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Wing for Catober 2026 day 3. Purrific 2027 Calendar is now funding! kck.st/4xXPGvv #catober #catober2026 #wing #ink #caturday #batty #fly

Black cat flying with bat wings for Catober 2026. Drawn by Karen Luk.

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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

How would you POLITELY catcall any one of the X-Men, and you have to start your catcall with either, “damn, girl!” or, “damn, boy!”

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Karen Luk @karenluk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#Pitcher for Catober 2026 day 2. Purrific 2027 Calendar is now funding! kck.st/4xXPGvv #catober #catober2026 #ink #cat #draw #calendar #whitecat

White cat crammed into a glass pitcher by Karen Luk for Catober 2026 inking challenge.

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Karen Luk @karenluk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

You have until October 3rd, 12 noon PDT to claim your bonus Traffic Cat Bus sticker from my Purrific 2027 Calendar on Kickstarter! kck.st/4xXPGvv #catbus #calendar #cat #crowdfund #sticker #fanartfriday #fanart #myneighbortotoro #nekobasu

Traffic sign of a cat bus crossing. Cat bus is black on a yellow diamond traffic sign. Designed by Karen Luk.

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Helioscope @helioscopepdx.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

BACK IN STOCK! Ron Chan’s cussing Dinosaur print set! Seven foul-mouthed dinosaurs, drawn in gorgeous color by the great @rondanchan.bsky.social helioscopepdx.etsy.com/listing/2204...

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Karen Luk @karenluk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Snow leopard or Pallas Cat (Manul)?

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Cold Open Stories @coldopenstories.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Heed the call (for submissions!) ✍️✨ We’re looking for original short story manuscripts (5k–5.5k words) in sci-fi, dark fantasy, cosmic horror, crime noir, and beyond. Deadline: Nov 1 at 11:59 PM PT Ready to submit? Link in bio! #WritingCommunity #CallForSubmissions

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Karen Luk @karenluk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

5 days to the start of #Catober2026! Get your favorite inking tool and draw along with me. The Purrific 2027 Calendar is launching soon! Early backers get a bonus Cat Bus traffic sign sticker. www.kickstarter.com/projects/kar... #Catober #ink #draw #drawingchallenge #cat #cats #catbus #trafficsign

Graphic of Catober 2026 ink drawing prompt list created by Karen Luk with the following words:
1. fathom
2. pitcher
3. wing
4. ennui
5. snowflake
6. archive
7. tech
8. antennae
9. torque
10. seal
11. level
12. giant
13. muse
14. aurora
15. crawl
16. well
17. cozy
18 kind
19. thwart
20. orbit
21. discombobulated
22. manuscript
23. goddess
24. clarity
25. gaff
26. fragrant
27. sneak
28. ravenous
29. player
30. quiet
31. eerie

Graphic of a cat bus draw as a cat bus traffic sign, diamond shaped with a yellow background and the cat bus is in black.

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Karen Luk @karenluk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Happy #Purrsday! The Purrific 2027 Calendar launches next week. Early backers can claim a free bonus sticker - Cat Bus traffic sign. www.kickstarter.com/projects/kar... #catbus #calendar #cat #crowdfund #watercolor #traditionalart #catart

Digital mock up of a fanart catbus in black on a yellow diamond traffic sign by Karen Luk.

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Karen Luk @karenluk.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

A duh moment: going to offer booking me for a 1 hour online drawing lesson as one of the calendar rewards with a PDF of the calendar. www.kickstarter.com/projects/kar...

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Coming soon: Purrific 2027 Calendar

Enjoy a year of visual cat puns in the Purrific 2027 Calendar! Featuring watercolor paintings by artist Karen Luk.

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Karen Luk @karenluk.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

In 10 days #Catober 2026 starts! Grab your favorite inking tool and draw along with me! Also, my next cat calendar launches on October 1st: Purrific 2027 Calendar. www.kickstarter.com/projects/kar... #ink #draweveryday #caturday #drawingchallenge #cat #cats #catober2026 #calendar

Image of the Catober 2026 prompt list by Karen Luk. Here's the list of words selected for the drawing challenge:

1. fathom
2. pitcher
3. wing
4. ennui
5. snowflake
6. archive
7. tech
8. antennae
9. torque
10. seal
11. level
12. giant
13. muse
14. aurora
15. crawl
16. well
17. cozy
18 kind
19. thwart
20. orbit
21. discombobulated
22. manuscript
23. goddess
24. clarity
25. gaff
26. fragrant
27. sneak
28. ravenous
29. player
30. quiet
31. eerie

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Jay @tarvolon.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

“Water-Eaters” by @bethgoder.bsky.social has some weird aliens and a chillingly tense decision point for a lead being asked to do something bafflingly unthinkable clarkesworldmagazine.com/goder_09_26

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Water-Eaters by Beth Goder

Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

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Karen Luk @karenluk.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Happy #Purrsday! Here's yet another sneak peak of upcoming Purrific 2027 Calendar. Can you guess the cat pun? Launching soon! www.kickstarter.com/projects/kar... #cat #kimchi #bowl #watercolor #chopstick

Kimchi cat sitting in bowl with chopsticks on a mouse rest. Watercolor painting by Karen Luk.

