Author of dark LGBTQ+ speculative fiction & poetry. Artist. 30s. Nonbinary. They/them. Plural. AuDHD. ♿️ Disabled. Website: https://shaneblackheart.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/shaneblackheart.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/shaneblackheart.com/post/3mudecnuvok2sWhen you order a burrito from Taco Bell that has never had lettuce in it & doesn't now, so you start munching away & something falls, & you look down to see a piece of lettuce that fell out of the wrapper 🫠 Let's hope Taco Bell stopped the problematic lettuce & I'm not about to get The Parasite(TM)30 Aug 2026 21:42 +0000at://did:plc:rlqfvptybv5n44apuvpotjtb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mudecnuvok2shttps://bsky.app/profile/shaneblackheart.com/post/3mth56f4wis24Thank you so, so much to the people who just helped me 😭 I've got enough money to eat now and won't go into the red in my bank. Truly, thank you. I don't have many in my life who can help me, so this community is my lifeline 💜 Next month I will be fine, I'm finally settled in a hotel where...19 Aug 2026 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:rlqfvptybv5n44apuvpotjtb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mth56f4wis24https://bsky.app/profile/shaneblackheart.com/post/3msyha2hdbc2lMy uber driver to the next hotel is fantastic and I cannot tell you what a relief that is. He is just so nice 😭 The universe gave me a break. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Aug 2026 20:10 +0000at://did:plc:rlqfvptybv5n44apuvpotjtb/app.bsky.feed.post/3msyha2hdbc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/shaneblackheart.com/post/3msxy7rpvac2jMy uber driver this morning was a dick. I had no help moving all my stuff, and he ignored me when I said I was disabled and I needed a few extra minutes. He complained to someone on the phone and just watched me struggle. Told me he couldn't wait anymore. POTS was flaring badly, too...13 Aug 2026 15:42 +0000at://did:plc:rlqfvptybv5n44apuvpotjtb/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxy7rpvac2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/shaneblackheart.com/post/3mso2e3atds2tI haven't talked about my poetry and art collection in a little while, but I really am proud of it. I hand-drew as much as I could of it, even the titles of each poem. Some drawings contain prose. This book has years of raw, honest work in it. It's my truth. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/241452755-canvas-of-scars09 Aug 2026 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:rlqfvptybv5n44apuvpotjtb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mso2e3atds2thttps://bsky.app/profile/shaneblackheart.com/post/3ms7ht5fos22xIf the universe could fuckin chill for A FEW DAYS I'd appreciate it. I haven't slept in 2 weeks for more than 2-4 hours a night. I'm chronically ill. My cats are being repeatedly traumatized & uprooted and I have agoraphobia & ptsd related to homelessness and loss. I'm actively in a MH crisis.03 Aug 2026 21:44 +0000at://did:plc:rlqfvptybv5n44apuvpotjtb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms7ht5fos22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/shaneblackheart.com/post/3mrso4efa2s2qSome semi-good news and some bad news. Bad: emotional support animals are no longer protected like service animals are, so places here can reject them. This means there will be a pet fee at the hotel, but the apartment insurance should cover it.29 Jul 2026 19:32 +0000at://did:plc:rlqfvptybv5n44apuvpotjtb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrso4efa2s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/shaneblackheart.com/post/3mroewvttjs2xI finally opened up the manuscript for book 3, the last book, in The Requiem Series. The last time I'd opened it was October of last year, back when I nearly took my own life. It kind of faded into the background and I got caught up in healing work afterward. Seeing it tonight, though...28 Jul 2026 02:37 +0000at://did:plc:rlqfvptybv5n44apuvpotjtb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mroewvttjs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/shaneblackheart.com/post/3mrg5i35kf22eI'm exhausted from all the stress and my current displacement crisis, but I have been writing a lot of poetry. It seems to be the only way I can express my emotions that have otherwise numbed on the outside. Survival mode's a hell of a drug. My case manager disappeared too, so I'm just... 