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Luke Baker @spacemacchiato.bsky.social · 11h

Mysterious monoliths make for poor carving material

A large glossy rectangular monolith with an unfinished face carved into it. The monolith is split in half and a mass of pink alien tendrils spill out from within it

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dio @dioshaped.bsky.social · 8h

lay it all down

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Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 18h

Genuinely, this is what bothers me the most, it's fundamentally changed my relationship with art where I'm greeting it initially with skepticism and scrutiny, I never want to feel that way about art.

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Katra Ariello, Golden Apple Audio 🏳️‍⚧️ @katrafiy.bsky.social · 13h

Hey everyone, I'm really in a bind. I was just told earlier today that my job will be terminating me on October 13th, exactly one day before my upcoming requested paid medical leave to recover from bottom surgery. I intend to fight this in court, but I could really use some help in the meantime.

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Donate to Support Katra Through Bottom Surgery Recovery, organized by Katra Ariello

Hi, my name is Katra, and I’ve just been notified that I’ll be let go of… Katra Ariello needs your support for Support Katra Through Bottom Surgery Recovery

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Autumn Wolff | Lesbian Romance Author @autumnwolff.bsky.social · 16h

Over here serving sapphic fantasy romances without men. Call that nomantasy.

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Thomas Ha @thomasha.bsky.social · 17h

i should clarify, when i write people doing bad things, it's because i am bad. they are me. more importantly, when you read about those bad things, they also become you. that's how story works. in fact, you are going to think about murder before this skeet ends. how's that feel, sicko.

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Rien Gray @riengray.bsky.social · 19h

these were very nice to come back to after an unexpectedly long layover and bumpy flight, so thank you 💙

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Alex Larkspur 💛📚🌻 @applesncinnamon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I’m sure that you’ve read some of these, and they might not all be to your taste, but here’s a few ones I read recently that I liked! - The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden - Martis the Brazen by Rien Gray - Of Love and Libraries by Brenna Bailey - Fallow Till We Bloom by Nikki Null (cont.)

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Rien Gray @riengray.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

If anyone wants to leave nice messages while I fly back across the ocean away from my partner, please do:

A meme encouraging writers to let people say nice things about their writing

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Haze Arquebus @reapthegirlwind.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

finally, bugfuck nowhere

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Rien Gray @riengray.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Why are you trans? Wrong answers only: Gave a fairy my gender instead of my true name.

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L. D. Lewis, Sea Witch Apologist 🧜🏾‍♀️ @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026

Periodic reminder that dropping a note telling a writer you liked a thing they wrote takes like 4.5 seconds and recharges our batteries for 27-28 hours a pop

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JimBrin ✧ 𝖓𝖊𝖔𝖓UFO @neonufo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A somewhat maximalist, very collage-heavy experiment piece this month, using a lot of my photography and some old Slovenian art

Digital collage and painting on vertical canvas
Theme: Fantasy / Dark fantasy / Experimental
Character: My OC Lubi (he/him, transmasc) and a skeleton
#Artsky #QueerArt #TransArt #DarkFantasy #SwordAndSorcery

This piece is almost entirely composed of photographs I took. It features a central long corridor that disappears into the darkness, every side of it a different texture. The left and right walls are photos of old walls, the ceiling is wood, and the floor is an enlarged photo of a gingerbread cookie I bought in a Polish shop in Ljubljana once, overlaid with an assortment of Turkish delight from Lidl. I've had these two photos for like 3 years and I'm so happy to finally put them to use lmao

In the front, slightly left stands a knight, who was traced with a lasso tool over a relief sculpture from Celje. He's wearing a dark armour with very colourful accents on skirt and flag, and his head is a fire. On his knee guards, one can spot a unicorn and a stag beetle in trans flag colours.

In the upper right corner, a dragon's head is sticking out of a wall, the fire it breathes joining in with the knight's fire hair. For this head I used a photo from an ornament on one of the 'healing springs' near my hometown. It's coloured in somewhat garish colours that reoccur across the picture, magenta, aqua, green and blue, and notably three of its fangs depict the white, pink and blue or the trans flag.

Lastly, underneath the head stands a skeleton, cut from the famous Danse Macabre fresco from the Holy Trinity Church in Hrastovlje. The skeleton is orange with green shadows, and splashes of magenta on some parts of its body.

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HolBat(Commission open on November) @kholbatar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Artist! Quote with the artwork you cannot explain! Usually I have some specific ideas even behind abstract concepts, but this is... too abstract

A stylized neon illustration of a futuristic character: the face is partially covered by a red visor, the body is surrounded by bright energy flows of yellow, orange and blue shades

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Wolf Rocket 🏕️ Comms OPEN @wolventooth.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

🍂In these dark woods...🍂 A very lesbian, 18+ horror short comic I've been working on about a sick forest, the unassuming butch sent to study it and the monster they find there. It's still in early stages but I'm very excited to share more about it as I go! #ocs #lesbians

My OCs Aspen and Eve in a tense embrace(?). Aspen is an auburn-haired butch with long wavy hair and tanned skin speckled with freckles. She is grimacing in interest and worry at Eve as she is held fast in Eve's talon grip. Small amounts of blood are coming from Aspen's cheek where a claw has dug in a little too deep, and a nosebleed from previous trauma (Aspen gets nosebleeds easily). Eve is a humanoid beast with the face of an elegant, pale human but the horns, ears, long neck and furred body of a mix of animals. She is grinning as she grips Aspen's head, her wings encircling them as the leaves fall around them. Her fur is a blend of hazel browns to muted greens. She has sharp fangs and an overall threatening presence despite the intimacy.

