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I love when platonic love and romantic love is so blurred that it doesn’t even matter anymore. All that matters is the devotion that’s there, the unwavering devotion

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"Man, as an aromantic person, Valentines Day must suck--" WRONG! All my involuntarily single friends are moping. All my coupled-up friends are stressing about putting together an activity. I am having a perfectly nice day knowing I can buy cheap candy tomorrow.

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(Read on our blog)

Beginning in 1933, the Nazis burned books to erase the ideas they feared—works of literature, politics, philosophy, criticism; works by Jewish and leftist authors, and research from the Institute for Sexual Science, which documented and affirmed queer and trans identities.

(Nazis collect "anti-German" books to be destroyed at a Berlin book-burning on May 10, 1933 (Source)

Stories tell truths.

These weren’t just books; they were lifelines.

Writing by, for, and about marginalized people isn’t just about representation, but survival. Writing has always been an incredibly powerful tool—perhaps the most resilient form of resistance, as fascism seeks to disconnect people from knowledge, empathy, history, and finally each other. Empathy is one of the most valuable resources we have, and in the darkest times writers armed with nothing but words have exposed injustice, changed culture, and kept their communities connected.

(A Nazi student and a member of the SA raid the Institute for Sexual Science's library in Berlin, May 6, 1933. Source)

Less than two weeks after the US presidential inauguration, the nightmare of Project 2025 is starting to unfold. What these proposals will mean for creative freedom and freedom of expression is uncertain, but the intent is clear. A chilling effect on subjects that writers engage with every day—queer narratives, racial justice, and critiques of power—is already manifest. The places where these works are published and shared may soon face increased pressure, censorship, and legal jeopardy.

And with speed-run fascism comes a rising tide of misinformation and hostility. The tech giants that facilitate writing, sharing, publishing, and communication—Google, Microsoft, Amazon, the-hellscape-formerly-known-as-Twitter, Facebook, TikTok—have folded like paper in a light breeze. OpenAI, embroiled in lawsuits for training its models on stolen works, is now positioned as the AI of choice for the administration, bolstered by a $500 billion investment. And privacy-focused companies are showing a newfound willingness to align with a polarizing administration, chilling news for writers who rely on digital privacy to protect their work and sources; even their personal safety.

Where does that leave writers?

Writing communities have always been a creative refuge, but they’re more than that now—they are a means of continuity. The information landscape is shifting rapidly, so staying informed on legal and political developments will be essential for protecting creative freedom and pushing back against censorship wherever possible. Direct your energy to the communities that need it, stay connected, check in on each other—and keep backup spaces in case platforms become unsafe.

We can’t stress this enough—support tools and platforms that prioritize creative freedom. The systems we rely on are being rewritten in real time, and the future of writing spaces depends on what we build now. We at Ellipsus will continue working to provide space for our community—one that protects and facilitates creative expression, not undermines it.

Above all—keep writing.

Keep imagining, keep documenting, keep sharing—keep connecting. Suppression thrives on silence, but words have survived every attempt at erasure.

- The Ellipsus team

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Aro culture is being completely oblivious to romantic feelings/gestures from others, thinking that they're just being a good friend

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ɪ ᴡᴏɴᴛ ꜰᴀɪʟ. ɪ sᴡᴇᴀʀ ɪᴛ

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if your weird enough with the homies you can break all boundaries of platonic/romantic love and make a third, more evil thing

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i’m 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴𝔂 but i’m aroace and sex repulsed so i kinda just say weird shit without thinking and cackle loudly when people look at me in confusion

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another safe house sketch

trying to shake off the lonely

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When summer evenings feel like this gif it’s beautiful and it’s worth it

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i have so much affection for the ugly, selfish, human part of people's motivations that pollutes their noble intentions and ideals. i did it because i liked it. because i was good at it. because it felt good. because i deserved it. because i wanted to.

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Love all my sensitive girls who make the most mundane things seem vastly more intimate and romantic

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you guys seemed to like my tma valentine's comic very much! so here's a super cute not-angsty-at-all continuation to it :3

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seeing it through 🖤

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Guess whose cracked open Magnus archives

Not sure if this is the best thing for my art block or the worst thing for projects :|

He’s sweaty I like him ^

MARTINS SO HOLDABLE I WANT HIM AND I WANNA BE HIM

*throws up crying sobbing pissing shitting wailing and flailing*

Love the emotional support lesbians, (Daisys voice got me down bad the most tho, it was so set apart and monotone-)

Designs will def differ cuz.. im eating up all of the fan art and screaming about differing things so yippie yippie!! :D

Old men are next :)c

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a kinetic sculpture by Tim Lewis

I know it’s not pottery but it is sculptural and holy shit

it’s beautiful and disturbing and I feel like I could stumble across this creature in a forest and never be seen again???

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weight of the world.

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