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Tom Dougherty

@misterthomaswords.bsky.social
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I'm a writer and artist slugging away at kidlit projects and comics. Everything posted is © Tom Dougherty 2025 (that's me!) Tee shirts, mugs, etc. here: www.teepublic.com/user/bommush-desi…

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Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
I just got a "not feeling a connection" email from a kid's book rep I wrote to in June. Were these people raised in a fucking swamp or something? Who thinks anyone is waiting to hear they've passed on a submission after half a year has passed? The temerity of some people.
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Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Sketchbookery. #cartooning #comics #drawing
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Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
It just so happens that I have a couple of "F*ck D*sney tee shirt designs in my TeePublic shop. Here's the second one, for all of us who are tired of the sequels, prequels, remakes, and general sameness of Disney's output. Also, screw Disney anyway, the toads. www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/5297...
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Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
It just so happens that I have a couple of "F*ck D*sney tee shirt designs in my TeePublic shop. Here's the first one, which is based on a repurposed ad from an old comic book. www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/5298...
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Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
#Doodling while waiting for my job interview. I arrived unfashionably early.
Pencil drawing of a young man bearing an uncomfortable expression.
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Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Here I am Much taller than the pines.
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Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Tee shirt parade, a thread. Buy my shirts and stuff here: www.teepublic.com/user/bommush...
T-shirt with text reading "Defang the Police"T-shirt with a Medusa head on it.T-shirt with a gnome texting on his phone under the stars.T-shirt with four colored-vinyl records on it, representing children's records of the past.
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Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
I dreamt last night that I had lost an arm. It took me an hour to shake that awful feeling this morning.
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Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Don't tell my landlord about the new housemates. Let's let it be a surprise.
Dry wood termite A dry wood termite
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Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
A new design for that cookie jar #kidlitdummy #kidlitart #kidlit #illustration
A little boy is mortified after accidentally breaking the family cookie jar.
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Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
#kidlitart stuff. #kidlit
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Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Incredibly disappointing end to the day,
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Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
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Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
apnews.com
Anthropic to pay authors $1.5 billion to settle lawsuit over pirated chatbot training material
Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit by book authors who say the company took pirated copies of their works to train its chatbot.
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Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Without any real disrespect meant, I am floored by the way other people waste your time when you're looking for work. I was rejected by an agent last week who had my samples for six months. I stopped myself before telling her I wouldn't have wanted to work with someone who would do that anyway.
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Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
This little doodle wound up looking like the title page of a Kurt Cobain Babies Golden Book.
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Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
#kidlitart #kidlit Hooky day!
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Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
What now? Fan art? I guess so. #DCcomics #comics #cartooning #Deadman
The DC comic book character Deadman.
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Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Skechers' new AI ads get some sharp commentary. Hire Humans. AI has no soul.
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Dane will return at NYCC H-05 @monkeyminion.com · 01/09/2025
I love the smell of consequences in the morning. Thank you, @dragoncon.org
An empty booth with a sign that says “vendor removed for selling AI art #ArtBYHumans”
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Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
I'm still looking for work in #kidlit illustration. If you see this and would like to discuss a project, please don't hesitate to reach out here. #illustration #cartooning #comics #kidlitart
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Seth Beastmeat @sethbeastmeat.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Lol, he's no baby... BUT, it's been a tuff week with cancelations, reschedules and the dreaded no-show. So I have availability in my schedule, which means you have an OPPORTUNITY! Help me fill in my calendar and put food in lil' Monty's dish and Ill give you a discount! #seattle #seattletattooartist
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Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
New T-shirt! www.teepublic.com/user/bommush...
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Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
New T-shirt! www.teepublic.com/user/bommush...
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Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Record Cat and Coffee Cat, from www.instagram.com/littlefriend...
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Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
From a Sesame Street activity magazine from 1970. The best cartoon representation of Cookie Monster. More or Less. #kidlitart #kidlit #Sesamestreet
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Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Zoning out and testing unusual CSP brushes tonight. I fell in love with this square brush. It's so versatile. #illustration #clipstudiopaint
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Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Pirate School! I always feel sad when summer ends and the kids have to go back to school. #kidlit #kidlitart #pirates #backtoschool
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Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Exploring how I want to approach the artwork for a comic I'm planning. An older magician buys a spell from a disguised teenage magic prodigy. I like the look of traditional comic color, but it might not be the way I ultimately produce this project. #comics #illustration #comicart
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Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Jack Kirby leans against a wall outdoors, smoking a cigar and looking dapper. The caption reads: "The only real politics I knew was that if a guy liked Hitler, I'd beat the stuffing out of him and that would be it." - Jack Kirby, King of Comics
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Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
If you see this, quote post your cat art! #cat #cats #kidlit #kidlitart #lilustration
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Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Fine Art from last year. Fine? The finest!
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Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
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Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
It's sad that so many kids today don't know the proper protocol to follow when you're on a highway and Road Runner goes "Beep Beep."
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Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
A couple of wizards from an old #videogame #pitch I had to give them a little digital dusting to clean them up, tbh. #conceptart #illustration #gameart
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Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
I just fished a big, brown moth out of a half-cup of cold coffee. He shook it off, and when I took him to the window, he was able to get it together and fly away. He's going to be up all night.
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Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
The girl with the worst luck in the world. #kidlitart #kidlit #illustration
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Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
I don't think I've ever seen a #StarWars fan #comic that wasn't just poking fun at the whole thing. Maybe that's in my future soon. I don't know this woman's name yet, or all that much more about her, but she's probably going to bust some shit up. #comics #cartooning
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Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
I had a recruiter who had ghosted me twice contact me to ask if I could refer someone to a job they had that I wasn't in the running for (it wasn't my field). In what world would I do that for them or to someone else?
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Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
ZipRecruiter results today for my copywriter alert.
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jacksimon.bsky.social @jacksimon.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
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Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
Late night inking doodling.
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Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
A late night #doodle #kidlitart #kidlit #cartooning
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Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Another loose #kidlitbookdummy #illustration. #cats #kidlit #kidkitart
A cat peeking around a corner, trying not to be seen.
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Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Another rough piece of my #kidlitbookdummy. These look a little more finished than most dummy art, but they'll help to show my intentions with the final art. At least, that's the plan. #kidlit #bookdummy #kidlitart #cats #illustration
A cat hiding in a laundry basket.
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Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
I applied for a social media staff writer job with a local museum. I didn't get the gig. I then looked at their current social media accounts, and I see they get about three comments and a dozen likes on the posts they make on IG. Yeah, you don't need any new ideas. You're doing great.
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Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Another roughish #kidlit #bookdummy image. #kidlit #illustration #cats
A hairless cat watches from the window as snow falls.
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Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Refining my #cat book #kidltdummy #kidlitart #kidlit #illustration
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Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
An old Dr. Doom design I did when daydreaming about a Doom limited series project. #Marvel #DoctorDoom #comicbooks #comics
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Tom Dougherty @misterthomaswords.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
Dr. Doom warmup. I posted a b&w version of this a couple of days ago and took it down almost immediately. Doom's scarred face hasn't been shown much in the comics, and it's always different than the last time it was shown, so mine is as legit as the next guy's, I suppose. #comics #marvel
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