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Karen Luk @karenluk.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Happy #Purrsday! Here's another sneak peak of my upcoming Purrific 2027 Calendar. Can you guess the cat pun? Launch link: www.kickstarter.com/projects/kar... #watercolor #cat #ocean #art #waves #reflection

Watercolor painting by Karen Luk of a cat and shark hybrid in the ocean.

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Karen Luk @karenluk.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Get your favorite inking tool for Catober 2026 in October and draw along with me! Here's the prompt list: #Catober2026 #Catober #ink #draweveryday #drawingchallenge #cat #cats

Catober 2026 prompt list by Karen Luk.

1. fathom
2. pitcher
3. wing
4. ennui
5. snowflake
6. archive
7. tech
9 antennae
9. torque
10. seal
11. level
12. giant
13. muse
14. aurora
15. crawl
16. well
17. cozy
18 kind
19. thwart
20. orbit
21. discombobulated
22. manuscript
23. goddess
24. clarity
25. gaff
26. fragrant
27. sneak
29 ravenous
20 player
30. quiet
31. eerie

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Karen Luk @karenluk.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Happy #Purrsday! Here's a sneak peak of my upcoming Purrific 2027 Calendar. Can you guess the cat pun? Hit the link for launch reminder. Early backers get a bonus sticker! www.kickstarter.com/projects/kar... #cat #tuxedocat #ink #watercolor #kickstarter #campaign #comingsoon #preview #cmyk

4 different tuxedo cats done in ink and watercolor by artist Karen Luk.

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

What happens after the Chosen One comes home? What if he wasn't the Chosen One after all? We're delighted to share an excerpt from @mikechenwriter.bsky.social's YA fantasy Of Sorcery and Science!

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Read an Excerpt From Of Sorcery and Science by Mike Chen - Reactor

A teen who is The Chosen One in a fantasy realm finds himself a nobody back home—until magic appears in the real world…

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Karen Luk @karenluk.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Share a random or favorite word with me that I may include for the upcoming Catober prompt list. Catober is a drawing challenge for October wherein participants draw a cat based on a word from the list. I have some ideas, but welcome yours!

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Now I am become Jeff, the destroyer of Whorls @trollbreath.com · 19/08/2026

Did I mention this is coming soon? No? Yes? Hey, this is coming soon! Trollbreath Publishing's first anthology, collecting the short stories and poems published in the magazine's first 6 issues! Scheduled for release on November 3rd, and should available for pre-order by the start of October.

Cover for our first anthology, Trollbreath Magazine Volume One (2024-2025). It shows a stylized scene of tall, gray-green trees with a small figure near the bottom in red like a girl wearing a red cloak. Edited by Jennifer & Jeff Reynolds

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Effie Seiberg is a spooky Cyborg @effies.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

This auction opens TODAY! Want me to critique your short story? Now's your chance! bsky.app/profile/effi...

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Carla Speed McNeil @carlaspeedmcneil.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Waitin' for my proof from the printer so I can finish filling out the shop listing for my new graphic novel, SETTLERS OF THE STORM WORLDS Part 1. Hum de dum dee. Read a whole bunch of it here: www.patreon.com/c/carlaspeed...

Wraparound watercolor cover of graphic novel, SETTLERS OF THE STORM WORLDS Part 1. Fantasy wagon, like a wooden RV, rolling towards a freaky magical hurricane. Author/artist Carla Speed McNeil.

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Beth Goder @bethgoder.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Here's the book cover reveal for my debut short story collection, with a beautiful illustration by @karenluk.bsky.social Sign up to get notified when the Kickstarter launches in October! www.kickstarter.com/projects/bet...

"An Expression of Silence" book cover, with manta ray with flowers on back swimming through space.

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Christina Orlando @cxorlando.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Hello, book people! I am the book content editor for Reactor Mag and I'm looking for sci-fi, fantasy, horror, romantasy, and speculative books coming out in 2027! If you have an adult or YA SFF/H book out next year (or publicist), share the link/info here!

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Laura Blackwell @pronouncedlahra.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Watch the recording and celebrate Story Hour's 300th author guest with us!

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Air and Nothingness Press @aanpress.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

$94 to go until the base goal is funded. Thank you to the latest 2 backers who just helped us out. 1.8+/- more backers and we can focus on the stretch goals of adding additional authors to the budget. Those who have backed in the past know I work hard to include as many authors as I can in anthos.

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Karen Luk @karenluk.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Happy International Cat Day! Here's a sneak peak at my upcoming 2027 cat calendar on this fine Caturday. #internationalcatday #caturday #dandelion #lion #watercolor #painting #illustration

Watercolor painting of a dandelion pun - male lion with a dandelion flower as the mane and the puff as the tail end. Illustration by Karen Luk.

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Karen Luk @karenluk.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

New way (to me) to build a writing habit: 1. Write a sentence everyday. 2. Write 2-4 short stories every month. 3. Submit a short story once a month. 4. Do not revise short story, unless asked to by the publication.

