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1$ flea market score. Tiny glass 1960s perfume bottles. I love them.

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BG3 art/content stealing alert!

Had to make a new post, because the reblog will not show up as new in the Latest tab.

Dear BG3 comminity, there's a blog called @craftychopshopbluebird that steals BG3 content from users to push a link onto people. I have explained the details in this post. DO NOT CLICK THE LINK IN THEIR POST.

I'm sharing the screenshots - maybe you will recognize your art/or a person that the content belongs to and can let them know. This way the content owners can report their work being stolen directly + file the impersonation report.

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🚨 E-BOOK "AUTHOR" IS PLAGIARIZING PILGRIMAGE FICS 🚨

Buckle up, folks, this is gonna be a long one.

Our prolific author, @relicshamecircle (aka EnduringParadox on ao3) has been made aware of an e-book "author" named Layla Moran who has been blatantly plagiarizing her Diarmute fanfics and just changing the names and a few words around. This is absolutely unacceptable. I always like to think of this fandom as a safe haven and an accepting, kind community. But this is disgusting.

These are the three specific works listed on Layla's account that have been plagiarized from EnduringParadox:

This seems to be the work of someone within the fandom, because how else would she have found these fics and read them and decided to pass them as her own? So Layla Moran, if you follow me and you're reading this, you have made Pilgrimage fanfic authors, who are already so few and far between, feel unsafe to post without you getting your greedy hands on them and trying to take advantage of a small fandom for your own profit. Did you think you would never get caught? My advice to you would be to take down the works yourself before this has to get nasty.

To everyone else, I urge you to report and/or leave one-star reviews stating that they're plagiarized from fanfic. Links and proof below the cut:

The summary of The Beauty and His Beast:

Which is CLEARLY An Invitation to Happiness:

Ugh, Everild and Camdyn... what ugly names. But I digress. Here's the link to the GoodReads page if you feel so inclined to leave a one-star review and report.

An excerpt from An Invitation to Happiness, EnduringParadox:

"David hadn’t fought for glory or gold. At the time, he thought he’d stood for God—that the king’s cause, which he so readily made his own, was not only legitimate but justified both on earth and in the eyes of Heaven. More than five years later, carved into adulthood by the sword’s blade, his body a hardened knot of scarred skin, his throat ravaged by his own roars of rage and anguish, David knows better. That he had gone to war simply because he had been foolish. Because he’d been a young man but had still looked at war with a boy’s eyes—half a solemn duty, half a game. Something that would be done and done with satisfaction."

An excerpt from The Beauty and His Beast, Layla Moran:

"Everild Reed hadn't fought for glory or gold. At the time, he thought he'd stood for God--that the king's cause, which he eagerly made his own, was not only legitimate but justified both on earth and in the eyes of Heaven. More than five years later, carved into adulthood by the sword's blade and burdened with the weight of his choices, his body a hardened knot of muscle and scarred skin, Everild knows better now."

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The summary of The Rancher's Mail-Order Husband:

Which, obviously, is Bluebells and Daylillies and Wild Roses Running Rampant:

Come ON, even naming Diarmuid's character "Ciarán"???? (And misspelling it Ciarian in the summary??) Here's a link to the GoodReads page. You know what to do.

And THIS ONE she's making money off of. You can buy it for $2.99 on Amazon.

Here's a link to the Amazon page, please report.

An excerpt from Bluebells and Daylillies and Wild Roses Running Rampant, EnduringParadox:

"David had almost joined their company. He’d gone nearly the entire war without being shot and damned if near the end of it all someone hadn’t gotten him right in the leg. The surgeon had told him they needed to take the entire limb. David had grabbed his collar, pulled him close until they were nose-to-nose, and gritted out that he’d break every one of his fingers if he tried it. He kept the leg, earned a limp, and found later, when he was beset by memories and the scent of blood and gunpowder, dizzy, pulse racing, that he’d gotten what they called the soldier’s heart, too."

