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Jamie L. Rotante @jamieleerotante.net · 03/10/2026

No, I don’t want to subscribe to texts from Igloo, I just want to see what the got dang Snoopy mug looks like.

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Reveal @revealnews.org · 01/10/2026

The botched execution of Christa Pike supports what Rev. Jeff Hood, spiritual advisor to the condemned, told us last year: This country's use of capital punishment shows that we, as a society, "have moved in a more violent direction."

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Executions Are Rising in the US. This Reverend Witnesses Them. - Reveal

On this week’s “More To The Story,” death row spiritual adviser Jeff Hood talks about how his longtime activism for racial justice led him inside America’s execution chambers for the final moments of ...

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Kristen Chow @kristenchowart.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m Kristen, a #kidlit illustrator available for picture book, chapter book, and graphic novel projects! I love drawing cute animals, colourful landscapes, and warm atmospheres. Rep’d by: @loveleemonicaa.bsky.social Portfolio: www.kristenchowart.com

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Tatjana Mai-Wyss @tatjanamaiwyss.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Hello October, it's #kidlitartpostcard day - again! (can you believe it?)

past colored, comics style illustrator self promotional postcard sowing a mermaid and her sea creature friends under water

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Clary Huang @claryillustration.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day 👻🧛‍♂️ What’s happening in Dracula’s library? Hi Art Directors, Editors, and Book Designers! Clary here 👋 I’m a #kidlit #illustrator based in the U.S. I’d love to work on any fun Halloween stories with you 🎃 ✨ Rep’d by Tracy Marchini Literary 🖥️ claryillustration.com

In a dark, dusty library full of cobwebs, a little ghost just stumbled upon a book on the shelves. What the ghost doesn’t realize is that Dracula’s portrait on the wall has come to life around the corner. What’s going to happen next? Will the black cat give the tiny ghost a heads-up about it?

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Karla Adams @karlaadamsillu.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

⋆⊱༻ Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! (and #peachtober) ༺⊰⋆ I'm Karla, a mexican illustrator looking for kidlit opportunities :•) 💻 More of my work at: karlaadamsillu.com 📖 Rep by @soyadriana.bsky.social Happy october! 👩‍🎨🐿️ #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebookart #kidlitillustration

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Janee Trasler @janeetrasler.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day! I write and illustrate board books, picture books, readers, and comics. I love quirky characters and projects that let me show a range of emotions. Rep’d by Jamie Weiss Chilton, Andrea Brown Literary Agency. #kidlitillustration @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

Kid lit postcard promoting illustrator Janee Trasler depicting a bear and a beaver toasting marshmallows.

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Jacob Souva @jacobsouva.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Hey! It's #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm an author and illustrator looking for a great story to help tell. I love quirky, funny books with heart. I'm rep'd by @jenrofe.bsky.social of @andreabrownlit.bsky.social. Portfolio: www.twofishillustration.com/my-work Books: www.twofishillustration.com/books

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Anna Daviscourt ➡️ NWSF @annadaviscourt.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day! I'll be available for work in the New Year-I'd love to add texture and whimsy to intriguing picture books and/or middle grade novels! ✏️ annadaviscourt@gmail.com 🌿 annadaviscourt.com #KidLit #KidLitArt #Illustration

A stylized drawing of as little person holding a giant pencil, drawing the name Anna Daviscourt. Text: picture book author & illustrator / annadavaiscourt.com

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Gustavo Rinaldi @gusrinaldi.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Today's #KidLitArtPostcard day and since it's October I couldn't help but draw a Halloween/ Fairytale crossover. I'm open for new projects and also seeking representation :D #illustration #kidlitart #kidlit #BRart #fantasyart

Drawing of Cinderella dressed as Frankenstein's bride lokking happily at a Jack-o'-Lantern carriage with a hunchback man as conductor and a headless black horse with their neck on fire. The Fairy Godmother is flying above her, wearing a fake green nose to disguise herself.

