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We rly need to bring back the term “acquaintance” like into regular and frequent use. So many high drama community squabbles and feelings of betrayal could be avoided if people just admitted there’s a step between “stranger” and a full on friend whose friendship you have a commitment to continuing and fostering. Like sometimes you’re just aquatinted with someone and you might decide you don’t like them after getting to know them a bit better…that’s very normal
This Saturday: Our First Public Panel!
We’re thrilled to share that starting this August, all our future panels – formerly Patreon exclusive – will be free and available to everyone and streamed through our Book Lover’s Discord Server.
How do the Duck Prints Press panels? Simple!
Panels are held on the third Saturday of every month, with the specific time determined 4 to 6 weeks ahead.
Dates and times are announced on our public Discord server as Events.
The day before the panel, I post an agenda (also on Discord) that gives an idea of the specific questions we’ll be addressing; additional questions can be submitted ahead of time by backers of our Patreon (who also may request specific panel topics!).
We get together a group of our creators and we have a live-streamed chat about the topic at hand on our public Discord server.
Each panel is one hour long, with approximately 15 minutes after that hour to take questions from attendees.
The panel is recorded; after the panel, Patrons at the $7/month level and higher can access the recording whenever they’d like. (there are 23 past panel recordings already available to our backers!)
The panels themselves are similar to those held at literary conventions, if folks have been to a litcon, and if not, it’s pretty much a directed conversation about the panel topic. And the August panel topic? Well…
Panel Topic: Character Building
Description: It’s a no-brainer that (nearly all) stories need characters, and there are lots of how-tos on character building. In this panel, we’ll have a robust conversation with our panelists on how we build characters, what resources we’ve found helpful, what advice worked for us (and what advice didn’t!), our personal approaches to developing and growing our characters, and more!
Likely Panelists: J. D. Rivers, Sage Mooreland, Rascal Hartley, Anima NM, YF Ollwell, and Dei Walker
I hope y’all will join us! Turning on your camera and sound not required.
Xena the Warrior Princess
Does Xena the Warrior Princess from Xena: Warrior Princess eat pussy?
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No
just watched a star trek episode about a planet that relied so heavily on it's computer system that they all forgot the basics of their own knowledge. and that allowed them to miss the fact that they were being posioned with radiation and nearly ending their civilization. because they couldn't use their own knowledge to figure things out. i bring this up for no reason in particular

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hi, a lot of you need a perspective reset
the average human lifespan globally is 70+ years
taking the threshold of adulthood as 18, you are likely to spend at least 52 years as a fully grown adult
at the age of 30 you have lived less than one quarter of your adult life (12/52 years)
'middle age' is typically considered to be between 45-65
it is extremely common to switch careers, start new relationships, emigrate, go to college for the first or second time, or make other life-changing decisions in middle age
it's wild that I even have to spell it out, but older adults (60+) still have social lives and hobbies and interests.
you can still date when you get old. you can still fuck. you can still learn new skills, be fashionable, be competitive. you can still gossip, you can still travel, you can still read. you can still transition. you can still come out.
young doesn't mean peaked. you're inexperienced in your 20s! you're still learning and practicing! you're developing social skills and muscle memory that will last decades!
there are a million things to do in the world, and they don't vanish overnight because an imaginary number gets too big
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Seceda, Italy by Fabrizio Coco
When we talk about the autonomy of suicide, it's almost always discussed from the side of the right to die — which is definitely important and does need to be accepted by more of society. But there's also the side of the right to live. Until society stops punishing people for their existence and depriving them of what they need, the autonomy of suicide for everyone cannot be reached. Because when people are killing themselves because of changeable, societal structures, that is not a completely autonomous decision. It is one that has been forced upon them.
Suicidal people will always exist and people who will always be suicidal exist and that is not inherently an issue that needs to be solved. But it becomes an issue when people are forced into it. Currently, suicide prevention involves institutionalizing suicidal people, telling them that they must survive, by any means possible, but so many of them have been told the opposite for their entire lives, implicitly or otherwise. Suicide prevention should involve working to improve society, making it a livable and survivable place for all people. Only then will the autonomy of suicide be achieved. Otherwise, so much of it is social murder.
