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Jacinda Ardern never expected to have to pick her walkout music

When Jacinda Ardern decided to run for prime minister of Aotearoa/New Zealand in 2017, she knew there would…
#NewsBeep #News #Entertainment #AU #Australia #drumandbass #jacindaardern #jacindaarderntake5 #NewZealand #NewZealandMusic #Politics #shapeshifter #take5abc #take5zanrowe #takefive
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/894518/

Jacinda Ardern never expected to have to pick her walkout music

When Jacinda Ardern decided to run for prime minister of Aotearoa/New Zealand in 2017, she knew there would…
#NewsBeep #News #Entertainment #AU #Australia #drumandbass #jacindaardern #jacindaarderntake5 #NewZealand #NewZealandMusic #Politics #shapeshifter #take5abc #take5zanrowe #takefive
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/894518/

Shout out to Jeff Davidson who added Shapeshifter to the Kotwords puzzle utility suite last night upon my suggestion. I've uploaded an IPUZ for the first Shapeshifter on https://thegriddle.net/1002 -- try it in Squares.io or Crossword Nexus and tell us what you think! #IPUZ #Shapeshifter #Puzzle #WordPuzzle #Kotwords

Shout out to Jeff Davidson who added Shapeshifter to the Kotwords puzzle utility suite last night upon my suggestion. I've uploaded an IPUZ for the first Shapeshifter on https://thegriddle.net/1002 -- try it in Squares.io or Crossword Nexus and tell us what you think! #IPUZ #Shapeshifter #Puzzle #WordPuzzle #Kotwords

Shout out to Jeff Davidson who added Shapeshifter to the Kotwords puzzle utility suite last night upon my suggestion. I've uploaded an IPUZ for the first Shapeshifter on https://thegriddle.net/1002 -- try it in Squares.io or Crossword Nexus and tell us what you think! #IPUZ #Shapeshifter #Puzzle #WordPuzzle #Kotwords

2026-08-01 - Doodle - Saber de Kanpai Asuka

Huitième attaque sur ArtFight, pour Kanpai Asuka ! ( https://artfight.net/attack/18520391.saber-de-kanpai-asuka )

Personnage - Saber (Kanpai Asuka)

1h, Aseprite, 64x64, Palette Zughy-32

#doodle #digitalart #pixelart #artfight2026 #artfight #someoneelseoc #kanpai_sakura #portrait #shapeshifter #zughy32

2026-08-01 - Doodle - Saber de Kanpai Asuka

Huitième attaque sur ArtFight, pour Kanpai Asuka ! ( https://artfight.net/attack/18520391.saber-de-kanpai-asuka )

Personnage - Saber (Kanpai Asuka)

1h, Aseprite, 64x64, Palette Zughy-32

#doodle #digitalart #pixelart #artfight2026 #artfight #someoneelseoc #kanpai_sakura #portrait #shapeshifter #zughy32

2026-08-01 - Doodle - Saber de Kanpai Asuka

Huitième attaque sur ArtFight, pour Kanpai Asuka ! ( https://artfight.net/attack/18520391.saber-de-kanpai-asuka )

Personnage - Saber (Kanpai Asuka)

1h, Aseprite, 64x64, Palette Zughy-32

#doodle #digitalart #pixelart #artfight2026 #artfight #someoneelseoc #kanpai_sakura #portrait #shapeshifter #zughy32

2026-08-01 - Doodle - Saber de Kanpai Asuka

Huitième attaque sur ArtFight, pour Kanpai Asuka ! ( https://artfight.net/attack/18520391.saber-de-kanpai-asuka )

Personnage - Saber (Kanpai Asuka)

1h, Aseprite, 64x64, Palette Zughy-32

#doodle #digitalart #pixelart #artfight2026 #artfight #someoneelseoc #kanpai_sakura #portrait #shapeshifter #zughy32

https://www.europesays.com/ch/117122/ Rhythm and Alps 2026 Lineup Revealed #Alps #BeltersOnly #BENEE #Borderline #dimension #FatFreddy'sDrop #FatPapi #MPH #Rhythm&Alps #RhythmAndAlps #RhythmAndAlps2026 #RhythmAndAlps2026Lineup #RhythmAndAlpsLineup #Shapeshifter