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Victoria Maderna @victoriamaderna.com · 01/10/2026

It's #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm Victoria, an Argentinian illustrator living in France. It's finally October, perfect time for autumnal palettes, magpies and magic! victoriamaderna.com | hi@victoriamaderna.com Represented by @jenazantian.bsky.social

Painting in gouache of a magpie with a hat on an oak branch holding a gold coin in her beak.
Text reads: Victoria Maderna - victoriamaderna.com - hi@victoriamaderna.com - Represented by Jennifer Azantian

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The way the Cornell victim is being publicly disbelieved by a lot of journalists, officials, and online posters is also a warning shot to every other victim not to dare to actually pursue a case against your rapist lest you suffer the same fate. It’s a means of protecting the status quo

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

shirley jackson you tell em www.newyorker.com/books/page-t...

ar and away the greatest menace to the writer—any writer, beginning or otherwise
—is the reader. The reader is, after all, a kind of silent partner in this whole business of writing, and a work of fiction is surely incomplete if it is never read. The reader is, in fact, the writer's only unrelenting, genuine enemy. He has everything on his side; all he has to do, after all, is shut his eyes, and any work of fiction becomes meaningless. Moreover, a reader has an advantage over a beginning writer in not being a beginning reader; before he takes up a story to read it, he can be presumed to have read everything from Shakespeare to Jack Kerouac. No matter whether he reads a story in manuscript as a great personal favor, or opens a magazine, or—kindest of all—goes into a bookstore and pays good money for a book, he is still an enemy to be defeated with any kind of dirty fighting that comes to the writer's mind.

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

hi abolish the death penalty the state should never have the power to murder (yes this includes indirectly, I see you, ICE)

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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Dream with me. Yes, giving money is nice, but I want you to envision how many problems would be solved by simply bankrupting the four worst people on earth.

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Jamie L. Rotante @jamieleerotante.net · 01/10/2026

idk, this is beyond what my dumb baby brain can really speak on or understand, but unfortunately I can't stop following the news on this and getting more and more stressed and perplexed.

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Fuck Yeah! Meiko Kaji 梶芽衣子 @meikokaji.net · 01/10/2026

Meiko Kaji (梶芽衣子) in Lady Snowblood (修羅雪姫), 1973, directed by Toshiya Fujita (藤田敏八). Scanned from Shukan Pureiboi (週刊プレイボーイ), November 27, 1973. 📽️ #filmsky 🎥 #japanesefilm

Snowblood kneeling in front of a mat with playing cards on it.

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Jamie L. Rotante @jamieleerotante.net · 01/10/2026

I also can't speak on how a loss like that changes your brain chemistry. But as long as there's an option for capital punishment, it can create that source of comfort for people with irreparable trauma. That's not a case for it, it's a case against it.

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Jamie L. Rotante @jamieleerotante.net · 01/10/2026

I hope I never, ever have to experience the pain of losing someone close to me by brutality in such a barbaric way. But I can't imagine my only solace being witnessing more death.

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Jamie L. Rotante @jamieleerotante.net · 01/10/2026

The concept of watching an execution is truly something I can't wrap my head around. It really feels like we've barely evolved as a species.

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LONG LIVE THE BASTARD 🍉🍟 @ultragrump.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

THANK YOU PAC. THANK YOU PAC. THANK YOU PAC. #AEWDynamite

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"Doc" Chris Mueller 🌅 @chrismueller.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Fucking hell, this video just had to get me one more time. Pac really was special. #AEWDynamite

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Time for this classic again.

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

imagining this in his voice and sending the results straight to the ole self soothing toolbox

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Chris Gethard @chrisgethard.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Hey New York - I haven't taught a full on improv class for adults in years. But when my old friends at MNN told me they wanted to offer classes for free, I said "Let's do it." If you're an experienced improviser who wants a free class and to get some notes, sign up at www.mnn.org/programs/adv...

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Advanced Improv with Chris Gethard | Manhattan Neighborhood Network

Join Chris Gethard in a three-week, advanced improv course! Experienced improvisers will take part in this free course and learn from a veteran comedian.

