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So, like, not THE stack. The SUBstack.

I don’t know if it’s like writing in Livejournal instead of Blogger back in the early oughties, or like kids using Wapslap or Smeaderbeads to spread their influence these days, but I’ve only recently discovered SUBSTACK. Despite the constant, ever-annoying reminders that I should be giving them my money (if it existed, I would!) I’m […]

How Do We Fight This?

There’s been a feeling brewing for quite some time, and I don’t know if I’d ever have been able to put voice to it without watching Jessie Gender’s latest long-form essay “The Stories Fascism Fears Most.” There’s a LOT in there, but what moved me most was the parting words. The passion, the truth, the […]

A Bit About The Writing World – as i know it

Types of Communities There are all kinds of communities for writers in Australia, I’d reckon, but mostly what I’ve found is either Facebook Groups or actual organisations. My experiences with both are hit-and-miss. Groups Hits happen when I’m on a FB group that does more than just post memes about how writing makes you crazy […]

Great Quote

So I’m just stumbling through a forum thread while looking for information on the “tsuba”. See, I figure I can make a katana from scratch. Well, a wooden one anyway. Y’know, for display and such. Hell, when I mentioned it to Jade she got excited and asked me to make a Lesbian Sword. I can’t […]