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Experiment

I’m doing a type of experiment

My brother keeps telling me aro/ace people aren’t real and that they don’t exist.

Reblog or like this if you ARE aro/ace or you support them

this is best defense system in the smp at this point

(Semi) Useful Horse Guide

So, I've been thinking a lot and as a horse person, I would like to share some horse terminology.

Horse - refers to an equine over the height of 14.2 hands (1 hand = 4 inches) and is descended from that ancestor that horses are descended from (also recommended to ride these guys instead of ponies, ponies are little shits most of the time).

Pony - refers to an equine 14.2 hands or smaller, and is descended from the same ancestor as horses, but spilt off after a bit and became its own thing (also an absolute twat waffle when it come to manners and behaving).

Foal - actually refers to a horse or pony under or the age of 4, but more commonly refers to a horse or pony under the age of 1.

Yearling - refers to a horse or pony at a year of age.

Filly - refers to a female horse or pony under or the age of 4, but more commonly refers to a horse or pony under the age of 1.

Colt - refers to a male horse or pony under or the age of 4, but more commonly refers to a horse or pony under the age of 1.

Lesson Horses or Ponies - Mindless horses or ponies used to teach people how to ride, and don't spook at inanimate objects.

If anyone wants to know more terms, I can add, but if not I just wanted to put this out there because I know a lot of people don't know the difference between a pony and a foal, and that bothers me a lot.

Books!

So, I'm a huge reader and read a ton of books. I have a book that I adore reading and have read more times than I care to admit. The book's name is Eliza and her Monsters, by Francesca Zappia, so I highly recommend whoever happens upon this post reads it.

Unfortunately, I do love you now that you can dance

Okay, kicking off the Pride month rec-party by starting at the beginning of the alphabet and getting some (much needed) Asexual and Aromantic Umbrella Recs up!

Top 3 Picks:

The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee (Book #2 in the Montague Siblings duology) Sassy Summary: Local AroAce who is much more interested in medical procedures than romance finds herself caught up in an adventure with a bisexual Muslim pirate and an aspiring naturalist running from an arranged marriage with her large dog. Sequel to The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue, which does feature the AroAce character Felicity in a major role as well.

Rep: Main character is asexual and aromantic and expresses this as explicitly as she can with her historical setting. Secondary lead is a bisexual Muslim lady. And there’s a background pairing (from the first novel) of a bisexual guy and his biracial boyfriend.

The Wrong Stars by Tim Pratt (Book #1 of the Axiom trilogy)

Sassy Summary: Mass Effect Queer Edition. This space opera balances wise-cracking characters with fast-paced action scenes and never gets too heavy or super serious on you.

Rep: Amongst the cast representation you have Janice who is asexual (in the text, not just hinted), a non-binary crew member with they/them pronouns, two bisexuals (one who later self-identifies as demisexual), and near the end you find out another character is a transwoman just casually. The author himself has also identified as being on the asexual spectrum, making this #ownvoices

We Awaken by Calista Lynn

Sassy Summary: Asexuality: The Novel. This story explores asexuality, what it means to be asexual and romance with asexuality all with a nice paranormal fantasy flavoring to push the plot along.

Rep: Not one, but TWO asexual main characters! Asexual Homoromantic with F/F romance that is also interracial. And this is an #ownvoices title.

The rest of the list:

Tash Hearts Tolstoy by Kathryn Ormsbee (Asexual Heteroromantic)

Beneath the Citadel by Destiny Soria (Asexual Aromantic)

This Song is (Not) For You by Laura Nowlin (Asexual, Polyromantic)

Radio Silence by Alice Oseman (Demisexual)

Before I Let Go by Marieke Nijkamp (Asexual Aromantic)

Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand (Asexual)

Vicious and Vengeful by V.E. Schwab (Asexual)

That’s Not What Happened by Kody Keplinger (Asexual Heteroromantic) 

Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann (Asexual Biromantic, Demisexual 

The Lost Coast by Amy Rose Capetta (Gray-Asexual Gray-Aromantic)

Hullmetal Girls by Emily Skrutskie (Asexual Aromantic)

Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan Maguire (Asexual  Heteroromantic)

Beyond the Black Door by A.M. Strickland (Asexual Demiromantic)

thanks for coming to my ted talk.

I did pretty much all of the sewing. You're welcome.

hey so, uh, the gang and i made a long furby and i think everyone (all 8 of you and i hope teya) should enjoy them. their name is “furbus longus breadus stickus” and their nickname is “breadstick” and the other foot has still yet to be sewn on lol

they/them pronouns d o n t g e t i t w r o n g

lmao only one peron in this photo has a tumblr sooo @cake-and-books-please

also she told me to put her instagram sooo @/flavorless_lollipop

also i am begging for teya to see this so @strange-aeons