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I searched the moon, I searched the dawn, I asked the stars, I begged the trees, tell me please! They must be wrong, Someone so sweet, so loving, so young, can’t be gone. She left a loving man, she left four young kids, she left friends and family, she left the world and life behind. 1/2

The moon overhead surrounded by layers of clouds in an early morning sky.

Brilliant orange red and dark gray clouds just before sunrise.

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.northsky.social · 25/09/2026

Fun little process video for this one! One of the public posts on my Patreon. You can follow me for free to get access to my monthly newsletter and other free content!

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Process Video: Creature (Squid) | All Things Whistberry

Here's another process video of a whimsical idea I had. I like how it shows how much time comparatively was spent on just adding in all the

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Eli Belt @elibisme.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Mid bite after several months 1-3 times a day eating chicken strips I think it’s time to move on. The hard thing about same foods is sometimes when I get sick of the main one it can take a long time to figure out a replacement I feel like I can’t live without.

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pm gibbs @pmgibbs.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Autumn ~ come here play in falling leaves wake to fog hugging rest now burrow for future prepare to sleep

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.northsky.social · 19/09/2026

Today's #SciArtSeptember theme is #star It's easy to feel alone in the universe when gazing upon a sky full of distant stars. It's good when friends rally round you...

Black and white drawing of a melancholy-looking toad perched on a rock under a starry sky with thin clouds visible. There are five tiny ghosts surrounding the toad to give it moral support.

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.northsky.social · 19/09/2026

How about a green-tailed sunbird for the #BlueSkyArtShow theme of #golden? #BirdArt

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Eli Belt @elibisme.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Good morning lovelies! Rise and shine like the superstars you are! Be kind, remember we’re all in this life together so treat others with love and compassion.

A white sun seemingly rising into an orange sky surrounded by the silhouette of trees, the headlights of oncoming traffic close to the farmers market.

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.northsky.social · 17/09/2026

My latest #BookReview is for a thoughtful mashup of sci-fi & Western themes that follows a robot with a secret agenda at the almost literal end of the world. A quick read but some intriguing dystopian world building and a morally ambiguous main character will appeal to lovers of classic sci-fi. #sff

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Book Review: Unsaved by Pemry Janes — HELEN WHISTBERRY

Thoughtful mashup of dystopian sci-fi and Western…

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.northsky.social · 07/09/2026

Happy #SciArtSeptember! Today's theme is #fawn... here's one of my favorite pieces I've done. An illustration for my short story appropriately titled "Owl and Fawn"

Digital drawing of a great horned owl standing protectively over a spotted fawn curled up among leaves. Text reads: Owl spied a soft shape in the misty forest, a fawn, cold and alone.

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.northsky.social · 01/09/2026

I think it is more important than ever when promoting your books, journals, magazines, what have you, to be very vocal and upfront about the cover artist. I love publisher's websites that include that info in the description or some other easy to find location. I don't enjoy having to speculate :(

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.northsky.social · 26/08/2026

Do you enjoy books with nonbinary characters? Check out this sale! A selection of 9 books that are on sale through the end of the month! Includes my fantasy/horror/romance/weird novella (and it's illustrated, too!) #sff #booksky sheilajenne.com/nonbinary-he...

Promo graphic for nonbinary heroes sale August 24-31 at sheilajenne.com/nonbinary-heroes-sale showing the 9 books covers in sale: Valet to the Prince by Sheila Jenne, Lantern by Burgundy Athena Pendragon, It's Only a Little Death by Shane Blackheart, Descent into Despair by D.C. Hart, Holding Onto Day by E.H. Timms, Manipulator's War by Elise Carlson, A Study on Magic and Crystals by May Barros, The Final Foyage of Avery Mothmere by Helen Whistberry, Giving in to Gravity by Avery Bridge

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.northsky.social · 19/08/2026

So I hear folks are clamoring for more books with illustrations? I AM DOING MY BEST! 7 books. Fantasy and/or horror. Original illustrations drawn by me. Name of each book in alt text! Full descriptions and buying links here: www.helenwhistberry.com/book-links #sff #booksky

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.northsky.social · 17/08/2026

When you are feeling the weight of the world in the wee small hours of the night, it helps when friends rally round you 💜 #AuGhost #melancholy #AuGhost2026

Black and white drawing of a toad perched on a rock and looking sad. There are five tiny ghosts encircling the toad and a starry night sky behind with faint wispy clouds.

