Petra Skelton
@ohnoaskelton.bsky.social
Goblin. Columnist, Author, Workhorse. Rage. Horror. Feelings.
Centering Trans & Queer experiences over Cis comfort.
Repped by Morgan Wilson at Belcastro Agency
http://petraskelton.carrd.co/
She/Her 🏳️⚧️
Centering Trans & Queer experiences over Cis comfort.
Repped by Morgan Wilson at Belcastro Agency
http://petraskelton.carrd.co/
She/Her 🏳️⚧️
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My very first Publishers Marketplace announcement!
I'm unbelievably excited to bring this story about trans rage, werewolves, and evil bigots getting what they deserve to you in Fall 2027!!
I'm unbelievably excited to bring this story about trans rage, werewolves, and evil bigots getting what they deserve to you in Fall 2027!!
Working with Marcy and getting a chance to write for Turn Order has been a genuinely formative experience for me and my writing!
Marcy is a great editor to both work with and learn from, so follow up on this opportunity if you have the drive!
Marcy is a great editor to both work with and learn from, so follow up on this opportunity if you have the drive!
Hello! Do YOU want to write about video games, tabletop RPGs, or board games for @tabletopbattles.com? If so, please contact me at: [email protected]!
New and existing writers are welcome; this is *paid* writing. Please reach out for more details!
New and existing writers are welcome; this is *paid* writing. Please reach out for more details!
September 15, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Working with Marcy and getting a chance to write for Turn Order has been a genuinely formative experience for me and my writing!
Marcy is a great editor to both work with and learn from, so follow up on this opportunity if you have the drive!
Marcy is a great editor to both work with and learn from, so follow up on this opportunity if you have the drive!
Sexual AI-morphism
Q: What's the large muscular organ in a woman's chest called?
A: The heart?
Q: I'm sorry, Bob. It's the SPLEEN. The spleen.
freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2...
A: The heart?
Q: I'm sorry, Bob. It's the SPLEEN. The spleen.
freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2...
September 14, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Sexual AI-morphism
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Slay the Princess is under $10, an all-time-high-discount!
💯 90 Metacritic
👑 97% positive on Steam
⏳ 3 hours for one runthrough, but over 15 hours to see everything - each journey will be wildly unique
🗣️ Fully voice acted by @jonnysims.bsky.social and @nichole.bsky.social
💯 90 Metacritic
👑 97% positive on Steam
⏳ 3 hours for one runthrough, but over 15 hours to see everything - each journey will be wildly unique
🗣️ Fully voice acted by @jonnysims.bsky.social and @nichole.bsky.social
September 12, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Slay the Princess is under $10, an all-time-high-discount!
💯 90 Metacritic
👑 97% positive on Steam
⏳ 3 hours for one runthrough, but over 15 hours to see everything - each journey will be wildly unique
🗣️ Fully voice acted by @jonnysims.bsky.social and @nichole.bsky.social
💯 90 Metacritic
👑 97% positive on Steam
⏳ 3 hours for one runthrough, but over 15 hours to see everything - each journey will be wildly unique
🗣️ Fully voice acted by @jonnysims.bsky.social and @nichole.bsky.social
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I think folks can on some level intuit what's going on here, but it's important to spell it out too: UK transphobes who think themselves left of center believe trans people are cis people who simply need to stop being trans.
It very easily squares the circle for them and lets them sleep at night.
It very easily squares the circle for them and lets them sleep at night.
Eye-wateringly stupid defence from Rowling’s team here - ‘She does not support legal actions aimed at harming transgender people.’ - Really? So that £70,000 towards the bathroom ban was by accident? The JKR Women’s Fund was made by an impersonator? At least have the spine to admit you want us dead
J.K. Rowling’s rep responds to Lilly Wachowski’s accusation of ‘funding trans genocide’ (exclusive)
J.K. Rowling’s representative responded to Lilly Wachowski accusing the author of ‘funding trans genocide’: ‘She does not support legal actions aimed at harming transgender people.’
ew.com
September 12, 2026 at 4:42 PM
I think folks can on some level intuit what's going on here, but it's important to spell it out too: UK transphobes who think themselves left of center believe trans people are cis people who simply need to stop being trans.
It very easily squares the circle for them and lets them sleep at night.
It very easily squares the circle for them and lets them sleep at night.
