There's a deep rooted dogma in Western storytelling that says there's no story without conflict. Not true. Accordingly, promoting the idea that villains can be recognized from a mile away is both stupid and dangerous. Miyazaki gets that. Uncle Walt never did. www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5Dp...

Thank you @frankycrx.bsky.social ✨

From time to time Tumblr reminds me that, maps aside, this is the most popular image I've ever made. #crowpose #nudeyoga

Many American children’s books have some sort of mission or goal, modeling professional careers. But “the Japanese have a high respect for childhood as a distinctive period of life,” the children’s book author Yuki Ainoya wrote, “treating them as little adults.”

“Unfortunately there are very few inspired people and one has to fall back on one’s own store of vital fire… I often feel like Joan of Arc… those terrible cardinals and bishops prodding her poor agonized mind with so many unnecessary questions” —Leonora Carrington, “The Hearing Trumpet” #amreading

Arcanum 21, The World. Follow the development of my Tarot Vulgaris project on Patreon: www.patreon.com/collection/1...

NEW EPISODE: Trust us, Wilbur. People are very gullible. They'll believe anything they see in print. In which we discuss fairy tales, talking spiders, and death (for kids!) with Liz Gotauco aka @cosbrarian.bsky.social!

Another one from the 2010 freezer top series.

“I am never lonely, Galahad. Or rather I never suffer from loneliness. I suffer much from the idea that my loneliness might be taken away from me by a lot of mercilessly well-meaning people.“ —Leonora Carrington, “The Hearing Trumpet” #amreading

“Beauty always has rules. It’s a game. I resent the beauty game when I see it controlled by people who grab fortunes from it and don’t care who they hurt.”

Breakfast is a smoothie with protein powder, kale, wheatgrass, honey, a banana, two AA batteries, and a few pumps of WD-40. Lunch is a lie. New Yorker Humor presents a day in the life of R.F.K., Jr.

The last phase of writing is all about rephrasing dependent clauses and being on the edge of stylistic orgasm without truly getting there. It can be fucking exhausting. So I catch myself repeating “The end is nigh!” over and over. What else can I do?

Tits my favourite instrument

‘No amount of knowledge about medieval literary culture can make the Pearl Manuscript tell us what it means. Everyone has to speculate at some point.’ @tomlukejohnson.bsky.social on the manuscript that contains the only copy of ‘Gawain and the Green Knight’: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Slots still open! Get a cool Chrinostober drawing like this from last year! Prompt was Hellfire For @azureparagon.bsky.social #werewolfwednesday #commsopen #furry

Arcanum 16, The Tower perfectly sums up my personal definition of civilization. Follow the development of my Tarot Vulgaris project on Patreon: www.patreon.com/collection/1...

Ten folktales, translated from Swahili by George W. Bateman in 1901, showcasing the rich tradition of storytelling in Zanzibar: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/zanzibar-tales

Arcanum 1, The Juggler was the second card I did from my Tarot Vulgaris deck. The project is still in development and you can follow it on Patreon: www.patreon.com/collection/1...

"The world, he believed, had seen enough ogival windows and flying buttresses on cathedrals. 'Let us have architecture without archeology,' he proclaimed."

Arcanum 15, The Devil: the first card from my Tarot Vulgaris deck, which is yet another spin-off from my Apophenia series. Follow the project on Patreon to see alts and draft extras only available to subscribers. You can also read the already completed chapters! www.patreon.com/collection/1...

The Road That Made Japan worldhistory.substack.com/p/the-road-t...

“We have, of course, always invented institutions of salvation — religion to save us from our sins, therapy to save us from our traumas, marriage to save us from our loneliness — in order to salve our suffering, which is the price we pay for the fulness of living.”

Advertising my own books is not always fun but this promo shot for Sex, Drugs and Tales of Wonder was an exception. I took it in 2018 in Maspalomas, days before I finished the final draft. The book is still available here: a.co/d/2069SRE #lgbtfantasy #booksky #gayerotica

Most love stories make me cringe because they’re psychotic and infantile. This one, however, hits home. Here are my thoughts on the season 3 finale of Foundation. www.patreon.com/posts/138841...

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Behold al-Ahmar, one of the 7 king-jinns from the Book of Wonders. His domain is... Tuesday. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of...

“Crisis… is an attempt to dislodge us from a toxic status quo and constitutes an insistent call to rebuild our lives on a more authentic and sincere basis.” Wonderful wonderful read on the importance of breakdowns www.themarginalian.org/2021/10/13/a...

