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Hampus Viklander @spookystirfry.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Heya #PortfolioDay! I'm Hampus, I'm a concept artist and fantasy illustrator Right now I'm working on my own illustrated book named Nobolos! And I'm showing some new art and pages from it today! I have a newsletter if you want to get more news of it hampusviklander.com/newsletter/

Cover art of the book Nobolos, depicting a woman in a white shirt and purple pants, holding a tome and quill ready in hand to write. She sits on a stool sorrounded by a menagerie of fantastical creatures

Coloured digital image depicting a group of three people clad in flesh like armour, while in the background a man in a blue cloak wields an axe as swirly branches grow out and spiral away from him

page snippet from the book Nobolos. To the left is a coloured drawing of a woman sitting down with a book in her lap, while a draconic figure with a human face looms over her, leaning in to read her book. To the right there is a block of text describing the draconic figure which is named the Dracosphinx

page snippet from the book Nobolos. To the right is a coloured drawing of a humanoid creature with two heads, one purple and one red. Each head wears golden half masks in a frown and a smile. This being holds out a large clawed right hand reaching across the page howering over a text block describing this being as a creature named Alfrun.

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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

In light of some magazines pulling scummy things on creators lately, I’m doing a little thread on short story rights. I don't want anybody getting taken advantage of. Also, if you're new, this stuff can be confusing!

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Katherine Souza @kattysouza.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Purple was deemed too out there unfortunately

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Katherine Souza @kattysouza.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Thanks Jeff for being so down to clown as we figured out how to work in this new system!

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Katherine Souza @kattysouza.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I hope you like them! We were definitely weird and experimental this go around as we figured out the system, hahaha.

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Katherine Souza @kattysouza.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I worked with a lot of wonderful writers and designers on this system, most of which are no longer at ZoS. @jeffgrubb.bsky.social and I spent many meetings plotting out a good chunk of the season 1 Rumors. Thanks for all the kind words so far! I've been trying to share them with those involved

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Katherine Souza @kattysouza.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I joked to some coworkers that Tilli was my Orcsona. I had fun dressing her up and having her introduce Rumors to the world. We wanted to Rumors to capture the fun of Morrowind-style questing (which to 7 year old me blew my mind).

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Katherine Souza @kattysouza.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

submitting a scientific paper on how carnivoran allergies were actually an advantage to our rodent/proto-primate ancestors to feel better about not petting your dog or cat

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THE CODEX NOIRMATIC @thecodexnoirmatic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Memorial to Sucrestor of Zircenu, in Suell Pharabin, Orepirrus. 2023

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@tommybrudzinski @tommy1947.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

“JUST A QUICK SKETCH” I only had a moment or two. In Maine, I had seen many mounted deer heads and moose heads. However, I only had a quick glimpse of a mounted LobMoose. Or was it a dream? Sketched very quickly with a PLATINUM Carbon fountain pen in a 9” x 12” Bristol pad.

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Ursula K. Le Guin @ursulakleguin.com · 18/09/2026

We'd like your help with something. The one hundredth anniversary of Ursula's birth will take place in 2029. This may seem a long time away, but we’re already starting to think about how to celebrate Ursula’s life and art. We’d love to add your ideas to the mix—there's a brief survey here:

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Centenary event planning

Please click the link to complete this form.

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Katherine Souza @kattysouza.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Thought about it. He thinks he's a Hero. He's trying to take on a Hero's Journey arc. But he's actually stuck in a Heroine's Journey arc and that leads to comical shenanigans

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Katherine Souza @kattysouza.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

They're not very concrete thoughts, but they're there. Is Marty a hero or a heroine? You tell me because I think he's both.

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Katherine Souza @kattysouza.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Reading Gail Carriger's The Heroine's Journey right after watching Marty Supreme and having too many thoughts.

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OneBGS - Bethesda Game Studios Union @bethesdaunion.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Billy put decades of his life into a career in game development. Now, he questions if he can continue to weather an industry that is becoming increasingly hostile to its workers. Follow the link in our bio to demand better of employers like Microsoft and #SaveGameWorkers.

