#reblogs appreciated :'))

[mush0407]

I've been cooking.

CHAT I LOVE THEM THEY'RE MY BABYZ

I COULDN'T HELP MYSELF I COULD SEE IT IN MY MINDS MIND

#mush artz #art #artists on tumblr #oc #oc art #traditional art #Cass and Till #I LOVE THEM #steven universe #it was so them i couldn't help myself #FCAU Cill #yes it's more cill don't judge me #and yes #i have au's of my own characters #I CAN'T NOT #THEY'RE PERFECT #my original characters #my art #i'm proud of this #they're so silly #reblogs appreciated #but it's hard to care about other people's oc's #but i will continue to push my Cill agenda until you love them

[mangostarjam]

fics for gaza — requests open!

hello! life hasn't slowed down much but i think i can handle a few requests in order to help with @ficsforgaza in raising funds/awareness for this important cause.

this does not negate my statement in my rules that i don't take requests. i will only fulfill requests in exchange for donations to gaza.

i'm opening 3 slots for kaiju no. 8 x reader fic requests!

i do write for other fandoms but kn8 would be easiest for me right now. i'm caught up in the anime, manga, and the b-side so don't worry about spoilers for me, though i will be sure to tag spoilers as necessary for these requests with "kn8 spoilers".

RATE: $1 USD per 100 words, capped at $15 USD for a total of 1,500 words per fic

INSTRUCTIONS:

if you're not sure your request will work, please ask first! you can find a list of things i will not write here

please make a donation to a vetted fundraiser and then send me an ask or a DM with the screenshot of your donation. make sure you redact personal details as i will be sharing screenshots with @/ficsforgaza for verification!

if you don't know what to ask for, you can pick a character + a random prompt from this list or this one! you can be as detailed as you'd like (tropes, aus) so that i can really write you something you want

ADDITIONAL DETAILS:

please no ageless/empty blogs. i will be crediting you for the published piece (unless you ask me not to)! if you send in a request on anon, i'll reply to the ask once i share the fic. i will not write nsfw/smut for anons

you can check out my writing style here. i am far more comfortable with writing fluff/smut than angst, and i will not use "y/n" or your name so let me know if there's a nickname/petname you prefer

if this doesn't appeal to you, please check out this list of creators participating! any and all donations help, but there is absolutely no pressure to donate — even a simple reblog will help spread the word!

last updated: june 10 — 3 slots open

#fics for gaza #reblogs appreciated

[paintpaintpaintman]

Just what is going on here..?!

I really wanted to draw the Goat. I tried once before but didn't really like it, and this one I like a lot more!

I can't wait to find out the lore of this little fellow! Until then here's the creature.

I'm too much of a perfectionist to make many headcanons about the Goat until I find out their general lore 😭😭😭 but I *can* decide personality things!

While my Lamb is sweet yet kind of vicious, the Goat is standoffish but kind of noble. I suppose take that as you will lmaooo

#cult of the lamb #cult of the lamb art #cult of the lamb fanart #cult of the lamb fan art #cult of the lamb the goat #cult of the lamb goat #cult of the lamb unholy alliance #cotl #cotl art #cotl fanart #cotl fan art #cotl the goat #cotl goat #cotl unholy alliance #unholy alliance #artists on tumblr #artist on tumblr #reblogs appreciated #should i make a tag????

[noodl3s4dayz]

You go girl, face those incomprehensible horrors 😔🥰

#ihnmaims #ellen ihnmaims #i have no mouth and i must scream #Traditional art #God i wanna give her a hug so bad #Also i recently learned that likes are worthless so #Reblogs appreciated

[hexenmond]

dividers in fanfiction: experimenting with screen readers

So I wrote up this tutorial on pretty AND accessible dividers for fanfiction (focusing on AO3, but this goes for every piece of text on the internet that has a divider somewhere). I confidently proclaimed that using an hr element instead of some random characters is the better way to do it, to accommodate screen reader users – but I had never actually tried it for myself.

