iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Frank&Stein @brandtandstein.com · 11/12/2025

Also, congratulations everyone who made something this year. A comic, a song, a film, a novel, a painting, a poem, a short story, a sculpture, crochet, embroidery, whatever it is. In this era of slop and theft, if you *make* something you are a shining jewel and I am so grateful for you.

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Ranged Touch @rangedtouch.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Everyone imitates Tolkien all the time except when it comes to the one way it would really matter: making the protagonist of your novel for children a short, fat, 50-year-old man who doesn't want to do anything.

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🎃 🕯️ Monica Valentinelli sez keep on, keepin' on. 🐈‍⬛ ☕ @booksofm.com · 20/11/2025

If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features." There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.

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Steve Jankowski @textaural.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Many people have noted that the Primary / Social / Forums / Updates tabs are missing when you do this 👀. You can recreate these manually using the "Multiple Inbox" setup in settings. Basically, tell your inbox to include emails tagged "inbox" and exclude the social / forums / updates.

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Sarah Chorn @sarahchorn.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Good morning, my fellow writers and editors. Don't forget to take time today for your mental health and self-care. Smell the flowers. Stand up and stretch. Drink some water. Sacrifice something to the old gods...

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Bill Joseph @quillbill.ink · 19/11/2025

Keep the positivity. You aren’t powerless. Rejection doesn’t mean you’re a bad writer. You have a good story. It’s worth telling. Most of all: love yourself. #amquerying #WritingCommunity 💜📚 #Writersky #Authors #Scifi #SFF 🪐📚

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devon rubin @devonrubinart.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

my sweet creature..

my art. gdt version of frankensteins monster

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Replica004 | Sara Zeno Camponeschi @replica004.bsky.social · 17/10/2024

It occurred to me I've never actually drawn Drizzt before now 😂

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Melinda Gramnaes @melindagramnaes.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Or because they subtly and politely inquired about it.

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PJ Anthony 🪐 Sci-Horror Author @percivale-anthony.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

The irresistible urge to not do something you were planning to do because someone told you to do it.

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Melinda Gramnaes @melindagramnaes.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Looks happy now! Way happier than mine, ha! I think the rest of mine might be due for an upgrade... or an unfortunate early death.

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Aimee Cozza Illustration @aimeecozza.com · 15/09/2025

go.bsky.app/KUdgip These are just filler peeps to make the pack. I'll do an open call on the next post

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Aimee Cozza Illustration @aimeecozza.com · 15/09/2025

psst spooky season is coming so you should fill your feed with dark artists

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Melinda Gramnaes @melindagramnaes.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

They look so healthy and beautiful! Last time I repotted, one died. 💀

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Emily's Curse @emkultra64.com · 15/08/2025

no no, Bingo was the FARMER's name-oh. the dog was "Bingo's Monster" or simply "The Monster"

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Nick Tankard @nicktankard.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

I’m going to make a concerted effort to sell some of my original illustrations (and prints) for The Woman in Black this autumn. Autumn seems like the right time. Watch this space…

A black and white illustration in printing ink and black crosshatched pen of a tree on a cold winters day. The tree trunk and its bare branches in dark silhouette against a grey background, a shaft of weak sunshine beyond the tree. A figure stands beside the tree. Dark and foreboding.

A black and white illustration of a large Victorian House situated on a small island in the middle of an estuary. Dark windows look out onto a misty and bleak scene, a figure of a man stands on a cart track or causeway leading up to the house. Bleak and atmospheric.

A black and white illustration of a woman in black funeral dress standing at the head of a fresh grave. A slash of white sky makes silhouettes of the woman and the surrounding headstones, the rear of a church and its arched stained glass window on the right of the illustration. A glimmer of sunlight reflecting off an estuary in the distance. A Yew tree arches over the cemetery, a gloomy grey sky above. Atmospheric and spooky.

A black and white illustration of a man and his small terrier dog making their way across a muddy farm field. A winter tree and its bare branches on the right of the image overhangs the fields and the man. Crows make their way home to roost across a grey sky. Gloomy and atmospheric.

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iga | scherville @scherville.com · 01/09/2025

It’s my birthday! 🎉 May I be so bold as to ask to share my art? Below I’m going to drop some links (ko-fi tip jar, portrait commissions, contact for freelance) as all kinds of support are incredibly appreciated in these trying times! 💖

A selection of nine portraits - mostly commissioned by various clients as well as two personal pieces. They’re all done digitally in painterly style with visible brushstrokes and deep colours. There are vampires, vieras, elves, lizards, dragons and other humanoid but ethereal creatures.

