I love the amount of hatred the 2021 car is drawn with. because I agree
Happy to see this in places where I usually find white nationalist stickers.
More pieces from the Vinita Cultural Center from last year's basketry exhibit
SANS IS NONBINARY?!
HUH?!
The Hiveworks Artist Guild has released a public statement alleging years of labor abuses, financial mismanagement, and misconduct at Hiveworks at the hands of Xellette “Xel” Velamist and Isabelle “Isa” Melançon. Read their full statement HERE
Attached image is their logo, no credit (artists asked to not be credited).
I was one of the flagship comics on Hiveworks (I think the first in the sci-fi category) and before I signed on with them, I put restrictions in my contract on how much say they could have on Trying Human. I feel like this saved me from quite a bit of pain in the long run but TH was largely ignored by the powers that be in favor of other comics that "played ball".
I didn't let them touch my books, kickstarters, merchandise, or the story itself. I was assigned an editor one time and decided to throw them a bone by letting them look over Volume 3, which was about to be published. They seemed disturbed by the content and didn't work with me past that. I'm not blaming the editor but there seemed to be a lack of professionalism happening in the back end; either the editor didn't understand the job or they weren't prepared by the higher ups for the kind of comics they'd be reviewing.
The only other major interaction I had with HW was after a convention where they were holding a booth. I sent them a case of my books to sell and promote. A large book-to-movie talent agency scouted my work via this event and following my contact with them, I emailed Xel to thank them for their hard work. I recieved a very terse and strange email about how upset they were that these people contacted me. The whole exchange was very odd and I felt like they didn't want me to make any professional contacts outside of HW. It makes me wonder how often they were contacted by outside agencies to scout work and were turned away. I really hope that none of their authors have had their careers kneecapped by their time as part of Hiveworks.
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I feel like I've largely made it through unscathed but the website where TH is currently hosted may need to go to a different site eventually. In the past year I've lost two pets to age and admittedly have been very depressed. I don't really have the emotional bandwidth to deal the changes that need to happen. If anyone would like to reach out and help me with a potential site move, it'd be much appreciated. The backend that TH uses right now is completely foreign to me (I basically only know how to upload pages) so any assistance would be much appreciated. 💕
Hey gang!! Two of my besties are trying to move up to the PNW from a really nasty situation and their lease is ending really really soon. Anything yall are willing and able to donate would be amazing, especially because I wanna be able to hang out with them when I move up in a couple months hehe
HI PLEASE HELP ;W;
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in the United Kingdom, people eat a street food known as the ‘tesco meal deal’, often made up of a sandwich, a side, and a beverage. it is renowned for being a cheap and easy option for many. however the more adventurous palate can opt for the ‘greggs sausage roll’ for a truly local flavour…
If you're looking for a good, centralized collection of fundraisers for people and organizations doing on-the-ground work in Minnesota right now, someone on Bluesky put together a great resource hub for things like food support, rent relief, mutual aid, and immigrants' rights centers that I'd really love to see spread around.
And if you're local to the Twin Cities, there's a "Take Action" section with links to ways to get active, as well as some resource guides for legal observers, etc.
Those of us here in Minneapolis, St. Paul, and the metro area appreciate every bit of support we can get right now, especially with the federal government cutting off things like SNAP benefits for Minnesotans and threatening further retaliation. Keep us in your thoughts, and maybe pick a cause to support, if you can.
A whistleblower at the fascist DHS has released the names of 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol agents, providing an unprecedented means to monitor and counter their local presence
It's so crazy how "Don't feed the trolls" was like the Motto of the internet & in forum culture of the 00s and early 10s and now you log onto a certain website and it's just an endless sea of people pouring gruel into the troll trough day in day out and no one seems to realize or care that their internet experience being a constant deluge of misery and bad faith discussion might in fact be their own fault
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