I wanted to remedy that and took some time to experiment with a screen reader (Orca, because that was easiest for me to get my hands on). Setting that up was actually a bit of a hassle, so I captured the audio output to post it here, and you can hear for yourself what I'm talking about without having to bother with technology and then you can make up your mind about how you want to handle dividers in your own works.

I picked three pieces of fanfiction on AO3 that I knew off the top of my head had characters as dividers in them (because I love them! so much!!), selected a bit of text with the divider in the middle, and had Orca read it out to me. Here are the results:

Example #1: simple dreams of comfort by softestpunk

I tried this one first, and it confirmed my guess: the screen reader simply reads out the characters as it can't tell what they're supposed to mean.

Example #2: Pretending! Unless… by Aria_Lerendeair

This was up next, same thing in principle. Here I also found out that empty paragraphs are a little bit unwieldy if I wanted Orca to read the selected text. And also I was starting to get used to the voice by now.

Example #3: Tower and Rose by Moorishflower

Same thing, Orca reads "plusplusplus". As a bonus I discovered what happens when there is a full stop missing (did you catch it?). And this was also when I realised that I really could get used to that objectively awful reading voice. Like, if my other options were more tiring, or I had none? I'd probably try different readers, and I'd spend a lot of time tweaking the settings (there are SO MANY SETTINGS), and then I'd enjoy my favourite fics anyway.

And how does an actual hr divider get read?

Orca by default reads it as "separator". Which is not all that great either in my opinion, BUT I could teach it to just read it as a three second pause. Or make it say "skip" or whatever I like. That would be fairly easy to do, but teaching it how to read every random string of characters – not so much.

So, bottom line? It's less problematic than I thought. Sure, "asteriskasteriskasterisk" in the middle of a story doesn't sound nice. But I could get used to that meaning "separator". Brains are flexible like that. It does increase cognitive load a little, but not that badly I think. (Cognitive load is useful a concept, I'll write more about that soon.)

If you have published on AO3 and you'd like to convert to hr elements in your works (those can also be styled to look very nice!), I wrote a step by step tutorial on how to safely and easily replace the random characters with hr elements. If you use it, let me know how it worked for you! Constructive criticism very welcome 🙃

Oh and: I actually made a cool tool that lets you push sliders around instead of fiddling with code! Go ahead and design some lovely dividers for yourself. No CSS skills required, just copypaste the resulting code into your work skin!

@softest-punk, @aria-lerendeair, @moorishflower:

I hope this does not make you feel put on the spot (not at all my intention), but maybe rather a little flattered as I really did know those three fics sufficiently well to remember they had different strings of text as dividers. It's not quite the same as someone making fanart but… right now I'm just loads better at coding than at drawing. So, do with this possibly newfound knowledge as you will! And also whenever you will, I imagine you've all JUST come out the other end of Dreamling Week, phew… I am writing this with much love for you and your fics 🥰🥰🥰

#fanfiction meta #accessibility #screen readers #how to ao3 #uuuhh also #reading recommendations #these three dreamling fics are all fabulous! #for writers #AO3 formatting manual #ao3 formatting #witch moon ramblings #reblogs appreciated #I'm just trying to raise some awareness here #I would LOVE to hear from actual screen reader users on this!

[invibranthues]

oops 💦💦💦 (check reblogs)

reblogs appreciated

#check reblogs #messy #cvmshot #cvm #nsft #nsft video #rb the rb #str0king #me #mine #reblogs appreciated

[shiniestcrow]

#i'm curious #poll #polls #queer #reblogs appreciated #I'm pretty sure people assume I'm a lesbian #I'm fine with that #wrong flavor of queer but still queer

[scarland-artbook]

🌸 The Art of Scarland is here!

60+ artists gathered together to conceptualize Scarland as a real theme park. The result is 181 pages full of care and detail, to show appreciation for Scar's passion project. Enjoy!

