@FullyAutomatedRPG@mstdn.games avatar FullyAutomatedRPG , to random

Happy Friday the 13th! Here's a gift:

Our all new adventure is out now!

Politically Reactive is a political thriller set in a post-capitalist future! Investigate a conspiracy amidst a turf war between and leaders in the SF Bay! And as a post-capitalist product, it's free and open-license! Check it out now!

https://fully-automated-rpg.itch.io/fully-automated-politically-reactive

@alxd@writing.exchange avatar alxd , to random

I keep seeing a lot of writers and youtubers still using images to illustrate - even Aeon in their latest article did so.

Could I ask you to help spread https://storyseedlibrary.org/ around?

If you know a / creator who might want to talk about the movement, could you share the Library with them?

All SSL is human-made, Creative Commons (some even for commercial use) and translated to multiple languages!

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@licho@kolektiva.social avatar licho , to random Polish

Mwamba nie wynalazł tarcz z myślą o ludziach. Stworzył je by ocalić drzewa z Zielonego Muru. Kiedy po nalocie bombowców wyszedł cało ze zgliszczy i podarował światu tę technikę, został okrzyknięty bohaterem, choć on sam wstydził się swojej decyzji. Kiedy dostrzegł samoloty było już zbyt późno by dobiec do choćby jednego z drzew. Nie zdążył. "W przypływie tchórzostwa sam założyłem pas tarczy" pisał potem we wspomnieniach.

Nikt oprócz niego nie miał tego za złe.

@vervain@sunny.garden avatar vervain , to random

Hey friends, please boost and contribute if you are able.

It is impossible that people are being stolen away from their lives. They're being traumatized in the prisons.

We are going to save us. There's no one else. This isn't law, or legal enforcement. Those assholes are trying to break us.

I see us joining together, every day. There's us, joining hands, standing for each other.

💜💜💜💜

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-bring-daniel-granados-home

vervain OP ,
@vervain@sunny.garden avatar

This is going to be a list of people who need help to get back to their families.

Some of us can't get back. But every person we help shows us how to join together and build the world we want to live in. Now, not when we figure out how to force the politicians to care about people who are just trying to live our lives, in the impossible circumstances they have set for us.

Friends, fuck the empty and dehumanizing rules they aren't even following themselves.

We. Save. Us.

We know what is right, and it isn't what is happening now. Join us in helping the people being used as an example of why we should all get in line. Fuck that.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/rxr4sz

vervain OP ,
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This family is getting no help, and their person has been locked up for 6 months. The lawyer that was recommended to them is terrible. I've seen her in action. They don't have the money to start again with another lawyer.

We can help them, and we have a responsibility because they are being targeted as a way to terrorize us to accept fascism. Our money isn't going to be enough to save us, it is working together the fascists are trying to prevent.

USians, we USians have stood by and let atrocity after atrocity happen. Our silence and inaction have emboldened the bastards. Standing up for each other breaks fascist power.

https://gofund.me/c21cf6833

Thank you for helping boost and contribute.

💜💜💜💜

vervain OP ,
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LBRR MUTUAL AID is hoping to raise $400 to help a family we’ve been working with have another week in a hotel. They have local resources and people reaching out to them for more permanent shelter but right now they need some temp shelter while we figure it all out. They do not have their car to provide shelter anymore unfortunately. The family is incredibly humble and kind and the small children do not deserve to be out in the cold. If you can pass this along to anyone you know and share our mutual aid Venmo we can get them set up another week. Thank you community!!

vervain OP ,
@vervain@sunny.garden avatar

Here's another desperate request. A 20 year old here alone and living with his dad who is being deported to Honduras.

Please help. Boost and donate if you can. This is what we have, what they are furious we are doing. Yes, the brutality in Minnesota is terrifying. But this is the first time that the US government has deported people based on skin color where white people have said fuck you.

Shit is changing. We are going to have to take this standing together, this solidarity, this love, and abolish ICE with it. 💜

https://chuffed.org/project/166716-help-omar-return-home-to-his-family

@minnfinn@friendsofdesoto.social avatar minnfinn , to random

Dear Fediverse,

A request - please reply to this post with a song that evokes hope in your spirit.

I need a playlist for the dark and heavy days.

