iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Christian A. Coleman @colemanthe2nd.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Surface-level triggers: thick eyebrows, stocky build, body hair, strong arms, curvy legs. Beyond surface-level triggers: candid flirtation and word play, flip action. My mileage varies based on whatever other factors are at play, because both positions get feral in equal measure

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Christian A. Coleman @colemanthe2nd.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

That’s because they returned their copies to bookstores en masse after the summer of 2020.

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Christian A. Coleman @colemanthe2nd.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Craig’s List kinda served that purpose before its popularity and relevance faded. Some folks told me they made friends that way. I foresee an iteration of a friendship app called Friendr

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Christian A. Coleman @colemanthe2nd.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Some of my favorite books ran away from me because of my sweaty hands 😢

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Christian A. Coleman @colemanthe2nd.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

You could argue that since these students don’t enjoy reading or prose in general, they’re better off writing plays or screenplays if they want that fast track to “success.” But Spoiler Alert! That still requires reading 🥴🫠

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Sarah Moss: Some students believe they can be writers without reading. This raises questions for me

Wanting to write without wanting to read is, at best, trying to skip the first stage of an artistic apprenticeship

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Christian A. Coleman @colemanthe2nd.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

So so happy for you, Arley!! 🙌🏽🙌🏽

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Christian A. Coleman @colemanthe2nd.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Have you ever subjected them to this flick? I’ve whipped this one out as a litmus test www.imdb.com/title/tt1029...

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Christian A. Coleman @colemanthe2nd.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Super late to the party, but I’m finally diving into @imaniperry.bsky.social’s biography on Lorraine Hansberry, LOOKING FOR LORRAINE, right on Lorraine’s birthday. As you do. 🎉🫰🏽 I’m taking Imani’s lead and calling her by her first name, too. Happy birthday to the maverick and queer ancestor! 🎂🍾

Holding a copy of the paperback edition of Imani Perry’s biography on Lorraine Hansberry, LOOKING FOR LORRAINE, backed by linens in soft light.

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Christian A. Coleman @colemanthe2nd.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

So psyched for you on your publication day, @kpc.bsky.social! 🙌🏽 If y’all wondered what quantum physics have to do with queerness, this is the book. ⚛️ This kind of intersectionality is my jam. And for the metal heads and makeup mavens, there’s something in here for y’all, too. 😉

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Christian A. Coleman @colemanthe2nd.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

I live for an Octavia Butler shout-out, especially when it’s for my fave series of hers 🤩

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Christian A. Coleman @colemanthe2nd.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

I would LOVE to see this on the big screen! 🤩

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Christian A. Coleman @colemanthe2nd.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

That was the tip off for me when I realized my body was changing and getting older. A whole-ass carrot cake for my birthday, and I could only stomach a slice of it instead of eating the whole thing like I used to. Le sigh

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Kay Whitlock @kwhitlock.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

The horrific brutality of US prisons has always been with us. It's a structural feature, not a "bad apple" issue. I work for ICE (and prison) abolition; have for a long time. It's important to recognize that the bloodlust didn't start with ICE. ICE just made it more visible to more folks. #ICEout

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Christian A. Coleman @colemanthe2nd.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Such devastating news. My condolences to you, Wendy.

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Christian A. Coleman @colemanthe2nd.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

5 women authors by whom I’ve read at least 5 books: - Octavia E. Butler - Toni Morrison - N. K. Jemisin - Margaret Mahy - Q Hayashida

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Christian A. Coleman @colemanthe2nd.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Not the Boston Public Library telling me to fuck around and find out in the fiction stacks. 🤭 Don’t mind if I do

Photograph of bookshelf at the Boston Public Library in the fiction section. The plaque on the shelf reads: “FA - FO, Organized by Author’s Last Name. FICTION,” indicating where in the alphabetized part of the fiction section we’re in.

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Christian A. Coleman @colemanthe2nd.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Ugh. This is awful news. The Bezos Gazette is making a huge mistake giving you the ax, Michael.

