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Sean Tibbitts Is Submitting to Sprigs & Kindling! @pizzoc.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

It’s International Dog Day today, and, in an amazing coincidence, I happen to have a dog! Mordenkainen (Mordy) is a neurotic agent of chaos, but he’s getting better and, regardless, we love him. Give a dog in your life some love today!

A black and white pit bull with a tag that says “Mordy” is churning through some shallow water, attempting to capture a vivid pink ball that is bigger than his head.

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Sean Tibbitts Is Submitting to Sprigs & Kindling! @pizzoc.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Got my copy of We’ve Always Been Here from @taplingzines.bsky.social and I can’t stop leafing through it and smiling.

The cover of We’ve Always Been Here, which shows two long-haired men holding hands next to a tree.

An illustration of two lesbians in a Japanese bar.

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Sean Tibbitts Is Submitting to Sprigs & Kindling! @pizzoc.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Mordy is apparently having the time of his fucking life without us 😭 (We get him back tomorrow, at which point the *real* retraining begins)

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Sean Tibbitts Is Submitting to Sprigs & Kindling! @pizzoc.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

After our marathon decluttering session on Saturday, we went to a bar to celebrate. Featuring: me, looking wrecked; @ryokley.bsky.social , looking handsome; and two delicious drinks

A white, bearded person looking directly into the camera. They have bags under their eyes and they look kind of tired.

A highball glass full of pebble ice and clear liquid with a pink straw and a shot glass of sparkling wine embedded in the ice. Next to the glass is a pamphlet that says “The Snug Truth Society” with a picture of a nun walking a bicycle.

An Old Fashioned–style cocktail in a rocks glass. The glass is half-full with a clear amber liquid and has a strip of lemon peel and a large ice cube with the words “The Snug” branded into the top face.

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Sean Tibbitts Is Submitting to Sprigs & Kindling! @pizzoc.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

You can tell how much I loved Veilguard (and Lucanis) by this sorting

A square image labeled "Dragon Age companions," with portraits of the following characters:

1. Lucanis
2. Dorian
3. Taash
4. Harding
5. Neve
6. Varric
7. Davrin
8. Cullen
9. Cassandra
10. Bellara

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Sean Tibbitts Is Submitting to Sprigs & Kindling! @pizzoc.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Wore a baseball cap for the first time in years bc the sun was in my eyes while I was grilling. Took a couple photos to memorialize the occasion.

A bearded white person in a baseball cap and sunglasses with an intense expression on their face.

A person wearing a green T-shirt with the words “Pride and Prejudice” printed on it as if written on a sinuously swirling ribbon, all framed with peacock feathers and flowers.

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Sean Tibbitts Is Submitting to Sprigs & Kindling! @pizzoc.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Had a productive hour rearranging bookshelves with the husband—now we have more room for cookbooks and TTRPG books so things aren’t overflowing all over the house. It’s obvious we need more shelving in general, though

A shelf full of cookbooks above a shelf of cocktail books.

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Sean Tibbitts Is Submitting to Sprigs & Kindling! @pizzoc.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Ignore the fact that I’m apparently incapable of smiling in selfies and submit to sprigsandkindling.com!

A middle-aged bearded white person in a black tank top with the following text in a white typeface: “You should submit to Sprigs & Kindling.”

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Sean Tibbitts Is Submitting to Sprigs & Kindling! @pizzoc.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Here's the splash page for my KPop Demon Hunters–inspired playbook and Threat, laid out by @ryokley.bsky.social . Isn't it awesome? You can find it in Volume 6 of Sprigs & Kindling by following the link below!

A Korean painting of a young woman flourishing a pair of swords, her skirts swirling around her. A spotlight shines down on her, and below her is a dark, twisted reflection of her form in reds and blacks. At the top of the page is the title text "The Illegitimate" and at the bottom the title text (upside down) "The Takedown." Below that is the text (right side up) "a playbook and threat for The Between by Sean Tibbitts."

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Sean Tibbitts Is Submitting to Sprigs & Kindling! @pizzoc.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Celebrating the release of Sprigs & Kindling Vol. 6 by wearing one of the three S&K shirts I own. sprigsandkindling.com

A white, male-presenting person with short, messy brown hair and a beard wearing a heather burgundy T-shirt with “Sprigs & Kindling” printed across the front.

