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WRAITH πŸ‘»πŸ‰

@straith.ca

D.A. Straith (they/them). Toronto-adjacent fiction person β€’ nonbinary trans & queer settler β€’ work in Augur, Fusion Fragment, SHATTER THE SUN β€’ Clarion West Novel Workshop β€˜25 β€’ #straithenfrancais β€’ agent: Laura Zats @ Headwater β€’ straith.carrd.co

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I have now reached a point in my week, my year, my creative cycle if you will, where I need to be Offline in order to make magic happen. so DM or @ me if you need my attention on something, but otherwise don't worry if I'm not here. I am writing B)

I don’t have a reason to give my next fantasy protagonist one big fucking migraine but given that that’s how I’m outlining the book, with one big mclargelong migraine chasing me the whole time, it might happen incidentally

I usually live in the liminal space of constantly asking β€œbut am I disabled enough??” but I think this latest bout of migraine becoming semi-chronic is thoroughly challenging that liminality lol

just finished THE EXORCIST (1973), which I’d seen but like, outdoors and 20 years ago. reaffirms that I enjoy a slow burn. so that’s horror film #39!!

didn’t used to be much of a horror film watcher, but the last couple of years I’ve striven to change that, and at today’s count I’ve watched 38 this year! and def on track to at least hit 40 by end of month

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Politics hits different when you're an "issue" instead of a citizen

FUN IN FICTION WRITING: so I scrapped most of my original outline because I realized I needed to split it into two parallel timelines. now I'm on the brink of scrapping it again because I'm realizing it needs four POVs πŸ˜ŽπŸ˜“ I MEAN IT'S ALL GOING TOWARD THE FINAL BUT DAMN

I really should use less extreme language than "I scrapped it", though, like a lot of the scenes and events and motivating factors are the same, they're just being spread across more people and settings

didn’t used to be much of a horror film watcher, but the last couple of years I’ve striven to change that, and at today’s count I’ve watched 38 this year! and def on track to at least hit 40 by end of month

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β€œtouch him and die”? how about β€œtouch him or die”. date my boyfriend or you’ll pay. yandere metamour seeks aggressive compersion

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β€œtouch him or die” the most violent person you know decides to reinvent themself as a matchmaker

β€œtouch him and die”? how about β€œtouch him or die”. date my boyfriend or you’ll pay. yandere metamour seeks aggressive compersion

there is a protest going on at a nearby school and I am all for it, but my migraine disagrees πŸ˜­πŸ™ƒπŸ˜” my migraine doesn’t understand solidarity

quite enjoyed THE WOLF AND HIS KING by Finn Longman! an introspective dual pov take on Marie de France’s Bisclavret with so much fealty it’ll knock your socks off

Samuels, E., (2017) β€œSix Ways of Looking at Crip Time”, Disability Studies Quarterly 37(3). doi: doi.org/10.18061/dsq...

doi.orgMaking sure you're not a bot!

on the flip side I did a big work thing yesterday suspecting, KNOWING even, that this would happen. I got a whole day and a half of conference time! so I'm learning how to deal with this. learning a new concept of time. feels uncanny. feels bizarre. feels like I have a lot of reading to do.

When I β€œrest” during a migraine attack, ie lie down in a dark room with an eye mask on and earplugs in, it’s not restful, it feels like work; it’s not restorative, it’s evasive

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feels like a time tax. like I know maybe it seems "nice" to take lying-down time but I can't and shouldn't DO anything during that time, other than let painkillers kick in. I would love to have this time back instead I get to stare at the backs of my eyelids so sensitive to light that the sun hurts

on the flip side I did a big work thing yesterday suspecting, KNOWING even, that this would happen. I got a whole day and a half of conference time! so I'm learning how to deal with this. learning a new concept of time. feels uncanny. feels bizarre. feels like I have a lot of reading to do.

When I β€œrest” during a migraine attack, ie lie down in a dark room with an eye mask on and earplugs in, it’s not restful, it feels like work; it’s not restorative, it’s evasive

like I don’t get up afterwards like ahhhh! ready to tackle the remainder of the day!! it’s relief at best (provided I’m actually feeling better) anyway this is just to say, i see you, if you are sick and/or disabled and need a lie down. For all I know, that might be work for you.

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ther waf thif guy and he did smyte the other guy horse & man doune to the erthe. & then HE smote thif OTHER guy doune to the erthe & shatterd hif shield in twain. wherefor THAT guy waf greately angerd & did cleave ALL THE OFER ARMYE in twain all vii C men of them. & it waf rad af hell bro I tell ye.

this landed in my ereader this morning and I can't wait to get into it!!!

Alex T Singer, Arbiter of Bagels@moonsheen.bsky.social

www.simonandschuster.com/books/Angel-... My bright and horrible creation, ANGEL COUNTRY, is now out in the world! If you like: -Cosmic horror -Biblically accurate angels -Alternate history -Morally dubious women This is the book for you. Please consider giving it a read!

ther waf thif guy and he did smyte the other guy horse & man doune to the erthe. & then HE smote thif OTHER guy doune to the erthe & shatterd hif shield in twain. wherefor THAT guy waf greately angerd & did cleave ALL THE OFER ARMYE in twain all vii C men of them. & it waf rad af hell bro I tell ye.

finished reading PIZZA BEFORE WE DIE: AN EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT IN GAZA last night. I'll be thinking about this one for a long time. it's available on Kobo Plus I believe, or you can get your own copy here: arsenalpulp.com/Books/P/Pizz...

arsenalpulp.comPizza Before We DieA heart-wrenching personal account of the ongoing devastation in Gaza by an ordinary citizen who bears witness to the undoing of his community and homelandThe human tragedy unfolding in Gaza has been ...

STILL ME, will feel this way until the first draft is done and I come up for air stunned that there is a first draft

me having just finished revising an advanced draft of a novel: wow. sure does feel great to finish something and feel accomplished. I am Somewhat Skilled At This Actually, what a cool feeling! me, the next day, staring down having to work on something new: UDM14.COM SEARCH "HOW TO WRITE BOOK"

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This is such important work, and the thing to keep in mind is that when AI people tell you that games will be personalized for you, this is the kind of thing they are more likely to mean.

Morgan Johnson@poormojo.bsky.social

No joke. I think this is the most important video I have ever seen about mobile games. This guy breaks down how this game psychologically profiles you, and makes the game harder or easier in order to show you ads

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How to piss off drivers and cyclists at the exact same time. Great fucking work. Can’t wait to lead some parades here.