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Beatrice Lu, Writer of Emotional Violence™@beegotten.bsky.social · 3w ago

Robin Hobb is my favorite fantasy author, top three at least (she's not fucking third), and she made sure to swing for brutal emotional swings, complex interpersonality, and heavy melancholy almost every step of the way, and she was doing that longer than most current writers are alive now.

Gretchen Felker-Martin PRE ORDER CHIMERA 2.16.27 🍉@scumbelievable.bsky.social · 3w ago

Le Guin and Butler and Hobb and Bear and Pierce did not die so we could pretend saccharine happily ever after baby food is what women need

✨️Ayla Kara 🐈‍⬛️ YVR✨️@aylakara.fun · 3w ago

Alright so I am very nervous but also very excited to announce that the url in my handle actually goes somewhere now. It’s my official site :3

perplexingly.bsky.social @perplexingly.bsky.social · last mo.

I am reopening a few commission slots again ko-fi.com/martamilczarek

Beatrice Lu, Writer of Emotional Violence™@beegotten.bsky.social · 3mo ago

NADIR agrees and I do believe I've written a piece worth clicking on and reading, full of introspection and dragons, complete with author's notes to complement it. Hope you check it out, trust this scheming eunuch face. It belongs in a decadent court, but it has poetry and thought and amusement.

Nadir Magazine@nadirmagazine.bsky.social · 5mo ago

@beegotten.bsky.social created something incredibly special for the first issue of NADIR. A contemplative and vicious tale about human brutality, forgiveness, and living on in memory. Read it and six other wonderfully weird tales in our inaugral issue. Available @ NADIRMagazine.com

oscar @pepperbloom.bsky.social · last mo.

very bad news. the IOF pushed the yellow line past Abod's house. now, his family lives in official "shoot on sight" territory. he's telling me not to worry, but i'm really, really scared. as always, anything you can give helps my best friend & his family survive. chuffed.org/project/119736

screencapped instagram conversation with Abod. reads as follows:
Abod: Yes, I am within the yellow line. There are cubes that extend beyond our house, and there are cubes that run parallel to the house as well. I hope we don't leave home for good unless it's outside Gaza.
me: oh, god, Abod, i'm so worried for you. i trust that you will keep your family safe. how much food do you have in the house? can you stay inside for a few days?

continued conversation, which reads as follows:
Abod: Not everything. We need to bring water every two days. We also get bread every two days from the bakery. But we have rice. The vegetables won't keep well becauseof the heat, and there's no working refrigerator since there's no electricity. I'll only be able to keep them for a day or two befre they spoil. But the situation is safe and good so far. There's no danger, don't worry, my love."

oscar@pepperbloom.bsky.social · 3mo ago

my big bro Abod is constantly exhausted from the strain of laboring and raising kids under genocide. your donations have paid for life saving medical care, his baby daughters' needs, and the food on their table. pls share. help my best friend survive. every $ counts ❤️ chuffed.org/project/help...

laughingknight @laughingknight.bsky.social · 2mo ago

new #RogueTrader just in time for the Infinite Museion DLC she is here to immolate heretics and fuck xenos, have u seen any of either

A custom character portrait for the CRPG Warhammer 40 000: Rogue Trader. It's half-length portrait of a plump woman with auburn hair. She is posed in a manner referencing depictions of Mary Magdalene in Ecstacy. She wears a grey gown and brown leather harness that has slipped off one shoulder, and a heavy string of gold beads is looped through her ear lobe. She is missing the ring finger on her left hand, the stump is capped with gold. She has a large scar on her left cheek, and a golden skull medallion branded onto her forehead, the gold has dripped down her nose and cheek. She carries a meltagun, which is decorated with a dangling string of beads featuring a large aquila.