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merr-itt came from outer space @merrittk.com · 17/08/2026

more places should have artists-in-residence. like there should be a residency where you live on a particular train for a month. there should be an oil rig residency, an arctic research station residency. maybe a residency at a zoo

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Jamie L. Rotante @jamieleerotante.net · 18/08/2026

By age 40 you should have at least one white t-shirt that you continuously spill coffee on every time you wear it.

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Jamie L. Rotante @jamieleerotante.net · 07/08/2026

They should make a kind of panic attack that doesn't feel like a heart attack so you don't have a panic attack trying to figure out if you're having a panic attack.

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Kip Conlon @kipconlon.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

As an empath, I think all non-empaths should roast in Hell.

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inthefade @ihavethatonvinyl.com · 06/08/2026

powerball is $876 million. do you know how many brooklyn vegan type websites i could fund with that? do you know how many drowning independent newspapers i could save? for this alone, i should win

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Ernest Jenning Record Co. @ejrc.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Brooklyn Vegan was cooler to us than just about any site out there for the past 20 years. Actual people that you would see at shows. People who care & discover & live and breathe music. They covered the giant bands AND the underdogs and for that we'll be forever grateful. Let the good guys exist.

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Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 07/08/2026

As a society we allow exactly one ventriloquist & one prop comic to be wildly successful per generation. We drop the rest of them through trap doors. The highest height we allow a comedic magician to be is The Amazing Johnathan. We allow you one residency. No one made these rules. But we all adhere.

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Jamie L. Rotante @jamieleerotante.net · 07/08/2026

I think I, a person who just got into the Stone Roses, am the best person to revitalize independent music journalism.

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Jamie L. Rotante @jamieleerotante.net · 05/08/2026

If there's something you'd like to share anyway, send it along! If it doesn't fit for this issue, it might work for another down the line :)

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Jamie L. Rotante @jamieleerotante.net · 04/08/2026

We're all weird here. Psst... there's a li'l something free and fun if you read! jamielrotante.substack.com/p/be-the-wei...

A collage of characters from some of my favorite pieces of media, including characters from Ghostworld, I Saw the TV Glow, The Craft, Daria, Lady Bird, Doug, Home Movies, and May. Text above it reads Be the Weirdo You Wish to See in the World. Musings of an Anxious Millennial Writer #24: On Embracing Your Strange and Living Your Weirdo Truth

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Jamie L. Rotante @jamieleerotante.net · 30/07/2026

Newest @razorcake.bsky.social piece is live now, in which I talk about the struggles of being a highly empathetic person. Feel the pain with me, won't you?

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Ripley🪽 @skullingway.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

#portfolioday I'm Ripley, an illustrator & comic artist in NYC who often loves dark themes mixed with delicate & dreamlike imagery. I've done illustration work, including covers, for TTRPGs, horror movies, independent magazines & more 💕 💌skullingway.biz@gmail.com www.skullingway.com

Illustration of an angel statues breaking down and showing strange worm-like growths poking out, something shiny inside. There’s three comic panels on the right showing the infection spreading from the top to the bottom of the image. A delicate silver frame is at the top and bottom, with a pink background. The edges show a worn silver, checkered heart pattern

Image is an illustration. There’s two white rabbits with purple bows identical to each other. They have strange double eyes, blue liquid splashes on their mouths as if they’ve chewed on something juicy. From their bows, they have blue, strange wire-like entrails with purple stars and sparks. The entrails lead down to a strange glowing machine at the bottom, the center a circular brain with vein-like wires connecting to the rabbits or off the page. At the top, behind them is a strange fleshy object that looks like lungs and a rincage, the base of a computer with lots of blue wires and buttons. It has two fleshy eyes at its sides, one open and one closed. The center of the machine features a window inside, a fleshy presence with bioluminescence pulsating through its veins.

Illustration of the dog from the thing with a glowing eye for printedinblood

Image is an illustration of an old medieval suit of armor being overtaken by roses growing all over with strange roots.