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hey why is no one talking about the licensing situation with this A24/SCP thing? are they releasing it under the same cc-by-sa license every SCP project is required to have? are they betting creative commons won't hold up in court?
seems like the kind of question a journalist should look into idk
seems like the kind of question a journalist should look into idk
SCP Foundation Movie Coming To Theaters In 2027 With A24 Distributing
An SCP Foundation movie is coming to theaters in 2027 via A24. Spooky Pictures and Image Nation Studios announced the project earlier this year.
deadline.com
September 11, 2026 at 11:28 PM
hey why is no one talking about the licensing situation with this A24/SCP thing? are they releasing it under the same cc-by-sa license every SCP project is required to have? are they betting creative commons won't hold up in court?
seems like the kind of question a journalist should look into idk
seems like the kind of question a journalist should look into idk
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FALL 2027
TRANS WEREWOLVES EATING BIGOTS.
TRANS WEREWOLVES EATING BIGOTS.
September 11, 2026 at 4:05 PM
FALL 2027
TRANS WEREWOLVES EATING BIGOTS.
TRANS WEREWOLVES EATING BIGOTS.
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Holy shit. Bloomberg just verified one of my biggest scoops - that Microsoft only has 2gw of operational capacity. I had it at 1.993GW in prep for the story that @aishadown.bsky.social and I did for the guardian. Vindication!
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
September 11, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Holy shit. Bloomberg just verified one of my biggest scoops - that Microsoft only has 2gw of operational capacity. I had it at 1.993GW in prep for the story that @aishadown.bsky.social and I did for the guardian. Vindication!
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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"They're not misunderstanding the film; they're co-opting a message"
September 11, 2026 at 5:25 PM
"They're not misunderstanding the film; they're co-opting a message"
FALL 2027
TRANS WEREWOLVES EATING BIGOTS.
TRANS WEREWOLVES EATING BIGOTS.
September 11, 2026 at 4:05 PM
FALL 2027
TRANS WEREWOLVES EATING BIGOTS.
TRANS WEREWOLVES EATING BIGOTS.
"Writing is the biggest thing in my life, and life is a process. Life is doing. Process involves change. Metabolism. The transmutation of this to that. A fire below the beaker. Pain is the inevitable accomplice to change."
Incredible piece that lovingly kicks you in the head a little (positive)
Incredible piece that lovingly kicks you in the head a little (positive)
I wrote about AI, our relationship to pain and to comfort, and about why writing should hurt johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/writing-sh...
Writing Should Hurt
On our relationship to pain and creativity
johnpaulbrammer.substack.com
September 11, 2026 at 2:37 PM
"Writing is the biggest thing in my life, and life is a process. Life is doing. Process involves change. Metabolism. The transmutation of this to that. A fire below the beaker. Pain is the inevitable accomplice to change."
Incredible piece that lovingly kicks you in the head a little (positive)
Incredible piece that lovingly kicks you in the head a little (positive)
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THE FALL (of man) SURVIVAL SALE is ongoing!
Soon will be the winter of our femmed content!
(because I'm trans and a girl now, get it?)
Soon will be the winter of our femmed content!
(because I'm trans and a girl now, get it?)
September 10, 2026 at 8:15 PM
THE FALL (of man) SURVIVAL SALE is ongoing!
Soon will be the winter of our femmed content!
(because I'm trans and a girl now, get it?)
Soon will be the winter of our femmed content!
(because I'm trans and a girl now, get it?)
My very first Publishers Marketplace announcement!
I'm unbelievably excited to bring this story about trans rage, werewolves, and evil bigots getting what they deserve to you in Fall 2027!!
I'm unbelievably excited to bring this story about trans rage, werewolves, and evil bigots getting what they deserve to you in Fall 2027!!
September 10, 2026 at 11:48 PM
My very first Publishers Marketplace announcement!
I'm unbelievably excited to bring this story about trans rage, werewolves, and evil bigots getting what they deserve to you in Fall 2027!!
I'm unbelievably excited to bring this story about trans rage, werewolves, and evil bigots getting what they deserve to you in Fall 2027!!
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This Jacob Coxon thing is weird. He worked at Anthropic for six weeks and OpenAI for nearly three years. He’s doing a whole media tour without any real statements about what it is he’s scared of other than vague references to recursive self improvement, a theoretical ai that teaches itself.
ANTHROPIC EXEC: “.. I personally think it is >10% within the next decade.”
September 10, 2026 at 12:39 AM
This Jacob Coxon thing is weird. He worked at Anthropic for six weeks and OpenAI for nearly three years. He’s doing a whole media tour without any real statements about what it is he’s scared of other than vague references to recursive self improvement, a theoretical ai that teaches itself.
