signs left at alex pretti’s memorial in minneapolis: “i love you so much / i’ll miss you forever” photo with a friend, “i would have done the same. RIP alex,” a stethoscope and “we’ll take it from here, alex” and a tshirt for the minnesota nurses association

I was part of a Drawing Secret Santa on a discord server I’m part of and this was my contribution! It was so fun to see everyone drawing each other’s characters at random! (I do not own this character, please do not use or repost.)

Replaced my old bookshelf! I needed one with cabinet doors on the bottom so my cat Mochi wouldn’t be tempted to scratch my books anymore… also new display set up for my growing collection of The Night Circus by @erinmorgenstern.bsky.social ♥️

This gorgeous set includes both books in a custom slipcase, covers with foiled designs & metal inlays, illustrated edges, art by several different incredible artists as well as a multitude of personal annotations from the author in my questionable handwriting. 🖤 litjoycrate.com/products/the...

Annual New Year's Eve Post is up on the blog. 🖤 Goodbye 2025, you were a Time: erinmorgenstern.com/2025/12/good...

It’s been years since I’ve made a self insert oc but The Amazing Digital Circus had me inspired (also fomo seeing other artists do theirs on TikTok) so here’s mine! ♥️ if you have a TADC OC I’d love to see it!! #tadc #theamazingdigitalcircus

Favorite books I read in 2025: Lolly Willowes - Sylvia Townsend Warner The River Has Roots- @amalelmohtar.com The God of the Woods - Liz Moore Wild Dark Shore - Charlotte McConaghy The Everlasting - @alixeharrow.bsky.social The Buffalo Hunter Hunter - @sgj.bsky.social

I just finished book two of The Night Angel Trilogy by Brent Weeks and if I had been reading them at time of publishing I think I would have burned a whole city down to the ground at that diabolical cliffhanger. I’m mad and I have the third book, what the fuck was that, Brent??? On site.

Watched the new Frankenstein with a friend and I had to explain to them why a Lord Byron quote being at the end of the film sent me into a fit of laughter

Me: despite a lot of things I’m a fairly well adjusted adult Also me: I can’t ask my dad if he kept my mums hair she shaved off for chemo because he definitely didn’t and he would ask too many follow up questions and I don’t think he’d be chill and normal about Victorian mourning jewelry practices

Monday at the eye doctor: yeah I used to get styes a lot but I haven’t in a while! Been pretty nice! Painful stye in my left eye today: heard you were talking shit

Since 2 people asked, if anyone wants to pitch in: PayPal.me/panediting Bonus photo of Ollie

A toast to Herr Thiessen, 2025 🖤

Mary: oh! How did your sapphic vamp candle turn out? Me: It turned out good! Mary: what does it smell like? Me: … I’m packaging it to send to you? Mary: !! Me: I made a candle using cherry as a main scent—YOUR FAV—and you didn’t think I was going to send it to you?? I don’t even like cherry.

I’ve developed an eye twitch once again

It's #AceWeek so a little teaser for the book I hope to send on sub soon, in which two co-stars in a high budget comic book adaptation fight the straightwashing of a canonically ace character... and their feelings for each other. Art by @gidgetdraws.bsky.social

Today’s mood: Men (derogatory)

My best friend just shared this with me!!!

Let me cook

Finished Logo Redesign Commission! Last photo is original design. They do dnd group therapy and really wanted to tie that into the new design and add more nerdy elements in general. Really happy with how this one turned out! ♥️

Hey, idiot (me), you got distracted chatting with the barista and forgot to ask for oat milk for your latte again and now you’re suffering the consequences like a buffoon.

I love it when I get another one of my friends to read The Night Circus by @erinmorgenstern.bsky.social because I talk about it so much and they are tired of not understanding my references 🤗 Anyway have an Isobel character redesign concept WIP

4:04 AM EST I’m beginning to think the 7pm latte was a mistake

✨concept✨

I’d love to know what is wrong with my face, my lips keep breaking out in an allergic reaction but idk WHY or WHAT is causing it 😭😭😭 this is the second time in one month

Just finished reading Manacled by SenLinYu for the first time since the official rework publishes next week on my birthday (and I’m a nosy bitch) and I’m just casually ruined now so that’s cool

I broke out in another allergic reaction on my lips and they are so swollen and itchy but this time I have no idea what caused it so I want to scream ♥️

Okay, I met my bat quota for the year, no more please, my nerves can’t take the danger dance with rabies

Happy anniversary there’s a bat in my apartment AGAIN but a year later

I wouldn’t wish allergies on even my worst enemy, being itchy all over outside and inside is a slow death

Happy publication day for The Night Circus by @erinmorgenstern.bsky.social 🖤♥️✨ This book has been inspiring my art and pushing me to improve for over a decade now ♥️🤗 (I can only share four images at a time but trust there’s more)

It’s hard to convince myself to get back into writing when I just started improving on my art in earnest

Me: I made carbonara for the first time Mary: it looks good! Was it too eggy? Me: the council (my stomach) has yet to decide if it was too eggy Mary: 😂😂😂

I drew my beautiful wife ♥️

Me, taking Benadryl because the chapstick I’ve been using for months suddenly gave me an extreme allergic reaction on my lips: who else tryna see hat man, amiright?

Best friend: sometimes I’m like ‘yeah I have autism’ but then I hear you talk and I wonder if I really do. Me: what do you mean?? Best friend: you’re so passionate about the things you like. Me: …thank you? 😂

God why is DayQuil so much worse than NyQuil?? Like why is it like THAT???

Everyone, the love of my life:

Art Commissions Open! ✨ Limited slots available! More information is on the Google Request Form found via the QR Code in the first photo or use this link: forms.gle/zwxH4buCJJMQ... #artcommissions #commissionsopen

I hope the publishers get a good giggle when I leave notes 🤗

Had no idea what this meant so I looked it up and be so serious yall are fucking funny omg

One of my TikTok videos starts with me saying “Hello!” and my cat sitting next to me whipped her head to look at me when I accidentally clicked it 😂😂😂

Some current commission WIPs 🤗

Speed draw for another finished bust commission! This one wanted an icon format 🤗

Remembered I have free will and I work from home off camera and can wear a onesie if I’m cold

My cat just sneezed directly into my ear

I now have a Trello to keep track of my art commission queue! Check it out! 🤗♥️ Let me know if you have any questions!

New art from the YA contemporary romance I'm revising about a high-strung ace actress and an awkward teen heartthrob falling for each other on set. Art by @gidgetdraws.bsky.social! I wanted these two to be so soft and Gidget understood the assignment. I'm so obsessed with them.

Speed Color because it’s my fav part of the process ♥️

Can you guess what show I’m hyperfixated on… #tadc #pomni