An excerpt from The Rancher's Mail-Order Husband, Layla Moran:

"Graham had come close to joining the dead himself, narrowing surviving a gunshot wound to the leg near the warn's end. The surgeon wanted to amputate, and Graham, fueled by desperation, had snarled at him through gritted teeth, threatening to break his fingers if he so much as tried. He kept the leg but earn a limp that followed him everywhere, along with something the doctors called 'soldier's heart'--a condition that left him shaking, sleepless, and burdened with memories of blood and gunpowder."

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And, finally, a summary of The Warrior and The Monk:

Which is just Temu how rich the earth, how bright the stars:

Here's a link to the GoodReads. Rate, report.

An excerpt from how rich the earth, how bright the stars, EnduringParadox:

"One morning, strangers in longships stepped onto the shore. Their arrival was no surprise. Along the sea's coast they drifted, slow, languid, in their monstrously large and narrow vessels with their monstrously large, woven sails dyed in bright, garish colors, a beacon to all that saw them, telling them—as their longships loomed like a pack of wolves stalking their prey—that they were coming."

An excerpt from The Warrior and The Monk, Layla Moran:

"One early morning, strangers in longships silently stepped onto the shore, their presence casting a heavy weight upon the land. Their arrival had been anticipated for days, maybe longer, and was no surprise to those who dwelled in the monastery overlooking the coast. The ships had been visible for miles as they drifted slowly, languidly, along the sea's edge, cutting through the waves like beasts with a purpose. They moved in their long, narrow vessels, which seemed both too large and too lean, with sails woven from thick cloth and dyed in bright, garish colors that stood out against the pale sea and sky. The sails themselves were like beacons, drawing attention,"

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This is all so blatant and egregious. Shame on Layla. EnduringParadox is a kind and dedicated person writing all of these wonderful stories for our small fandom for FREE and Layla has taken advantage of that. We are small but we are mighty and protective of our own. Let's make Layla regret fucking with Pilgrimage.

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what will it be, boss? the comfort of misery or the pain of change?

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I'm sobbing. This is so insanely cute it's going to end me. Help. Thank you. It's amazing.

*still crying*

I drew a little something fun for @pennymoss's Tau and Oliver! Ollie has NO sense of self preservation, but Tau loves him for it. 🥰

(You can find the books here!)

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The threat was loud and clear: Report your so-called “DEI” employees or else. What exactly “DEIA or similar ideologies” means is up in the air, but the message was out there. And so was the email address of the DEIA snitching hotline. Fake emails quickly started to roll in. ‘I don’t care, fuck these McCarthyite bastards,” one BlueSky user said, with an screenshot attached of an email to the hotline where he ironically reported Donald Trump and JD Vance for being “put in their positions solely because of their race and/or gender despite the fact that they are wholly unqualified for their jobs and, in some cases, have criminal records.” “Anyone have a script to fire off a billion e-mails an hour??” another user asked in the replies. “Anyone can email anything of any size even if it crashes the site,” one X user noted. The scope and effectiveness of this latest phase of Trump’s anti-DEI crusade remains to be seen.

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Review: Coil of Boughs (The Underforest Duology Book 1) by Penny Moss

Rating: 4.5🌈 Once again, it’s a stunning cover that had drawn my attention to a book and author I hadn’t known about. Coil of Boughs, is the first in a two book dark fantasy series The Underforest by Penny Moss. It’s a fantastic read, full of complex, well written characters and great world building.  The gorgeous cover gives the reader images of the characters and world inside but the imagery…

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🌈 What's COMING OUT (pun intended) this February? Which books are you excited for? Which books are you adding to your TBR? Any other queer releases you know of?

Check out our fully linked version on our website! We will also update these posts if we find more releases for February!

Note: Some dates may have changed. We haven’t read all of these books, so please check reviews for more details on queer identities represented and The StoryGraph for content warnings!

Books are listed above their respective graphic!

ID: A post of nine slides. Background is made up of a diagonal oriented 6-stripe rainbow for each slide. Slide 1 has a white square which reads "190 queer books coming out this February!". The 190 is in matching horizontal rainbow stripes and February is in red text. Text between the number and month are all caps black font. Slide 2-8 features a white grid outline with a column on the left that has the release date in white over a red rectangle and book covers in four rows of 6 book covers each. Slide 9 features the same setup with 22 book covers and 2 pale red rectangles. End ID.

