#like i can put this up on etsy but I'd need to charge enough to cover fees

[theshitpostcalligrapher]

me: oughghgh okay you gotta go OUT today and run errands like an adult, pick up prints, buy floss for the beans cross stitches you sell, maybe some groceries....

also me: oh 3pm's not that late! plenty of time to spend on a cross stitch project!

several hours later, it is already dark out:

me:..... shit.

(ty to @presidentdragon for a sentence that goes extremely hard)

also idk what the cheapest way to get this pattern out to yall would be is there like, a public drive folder somewhere where you can upload free pattern pdfs?

[bittersweetblasphemy]

what made you decide to have a go at making zines, and how did you find the process? fun? frustrating? new hobby unlocked?

it's been a lot of fun and is super satisfying to hold a finished booklet in my hand. new hobby unlocked for sure.

in fact i'm going to ramble about it under the cut.

i'd been looking into on and off for over a year, and, frankly, i've been going slowly mad at having normal levels of focus and productivity dangled in front of me, only to be snatched away AND put on bed rest without even jacking off as an outlet.

i did a bunch of painting, but i've run out of canvases and focus. and while i really wanna sculpt, 1) i just haven't gotten my brain to switch to that track, 2) i've only just recently been able to tolerate standing at my usual work counter again, 3) having a small child who wants to mirror everything i do is fun when i'm physically able to handle it, but i am not physically able to handle it. i can do a craft myself OR i can set them up with supervised craft time. not both.

that leaves my writing, but i haven't been able to focus enough to write. so what to do with all my old stuff? may as well take that last leap into making zines! it's also an excuse for me to break out my drawing tablet to make cover art (i'm not good but they're small and it adds to the charm i think).

overall it's been shockingly easy. the hardest part was making a format template, but once i had that figured out i was set. i conveniently already had a laser printer, and considering i can't go anywhere (like a place with a public printer) i wouldn't have been able to do this otherwise.

the most expensive thing i had to buy for this was a nice paper cutter, which was $24. it honestly wasn't necessary. i could have just folded the paper or cut them with scissors, but imo it really goes a long way in making them look nice. i also have a long reach stapler that's made for making booklets and magazines coming in that will be really nice for putting them together neatly and consistently.

i still dont know what i'm going to do with them tbh. i have some friends that are gonna get free copies of their favs, and at least the poetry one i'm going to have out if i'm able to do the craft fairs this year (fuck me i hope i'm better by then), but i need to see what kind of stuff they allow. even if they allow sexually explicit material, i'll probably still leave stories like Red Hot at home.

i could do an online shop for the rest, but i'm not sure where. i already have a kofi account for commissions, and they have a shop feature, but at the same time they say in their TOS they don't allow any form of sexually explicit material. and last i heard about etsy they were being shitty about charging for advertising you didn't opt into. so i'd need to do more research into that.

say what you want about whether or not i should be able to make a profit off of little homemade porn booklets, but i'd at least need enough money to buy the toner for my printer by the time i ran out, which is hella expensive. i think back when i got this thing it was like $70 a pop. it lasts a lot longer than ink but it's more expensive up front.

[nev3rfound]

worthy of a princess : b.b

despite only being a child, morgan knows that you and bucky are meant to be - you just need a gentle nudge. (1K)

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requested: nope, I saw a titkok from eliseballon and omg i adore their povs and saw one about a scenario like this and HAD to expand on it with bucky. warnings: none, pure fluff here

(everything on my blog is my own writing. if it is shared on another page or website without being credited, it has not been approved to be shared by me. all rights reserved.)

"So you're going to just sit tight for five minutes, right?" Holding your hands out in front of you, you begin to back away whilst Morgan sits on the sofa with a toy on her lap.

Morgan nods, not daring to take her eyes from the TV as Cinderella plays. "Yeah," She mutters, unaware of the relief alleviating from you as you turn the corner from the room and rush toward the bathroom.

Whilst absent, Bucky wanders through to the shared living space, having heard the TV playing. At first, he doesn't notice the young Stark sat, full of awe at Cinderella's dress changing thanks to her Fairy Godmother.

"I'd love a dress like that." Morgan comments, glancing over to see Bucky stood behind her, watching along. "Will you watch it with me, please?" She asks, all doe-eyed despite Bucky's resistance. "Please?" Dragging the word out, Bucky knows he cannot refuse a child, let alone the young Stark herself.

"Sure," He eventually responds, moving around the furniture to sit on the far end of the sofa, trying to allow himself to relax as Morgan hums to the Fairy Godmother's song. "she seems special, huh?" Bucky thinks aloud as the pumpkin changes into a carriage.

l"Well of course she is," Morgan states matter of factly, showing signs of having the same attitude her father had. "Cinderella deserves it!"

"And where's she going?" Bucky asks, not having the patience to fully understand the plot. He overheard you talking about it briefly earlier with Morgan when you were trying to pick a film for her to watch whilst Pepper was out, leaving you in charge.