In short, "Don't kill yourself 🥺" isn't enough — solving the why behind it is.
When Drugs Became Available
Have you ever been writing some historical fiction and wondered "hey, I wonder if my characters would have been able to pop an ibuprofen in 1977?" Well, you're in luck, because this post is all about when common medications became available:
Acetaminophen: 1950
Albuterol: 1969 (UK) 1982 (US)
Allopurinol: 1966
Alprazolam: 1981
Amitriptyline: 1961
Amlodipine: 1990
Amoxicilin: 1972
Amphetamine/Dextroamphetamine (together as Adderall): 1996
Apixiban: 2012
Aripiprazole: 2002
Aspirin (first NSAID): 1899
Azidothymidine (first antiviral): 1987
Barbital (first barbiturate): 1903
Bupropion: 1985
Buspirone: 1986
Calcium Carbonate (TUMS): 1930
Captopril (first ACE inhibitor): 1981
Chlordiazepoxide (first benzodiazepine): 1960
Chlorothiazide (first thiazide diuretic): 1957
Chlorpromazine (first antipsychotic): 1952
Cyclobenzeprine: 1977
Diphenhydramine: 1946
Furosemide: 1959
Fluoxetine (first SSRI): 1988
Gabapentin: 1993
Glipizide: 1984
Hydrochlorothiazide: 1959
Ibuprofen: 1969 (UK) 1974 (US)
Insulin: 1923 (though many types of insulins would become available over the next century)
Imipramine (first tricyclic antidepressant): 1959
Iproniazid (first antidepressant (MAOI)): 1952
Levothyroxine: 1927 (though desiccated pork thyroid was used for the same reasons as early as 1890)
Lisinopril: 1987
Lithium: 1949
Losartan (first ARB): 1995
Lovastatin (first statin): 1987
Naproxen: 1976 (Rx) 1990 (OTC)
Nitrogen Mustard (first chemotherapy agent): early 1940's
Methotrexate: 1947
Methylphenidate: 1954
Metformin: 1957 (France) 1995 (US)
Metoprolol: 1978
Montelukast: 1998
Morphine: early 1800's
Omeprazole: 1989
Penicillin: 1945
Phenbezamine (first antihistamine): 1942
Prednisone: 1955
Propranolol (first beta blocker): 1965 (UK) 1967 (US)
Sertraline: 1990
Spironolactone: 1959
Sulfanilamide (first modern antibiotic): 1935
Tolbutamide (first oral anti-diabetic drug): 1956
Tramadol: 1977 (Germany) 1995 (US)
Trazodone: 1981
Valacyclovir: 1995
Verapamil (first calcium channel blocker): 1964
Warfarin: 1954
Zopiclone (first "Z-drug"): 1986
Someone asked for this list in date order, so here it is!
Morphine: early 1800's
Aspirin (first NSAID): 1899
Barbital (first barbiturate): 1903
Insulin: 1923 (though many types of insulins would become available over the next century)
Levothyroxine: 1927 (though desiccated pork thyroid was used for the same reasons as early as 1890)
Calcium Carbonate (TUMS): 1930
Sulfanilamide (first modern antibiotic): 1935
Nitrogen Mustard (first chemotherapy agent): early 1940's
Phenbezamine (first antihistamine): 1942
Penicillin: 1945
Diphenhydramine: 1946
Methotrexate: 1947
Lithium: 1949
Acetaminophen: 1950
Chlorpromazine (first antipsychotic): 1952
Iproniazid (first antidepressant (MAOI)): 1952
Methylphenidate: 1954
Warfarin: 1954
Prednisone: 1955
Tolbutamide (first oral anti-diabetic drug): 1956
Chlorothiazide (first thiazide diuretic): 1957
Metformin: 1957 (France) 1995 (US)
Furosemide: 1959
Hydrochlorothiazide: 1959
Spironolactone: 1959
Imipramine (first tricyclic antidepressant): 1959
Chlordiazepoxide (first benzodiazepine): 1960
Amitriptyline: 1961
Verapamil (first calcium channel blocker): 1964
Propranolol (first beta blocker): 1965 (UK) 1967 (US)
Allopurinol: 1966
Albuterol: 1969 (UK) 1982 (US)
Ibuprofen: 1969 (UK) 1974 (US)
Amoxicilin: 1972
Naproxen: 1976 (Rx) 1990 (OTC)
Cyclobenzeprine: 1977
Tramadol: 1977 (Germany) 1995 (US)
Metoprolol: 1978
Captopril (first ACE inhibitor): 1981
Trazodone: 1981
Alprazolam: 1981
Glipizide: 1984
Bupropion: 1985
Buspirone: 1986
Zopiclone (first "Z-drug"): 1986
Lovastatin (first statin): 1987
Azidothymidine (first antiviral): 1987
Lisinopril: 1987
Fluoxetine (first SSRI): 1988
Omeprazole: 1989
Amlodipine: 1990
Sertraline: 1990
Gabapentin: 1993
Losartan (first ARB): 1995
Valacyclovir: 1995
Amphetamine/Dextroamphetamine (together as Adderall): 1996
Montelukast: 1998
Aripiprazole: 2002
Apixiban: 2012
I already keep track of a lot of this stuff but hey, it's useful.