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Peri takes a look at the Pathfinder Beginner Box and how it can help you get started with exploring TTRPGs!
Pathfinder Beginner Box: Secrets of the Unlit Star Review
Peri takes a look at the Pathfinder Beginner Box and how it can help you get started with exploring TTRPGs!
www.tabletopbattles.com
September 8, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Peri takes a look at the Pathfinder Beginner Box and how it can help you get started with exploring TTRPGs!
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Second interview is up! This one is with @notwritinggames.bsky.social about her game HYBAGG!
www.patreon.com/snowttrpg/po...
www.patreon.com/snowttrpg/po...
September 8, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Second interview is up! This one is with @notwritinggames.bsky.social about her game HYBAGG!
www.patreon.com/snowttrpg/po...
www.patreon.com/snowttrpg/po...
Buy some rad games to support the continued survival of a great human and artist!
Thank you all for getting my Fall (of man) Survival Sale passed $420.
We now approach the noble goal of $690.
All my games are 40%-off so I can survive the rest of the year!
itch.io/s/199449/fal...
We now approach the noble goal of $690.
All my games are 40%-off so I can survive the rest of the year!
itch.io/s/199449/fal...
September 8, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Buy some rad games to support the continued survival of a great human and artist!
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🚨🚨🚨BLUESKY 38 IS AI SLOP🚨🚨🚨
PLEASE DO NOT PARTICIPATE
sorry to ruin everyones fun 💔💔💔
PLEASE DO NOT PARTICIPATE
sorry to ruin everyones fun 💔💔💔
September 5, 2026 at 11:07 PM
🚨🚨🚨BLUESKY 38 IS AI SLOP🚨🚨🚨
PLEASE DO NOT PARTICIPATE
sorry to ruin everyones fun 💔💔💔
PLEASE DO NOT PARTICIPATE
sorry to ruin everyones fun 💔💔💔
RIP to the worst manager at every white collar job
September 3, 2026 at 6:38 PM
RIP to the worst manager at every white collar job
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CANADIANS: RUIN THE FUCK OUT OF THIS ANTI-AI PETITION.
this is an OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT PETITION and it needs you to verify an email and that's it. do this right now please. thaaaaanks.
this is an OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT PETITION and it needs you to verify an email and that's it. do this right now please. thaaaaanks.
CANADIANS, this petition to regulate data centers in Canada is open until September 24, please sign!
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Petition e-7550 - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
September 3, 2026 at 5:29 AM
CANADIANS: RUIN THE FUCK OUT OF THIS ANTI-AI PETITION.
this is an OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT PETITION and it needs you to verify an email and that's it. do this right now please. thaaaaanks.
this is an OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT PETITION and it needs you to verify an email and that's it. do this right now please. thaaaaanks.
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As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.
There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series
You can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry.
www.theverge.com
September 2, 2026 at 3:38 PM
As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.
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The USDA is trying to recind the Roadless Rule which currently protects 45 million acres of National Forests from logging and deforestation.
We have until September 20th to comment and tell the USDA we don't want this!
File your comment w/ link below:
action.outdooralliance.org/a/roadless-d...
We have until September 20th to comment and tell the USDA we don't want this!
File your comment w/ link below:
action.outdooralliance.org/a/roadless-d...
September 1, 2026 at 10:16 PM
The USDA is trying to recind the Roadless Rule which currently protects 45 million acres of National Forests from logging and deforestation.
We have until September 20th to comment and tell the USDA we don't want this!
File your comment w/ link below:
action.outdooralliance.org/a/roadless-d...
We have until September 20th to comment and tell the USDA we don't want this!
File your comment w/ link below:
action.outdooralliance.org/a/roadless-d...
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Recently I interviewed @anagogue.bsky.social, @notwritinggames.bsky.social, and @anxiousmimicrpgs.bsky.social about their games SUZi, HYBAGG, and Girl Frame.
Here's the essay that followed. It's about three sci-fi ttrpgs and how they are the future.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAvk...
Here's the essay that followed. It's about three sci-fi ttrpgs and how they are the future.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAvk...
The Future is Trans - Three TTRPGs Changing Sci-Fi
YouTube video by snow
www.youtube.com
August 26, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Recently I interviewed @anagogue.bsky.social, @notwritinggames.bsky.social, and @anxiousmimicrpgs.bsky.social about their games SUZi, HYBAGG, and Girl Frame.
Here's the essay that followed. It's about three sci-fi ttrpgs and how they are the future.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAvk...
Here's the essay that followed. It's about three sci-fi ttrpgs and how they are the future.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAvk...
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