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Voice like a Hyacinth by Mallory Pearson

A Stage Over Ruthless Stars by JJ Clapton

How To Win a Million Dollars and BEEP Glitter! A Mostly True Misadventure by Luke Stoffel

The Chemist (Book of Sin Book 4) by Matthew Dante

How Ocean Merlani Stole their Navigator (Strange Space Adventures) by Katie Silverwings

The Garden in the Darkness (Strange Space Adventures) by Katie Silverwings

The Blade of Ryl: A Corelle of Dur Novel by Hayley Price

A History of Transgender Medicine in the United States: From Margins to Mainstream edited by Carolyn Wolf-Gould, Dallas Denny, Jamison Green, Kyan Lynch

2

Pomegranate Kiss (The Eros Tales Book 2) by Katherine McIntyre

Fallen Feathers (Fallen Feathers Book 1) by Romy Morgan

3

Just One Rule (Plumas Universe) by Emily Alter

4

Under the Same Stars by Libba Bray

Textbook Defense (Hockey Ever After Book 5) by Ashlyn Kane & Morgan James

Why on Earth: An Alien Invasion Anthology by Vania Stoyanova and Rosiee Thor

Queer Lasting: Ecologies of Care for a Dying World by Sarah Ensor

Lover Birds by Leanne Egan

Mutual Interest by Olivia Wolfgang-Smith

Cleavage: Men, Women, and the Space Between Us by Jennifer Finney Boylan

The Lamb by Lucy Rose

A Long Time Gone (Ben Packard Book 3) by Joshua Moehling

Dead in the Frame (Pentecost & Parker Book 5) by Stephen Spotswood

A World Worth Saving by Kyle Lukoff

The Trial Period by Auburn Morrow

The Underwood Tapes by Amanda Dewitt

The Secret Public: How Music Moved Queer Culture From the Margins to the Mainstream by Jon Savage

Shoot the Moon (Rainey Hall Book 2) by Ava Barry

This Ends in Embers (Divine Traitors Book 2) by Kamilah Cole

Truth or Spare by K. Sterling

Pride by Samantha Ryan

Second Chance (Hudson Valley Murder Mysteries Book 2) by S.B. Barnes

The Art Of Unmaking by Parker Lennox

Cupid’s Chokehold (Festive Asf Book 1) by Dee Garcia

Bar Down (Grand Marquee Manticores Book 2) by Stef C.R.

5

The Witch & her Demon (Supernaturals of Balkwill Book 1.5) by Robin Jo Margaret

How to Slay a Demon Lord & get Away with it by Devi Letalis

Pinned by Love by Elaine J Daniels

6

Queer Cambridge: An Alternative History by Simon Goldhill

Thank You for Calling the Lesbian Line by Elizabeth Lovatt

Mine (Desires Unleashed Collection) by Riley Hart

Fragments of Wasted Devotion by Mia Arias Tsang

Kiss or Dare (Gamecapades) by Terri Ronald

Love in Exile by Shon Faye

A Fix of Light by Kel Menton

7

A Match Made in Evan (Dads & Adages Book 3) by Anna Sparrows

9

Paper Roses (Confetti Hitched Book 3) by Lily Morton

10

Orion & the Cloudkillers by Harri D. Gordon

Casual by Koji A. Dae

Monsters, Mayhem & Wild Magic (The Hexed & the Hunted Series Book 1) by Noah Bodie

The Year of Us: February by Kate Hawthorne & EM Denning

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Where Shadows Bloom by Catherine Bakewell

Ride It Out by Jenna Jarvis

Hollywood Hearts by Toni Logan

A Different Hurricane by H. Nigel Thomas

Mazeltov by Eli Zuzovsky

The Labyrinth of Souls (The Labyrinth of Souls Book 1) by Leslie Vedder & Abigail Larson (Illustrator)

