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Thaddeus Cramer

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Transmasc, neurodivergent, pretty rad dude. Author of upcoming books Cut and Machination Jones. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/thaddeuscramer

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I wrote this poem last night while thick smoke fumes came into my Toronto apartment, miles away from where communities, many of them indigenous burn. Burn not because disasters like the one happening in Northern Ontario right now are inevitable, but because harmful, shortsighted policies allow it to. Despite how grim this poem might seem, I don’t believe we’re doomed, but I do think we need to fight harder than ever to hold the people in power accountable to make real change. I signed a petition to double funding for fire services, (link in bio,) and I urge all of you to sign and share it, but this is just a start.

We need to fight for stronger environmental policies that will prevent these constant disasters from becoming a norm, and we need to remember that as much as this sucks for us in Toronto, there are people’s homes– Whole communities, even—burning up north. Many of them Indigenous.

Most notably effected right now is Namaygoosisagagun (Collin’s) First Nation Thankfully, all of the people who were living in the community at the time were able to safely evacuate, but now, they stay in hotels while their homes are destroyed.

They are being supported by Anishinabek Nation who are collecting donations on their behalf. Please donate if you can! There doesn’t seem to be an official Insta post to share, so I found their Twitter post, and am including the image they used with donation information here altered only to add a plain black background to keep if from being cropped by Instagram, (also at link in bio along with the official Anishinabek Nation statement, and my sources to help you get started on your own research.)
Most importantly, please listen to First Nation voices, first! I am one white person living in the city we call Toronto sharing my own experience, and doing my best to do my research and share what I learn, but I should not be your primary source. Please defer to indigenous voices, and if anything I have said here is incorrect, please correct me! Also, if anyone knows good First Nation creators who are currently talking about this situation, please feel free to tag them here for folks to find! Fire image courtesy of CBC. #ontariowildfire taken in Toronto, Ontario by @prothadgonist

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Selfie on the way to the premier of the latest Lavender Horizons show, White Screens: Tales of a Coffee Shop Novelist! Rush tickets now available for only $10! Come out, laugh, feel, support a trans neurodivergent artist, and have a great time! #rushtickets #torontotheatre #queerartist by @prothadgonist

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A show about queer disasters, coffee shop crushes, novels in progress, queer comings of age, (in your late 20’s) and doing absolutely anything and everything except writing almost nine months in the making! (That’s like a whole baby!) Come see this baby tonight! Tickets at the link in bio! #queerart ##queertheatre #torontoevents #comingoutstories taken in Parkdale by @prothadgonist

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Putting off getting your tickets for White Screens: Tales of a Coffee Shop Novelist? Good! This is a show by, for, and about procrastinators! But don’t wait too long… the show’s tonight at 6! Get your tickets while you still can at the link in our bio! #queerwriter #proctastinationnation #neurodivergent #torontoevents #todotoronto by @prothadgonist

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You’re running out of time… to get BOGO tickets for the trans, neurodivergent narrative poetry show of the… measure of time, White Screens: Tales of a Coffee Shop Novelist happening TOMORROW Saturday, July 11th. BOGO tickets available until 11:59 tonight! Bring a friend, spread the word!

Comprised of 17 poems, White Screens tells the story of The Protagonist (actual name and pronouns… loading,) who is given one last chance to get their shit together and find a steady job. Naturally, they decide to spend it on their newly-rediscovered dream of writing
✨The Great Canadian Novel✨ from their local coffee shop. When a handsome stranger begins frequenting said coffee shop too, they declare him their new “Love Interest.” Unfortunately, the problems that keep them from moving forward don’t end at the cafe doors. Will our hero write the next “great Canadian novel,” unravel their queer identity, and find true love, (as seen on Booktok,) or are they doomed to be forever stuck on page one?