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OneBGS - Bethesda Game Studios Union @bethesdaunion.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

When leadership makes poor decisions and tries to fix them with layoffs, they don't just hurt devs like Anelise. They hurt our players and our games, and never pay the price themselves. Join us to #SaveGameWorkers and gaming overall by using the link in our bio to make your voice heard.

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Andrew Siañez-De La O @mexicancryptid.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I also did a narrative/fiction pass on the new ability/passive names and mastery flavor text (for Warden and all the refreshed classes).

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Katherine Souza @kattysouza.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I'm so sorry, Jenna! Let me know if there's anything I can do to help. Hoping the best for you and your fellow teammates

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Katherine Souza @kattysouza.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Glad to hear that even if it was a long journey there was a return to creativity. My current life demands so much creative output and it feels like there's just a fuzzy void any time I try to make a creative decision, haha. ugh. But thanks for sharing your insight 🫶

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Katherine Souza @kattysouza.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Oh that's good to know! I was taking antihistamines for my anxiety prior to this (but they were not playing nice with my gastro issues which were also terribly exacerbated by long covid) Thanks for sharing. I'll have to talk about it with my doctor next time I'm in

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Katherine Souza @kattysouza.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Glad to hear you're in remission! If you don't mind me asking (welcome to swap to DMs) but what did you do to self manage and how long until you noticed improvement? I am having other physiological symptoms that I've learned to live with, but this is the one that's frustrating me the most

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Katherine Souza @kattysouza.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I've had more verbal shutdowns in the past 4 months than I have the rest of my life combined. Does anyone have any experience asking for medical leave or accommodations related to long COVID specifically? I would appreciate any advice on how to manage this crazy world with these symptoms

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とまと🍅Tomato @tomatotomato777.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

-Enforcer Urfan: Koldane Cartel: Thieves Guild: Daggerfall Story Quests- #ESOFam #ESO #ESO_JP #ElderScrolls

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Katherine Souza @kattysouza.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Additionally, I've met so many new and amazing people over the past few months and I perpetually get the details of their life mixed up. Thankfully, everyone's been patient and forgiving of this. But the layoffs and starting my MFA has left my brain a pile a of mush.

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Katherine Souza @kattysouza.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I got COVID in late May this year and since then I've struggled with such bad forgetfulness, exhaustion, and brain fog that I genuinely feel like a less intelligent person. It's impacted my ability to create and also mood regulate as every event in my life feels absolutely catastrophic

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とまと🍅Tomato @tomatotomato777.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

-Abrasia: Roadsworn: Thieves Guild: Daggerfall Story Quests- #ESOFam #ESO #ESO_JP #ElderScrolls

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OneBGS - Bethesda Game Studios Union @bethesdaunion.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Just shy of a 4 year work anniversary on The Elder Scrolls Online, Kevin was laid off alongside 1,600 Xbox developers. Without our labor, there are no games. #SaveGameWorkers and remind Microsoft who it was that actually built their gaming legacy: shorturl.at/5ruBE

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OneBGS - Bethesda Game Studios Union @bethesdaunion.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Even with over 17 years of experience in AAA games, Kitty was laid off on July 6th. Making profitable games doesn’t spare developers from mass lay-offs; only fighting for their protections will. Help us #SaveGameWorkers by going to the link in our bio and tell Microsoft to stop killing our games.

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とまと🍅Tomato @tomatotomato777.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

-Seline Menant & Basil Menant: House Menant: Thieves Guild: Daggerfall Story Quests- #ESOFam #ESO #ESO_JP #ElderScrolls

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とまと🍅Tomato @tomatotomato777.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

-Carso & Edwane the Hawk: Streethawks: Thieves Guild: Daggerfall Story Quests- #ESOFam #ESO #ESO_JP #ElderScrolls

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OneBGS - Bethesda Game Studios Union @bethesdaunion.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

When massive corporations lay off foundational team members like Ching, they tear out the soul of a team. It is up to all of us to protect video games and it starts with the real people who make them. #SaveGameWorkers and tell Microsoft to correct course on these layoffs (link in bio).

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Katherine Souza @kattysouza.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

thank YOU for organizing it! Congrats on another issue :D

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OneBGS - Bethesda Game Studios Union @bethesdaunion.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Today at HQ, we had special guests from Microsoft leadership. We refuse to let executives forget what game studios are actually made of: their workers. As welcome gift, we placed hundreds of flags outside, honoring all of the game workers who have been laid off by Microsoft in 2026 (so far).