Mountain Upside Down by Sara Ryan

It’s All or Nothing, Vale by Andrea Beatriz Arango

Wicked Darlings by Jordyn Taylor

Alligator Tears: A Memoir in Essays by Edgar Gomez

Les Normaux by Janine Janssen

Loca by Alejandro Heredia

Silver Blood by T.L. Morgan

Mirror, Mirror (Ashland Book 1) by Christina Nolte

Crisis of Infinite Boyfriends by Joe Glass

Fate of the Five: Veil of Vasara by Niamh Rose

More Reason to Stay by Ryder O’Malley

The Perfect Matchmaking: Another Valentine’s Day Novella by Milena McKay

Scarlet Love by Gun Brooke

Flowers and Gemstones by Alaina Erdell

Foul Play by Erin Kaste

Trustfall by Patricia Evans

The Hunter and Her Witch by Rachel Sullivan

The Hard Stuff by Ana Hartnett Reichardt

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Net Bet (Buffalo Warriors Book 2) by Ryan Taylor & Joshua Harwood

Radiant (Words of Power Book 1) by Jordan Willis Bright

Cyrus: A Dark Tragic Love Story (Blood & Hearts Book 1) by A.E. Cosby

13

Deviants by Santanu Bhattacharya

The Fly-Half (Lincoln Knights Book 2) by Charlie Novak

The Brass Wyvern (The Blessed Imperium Book 1) by Bronte-Marie Wesson

Name Her Holy by Aubrey Ennis

Reaper’s Wish by S.A. Burd

To Free a Magpie (The Raven’s Daughters Book 2) by Joyce Gee & VII Morte (Illustrator)

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A Passion for Potions by Dalia Davies

Feathers, Frost & Fate by C.A. Blooming

The Fox and the Fern by Jillian Amena

Dame Ophis by Merlina Garance

Sacrament by Morgan Dante

It Wasn't Easy to Reach You by Daniel Meltz

Runnin' No More by G.T. Dípè

The Priest & the Adders by E.N. Laurier

The Viscount St Albans (Love in Netherford Book 2) by Natania Barron

Lake of Sin (Prince of Lust Book 4) by Lucien Burr

Yelen & Yelena by C. M. Rosens

Setting Up Love (Augury Universe Book 4) by Rose Santoriello

Mere Flesh by Catherine Labadie

Thicker than Blood by Sera Quim

Icing on the Cake (The Barracudas Book 1) by Christoper J. Brice

MIASMAMIST by tommy wyatt blake

Drift by Anita Morenos

He's All That: An MM Romance Novella by Lillian Empire

Divinity & Desperation (A Tempered in Ash Short Story) by Willo Glenn

A Sweet Surprise at The Ambrosia Inn (Nights in New Eden Book 2) by A.L. Davidson

15

Gluttony (Seven Deadly Sins Book 2) by Sienna Moreau

Time Wars: the Adventures of the Legendary X-Knights Issue 1: The Legend Begins! by Bijhan Agha, illustrated by Swaptrap.

16

Starts with a Bang (Redemption Ridge Book 7) by Aimee Nicole Walker

Solar Punks by Gume Laurel III

17

Atravesados: Essays on Queer Latinx Young Adult Literature edited by Trevor Boffone & Cristina Herrera

The Chance (As Above Book 4) by Rae Stone

What Happens at Walwood by Kit Eyre

Paper Hearts by Lisa Moreau

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Benefactor to the Baroness (Seductive Sleuths Book 3) by Melissa Kendall

Hungerstone by Kat Dunn

Enemy Feminisms: TERFs, Policewomen, and Girlbosses Against Liberation by Sophie Lewis

