Shel For The Public @shel@cybre.space

ok new #introductions

i'm shel i'm 24, non-binary/de facto a trans woman. i'm a "significant figure in mastodon history" and former big deal dev. i appreciate marx and do DSA/Refoundation stuff. i write poetry. i'm a queer shitposting furry. i'm working full-time while doing grad school for library science on the side. I made http://sailingroughwaters.com which is a mental health resource targeting marginalization/microaggression-induced stress. find my shit at https://datapup.info also twitter is @datapup_@twitter.com

#introductions addendum: also check out me and @masklayer's band https://fuckcore.bandcamp.com

Not everything you see is directed at you personally

I'm not going to be posting about new patreon content on my social media right now because I don't want to detract attention from people who need money more than I do. New content will still go up on the 1st, 8th, and 15th, but existing patrons will just have to check their patreon feeds.

I'm not really trying to attracted new patrons right now anyway since I'm starting a new job soon and will likely be pausing/stopping the patreon after that happens.

CALL FOR SOLIDARITY WITH PHILADELPHIA CITY WORKERS!!

Mayor Kenney is making huge cuts to city services and laying off city workers! Philadelphia is the poorest major city in America and city services are ESSENTIAL to the survival of our most vulnerable communities in a majority nonwhite city. Civil servants keep the city running and the city workers unions are asking us to act in solidarity

May 26th is a day of action! There's remote and in-person ways to participate

https://facebook.com/events/570708980535822

New poem up on Patreon

"Nails" is about how it's said that humans didn't have skin until they left the Garden of Eden. It's about imperfections.

https://www.patreon.com/posts/36173953

Hey who are the InfoSec people that I know on here. I know there must be a few of you. I've got a comrade who thinks they're dealing with a targeted hacker/stalker going after them and I could use some assistance

Are you a leftist with UI/UX programming skills in React? (Why... Isn't that what Mastodon is made in? 🤔)

Anti-Eviction Map is looking for your help developing a data tool empowering tenants to fight back against landlords!

More information at this link: https://twitter.com/blprnt/status/1248380498646204422?s=19

If you're feeling lost right now, and you want to know what to do. How do we organize now? A comrade in the communist collective I'm in put together this really good introductory text compilation that I HIGHLY recommend you read:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lPOG_Iuev9ggZEGn9xEZl3VCPTEJ5kPxp9msWBYSq_U/edit

It's only 54 pages, it's not dense, it's very accessible. You can read it all in 1-2 hours and you will feel a lot more prepared afterward. It's worth your time whoever you are, I promise.

Big poem on Patreon

New poem up on Patreon for my patrons! "Tactile Memories" is a particularly long poem about being an autistic child and the heightened sensory experience of noticing small shapes, textures, and details in your environment.

https://www.patreon.com/posts/35692035

https://shelraphen.com/big-poem-on-patreon

New poem up on Patreon for my patrons! "Tactile Memories" is a particularly long poem about being an autistic child and the heightened sensory experience of noticing small shapes, textures, and details in your environment.

https://www.patreon.com/posts/35692035

Happy #MastoMonday read my new chapbook https://workingdog.itch.io/not-about-covid19

Oops my auto-post-from-wordpress plugin made two separate posts promoting my chapbook

NEW CHAPBOOK OUT NOW: Poems that are not about coronavirus disease 2019

poems that are not about coronavirus disease 2019 by shel raphen

Hi everyone!! I have a new chapbook out for free/pay-what-you-want over on itch.io! https://workingdog.itch.io/not-about-covid19

A chapbook of 18-or-so poems, across 14 pages + full-color cover and
back-cover. I wrote this during the last w

https://shelraphen.com/new-chapbook-out-now-poems-that-are-not-about-coronavirus-disease-2019

#poetry

NEW CHAPBOOK OUT NOW:
"Poems that are not about coronavirus disease 2019" is a 16-page chapbooks containing 18-or-so poems about squirrels, librarianship, frogs, King Solomon, and finding hope in time.

It's free/pay-what-you-want on itch.io

https://workingdog.itch.io/not-about-covid19

IMPORTANT POLL FOR MY PATREON PATRONS:

COVID-19 has affected my ability to make audio content for Patreon. Please vote on how you want me to handle that.

https://www.patreon.com/posts/35453095

Happy #MastoMonday here is a poem from my nearly-finished the chapbook: "Poems that are not about coronavirus disease 2019"

I only have one page left before it's done I've just been stuck trying to figure out how it should end. This is the penultimate poem.

Hey y'all, Philly Socialists, one of the most promising leftist organizations in the country, is raising funds to provide pabdemic disaster relief mutual aid across Philadelphia, one of the poorest major cities in the country. They do amazing work and pioneered the base-building model of organizing that has found so much success in tenant's unions and community gardens. Now they're responding to COVID-19

If you can donate it would be so impactful.

https://chuffed.org/project/philly-socialists-covid-19-mutual-aid-support-delivery