New post today: a Grab Bag featuring word puzzles inspired from solving puzzles off of RedHead64's blog. Two Line 'Em Up and two Shapeshifter puzzles for you to enjoy:

https://thegriddle.net/1002

#Puzzles #WordPuzzles #Shapeshifter #MovingStaircases #LineEmUp

New post today: a Grab Bag featuring word puzzles inspired from solving puzzles off of RedHead64's blog. Two Line 'Em Up and two Shapeshifter puzzles for you to enjoy:

https://thegriddle.net/1002

#Puzzles #WordPuzzles #Shapeshifter #MovingStaircases #LineEmUp

New post today: a Grab Bag featuring word puzzles inspired from solving puzzles off of RedHead64's blog. Two Line 'Em Up and two Shapeshifter puzzles for you to enjoy:

https://thegriddle.net/1002

#Puzzles #WordPuzzles #Shapeshifter #MovingStaircases #LineEmUp

New post today: a Grab Bag featuring word puzzles inspired from solving puzzles off of RedHead64's blog. Two Line 'Em Up and two Shapeshifter puzzles for you to enjoy:

https://thegriddle.net/1002

#Puzzles #WordPuzzles #Shapeshifter #MovingStaircases #LineEmUp

New post today: a Grab Bag featuring word puzzles inspired from solving puzzles off of RedHead64's blog. Two Line 'Em Up and two Shapeshifter puzzles for you to enjoy:

https://thegriddle.net/1002

#Puzzles #WordPuzzles #Shapeshifter #MovingStaircases #LineEmUp

BCS #463 ebook is out early today at @WeightlessBooks & Kindle Store and for subscribers, featuring stories of shapeshifters and humanness by returning BCS author Richard Parks (a sequel to several of his previous BCS stories) and Chezza Lee, behind cover art by returning BCS artist Tyler Edlin.

https://weightlessbooks.com/fiction/beneath-ceaseless-skies-issue-463/
https://www.amazon.com/Beneath-Ceaseless-Skies-Issue-463-ebook/dp/B0H9W4W5QG/
#fantasy #sff #shortstory #litmag #shapeshifter #ebook

BCS #463 ebook is out early today at @WeightlessBooks & Kindle Store and for subscribers, featuring stories of shapeshifters and humanness by returning BCS author Richard Parks (a sequel to several of his previous BCS stories) and Chezza Lee, behind cover art by returning BCS artist Tyler Edlin.

https://weightlessbooks.com/fiction/beneath-ceaseless-skies-issue-463/
https://www.amazon.com/Beneath-Ceaseless-Skies-Issue-463-ebook/dp/B0H9W4W5QG/
#fantasy #sff #shortstory #litmag #shapeshifter #ebook

BCS #463 ebook is out early today at @WeightlessBooks & Kindle Store and for subscribers, featuring stories of shapeshifters and humanness by returning BCS author Richard Parks (a sequel to several of his previous BCS stories) and Chezza Lee, behind cover art by returning BCS artist Tyler Edlin.

https://weightlessbooks.com/fiction/beneath-ceaseless-skies-issue-463/
https://www.amazon.com/Beneath-Ceaseless-Skies-Issue-463-ebook/dp/B0H9W4W5QG/
#fantasy #sff #shortstory #litmag #shapeshifter #ebook

BCS #463 ebook is out early today at @WeightlessBooks & Kindle Store and for subscribers, featuring stories of shapeshifters and humanness by returning BCS author Richard Parks (a sequel to several of his previous BCS stories) and Chezza Lee, behind cover art by returning BCS artist Tyler Edlin.

https://weightlessbooks.com/fiction/beneath-ceaseless-skies-issue-463/
https://www.amazon.com/Beneath-Ceaseless-Skies-Issue-463-ebook/dp/B0H9W4W5QG/
#fantasy #sff #shortstory #litmag #shapeshifter #ebook

BCS #463 ebook is out early today at @WeightlessBooks & Kindle Store and for subscribers, featuring stories of shapeshifters and humanness by returning BCS author Richard Parks (a sequel to several of his previous BCS stories) and Chezza Lee, behind cover art by returning BCS artist Tyler Edlin.

https://weightlessbooks.com/fiction/beneath-ceaseless-skies-issue-463/
https://www.amazon.com/Beneath-Ceaseless-Skies-Issue-463-ebook/dp/B0H9W4W5QG/
#fantasy #sff #shortstory #litmag #shapeshifter #ebook