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Beth Goder @bethgoder.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I have my book cover for my debut short story collection, with an illustration by the extraordinary @karenluk.bsky.social 😍💕😍 I'll be doing a cover reveal this weekend on my newsletter. ✨Newsletter signup: bethgoder.com

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Karen Luk @karenluk.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Hmm, purrfection, catastic, meowjastic... what other superlatives can be made feline?

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Cartoon Art Museum @cartoonart.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Some news: our lease on Beach Street is coming to an end so we're closing up shop this Sun., Aug. 2, and looking towards our next chapter. Thanks for your support; we'll stay in touch. cartoonart.org/press-releases/2026/7/31/cartoon-art-museum-update-closing-a-chapter

The front window of the Cartoon Art Museum

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Karen Luk @karenluk.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Nearly done with summer teaching, so it’s back on cat calendar work, short story writing, and some video gaming.

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Victoria Ying @victoriaying.com · 20/07/2026

Using Ai as a “reference” sucks because it’s a dead end to learning and curiosity. There are more artists and writers whose work I can be inspired by and I can always dig deeper into them to learn more, but Ai flattens it to the result with no way to find out what parts were stolen from who.

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Carla Speed McNeil @carlaspeedmcneil.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

A little fanart for Seattle's little leggy lemon. Also www.patreon.com/cw/carlaspee...

Ink on paper, a cartoon depicting Jimothy, Seattle's favorite mutant raccoon, having tea with the main cast of RACCOON CRIME SQUAD, a comic written by Alex De Campi, drawn by Carla Speed McNeil. Text: EVERY FAMILY GOT THAT ONE COUSIN. <3

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Karen Luk @karenluk.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Drawing space rays, talking cats, jotting down story ideas, and teaching comics today. How about you?

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Brian Kolm @briankolm.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

I am going to be available to create two commissions for the upcoming Sketch-A-Thon at home, a fundraiser for @cartoonart.bsky.social. It runs from July 22 to the end of SDCC, July 26, 2026. www.cartoonart.org/calendar/202...

Cartoon Art Museum black and white art samples for 2026
2021 Bouncing boy with a cute alien to take back to his wife
2021 Loki and Volstagg transformed into a mouse
2022 Mercury of the Metal Men with the Red Lantern cat
2023 Hanna Barbara's Captain Caveman
2024 Bat Lash

If you purchase a piece from my, things I could draw... theme park characters, obscure superheroes, a ttrpg character, international characters, mascots.

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Karen Luk @karenluk.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

I got my badge for the Nerd Prom 2026. Who else is going to San Diego in a few weeks?

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Karen Luk @karenluk.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Middle school summer teaching of manga art… Start! Wonder what comic stories I’ll read from the students.

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Chappell Ellison @chappelltracker.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

screaming www.tumblr.com/reggiemess/8...

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Karen Luk @karenluk.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Four rejections this month so far. I’m going to rework one story, revise another, and finish a different one with the goal of sending out at least two more stories out this month.

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Story Hour @storyhour.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Congrats to all the Nebula Award winners, including Story Hour guests @jenniferhudak.bsky.social, @thomasha.bsky.social (who seems to be on a roll), and @effies.bsky.social! Watch Effie read her Nebula-winning story alongside the marvelous @jrdawson.bsky.social with her nominee! youtu.be/5T5WrJV2v40

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April 8, 2026 Story Hour: Effie Seiberg and J.R. Dawson read their Hugo/Nebula-nominated stories!

YouTube video by Story Hour

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Karen Luk @karenluk.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Lions, jaguars, tigers, and Amur leopards with a side of giant pandas for #caturday from the @sandiegozoo.bsky.social #ink #bigcats #panda #zoo #blep

Ink drawings of 3 lions and 2 jaguars by Karen Luk.

Ink drawings of 4 tigers and 4 amur leopards by Karen Luk.

Ink drawings of 6 giant pandas by Karen Luk.

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Story Hour @storyhour.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Where can you get five stories—read by their authors, no less!—in under an hour? The latest Story Hour! Enjoy these bite-size tales from Beth Goder and Matt Tighe! @bethgoder.bsky.social @mktighewrites.bsky.social youtu.be/TnJgjgHNkXM

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June 3, 2026 Story Hour: Beth Goder and Matt Tighe

YouTube video by Story Hour

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Karen Luk @karenluk.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Recent drawing demos from class work with kids. Booking art workshops now for fall and winter 2026! Check bio for details. #draweveryday #workshop #teach #learn #drawing #art #education

Sketches of fire shark, Grogu, cat mimic, bunny, weird tabby, and dog by Karen Luk from class demo.

Sketches of rolly polly ponies, Pooh bear, Eiffel Tower, Goku, otter, bunny, and lioness by Karen Luk from class demo.

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Karen Luk @karenluk.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Watercolor painting while listening to unexpected rain is the best background music.

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Shaenon K. Garrity @shaenon.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

I am available for freelance manga editing and localization work, hit me up.

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