🔽 Dоwnlоad Link

▶ Do you want this to be a real physical thing in your hands right now? Please let us know by answering our Printing Interest Check form

#hermitcraft #scarland artbook #goodtimeswithscar #jellie the cat #Guest appearences of all the hermits: #pearlescentmoon #impulsesv #zombiecleo #bdoubleo100 #grian #mumbo jumbo #keralis #and many more CC's ! but you would need to keep a keen eye for that #reblogs appreciated #and our askbox is open for any comments and questions!

[big---tasty]

hi!!!!! it's rough out here, especially when you're a part-time employee loser. i'm trying my damndest to save so i can get outta this fuckass house, so please consider d*nating for a doodle! thank you!!!

c/shapp: $mickeylee02

k0-fi: mickeyyyy (changed sorry)

if you cant give anything, please reblog!!!

#mickey talks #mickey art #furry art #reblogs appreciated #my art

[ohheyitsjustbear]

Sun-kissed

Tips ♡ Treats

Reblogs appreciated, keep comments in the tags unless we're mutuals 🩷 (he/they)

#yall better lose your shit over these #im feeling ill and need attention so im posting 2 #but if they flop... #me #mine #lookitsbear #enby #nb #nonbinary nsft #nsft community #tummy #reblogs appreciated #nonbinary #enby tummy

[pleaktale]

"Thought ol' Jamesy 'ere found us a mermaid..."

IT'S DONE! *Everyone cheers.*

Yes, I know I forgot about his chains and necklaces but I was too far gone in the rendering to add it, sorry my lovelies... 🥺 I'll make sure to add in the next ones! 🤭

Anyway, this is BDAS! Hobie, made by @the-kr8tor

(PLEASE CHECK IT OUT IT'S SOOO GOOD!!) Extra version bellow the mark!

Just him being the most handsome men to ever exist.

That's it! See you soon!

#hobie brown #spider punk #drawing #hobie spiderverse #spiderverse fanart #across the spiderverse #atsv #bdas fanart #bdas #between the devil and the sea #spider punk x reader #spider punk x you #hobie brown x you #hobie brown x reader #artwork #digital art #pirate au #I LOVE HIM ITS CONCERNING #i love him so much #reblogs appreciated #love you guys #LEAVE A COMMENT

[owlbyr]

Our friend's family dog, Smokey, is at risk of getting taken away and potentially euthanized by the city of Little Rock, Arkansas, because he has been misidentified by the city as a Pitbull (he is a Cane Corso). He has seen two different veterinarians who both agree that he is not a pitbull, but the local law says the dog catcher has full authority to determine the breed (and they are the ones claiming that he is a pitbull).

Online traction for this case has helped them get the case appealed, so it may help them win it too. If anyone could sign and share their petition (linked below) that would be really helpful for the family. Thank you all so much for your help in advance.

Here is also an article about the case (August 18, 2023) in case others would like to read more about what's happened so far:

#mutual aid #dogs #reblogs appreciated #signal boost

[starrysharks]

she's now fully available, no backtracking this time! 250GBP fully separated PSD model ready for rigging, DM for purchase through paypal - details below the cut

she's my first vtuber design that i've been holding onto for a long while, but it's finally time to let her go 🫡 i hope she's not too expensive!!!

#zeno's art #ocs #adopts #adopt #adoptable #vtuber #vtuber model #vtuber adopt #vtuber adoptable #character design #reblogs appreciated

[amongussexgif]

Howdy folks. I’ve said I’d make a rant about this for a while. It’s time.

Let’s start with the basics. Mesopomatia is the earliest known human civilization. Humans existed before them, but this was the first “city”. They also made the first writing. This rant also kinda covers Sumerian tuff, because the two groups had a bit of a merging.

You know what transgenderism is. You’re on tumblr dot com. Chances are you are a transgenderist yourself

Transphobes often say that transgenderism is a “new concept” and that “nobody was trans 20 years ago”. For the record, you don’t have to go as far back as Mesopotamia. There’s Greece, Egypt, Hawaii, and tons of others I fail to remember. But yeah, we date back to The First City.

