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Kim Hu @kim-hu.com · 27/01/2025

Motivational card, a flower field under a big pink sky. The text says: Make the art of your niche blorbo you want to see in the World.

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Will McKinley @willmckinley.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

PBS is now live on Prime — ad-free — and you don't need a subscription to watch. This marks the first time this programming will be available *free* on a major streaming service. Channels include PBS Drama, Documentaries, Kids + live feeds for 150 local stations www.pbs.org/articles/str... #TVSky

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Stream PBS and PBS KIDS Free on Prime Video

PBS and Amazon announced that more than 150 local PBS stations and the PBS KIDS Channel will launch ad-free as a Prime Video FAST offering. This marks the…

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(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

SUBMISSION CALL! submissions are open for (s)crawl literary magazine's inaugural fall 2025 issue. see submission guidelines & submit your work on our website: scrawlmag.com know someone who would be interested? tag them and share this post to spread the word! #litmag #horrorlitmag #horrorwriters

submission call for (s)crawl literary magazine. text: fall 2025 - submissions are OPEN! seeking horror short stories, poetry, and essays by lgbtqia+, neurodiverse, female, bipoc, and disabled voices. we pay our writers and never charge sub fees. scrawlmag.com. background: a dark and moody photo of a skull on the ground surrounded by leaves and dirt.

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Carnival Grotesque @mxvile.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Is anyone else having a ton of issues with the search function on here?

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Carnival Grotesque @mxvile.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Oh, and of COURSE the photo I took of this tattoo is fucking terrible 🤣

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Carnival Grotesque @mxvile.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

If my client doesn’t like what I drew, I might cry.

AI generated black and white rose with stem and leaves. It makes no sense. Petals are folding into themselves, the leaves and stems have lines that connect to nowhere.

A drawing of 2 roses and a stem with leaves in the same composition as the previous images except it doesn’t suck.

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Carnival Grotesque @mxvile.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Literally begging my tattoo clients to stop sending me AI generated references.

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Lesbian Death Bed: The Bed that Eats Pussy (pro orph) @bitterkarella.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

I think that saying this in his face, knowing what we know, is some real bravery that should be emulated by more people in positions of leadership. I know words are cheap and you cannot shame trump, he is a monster, but it is good for us, the little people, to see this occasionally

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Carnival Grotesque @mxvile.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

I am genuinely having a hard time finding compassion for folks who get scammed by products that are obviously AI...The crystal mugs? The fake couture dresses? Really? Y'all need your wallets taken away.

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VAL🦴HAL @valhal.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Just learned there's a Batman villain that's just an anthro orca with big naturals

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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Every now & then I think about how people frame the #MeToo "era" as an "era" & not the ongoing reality in which women & girls have always lived. RAINN Natl Sexual Assault Hotline: 800-656-HOPE (4673) Chat with RAINN online: hotline.rainn.org/online Spanish online chat: hotline.rainn.org/es?_

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Suzan the chalant goth @sillysyntax.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

I am brooding over how big a red flag it is for an artist or writer to single out anyone who comes to a reading or a book signing and begin DMing them personally/inviting them out after the fan expresses adoration for their work. The power differential is SO big, and the potential for abuse extreme.

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Carnival Grotesque @mxvile.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

✨ I'm hosting a secret Valentine's exchange in my Discord server 👀 There aren't any limitations to what you can create, so this is open to visual artists, writers, poets, musicians, etc. The deadline for filling out the form in the Discrod is Jan 15th discord.gg/aArU8MYavX

A banner of scattered black, pink, red, and purple anatomical hearts.

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Carnival Grotesque @mxvile.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Coming out of my social media hiatus to inform y'all that a new artist is guest spotting at the tattoo shop and I decided to do some sleuthing. Pretty sure I found his Tumblr and he makes some quality Homestuck and Transformers filth. I think we'll vibe.

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Wesley Southard @wesleysouthard.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

I am ridiculously proud of this book and would like more people to read it. It's a collection of three long pieces of fiction. CLOSING COSTS and the award-winning ONE FOR THE ROAD were previously published, but the brand new short novel THREESOME is one of my very favorite things I've written.

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Carnival Grotesque @mxvile.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

I watched Smile 2 the other day and I’m still shook. The soundtrack is a banger too. Unironically my feel good music for the weekend.

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Carnival Grotesque @mxvile.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

I am back from my adventure out in the woods. Anything interesting happen while I was gone? 😂

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Carnival Grotesque @mxvile.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

I haven't updated my art website since 2021, but all I've done is stare at my tools cross-eyed for several hours. She needs and upgrade though.

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Adrian Rae @adrianraee.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

watching horror watching films as a horror films as teen an adult

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Carnival Grotesque @mxvile.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

I think I’m gonna redo this one. I love the lineart, I’m just REALLY unsatisfied with my color choices. #HorrorArt #DarkArt

Screenshot from Procreate. A femme creature stands with her hands clasped in front of her in a fire. She’s wearing a silver Elizabethan dress with a frilled collar. She has horns that fade down into the area where her eyes should be. Her one glowing red eye is at the center of her forehead.