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.northsky.social · 13/08/2026

Reports vary on whether it is World Armadillo Day or International Armadillo Day, but either way, I've got you covered!

Digital drawing of a pink fairy armadillo standing on a pile of gray rocks with fanciful pink branches and black leaves with blue veins hanging over its head. The armadillo is very cute with a feathery fringe of hair emerging from under back armor that is colored in the blue, pink, and white colors of the trans pride flag.

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Eli Belt @elibisme.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Good morning weirdos! Rise and shine like the superstars you are! May you all experience something unexpectedly delightful. Peace to you all!

Yellow sun rising through orange and mauve sky and the silhouette of trees in the foreground.

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Eli Belt @elibisme.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Now this is the size of Hot Wheels car I wouldn’t mind playing with.

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.northsky.social · 05/08/2026

Happy 5th day of #AuGhost! Today's theme for our garden ghosts is #wet #AuGhost 2026

Digital painting of a white koi fish with black and orange spots swimming between green lily pads and pink lotus blossoms while 3 tiny ghosts look on in awe.

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Eli Belt @elibisme.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I finally developed an old lady appetite of a few bites of supper and I am stuffed full.

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Eli Belt @elibisme.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

As I prepared for my early morning nap, I photographed the moon imagining it with a blanket pulled up halfway ready for a slumber too.

Half moon at sunrise, missing bottom half of moon.

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.northsky.social · 04/08/2026

For today's #AuGhost theme of #wing, our garden ghosts are watching a beautiful butterfly in awe. (This one is a coloring page, so feel free to download and color in for fun!) #AuGhost2026

Black and white line drawing of a large swallowtail butterfly perched on a fantastical-looking coneflower while four small ghosts look on with surprised expressions on their faces

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.northsky.social · 03/08/2026

Happy 3rd day of #AuGhost! Today's theme is #red #AuGhost2026

Digital painting of a ruby throated hummingbird drinking nectar from bright red cardinal flowers, trumpet-shaped blooms on a long stalk with many unopened blooms as well. There is a small white ghost peeking out from between its wings as well as 3 tinier ghosts hiding among the flowers. The background is a partially stormy sky with blue sky peeking through the clouds.

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.northsky.social · 03/08/2026

Coloring page day for my patrons! I'm working on a big coloring book project in addition to some other things and paid patrons not only get a preview of each page, but a downloadable version for their own coloring fun!

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Coloring Page: Bobwhite and Grasshopper | All Things Whistberry

Here's drawing number 3 for my coloring book project! This is a complete redraw of an older coloring page I made when I first started drawin

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.northsky.social · 04/08/2026

Resharing a common bronzewing I drew earlier this year for today's #AvianAugust! Too beautiful of a bird not to share again. It's worth looking up images of this bird... the way the light shimmers on the colors on their wings is really something! #BirdArt

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.northsky.social · 01/08/2026

Happy 1st day of #AuGhost! My chosen theme for the day is #light Been a while since I drew my tiny garden ghosts so I may have to get warmed up a bit 😂 #AuGhost2026

Digital drawing of extreme closeup of a red rose with four tiny white ghosts hiding among the petals as they look at a red and black flying firefly which is emitting a golden glow from its tail.

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.northsky.social · 01/08/2026

New pinned post thread time with all my stuff! You can find all my book links here: www.helenwhistberry.com/book-links And links to buy my art here: www.helenwhistberry.com/art-links And follow me on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/cw/whistberry

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.northsky.social · 01/08/2026

A unique fantasy adventure by me & @elibisme.bsky.social featuring 2 feisty middle-aged protagonists, a cloud skydragon, sentient fungi, talking tattoos & many other fantastical beings. A celebration of friendship & courage! 33 illustrations! Buy links here: www.helenwhistberry.com/book-links

Book cover for the novel Once Upon a Wave of Witches by Eli Belt & Helen Whistberry depicting a green kraken tentacle sweeping through blue foaming waves. The title is in a gold medallion with the image of a dragonfly beneath the title. Cover art and design by Whistberry.

