A graphic featuring 23 covers in a ring around center text that reads "Aro-Spec Bundle. Celebrate Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week with a Bundle of 23 Works Starring Aromantic Characters. February 15th - 22nd. $23!" The covers are listed in the text version of the post.

In honor of Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week, we’ve organized an itch.io bundle featuring 23 books, graphic novels, visual novels, and audiobooks starring aromantic characters! List of included works: duckprintspress.com/2026/02/15/a...

itch link! itch.io/b/3517/aroma...

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A logo with a circular image with a rainbow background and the white silhouette of an open book and a poised quill over the circle. Text beside this reads Indie Press Webring.

A year ago, I proposed making a web ring for independent presses! And - tada! The Indie Press Webring connects independent publishing houses. We're small, and we need your help spreading the word so we can grow.

Readers and Press folks alike, check it out: indiepresswebring.com

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The Legal Attack on Superblock Barcelona - City Lab Barcelona In this blog post, I attempt to unpack what this court ruling is about, the legal arguments, and who is behind it. Did the city really do something wrong?  What will happen to the Consell de Cent proj...

Heard this one? The City of Barcelona traded 3 lanes of vehicle traffic for an exceptional 4.7km green pedestrian corridor in the heart of the Eixample grid. Businesses sued, & eventually won in court. Then they admitted that they actually like the change.

Streets for people are good for business.

The Death and Rebirth of the Queer Bookstore Hi! Before we get started… Right now, you can get a Humble Bundle including everything Annalee Newitz and I have published with Tor for just $18 (plus...

Queer bookstores died in 2010. We had a funeral and everything!

Except... a ton of people decided to roll up their sleeves and start *new* queer bookshops, all over the place. In cities. In tiny towns.

My latest newsletter is about the rebirth of the LGBTQ bookshop:

buttondown.com/charliejane/...

Indie authors using Draft2Digital, this does indeed work, and your self pubs can now be sold on bookshop.org

a stack of books on a white blanket, from top to bottom: Being Aro, Being Ace, Fire Becomes Her, Tarnished Are the Stars, and Common Bonds.

Oh hey happy #AroWeek! Here is a lil book stack of all my aromantic work.

So proud to be part of this community and to make art about people like me. Here's to more on the horizon 💚

Happy Monday! Buenos Lunes! ☀️

What's one thing you're doing for YOURSELF today?
What's one thing you're doing for SOMEONE ELSE today?

BOTH are important to do daily, and it's integral to find the healthiest balance for you within your community. 🩷

The Psychology of Predators YouTube video by Psychology with Dr. Ana

I always love videos by Dr. Ana! This one is very good and gives a breakdown into predatory people in society & how they navigate relationships. From classmates to politicians, neighbors to the elite, this video gives great insight into common inner-workings of predators.
youtu.be/PWqjCcsQUQ4?...

Dehumanizing Humans, Personifying Computers: Why Modern Fascism Wants You to be Lonely Welcome to fully-automated luxury fascism. Can I take your personhood?

Today for @theflytrapmedia.com I wrote about the (techno)fascist push to grant personhood to anything except people

2026.

I will draw, even if it’s bad.
I will draw, even if it’s challenging.
I will draw, even if it’s been done before.
I will draw, even if it’s imperfect.
I will draw, even if someone else is better.
I will draw, even if I have much to learn.

I will draw because it’s fun.
Because I’m human.

POWERFUL: With snow falling in freezing weather in Chicago last night, the massive anti-ICE/Border Patrol rally wrapped up in front of City Hall as the energized crowd chanted, "I believe that we will win!"

The Black Panthers are back and they're patrolling Minneapolis.

#PowerToThePeople

Let me just say it again: he can’t cancel the midterms. Elections are administered by states.

He can’t do it. Stop telling people he can do it.

Telling people their votes don’t matter based on absolutely false fantasizing by the demented sociopath is doing the work of voter suppression for him.

A picture of B'runi in front of a tank with a Xenacanthus. The text next to her reads: U.S. Primary Election Season is upon us! If you want to see change in November, it all starts here in the primaries. Check the National Conference of State Legislatures website for what date your primaries will be! (Link will be down below)

A picture of B'runi in front of a tank with a Xenacanthus. The following states have primaries in March: - Arkansas (March 3) - North Carolina (March 3) - Texas (March 3) - Mississippi (March 10) - Illinois (March 17) If you live here, check your voter registration. The deadline to update it for many states is a month before the primary election. Get it updated BEFORE February 2 at the latest.

Hey y'all, it's almost U.S. primary election season so here's your reminder to check and make sure if you're registered to vote!

If you want to see an impactful change, these elections are just as, if not more important, than the ones in November so get out there and vote!

Vote. Vote. Vote.

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Two page spread of "Come Out From Your Grave". The art on the left is a spirit standing over a woman praying in front of a cross tombstone with candles on its base. The ghost is pointing as if giving directions.