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Katherine Souza @kattysouza.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Eric was awesome to work with. He made so many of the scenes in the game come to life.

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OneBGS - Bethesda Game Studios Union @bethesdaunion.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Developers like Eric just want to make games that enrich player's lives. But too often, multi-billion dollar companies like Microsoft, Sony, and EA want to enrich shareholders via layoffs. #SaveGameWorkers and tell these companies to stop treating game developers as disposable: shorturl.at/5ruBE

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Penumbric Speculative Fiction Mag @penumbricmag.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

The August issue is here! Find it at www.penumbric.com/currentissue... and pdf www.penumbric.com/currentissue... #fiction #poetry #art #scifi #fantasy #horror #magazine

The August 2026 cover of Penumbric, found at https://www.penumbric.com/currentissue/cover.html

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OneBGS - Bethesda Game Studios Union @bethesdaunion.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

There are no video games without video game developers. Trillionaire corporations will continue to treat devs as line items on a balance sheet unless we fight back. Join us on August 18th to #SaveGameWorkers, as we rally across nine studios in the US and Canada. More location details to come soon.

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Jenna "the" Yow @jannouna.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

when we say young suns is about a revolutionary future, we mean it! all the characters have different ideas and relationships to what liberation looks like for them, but all of them are aligned in working towards a better world even if the methods aren't the same

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OneBGS - Bethesda Game Studios Union @bethesdaunion.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Developers like Atran Raikany from ZOS are responsible for making the game worlds we love feel alive. Microsoft's lay-offs aren't just short sighted business decisions - they're threats to the future of these worlds. #SaveGameWorkers and tell Microsoft to end these layoffs: shorturl.at/5ruBE

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Gustav Örn Samuelson @mechabarbarian.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Want to once again remind you that the best way to view pixel art is to order fine prints of it from my shop and free them from the tyranny of the screen! www.inprnt.com/gallery/mech...

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とまと🍅Tomato @tomatotomato777.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

-Skeever Nivo: information broker: Thieves Guild: Daggerfall Story Quests- #ESOFam #ESO #ESO_JP #ElderScrolls

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Duncan @goblinville.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Kaiju sketching

Rough digital sketches of a creature with a flat circular head, lots of teeth, tentacles, and glowing lights floating above it

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OneBGS - Bethesda Game Studios Union @bethesdaunion.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

User researchers like Elisabeth Whyte made sure players' voices were heard in your favorite Xbox games. On July 6th, Elisabeth and her entire team at Zenimax were laid off. Now, make your voice heard and #SaveGameWorkers by telling Microsoft to end their cycles of layoffs: shorturl.at/5ruBE

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Ville Sinkkonen @villesinkkonen.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

End cretaceus hell

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OneBGS - Bethesda Game Studios Union @bethesdaunion.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

In our new series #SaveGameWorkers, you’ll meet the people who make your favorite games at Xbox…until they get laid off. Today, meet Eric Bakutis from Zenimax Online Studios. #SaveOurDevs by telling Microsoft to end their cycles of layoffs: feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/ide...

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Katherine Lam @ LBX 431 @katherinelam.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Another painting from my show with Gallery Nucleus, August 1-16th!

a worker at the laundromat, looking at a cat who is sitting on top of a washing machine

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Dwuff 🇿🇦✨ @dwuff.com · 20/07/2026

CALLING ALL LOVERS OF WILD AND WEIRD 70s FANTASY BY WOMEN (we owe them a *colossal* debt re: the genre, in my honest opinion) This is a great deal. Lee's work has been hard to source for me, most of it is out of print and obscure, my local libraries don't have it. Get yourself some good-ass fantasy!

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Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

AI is next level gatekeeping. Its proponents don’t just tell you that you’re incapable of doing a thing, they imply that nobody else is gonna be able to do it either, and suggest you pay them to do it for you, badly. Can’t be having with that nonsense. I’d rather learn to do things badly for myself

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Katherine Souza @kattysouza.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

any subs open right now for a 15k word fantasy novella? it's good, I promise

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