Meme. Painting of a medieval abbot. He's standing and holding a little red book, which is open in his hand. He has a long white beard, and the hair on the side of his head sweeps over his ears like the tide sweeps over a sandbar. He is bald, and there is a fine patina of light dancing across his head. He is wearing a dark grey robe, with the hood thrown back, and next to him is the staff of his office. Behind is head is a yellow halo, so you know he's esp. holy. He is looking down towards the book, but not actually at it. It seems like he was reading, but got distracted by something on the floor a little in front of him. His expression is calm, so it's not anything wild like a group of rabbits ritualistically sacrificing a sparrow. More like he's seen a piece of cheese, and the abbot can't quite recall when last he had cheese. Later, idly, he'll pick it up and realize that it's lint from his socks. Meme text reads: "I'm a medieval monk Everything's about sex, really"

Lent begins this week. And if you're a medieval English abbot that means one thing: eel-rents!

At the start of Lent tenants all over England came to pay their yearly rent in eels. Hundreds of thousands of eels.

But how? Why?

Well...it's about sex & availability, you see. 1/7
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Found an additional graphic that gets even more of these quotes together.

I've kept "I hate myself, I hate clover, and I hate bees" pinned above my desk since I first started studying evolutionary biology as an undergraduate. So relatable to get extremely frustrated with your study system.

Incredible art of gritty playing fiddle on the roof of a west Philadelphia row home. In Yiddish it says Fidler Oyfn Fakh פֿידלער אױפֿן דאַך)

We put on an all-Yiddish community production of fiddler on the roof in Philadelphia and cast member and local artist Sofie Rose Seymour created the most amazing show poster that ever was

january 30th: a partially formed mr. blobby stands by the perimeter fence and screams for thirty seconds before disappearing

scrooge boopin' a little muppet mouse on the nose while souls text reads "MEESES CHEESED"

i had to drop what i was doing to make this

I’m doing a TTRPG livestream Actual Play of The Hunted with folks from Live From The Apocalypse to raise funds for Medical Aid for Palestinians. The game starts at 8pm EST / 5pm Pacific, 1am GMT. Link below if you fancy watching!

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Save queer writers; spread queer joy Save danmei authors from anti-queer crackdowns in China by supporting this fundraising anthology.

Writer friends! Submissions are open for Queer Rage, an anthology which is raising funds to save a queer disabled person from life-threatening incarceration. Details at the link below!

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Oh my… 👀

Society is a construct. You can just ask someone to do a ska cover of Faith of the Heart and they'll say "$300 please" and you give it to them and then you have it.

Everyone, give
@skatunenetwork.bsky.social
your money. They deserve it.

So the past couple months have been kind of rotten, work wise, and I'm still waiting on a check, so, if anyone needs art, I'm available.

The only way through this is a loud and sustained rejection from everyone whose life isn’t on the line. To show trans kids they are a gift. So please consider all the ways you can get in front of this onslaught, and remember these kids when some heel like Newsom says trans kids have too many rights.

just reading the bylaws and the 40 millionth user has to fight dril AND derek menswear guy??

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT:

Tomorrow is Halloween. At this spooky time, we need to be vigilant.

Remember: boots BEFORE corset.

Thank you for your attention.

When I worked in WaPo Opinions in 2017-2018, senior editors specifically told junior editors not to factcheck Marc Thiessen and other MAGA columnists, otherwise they wouldn’t be able to publish anything by them at all, and “we need them for intellectual diversity.”

are you okay babe you’ve barely touched the novel your author bio says you’ve been working on for years

Screenshot from Columbo. He his talking to his dog, which is sitting is the drivers seat of a car. “Okay, I’m gonna put you in charge. You take care of the car. You’re a responsible dog. When I get back, if the car’s okay, I’ll give you another cookie.”

“If the car’s gone,”

“I’ll give you another cookie anyway”

“because I love you.”

Happy Columbo’s Day

Good luck, everyone! And thanks Seven for such generosity! 💜

I've spent too much time psychologizing Trump, and yet today I just realized he's all the bad Willy Wonka kids rolled into one person. Except for the one that chewed too much gum, not sure what Dahl had an issue with there.

if you’ve ever watched the apprentice, that’s the world without arts or humanities degrees

Sewing Patterns Rise from DGA Bankruptcy Ashes - Craft Industry Alliance The “Big 4” sewing patterns are saved. Simplicity, McCall’s, Vogue & Butterick get new life under Rubelmann Capital.

Good news for sewists: the paper pattern company feared lost to bankruptcy has been saved as an independent company.

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Its day nine o #Scotstober 2025! The day's wird is: trauchle

Let’s make rent! Very close now. And it’s Thursday! The day we’re open until 7! Perfect for an evening browse about Stoneybatter!

A normal Thursday income (10 customers) would get us to rent! Bring friends and strangers to Little Deer! Spam your loved ones and enemies with
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Come and join us, have a great night, and raise some money for trans+ youth!

You know what I think we should all do? Just start reply to stuff with positive comments.

Dickheads are so quick to comment, how about we tell people they look good? Their art is cool? The event sounds excellent. Whatever. Fucking hell, let’s just be openly nice for once.

just want to say for don't underestimate the power of a simple $5 a month subscription to artists you want to support

it may seem insignificant but to put it into perspective:

if just 1/4 of my current follow count offered $5 I wouldn't have to worry about rent and focus more on art production

JK Rowling pledges to keep up fight against SNP trans policies Author vows to bankroll campaigners after Scottish government fails to pay group's legal fees in Supreme Court equality case

It cannot be made clearer.

If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.

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I'm really at a low point at my life rn, and just need something to get by just for this holiday season. If you like my work, help a girl out send a few dollars or so, or spread the word. That's all. Thanks!

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Fuck Prime Day. PDFs of GHOST DAYS and IN THE SNOW, THE JUNGLE are on sale for just 3$ today, which means you can grab this fully illustrated short story collection AND its followup novella for just $6.

Get your Appalachian historical folklore/horror fix here!

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Bumper playlist post on my Patreon! Let me know if you hear something you like! My playlist posts are always free, but Patrons get more, including advance updates and perpetual discounts on my Etsy shop and commissions. Support starts at £3 and helps me keep making independent art & writing.

An image with words on a black background, mentioning that October 5-11 is banned books week, a reminder of the importance of pushing back against censorship and ignorant book bannings

“You don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.” - Ray Bradbury