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jendeferMy marriage has thrived since I came out as <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/ace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ace</a>. My spouse has done (and not done 😉 ) many things to show acceptance of me. One of those things was passing along a song by the Skull Puppies from their album Critical Failures. The only way this song could have been better was if it had just been titled the more generic “<a href="https://dice.camp/tags/ttrpg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ttrpg</a> and <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/Asexuality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Asexuality</a>.” <a href="https://skullpuppies.bandcamp.com/track/d-d-and-asexuality" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://skullpuppies.bandcamp.com/track/d-d-and-asexuality</a><a href="https://dice.camp/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#music</a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/punk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#punk</a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/nerdcore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nerdcore</a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/songs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#songs</a>This is the last of my <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/AceWeek2023" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AceWeek2023</a> posts. See you next <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/AceWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AceWeek</a>!

jendeferMy wife is currently running an <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/AlphaCentauri" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AlphaCentauri</a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/ttrpg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ttrpg</a> using <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/Genesys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Genesys</a>. I’m playing a salesman turned environmental “mage” named Mariah Esteban Thorne. Comfortable now with my own <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/asexuality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#asexuality</a>, I’m playing an <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/ace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ace</a> PC. We actually had a bit of a romantic scene during one of our recent sessions, and it was so nice to have the GM understand my PC’s perspective on it. So much better than some “roll to seduce” situations I’ve encountered at some other tables. Hooray for open communication! <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/AceWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AceWeek</a>

jendeferWe finished our 3-year <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/BattleForWesnoth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BattleForWesnoth</a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/Genesys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Genesys</a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/ttrpg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ttrpg</a> a few months ago. By then, I was out as <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/asexual" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#asexual</a> and my spouse as <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trans</a>, which meant more open conversations about sexuality between us. Looking back at the whole campaign now, we saw that my wife’s PC, the outgoing half-elf/half-human ranger/bard Tric Manu is <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/aro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aro</a> and <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/ace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ace</a>. I must admit, I have never understood the trope of horny <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/bards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bards</a>. If you’re interested in one who definitely is not, check out our <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/DiceyStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DiceyStories</a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#podcast</a>. <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/AceWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AceWeek</a>

jendeferI ran a <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/BattleForWesnoth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BattleForWesnoth</a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/ttrpg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ttrpg</a> using <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/Genesys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Genesys</a>. Midway through, the players met Ash. This NPC was the first time I ever created a character intended to be ace. Although I didn’t announce Ash’s sexuality at the game table, I showed it in interactions the PCs saw between him and his partner. I drew from my own preferences on interacting with my spouse, though I was not yet fully sure <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/asexuality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#asexuality</a> fit me. It was a valuable exercise for me demonstrating that <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/aro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aro</a> and <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/ace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ace</a> are not the same. <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/AceWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AceWeek</a>

jendeferFor today: “Loveless” by Alice Oseman. I learned of it from a Rowan Ellis video. This is another <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/YA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#YA</a> novel, and unlike “Elatsoe” it is centered very much on the aro/aceness of the protagonist. Though the British university experience is far removed from my life, I saw a lot of my teenage self in this. And not just in Georgia, but also Sunil and Jason. Understanding that there’s a distinction between <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/aromantic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aromantic</a> and <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/asexual" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#asexual</a> was important for my personal journey.<a href="https://dice.camp/tags/ContemporaryFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ContemporaryFiction</a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/AceWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AceWeek</a>

jendeferFor today, I recommend <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#reading</a> “Elatsoe” by Darcie Little Badger. My <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#library</a> promoted it on a book list for aro/ace representation and on one for <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/indigenousauthors" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@indigenousauthors</a>. I loved how this <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/YA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#YA</a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/MurderMystery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MurderMystery</a> mixed folklore from many cultures into a modern setting. I would happily read a whole detective series with the character and world! And everyone in the book was accepting of Elatsoe’s aro/aceness, which was the first time I’d read anything like that.<a href="https://dice.camp/tags/MagicalRealism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MagicalRealism</a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/AceWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AceWeek</a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/Asexuality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Asexuality</a>

jendeferOctober 22-28, 2023 is Ace Week aka Asexuality Awareness Week. Each day, I will be sharing some of my journey through the books, songs, and <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/ttrpg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ttrpg</a> characters that helped me figure myself out.<a href="https://dice.camp/tags/Asexuality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Asexuality</a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/AsexualityAwareness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AsexualityAwareness</a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/AceWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AceWeek</a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/AceVisibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AceVisibility</a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/AcePride" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AcePride</a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LGBTQ</a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LGBTQIA</a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/Pride" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pride</a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/Queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Queer</a>

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