Crafting stories

Welcome to whatever the hell this is! My main blog, where all the social and political commentary goes, along with shitposts, art and whatever else I feel like reblogging that doesn't belong in my sideblogs. Which are @balmfrost for Critical Role and TTRPG stuff, @yarnandink for knitting, fibrecraft, fountain pen and general crafty love, and @bretha-stitchwitch writing inspiration and the novels I'm slowly trying to write.

[sorchaivy]

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[cmweller]

Challenge #04914-M165: Meat of the Matter

Jay stood near a teen he had been asked to watch over while Mr Sunshine finished their mission. The kid was on his knees losing his lunch.

"I was terrified." / You fought and killed them anyway.

"Am I a coward?" / No, a coward runs. A brave person acts even when terrified. You saved lives.

"I don't want to do that again." / We're going to try to ensure you won't have to. -- Anon Guest

The bad part of the scene was that Jay had to document everything that he discovered. And the first thing he discovered was a recent victim who had fought back out of survival reflex and was now suffering the after-effects.

Adrenaline was great for survival instincts. Lousy for keeping your meal remnants on the inside of the body.

This poor kid was just a teenager. Barely weeks past their thirteenth birthday. Currently dry-heaving into the commode where they had been sitting and ridding things via the other exit. At least this waif had had the sense to flush before kneeling.

[Check the source for the rest of the story]

[depsidase]

[pardalote]

Some photos from this afternoon's walk. Autumn = lots of fungi, it's very lovely to spot them all over the place.

[srsfunny]

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[mirkwoodest]

Hey, fellow fantasy nerds, I invite you to vibe along to this lesser known early 2000s fantasy banger 

[mirkwoodest]

Don’t mind me, I’m just getting emotional about the way trans elder and renn faire musician Alexander James Adams conceptualizes his relationship to his pre-transition self, Heather Alexander: 

“Heather was a changeling. In 2006 she was called back to faerieland and Alec, the child in whose place she had originally been left, was released after beating the faerie queen in a fiddling contest. Thus, Alec now carries on Heather’s musical legacy as her appointed heir.” 

God…. good for him :’) 

[mirkwoodest]

This tag is the highest honor I could ever receive.

[genderqueerpond]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YEAH!!!!!

Okay, here I am with my promised addition:

Here’s a remake of the aforementioned fantasy banger, done post-transition with his band Tricky Pixie (SJ Tucker and Betsy Tinney)

And my favorite cut of the same…

Here they are doing the ballad of Tam Lin!

Another iconic fantasy banger

And the song version of Alec winning his legendary fiddle duel with the faerie queen — which has WON its first round in this marvelous “obscure song bracket” so please do come back to vote for it in round 2, as well as Winter’s Tooth, which has also won its first round!! (and my further recommendations and infodumps on these posts)

Also OP congrats on choosing perhaps my FAVORITE picture ever to illustrate this perfect post, but please also look at these

If you look up “trans joy” in the dictionary you get these pictures of Alexander James Adams

(yes, these are the same picture but look again – no they are not! HE HAS AT LEAST TWO DIFFERENT VESTS LIKE THIS, IS THIS NOT THE ICONIC BEHAVIOR OF ALL TIME )

[mirkwoodest]

@lavendroused Nah, it’s real sweet to have this post from 2021 suddenly explode to the point where it’s reaching the OG fans. So glad that y'all exist and are thriving and spend your energy loving and supporting this guy <3 Also I had no idea there was a post transition version of the Mushroom Song, so that’s a real treat!

[ramalamacreatures]

Handmade Polymer Clay Coelacanth Fish figurine painted with acrylics.

[msbarrows]

I hope I'm online when it happens. I want to see a sudden flood of crab rave memes right after refreshing my dash, and in the middle of it all, the Castiel news meme. That's how I want to learn of it; not through anything solemn or serious, but via overwhelming silly celebration.

[hayleyolivia]

Just a dandy boy 🌻

[xavantina]

I bought a new laptop, and setting everything up and moving files is a right pain, so I doubt I will be posting very much the next few days.

Oh, and I named it Perihelion, in the settings, because it's honestly way too fancy and overpowered for my daily needs, and it's already being an asshole 😅

[pterribledinosaurdrawings]

[pterribledinosaurdrawings]

This is getting a lot of notes again and is reminding me that I should try to get out for more walks in the nice autumn weather

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[weepingwidar]

Rebecca Ness (American, 1992) - Group Undress (2022)

[bronzeagecrafts]

oh to be a small grey cat stretching in the sun….

[everythingfox]

Discussing baby’s future

[melodiusfaux]

They are both doing the "I want" chitter. They very much want to get up, but they have a sleeping baby cuddling with them. They must endure, but they will not be silent about it

[pb-dot]

Well well well, kitties. Looks like you want to get up but there's a little cat on you so you can't. Very frustrating situation there, can't imagine the burden of being held down by a little adorable kittycat. Couldn't, as the kids say, be me.

[cottoncandylesbo]

the excitable hog

[the-hope-gnome]