He couldn't help himself but listen in, admire your patience as Morgan couldn't decide between Planet of the Apes or Cinderella. Ultimately choosing Cinderella after your terrible attempt at the synopsis of the former movie, knowing she'd be traumatised if you opted for that one.

Back in the room, Morgan averts her gaze from the TV, fully facing Bucky. "She's going to the ball to meet the Prince and fall in love!"

Bucky nods along, watching Cinderella wave to the Fairy Godmother whilst the horses pull her carriage along. "Right," He mutters. "but why would the Prince fall in love with her? She, she's no one."

Morgan can faintly hear you talking to someone outside of the room, and nudges herself closer toward Bucky. "I may be six, but I know you aren't talking about the movie, huh?" She crosses her arms over her chest. Damn, she really is Tony's daughter, isn't she?

Clearly taken aback, Bucky opens his mouth to respond, but words fail him.

"Y/n's the prince?" She asks, and Bucky nods. "And you're Cinderella." Again, Bucky has the same response, ignoring Morgan's giggle at the thought of Bucky wearing a ballgown.

"I'm not enough for her. I, I can't put on a new disguise and pretend to be someone I'm not." Bucky explains, looking down at his metal arm, something he'll never be able to disguise or forget about.

"You would be the perfect match for Y/n." Morgan comments with a toothy grin.

Chuckling under his breath, Bucky shakes his head. "I'm not kid," He tells her, trying to brush it off. "I'm not enough for her." He admits, so lost in his head he doesn't hear you enter the room.

"I think I'll decide that for myself, Barnes." You speak up with a shy smile.

Tensing at the sound of your voice, Bucky slowly looks over his shoulder to see you stood there with your hands held together. "I, Y/n," Stumbling over his words, Bucky's eyes only widen as you move and sit down beside him on the sofa.

"Mind if I watch the rest with you guys?" You ask, glancing over to Morgan who smiles brightly. Looking back to Bucky, you can see he's trying to remain perfectly still. "This okay, Bucky?" Lowering your voice, you nervously smile at him, hoping it'd ease some of his nerves.

And truth be told, it did. "Yeah," He breathes out. "sure, doll." It slips out, and Bucky quickly looks down to ensure you're not moving away from him. But to his surprise, you move closer and rest your hand on his.

"Oh, I love this part," You mutter to Bucky, watching Cinderella dancing the night away with the Prince.

Bucky watches your eyes light up with glee at the screen, similar to Morgan who is now lying down, trying her best to stay awake. "I'll take you dancin' like that sometime." Bucky tells you with a signature smirk, noticing your lips part before turning up into a smile.

“You making a promise there, Bucky?” You can’t help the light giggle that follows and Bucky can feel his heart swell at the sound.

“I promise, and you’ll look better than Cinderella there.” He motions to the screen as Cinderella runs back away from the ball when the clock strikes twelve.

“You have too much faith in me there.” You tease, but Bucky takes your hand in his and squeezes it lightly.

“Well, Morgan thinks we’re a perfect match.” He reasons, glancing over to see her fast asleep. “And we can’t argue with a child.”

You nod along, suppressing a laugh. “Course we can’t.” Shuffling closer, you rest your head on his shoulder. “That would be a crime.”

Smiling to himself, Bucky peacefully watches the rest of the film, feeling your breathing slowing down drastically. “Doll?” He whispers, realising you’re fast asleep.

As the credits play, Pepper walks in and Bucky rests his finger against his lips.

“Good time?” She mouths, walking over to Morgan and gently picks her up, feeling her limp body rest in her arms.

Bucky nods in response as Pepper walks away, but whilst her back is turned Morgan lifts her head up from Pepper's shoulder and gives Bucky a thumbs up.

“Nice one kid,” He mutters to himself, reaching for the remote and turns the TV off, allowing you a peaceful slumber.

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Reasons Why Post Plus is a Terrible Idea

Tumblr has recently unveiled their new "Post Plus" feature. It allows people to put a paywall around their blogs, allowing them to charge up to $9.99 a month, with Tumblr taking a 5% cut of the creator's earnings. In this post, I will explain why this is a horrible idea.

@staff: You better listen up. I took a few hours away from my day for this. I had to have my friend Ashley help me with this, and that took time from her day too. (Thank you @patalliumapples) I'm explaining everything under the cut because this is long.

1. We Don't Have the Money

First of all, Tumblr is a social media site. This means in countries like the US, people as young as 13 can sign up and have an account. Most teenagers do not have the money to keep up with their favorite blogs for the low, low price of $9.99!

Second of all, a lot of adults on the site already are having trouble paying their bills, and don't have any content they would be willing to charge people on. As explained in this post, people are already struggling. (They also explain how to support creators better, which I will go onto later.) They don't have the money to spend on this. I, as a teenager myself, don't have enough money to spend to unlock Tumblr blogs. I don't know if I even can, I don't have a credit card or anything, and I don't want debt before I'm out of high school. Oh, and that leads me right next into the next point.

