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Born on the East Coast, LNebraska is now making his mark in the Omaha metro area, and beyond, as a rising content creator, photographer and ruthlessly honest lifestyle writer.
 
His collaborative content, witty photo captions and relatable writings have grown to define his midlife journey in the lifestyle and kink world.  His overall intent is to inspire others to do the same, exploring what’s possible within their own sexual journey through honest introspection.
 
LNebraska’s vanilla life involves a heavy dose of travel and exploration that includes SCUBA diving, fly fishing and cultural touring through countries across the world.  His goal is to hit all 7 continents, with Antarctica being his last remaining milestone in that quest.

Jing Xia is a professional guzheng artist, producer, and ethnomusicologist based in Newfoundland, Canada. Born and raised in Hunan, China, Xia started to study the guzheng at six years old and holds degrees in Music Performance (B.A.), Arts Management (M.A.), and Ethnomusicology (Ph.D.).
 
Xia's recent accolades include winning the 2023 East Coast Music Award "Roots/Traditional Recording of the Year" and the 2023 MusicNL Award "Album of the Year" for her solo album, "The Numinous Journey". She was named the 2023 MusicNL “Solo Artist of the Year” and 2022 MusicNL "Rising Star of the Year".
 
Xia’s music has no boundaries. As a performer of all styles, her musical journey on the guzheng has encompassed a wide range of musical genres, from Chinese traditional/folk music to intercultural ensembles, fusion bands, improvisation, and beyond. Xia has played with various musicians and musical groups, including guzheng virtuoso Mei Han, the trad-rock band Shanneyganock, and the Vancouver Intercultural Orchestra.
 
In 2018, she world premiered The Congruent Place, in collaboration with the Regina-based composer Clinton Ackerman at the Sound Symposium XIX. In January 2023, Xia world-premiered Jubilant Entanglements, a guzheng concerto by award-winning composer Andrew Staniland with the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra. Xia has been active in the music scenes in North America and performed in diverse musical events, including the Newfoundland Folk Festival, the Nashville Chinese New Year Festival, and the Vancouver International Jazz Festival.
Moving her tradition into the future, Xia founded the Light Wind Ensemble, a pioneer Chinese ensemble in Newfoundland, and XIA-3, a fusion experimental band, with a repertoire ranging from Chinese classics to post-rock music. Xia’s musical groups have played in diverse musical venues, including the Newfoundland Folk Festival (NL), SappyFest (NB), and DuneFest (St. Pierre & Miquelon, France).
As an ethnomusicologist, Xia has been teaching music for more than a decade and has given informative lectures, workshops, and performances at universities and conferences around the world. Her research focuses on the diasporic experience of professional Chinese instrumentalists and their intercultural and transnational music-making in North America. Xia has worked in many cultural organizations, including the Currently Arts Society (Vancouver), the Research Centre for the Study of Music, Media, and Place (St. John’s), We Care Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador (St. John’s), the Center for Chinese Music and Culture (Murfreesboro, the U.S.), and the Smithsonian Folkways Recordings (Washington D.C.).
Find out more @jingxiamusic

Elohor Thomas is an impact-driven Tech Entrepreneur.
 
She is currently the CEO and co-founder at CodeLn.com, a startup that supports innovative companies to hire and pay African-based Programmers.
 
She has been actively involved in the tech and startup ecosystem for over a decade, assisting software engineers and early-stage startups in different capacities.

Omar Dill is a dedicated advocate for the homeless with a rich and diverse background in community service. Beginning his career working with children on the autism spectrum, Omar has always been passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of others. His experience as a residential care officer provided him with valuable skills in supporting and guiding young people. Omar's journey also led him to roles as an airport firefighter and air traffic controller, where he developed a strong foundation in teamwork, communication, and crisis management.
 
In his advocacy for the homeless, Omar tirelessly works to provide support, resources, and housing for those in need. He is a strong proponent of the "housing first" approach, which is a core part of the programs offered by HOME. Omar believes in the concept of "I and I," which emphasizes seeing others as reflections of oneself. This philosophy drives his holistic approach to advocacy, fostering empathy and compassion in his mission to create positive change.
 
In addition to his advocacy work, Omar engages in sustainable farming practices, living off the land and contributing to local communities. His commitment to helping others and his holistic approach to life make him an inspirational figure, dedicated to improving the lives of those around him.

Violette Addiah is from the Seattle area and holds a Bachelor's degree in Sociology and Theater. She has enjoyed the majority of her professional career in public service as a social worker.
Violette considers herself primarily an edge player in the realm of her BDSM play. Edgeplay is a subjective term for activity (sexual or mentally manipulative) that may challenge the conventional Safe, Sane and Consensual ("SSC") scheme; if one is aware of the risks and consequences and is willing to accept them, then the activity is considered Risk Aware Consensual Kink ("RACK"). These activities include breath play, knife play, fear play, temperature play, wax play, Consensual Non-Consent (CNC), cutting, and blood play. Violette has a proclivity for bloodplay.
Violette has found that BDSM has been an integral piece to her healing from abusive relationships. She has found that her self-love, self-confidence and self-worth have flourished since she became heavily involved in play and the community almost a year ago. She hopes to expand her involvement in the kink community by performing at festivals and continuing to explore how feminism is intertwined within the BDSM community.
Oberst Enzian is a Seattle area-based emerging artist, technologist, and BDSM practitioner. As an artist, Enzian works across multiple media: music, film, interactive audio and video installations, and network-based systems artworks. Within the context of BDSM, he is exploring what is referred to as “edgeplay”: a subjective term for activity (sexual or mentally manipulative) that may challenge the conventional Safe, Sane and Consensual ("SSC") scheme; if one is aware of the risks and consequences and is willing to accept them, then the activity is considered risk-aware consensual kink ("RACK"). These activities include breath play, knife play, fear play, temperature play, wax play, Consensual Non-Consent (CNC), cutting, and blood play.
Enzian draws his inspiration from a lifelong fascination with technology, and philosophy, and his discomfort with the identities assigned to him within the regime of white supremacy. He also draws on his roots in the fertile ground of his experiences as a parent, an analyst in the field of information technology, and sex positivity.
Enzian’s desire is to reconcile the conflicting and overlapping multitudes of which he is composed by drawing these points of contention and paradoxes into the open. He believes the reconciliation of these conflicts is to be found between the false dichotomies of rules and randomness, intellect and emotion, flesh and machine.

With an eye for detail, a mind for systems and an ass for the masses Ararity is making waves in the femboy space!
Content creator, deep thinker and occasional erotic writer, hear them share their journey of and advice on getting into content creation, self-acceptance, writing, outsourcing, systems for organising content, keeping on top of fan messages and much more in this insightful 50-minute conversation!
Check them out @ararity__
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