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my secret santa gift to @jaegereska for a server im in! inspired by her fic, A Light In the Darkness.

A magical squeak indeed.

Just one moment more with you

Based off this post by @7-inches-of-satanic-panic

Vague prepping for "When shit hits the fan" means you are going to forget key items. Come up with some specific scenarios to run through and see how your kit would perform.

Be prepared for a Knock, especially if you're in any sort of marginalized group, but also be aware that knock might be someone telling you to fucking run because there's a fire roaring towards you.

And then, once you have your things together... PRACTICE. Practice using your fire starter. Practice walking with the pack on. How far can you reasonably go? Practice setting up the tarps or rain-fly. Play around with your multitool. Go through the first aid kid and actually look at the supplies. In short, nothing should still have the tags on it. Bug-out bags are excellent, but you've really got to put in more effort than a shopping list. Interrogate why you want the bag, and then practice with it.

Like everyone above has said, though, a shopping list will not get you very far, and you need to practice with these things and understand why you want them and how you would use them in the types of emergencies you are likely to encounter in your area

And for a lot of us who have recently fled red states or otherwise moved for Life Reasons - make sure you have paper maps (honestly, everyone should have them) and whatever else you need to get around an area you are not familiar with!

So, more than a decade ago the CDC jumped on the zombie bandwagon (https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/6023) because if it gets people thinking about being prepared for an emergency, then do that. We probably have some new ideas since the most recent actual pandemic, of course, but it's not a bad guide for thinking things through.

A teacher and his aquarium

A poetry comic for a rainy Saturday from my book THE SHAPE OF IDEAS 🌨

More old Malevolent fanart! Inspired by a poster from the Frankenstein movie (2025). The monster kept reminding me of John:)

An old drawing I did for the invictus server inktober event. The theme was "Skeletal". Featuring John Doe as Arthur's heart ♡

my name is grace, ryland grace.