The image reads the title of op’s comic: pocket full of posies, by Ripley Ash

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Razorcake @razorcake.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Feel the Pain by Jamie L. Rotante "One Punk’s Look at Social Anxiety, Neuroticism, and Other Fun Stuff" @jamieleerotante.net razorcake.org/feel-the-pai...

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

(mouse grandpa) here kid have a little walkin around cheese

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Archie Comics @archiecomics.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Here's your first look at Vengeance Unchained: The Legend of Black Caesar. From Shaquille O'Neal and Archie Comics, this pirate epic sails into stores this fall! store.archiecomics.com/collections/... @raheight.bsky.social #Shaq #StephanieWillams #ShaquilleONeal #StudioSkyeTiger

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Taco Bell Quarterly @tacobellquarterly.org · 17/07/2026

The Taco Bell finger pointing is a psyop to redirect attention from the real culprit, the deregulation and lack of oversight in our food supply

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Joshua Walker @bigjosh84.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I think most of us are carrying entire chapters of our lives that nobody knows about. Here’s some poems. 💙💙💙 #poetry #blueskypoets #writingcommunity #BlueSkyPoetry #SkyPoet

A poem about recognizing love through quiet actions rather than spoken words, and how care is often expressed in everyday moments.

Things I Heard (You Never Said)

You never said
“I’m proud of you.”

You asked if I’d eaten.
You told me to drive safe.
You waited for the phone to ring.

Love rarely sounded
the way I expected.

It sounded like ordinary concern
wearing work clothes.

A poem about looking back on childhood, losing certainty with age, and still appreciating the hope carried by the person you once were.

The Boy I Used to Be

The boy I used to be
thought grown-ups knew everything.

Now I’m older
and I know better.

Sometimes I miss him.

Not because he was right,

but because he believed
tomorrow always arrived
carrying good news.

A poem about memory, nostalgia, and how the past often feels warmer and closer than it truly was because memory reshapes what we remember.

The Illusion of Yesterday

Yesterday feels close enough
to wave at.

But every road back
leads somewhere new.

Memory rebuilds old houses
with fresh paint.

It remembers laughter
better than silence.

It leaves the lights on
for people who have long since gone.

Then asks us
to call them home.

A poem about how dreams change with age, shifting from chasing success to finding meaning in simple moments, home, and the people we love.

7 Dreams (A Better Way)

I dreamed of money.
I dreamed of fame.
I dreamed of escape.

I thought happiness
was waiting somewhere else.

Now I dream
of a slower morning,
a full table,
someone glad I came home.

Funny how growing older
teaches you
the better dream. 💙

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🔪🔪🔪bryan 🔪 🔪 🔪 @murderxbryan.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I have some advice for people finding out that the World Cup is a work, just enjoy the storylines, that’s the real fun of it.

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Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 06/07/2026

You don't have to over-explain in your work. You don't have to SHOW everything. Trust the intelligence of your audience, their ability to dream of a world bigger & more mysterious than this. Its, perhaps, enough to KNOW the boys are back in town, without telling where them wild-eye boys had been.

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Jamie L. Rotante @jamieleerotante.net · 06/07/2026

I'm incredibly stoked to start @amberpetty.bsky.social's new course, which feels like it was tailor made for me. Weirdo sisters unite!! If you're interested in not having to painfully rely on social media to get the word out about a project, check it out: amber-petty.newzenler.com/courses/sist...

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Weird Sisterhood Summer

The 4-Week Business Mastermind to Get Off Social Media & Grow Through Actual Connection

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Mel Brooks @officialmelbrooks.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Thank you so much for all of your happy birthday wishes. Honestly, I don’t really feel 100. I feel pretty good. I feel like I’m only 98!

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 01/07/2026

Here’s what you should know about the historic heat wave headed our way. Especially if you’re (hypothetically) having your wedding at MSG this weekend.

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A historic heat wave is coming to New York City. Here's how to stay cool.

YouTube video by NYC Mayor's Office

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