Pink-Pilled: Women & the Far Right by Lois Shearing

For Her by Elia Johnson

The Girl You Know by Elle Gonzalez Rose

Wooing the Witch Queen (Queens of Villainy Book 1) by Stephanie Burgis

Wolf Act by A.J. Romriell

Lucha of the Forgotten Spring (Lucha Moya Book 2) by Tehlor Kay Mejia

Cursebound (Faebound Book 2) by Saara El-Arifi

The Antlered King (The Gilded Crown Book 2) by Marianne Gordon

Birthday Party Demon by Wendy Dalrymple

Peerless Vol 3: Wu Shang by Meng Xi Shi

The Last Guy On Earth (Hockey Guys Book 3) by Sarina Bowen

Reign: Rise of the Void Queen (Reign Book 1) by Kurai Akuma

Limitless: Poetry of an Aromantic & Asexual Journey by Patrick Bex

The Witch of Versailles by Jessica Mason

WASH: Poems by Ebony Stewart

Shattered Fate by M.T. Envy

I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day 1 by Nachi Aono

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Devoted (Hopeless Blessed Book 2) by Lark Taylor

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Resisting Fire (Dragon Academy Book 2) by Megan Linden

The Embrace of Evergreen by Rayne Hawthorne & D.W. Michaels

The Loves of Her Life by Sage Donnell

Painting My Roommate’s Sister (Sixth Floor Trilogy Book 2) by Echo Lark

Alpha Woman by Raquel Raelynn

Alexithymia by Desmond Dane

Sirens & Snow (The Rosary’s Rejects Book 1.5) by Finnely Ray

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Expansive Love: A Practical Guide to Relationship Anarchy by Tuck Malloy

Beyond Bananas and Condoms: The LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Sex Education You Never Got at School by Dee Whitnell

Lactation for the Rest of Us: A Guide for Queer and Trans Parents and Helpers by Jacob Engelsman

AMBROSIA by Lenia Lenient

Rainsquall by Penny Moss

Two Thousand Promises (Kings of Chaos Book 5) by Jocelynn Drake

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Last First Love by Tatiana Gómez

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Almost Always (Love in Wildes Book 6) by Anna P.

Winter’s Winter by Raluca M. Matara

Blades Through The Heart: A Mafia FF Rivals-to-Lovers Romance by Poppy Mercer

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Wicked Pursuit (Black Rose Auction Book 1) by Katee Robert

But Not Too Bold by Hache Pueyo

The Wildest Things by Andrea Hannah

On Her Terms (Out in Hollywood Book 3) by Amy Spalding

Big Love: The Undeniable Joy of Following Your Heart by Scott Stabile

Living in Your Light by Abdellah Taïa, Emma Ramadan (translator)

Bea Mullins Takes a Shot by Emily Deibert

Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis

The Other March Sisters by Linda Epstein, Ally Malinenko, & Liz Parker

Big Name Fan by Ruthie Knox & Annie Mare

Knucklehead: Poems by Tony Keith Jr.

The Prince’s Heart by Ben Chalfin

Fated Winds & Promising Seas by Rose Black

Shattered Innocence (Black Rose Auction Book 5) by Sara Cate

All the Parts We Exile: A Memoir by Roza Nozari

The Boyhood of Cain by Michael Amherst

The Quiet Unraveling of Eve Ellaway by Melanie Hooyenga

Down to a Science by Kat Paige

Demo Reels and Arthouse Madness: A Collection of Dark Verse by Vince A. Liaguno

Two Friends in Marriage (Wedding with the Moks Book 3) by Jackie Lau

The Dark Mirror by Samantha Shannon

The Night Farm Vol 2: The Sweet Sounds of Summer by A.L. Davidson

Limitless (Squad Goals Book 2) by Willow Thomas

Redundancies & Potentials by Dominique Dickey

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Song for You by Rochelle Wolf

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Pieces of Us by Stewart Foster

Suspect Subjects: Queer Legal Futures in the US after Bostock by Laura Borchert

Before We Hit the Ground by Selali Fiamanya

Dance with the Fae by Elisabeth J. Hobbes

The Billion Dollar Dynasty by Dominique Davis

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Minas (Dying Gods Book 4) by Elisha Kemp

Harpies Just Wanna Have Fun (Wet Hot Monster Summer Series Book 4) by Latrexa Nova

Bite Marks (Neon Immortals) by Bex Deveau

Vessel of Woven Night (Rowan Blood Book 4) by Kellen Graves

Runebreaker (The Runebreaker Chronicles Book 2) by Alex R. Kahler

Runemaker (The Runebreaker Chronicles Book 3) by Alex R. Kahler

Soulbow (The Families of Power Book 1, The Shoterran Chronicles) by August Oliver

