I’m tired!!!! of depression!!!!

How it feels trying to teach teens and they just want to tell you about garbage that was created when you were their age

I haven't had a thought in weeks

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The good news is I work for myself so nobody can fire me for anything I say. The bad news is I barely make any money. 😅

Freelance illustration gigs drying up. Ad agencies using Midjourney instead of hiring human artists. Costume design turned over to AI wholesale. Good work vanishing. These are the stories of working visual artists, who describe losing jobs, wages, and hope as their clients and bosses embrace AI.

Treatment has been helping for weeks, but sudden horrible pain flare up for no reason??? Uuugghh so much pain

Omg I should penpal with my little sister… she’d love it so much…

saw a post i liked on tumblr today.....didnt see that they'd posted it on their account here but i wish they would its a sentiment that resonated w me more than making "good" art it's just important to make art....thanks man

I guess I’m forever cursed with extreme anxiety about dating because of this guy

Getting lots of stories of every kind here, some of them infuriating, some of them heartbreaking, some of them darkly funny. Keep them coming. Did clients or bosses using AI change, degrade, or kill your job? Artists, illustrators, animators, actors, designers, please share: [email protected]

I feel like my brain is getting messier and more disorganized as I get older and it’s getting harder and harder mentally organize my thoughts and things to do, but writing it all down is too limiting

I’m so sick of job hunting, I didn’t even get a response from a job that was PERFECT for me

uugh, super overwhelmed by all the things I want to do

im gonna say this really loud this morning i really need everyone who thinks theyre being annoying about the things they love to do it more. do it louder. your happiness is so special and wonderful to witness and i hope you learn to love the space you take up in this world like we all love it

cool #kidlit opportunity! (And the way it works, rule-wise, is clever)

I'm running a sale on my Shop right now! I'm offering 50% off prints. Select sticker designs are $1. No code required! I'm keeping the sale up until 9/18. I have lots of fun stuff available! RTs are appreciated ⭐️ www.meganroseruiz.com/shop/sale

Alright I’m self publishing so that I can make my chapter book/series real while my sister is still young enough to enjoy it

was going through some files and i forgot about this piece i did forever ago! maybe i can rework the idea for a new piece...

Is it weird that I don’t mind living with my ex and currently have no plans to move out?? Maybe that’s just good proof that we’re better as friends???

Man, I haven’t bought any clothes I feel really good to be in in a loooonngg time

I STARTed drawing something so that’s a win I guess

I just realized that all the exciting times in my life/career have been alternating years I’ve been feeling really down about how little I’ve gotten to do this year, compared to last, but maybe this is just how my life/career will ebb and flow

My best friend is getting married next year and is creating a PowerPoint guide to prepare all their many white friends for a huge Indian wedding

Broke up with my bf and found out my best friend forgot to tell me they’re engaged in the same week, I’m having a good time

New medication dose and I’m already feeling slightly better, hallelujah

DC immediately cancels the new title Red Hood over Bluseky posts the writer Gretchen Felker-Martin, a trans woman, made about Charlie Kirk. Uncle Ethan (remember him?) found the posts & put them on the Other Place. Remember, this is a safer place, but everyone here is being watched by bad people.

I’m leaning towards self publishing my chapter book series… does anyone want to be a beta reader?

So, right now, the only reliable way to diagnose endometriosis is with exploratory surgery. But finally, real scientists (instead of male scientists), are on the job & of course they’ve identified multiple markers in menstrual blood that point to noninvasive testing. www.science.org/content/arti...

I really don’t know what to do with myself right now

I used to say my cat was my soulmate, but I s2g if the actual love of my life is a cat that only got to spend 5 years on this miserable planet, I’m going to start a riot when I get to the afterlife

I require new tattoo

If I may share possibly one of my favorite comments from an adult gen z perspective.

Was just reminded of the time I almost got to speak in front of Canadian parliament about the housing crisis, I wasn’t chosen but that is SO WILD that it could’ve happened

I wish to make art, but my brain and my heart are empty

Hm I guess I haven’t QUITE hit rock bottom in life yet, but I’m not doing well and I’m worried the rock bottom IS coming for me

My agents sent an email to all their authors saying "if you wrote a book that came out before 2023, just assume it's been stolen. Fill out the form and if the lawyers find out you're owed money, they'll send it to you."

Can’t believe I’m considering self publishing my chapter book

These guys saw their business implode in 24 hours and panicked, it can be done.

I keep recording videos for YouTube but I just don’t like my voice overs!! I don’t know how to talk to a camera apparently!!!

I've compiled a bunch of picturebook #kidlit #kidlitart making truths that I think are helpful. Things like #9: From my Mom: “If you speak with your heart, people will hear with theirs.” open.substack.com/pub/jacobsou...

I’m really fired up about AI, wanting to draw REAL art, but I’m still too sick to think well

Sitting next to a couple of older women complaining about “this generation” I’m really glad to hear “WE set them up to be like this” not “why are they like this”

I searched libgen itself, and it turns out they have almost every book Iron Circus has ever published. They don't show up in the Atlantic Search because they were uploaded without author names. @ironcircuscomics.bsky.social authors could help destroy them singlehandedly.

Do it. Search your name. Take their money. It’s yours anyway.

Ooooo instead of magical realism.. what if… mildly modern fantasy.. like mostly modern world with a liiiil bit of magic tucked away

The friend who witnessed Michael Brown’s death was shot and killed Sunday morning less than a mile away from where a police officer killed Brown.

To my sticker making friends who rightly hate AI: One less option to worry about when printing stickers! Feel free to recommend other printers in the comments that we can all use instead, bonus points for Canadian companies