Tickets and more at the link in my bio!
#queertoronto #torontotheatre #torontopoetry #indietheatretoronto #transwriter by @prothadgonist

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Comprised of 17 poems, White Screens tells the story of The Protagonist (actual name and pronouns… loading,) who is given one last chance to get their shit together and find a steady job. Naturally, they decide to spend it on their newly-rediscovered dream of writing
✨The Great Canadian Novel✨ from their local coffee shop. When a handsome stranger begins frequenting said coffee shop too, they declare him their new “Love Interest.” Unfortunately, the problems that keep them from moving forward don’t end at the cafe doors. Will our hero write the next “great Canadian novel,” unravel their queer identity, and find true love, (as seen on Booktok,) or are they doomed to be forever stuck on page one? Open mic also integrated into the world of the show!
This Saturday July 11th at Three Dollar Bill.
BOGO tickets and more at the link in our bio!
#queerartist #transwriter #torontoevents #torontopoetry #torontotheatre by @prothadgonist

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White Screens: Tales of a Coffee Shop Novelist is coming to you in just two days! To celebrate, we’re offering you buy-one-get-one-free on all general admission tickets from now until 11:59 PM tomorrow!

A story told entirely the poetry, with open mic slots integrated into the world of the show, White Screens is about hot coffee, hot messes, hot strangers, and hot uh… writer’s block? Find out more and get tickets for you and a friend, enemy, homoerotic fencing partner, local writer/creative you want to aggressively call out, AND help support a small, local, independent trans and neurodivergent production at the link in the Lavender Horizons Events bio! #queerartist #torontoevents #torontodeals #torontotheatrescene #torontoopenmic by @prothadgonist

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Only two days left to get your tickets for White Screens: Tales of a Coffee Shop Novelist! And from now until end of day tomorrow, tickets are by one get one free! Bring a friend, bring an enemy, bring a writing buddy, bring someone you would have a homoerotic fencing match with! Queer, funny, feelsy, and deeply relatable, White Screens is a show you won’t want to miss! And with integrated open mic that takes place within the world of the show, you even get to be a part of the action! The show is happening this Saturday, July 11 at 6 PM! Get your tickets at the link in our bio! #torontopoetry #torontoopenmic #queereventstoronto #torontotheatre #torontoevents by @prothadgonist

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Just under three days left to get your tickets for White Screens: Tales of a Coffee Shop Novelist a narrative poetry event with integrated open mic happening at Three Dollar Bill this Saturday July 11th! Find out more and get your tickets at the link in our bio! #queerpoetryevent #torontopoetry #todotoronto #torontotheatre by @prothadgonist

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“Word Counter” is the first poem of the final act of White Screens: Tales of a Coffee Shop Novelist which is premiering this Saturday July 11th at 6 PM at Three Dollar Bill! Equal parts funny and feelsy, this queer play about writing, queer identity, coffee shop crushes, and most especially doing everything but writing with integrated open mic is told entirely through poetry letting YOU be a part of the show, too! Get your tickets at the link in our bio! #torontopoetry #torontotheatre #torontoevents #queerart by @prothadgonist

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Only four days left to get your tickets for White Screens: Tales Of A Coffee Shop Novelist! A poetry/theatre hybrid (with open mic and music,) comprised of 17 poems, White Screens tells the story of The Protagonist (actual name and pronouns… loading,) who is given one last chance to get their sh*t together and find a steady job. Naturally, they decide to spend it on their newly-rediscovered dream of writing
✨The Great Canadian Novel✨ from their local coffee shop. When a handsome stranger begins frequenting said coffee shop too, they declare him their new “Love Interest.” Unfortunately, the problems that keep them from moving forward don’t end at the cafe doors. Will our hero write the next “great Canadian novel,” unravel their queer identity, and find true love, (as seen on Booktok,) or are they doomed to be forever stuck on page one? Tickets are for sale at the link in our bio!

Ps for any folks who rely on subtitles, I apologize for not being able to do that fully for this one! I tried it, but it wound up being too distracting with the amount of text already moving quickly on screen. The song is “Paperback Writer” by the Beatles, and the lines of dialogue that aren’t muted or captioned are “Can’t focus like this at home,” which repeats a couple of times, and at the end, “Coffee Shop Novelist.”
#queerwriter #torontopoetry #todotoronto #neurodivergentpoetry #torontotheatre taken in Toronto, Ontario by @prothadgonist

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