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.northsky.social · 24/07/2026

The Smashwords sale is ongoing! Two of my fantasy books are half off! Wren's Aria is an animal-centered, overthrow all tyrants adventure. Wave of Witches was written with @elibisme.bsky.social & features 2 middle-aged friends on a very weird quest. Both illustrated! (by me!) Links below!

Book cover for Wren's Aria showing a bright-eyed brown wren perched among bright red poppies and green grass with mouth open in song. Cover art and design by Helen Whistberry.

Book cover for Once Upon a Wave of Witches, a Beatrice & Amelia adventure by Eli Belt and Helen Whistberry showing a green tentacle sweeping through foamy blue waves around a gold medallion with a dragonfly in it. Cover art and design by Helen Whistberry.

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Eli Belt @elibisme.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Good morning! May peace, happiness, and good health fill your day. Love to all.

Yellow sun peeking out from the silhouette of a tree with a bright orange sunrise starting.

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.northsky.social · 07/07/2026

Once Upon a Wave of Witches, the unique fantasy novel I co-wrote with @elibisme.bsky.social is part of the Smashwords sale! You can get this illustrated adventure featuring two ladies of a certain age, talking tattoos, fungi gods, and sea witches for half off! www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...

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Eli Belt @elibisme.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Forgive the quality as I shot it through my rear view mirror after I passed it, the eagle flew away only to return after I drove past.

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Eli Belt @elibisme.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

The American goldfinch both male and female, two pairs. 4 in the first photo and two in the second one.

Two pairs of American goldfinches enjoying wild bergamot. The males are bright yellow with black and white wings and a black eye mask, the females are a more subtle pale yellow with more gray like markings. The wild bergamot bee balm is a lavender color growing in a thick patch.

A male and female American goldfinch couple partaking of lavender wild bergamot.

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Eli Belt @elibisme.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Pieris, the white cabbage moth and a tiger bee fly.

A dead white cabbage moth lying on a bright green painted board. It is a pale yellowy white with one charcoal tip on a wing and two charcoal spots below that and yellow on the inside of its wings.

A tiger bee fly on concrete. It had black and clear spotted transparent wings, its head and body look a little like a spider-man mask.

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Eli Belt @elibisme.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

When company comes to visit and has no intention whatsoever of leaving…

White nymph plant hoppers that look a little like white sailboats with legs on a branch of my rose of Sharon in between leaves.

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Eli Belt @elibisme.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

My kittens are so talented they can undo the bows on my shoelaces and still leave them double knotted…

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Eli Belt @elibisme.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Sometimes something blips through time and is worth a second look.

Art journal page of slightly wavy stripes about the thickness of shoelaces in greens, gold, and gray with a slightly flower shape in the center with outer petals or leaves in a rusty brown, circular petal shapes in yellow, with inner large four triangles in orange, four smaller and thinner red triangles in between the orange ones, and in the center are four circle rings of gold, blue, and three shades of green.

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Eli Belt @elibisme.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Life After Death This isn’t about Heaven or Hell, except in the sense that my throat continually aches as I fight back grief that threatens to end my days. Why do I get to keep on going when you still in the beginning of your life are forever gone? Your flame of 1/2

Black and white tuxedo kitten with green eyes standing on a wooden railing surrounded by the greenery of Rose of Sharon.

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.northsky.social · 09/06/2026

I wrote Once Upon a Wave of Witches with @elibisme.bsky.social who provided most of the wildly imaginative details readers love. Beatrice is in a loving sapphic relationship with a sea witch. Amelia is as ace as ace comes. 2 ladies of a certain age who embark on a grand adventure—shenanigans ensue💜

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Eli Belt @elibisme.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

My gray kittens have brown paw pads so I call them their cocoa beans.

A gray kitten’s paw pad that is a light brown held by my white hand covered in scratches from my rambunctious kittens laying on a colorful chicken blanket.

