Last re-post from me (of this one, at least) :D

Advice to my browser(s): I never want you to save my password

As pointless as it feels over the last few years (and weeks especially), I gotta get some promo done - just in case anyone out there is in the headspace for something other than the horrors of reality. Both these epic fantasy / adventures are 99c for a while - links below :) (eBook, print + audio)

I HAVE BOOKS COMING OUT YOU CAN LOOK AT THEM AND THEN TELL OTHER PEOPLE TO LOOK AT THEM HERE:

As pointless as it feels over the last few years (and weeks especially), I gotta get some promo done - just in case anyone out there is in the headspace for something other than the horrors of reality. Both these epic fantasy / adventures are 99c for a while - links below :) (eBook, print + audio)

I went to see the whales today. I’d heard about them, but they were truly enormous. Despite their size, they swam so gracefully that I watched them for quite a while. #Illustration #CommentPls #RTpls

It's always cool to see people making stuff: books, games, songs, paintings, films, costumes, puppets - all of it, I reckon

Yes, another phrase to mute "it's giving" XD

Tried to make a recommendation again - missed the mark once more. When will I learn? XD

Considering how many recording studios I want to build, I think I really made a mistake by not being born rich

I mocked up this very aussie sticker with a stock photo and I think I'm hilarious but also I dunno if anyone else knows what an LCM is

This is not a true problem (especially not compared to war and all the other types of suffering our leaders are burying us under) but going through April Fool's twice is getting a little tedious. Once today and then I have to see it all over again when the US wakes up tomorrow.

All good things must come to an end! For years we’ve been sharing our favorite indie authors with our subscribers, but unfortunately we have just sent out our very last boxes. It’s been an honor to be part of this wonderful community. 🧵1

Happy International Transgender Day of Visibility! #art #Pesona3

Don’t forget to block bsky.app/profile/atti... everyone

Not satisfied with brutalising its own citizens via negligence and targeted evils, my awful, awful government is desperate to follow the US down into even more callous depths (which is what we always do here, sadly).

curious about SPFBO 11 but overwhelmed by 300 submissions? here's a bite-sized sample! 25 indie fantasy books for only $25! check them out and cheer us on in the competition! #booksky #SFF #SPFBO11 #IndieAuthors itch.io/b/3592/spfbo...

Bluesky still asking us "what's up"? Well, fucking nothing good, that's obvious, isn't it?

Reykjavik, Iceland 🇮🇸 #StunDay #photography

Over the last few years I've contacted 3 different metal bands to ask if they've been using genAi slop for their artwork and none have written back No guarantee that they even received my message... but I fear that, like so many jerks, they feel like they can chuck other creatives under the bus.

You love to see it. Slop is anti art and doesn't deserve to be published.

No time for new stuff, so it's oldie time

#bookreview Blood of the Guardian by @ashcapes.bsky.social 5/5 Capes’ prose is lean, conveying images and different cultures effectively. mybookcave.com/mybookrating... #bookreviews #BookRecommendations #PleaseShare #writerslift

Just a headsup because I've seen people here use that filter... x.com/aerosprayer/...

Anyone interested in Aussie/ Kiwi/ Asian approaches to Fantasy, SciFi & Romance? Like my atheist's reply to Narnia -with Aussies, darker themes & infinitely more aro-ace & nonbinary rep? Take a look at this bundle! itch.io/b/3585/aussi... (Priced in international trade currency: US$) 🌈📚🪐📚💙

Including the Charlie Chaplin quote* in the song really works so well: (*well, it's audio from 'The Great Dictator' - I've quoted it below) www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELKb...

Ah, so Ben Affleck is also one of those rich losers (who is out there selling AI slop services).

Missed another bandcamp friday - I gotta lift my game when it comes to promo of that spoken word release XD

Melissa Gay, “Harvest” (2018), oil on illustration board, 50.8 x 76.2 cm.

Gustav Klimt (Austrian, 1862-1918) "Isis" 1891 Oil on canvas Mounted on wall of Kunst Historisches Museum, Vienna

Keep seeing posters around for Helmet - they're doing a 30th anniversary "Betty" show and I am definitely unhappy that I'll be missing out XD

Heading back to 2018: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Qtj...

*Sometimes* I can estimate the vague generation of a visual artist or (someone writing about vis arts) when they use "rendering" vs "shading" or just "details". Obviously, I can get this wrong - but it's always interesting to me to see language changing while I'm actually aware of it.

If I mute the empty phrase "Let me be clear" then I won't have to see most of the drivel politicians come up with

DEATHWING: THE DESTROYER Preliminary concept for World of Warcraft Acrylic - 8” x 11” Michael Whelan has painted a variety of dragons in his career, but none match the fury and destructive power of Deathwing. Commissioned by Blizzard Entertainment for the massively popular online RPG. 1/2

Some people talk about our leaders being 'pressured' or 'wedged' or 'blackmailed' and for me I don't think so. I think it's way simpler - bad people are in charge and they *want* to do bad things. (In light of this reminder, I have to try to focus on helping those around me as best I can).

Final hours!

It's World Book Day, and I do have books in the world, so, you know, I think you're legally required to buy them. I think that's how it works. patricksamphire.com/books

Hello #poetry peeps! I'm putting together an #itch.io bundle for #NationalPoetryMonth (which is next month). Sooooo, I'm looking for fellow #poets who have their poetry works on itch.io to join in a really cool bundle. #indieauthors #poetsofbluesky #writersky #booksky forms.gle/ofy15XFimY7Y...

Microslop - that's pretty perfect

Fiery evening sunlight on rainclouds near Asheville. Appalachian Sunset 8”x8” oil

Going back for a re-read:

Even if you feel the world is ending, beauty will remain. I can find it comforting, in a way 🤔#pixelart

Fairly certain I had a nightmare last night - but I can't remember it at all. Thank you, aphantasia! :D

Australians impacted by Robodebt have until 4pm on Friday, March 6, to register for a new class action settlement with payouts between $1,000 and $50,000 au.finance.yahoo.com/news/centrel...

Since it is a leech, since it is a vehicle to extract value from someone else's labour, Generative AI appears as just another facet to Capitalism rather than some new frontier of technology

'The Fairy Wren' is on sale today - it's one my first books, a contemporary fantasy which is both: "A bit better than watching reruns and commercials on TV" & "Beautiful, lyrical and soul stirring" according to some reviews :D 99c for a few days: books2read.com/u/47XZ6R (see art credit in alt)

Today I met a glamorous friend. My mood brightened considerably. #Illustration #CommentPls #RTpls