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yixura @yixura.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

tarot reader: so for your one card reading you drew the 1/1 signed holofoil reversed Tower. it's worth about $5000 graded me: so that's good? tarot reader: no, you're mega ultra fucked

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Rien Gray @riengray.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

chatting with my partner and found out they had never read the legendary “endless TGI Friday’s appetizers” article (experience?) so I’m sharing its archived version for anyone else who needs a laugh today www.gawkerarchives.com/my-14-hour-s...

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My 14-Hour Search for the End of TGI Friday's Endless Appetizers

What if I told you that mozzarella sticks never had to end? That for $10, you could eat for free (for $10) for the rest of your natural life? That there exists a spot in the space-time continuum in wh...

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we have elizabeth at home @spindlypete.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

you shouldn't take an iced coffee to a job interview because you shouldn't be trying to get a job. you should be digging an enormous pit or a complex system of tunnels

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

the problem isn't that production time takes too long. the problem is that artists are underpaid and overworked. you don't need genAI to solve the production problem; you need to funnel that money to paying people a liveable wage.

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bocchi minh @kinseijoshi.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

lesbians have the best pre-game rituals for a successful nazi hunt

Panels from Comrade Girl, Shoot the Enemy. Soviet snipers Serafima and Charlotta share a kiss before going on an anti-Nazi sniper patrol. "Kill one a day. Two if we can manage!"

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⛓️Nye🐇 @nigelgraz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

All my beloved lesbian vampire OCs so far...i was put on this earth to draw beautiful evil women

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Val @ BOOM Goes the Bride!! @valwrites.ca · 25/09/2026

If I'm ever interviewing you you are not allowed to drink iced coffee. You can only drink the blood of your enemies out of a skull. If you do not have a skull, one will be provided to you through our generous Skull Subsidy Program. However, you MUST provide the blood. That is non-negotiable

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cyra COMMISSIONS OPEN @o314e.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

awful day. laptop barely working. stressed outta my mind. burnt out. here are some women that are kissing.

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Kate Sloan (she/her) @katesloan.com · 22/09/2026

was reading up on that John Waters quote where he famously said you shouldn’t fuck people who don’t own books, and learned he apparently has ANOTHER banger quote about books:

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Rien Gray @riengray.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Hot and competent queer criminals

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Skye Kilaen @skyekilaen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Queer authors, if you will be publishing a book on ITCH DOT IO and/or KOBO PLUS between now and Dec 31, please make that book known to me below. Especially if you're not publishing on the Evil River! Pre-order link is best, itch profile is great (so I can follow you), or whatever ya got. 🌈📚

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Rien Gray @riengray.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Re-up for Bi Visibility Day! 💖💜💙

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KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 23/09/2026

This is a non trivial risk. I'm not knowingly paying for, reading, or promoting slop, and that includes slop that replaces art and voice work.

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Dani Finn 🐙 🏳️‍⚧️ 📚 @danifinnwrites.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

It’s black t-shirt, flannel shirt, & light down vest season! 🍂 🌬️

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Rien Gray @riengray.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Re-up for Bi Visibility Day! 💖💜💙

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Rien Gray @riengray.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

I've been obsessed with this art that Oscar Chichoni did for the 20 year special of Heavy Metal since I was a teenager - every time I see it, the door to my id opens:

A scarred knight with short blonde hair is being stripped of her heavy metal armor by a group of nuns swathed in black.

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Chace Verity @chaceverity.com · 20/09/2026

Busy today, so just gonna drop a little reminder that Radio Silence comes out October 6, 2026!

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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

when ai leaves u behind

7 panel comic.

Panel 1:
A Red Guy with AI across his chest looks like he’s about to run away. A Yellow Guy stands next to him. Red Guy says “I’m the future, buddy. You comin’?”
Yellow Guy replies “Nah”

Panel 2:
Red Guy is almost out of the panel. He leans in and says “Enjoy getting left behind, pal”
Yellow Guy replies “ok”

Panel 3:
Yellow Guy stands alone.

Panel 4:
Close up on Yellow Guy, there is a quiet “huff-huff-huff” noise coming from behind him

Panel 5:
Yellow Guy turns to look behind him

Panel 6:
Close up on Yellow Guy’s face as if from the point of view of an attacker.
Yellow Guy yells “Jesus Christ”

Panel 7:
AI Red Guy is now chasing the Yellow Guy.
Red Guy: “Use me”
Yellow Guy “No”
Red Guy “USE ME”

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Braden Liatris @anthocene.com · 20/09/2026

I finally got to sit down with Rien's "Scales of Seduction" this week and fuck me if it wasn't everything I wanted it to be and more. If you're into lush, visceral erotica that will swell your heart (and whatever's in your pants), you cannot do better.

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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Every time there's a software update something basic that's worked for like 10 years no longer works. Thank you to our big tech industry for Building The Future

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Rien Gray @riengray.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

A transfemme King Arthur rules over a gorgeous and utterly lesbian realm full of strange magics, transformative desire, and a cycle that appears unbreakable. These are the stories of her knights, herself, and how she came to rule ⚔️ (all four books for 10 dollars, by the by: riengray.shop/b/KWOtn)

All four covers of Rien Gray's lesbian fantasy series Out of True are against a wood brown backdrop. Above them is art commissioned from Adam Barker of Martis and Valerin, two beautiful knights, dueling each other in the woods.

The text describes a queernorm world, transfemme King Arthur, neopronouns, high heat, disability and mental illness rep, and hot & sad butches with murderous femme mages. For fans of Elden Ring, The Green Knight, and Claymore.

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.northsky.social · 19/09/2026

Saw something similar going around but I'm gonna challenge people to name their favorite *indie* book that they feel like didn't get enough love. I'll drop a few of mine in the comments!

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