In 1947 the US War Department released “Don’t Be a Sucker,” now archived by the National Archives. It shows how fascism grows through fear lies and scapegoating. This should not be history. It is a reminder our government once wanted remembered.

I'm rediscovering short stories that I'd read as a teen and coming to the humbling conclusion that my reading comprehension back then was shit. #books #shortstories

This makes me think of the forthcoming TRACE ELEMENTS, a collection of non fiction essays by @adapalmer.bsky.social and @bluejo.bsky.social where they talk about genre expectations in one of the essays...

If you were a kid in the 1970s, one of the hottest collectible toy lines was the Shogun Warriors, despite the fact they did t have a tie-in TV series like GI Joe! But they DID have a Marvel Comic that’s NEVER been reprinted! Let’s have a look… #PopSky atocom.blogspot.com/2026/02/mond...

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It's never too late to follow something else you love. Something not associated with DC comics. #Mazinger

They're kidding, right?

Good news everybody, 7-year-old neighbors still split up a set of walkie talkies and then ask each other what they’re having for dinner 🥰🥰

The Vatican returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada, a historic restitution that is part of the Catholic Church's reckoning with its role in helping suppress Indigenous culture. n.pr/43T2xmD

Hey Folks, our pawrents are still pretty sick so today we decided to share a photo of some of our cat figurines! 😸 #cats #catsofbluesky #gaming #playstation

This really hasn’t gotten enough attention this week. @wired.com #ICE www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...

With SNAP benefits going to shit because of rich assholes and corruption running rampant through politics I'd like to point your attention to a Clinton. No, not one of those Clintons. This Clinton. Clifford Clinton.

Reminder: NaNoWriMo is dead and gone, and good riddance. BUT! You can still use the month of November to try writing that novel you've always talked about writing. Simply post your progress (and questions and requests for a morale boost when things bog down) here, and use hashtags liberally.

This commercial has lived rent-free in my head for years...so of course I'm going to inflict it on all of you. youtu.be/tMe3WDmxBEI?...

Carl Kolchak: An Appreciation New post from me on a great collision of actor and character, and the films, shows and post-cancellation afterlife of one of the greats arowofopengraves.co.uk/2025/10/29/c...

There's a new Marvel Masterworks collecting the Ghost Rider run I did with artist/co-plotter (and all around great guy) Bob Budiansky. I wrote an introduction to the collection and you can read it over at my website. www.jmdematteis.com/2025/10/blaz...

Tropes are not bad. There's a difference between a cliché and a trope. The Lord of the Rings has tropes in it that Tolkien did not invent, Éowyn's backstory coming to mind. Let people write what they find fun. You are not the authority on joy. #WritingCommunity

Here it comes! We're launching the How To Draw 2026 Kickstarter next Wednesday October 29 at 10:00 AM CST. Link in bio. One fat book with 3 covers to choose from and lots of new content with added chapters on Inking and Art Nouveau! Click the link to sign up and you'll be notified when it launches.

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THE TOMORROW PEOPLE (1973) may have been produced on an ultra-low budget, but it threw up some of the weirdest, trippiest visuals ever.

Powerful letter from a non-verbal autistic person. Give it two minutes of your night and feel your heart expand.

Did anyone else have these books growing up? I don’t know why but I never read the Goosebumps books in school, but I did have these and they freaked me out 💀 I can’t recall any of the stories now though 🎃

Obligatory photo of my comically large voting card for the Dutch elections. 25+ parties and nearly 1200 candidates competing for a parliament with 150 seats. We are rapidly converging on the point where there’s a party for every voter

From writer Matt Cardin (via facebook).

It would seem I am not allowed to put any more books on the shelf.

Watched the first episode of the 79' series and i'm pretty impressed at how well it hold up. Sure, the design is dated, and the animation isn't the best (some shots are pretty amazing though, iconic even) but the story gets real darkin a surprisingly compelling way.

What a line from the Pope! I am so pleased he is carrying on Pope Francis’ advocacy for immigrants.

"Choices" aren't real choices when we've been so heavily conditioned by trauma that we are blind to our options and resources. Questions like "Why didn't you leave?" & "Why did you keep repeating those patterns?" assume agency that we literally don't comprehend when we're down the rabbit hole.

Stopped to chat with a friend on my morning walk. “Yeah, I am thinking of maybe heading to the B-E-A-C-H.” And all of a sudden my dog bounces up, a huge grin on her face and her tail spinning like a rotor. So, I guess this dog can spell now…

To be a writer, you only have to do one thing: write. Not break into a big magazine. Not publish a bestseller. Not get an extravagant book tour. Struggling with discouragement? Rejection? Bad reviews? These are normal. They don't disqualify us. If you put words to the page, then we are peers.

Lauren Bacall's birthday today. (September 16, 1924 – August 12, 2014)

This was a word AND he cussed 😂

Virgil Finlay

The Great Lakes are incredible. This is from Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. I can't take credit for the photo...just sharing.

For a boardgame by Board&Dice I was asked to imagine religious ceremonies in ancient Minoan culture. Ritual leaping over bulls is a common motif there. And yes, this was exactly as challenging to draw as it looks! I looked at SO many pictures of gymnasts to figure out the jumper's pose. 😅

Finished the Scrooged drawing. #caricature #art

International Society of Phlebotomists: De Blood Is De Life #MedicalSlogansOrMottos #HashTagGames #Mastodon #HashtagGame 🦉 : Ah ah ah ah ah...

Happy rebirth day to the trilogy of my heart. 😍 I stopped into @brooklinebooksmith.bsky.social to sign stacks of the new paperbacks of the Green Bone Saga today. If you move fast, can still order signed copies online or if you’re local to the Boston area, stop in to the store.

What if no one enjoys what I wrote? What if I wasted all this time? I don't know, bro, but I get it. I've felt that way. So have many other writers. It sucks, but it happens. I'm not going to say "everyone will love it!" because who knows? But doing something you love and enjoyed is never a waste.