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Christian A. Coleman @colemanthe2nd.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Stubborn ASS? Well, at least I’m consistent

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Christian A. Coleman @colemanthe2nd.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Aww, she’s adorable. Let’s hear it for the cat daddies out there

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Christian A. Coleman @colemanthe2nd.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

You did the damn thang, @blaqueword.bsky.social! So glad you’re here to document the new Black digital arts movement, because it takes us to keep the history about us. Like they say: Pics or it didn’t happen. You wrote an entire book. We are the culture. High five to you on publication day! 👋🏽💥👋🏽

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Christian A. Coleman @colemanthe2nd.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

FINALLY! US history from a Black queer perspective. I’ve been waiting on this installment for a minute. @crileysnorton.bsky.social and Darius Bost really came through and did us a solid by writing it. Happy publication day, you two! Y’all werked it and slayed! 🙌🏽🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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Christian A. Coleman @colemanthe2nd.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

I sat through season 1 of SEVERANCE and decided not to continue with season 2 after growing impatient with the world building and mystery box format. When Honest Trailers said it was like J. J. Abrams wrote THE OFFICE—looking at you, LOST—I felt vindicated in not getting strung along.

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Christian A. Coleman @colemanthe2nd.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

So did I. I’m not a mature person, either 🤭

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andré carrington @andrecarrington.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

via The New Yorker, Ellis Rosen cartoon

One panel comic with one person saying to another: Philip K Dick, Ray Bradbury. Like so many others in tech, I draw inspiration from completely misunderstanding those authors

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scott topics™️ @scottpb.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

“Go back to your country”: a close read(ing) ✊🏾✊🏾

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Christian A. Coleman @colemanthe2nd.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

And thanks to @libraryofamerica.bsky.social for hosting their talk and for recognizing Butler’s important place in the US literary tradition! 🙏🏽 3/3

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Christian A. Coleman @colemanthe2nd.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Will hit differently. As post-apocalyptic adventure stories, the books bring up a sobering point of what options we limit ourselves to when we’ve brought ourselves to the brink of self-destruction. (Do we really want extraterrestrials to save us?) Thanks for the insight, Profs. Perry and Due! 🙏🏽 2/3

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Christian A. Coleman @colemanthe2nd.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Watching @imaniperry.bsky.social and @tananarivedue.bsky.social talk about Octavia E. Butler—master of the gray area, master of discomfort, aka my matron saint 👑—was my jam last night. 🙏🏽They reminded me that I’m long overdue for another reread of her Xenogenesis trilogy. Reading it now 1/3

A black laptop whose monitor shows the live feed of Prof. Tananarive Due, left, and Prof. Imani Perry, right, sharing the screen as they discuss Octavia E. Butler’s Xenogenesis trilogy.

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Christian A. Coleman @colemanthe2nd.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Absolutely adored the TV series, so when word got out that the original play it’s based on was at @huntingtontheatre.bsky.social, of course I had to go. So wonderful to see the OG vision. 🤌🏽

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Gary Delaney Comedian @garydelaney.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

A story in three parts

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Christian A. Coleman @colemanthe2nd.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

That makes sense, especially the part about versness being queerness within queerness. Existing outside that binary. Like, isn’t that the point of being queer? To be unbothered by the binary? I always thought it was lol.

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Christian A. Coleman @colemanthe2nd.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Apart from internalized homophobia, do you think the slander comes from envy? Envy that vers men don’t have the hetero hangups and are unbothered? That vers men choose joy rather than violence?

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Mikki Kendall @karnythia.blacksky.app · 07/10/2025

You could just talk about Jim Crow. I promise you, there's no need to leave America's shores to talk about life in a fascist state

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Christian A. Coleman @colemanthe2nd.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

My mood around all the open-mouth coughers. Also why I’ll keep my mask on in public 😷

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Cyriak @cyriak.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

In Alien Earth, a guy is typing "crew dead" on a computer and the words are reflected on his face, but they aren't reversed like they should be. For readabilty I guess. They should've used a palindrome instead, so we can still read it backwards. "Ya won, evil aliens. Is neil alive? no way"

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Christian A. Coleman @colemanthe2nd.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

There is too much yay in this pic! Love seeing you both in it 🤩

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Christian A. Coleman @colemanthe2nd.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

A friend and I were saying the other day that there’s no such thing as a total top, only a gay man who’s closed off to joy. I still stand by that 💪🏽

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Ghoul-in’ Dickey @colindickey.com · 24/08/2025

Hadn’t realized that someone had posted this here but this really was one of my finer bangers from the old place

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Christian A. Coleman @colemanthe2nd.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

I legit laughed out loud at this 🤣🤣🤣

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Chris Steller @chrissteller.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

TIL Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense in a Chipotle

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Christian A. Coleman @colemanthe2nd.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

In this blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment in THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY, Dorian gets cruised in a park right after dumping Sibyl Vane. Save for a change of threads, not much difference between Victorian cruising and today’s variety. lol. 😏 This is from the restored, uncensored version. #HappyPride

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