My reward for finishing (plus writing detailed synopses for all scenes to help out my writing buddy, which I did yesterday) was Scrivener. I just finished going thru the tutorial and hooomygods what a perfect tool I’m SO excited

“Hey Mary! doesn’t offer blind assurances. It offers hope and encouragement, but it’s a book that’s also honest about potentially hard moments and ugly conversations.” Wow, this is so lovely!!! Thank you!

Finally

I really wanted 10-15 hairs on my traps

I think next year I want to make a better fuss about work I made, once it’s out. What I really want to do is talk about the work I am making as it’s in progress, casually/in the moment, but I’m p much never allowed to do that

The FDA coming for binders is a bad-faith effort that will make binding more dangerous and the world less safe for trans people. time.com/6975583/tran...

Fortunately, @joecorallo.bsky.social and @ryehickman.bsky.social brought Kate Godwback last year! I would *love* to have Taylor and Kate meet. One day...

Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.

Hey comics artists- when you’re laying out pages for print, set up your templates in spreads. The whole point of thumbnails is a big-picture zoomed-out view of what the readers will see. Don’t fight the format- use it

Just put a friends’ xmas card on the fridge using a banana slug magnet and I WISH I could show off my work but it’s a photo of a friend in front of the hearth wearing nothing but a santa hat and the magnet is perfect, very funny in fact, but it will remain private for obvious reasons

When I was a kid, I used to make repeating patterns for fun. I was thinking about that/wondering if I still had any of them archived someplace, when I remembered that I kinda still do this in comics. I should do it More

more frog, again. seasonal frog

WASHINGTON AND OREGON CARTOONISTS: Seattle's bus service is commissioning 6 artists for public art pieces, 2 each, of local stories, 16-32 pages, over 2026, for $54k per artist, to be freely distributed over their ridership. details here: www.4culture.org/grants/movin...

It ONLY took fifteen pages of inks 🙄 but I finally feel like I’m drift-compatible with the nib-like brush I chose for the book I’m currently working on (Also I had to drop it from a 20px brush to 15 to compensate for the pressure-curve of my tablet/still get some bounce out of it)

Death Fight Forever is so fucking fun y’all

🔞 Filthy Figments eBOOK SALE ‼️ Taste the Savings now thru Cyber Monday when you grab one or more of our titillating title our eBook shop! All FF titles 40% OFF! 🎁 strawberrycomics.itch.io ALSO! It's CREATOR DAY so TODAY ONLY Itch does not take a cut from shop purchases! #NSFW #EroticComics

Hey everyone, I've had a couple of unplanned medical expenses come up this month, so I'm opening my commissions for 3 slots! I'm also open for covers and professional work! Thank you ✨ ko-fi.com/vashtheartis...

I too am so proud of this book!!!

Don't forget, because this is very important. @planetx.bsky.social @ryehickman.bsky.social @kristyq01.bsky.social

THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY: Hey, Mary! By Andrew Wheeler and Rye Hickman. Mark is a devout Catholic trying to navigate his awakening as a gay teen within his non-supportive church. It’s intense and moving, but also hopeful. Suitable for teens. 11-16-25.

Observe my frogs

Some process shots of inking the final Bytchcraft cover!

4 DAYS LEFT FOLKS! And only about 1k to go 🗡️🗡️

A group chat* wanted to see all the frogs I told them I’d be penciling today so I guess y’all can see them too *one person in a group chat lol

It’s real good, you should go grab it!!!

just over TWO DAYS LEFT to help make the WITCHING SEASON anthology a reality! it's totally juiced with amazing creators gettin' their witch on! and it includes a very transy, very gay story, written by me and @susanlbridges.bsky.social, with gorgeous art by @ryehickman.bsky.social!

less than 3 days to go, with under $8k left! about 85% funded, let's finish this. www.kickstarter.com/projects/phi...

Just two days left to back WITCHING SEASON! You want to read @matthtaylor.com and my story about TRANS WITCHES battling MONSTERS don't you?!? Of course you do! So back this book!!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/phi...

As someone who once received a comics page template in .xls format I hesitate to complain, but why make pdf templates that don’t have ps guides? This has happened twice in the last couple of months and like, I’ll do it myself but I also 100% will just eyeball it, which somewhat defeats the purpose

Graphic Novel Review: HEY, MARY! charmingly explores questions of faith and queer identity www.comicsbeat.com/graphic-nove... @andrewwheeler.bsky.social @ryehickman.bsky.social @oni-press.bsky.social

Does anyone else pick new brushes to try based on how notable they’d be as sex toy descriptions or

ONE WEEK TO GO!!! We're SO CLOSE to hitting our funding goal for WITCHING SEASON! Featuring @morganbeem.bsky.social @alexsegura.bsky.social @tillybridges.bsky.social @susanlbridges.bsky.social @cerealpancake.bsky.social @stephwilliams.bsky.social & many more! www.kickstarter.com/projects/phi...

GO BACK WITCHING SEASON 150 pages of INCREDIBLE comics from names like @planetx.bsky.social, @laurenknight.bsky.social, @heatherantos.bsky.social, @lengog.bsky.social, @ryehickman.bsky.social and MORE all edited by @cerealpancake.bsky.social You've got ONE WEEK www.kickstarter.com/projects/phi...

one week left to help make this amazing anthology a reality! it’s jammed with amazing creators, including a super trans comic by me, @susanlbridges.bsky.social, and @ryehickman.bsky.social! www.kickstarter.com/projects/phi...

WITCHING SEASON is sooooo close to being funded! Excited to have a story in this amazing anthology. Please support if you can. www.kickstarter.com/projects/phi... @cerealpancake.bsky.social @comicuno.bsky.social @philfalcowrites.bsky.social @tench.bsky.social

Final day!

Devotion and divination...

Happy Halloween! Check out DIVINATION if you haven’t already. It’s an older comic of mine, but I really pushed myself to make experimental/unconventional panelling choices and I’m still really proud of it

Cute little weekend reminder that Witching Season is on kickstarter now.

The Usual Choices by @keithfrady.bsky.social . Come on guys, get on this book. It's got so many artist I love like @michiums.bsky.social @lanedraws.bsky.social & @ryehickman.bsky.social and it's going to be great! www.kickstarter.com/projects/kei...

Y'all aren't ready for Goblin Town, but Goblin Town is ready for you (kindly threat) 👸🌑💖 I'm so proud of @ryehickman.bsky.social and @planetx.bsky.social who have absolutely LEVELED UP with this pitch. Congrats also to @hitzhusenlauren.bsky.social for being the one to snap it up ✨

YESSSSSSS!!!

Teef

We up! In a day FULL of stellar releases to celebrate, behold our latest issue of FIYAH! Gods and Monsters. Six stories. Three poems. All we're missing are your grabby hands! 🥰 fiyahlitmag.com/shop/issues/...

Don’t miss this one!!!

our short in this is deeply trans and extra gay, and is about the ways society tells us we can be whoever we want to be... unless that's trans, and we get told "no not like that" and look at @ryehickman.bsky.social's art, it's so good! this anthology is overflowing with amazing creators. back it!

CHECK IT OUT!!!

We're live, folks! @matthtaylor.com and I have a blood-curdling body-horror story in this talent-packed anthology, about TRANS WITCHES hunting a MONSTER. Of course, that mission goes horribly, horribly wrong.

WITCHING SEASON is on kickstarter! @susanlbridges.bsky.social and I are in this, with magnificent art by @ryehickman.bsky.social! WHATEVER YOU WANT is super gay and VERY trans it's about people who claim to love you and say you can be whoever you want... until that's not who they thought you were