Val K. Wise @valkwise.bsky.social · 2mo ago

AMPLE chapter 2 is up in full for patrons Sister Plenty leads prayer, issues punishments, and meets new idols... 50p, black and white, 18+ 🖤 patreon.com/valkwise

comic page. sister plenty leads a group of nuns in prayer as an effigy of saint humble watches over the chapel.

plenty continues ringing her bell to lead prayer

she looks up towards the effigy of humble, who has come alive and moved from her perch to sit in the darkness by the window.

humble's shadowed face stares down at plenty

Tiernan Blanchard @gaycannibalism.bsky.social · 2mo ago

So. I hate to do this. We were pulled over on the way back, it turns out we forgot to get the MOT after that lady hit us with her car. We are now without the car until we can get it sorted (it'll likely fail, too) and poor, so we could do with the money for the MOT and additional disability costs.

Tiernan Blanchard@gaycannibalism.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Everyone say happy birthday to my spouse, who is 54 today! In my not-so-humble and very correct opinion, he's still looking wonderful.

Dr. Nick Posegay @nposegay.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Just in the last hour, in violation of the Geneva Convention, Israel has dropped white phosphorous gas shells on towns adjacent to their bridgehead, issued displacement threats to civilians immediately to the north, and also separately killed 2 children in an airstrike on Sidon.

Dr. Nick Posegay@nposegay.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Looks like they may have done it. Forget the Strait of Hormuz. Israel will happily take a weakened Iran and GCC, but their primary goal in this war is to occupy Lebanon.

LieutenantV [Commissions Open]@lieutenantv.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The Cretaceous Sea - Sachicasaurus

A painted piece that is shaded features Sachicasaurus, an Early Cretaceous pliosaurid. It swims beneath the waves as light filters in from above-- fish parting ways around it, revealing their simple scales in the light.

Beatrice Lu, Writer of Emotional Violence™@beegotten.bsky.social · 3mo ago

NADIR agrees and I do believe I've written a piece worth clicking on and reading, full of introspection and dragons, complete with author's notes to complement it. Hope you check it out, trust this scheming eunuch face. It belongs in a decadent court, but it has poetry and thought and amusement.

Nadir Magazine@nadirmagazine.bsky.social · 5mo ago

@beegotten.bsky.social created something incredibly special for the first issue of NADIR. A contemplative and vicious tale about human brutality, forgiveness, and living on in memory. Read it and six other wonderfully weird tales in our inaugral issue. Available @ NADIRMagazine.com

LieutenantV [Commissions Open]@lieutenantv.bsky.social · 3mo ago

casting sick spells Slump is my fav lil snail guy

Slump/Clover Tender utilizing their magic! The snail shaman (from Hollow Knight) is an original character, and they are in a pose casting a large spell from their staff. The staff glows white as the magic swirls around them, breaking off into clover-shaped dots.

LieutenantV [Commissions Open]@lieutenantv.bsky.social · 4mo ago

simple warm ups

Sketches showing a Peacock Spider (top left, greyscale), a Hummingbird Clearwing Moth (right, colored) and a Picasso bug (bottom, colored).

laughingknight @laughingknight.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Fane IX of the Lunar Kingdom of MiRu

Jeb 🏳️‍⚧️ Time Paradox: Exposition @jebdarsh.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Pre-launch thread!! 🧵 Yes, I'm finally launching my first three books. They're told concurrently and intertwine to create a prologue to the Time Paradox series I'm writing. (This is what happens before the time travel starts!) They're part of @the-book-bazaar.com Summer Bonanza!

Time Paradox: Preludes

From Jebdarsh - Time Paradox: Preludes

backerkit.com

LieutenantV [Commissions Open]@lieutenantv.bsky.social · 5mo ago

working a bit on The Wizard's Library again

A dark cavernous location holds a strange, insectoid/Cambrian beast. They hold a glowing comb jelly in their long, spindly fingers as their speak. "These tomes," they state as multiple voices overlap one another, "they hold truths. Not peace."

