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We've Always Been Queer

The podcast is Books That Burn because the original idea was "books that burn you", discussing fictional depictions of trauma. It's also an intentional reminder of the pile of burning books, you know the photo I mean, the one from WWII. It's a pile of books about queerness, gender, and sexuality. Just in case you don't know, the Institut für Sexualwissenschaft (Institute for Sexual Science) was headed by Magnus Hirschfeld.  It was a resource for gay, intersex, and transgender people, both of knowledge and medical help. It also helped the community with addiction treatment and contraception. It wasn't perfect and some of the ideas they had seem out of date now, the ones we know about anyway. But they were trying to make queer people's lives better, and they were a community resource at a time when people really needed it. Which is all the time, we always need these accesses. And the Nazis burned the whole library. It took days, they had to drag the books ou

Clear Your Shit: Prophecies and Quests

So my diligent web spiders were able to obtain a copy of the prophecies for saving the kingdom of Shelfla. I think they managed to sneak them away from the wizard without getting singed, so here goes:

(1) Read the book which is smallest in size;

(2) The tome which has dwelt longest before thine eyes;

(3) Next a scroll of groups, heists, found family, or otherwise.

(4) Tackle a volume with creatures galore;

(5) A tome which has dropped your heart to the floor;

(6) Then something frightening to even the score.

(7) A mysterious monster next will appear, prepare a special book to preserve you here.

(8) Peruse a volume which you obtained for free;

(9) Then one from a land where dragons here be.

(10) Some tome which has threatened to empty your purse;

(11) Now something quite pretty (are you glitter-averse?).

(12) Magic and spells will be your friend too.

(12a) (If you've already read The Scapegracers, bully for you.)

(13) The ocean deep and blue is your new guide;

(14) For oncoming battle pick someone on an opposing side.

(15) Your past friends have already found what comes next;

(16) But weirdly for this you don't know what to expect.

(17) A wild adversary has arrived! Have something ready so you don't need to hide.

(18) The choice is yours, a book or a nap;

(19) But hurry, you must then obtain a map.

(20) The most ancient of tomes calls to you;

(21) You've covered "old" and "blue", now get "borrowed" and "new".

(22) Glimmer and shine within and without;

(23) Read a free book, don't sit this out.

(24) The future is murky and much is unknown, but the final battle is yours alone.

Go here to read the whole story.

A chart with squares to fill in the books for each quest from the prophecy. (Shortest book, on shelf the longest, found family, with an animal, intimidating book, scary book, Free Choice, fantasy, most expensive book, pretty cover, magical book, book with blue/water theme, character you want to fight, recommended or gifted, book you don't remember, free choice, book with map, oldest publication, pre-order, shiny cover/magical object, free choice, mini battle x 2, final boss battle!


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