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Sean Tibbitts Is Submitting to Sprigs & Kindling! @pizzoc.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

So many awesome, creative people on this list. Also me! ennie-awards.com/2026-nominees/

Sprigs & Kindling Volumes 3-5

Authors: Arrianna Abraham, Russell Anderson, Bjorn Ove Asprem (Boa), Hank Belanger, Irving Benitez, Justen Bennett, Ben Bisogno, Scott C. Bourgeois, Brendan (Khatyra), Devin R Bruce, J Carter, Tess Chappell, Alexander Thomas Guy Coursolle, Jim Crocker, Kirk Damato, Peter DeCraene, dión // isle in the heavens, Michael Dürr, Leigh Eldridge, Charlie Etheridge-Nunn, Pat Eyler, Mike Ferdinando, Rob Fletcher, Tess Fowler, Wes Franks, Jeremy Gaines, G F Greco, Cassidy Hadlock, Rebecca Hall, Jack Hargreaves, Sydney Hawkins, Lisa Imbryk, Chaotic Jamgochian, Rachael Jamison, Rhyme Jansen, Jazy, Igor Juraszewski, Andrea Klassen, Lukas Kristjanson, MW Lindberg, Billy Lingar, Kevin Macku, Mags Maenad, Marc Majcher, Ben Mansky, Gabe McCormick, Brian Miranda, Amanda Mullins, Scout Munroe, Dori Murdock, Bartosz N (bartosso), J Evan Parks, Levi Phipps, Daniel Qualls, Mike Raichelson, Raymond Rich, Kim Riek, Gabriel Robinson, Nicolas Ronvel, Jesse Ross, Blake Ryan, Alex Rybitski, Brian Sago, salty, shaed, Aaron Sinner, James Smith, Clint Smith, Arkadiusz Stefański, Steph Infection, AJ Summers, Cameron L. Summers, Thwalee, Sean Tibbitts, Mads C Turley, Michael Van Vleet, Alton W, Arthur Wells, Nova Wurmson

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Sean Tibbitts Is Submitting to Sprigs & Kindling! @pizzoc.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

A friend got Mordy a crinkly & squeaky stuffed llama yesterday and it’s now his favorite toy. It’s bigger than his head so it’s adorable watching him carry it around the house.

A black/dark-brown and white pit bull lying on a gray dog bed with a tan stuffed llama between his paws.

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Sean Tibbitts Is Submitting to Sprigs & Kindling! @pizzoc.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Mordy relaxing with one of his favorite—and squeakiest—toys

A black-and-white pit bull lying on a dog bed, reclining so his legs are on top of a bright orange dog toy shaped like a snake.

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Sean Tibbitts Is Submitting to Sprigs & Kindling! @pizzoc.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

My husband got me some Cards of Marseille for Christmas! (The deck came all the way from Ukraine so it only arrived today.) Now I just need to learn how to shuffle, deal, and read tarot cards and I'll be unstoppable.

A red mesh bag printed with gold roses. Inside is what looks like a large deck of cards.

A tall deck of cards (L'Amoureux on top) sits to the side. In the center of the frame are six cards from the Cartes (or Tarot) de Marseille deck: La Papesse, Le Bateleur, Le Mat, Le Pape, L'Empereur, and L'Impératrice.

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Sean Tibbitts Is Submitting to Sprigs & Kindling! @pizzoc.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

What I currently look like. Just trimmed my beard (badly), but I still desperately need a haircut.

A white bearded guy with a huge swoop in his hair, smiling squintily at the camera. He's wearing a white T-shirt with the text

The Last Unicorn

Peter S. Beagle

on it.

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Sean Tibbitts Is Submitting to Sprigs & Kindling! @pizzoc.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

I don't think I ever posted the portrait @kendrawcandraw.bsky.social made of our pit bull Mordy! I liked it so much I had it printed and framed. Thanks again, Kendra!

A portrait of a starry-eyed black and white pit bull with his mouth partly open in a grin. The background is white with black spots and dots.

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Sean Tibbitts Is Submitting to Sprigs & Kindling! @pizzoc.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

My husband managed to take a very evocative and unflattering photo of me and our dog while we were watching Gastronauts tonight.

A bearded man with a tattoo is reclining on a brown leather couch with a dark-brown-and-white pit bull on his lap.

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Sean Tibbitts Is Submitting to Sprigs & Kindling! @pizzoc.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

My husband got me The Story Engine storytelling prompt deck the other day. I'm still trying it out, but so far it seems very flexible and powerful. (And I would much rather play around with something like this than an LLM any day.) Has anyone else here used it?

The cover of a boxed set called The Story Engine: The Deck of Endless Storytelling Prompts, designed by Peter Chiykowski. The cover features lots of what look like gears and timepiece parts, as well as a couple of positive blurbs.

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Sean Tibbitts Is Submitting to Sprigs & Kindling! @pizzoc.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Tiki time! I’m drinking a Saturn tonight and loving it

A tall, narrow glass full of liquid and crushed ice, lit in lurid pink and blue colors.

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Sean Tibbitts Is Submitting to Sprigs & Kindling! @pizzoc.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Me repping Sprigs & Kindling (I apologize for the face I’m making; I’m incapable of smiling normally)

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