2. You could fix other things

Tumblr is called a Hellsite for many reasons, and how it breaks a lot is one of them. One problem are the Ray-Bans sunglasses bots that hack the site every so often. I have gotten one, Ashley has gotten three.

You can also barely even search on this website. Searching for tags brings up the randomest things. You can barely even search your own blog, this is how bad it is. Fixing those issues before we give you our credit card number would be a great thing.

3. People don't want it

The consensus so far is NO. In some cases, "FUCK NO" This is valid, people don't want it. We can't pay for it, and we really don't need it. Everyone hates it.

And you bet that the Tumblr-famous will try this out.

I, as of writing this, have 416 followers. I bet all of them would leave me if I tried to do a paid post. (Not like I can, I'm a broke teenager, but still.) That would limit the market.

And other people have expressed they would leave anyone who put their posts behind a paywall, such as in this newly-viral post.

4. Monetization of fanfic

Alright. *Cracks fingers* I get to show off my knowledge of copyright law.

Fair use that covers fanfiction does not cover having to pay for it. Monetization of fanfiction is not legal, and if someone tries, the original content creator can issue a DMCA takedown order. The person who posted and monetized the fanfiction will be forced to take down their post, hurting their earnings. This will affect Tumblr.

Also, as we saw recently with a Loki T-shirt on Etsy, big corporations are known for taking down anything they consider infringement, even if it falls under fair use. There was a scare a while back on Ao3 (Archive of Our Own) that Disney would take down their fanfiction, but Ao3 had a legal time that can fight for them. Tumblr probably does not, and would probably lose a legal battle against Disney.

In fact, Ao3 does not allow any sort of links to other monetizable websites, like Pateron and Ko-fi, on their platform to avoid potential legal trouble. It's included in their terms of service, which you can read here. I would recommend it, and to check out some other links. They explain legal issues quite well.

And as satirized in this post, trying to find posts on Tumblr for a DMCA takedown is pretty damn hard.

5. You can get around paying for a post through the reblogs.

Despite the fact that is something you're technically not supposed to do, people can just copy and paste the content. The fact is if anyone has a Post Plus post, you bet the entirety of Tumblr is going to get around that. After all "you can share a teaser of +Post Content through the reblog function on the Services" (From the Tumblr TOS)

6. We've had mirror sites that could probably get around the paywall

In the past, we have had many mirror sites. They are the exact mirror of our Tumblr, tracking everything right down to our reblogs. Last I heard they were all shut down, though Tumbex sounded like it was going to come back. If these mirror sites are smart enough, they would be another way around the paywall.

7. You can't block people who are paying for your content

This is a problem. People can harass you, and sometimes, this Hellsite won't take them off. The block button is an important tool. I, for one, currently have 11 people blocked for various reasons. Some of them were messing with me in the reblogs of a post (it wasn't even their place to do so) and I didn't think Tumblr would count this as harassment.

If you can't block people, and even with the risk of it hurting your earnings, it's not good. Even remotely.

8. There are other ways to support creators that are much better. 

As said in the very first reason, creators hate this Post Plus. They prefer being supported in other ways. People also don’t always want to be paid for the content (not even counting legal issues) And if they want to there are already platforms set up for them to use. For example, Pateron has tiers you can set up for membership, ranging up to $100. There, you know what you walked into. You’re not expecting free content, like on Tumblr, you’re building a relationship with the people in your community. Ko-fi lets people donate directly to their content creators, and won’t take any of their donations, unlike the 5% cut Tumblr is planning on taking. Both platforms also offer features that would not be available on Tumblr. Creators are also more likely to already have one of these set up, and keep Tumblr for their free content. 

9. Tumblr could make money through better ads

Tumblr ads are famously . . . what’s the word? Ah, yes, “batshit” is the word I’m looking for. I’ve gotten ads for tattoo aftercare, signs of heart disease (the picture provided was someone with their nails painted blue), maps of the USA, celebrities that has passed away, lists of bad cities in my state, graphics of chickens with Hindi (note: I am American), and apparently now I should be worried if my dog licks their paws. (?) As I went to check my dash while writing this post, I saw a small air cooler that was apparently more powerful than A/C being advertised. 

No one clicks on them except for a laugh, or if they accidentally thought it was something that was actually interesting. Most of the time, it is not. Tumblr could do something like Instagram and actually have good ads and make more money off of it. It may not be as much as they thought they were going to make, but it’s better than what they have now. (It’s a low bar.) 

10. This is the same website that spearheaded DashCon

You remember DashCon, don’t you? 

This seems to illustrate the website's stupidity in one picture and this is why you shouldn't trust us with money.

If you have any other reasons why this is bad reason, reblog the post with your reasons. I'd like to hear them, and don't forget to tag the staff.

There is a survey Tumblr wants you to fill out here, it's a step you can take. You can also listen to the protest @postplus-protest which should help. It starts August 6th, it's going to be a great time.