall and rest their helmets on top
^ everyone was still in armor except for their helmets
^ they have bunkbeds<3 they all have 1 pillow but i dont see any blankets
^ there are large metal storage crates (presumably 1 per clone but i didnt count)
clones are forbidden from taking certain items from the battlefield, which includes parts from battledroids
^ they specifically say "forbidden" and not "contraband" (as prev.)
^ one clone had strung together battledroid fingers as a necklace, and was (at first) willing to lie and be suspected as a traitor rather than admit it
theres a ruined head of a buddha statue on naboo??
when rex receives opposing orders from anakin/obi-wan and chairman cho (leader of a republic member world), he has to obey the chairman. im. im not sure why
sometimes the jedi have cute lil backpackies
the LAAT used by obi-wan and the squad containing cody, wooley, waxer, and boil has beautiful nose art of Salacious B. Crumb (or a member of his species)
boil pulls a ration of some kind out of his pouch that looks like a cheese stick
cleaning R2 units is mentioned as a punishment
i wrote these notes on half-sheets of 8.5x11s (old bills, papers from class, etc). at one point i had four of these half-sheets on my desk at once. which is a normal way to watch a television show.
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