A color cover illustration for the Little Wolves TTRPG with muted purples, blues, greens, yellows, and reds, with black line art. The title logo is done in a yellow stylized blackletter ambigram style that reads the same upside down and right-side up. The logo sits in front of a large red moon. The main focal point of the composition is a young werewolf with glowing eyes, running along with two wolves behind them. The werewolf is tangled in the vines emerging from the silhouetted trees that frame the composition. Along the edges of that frame, in four circular vignettes created by the branches and vines, there are cameos of the four queens of the game: the witch queen, the troll queen, the pumpkin queen, and the mermaid queen. A banner along the bottom of the cover reads “A realm of folk and fae from Dinoberry Press" (alt text originally from jnb.art, the cover artist)

The Cosmere Roleplaying Game logo atop a starry background, next to mockups of the Stormlight and Mistborn world guides.

"The MCDM RPG" laid over a battle scene with heroes fighting against monsters using various weapons and abilities.

New Year, new #PortfolioDay!

I'm Basil, an Afronative game designer, sensitivity consultant/coordinator, and translator.

I've worked with MCDM, Hit Point Press, SoulMuppet Publishing, Brotherwise Games, and hopefully more to come!

Website: towerofbasil.wordpress.com
Games: kobanya.itch.io

At its meeting today, Wilsonville's Arts, Culture & Heritage Commission will select an artist from three finalists to design the city's 2026 Pride Mural.

Congratulations to Oregon artists Emi Tan, Jax Ro and Paola De La Cruz.

We look forward to this year's design.

#lgbt #wilsonville #pride

365 days of anti-LGBTQI+ attacks, zero actual problems solved. Americans deserve better. IMAGE: Close-up of Trump's official White House portrait.

Over the last 365 days, Trump has consistently attacked the LGBTQI+ community—and, in particular, the trans community.

In all that time, he hasn't taken a single step to solve any ACTUAL problems facing Americans, like sky-high costs of living.

Americans deserve better.

"Caucuses condemn EEOC move to rescind workplace harassment guidance." IMAGE: Text over U.S. Capitol.

“The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is supposed to protect vulnerable workers, including women, people of color, and LGBTQI+ workers, from discrimination on the job. Yet, since the start of her tenure, the EEOC Chair has consistently undermined protections for women, people of color, and LGBTQI+ workers. Now, she is taking away guidance intended to protect workers from harassment on the job, including instructions on anti-harassment policies, trainings, and complaint processes—and doing so outside of the established rulemaking process. When workers are sexually harassed, called racist slurs, or discriminated against at work, it harms our workforce and ultimately our economy. Workers can’t afford this—especially at a time of high costs, chaotic tariffs, and economic uncertainty. Women and vulnerable workers deserve so much better.” Rep. Mark Takano, Congressional Equality Caucus Chair; Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández, Democratic Women’s Caucus Chair; Rep. Grace Meng, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chair; Rep. Adriano Espaillat, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair; Rep. Yvette D. Clarke, Congressional Black Caucus Chair

BREAKING: The EEOC just voted to rescind its guidance on unlawful workplace harassment.

The EEOC exists to protect workers—including LGBTQI+ people, women, people of color, and other minorities— from harassment & discrimination. Under Trump, EEOC is abandoning this mission.

I created a Blue Sky starter pack of all the game worker unions across the world. There are a lot of us now!

Give them a follow, they're all great! 4/

go.bsky.app/PNcLPFU

People Over Papers - Report ICE Activity Report and track ICE activity in your community. A community-driven platform to document immigration enforcement.

Bookmark this. Check it daily. Don't assume you're safe for any reason, they're likely harassing queer people too or anyone they think might be antifa.
iceout.org

if you're an artist and you're seeing this, don't give up on your art. you create worlds and characters that didn't exist until you picked up that pencil and brought it to life. you create magic. ppl created programs to poorly emulate what you can do. don't ever forget that 🩷

If you’re feeling hopeless right now, the answer is to get involved in direct action.

It’s hard to think things can get better if you’re primarily waiting for *other* people to take action. But if you’re seeing the benefits of everything you’re doing? There’s hope everywhere.

These videos are amazing for DMs, TTRPG players, and Pop-Culture Pagans alike. 🖤 I've been enjoying these a lot! Huge thanks to @vykos.bsky.social for these videos!

I'm learning new words AND new lore! This one is about the sturdy Oakfather - Silvanus 🌲🌳🌷🌰

In/Out List for 2026 In Learning for fun, not just for school or work "Wait, let me look that up" Scrolling straight to the Personal life section Curiosity Learning how to edit Wikipedia Knowing random facts and where they came from Telling the group chat about your research Longer attention spans Out Doomscrolling Making fun of people who like to learn Misinformation Not citing your sources

🗣️ LET’S MAKE CURIOSITY COOL IN 2026

Today (everyday) is a great day to foster a dog or cat. Especially if you live somewhere with cold weather.

A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.

I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.

2026 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From! This year, consider ordering your Girl Scout cookies from a trans girl scout to make their day!

1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts?

Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.

Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!