Multiple comb jellies float in the background, blurred from the viewer.

laughingknight @laughingknight.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Ordis and the Hyekka he didn't want #tennocreate #warframe #ordis

Ordis from Warframe, a small owl-like robotic drone with a cheerful and slightly abstracted face, floats next to a bald Hyekka cat. The cat is wearing a warm costume resembling a snowsuit, which matches Ordis in colour and shapes. The cat's expression is mildly confused.

Nadir Magazine @nadirmagazine.bsky.social · 5mo ago

@beegotten.bsky.social created something incredibly special for the first issue of NADIR. A contemplative and vicious tale about human brutality, forgiveness, and living on in memory. Read it and six other wonderfully weird tales in our inaugral issue. Available @ NADIRMagazine.com

Val K. Wise @valkwise.bsky.social · 5mo ago

"it's in me, too." fanart for THE WORKS OF VERMIN by hiron ennes

a digital limited palette illustration with five panels: a pair of eyes, an ear dripping strange fluid, a pair of thumbs pressed together with a bead of blood between them, dirty fingers on a typewriter, a man holding another from behind.

Beatrice Lu, Writer of Emotional Violence™@beegotten.bsky.social · 6mo ago

My name's on the cover, me alongside other talented writers. The work's written, the ink's dried, now all that's left is waiting in anticipation for the stories themselves. I hope you all enjoy these pieces that were too outlier for other magazines, only to find a fit and home with this one. 📚 👏 📖

Nadir Magazine@nadirmagazine.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Excited to show off the cover for the inaugural issue of NADIR magazine! I can't wait for the end of this month and people to get a chance to read seven amazing stories by this incredibly talented group.

Cover for NADIR Issue #1
Image is Tomb of a Suicide by Wilhelm Kotarbiński. In a dying field, beneath a twilight sky, a soul escapes from a white flower that is spouting from a bleeding stone.
Authors featured are: Bridget D. Brave, LL Garland, Derrick R. Lafayette, Beatrice Lu, TT Madden, Lena Ng, Christina Wilder

Beatrice Lu, Writer of Emotional Violence™@beegotten.bsky.social · 5mo ago

One must enjoy seven servings of weird in these dark and weird times, especially now. Enjoy this feast of weird wonders, these outliers from the norm of other magazines.

Nadir Magazine@nadirmagazine.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The first issue is out!! Physical copies available from NADIRmagazine.com or catch me at Authorcon tomorrow. Digital from Amazon - or if you want to (rightfully) avoid using them, shoot me an email at nadirliterature@gmail.com

vesta z @godaughtr.bsky.social · 5mo ago

some character designs for an upcoming cyoa game i'm running on patreon, starting later this month.

rough drawings of a tall man and a shorter woman. the man is wearing only a few pieces of armor, and there is a large, weeping incision running from his temple down over his belly. the woman is wearing a cute little sorcerer's outfit topped with a pointed hat.

LieutenantV [Commissions Open]@lieutenantv.bsky.social · 5mo ago

finally gave form to my Ethereal, Kazhir. i gotta type up his personality and such, but i've been putting off giving him a ref!

Lone-Strider Kazhir, a masculine ethereal that wears black, gold and purple attire fitted to his form. His bandages do not fully cover him as is shown by the head, ribs and arms. He has sharp fingers, similar to claws, and a dagger that he has resting on the back of his waist. Reshii Ribbons are also wrapped around his left arm.

The text below reads:
Born in Ma'nussa, to the nomads of the Wilds and Wastes of K'aresh, Kazhir was used to a hard life. To explore the wonders of the world was a joy none could replace. He found solace in exploration until the Wasting fell upon the world. To be shackled beneath the safety of the many city-states felt like a ticking bomb, and when the people K'aresh were splintered, he dared to believe his life as a nomad could still bear purpose. And so, he became a lead phase diver, and explored the new frontier and mysteries that were thrown upon him.