PLP432_2: Oliver Hunter (It Isn't) #art #MastoArt #DigitalArt #DigitalArt #DigitalPainting #Photoshop #Sketch #SpeedPaint #Fantasy #Character #ShapeShifter #TeamTragedy #ArtFight

PLP432_2: Oliver Hunter (It Isn't) #art #MastoArt #DigitalArt #DigitalArt #DigitalPainting #Photoshop #Sketch #SpeedPaint #Fantasy #Character #ShapeShifter #TeamTragedy #ArtFight

PLP432_2: Oliver Hunter (It Isn't) #art #MastoArt #DigitalArt #DigitalArt #DigitalPainting #Photoshop #Sketch #SpeedPaint #Fantasy #Character #ShapeShifter #TeamTragedy #ArtFight

PLP432_2: Oliver Hunter (It Isn't) #art #MastoArt #DigitalArt #DigitalArt #DigitalPainting #Photoshop #Sketch #SpeedPaint #Fantasy #Character #ShapeShifter #TeamTragedy #ArtFight

The Shapeshifter

“Let your ‘Yes’ be yes and your ‘No,’ no.” — Matthew 5:37

Last night, before sleep, I found myself thinking about the way I change.

Not always dramatically. Not always visibly. Sometimes it is a small shift in tone, a slight adjustment in posture, a revised sentence, a softened opinion, a joke added too quickly, a silence held too long. Sometimes I do not even know I have shifted until later, when I feel the ache of it.

I have called this being sensitive. I have called it empathy. And I think that is partly true.

There is a gift in being able to read a room. There is a gift in noticing the tremor beneath someone’s words, the disappointment beneath their politeness, the anger beneath their quietness, the plea beneath their criticism. Some people move through the world loudly, unaware of what their presence does to others. I do not usually have that problem. I notice. I absorb. I adjust.

This can be love.

It can be pastoral. It can be merciful. It can be wise. It can help me avoid needless harm. It can help me make room for others. It can help me speak peace into places where bluntness would only bruise.

But there is another side.

Sometimes I do not simply respond to what someone has actually said. I respond to what I believe they might be saying. I answer the accusation I imagine beneath their question. I apologize for the disappointment I think I see in their eyes. I defend myself against a criticism that has not yet fully arrived. I revise myself before I have even been asked to explain myself.

And then I disappear a little.

The shapeshifter survives, but the true self waits somewhere behind the curtain.

This is where the gift becomes a burden. Empathy becomes prediction. Sensitivity becomes self-protection. Peacekeeping becomes evasion. Instead of staying present, I become fluid. Instead of saying, “What did you mean?” I silently assume. Instead of saying, “That hurt,” I swallow it. Instead of responding honestly in the moment, I retreat, rehearse, reinterpret, and let the thing fester.

Then anger comes later.

Not always because the other person was cruel. Sometimes because I abandoned myself too quickly. Sometimes because I changed shape before I knew whether change was required. Sometimes because I mistook someone else’s reaction for a commandment.

There is a difference between being responsive and being ruled.

There is a difference between empathy and erasure.

There is a difference between humility and hiding.

Maybe the work is not to stop being sensitive. I do not want to become hard, oblivious, or careless. I do not want to lose the part of me that can feel the emotional weather in a room. That part of me has helped me pastor, create, love, listen, and make peace.

But perhaps I need to learn a slower form of shapeshifting.

A sacred pause.

Before I adapt, I can ask:

What did they actually say?
What am I imagining they meant?
What am I feeling in my body?
Am I trying to love them, or am I trying to escape discomfort?
Is this a moment for flexibility, or a moment for truthful rootedness?

The goal is not rigidity. Trees bend in the wind, but they do not become wind. Rivers change course, but they still remain water. Christ was deeply responsive to people, but he was not controlled by every expectation placed upon him. He listened, but he also withdrew. He answered, but he also stayed silent. He served, but he did not surrender his center.

Perhaps that is the invitation: not to stop changing, but to stop vanishing.

To remain kind without becoming formless.

To remain open without becoming absorbent of every accusation.

To remain peaceful without pretending I am not hurt.