I already keep
track of a lot of this stuff
but hey, it’s useful.
Beep boop! I look for accidental haiku posts. Sometimes I mess up.

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Listen, movie Stratt and Grace were on a whole new level with whatever the fuck “weird secret third thing” they had going on between them, but let’s not pretend book!Stratt was normal about Grace. There was ZERO reason for him to be in the courtroom for the copyright suit. It had NOTHING to do with any “secret tertiary specialist” stuff. He arguably COULD have been much more useful in the lab. He sat there and said nothing and looked pretty for that entire scene. She dragged his ass on a plane just to sit there and he didn’t say a word in court. If that doesn’t say “this is my emotional support science loser” I don’t know what does.
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Transphobia is being signed into law in the UK. Let's fight it together.
I am begging the UK trans community and its allies to attend the rescheduled Mass Lobby at Parliament, now on Wed Sept 9th, 1pm-5pm, organised by Trans Solidarity Alliance.
The law around trans equality is fundamentally broken. Government inaction is hanging trans people and organisations out to dry - with a con
The new EHRC Code of Practice pushes trans people out of toilets, hospital wards, and community spaces. It normalises gender policing based on appearance and stereotypes. It became statutory guidance in the UK on August 5th, 2026.
Trans people are now legally their assigned gender at birth and must join gendered spaces accordingly, but if they are perceived as their lived gender, they can also be ejected from those spaces. The guidance says: either break the law, or don’t pass too well.
A mass lobby is where you invite your MP to discuss your concerns with you in-person. Our demands have changed. Ask your MP to:
Write to Ministers and Prime Minister Andy Burnham to say they are profoundly concerned by the rolling back of trans rights, and that they believe that it is time for Parliament to legislate to protect equality for trans people.
Ask parliamentary questions focused on protecting trans people’s rights and defending trans people’s abilities to live safe and dignified lives.
Speak up both inside and outside Parliament in defence of trans people’s rights.
Meet regularly with trans constituents to understand their lived realities.
Your MP does not have to be an ally, they do not have to respond to your email for you to show up and greencard them (details below the cut.) What matters is that as many people as possible show up.
I cannot stress this enough: Showing up in person matters. It is much more effective than petitions, emails, and letters.
We have already had some wins because we took action. The 2026 EHRC guidance has already rolled back its most harmful elements because of mass campaigning by individuals like us, and groups like The Good Law Project. This summer, 166 MPs signed the Early Day Motion 240 to reject the EHRC Code of Practice, because of our campaigning. That is 1 in 4 MPs.
It is a horrible, stressful time, and I am so sorry if you're trans and live in the UK. But I was at last year's mass lobby and the line for greencarding alone stretched around the back gates. It was a record breaking mass lobby and made us impossible to ignore. Let's do even better this time. Details under the cut:
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AS A PILOT SEES THE WORLD......
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Central Park, New York City
Chicago
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Giza Pyramids, Egypt
Mali, Maldives
Mangroves in New Caledonia
Marina Bay, Dubai
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Mexico City
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Paris
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Terraced Rice Fields, China
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Vancouver
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