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Surly Scream Queen

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She/Her | Artist | Bard/Rogue | Bibliophile | Bog Witch I read comics and I draw comics: www.surlyqueen.net Call me a Luddite, and you'd be right.

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Surly Scream Queen @surlyqueen.bsky.social · 8h
Day one of #Inktober #Inktober2026: Shadow.
A black and white pen-and-ink drawing of a looming shadow in the corner of a room. The shadow is humanoid with its limbs and lanky body spanning along the carpeted floor, two walls and part of the ceiling. It has two small white eyes.
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Surly Scream Queen @surlyqueen.bsky.social · 8h
Here's my #Inktober list for #Inktober2026 Gonna post all my drawings underneath this as a thread in addition to posting them separate.
A hand drawn/written calendar of prompts for Inktober. Each numbered box has a prompt, and the calendar is colored orange and gray in a checkerboard pattern. 

The prompts are:
1. Shadow 
2. Trinket 
3. Secret 
4. Pen Pal 
5. Pouch 
6. Swatch 
7. Costume 
8. Midnight Snack 
9. Armor 
10. Mirror 
11. Pattern 
12. Crochet  
13. Spice Drawer 
14. Moon Rabbit 
15. Secret Recipe 
16. Starlight Tea 
17. Self Portrait 
18. Mask 
19 Dark Flower 
20. Mend 
21. Gooey 
22. Glowing Frog 
23. Friendly Witch 
24. Matchbox 
25. Overgrown 
26. Socks 
27. Range 
28. Shimmer 
29. Notebook 
30. Pocket 
31. Hat
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Surly Scream Queen @surlyqueen.bsky.social · 17h
If you see this post a vampire that isn't Dracula This movie was better than anything I ever expected.
John C. Reilly as Crepsley in Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
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Surly Scream Queen @surlyqueen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Going through my saved posts and hell yeah, glad I saved this one.
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Surly Scream Queen @surlyqueen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#Inktober is coming. No, I'm not using the "official" promptlist bc it's always dumb and the guy that runs it kinda sucks anyway. Yes, I'm still using the tag bc it's easy to find, and I use ink every year. Going with SakuraOfAmerica's list on IG bc I got a ton of ideas when I looked at it.
A list of drawing prompts.
1. Shadow 
2. Trinket 
3. Secret 
4. Pen Pal 
5. Pouch 
6. Swatch 
7. Costume 
8. Midnight Snack 
9. Armor 
10. Mirror 
11. Pattern 
12. Crochet  
13. Spice Drawer 
14. Moon Rabbit 
15. Secret Recipe 
16. Starlight Tea 
17. Self Portrait 
18. Mask 
19 Dark Flower 
20. Mend 
21. Gooey 
22. Glowing Frog 
23. Friendly Witch 
24. Matchbox 
25. Overgrown 
26. Socks 
27. Range 
28. Shimmer 
29. Notebook 
30. Pocket 
31. Hat
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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The thing about all these genAI fuckwits like Jensen Huang constantly announcing in public that they don't know basic life skills, is that they are billionaires. They have outsourced *every single* hassle in life. They then attribute their soft babylike life to genAI and not their wealth.
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Surly Scream Queen @surlyqueen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
#ThingsILaughedWayTooHardAt
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Ann Leckie @annleckie.com · 22/09/2026
Amazing. Also--you never know what will make an impact, no matter how small it seems.
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Surly Scream Queen @surlyqueen.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Parenting goals. Also this comic is great.
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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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ChaoticRambler She/Her @chaoticrambler.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
My historically accurate version of the Odyssey did not dominate the box office as I hoped.
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 14/09/2026
The Hugging Face Attack was garden-variety cybercrime, wrapped in the faux cloak of science fiction, and someone should go to jail for it. Instead, the media leaves the labs blameless, treating LLMs as an unknowable intelligence versus cloud software. www.wheresyoured.at/ai-is-alread...
And I also want to be clear about something: The Hugging Face attack was dangerous, reckless and somebody should go to prison for it. If a regular person used massive amounts of compute capacity to hack something, they’d be arrested. While I’m not a lawyer, the numerous cybersecurity experts I’ve discussed this with are stunned by the complete lack of any legal action against OpenAI, which appears to have committed a crime that gets you anywhere from a year to a decade in the slammer. The fact that LLMs from both Anthropic and Meta have been involved in similar incidents is a sign that we need to arrest more people.