The Bottomless and All-Devouring Hole of Saint Brendan of Compostela. Mapped and designed by moi. Illustrated by @whatsacrybaby.bsky.social Read more about the project in a free post on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/136706... #fantasymap #mapmaking #mapsky #cartography #lgbtfantasy #worldbuilding

“So for any self-professed sci-fi fanatic who has yet to give Foundation a whirl, what the hell are you waiting for?” www.theringer.com/2025/09/12/t...

In New Yorker Humor, the world’s leading employer of people in your chosen field is seeking candidates with your exact skill set—but not you—to add to its growing team of associates.

I dis this piece in 2007 while I was still active on Flickr. I saw a portrait of Quentin Elias by Jeremy Lucido and fell in love with it. I asked Jeremy if I could use it and he agreed. That’s how Gulliver’s Adventures was born. Back then dick worship wasn’t really a thing but I think I nailed it!

The lower right corner of the map shows a Palæmon Penis, an ocean floor scavenger.

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The Island of Scorching Caresses is not a popular destination but Brendan likes to stray off the beaten path. Illustration by @whatsacrybaby.bsky.social for my upcoming book Saint Brendan and the Brotherhood of Virile Serenity. More about it here: www.patreon.com/posts/second... #gayart #lgbtbooks

Some 16th-century ballads to pen? Manipulus Vocabulorum is a rhyming dictionary from 1570, thought to be the first ever: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/manipulus-vocabulorum-a-rhyming-dictionary-from-the-16th-century

"The disconnect between AI's promised productivity revolution and its actual impact might reveal a fundamental misunderstanding... Traditional productivity gains require AI to outperform humans... But for accessibility, AI doesn't need to be perfect." arstechnica.com/information-...

"I have an idea that some men are born out of their due place. Accident has cast them amid certain surroundings, but they have always a nostalgia for a home they know not. They are strangers in their birthplace..." — W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, 1919

No, for real, though, here’s my proposal: As soon as you crest into $1 billion, we throw you a party, congratulate you for winning the game, and then we build a bunch of affordable housing and you wake up tomorrow in an apartment with $1000 to your name. When you win the game, it resets.

A little cover update, 3 months after the "final" draft ;) Find out more about my upcoming collaboration with @whatsacrybaby.bsky.social in the link below and spread the word far & wide, plz! 🧞‍♂️🌷🧜 www.patreon.com/posts/second... #booksky #gaybooks #bookcover #coverreveal #gayerotica

Riding a translucent dinosaur is the best thing ever in No Man’s Sky! P.S. See comments for portal address #NMS #gaming #ps5

"It’s hard for a neurosurgeon to navigate a brain. A key challenge is gooeyness." Opening of the year!

Wanna make porn look classy? Euphemistic shadow to the rescue! Follow me for more art tips!

A sneak peek of a fiery jinn having fun. Full NSFW version available in advance on Patreon. Join to support my upcoming book, illustrated by the one and only @whatsacrybaby.bsky.social Oh, and mind the flames! 🔥🧞‍♂️ www.patreon.com/posts/138239...

Flashing the Rosymorn monks #BaldursGate3 #bg3 #NudeGaming

I think a lot of what people describe as nostalgia for the loss of childhood innocence is actually a sanitized reverence to nonsense. Nonsense is sublime, captivating, bewildering, and invigorating. Here's my ode to it. alphadesigner.com/blog/the-sch...

They say that what matters is the journey, not the destination. But what's the use of a journey if the trajectory looks like shit? Next time you chart the shortest route to somewhere, ask yourself what you value most—time or beauty? Here's Brendan's answer:

Another character from "Saint Brendan and the Brotherhood of Virile Serenity". Illustrated by @whatsacrybaby.bsky.social Subscribe to my Patreon page for early access to NSFW versions and WIP extras from the upcoming book. www.patreon.com/posts/ifrit-...

“First of its kind” AI settlement: Anthropic to pay authors $1.5 billion arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

Some extra details from last chapter’s wrestling extravaganza, masterfully illustrated by @whatsacrybaby.bsky.social Full version available to my Patreon subscribers www.patreon.com/posts/127860...

What’s it like sharing a tiny space with a giant pet? Amit Elkayam’s photo series “Big Dog in a Big City” captures the reality, and the intimacy, of living in New York with a Great Dane. See more: nyer.cm/9MWxWXw