Nadir Magazine @nadirmagazine.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The first issue is out!! Physical copies available from NADIRmagazine.com or catch me at Authorcon tomorrow. Digital from Amazon - or if you want to (rightfully) avoid using them, shoot me an email at nadirliterature@gmail.com

Beatrice Lu, Writer of Emotional Violence™@beegotten.bsky.social · 5mo ago

One must enjoy seven servings of weird in these dark and weird times, especially now. Enjoy this feast of weird wonders, these outliers from the norm of other magazines.

Nadir Magazine@nadirmagazine.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The first issue is out!! Physical copies available from NADIRmagazine.com or catch me at Authorcon tomorrow. Digital from Amazon - or if you want to (rightfully) avoid using them, shoot me an email at nadirliterature@gmail.com

Nadir Magazine @nadirmagazine.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The inaugural issue of NADIR releases this weekend! Visit The Zone with TT Madden and pray that none of its citizens notice you. NADIRMagazine.com

Beatrice Lu, Writer of Emotional Violence™@beegotten.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Hey, there's now even a site to pre-order an electronic or, especially, your physical fix of seven special stories. Hope all those anticipating them get well and sated once the morsels and gristle of weird fiction comes out and you devour them with hungry eyes and minds. 🍖 😈 🧠 nadirmagazine.com

Home - Nadir Magazine

unearthing stories from below. NADIR is a semi-annual magazine providing a home to weird literature and outsider art across all genres. issue #1 out february

nadirmagazine.com

Beatrice Lu, Writer of Emotional Violence™@beegotten.bsky.social · 6mo ago

My name's on the cover, me alongside other talented writers. The work's written, the ink's dried, now all that's left is waiting in anticipation for the stories themselves. I hope you all enjoy these pieces that were too outlier for other magazines, only to find a fit and home with this one. 📚 👏 📖

Beatrice Lu, Writer of Emotional Violence™@beegotten.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Yes... ha ha ha... YES!

a cartoon panda bear is smiling and wearing a scarf around his neck

ALT: a cartoon panda bear is smiling and wearing a scarf around his neck

media.tenor.com

Andrew F. Sullivan@afsulli.bsky.social · 5mo ago

we out here.

Author of THE MARIGOLD and coauthor of THE HANDYMAN METHOD Andrew F. Sullivan's EARTH FILLED WITH BLOOD, pitched as Nosferatu meets Succession and drawing on Irish folklore, about territorial, supernatural beings desperate to thrive in the modern world and the ramshackle attempt to halt their domination, to Ed Schlesinger at Gallery, by Ron Eckel at CookeMcDermid (world English)

Beatrice Lu, Writer of Emotional Violence™@beegotten.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Hey, there's now even a site to pre-order an electronic or, especially, your physical fix of seven special stories. Hope all those anticipating them get well and sated once the morsels and gristle of weird fiction comes out and you devour them with hungry eyes and minds. 🍖 😈 🧠 nadirmagazine.com

Home - Nadir Magazine

unearthing stories from below. NADIR is a semi-annual magazine providing a home to weird literature and outsider art across all genres. issue #1 out february

nadirmagazine.com

Beatrice Lu, Writer of Emotional Violence™@beegotten.bsky.social · 6mo ago

My name's on the cover, me alongside other talented writers. The work's written, the ink's dried, now all that's left is waiting in anticipation for the stories themselves. I hope you all enjoy these pieces that were too outlier for other magazines, only to find a fit and home with this one. 📚 👏 📖

🪾🌳BΘGB3ΔST🌳🪾2k Raffle 📌@b0gb3ast.bsky.social · 5mo ago

💤🥬Lilypad Nap🥬💤 - A Gift from a very good friend of mine, and a very talent artist. @lieutenantv.bsky.social #Art #giftart #bogrott #therian #sleepy

Curled on a large lily pad, a big beast slumbers tail dipped in the water