Love sincerely,
Me

@jettisoned@mastodon.art avatar jettisoned , to random

This…

https://youtu.be/yV9H7aWgPv8?si=zBvdP23JsPkDhlpI

(Car scene from the movie “ The Sound of Music “)

@ZoDoneRightNow@blahaj.zone avatar ZoDoneRightNow , (edited ) to random

Anyone on ? I am as @ZoDoneRightNow would really appreciate some follows from fellow and or otherwise book nerds. I have been really enjoying Becky Chambers and Ursula K. Le Guin at the moment but am always looking for recommendations c:

@orionkidder@writing.exchange avatar orionkidder , to random

Dec 1: In an alternate universe, you are the opposite of who you are. What's your story like there?

Raised by batshit Christian ring-wingers. Goes on to work in politics laser-focused on dismantling the university system.

(I assume not opposite of me demographically or else that person is a queer woman of colour. Somehow.)

orionkidder OP ,
@orionkidder@writing.exchange avatar

Dec 3: What's the best thing about the world of your story?

It gives me a glimmer of hope that we could survive the climate crisis.

@crcollins@writing.exchange avatar crcollins , to random

Journey Off the Beaten Path

FANTASY LOVERS, ready for new and unusual stories that take you to unexpected places? Check out this list of unique works. I’m proud to have my book listed as one of them. Let your imagination fly.

https://books.bookfunnel.com/fantasyoffthebeatentrack/uv5j5ya0eq

@susankayequinn@wandering.shop avatar susankayequinn , to random

I made a proper graphic for anti-Prime day! Free shipping on Bookshop.org — these are just some of my books! anti-AI short stories and more -fi

Descriptions in the alt-text or hop over to bookshop and check them out: https://bookshop.org/beta-search?keywords=susan+kaye+quinn

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@zorume@eldritch.cafe avatar zorume , to random French

(Re)salut Masto ✨
(màj de ma prezz, je suis sur Masto depuis 2018 uwu)

Moi c'est Zorume (prononcé /(d)zoɾɯme/, bref, un minimum à la japonaise), une artiste française agenre, asexuelle, panromantique et polyamoureuse de (bientôt) 29 ans (elle, iel · she/her or they/them).
:flag_agender: :flag_asexual: :flag_pansexual: :flag_polyamory:

Je suis anarchiste :anarchy: et très queer :heart_pride: et actuellement en questionnement sur un très potentiel autisme :blob_cat_eyes_owo:

Ma vie tourne très fort autour du manga One Piece, mais aussi du web libre, de la musique et des envies de cocktail molotov 🔥

C'est assez dur ces dernières années en terme de militantisme pour ma part mais je veux être une hopepunk de base.

J'étudie la langue et la culture italienne à la fac ✨ mais j'ai aussi fait des études en biologie/écologie et paysagisme.

Je suis une rookie en Roller Derby chez les Auver'Niaks en tant que Black Canary 🖤

Leader, chanteuse et bassiste d'un groupe de punk (en formation). Vous en aurez des nouvelles quand y'aura un premier titre :blob_finger_guns:

Fanfolk. Super daydreameuse qui essaie de sortir de sa léthargie. Écrivaine et dessinatrice. Fan de Halflives, Against the Current, YUNGBLUD, ONE OK ROCK, SCANDAL, et bien d'autres. Bidouilleuse de code et exploratrice du small web/web libre. Gueuleuse de manif (va falloir que je me calme là-dessus, rip mes cordes vocales). Éternelle débutante en japonais. Certaine passion pour l'archivage et tenir en vie des fandoms morts. Ancienne RPGiste de forum.

J'ai un autre compte pour mes dessins (voir mon profil).

I speak english. Parlo italiano.

Collection de tags :

@solarpunkpresents@climatejustice.social avatar solarpunkpresents , to random

Hello fediverse solarpunks! We’re Solarpunk Presents Podcast, a podcast run on a shoestring budget by two lady solarpunks, one in Canada ( @arielkroon ) and one in Germany (@xtinadr). We’re not great with technology, but we happen to both be PhDs from the opposite sides of the spectrum between STEM and Humanities/the Arts, and we’re united in our working towards solarpunk futures.

Our podcast is an interview-style podcast where we talk to guests and each other about various aspects of solarpunk, renewable energies, political action, and more. Often, our guests are people who wouldn’t label themselves as solarpunks, but are (and have been, often for years) quietly involved in working towards making the world a better place to live in. We strongly believe that once you get past the aesthetic and hype about renewables, solarpunk at its core promotes compassion, kinship with non-humans and humans alike, and grace for our fellow human beings as we all work together to survive on our shared planet.