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Melinda Gramnaes @melindagramnaes.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Box--box--box--box--packin' all my shit again! There's no discharge in the move! On a related note, I just watched 28 Years Later. Amazing trailer. And credit to the film: I've never seen so many swinging spines and dicks in one movie.

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Melinda Gramnaes @melindagramnaes.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

After moving twice in my adult life, I've learned: 1. I'm really good at tucking things into every available space 2. I have way more stuff than I ever imagined and 3. I may be a hoarder

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Melinda Gramnaes @melindagramnaes.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

I'm not sure, but I think about two months of my life have been swallowed by moving house. I feel like I'm just emerging from a cave and everything is blindingly bright.

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{Abril De Lucia} is ARCANE◆SOULS | 💚Vgen Closed💚 @abrildelucia.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Artfight Attack for Periwinkchlo's character Darnelli! #artfight | #revenge | #artsky | #teamfossils

Darnelli painted in the style of William Waterhouse's painting 'Boreas'. She is holding a light blue cloth around her hair as the wind whips around her. She has dark skin, long wavy dark hair intertwined with light blue yarn, and freckles.

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Melinda Gramnaes @melindagramnaes.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Love that nose (and everything else)!

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Melinda Gramnaes @melindagramnaes.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Yes! A great opportunity to show ingenuity with different character types and their unique ways of resolving these issues.

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Melinda Gramnaes @melindagramnaes.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

This has always bothered me. The constant flip-flopping of what's acceptable in fictional media from one end to the other. But why can't we have both ends, and everything in between? Variety is the spice of... fiction.

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CarsonDrewIt @carson-drew-it.com · 25/06/2025

If you see this, post blue art 🌑 #pixelart

A pixel art illustration of a moonlit graveyard with a variety of graves in it, ranging from a freshly dug open grave, to a mausoleum on a hilltop.

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Jared Goring 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @jaredgoring.com · 26/06/2025

#WritingTips: Thesaurus Thursday! While a very useful tool, please don't just say yes to every thesaurus suggestion. We've all seen that Friends episode. Use a thesaurus as a discovery tool: have it point you to new words, then research those words to ensure they're appropriate for your uses. <3

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Melinda Gramnaes @melindagramnaes.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

My feelings exactly. Not a fan of the advice to never use a thesaurus. Use it, but use it wisely! It's also useful for digging out those words you definitely have stored away already but your brain for some reason decided to lock up.

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Melinda Gramnaes @melindagramnaes.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Synchronicity (aka coincidence forbidden in fiction but abundant in real life): When my (possibly autistic) 4 year old, who has lately grown very curious about homonyms, gets to choose our next bedtime read and what he pulls off the shelf is Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin.

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cheseely 🖤 @cheseely.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

vinceee v_v

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🍁 Spooky Silvia 🍁 @demonyomsfw.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

[URGENT] Due to unexpected circumstances I'm in need of money to pay bills and move to a better place so I'm lowering my commission prices by ~50% for a month. I would appreciate it a lot if you gave this a RT, thank you. ❤️ I opened a vgen account, you can order easily from here: vgen.co/Demonyom

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Michael Whelan @michaelwhelan.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

SAILOR ON THE SEAS OF FATE (1976) Acrylic on Illustration Board - 30" X 20" Over the years, I've illustrated 7 covers featuring Michael Moorcock's doomed anti-hero Elric of Melniboné. 1/5

On a ship making its way through foggy water, Elric poses with one foot resting on the gunwales. The aft is decorated with intricate scrollwork that includes a dragon and several demon heads. Elric wears a black winged helm and a regal tunic with yellow accents. Fine silver chainmail shows underneath. The milky white skin of his arms and legs are bare to the elements. His eyes mirror the jewel at his belt as he stares down at the audience gripping Stormbringer while running his free hand along the long black runeblade. The sight of him leaves the crew, armed with swords and spears, shrinking back in fear.

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BOGLUDDITE @brucemackay.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Look, Bluey is a great show, but it has given my kids unrealistic expectations of how much time I actually have to play make-believe with them for.

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Saša Đurđević @azuremeraki.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Had to make a quick mock up

Elric of Melnibone book cover mock up with my art

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Melinda Gramnaes @melindagramnaes.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Regardless of time: I'm a cat chasing my own tail until I pass out.

