Deliberately Lovely

Amazon made their service worse, to force people to pay for Prime.

Nowadays, if you order from Amazon, there is a week long delay before your package is shipped. (on purpose)

I remember when orders would ship out the same day. (I remember - it was real)

YouTube didn't used to have ads. Now, ads play in the middle of videos. (it's worse than TV ever was)

The best can opener I have owned is over 40 years old. Modern ones just don't hold up as well. (The ones I bought new broke ages ago)

The bread machine my mom got for her wedding lasted 30 years. It's been replaced twice in the last 5 years. (How can you fuck this up?)

The cardboard tubes in the middle of toilet paper rolls have gotten larger. (This too?) Companies increasing the price of the product while selling you less. (REALLY?)

It sounds crazy. (it's the truth) When you talk about it, YOU sound crazy. (it's true)

Even when people believe you (do they really), all they can say is "it sucks". (it's too big) Because the problem is so big, so pervasive, what can we even DO about it???

To get the necessary laws written and passed, we need politicians, to get the politicians elected we need information campaigns, to fund campaigns we need money, and all the money is being hoarded by the people profiting from enshittification. (it sounds so fake)

Princess Esofi of Rhodia and Crown Prince Albion of Ieflaria have been betrothed since they were children, though the great distance between their kingdoms mean the two have never met. Upon coming of age, Esofi makes the long journey to Ieflaria for her wedding, only to learn Albion was recently killed in a tragic accident.

With dragons threatening to overrun the kingdom, Ieflaria is desperate for an alliance with Rhodia. As a result, Esofi is offered a new betrothal to Albion's younger sister, the new Crown Princess Adale. But Adale is irresponsible and wild and has no plans of taking the throne, leaving Esofi with more to battle than fire-breathing beasts.

Tales of Inthya is a fantasy series set in a queernormative world full of magic, monsters, and floofy ballgowns. The series has been out of print for about year and now I am slowly re-releasing the books. I'm doing a bit of reediting as well, so this version of The Queen of Ieflaria is significantly longer than the original. It also features a pronunciation guide and an extra short story, so consider checking it out!

Preorder links behind the cut ->

Another wip from my pile.

I hope my interest in the Locked Tomb series will help me draw decent skeletons and bones 🤣