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andy™ @andylevy.net · 23/11/2024

my brother you’re looking at the people you chose to follow

posts from a guy upset bluesky is only showing him “huge accounts”

Looking down my timeline. ALL I’m seeing are these huge accounts. I fear smaller accounts just aren’t being seen.

90% of posts I am seeing are from accounts larger than 20 thousand. One was an account with 37 followers

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Carnival Grotesque @mxvile.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

It’s late, but I wanna say that my cat Juniper is such a great familiar cat. I was doing some spellwork that was emotionally draining and he chirped right in my ear and curled into my lap. Bestest boy. #witchsky

A white and brown American shorthair cat resting on teal sheets and a blue blanket.

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Dusty Ray @sloppjockey.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

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Kari Dru @karidru.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

"Check your privilege" does not mean "fuck off", it means "examine the way that who you are impacts the ways you can move through the world and how that might be impacting your thinking right now." And it has been a hot minute since I've heard anyone say it because dudes like this have co-opted.

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Teen Vogue @teenvogue.com · 20/11/2024

A new report details both an epidemic of fatal violence and discriminatory legislation against trans Americans. While many fear a Trump administration will only further threaten trans lives, these orgs are fighting back. ⤵️

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Amid An Violence Epidemic Against Trans Americans, These Groups Are Fighting Back

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S. A. Hunt @sahuntbooks.com · 19/11/2024

Vet your block lists. Bad folks are salting block lists with accounts of LGBTQ users. And as always, block trolls on sight. Do not engage. That block button should be on a hair trigger.

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a man in a plaid shirt is holding a gun in a netflix ad

Alt: a man in a plaid shirt is holding a gun in a netflix ad

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Carnival Grotesque @mxvile.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Finished this sketch. Not really a fan, but I might play with the idea a little more 😅 #DarkArt #BidyHorror

Self portrait drawn in Procreate. Figure has stringy blonde hair under a green hood. Her right eyelid is split into quadrants and the skin is twisted. Her mouth is doubled and pulled into a frown that droops down her right side.

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Carnival Grotesque @mxvile.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

I wanna say this weekend kicked my ass and that’s why I’ve been so quiet… but the real reason is that I built Arkham Asylum in my Sims game and filled it with ghosts 😌

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Carnival Grotesque @mxvile.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

I am considering making a starter pack of my favorite artists on the platform 👀

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Isobel_Starling @isobelstarling.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Ignorance about AI in contracts affects authors at all levels of their careers. It's a new tech with an appalling lawless roll out. Authors need to stay informed which is why I always tell everyone to follow @victoriastrauss.bsky.social and her site writerbeware.blog

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Writer Beware

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barleybap but she's dressed as a spooky skeleton @barleybap.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Freely admit that it's perhaps just me being oversensitive, but got to say it's a bit gross seeing a lot of mostly cishet folk talking about how BlueSky has only just come alive and / or still doesn't serve a purpose when there's been a fairly active queer community the entire time I've been here.

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Orrin Grey @orringrey.com · 14/11/2024

Yeah yeah yeah, horror is great, it helps us face our fears, get through dark times, and all that jazz. But also, monsters and ghosts and such are just rad, and I like them.

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KENNETH SCOTT @superactionfunboy.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Day 16 of #xenovember more saucy sweeties :D Drawing with rotational symmetry on the ipad is FUN. #darkart #art #alien #creaturedesign

A playing card design, queen of hearts, featuring a nude, feminized Alien from the Ridley Scott franchise. One hand reaching and holding the cards 'Heart', the other grasping the breast of her twin. Colors are bright rusts, reds, and pale yellow greens.

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Carnival Grotesque @mxvile.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

I'm apparently in a list called "Dipshits to ignore" and it's full of Right-wing nd UFO enthusiast accounts and think the only reason I'm in there is because I talk about witchcraft openly here 🤣

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

ngl, as a dedicated "lets fight" kinda guy, this has changed how I see it too. You can never go wrong doing what your opponent least wants you to

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ashley | nyc artist @artbysmashley.bsky.social · 25/10/2024

hey do yall like chappell roan?

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Carnival Grotesque @mxvile.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Thinking back on this question from yesterday: My main issue stems from physical health problems 🙃 It’s not just magic I want to reclaim for myself, I want to be able to walk across the room without getting dizzy. It’s hard not to feel bitter sometimes, but I gotta be content with the little things.

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Shimaira ⛥ @shimaira.com · 15/11/2024

Bsky is an inclusive place so please add alt to your images 💜 ⚠️ A lot of people won't interact/repost if an image lacks alt 😶 ~If you tend to forget adding it: check your accessibility settings—you can toggle a reminder there 😊

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✨️intelligentwat✨️ BRING BACK ŁINK @zinrock.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

again, I'd love to see dark fantasy and dark horror art featuring Black people. I can't art for shit, so help me out.

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Carnival Grotesque @mxvile.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

My biggest obstacle for keeping an active practice is that I am always so, SO exhausted when I make it home from work. I crash the moment I reach my threshold and I have zero energy for nighttime spellwork (which is typically when I prefer). Anyone have similar issues? Have any pointers? #witchsky

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Paula D. Ashe @pauladashe.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Blocking these people is good for bsky and your soul

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