🫠24 Jul 2026 20:03 +0000at://did:plc:rlqfvptybv5n44apuvpotjtb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrg5i35kf22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/shaneblackheart.com/post/3mr65xaht3c2aIt's been a wild few months, but last weekend and yesterday has taken the cake. My life has been upended in the worst way and I need some help. I've lost a support option, and I am living in a hotel for possibly up to three months as my apartment was damaged by a severe plumbing disaster. 🧵 1/?21 Jul 2026 15:50 +0000at://did:plc:rlqfvptybv5n44apuvpotjtb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr65xaht3c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/shaneblackheart.com/post/3mnuy5fdemc24Boosting 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Jun 2026 19:56 +0000at://did:plc:rlqfvptybv5n44apuvpotjtb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnuy5fdemc24https://bsky.app/profile/shaneblackheart.com/post/3mnuy5fdemc24Boosting 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Jun 2026 19:56 +0000at://did:plc:rlqfvptybv5n44apuvpotjtb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnuy5fdemc24https://bsky.app/profile/shaneblackheart.com/post/3mnpoyizr422pHappy Pride 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ This month is going to be extra difficult for necessities and food insecurity, so if you can, please help out a disabled queer by buying my books on Itch. Most feature trans or queer characters 💜 I've also got a few short stories, one even has an audiobook I made myself! #booksky 🌈📚 https://shaneblackheart.itch.io07 Jun 2026 17:29 +0000at://did:plc:rlqfvptybv5n44apuvpotjtb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnpoyizr422phttps://bsky.app/profile/shaneblackheart.com/post/3mnpoyizr422pHappy Pride 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ This month is going to be extra difficult for necessities and food insecurity, so if you can, please help out a disabled queer by buying my books on Itch. Most feature trans or queer characters 💜 I've also got a few short stories, one even has an audiobook I made myself! #booksky 🌈📚 https://shaneblackheart.itch.io07 Jun 2026 17:29 +0000at://did:plc:rlqfvptybv5n44apuvpotjtb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnpoyizr422phttps://bsky.app/profile/shaneblackheart.com/post/3mmkmgpg56k2kI'm working on something that has me so excited. I'm writing a goth theatrical musical about dissociating so hard a creature ends up in a strange blue void in his living room, and it has campy vibes that feel like RHPS. It's all written in verse, of course, so it'll take ages but! I'm excited! 🤩23 May 2026 23:35 +0000at://did:plc:rlqfvptybv5n44apuvpotjtb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmkmgpg56k2khttps://bsky.app/profile/shaneblackheart.com/post/3mltdtdqdjk2vLast night, the poem went through a major revision and I finished it. I'm so happy with it. I put a lot of effort into this one, I refused to let the brain fog stop me. I'll post the final version soon 💜 It's a lot spicier, but all in 'garden' metaphor. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 May 2026 17:30 +0000at://did:plc:rlqfvptybv5n44apuvpotjtb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltdtdqdjk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/shaneblackheart.com/post/3mlr523sc4c2qFinally, after weeks of terrible brain fog and worsening chronic illness, I started to write a poem last night. It's not done yet, I think I want it to be longer, but it's something. I'm so glad my brain still works creatively, even when I'm struggling to focus 💜13 May 2026 20:23 +0000at://did:plc:rlqfvptybv5n44apuvpotjtb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlr523sc4c2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/shaneblackheart.com/post/3mktabkeudc25So I remembered that Affirm exists and it has been the only thing that has enabled me to get nice things for years, so I bought Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream using Affirm, meaning $0 up front and cheap payments over 6 months. So I get to play 🥲01 May 2026 23:01 +0000at://did:plc:rlqfvptybv5n44apuvpotjtb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mktabkeudc25https://bsky.app/profile/shaneblackheart.com/post/3mko2m2oys22sIt's been a bit since I've shared my work, but money is going to be extremely tight this month, so I could use the extra income. All of my current work is up on Itch right now, which is one of the best ways to support me. I barely get enough to live on while disabled, so any sales help greatly 🙏🏻 https://shaneblackheart.itch.io29 Apr 2026 21:36 +0000at://did:plc:rlqfvptybv5n44apuvpotjtb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mko2m2oys22s