The First People believed in many gods, one of which you’ve likely heard of. Today’s subject: Inanna/Ishtar, The Queen of Heaven (I’ll be calling her Inanna, as it’s her original name). She was the goddess of Sex, War, and Justice. The most notable things she was believed to do were changing people’s genders and being an absolute queen. Like fr she slayed-

Anyways, the “transgender power” as I’m gonna call it because it's funny, is well documented in poetry fragments, with the direct quote “To turn a man into a woman and a woman into a man are yours, Inanna.” This was written by Enheduanna, Inanna’s High Priestess from Ur (Ur is a city).

Speaking of Inanna’s Priests and Priestesses, they were actually known for their androgyny. Poems and Dedications to Inanna often included them, with the direct depiction of the goddess transfer-ify-ing them. It’s unknown if these and the Gala are the same priests, so I’ll add a little space and talk about them for a bit.

The Gala were priestesses for Inanna created by the god Enki (who is really fuckign cool for non-trans reasons (might talk about him sometime)) to sing for her. Mourning Rites previously sung by women got taken over by the Gala, and as men joined, they adopted ALL societal roles and expectations of women, switching to female names and singing in the Sumerian eme-sal dialect, which was reserved for women trying to render the speech of female gods. The Gala looked after the sick and poor, and were highly respected by the rest of the Mesopotamian peoples.

Time to talk about the Pilipili! They were a group of cultic performers who worshiped Inanna, with the name coming from a person named Pilipili. They were raised as a woman (according to Mesopotamia’s gender roles), and were blessed by Inanna and given the name Pilipili. Inanna gave them a spear, an item associated very heavily with masculinity “as if she were a man” and they are only referred to as “The Transformed Pilipili” from that point on. “Spear'' is also thought to have phallic meaning here, which is even more directly saying that Inanna trans’ed Pilipili’s gender.

How about we move beyond the cult on Inanna now? A statue (or technically statuette but honestly whatever) found in the city of Mari depicts a singing woman. But wait! The name of the depicted person is “Ur-Nanshe”, a masculine name! This might mean nothing, but honestly, you’d assume transgenderism too if you met a woman named Steven. The statue has a soft face with traces of makeup, and it’s got tiddies!

A statue in the British museum (which for the record should not be in there. give it back) has a label translated as “Hermaphrodite of Inanna”. Hermaphrodite has a different meaning now, which a different translator, Cheryl Morgan, recognized, stating that “person-man-woman” would be more accurate. We don’t know specifics about their gender, but clearly this was a person outside of the gender binary who was not only significant enough to have a statue of them made, but also assumedly well-liked!

So, to summarize, Ancient Mesopotamia viewed genderqueer individuals as:

often blessed by the Queen of Heaven

transgender-ify-ed by said Queen of Heaven

well respected enough to be priests

said cult of trans priests was also said to be made by another god in devotion to Inanna

significant and well-liked enough to have statues of them

sounds like we should take some notes from our ancestors, huh?

#transgender #nonbinary #genderqueer #transphobes can suck it!!!!!! #mesopotamia #history #queer history #lgbt history #trans history #reblogs appreciated

[inarqus]

PLUSH INTEREST CHECK!!!

my sister and i are collabing on a little plushie project :)

if you’re interested please fill out our google form

thank you so much!!

#reblogs appreciated #dungeon meshi #plush community #dungeon meshi fanart #thistle #izutsumi #inarqus art #dunmeshi #nuigurumi #nui plush

[dandunn]

//NAME ME A CUTE CRITTER AND I WILL NAME FOR YOU ALL THE WAYS IT CAN DIE//

#acrylic painting #rabbits #artists on tumblr #jesse's art #gonna see if Instagram takes this down for having KILLED written on it #I refuse to use their barney the dinosaur language #reblogs appreciated #skulls #bones #taxidermy #vulture culture