You can support the podcast on Patreon, with tiers starting at just $1 USD! We host a monthly solarpunk hangout that all of our patrons are invited to, and all Patrons at the $3 tier and up receive early access to our episodes. There are more tiers with more extras, so head to https://patreon.com/solarpunkpresents to see them all. We also take one-time or recurring donations over at our PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4QYBB8LGBC6FS
Even if you’re not in the financial position to donate, we really value other forms of support, such as positive reviews on your podcatcher of choice (it helps us be more visible and reach more solarpunks!), or subscriptions to our YouTube channel and comments there. As writers, we thrive on feedback, and we are continually trying to make the podcast better and want to know what you think.

As I’ve said before, it's rough out there for anyone valuing the environment, social justice, compassion, and more, and we want to keep doing our part to keep hope alive. We want to broaden the imagination of what it's possible to do to contribute to a better world, no matter who you are, where you live, or what life stage you're at.

# compassion #PositiveFuture

@susankayequinn@wandering.shop avatar susankayequinn , to random

TONIGHT (Thursday)
September !

We're reading Lost Cause by Cory Doctorow @pluralistic

9.25, 8pm ET

Jitsi Meet
https://meet.jit.si/SolarpunkBookclubSept2025

Solarpunk Future! Discord https://discord.gg/Xpsknjmh

Get bookclub reminders, links, and recaps
https://www.subscribepage.com/solarpunk_bookclub

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@susankayequinn@wandering.shop avatar susankayequinn , to random

September Thursday!

We're reading Lost Cause by Cory Doctorow @pluralistic

9.25, 8pm ET

Jitsi Meet
https://meet.jit.si/SolarpunkBookclubSept2025

Solarpunk Future! Discord https://discord.gg/Xpsknjmh

Get bookclub reminders, links, and recaps
https://www.subscribepage.com/solarpunk_bookclub

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@susankayequinn@wandering.shop avatar susankayequinn , to random

Some folks seem to think, because I write hopeful stories, I must be a naive waif tripping thru the world on daisy dust or some shit.

Truth: HulkMeme.gif I'm always angry. I fight the hopelessness demon a lot.

These stories have power because they help fight the demon.

For me and for others.

Hulk giv "I'm always angry"

susankayequinn OP ,
@susankayequinn@wandering.shop avatar

If you need more and , I've got a whole list at my Bright Green Futures podcast/newsletter: https://brightgreenfutures.substack.com/

(plus the new anthology that came out on Earth Day from guests on the pod)

@crcollins@writing.exchange avatar crcollins , to random

Sept 13
Shameless self-promotion day. Let's boost away.

Tales of Ardonna is a epic tree-hugging series spanning 3 timelines. Each book, save those in the trilogy, has a standalone main plot.

More info, sales links, plus maps: https://crcollins.org/

Purchases from my Direct Buy store are $1 cheaper.


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@ninsiana0@mastodon.social avatar ninsiana0 , to bookstodon group

I'm currently very interested in SOLARPUNK, an offshoot of HOPEPUNK, that asks the questions, "What if the future was good, actually?" and "How do we heal our relationship with the earth & each other?"

Give me your recommendations, please. I need some hope.

bookstodon@a.gup.pe icon bookstodon group

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@holymachina@lgbtqia.space avatar holymachina , to random

New Instance, New

I'm a in the area. I am and flavors of I also have and I'm working though that. Very fun.

I work in the industry as a I don't talk about it much right now because I'm not super happy with this part of my life.

Hobby wise... I'm into and you may hear about any of these things from time to time if you follow me.

My real passion is that I also a called Last Contact.

Check it out at https://lastcontact.space new chapters every Friday

@blogdiva@mastodon.social avatar blogdiva , (edited ) to Gems of Internet Art

request for your favorite RSS-readable blogs and publications.

Tom & Lorenzo is the last of the old school bloggers out there that i immediately set up in all my RSS readers.
https://tomandlorenzo.com

i already have:

  • Teen Vogue
  • NYT Cooking - the only good section left
  • Pitchfork
  • Fashionography

what else?

ps: i miss DListed so fucking much

UPDATE! pubs in español, français, português, italiano