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Twonks @twonks.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

The Jetsons lied to us

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Come see me today at the Pin & Patch Show! I'm right by the entrance! (map in previous post)

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Hey all! I'll be at the Pin & Patch Show tomorrow in Toronto! I'm excited to attend a new convention with my strange little collection of enamel pins :D Hope to see you there! 📌 2026 PIN + PATCH SHOW 😄 50+ Exhibitors 🎟️ FREE ENTRY + VIP 🗓️ Sat, Sept 19th 🕙 10 AM - 5 PM 📍 1605 Queen St W

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

On an absolute whim, I pulled up topwebcomics for the first time in years and was surprised to see the top 10 hasn't changed too much since I was last active there.

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prongles @prongles.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Everyone and their mom has had a comment about this now but I guess I feel the need to chime in: I think a lot of the comments are really misunderstanding that this is not a “fanart bad” post, this is “it sucks to go to an indie comics show and see multiple tables without a single comic” post

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Ruby (ft. Jimin) @lapsedbard.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

CANADIANS, this petition to regulate data centers in Canada is open until September 24, please sign! www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

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Petition e-7550 - Petitions

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Just threw my lower back out putting away a box of Earthsong comics 😩 I *guess* I'm happy it happened now instead of at the beginning of the convention? But still, ow.

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

PS if you do somehow wind up seeing this, you are welcome to come back and exchange it for a fresh copy that hasn't been handled by 100s of people!

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Dear lovely person who accidentally bought the display copy of A Dance With Death while I was away from the table, my apologies that your copy has the last two pages taped together (which I do to avoid spoiling the reveal) 😅

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Saturday at FanExpo! Come see me at booth AP16 in the artist alley!

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sephirAmy @sephiramy.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

the lessons we need to take are clear. Dolly said "find out who you are and do it on purpose", and Tim Curry's line is "don't dream it, be it" they would both be disappointed if we wrote that off as corny. so what? it's necessary. we have everything to lose if we are dishonest to ourselves.

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

RIP legend. You were amazing in everything you did, but my favourite is always going to be Clue (closely followed by Muppet Treasure Island). Between you and Dolly, the world's a little dimmer this week.

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Re: last repost - it is literally dark outside right now. At 11am. In July. This is way less fun than an eclipse, lemme tell you. Stay inside if you can, Ontarians. And my sincerest condolences if you don't have AC

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 15/07/2026

Good morning,Ontario, the sky looks like armageddon and the air smells like a campfire where you were burning something you really shouldn’t. Be careful out there. 😷

The sun shining very orange behind dirty-looking smoke haze

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Your yearly reminder that Rainier cherries, the most delightful fruit on the planet, are in season now 🍒 Enjoy, fellow hobbits!

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Currently pining for those golden days of yore when my sinuses were clear. One never appreciates the simple ability to breathe through one's nose when they have it. *plays "Paved Paradise" on repeat*

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Ethan M. Aldridge @ethanmaldridge.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

A limerick. Based on a true story.

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Also, had a great time sharing a table with the uber-talented fellow cryptid enthusiast @monicacomics.bsky.social - you should definitely go check out her comics and zines!

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

TCAF was an absolute blast and I met so many awesome people and sold so many comics and I am also SO glad to be at home in my pyjamas now. Worth it, but phew! Many thanks to all the volunteers and staff who make this amazing festival happen! Y'all are rockstars

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Hey Toronto! I'm at TCAF all this weekend! You can find me at 220B on the 3rd floor of the Mattamy Centre!

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Just found out I got into Hal-con! Super excited to inflict my eldritch wares upon the east coast once more!

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

My Table number for TCAF is SO CLOSE to Sherlock Holmes' address that it's painful. You can find me at 220B in the Hockey Arena on the 3rd floor of the Mattamy Athletic Centre next weekend!

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Heck yes, I got into the Pin and Patch Show! ( www.instagram.com/pinandpatchs... ) I love doing a new show and getting to show all my dorky cryptid/monster/pun pins to new people :D

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

I thought I had escaped Calgary without getting my annual nosebleed - it is SO dry there usually, but it was snowy/damp this time so I was hopeful - but alas, I awoke after my red eye flight home having lost the blood vessel battle. Calgary was great tho! Lovely to see everyone who stopped by!