A Possible Action Response

When I feel myself shifting too quickly, I will try to pause before I change shape. I will breathe, feel my feet, and ask myself: What was actually said? What am I adding? What do I need to ask before I assume?

Then, when possible, I can say:

“I may be reacting to what I think you mean, not what you actually said. Can you help me understand?”

Or:

“I want to respond honestly, but I need a moment so I don’t answer from fear or defensiveness.”

Or:

“That feels like criticism to me, and I want to stay open, but I also want to be clear about what you mean.”

These are not perfect words. They are practice words. They are small anchors. They help me stay present without hiding, defending, exploding, or disappearing.

I do not have to become whatever this moment seems to demand.

I can be loving and still be myself.
I can be sensitive and still be solid.
I can be peaceable without disappearing.

The shapeshifter does not need to be banished. He may have saved me many times. But maybe he does not need to run the whole house anymore.

Maybe he can become a servant of love rather than a servant of fear.

Maybe he can learn to change shape slowly, honestly, prayerfully.

Maybe he can finally rest.

Prayer

God of truth and tenderness,

Help me honor the gift of sensitivity without becoming captive to it.

Teach me to listen deeply without imagining more than has been spoken. Teach me to care for others without abandoning myself. Teach me to receive correction without collapsing, and to feel hurt without hiding it until it turns into anger.

Give me the grace of the sacred pause.

When I feel myself shifting too quickly, help me breathe. Help me return to my body, my heart, my center, and to you. Let my yes be yes. Let my no be no. Let my silence be honest, not evasive. Let my words be gentle, but true.

May the shapeshifter in me become healed and holy. May he no longer serve fear, shame, or resentment. May he become a servant of wisdom, compassion, and peace.

Keep me open.

Keep me rooted.

Keep me from disappearing.

Amen.

I have a new project with Wet Ink Games. It is a super natural horror game set during the American Revolution. I wrote some really cool stuff for this game and I want ya'll to feel that terror. We only have a few days left and a long way to go. Support the revolution today!

#ttrpg #rpg #America #4thofjuly #july4th #250 #independenceday #revelation #roleplaying #witches #shapeshifter #werewolves #supernatural #wetinkgames #patriots #washington #games #tabletopgaming

https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/wet-ink-games/our-lives-our-fortunes

I have a new project with Wet Ink Games. It is a super natural horror game set during the American Revolution. I wrote some really cool stuff for this game and I want ya'll to feel that terror. We only have a few days left and a long way to go. Support the revolution today!

#ttrpg #rpg #America #4thofjuly #july4th #250 #independenceday #revelation #roleplaying #witches #shapeshifter #werewolves #supernatural #wetinkgames #patriots #washington #games #tabletopgaming

https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/wet-ink-games/our-lives-our-fortunes

Yimmy being the insane gremlin that he is.

#art #oc #originalcharacter #outerspunk #yimmy #alien #shapeshifter #webcomic

Yimmy being the insane gremlin that he is.

#art #oc #originalcharacter #outerspunk #yimmy #alien #shapeshifter #webcomic

Yimmy being the insane gremlin that he is.

#art #oc #originalcharacter #outerspunk #yimmy #alien #shapeshifter #webcomic

Yimmy being the insane gremlin that he is.

#art #oc #originalcharacter #outerspunk #yimmy #alien #shapeshifter #webcomic

Wolfboy!Killer listens in awe as faunkid!kidd tells him all about pirates and thier adventures on the high seas

#eustasscaptainkid, #massacresoldierkiller, #onepiece, #kidpirates, #shapeshifter

assorted Carn // art backlog

#pumpkiniumart #oc #carn #shapeshifter #pumpky #kriiva

So a while back, you might have seen the Rudragon around. Well, Kota surprised me a while back and made this cute mugshot upon seeing a small project of mine...

Be sure to give https://bsky.app/profile/kotacat.bsky.social a shout out for this amazing art!

#furry #dragon #weredragon #shapeshifter

So a while back, you might have seen the Rudragon around. Well, Kota surprised me a while back and made this cute mugshot upon seeing a small project of mine...

Be sure to give https://bsky.app/profile/kotacat.bsky.social a shout out for this amazing art!

#furry #dragon #weredragon #shapeshifter

So a while back, you might have seen the Rudragon around. Well, Kota surprised me a while back and made this cute mugshot upon seeing a small project of mine...