Editor’s Note: When the late Kevin Mitnick was eventually arrested and sentenced to 48 months in prison (plus a further 22 months for violating the terms of his parole), prosecutors argued that he was capable of launching nuclear missiles by whistling (seriously) into a prison phone in a way that would mimic the shrill chirps and beeps of a dial-up modem. As a result, he spent eight months of his prison term in solitary confinement, and throughout his sentence, was subject to numerous restrictions on his communications. 

I mention this simply to contrast the fact that LLMs from two massive labs have committed similar computer crimes to those which Mitnick was convicted of — with the key distinction that said labs have, at various points, said that their technology may ultimately result in the mass extinction of the human race. 

Mitnick, for what it’s worth, always protested that the idea that he could whistle his way into launching nuclear armageddon was ridiculous. Because it was. 

If I didn’t believe that prolonged stretches in solitary confinement were a form of torture (and if I didn’t believe that torture was always morally wrong), I’d suggest that not only do we need to arrest more people, but (for the sake of consistency) we need to ensure that said people are kept in a small cement room with nothing but a cockroach for company.
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KAST | AWAY UNTIL 12TH OCT ✈️ @kast.haus · 30/08/2026
Chauncy the Penguin 🐧 Poor little nervous wreck,,,, #kastyoureyes #furryart
A nervous wreck of a penguin wearing a white shirt, yellow bow tie, and a red and black tailcoat-vest
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Drew McWeeny @drewmcweeny.com · 11/09/2026
The world did end, in a way. We've all been living on a different planet since that happened. My kids never got to see the world before, and they can't really imagine how different everything was. Everything that's still going on is in the shadow of that morning. All of it. All of the shit.
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Surly Scream Queen @surlyqueen.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Me, finally catching up on The Bear: OMG, I love Carmy as a character, he's so complicated and flawed! Also me: Claire, babe, fucking run, you deserve better. (I'm in S4 btw, no spoilers, please)
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Surly Scream Queen @surlyqueen.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Damn. I'm using this.
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Surly Scream Queen @surlyqueen.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I guess something about the Zelda remake dropped bc that's what my entire feed is rn 😆 I don't really have a "take" except oh my 11 year old will finally play Ocarina bc it doesn't look old now.
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Surly Scream Queen @surlyqueen.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
So glad Gonzaroo was back this year for #DragonCon 😭
Musicians Paul and Storm and Jonathan Coulton on stage at DragonCon 2026. Jonathan is standing in between Paul and Storm. The crowd can be seen in front of them, behind them on a large screen a graphic reads "Gonzaroo presents a music spectacular."
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Surly Scream Queen @surlyqueen.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
How did I come to love this ridiculous show so much 😭
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Surly Scream Queen @surlyqueen.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
*cries*
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🌑 @fell.energy · 01/09/2026
i want games made by people who get to keep their jobs
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Surly Scream Queen @surlyqueen.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Introduce yourself with 10 acts you've seen live: Mostly doing this to see if I've *seen* that many bc I actually hate concerts 😅 Tenacious D Ben Folds Counting Crows Wallflowers Paul and Storm Weird Al Yankovic Jonathan Coulton Aaaaaaand....that's kinda it.
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Surly Scream Queen @surlyqueen.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Oh, okay, that water's for the data centers, huh?
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Surly Scream Queen @surlyqueen.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Two guys talk about stuff over dinner. Wait...I think I did it wrong 🤔
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Surly Scream Queen @surlyqueen.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
#ThingsILaughedWayTooHardAt
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Aulet 🍂 @aulet.es · 26/08/2026
"LibreOffice 26.8 contains no generative AI features. Documents are not transmitted to remote services for processing, and no component of the suite requires network access to function. This is a deliberate position."
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Hagai Palevsky (he/him) @dialhforhagai.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Don’t let the title fool you: MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD is *not* an adaptation of Gary Larson’s beloved comic strip THE FAR SIDE
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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library. Here's what the charity does ⬇️ www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
rollingstone.com
Turning Pages: Inside Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
Core team of 15 staff and thousands of volunteers and partners help the country-music philanthropist deliver books to kids around the world.
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Lorna @florilegia.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I think everyone should see this incredible picture of Dolly Parton: it’s by Stacie Williams (asterosperma on Instagram) and it’s called The Queen of Appalachia
A stunning screenprint image in a style which is part folk art, part religious icon. Dolly Parton sits on a throne-like wooden chair, surrounded by garlands of flowers and leaves. Orange butterflies (I think they are monarchs?) hover around her head. Her hair is huge and golden, and she is wearing a long, sweeping orange gown, which is turned up over her knee to show off her brown knee length high heeled boots. Two black bear cubs play around her, one on the floor and one in her lap. Dolly stares calmly at the viewer. Her right hand is raised in benediction, and in her left she holds a ripe strawberry which she is feeding to one of the bear cubs. 