Fitch (The Wylde Street Boys Book 2) by N.R. Walker

SOS HOTEL: On the Road by Adam Vex & Ariana Nash

Reverent: An Anthology of Divinity edited by Quinton Li

Blinding Light by Lola Malone

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Review - Rainsquall

I was blessed with an early copy of Penny Moss' upcoming novel, Rainsquall. I've read several of her books before, and in each case, I haven't been able to put the book down until it's finished. This time it took longer. Rainsquall is one of those things you can only experience for the first time once - or, as it turns out, twice.

Just a few pages in, I had to stop and go back to the beginning with a completely different understanding of what I'd just read. There are several reveals through the book with the same effect. Every time it happens, it's not enough just to say, "Ohhh, so that's what was happening." It's like reading an entirely new book right in the middle of your first read.

Though the story is set in a desolate place at a dangerous time, there's no mistaking that Rainsquall is a story about healing. I was first drawn into this book because of the promise of mystery, danger, and perhaps a monster or two. I was not disappointed!

Along the way however, I found myself thinking less about the events outside the little farmhouse and more about the love blossoming between the characters. Each of them have been hurt in different ways, and while it's touched on, the story doesn't dwell on it or draw it out for sympathy. Instead, we're invited to experience the different ways they try (and sometimes fail) to connect with each other and embrace the things they've been denying themselves.

What I found especially enjoyable in Rainsquall was that the main character's disability was treated with respect. He didn't sit around lamenting his fate and wishing for a cure - he just approached certain tasks in different ways. He didn't have magical powers that negated the disability completely - he struggled, and it frustrated him. The other characters didn't treat him with kid gloves or infantilize him - he probably would have kicked their asses if they tried.

By the way… Though it has nothing (or perhaps everything) to do with the plot, I have to mention one little thing. Fiber artists in particular will find little nods and winks just for them in this book. It's clear the author has a strong understanding of wool and sheep - and knows how to break the rules now and then in a way that makes sense. You'll see what I mean. ;D

Rainsquall will be available February 21st!

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Referred to as “the Dusseldorf patient” to protect his privacy, researchers said he is the fifth confirmed case of an HIV cure. Although the details of his successful treatment were first announced at a conference in 2019, researchers could not confirm he had been officially cured at that time.

Today, researchers announced the Dusseldorf patient still has no detectable virus in his body, even after stopping his HIV medication four years ago.

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If you like frogs. Or possums. Or cool builds. Or happiness. This is the video for you.

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adhd paralysis sucks bcuz im just sitting there and my brain is like

YOU ARE WASTING TIME YOU ARE WASTING TIME YOU ARE WASTING TIME YOU ARE WASTING TIME YOU ARE WASTING TIME YOU ARE WASTING TIME YOU ARE WASTING TIME YOU ARE WASTING TIME YOU ARE WASTING TIME YOU ARE WASTING TIME

no work done no rest gained. literally no point of this at all

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I keep forgetting to keep track of my meds and since this shit somehow isn't automated, I also have to ask them to renew my prescription. I, being the ADHD disaster that I am, whose meds are most certainly NOT working, ran out and needed to plead for more. Their response? "Keep track of how many you have left, put it in your calendar, and contact us a week before you run out."

I would, Barbara, but the thing you're treating me for is the thing that stops me from doing that!

"to get treatment for adhd you (person with untreated adhd) need to schedule and then show up for several appointments" is the kind of shit the greek gods would inflict on a guy who ate his son

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He needs a napkin

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why is your cat green?

She’s built different 😌

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does anyone know wtf word-stream.com is or where to send them a takedown request? i just found a bunch of fics, including my own, hosted on this AI slop site—apparently offering what I assume are AI-generated audiobook versions & (equally AI-generated) ratings and reviews. i can’t take a closer look without signing up, which, no thank you, but it looks like they’re hosting the full fics and are peddling a paid subscription for the trouble of hosting them. can someone more knowledgeable than me explain what our options are in this situation?