Be sure to give https://bsky.app/profile/kotacat.bsky.social a shout out for this amazing art!

#furry #dragon #weredragon #shapeshifter

So a while back, you might have seen the Rudragon around. Well, Kota surprised me a while back and made this cute mugshot upon seeing a small project of mine...

Be sure to give https://bsky.app/profile/kotacat.bsky.social a shout out for this amazing art!

#furry #dragon #weredragon #shapeshifter

So a while back, you might have seen the Rudragon around. Well, Kota surprised me a while back and made this cute mugshot upon seeing a small project of mine...

Be sure to give https://bsky.app/profile/kotacat.bsky.social a shout out for this amazing art!

#furry #dragon #weredragon #shapeshifter

Odo tried to turn into a potted plant to avoid me on the Promenade. As if I wouldn't recognize him in a ficus! #LwaxanaTroi #ShapeShifter #AllStarTrek #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #TNG #StarTrekDS9 #DS9 #Mastodon

Odo tried to turn into a potted plant to avoid me on the Promenade. As if I wouldn't recognize him in a ficus! #LwaxanaTroi #ShapeShifter #AllStarTrek #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #TNG #StarTrekDS9 #DS9 #Mastodon

Odo tried to turn into a potted plant to avoid me on the Promenade. As if I wouldn't recognize him in a ficus! #LwaxanaTroi #ShapeShifter #AllStarTrek #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #TNG #StarTrekDS9 #DS9 #Mastodon

Odo tried to turn into a potted plant to avoid me on the Promenade. As if I wouldn't recognize him in a ficus! #LwaxanaTroi #ShapeShifter #AllStarTrek #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #TNG #StarTrekDS9 #DS9 #Mastodon

Odo tried to turn into a potted plant to avoid me on the Promenade. As if I wouldn't recognize him in a ficus! #LwaxanaTroi #ShapeShifter #AllStarTrek #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #TNG #StarTrekDS9 #DS9 #Mastodon

Image by James Brown jamesbrowne.net #GothicSpring #AncientSky #Mythology #MythologySky #ScottishMythology #CelticMythology #Folklore #FolkloreSky #ScottishFolklore #CelticFolklore #Scotland #ScottishSky #Celtic #CelticSky #Monster #MonsterSky #Fairy #FairySky #Faerie #Shapeshifter #Seal #Selkie

Jessica’s friend, Hope, has been avoiding her for the last month. Now, Jessica wants to know why. She had no idea what she’d be asking of Hope when she decided to find out. #UrbanFantasy #ShapeShifter #ShortStory

https://medium.com/@webboy42/her-friends-a-night-mare-c4e7f6a98191

Jessica’s friend, Hope, has been avoiding her for the last month. Now, Jessica wants to know why. She had no idea what she’d be asking of Hope when she decided to find out. #UrbanFantasy #ShapeShifter #ShortStory

https://medium.com/@webboy42/her-friends-a-night-mare-c4e7f6a98191

I received wonderful new reviews for the audiobook versions of my shape-shifter romances "Enemies by Nature" and "Shifting Nature":

"The slow thaw between Tala and Faith is truly something special. ... Watching that guarded tension shift into real affection made my romantic heart swoon."

Thanks so much to The Lesbian Review and their wonderful reviewers!

https://thelesbianreview.com/enemies-nature-shifting-nature-jae/

#paranormalromance #pnr #shapeshifter #sapphicbooks

I received wonderful new reviews for the audiobook versions of my shape-shifter romances "Enemies by Nature" and "Shifting Nature":

"The slow thaw between Tala and Faith is truly something special. ... Watching that guarded tension shift into real affection made my romantic heart swoon."

Thanks so much to The Lesbian Review and their wonderful reviewers!

https://thelesbianreview.com/enemies-nature-shifting-nature-jae/

#paranormalromance #pnr #shapeshifter #sapphicbooks

I received wonderful new reviews for the audiobook versions of my shape-shifter romances "Enemies by Nature" and "Shifting Nature":

"The slow thaw between Tala and Faith is truly something special. ... Watching that guarded tension shift into real affection made my romantic heart swoon."

Thanks so much to The Lesbian Review and their wonderful reviewers!

https://thelesbianreview.com/enemies-nature-shifting-nature-jae/

#paranormalromance #pnr #shapeshifter #sapphicbooks