Still here after paramedics intervention yesterday morning. Spent the day today trying to access food banks and essentials like toilet paper and cleaning supplies. Was a waste of time. It’s just becoming clearer how much of a waste of time it all is, tbh.
Darby Machin - Author
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Writer. Queer. Romani. Disabled. CBC 2025 Mentee. PMJ Horror Prize 2025 shortlisted. He/Him. I still draw rats and butts, sometimes. Much love, always
Thank you for everyone who has helped recently. Sorry to have to ask again, but I’m currently without pain meds or travel costs for needed physiotherapy. For context, I have Multiple Sclerosis, hyper mobility, and nerve damage. ko-fi.com/malibudarby
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Thank you for everyone who has helped recently. Sorry to have to ask again, but I’m currently without pain meds or travel costs for needed physiotherapy. For context, I have Multiple Sclerosis, hyper mobility, and nerve damage. ko-fi.com/malibudarby
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Being in protracted mental health crisis without support from mental health services is genuinely messing me up. If anyone could help a bit with the cost of food, meds, travel etc. I’d be very grateful ko-fi.com/malibudarby
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Being in protracted mental health crisis without support from mental health services is genuinely messing me up. If anyone could help a bit with the cost of food, meds, travel etc. I’d be very grateful ko-fi.com/malibudarby
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lol. Debt collectors coming around on Monday with body cams now? Cool… cool… I mean, I can’t even afford toilet paper, but pop off, I guess. Have fun recording yourself harassing a disabled person and taking his various nothings~
Back home from hospital. Not doing too good. Was supposed to get emergency care funded so I’m not on my own for a bit, but there’s no budget for it. So been told to just rough it out, lol.
Cartoon: After drawing Getafix and Grammi Gummi this seemed like another idea to explore :)
itchio's summer sale is in full swing now! I've put my books that take place during the summer on sale for 25% off and that includes a preorder of WHEN YESTERDAY ENDS!! Pick up some summer books today until July 6th! ☀️ itch.io/s/190858/sum...
The final story on sale during my Queer Your June sale is my short story, summertime blossoms! 🌹 The body horror of your best friend you have a thing for turning into roses and how you deal with it. Bittersweet and reflective! Get it and the others for $10 until Sunday!: itch.io/s/186406/que...
Do you have enough queer books yet? Of course not! You can never have enough! To entice you to further your collection of queer books, from June 7th to the 21st, I have a small bundle of my own for you! 5 SFFH queer books for 10 bucks! (or 27% off individually!) 🌈 itch.io/s/186406/que...
“Trust the audience to know your character” is not neutral writing advice when you’re writing characters whose type and lived experiences are underrepresented and/or purposefully made illegible in the pop culture consciousness. imo.
My queer-led, “troubled”, working-class teens vs oppressive systems fungal body horror nightmare novel is officially in the post first draft editing stage! LFG~
A tin of beans as your only caloric intake for the day is decidedly… not the vibe.
Bank balance in the negative, no food, missing meds, no painkillers, can’t afford travel to necessary medical appointments… at this point just put me in the wood chipper ffs
If you’d like to get me a coffee for my Burffday… that’d be nice 🧡 ko-fi.com/malibudarby
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Old dogs, New Tricks. I've started a Patreon. I hope you'll check out this post. www.patreon.com/posts/old-do...
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I grew up watching Star Wars as a kid, and maybe that attributed to what kind of sci fi I like. So, to celebrate sci fi adventures, I've put WHEREVER THE STARS CALL on sale at itchio for 24-hours, just for May 4th! Grab your copy below for only $1! 🚀 🪐📚 earlronove.itch.io/wherever-the...
Acrylic marker self portrait doodle… I turn 39 in 21 hours and am feeling introspective 🙃
Alright #artist friends! I've been itching to do this one - a WORLDWIDE art jam! This will be an Annual event, and just like with Sketch Club Quarterly - an optional zine! Deadline is June 30, you can work in ANY 2d medium! Sign up here Sign up here: forms.gle/u4dRQYcfxdZjp6Eo6
ERRANT WINGS, my coming of age about a gay punk suddenly growing angel wings & rallying against a city trying to control him, has been out for one year now! If you want a heartfelt story about just trying to find your place in life, Errant Wings has you covered! earlronove.itch.io/errantwings
Waiting to hear back from your dream agent who requested a full of your manuscript is stressful… but on the plus side I finished an angry, political, queer possession novella in the interim, so. There’s that!?!
This is such a fever dream of a film.
Lair of the White Worm - Lady Sylvia dancing
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Whelp… time to do nothing, eat very little, and not get to export my manuscript for submission until Monday because capitalism is bullshit 🫠
If you've never seen the intro to Dirty Pair: Project Eden, you may be surprised to discover that it's one of the most beautiful things ever animated.