{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Vayl Larkin","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/VaylLarkin","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"1837471","username":"VaylLarkin","bio":"Disabled Wheelchair-Propelled Trans Queer Writer living in Pittsburgh, PA and trying to stay one step ahead of the Fates. Poetry, Short Prose, Essays and Sundry, on topics from Justice and the Environment, to Spirituality and esoteric Mythology. Hobbies include: Fiber Crafts, Blender and The Kind of Gaming Mocked by FPS and Platform Players. (I joined Everquest in '99 and it was all downhill from there).   (Photo AltText: Vayl is shown from shoulders up, with their hand supporting their chin. They have red glasses on, short, swept-back green hair and a blue plaid shirt. They are white and very pale. They are seated in a brown chair with shelving in the background.)","pronouns":"they/them","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":3,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Vayl Larkin","url":"https://vayllarkin.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2025/42/1837471.jpg"},"items":[{"id":"79201958","content_html":"<p>Constellation - The Child (pt 1) (TW for CSA/CA): <a href=\"https://vayllarkin.micro.blog/2025/12/02/constellation-the-child-pt-tw.html\">vayllarkin.micro.blog</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://vayllarkin.micro.blog/2025/12/02/constellation-the-child-pt-tw.html","date_published":"2025-12-02T23:16:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Vayl Larkin","url":"https://vayllarkin.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F42%2F1837471.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"VaylLarkin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-02 23:16","date_timestamp":1764717411,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"77566610","content_html":"<p>A poem about the Feminine Face of the Divine: <a href=\"https://vayllarkin.micro.blog/2025/11/08/a-poem-about-the-feminine.html\">vayllarkin.micro.blog</a></p>","summary":"Throughout history, even only taking European traditions, the Divine has been represented at least as often by feminine aspects and energy as masculine. Still, our present-day patriarchy rarely makes room for these facets of divinity.","url":"https://vayllarkin.micro.blog/2025/11/08/a-poem-about-the-feminine.html","date_published":"2025-11-08T19:59:59+00:00","author":{"name":"Vayl Larkin","url":"https://vayllarkin.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F42%2F1837471.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"VaylLarkin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-11-08 19:59","date_timestamp":1762631999,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"76587055","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/mroutley\">@mroutley</a> Wolfe is one of my top faves for oddly literary scifi, up there with Jemisin and the like. Severian the Villain Protagonist is one of my favorite characters, as well. Enjoy, and do try Book of the Long Song, which is an oblique sequel series, with Silk, another brilliant character as unlike Severian as possible!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/VaylLarkin/76587055","date_published":"2025-10-25T05:08:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Vayl Larkin","url":"https://vayllarkin.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F42%2F1837471.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"VaylLarkin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-10-25 05:08","date_timestamp":1761368906,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"76543058","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Mikehendley\">@Mikehendley</a> It would be up there, yes! They even have their own mall! hehe Cornell is amazing. I was a liberal arts major, and considered Ithaca College for voice, but ultimately went with a stronger program with less inspiring views.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/VaylLarkin/76543058","date_published":"2025-10-24T16:02:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Vayl Larkin","url":"https://vayllarkin.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F42%2F1837471.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"VaylLarkin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-10-24 16:02","date_timestamp":1761321725,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"76529473","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Mikehendley\">@Mikehendley</a> I’m from Upstate NY, (born in Watertown, so I’m essentially Canadian without all that pesky free healthcare). Ithaca was one of my favorite places to hike, so much that I nearly attended college there based on it! Thank you for this beautiful drawing and the nostalgia it brought me! :)</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/VaylLarkin/76529473","date_published":"2025-10-24T12:49:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Vayl Larkin","url":"https://vayllarkin.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F42%2F1837471.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"VaylLarkin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-10-24 12:49","date_timestamp":1761310191,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"76526838","content_html":"<p>Question about line breaks (for poetry, lyrics, etc):\nHow do I get them without literally editing each line individually?\nI’ve tried copy-paste from Libre, copy-paste from a text editor.\nThanks to anyone who can help!</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://vayllarkin.micro.blog/2025/10/24/question-about-line-breaks-for.html","date_published":"2025-10-24T12:07:24+00:00","author":{"name":"Vayl Larkin","url":"https://vayllarkin.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F42%2F1837471.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"VaylLarkin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-10-24 12:07","date_timestamp":1761307644,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"76525874","content_html":"<p>A poem to get to know me! - \"I used to be a Sex Worker\": <a href=\"https://vayllarkin.micro.blog/2025/10/24/a-poem-to-get-to.html\">vayllarkin.micro.blog</a></p>","summary":"&ldquo;I used to be a Sex Worker&rdquo; - A poem about poetry and exotic dance, by Vayl Larkin","url":"https://vayllarkin.micro.blog/2025/10/24/a-poem-to-get-to.html","date_published":"2025-10-24T11:48:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Vayl Larkin","url":"https://vayllarkin.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F42%2F1837471.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"VaylLarkin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-10-24 11:48","date_timestamp":1761306509,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"76502076","content_html":"<p>Hello! and why am I here? <a href=\"https://vayllarkin.micro.blog/2025/10/23/hello-and-why-am-i.html\">vayllarkin.micro.blog</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://vayllarkin.micro.blog/2025/10/23/hello-and-why-am-i.html","date_published":"2025-10-24T02:51:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Vayl Larkin","url":"https://vayllarkin.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F42%2F1837471.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"VaylLarkin"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-10-24 02:51","date_timestamp":1761274286,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}}]}