Be brave. Stay strong. Make art. - Robert Redford

I'm nonbinary (demigirl if we're getting precise, which we are) and I am starting to go by they/them and the name Sasha. I'm worried about my parents' reaction. I know they won't throw me out or anything like that, but I'm pretty sure they won't understand right away. Which I understand, of course, they thought they had a daughter for about nineteen years, but still. Also I'm worried that it's actually just a phase? Which is pretty stupid but I worry about lots of things. Anyway, feel free not to answer this ask if you don't want to—I'm just scared and worried about everything ever.

Have a nice day. Happy birthday to Penny the deal warlock! I always enjoy seeing her adventures on my dash.

Bye,

Sasha

Hey like if it is just a phase so what? You're allowed to have phases, you're ALLOWED to change your mind about things and that never makes any thing you feel in the moment ANY less real. We're literally all changing every moment from day to day and I've never understood people using "it's just a phase" to make someone less important. Like so is childhood? So is menstruation? So is every other aspect of the human life cycle? It's okay if something doesn't stick that's the beauty of being human - you're allowed to test things out!

THIS SHIT IS NOT SAFE!

Source

anyway i wanted a memento of my first pride, you know, and this one vendor was selling keyrings, and i liked it, so i bought one. do you remember those italian charm bracelets that were all the rage like 10-15 years ago? it was a keychain like that, and it had a rainbow rooster, a rainbow cat, and then just a rainbow, and so I bought it.

i run into my mom a couple of vendors over and she goes oh you bought something? what’d you get? so i showed her, and i was like, “I’m not sure why it’s a rooster and a cat. Seems kind of random. But I liked the rainbows.”

and my mom, who was some form of minister’s wife for most of my childhood and teenagerhood, stares at me like she thinks i’m joking.

“What?” i say.

…relic…

For the fourth year in a row now, it's time for Small Fandom Summer! Join me for Small Fandom Summer! It's real easy to play:

Make a fanwork for something that has fewer than 1000 English-language works on AO3

Post it to AO3

And then you've done it! You've made a thing and you've diversified the fandom ecosystem! You're basically a hero.

Q: The fandom I want to create for has more than 1000 English-language works on AO3, but the specific pairing I want to write for has fewer than that. Does that count? A: Yes! Q: What if it has more than 1000 English-language works on AO3, but, like, just barely? A: Okay! Q: What if it actually has a lot more than 1000 English-language works on AO3, but it still feels small? A: Sure! Q: What if I don't want to post it to AO3? What if I don't even have an AO3 account? Can I post it somewhere else? A: Wherever! Q: What if-- A: Just do a thing, friend. Make a thing. Share the thing. This is not meant to be restrictive; this is meant to be inspirational. Create the fanworks you want to see in the world. Make a stranger happy by appealing to their niche interests. Bring joy.

And if you want to give yourself some silly little Steam-like achievement badges to commemorate your accomplishments, well, you're in luck! I've made a bunch of them right here! You can grab the ones that apply to your work and paste them wherever you like and feel good about what you've done. Here's a few of my favorites:

So you see? This is meant to be silly and fun.

There's nowhere to sign up. There's nothing to commit to. There's zero pressure. You just do it if you do it, and don't if you don't. But if you do want to play (yay!), tag your stuff with #small fandom summer so we can all swoop in and appreciate everyone else's efforts.

And since some other people have asked: There's no start date for this, nor is this an end date. "Summer" in this context is an extremely arbitrary unit of measurement. I'm starting now because my personal summer runs from about mid-May to mid-August. Yours may vary.

Showing off the Arapaima I made! (Pattern also made by me)

Tempted to actually put this on spotify so I can secretly stream it at work...

This was the beggining of the current form of the US fascist movement and it underpins the entire thing about it to this day. If you live in the US and Gamergate isn't familiar to you, you're missing critical history to understanding US fascism. I'm not joking even a little bit here, you will understand modern United States fascism so much better if you are familiar with Gamergate.