The original post is here https://www.instagram.com/p/B8rvBpTlRxZ/?igsi=Z2x5aTB5aHp5NXFp
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Surly Scream Queen @surlyqueen.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
"You two should leave. It's my time now." UGH. Siobhan is SO badass. #OrphanBlack
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Surly Scream Queen @surlyqueen.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Call me a Luddite and you'd be right.
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Surly Scream Queen @surlyqueen.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Me, having an extra laugh at this bc I know next to nothing about the X-men and literally JUST found out Cyclops's eyes are fucking portals 😂
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Surly Scream Queen @surlyqueen.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Reminder that voting requires the work of keeping yourself informed.
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Surly Scream Queen @surlyqueen.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
I'll have both once this comes out 😌
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Joseph Fink, we're going to win @planetoffinks.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Oh huh, kind of seems like yet another reason it should be made illegal
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Surly Scream Queen @surlyqueen.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Tomodachi Life. It'd be a weird year, but I'd be fine 😆
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Surly Scream Queen @surlyqueen.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Share a TV show you love with a catchy theme song/intro... Too many to count, but since I'm watching it from the beginning rn:
youtu.be
X Men Opening Theme (High Quality)
YouTube video by jm3dina
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Surly Scream Queen @surlyqueen.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I know I'm, like, 10 years too late on this, but I'm watching Orphan Black on Netflix. I'd started it 1000 years ago, but discovered it's going to leave Netflix at the end of the month so I'm binging it and I'm on the last episode of S2.
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chira 🎋 @artofchira.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
artists looking for a different platform than twitch..... picarto.tv is right there. been using it for a decade. it hasn't done me dirty. You can have subscribers etc etc AND you can safely stream NSFW art there if you label your channel appropriately for it. it's always been right there.
picarto.tv
Picarto: The World's Best Creative Live Streaming Service
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Dag (thefandump) @thefandump.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Made a new zine talking about ways to be safe at punk shows. #zine #tumult #punk #comic
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Adam P Knave @adampknave.com · 10/08/2026
Fuck AI. Fuck transphobes, homophobes, bigots, racists, and fascists. They can all go to hell. Sick of it. Just sick of it.
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Suzanne ✨🌑 @tendermiasma.com · 05/08/2026
THIS IS WHY!!!! WE CALL!!! GREAT JOB EVERYONE 🩷 KOSA did pass the house but remember the senate has a conflicting version. Keep calling, it matters!
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Surly Scream Queen @surlyqueen.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Oh hey, it's a #FatTabbies kinda evening.
A brown tabby cat sitting in a bed on a table in front of some windows. The cat is licking her b-hole, one hind leg raised high.A brown tabby cat licking the toes of her hind leg.A close up of a cat's back foot, displaying The Toe Beans. They are mostly pink.
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Surly Scream Queen @surlyqueen.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Folks who destroy books are never The Good Guys.
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Surly Scream Queen @surlyqueen.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
I'm inflicting Father of the Bride on Xena today, lol. (Not really, she's just happens to be in the same room playing a video game and I wanted to watch it before it leaves Netflix)
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Surly Scream Queen @surlyqueen.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
static.klipy.com
King Of The Hill: Hank's 'Jay Peg' Confusion
Alt: Hank Hill from King of the Hill, talking to a clerk at a copy store. Caption reads, "Do I look like I know what a 'jay peg' is?"
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Chimera Comics Collective @chimeracomics.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
#microcomicsummer belongs to the community, let's make short comics together!

**#MicroComicSummer 2026!**

Let's end the summer with comics!

Create a small scale comic over the summer, and share it on September 22nd with the hashtag #microcomicsummer!
**How to participate**

-Challenge your story telling skills by creating a shorter than your average comic over the summer!
-share it on September 22 (thats the end of summer) using the hashtag
-Check out the comics created and posted during that event!
-All mediums, skills, and styles are encouraged to participate, have fun!
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Surly Scream Queen @surlyqueen.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Never skip a hopecore post.
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Susie Esse @susieesse.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Can I interest you in some #hopecore
An illustration by Susie Esse featuring a tabby cat loaf on a table with a smiling sun above it and the lettering “what if it all works out?”
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Surly Scream Queen @surlyqueen.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
I've got a bunch, but the first thing that came to mind was
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Kpop Demon Hunter Mira
Alt: Gif of Mira from KPOP Demon Hunters, sitting on a demon as they fall through the air. She's casually brushing and blow drying her hair, checking herself out in a small mirror that floats by. Caption reads, "fit check for my napalm era."
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