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.northsky.social · 01/06/2026

For the month of June, ALL of my books are 50% off in my itch shop! or you can grab all 10 books for $10! Best time yet to grab any or all if you enjoy fantasy or horror or mystery or illustrated books! More info on each of the titles in thread below 💜 itch.io/s/187094/whi...

Image of 10 books covers for books by Helen Whistberry: Wren's Aria, shows a brown wren among red poppies; Roadkill, shows a highway with animal skeletons on it; The Final Voyage of Avery Mothmere, has a black cat playing with an old-fashioned sailing ship; When Your Heart is a Broken Thing, has a white rabbit crying red tears and a red rabbit with skeleton exposed crying blue tears; Once Upon a Wave of Witches, with co-author Eli Belt, has a green kraken tentacle sweeping through turbulent blue waves; The Tail of Nightshade, has a gray mouse among purple nightshade blooms; The Melody of Trees, has a red fox among twining tree branches; The Weird Sisters, has a full moon behind tombstones with a hand visible lying on the ground; The Avenging Angel, has a full moon behind a mansion; The Ghostly Groom, has a full moon behind a tombstone with a black bird on top of it.

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.northsky.social · 01/06/2026

Once Upon a Wave of Witches is my collab with @elibisme.bsky.social. This fantasy follows the adventures of Beatrice & Amelia, an unlikely pair of friends of a certain age who inadvertently embark on a perilous adventure. Sea witches, sentient fungi, talking tattoos, a kraken plus 33 illustrations!

Book cover for Once Upon a Wave of Witches by Eli Belt and Helen Whistberry featuring a large green kraken tentacle sweeping through turbulent blue waves. There is a dragonfly as well in the middle of the title and author. Cover design and art by Whistberry.

Black and white drawing of two heads in silhouette facing each other. The one on the left has a tangle of vines and the one on the right has flowers crowning their head. There are mushrooms growing from the bottom of the oval image and an abstract design of flowers in the background.

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Eli Belt @elibisme.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

It’s ok if you hate the design but which color grouping do you think works better?

Sort of a knotted starburst surrounded by what looks like scales in black and white.

Sort of a knotted starburst surrounded by scales where the starburst is in colors of yellow, orange, red in various shades and the scales are still black and white.

Sort of a knotted starburst surrounded by scales. The starburst is in various shades of yellow, orange, and red and the scales are shades of blue, green, and purple.

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.northsky.social · 26/05/2026

A little tattered and torn but still beautiful #TransArtMay

Digital painting of a burgundy colored butterfly with markings in the pink, blue, and white colors of the trans pride flag. It is perched among sprigs of mountain mint which has green pods from which sprout tiny white blooms. The butterfly's wings are a bit torn and ragged around the edges.

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

"Milky Way" (c) constance lee menefee ... "pointing into infinitude seeing only our own infant hunger fulfilled."

Poem, "Milky Way"
(c) constance lee menefee

To think
some of us
agreed to name our sweep of stars,
planets,
and sparkling comet debris of formation
after baby nutrient goo
of warm-blooded creatures
with a backbone
pointing into infinitude
seeing only our own infant
hunger
fulfilled.

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Eli Belt @elibisme.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

The moon last evening and night.

Pinkish sky as the last of sunlight leaves the sky and the moon with a foggy aura.

The moon thinly veiled behind clouds at night.

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Eli Belt @elibisme.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Make a band out of two others: Viagra Boys to Men

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murderedbybluesky.bsky.social @murderedbybluesky.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Amazon Policy: Always be exploiting! I would gladly wait an extra day for my package if it meant the driver actually got a break. Also if it meant the driver didn’t have to keep a tactical Gatorade bottle to "relieve" themselves. Morality & laws are different, hunt a billionaire near you.

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Eli Belt @elibisme.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

I know it’s not Caturday, but I’m going to be busy tomorrow so sharing a few photos of my six week old kittens. Not all six of them but hard to get them sitting still at this zoomie age.

Gray kitten staring at me on a brightly colored blanket .

Sisters: one gray and white and one black and white on a colorful blanket.

One of my beautiful gray boys stretched out on a spider punk blanket.

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