Monthly Archives: May 2020

Quarantine? – Sounds Like Normal to Me

Posted on May 28, 2020 by Siggy

This is a guest post submitted by Rachel for the Carnival of Aces this month. Content Warning: my usual level of weapons-grade bitterness, vague discussion of social isolation The prompt this month is about the quarantine for COVID-19, decidedly not … Continue reading →

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græ tells painfully familiar stories

Posted on May 23, 2020 by Siggy

Content Warnings: The lyrics of græ include many references to suicide. One song (“Cut Me”) is directly about self-harm. Another (“Two dogs”) describes in graphical detail the traumatic memory of the deaths of two dogs. The cover contains mild nudity. … Continue reading →

Posted in aromanticism, Articles, Coming out, greyromanticism, Media | 1 Comment

Linkspam: May 22nd, 2020

Posted on May 22, 2020 by Siggy

On Fridays, we will share links to news, blogs, and anything else we find interesting.  We can’t catch everything, so you are invited to self-promote in the comments! Ace Blogging Lib explains the PR problem of the split attraction model. … Continue reading →

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Ace Day was incompetently organized

Posted on May 16, 2020 by Siggy

Did you know that Ace Day was on May 8th?  No?  Or perhaps you knew, but only learned that fact on the day it happened?  You aren’t alone.  Most people, if they found out all, discovered this on the day … Continue reading →

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Linkspam: May 15th, 2020

Posted on May 15, 2020 by Siggy

On Fridays, we will share links to news, blogs, and anything else we find interesting.  We can’t catch everything, so you are invited to self-promote in the comments! Ace Blogging Rotten Zucchinis wrote about consent and boundaries using logical operators. … Continue reading →

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Question of the Month: May 12th, 2020.

Posted on May 12, 2020 by Talia

How do you feel when people flirt with you if it happens?  I personally enjoy flirting and find it really fun, but only when I feel safe and like I can leave the situation if I want to. I rarely … Continue reading →

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May 2020 Carnival of Aces Call for Submissions: “Quarantine”

Posted on May 2, 2020 by Siggy

Hi everyone, and welcome to the Carnival of Aces for May 2020. This is a monthly event for ace bloggers, where we accept submissions on a theme, and then post a roundup. In case you missed it, the roundup for … Continue reading →

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Carnival of Aces: Names

Posted on May 2, 2020 by Siggy

The Carnival of Aces for April has been posted on vacanthands.  The theme was “Names”.  Please take a look! The next Carnival of Aces is being hosted by me, Siggy.  The call for submissions will be posted shortly. The Carnival … Continue reading →

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Linkspam: May 1st, 2020

Posted on May 1, 2020 by Siggy

On Fridays, we will share links to news, blogs, and anything else we find interesting.  We can’t catch everything, so you are invited to self-promote in the comments! Ace Blogging Sophie Ciurlik-Rittenbaum wrote about respectability politics and ableism. strange perspectives … Continue reading →

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