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Calgary! I am at your Expo! Come see me at booth A410 in the artist alley (see previous post for a map)

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Calgary! I am at your Expo! Come see me at booth A410 in the artist alley (see previous post for a map)

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Hey! I'm going to be at the Calgary Expo this Thurs-Sun! Booth A410 in the Artist Alley. Come by and say hi if you're there!

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

I'll be at the Calgary Comic Con this weekend! I've got a bunch of new sticker sheets and prints that'll be available. These cuties are part of my Candy Creatures sticker sheet - you can see the rest of them on Instagram ^_^

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Re: my last reposts “Do not put money in the pocket of a woman who has sworn publicly to use it to disenfranchise vulnerable populations” is the smallest ask imaginable. It’s not oxygen, it’s not food. It’s television. You can do without. There are thousands of other shows for you to watch.

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Fun* fact: Earthsong finished ten years ago! *the fun part is that you get to feel OLD

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

I spent an unreasonable amount of time making a cute little animation of Willow and Tristram, but I'm having issues posting it here, so you're gonna have to go check it out on my Instagram: www.instagram.com/p/DVZSN3HCVKE/

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

If you like puzzle/escape room games mixed with a bit of mystery and roguelike/lite shenanigans, I would heartily recommend Blue Prince to you. I just had an amazing run, got a lot of synergies going, and man, it was a grand ol' time.

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Spent the morning feeding a flock of my favourite feathered friends. They were ravenous, if you can say that about chickadees. Had 4 on my hand at once several times. Froze my poor fingers off, 100% worth it

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Anyhow! Here's a Beholder Paladin from my "Critters With Class" sticker sheet that I just finished up. 5 more cute/funny mashups will be popping up on my Instagram over the next few days 👁️👁️👁️👁️👁️

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

I've been trying to post more art that I've been working on to Instagram, but keep forgetting to cross-post it here. I don't think I'll post ALL of it, bc that's annoying if you follow me on both platforms, but I'm gonna try to remember to post a few here and there.

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Also, again, for no reason at all, I've been using Clip Studio Paint and Moho to do some animation lately and they're great. There's a learning curve, of course, but that's true of all animation software.

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

FYI for no particular reason, but if you're subscribed to a certain art software and want to get out of it without a penalty, just switch to a different type of subscription with them - this will trigger their "trial period" options for the new plan, which will allow you to cancel for free.

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

The world's best desk mat arrived today. My nerdy little hearts sings ✨🌌🚀

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

If you play these songs in order ~ "Elf's Lament" - Barenaked Ladies "Naughty or Nice" - Tom Cardy "The Night Santa Went Crazy" - Weird Al Yankovic ~ you get the story of Santa's descent into madness over the unionization of his elves. Merry Christmas! 🎄🎁🎅

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Trying to find a local source for a bismuth crystal for kiddo#2 for Christmas and not looking forward to all the new age / spiritualist ads I'm gonna get as a consequence. Show me mercy, Almighty Algorithm.

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Made parathas from scratch tonight! It was a lot of work, as most breads are, but I do enjoy mucking about with food. Paired those suckers with some ready-to-go microwave curries though, bc heck if I'm also making those from scratch on the same night, lol

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Hal-con was an amazing con! Super lovely staff and volunteers - fantastically run show. Thank you to everyone who came out grabbed some of my merch!

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Hey! I'm at Hal-con in Halifax all this weekend! Come see me at booth I3. I won't have any comics with me, alas, but I've got everything else!

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

I've actually been doing a lot of art lately, I'm just very... out of practice with posting any of it online, post webcomics. I'm going to try to be better about slapping it up on Instagram and here though 😅

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

*crawls out of hermit hovel* Hey, I actually posted something on instagram! Made a silly video of my Beetlejuice illustration for Halloween,lol www.instagram.com/reel/DQcWi6P...

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

(I have comics available at the Calgary Expo only bc I stay with a friend while I'm there and she lets me keep a box of them in her basement all year bc she is the best)

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Crystal Yates @glassgates.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

I keep meaning and forgetting to mention here that I'll be at Hal-con in Halifax this year! But bc I'm flying in, I can't bring my (very heavy) comics with me. If you will be there, and you want any of my comics, please contact me to PRE-PURCHASE them and I'll make room in my carry-on for them ;)

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