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sleazy ⛓️ december waitlist open @sleazy.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

✨SILENT #ARTSHARE ✨ — drop your art silently; — like & rt this post for visibility; — tag friends; — like and rt on other people works; — (Optional): follow me if you want. ❌No n*f*t or A/I❌

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The Witcher @thewitcher.com · 03/06/2025

Thanks for tuning in to The Witcher 4 — Unreal Engine 5 tech demo and joining us during the State of Unreal 2025! #UnrealFest The full presentation will be uploaded and shared with everyone later today, but in the meantime, here's four screenshots straight from the demo to tide us all over. 😍

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EIR 🔻 @eerie-icebreaker.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Well. It's my birthday today! 💫 Thank you for being with me. This is very important to me, any person is created by his loved ones and audience. I will be very glad to receive your reposts as the best gift! 💖

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 02/06/2025

June pinned post! Likes and reposts appreciated Just a little info about me, important links, and posts that I'm doing this month!

Meet the writer
About me: My name is Erika McCorkle, but I also go by Kira of the Wind online. Feel free to call me by either name. I’m open to cute nicknames, too
I am a millennial, internetting since 2003.
I have been writing/worldbuilding since the 90s
I am genderfluid and fictosexual, but she/her pronouns work just fine

Things I know and do:
I have a Bachelor of Science in Biology
Work the night shift at a blood bank as a lab tech
Taught myself Japanese, but I’ve forgotten much of what I once knew
Big fan of fantasy (games, books, anime, etc.)
I spend free time writing, reading, watching anime, or playing video games

Favorites:
flower: lotus
drink: coca cola
food: taco
animal: seal
hobbies: video games and writing

My books and writing
I write fantasy that takes place in a queernormative world (meaning a world where being queer is normal and accepted).
My books are Dark Fantasy with Adult content, extremely in-depth worldbuilding, and themes of revenge and found families
I have two novels out currently and a few short stories and serials on my Patreon.

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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Let's have an Indie Pride share post! 💖💖💖 Drop your rainbowiest books and art below! Have a browse of everyone's stuff! Maybe grab something and make an author/artist's day! 🌈📚💙

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a group of people standing on a balcony giving each other a high five

Alt: lito and hernando and daniela in sense8 attempting to high-five

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Devi Serene @deviserene.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Toward Dawn has a video in Wales in Games! If you're interested in my Welsh Mythology RPG, then take a look! 🐺💕 I can't believe that's my game there! #gamedev #indiegame #rpg

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Melinda Gramnaes @melindagramnaes.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

But have you tried them dipped in dark chocolate? Also tasty filled with coconut flakes.

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Melinda Gramnaes @melindagramnaes.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Number 1 secret to productivity: wear grown-up clothes. But is it really worth the sacrifice? Is it?

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Lacrima Mundi - Indie Book Reviews [requests closed][½ hiatus]📚✍ @lacrimamundi.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

This is also your gentle reminder, with Pride Month coming up, that - being ace (any flavour) - or demi (any flavour) - or non-binary - or genderfluid - or trans (one has to say it these days, sadly) is QUEER ENOUGH. You are valid. You belong. And we are happy to have you. 🌈 🫶 🏳️‍🌈

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The Grey Rainbow @thegreyrainbow.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

If you think asexuals and demisexuals don't experience prejudice and bigotry, think again. Here are ten personal (paraphrased) examples. 🌈🖊️💻 therainbowisgrey.wordpress.com/2025/05/30/t...

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Ten Personal Experiences of Asexual Erasure and Prejudice

I’ve been out as demisexual for less than three years. Friends who had been out for a long time warned me of the kind of comments I’d get. Sure enough, it took around a week to get the …

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yulkradness🌹TTRPG||Comms open! @yulkradness.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Sharing this starter pack again as I usually do once in a while! Go follow these amazing people 💕 #art go.bsky.app/Nanm5f8

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eshpur @eshpur.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

🎨 Commissions are OPEN! 🎨 If you're interested, feel free to DM me or email me at eshpur0@gmail.com This is my first time opening commissions here, and RTs are greatly appreciated! 💖 #commissions

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Melinda Gramnaes @melindagramnaes.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Just when you thought AI couldn't possibly take anything else, it comes after the em dash. My dear, sweet em dash--never, I say!

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Nicole "Ashrah" Hidalgo 😈🧄👻 @sayaashrah.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Also, all those folks saying we should avoid using em-dashes can try to pry my em-dashes out of my cold, dead fingers. Are we seriously going to allow AI to take something from us, something we, as creatives, created way before this gibberish was a thing? Fuck no.

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