Hey, one of my good friends just launched their very first Kickstarter for a surrealist horror anthology! Malcolm's a good friend and a hell of a writer, and you should support their cool project! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mal...

Pit Of Eden Comic Anthology

A Babylonian non-binary body horror comic collection

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A pair of hippos showed up at our hotel to eat the lawn.

We're all set up at #TCAF at table 2089! I just found a box of out of print books, so for a very limited time we even have a few copies of Wayward Sisters, and Toronto Comics Vol 1,2, and 3!

Are you in town for #TCAF and curious about Canadian grant funding? Come to @allisonmotoole.bsky.social's #WordBalloon grants panel at 9am Friday, starring Victoria Day, Josh Rosen, and me! There's still time to register at: www.eventbrite.ca/e/word-ballo...

We're proud to announce the Kickstarter for our eleventh anthology, The City We Chose! Its 180+ pages of gorgeous about the cities that shape us, the paths that brought us there, and the whimsical fantasy cities that might have been!

The City We Chose

A gorgeous comics anthology about the choices that defined our homes, and the wild fantasy cities that could have been!

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Our new project launches next week! You can sign up to get notified the instant it launches: www.kickstarter.com/projects/toc...

The super talented @gofishblues.bsky.social illustrated the cast of @pangolinart.bsky.social's tabletop game, The Siege of Punica! I'm really thrilled with how they came out.

I'm assembling a list of grants available to comic creators in Ontario, Canada. Take a look and let me know if I've missed anything! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

I bought Leo a catnip pickle, and he is fully committing to it's murder

This is the whole point of AI. It’s not to actually replace humans. It’s to change your title from “head writer” to “assistant AI technician,” not credit you, and pay you half of what you were paid before

Rest of World@restofworld.org · 3y ago

Most AI creative writing is… bad, so firms are on a spree hiring poets, novelists, and other humanities experts to try to fix it

After a few weeks separated from my cats, I am finally reunited.

Godspeed, you weird little party of loveable dorks. I'm gonna miss y'all.

One week left to vote for the Ignatz Awards!! Don't forget to request a ballot and please consider tossing Shades of Fear a vote for Outstanding Anthology! https://www.smallpressexpo.com/ignatz-ballot-request/

Allison O'Toole@allisonmotoole.bsky.social · 3y ago

If any comics folks want to give Shades of Fear a read for Ignatz Award consideration, hit me up for a PDF 👀👀

A beloved beautiful monster.

Over on the hellsite, we've opened submissions for our next anthology! twitter.com/TorontoComix...

I received Ignatz ballot, I'm excited to keep reading entries so I can cast my votes! If you haven't read Shades of Fear yet, I'm happy to send a PDF for your Outstanding Anthology consideration. Or you can purchase it at our Gumroad store: https://balustradepress.gumroad.com/l/shades-digital

Shades of Fear PDF

Experience terror in blood red, sickly yellow, and ethereal blue. Shadows flitting from the corner of your eye beneath the neon of fluorescent lights, the visceral red beneath your skin that protects ...

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I think Leo is upset I abandoned him at home all day.

Zoe doing a lunchtime murder

I really need to get cleaning, but Leo is JoJo-pose napping.

Leo's belly is very soft and very dangerous.

I find myself on Bluesky, ready for a fresh start! Oh no