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Name: Meep
Pronouns: æ/ær, ey/em, or she/her
Age: 36
Location: Tokyo, Japan (from New England, USA)

I mostly post about… my daily life - work (international school librarian) and school (MA Humanities, Self Designed - focusing on imagination as a form of escape from capitalism) but my conversion journey to Judaism, also pretty flowers I saw today; interesting things I read; Shinto shrines I visited; and my cat, Tiamat.

The hobbies I'm trying to monetize/professionalize are… writing - picture books, poetry
The hobbies I'm not trying to monetize/professionalize are… crochet, writing - queer romance, doll photography, indie web design, getting my nails done

I'm looking to meet people who… are adults (21+ only, non-negotiable because of my day job), post about your daily life (whatever that looks like), interact occasionally (I don't expect comments on every post!), and aren't -ist/-phobic, you know? no transphobes, no biphobes, no Islamophobes, etc. welcome here!

My posting schedule tends to be: I post at least once a day most days, often more; I use the "Don't show on Reading pages" ticky-box for inane thoughts or when I'm really on a hypergraphia tear and try to put excessively long posts under a cut.

When I add people, my dealbreakers are: (See above, and…) I am a genderqueer asexual lesbian converting to Judaism [with a non-Zionist rabbi] so I think you can guess. If you voted for the current U.S. president or you are very concerned about """fairness in women's sports""" but aren't talking about the pay disparity between the NBA and the WNBA we are not going to get along.

Commenting expectations: I post a lot but I don't expect comments on every single thing! I try to comment when I have something to say but I won't spam you.

Current Mood: hopeful

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This week I finished The Dawnhounds, the first book of the The Endsong series by Sascha Stronach.

This book has been compared to Gideon the Ninth, which I think does it a disservice, because while there are enjoyable things about it, if you go into it expecting The Locked Tomb, I think you're going to be disappointed. They are not on the same level.

Protagonist Yat's homeland—the port city of Hainak—is implied to have been colonized and fought a revolution to escape that, but while some of the changes have been welcome—the embrace of "biotech," freedom of determination—her home is in the throes of sliding from one abusive regime to another. They have thrown off the yoke of colonization, but as Yat comes to slowly realize over the course of the novel, what they replaced it with isn't much better.

Yat is in a prime position to realize this. A former street rat turned cop who joined the police in hopes of making a positive change for people like herself, she's been slowly worn down over the years into someone who simply closes her eyes to the worse abuses by the government and partakes herself in the lesser offenses. The kick-off for the story isn't any of that though—it's that Yat is demoted after her coworkers learn she's patronized a queer bar. She's blundering through the fallout of that—continuing to patronize that same bar, and using drugs to cope—when the fantasy plot hits her in the head.

Unfortunately, here is where the novel began to lose me. I think the comparisons with The Locked Tomb arise from the way The Dawnhounds throws the reader into the plot with the promise of revealing more information later. Except that where TLT is a masterclass in subterfuge and gradual reveals that make perfect sense in retrospect, and in some cases reframed entire characters and story arcs, The Dawnhounds just...never really reveals the information.

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Got long. Behind a cut in case it otherwise would stretch out people's reading pages.
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Thanks for reading. Even if you don't add me I hope you have a good day!

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The Fiancee Chosen by the Ring, Vol. 6 by Jyun Hayase

Spoilers ahead for the earlier ones.

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Name: Mr. Fox

Age: 30-something

I mostly post about:
Stories from my life — my thoughts and feelings, especially during this time of war in Ukraine. I try to capture emotions honestly: memories of a peaceful past, reflections on the present, and tales from my life as a mariner and traveler.
This journal is still in its early days, after a long break from writing. Each entry is posted in both English and the original language. I also share my own photographs — from different times, chosen to reflect my current mood.

My hobbies are:
Photography (almost professional), lomography (daily photos of interesting moments), music (acoustic, alternative, instrumental covers), psychology, and classical literature. I love discovering new things — ideas, places, people.

My fandoms are:
Honestly, I’m not active in any specific fandom. But I enjoy reading and learning, especially to improve my English.

I'm looking to meet people who:
…feel connected to what I write — kindred spirits or simply those who find meaning in my words. I’m open to everyone (with one exception: I don’t welcome those who support or excuse the war). My posts are open and honest. I’d love to find new interesting people to read and connect with.

My posting schedule tends to be:
Currently daily, or a few times a week — depending on my free time.

When I add people, my dealbreakers are:
No major dealbreakers — most of what matters is already said above.

Before adding me, you should know:
I’m an open person without any particular agenda. I’m Ukrainian — and perhaps that matters now, just to avoid misunderstandings.
Welcome aboard. These are my messages in a bottle.

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Name: Chris

Age: 20-something

I mostly post about: cartoons and video games that absolutely didn't have me as the target audience (like, stuff for girls, but i'm not a girl lol), my beautiful life, whatever i'm currently enjoying, art because i draw, photography because i take photos, translation because i translate, and i like to share links (which are mostly about leftism, history, language, cultures, ~otaku~ stuff, race, webcomics, etc.)

My hobbies are: besides the ones previously stated and the ones implied (such as playing video games), i also like to listen to music

My fandoms are: honestly, i don't think i'm "a part" of any fandom. i do my own thing. but i do like angelique, fire emblem (4 and 16 the best), and guilty gear. in general, i like shoujo animanga and otome games a lot. visual kei too. for all things i like, i lean towards things from around my year of birth and earlier.

I'm looking to meet people who: won't mind my nonsense on their reading pages, since finding people with the exact same interests is impossible. people with adjacent interests would be nice. so would people who translate, speak japanese or spanish, are transgender, or are black. being nonjudgmental and accepting of weirdos is a requirement.

My posting schedule tends to be: near daily if you're on my access list, but if not then... definitely frequent, but could vary from daily to monthly.

When I add people, my dealbreakers are: bigots with a special emphasis on transphobia and racism, posting mainly about live-action shows unless the cast is all or mostly POC, anti-socialists, netflixvania fans, being rude and mean for no apparent reason

Before adding me, you should know: you should read my sticky <3 thanks for reading all this. nice to meet you ^^

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3. If you could change one thing in your life, what would it be?

4. If you could save other people's lives by completing an act that would lead to your own death, would you do it?

5. Would you commit murder if you knew that you could get away with it?

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Storm-Dragon by Dave Freer

Skut, cutting school on a perilous planet, finds himself rescuing a small storm-dragon.

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