Andy Nordvall
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Hereās chapter 1, Workers, from ABYSSAL, a novel I did with
PaigeBarrArt.com
based on the prompts of MerMay. You should be happy,ā Mother said. āYou always complain Marianas doesnāt pull his weight.ā āThatās not true,ā and it wasnāt, or at least not completely true.
about 2 months ago
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Hereās chapter 30, Impulsive, from ABYSSAL, a novel I did with
PaigeBarrArt.com
based on the prompts of MerMay. āCoral, thatās ridiculous. We canāt have come from Leg-folk. Weād remember.ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā āJemi said the Leg-folk artifacts were older than we thought. Maybe all this,ā
13 days ago
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Hereās chapter 29, ComicBook, from ABYSSAL, a novel I did with
PaigeBarrArt.com
based on the prompts of MerMay. We were allowed to return to our lives. I knew Obri hadnāt kept his word out of some sense of honor or integrity. He just didnāt need us anymore. He had what he wanted, who he wanted.
14 days ago
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Hereās chapter 28, Ethnic, from ABYSSAL, a novel I did with
PaigeBarrArt.com
based on the prompts of MerMay. Jemi let go of Reefās arm. āGo outside,ā she ordered Reef. āSee if itās clear.ā When Reef hesitated. āYouāve held up your part of the bargain. Your parents will be fine.ā
15 days ago
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Hereās chapter 27, Fearful, from ABYSSAL, a novel I did with
PaigeBarrArt.com
based on the prompts of MerMay. We had been talking about Reef. He was still in a corner of the lab by the big pool but well within earshot, especially in this āairā which seemed to magnify sound.
16 days ago
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Hereās chapter 26, DoublePonytail, from ABYSSAL, a novel I did with
PaigeBarrArt.com
based on the prompts of MerMay. We searched the Ridge wall for hours before I spotted a familiar trail of bubbles pouring from a gash in the wall face. āThis way,ā I beckoned Reef to follow.
17 days ago
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Hereās chapter 25, Relaxed, from ABYSSAL, a novel I did with
PaigeBarrArt.com
based on the prompts of MerMay. I glanced, yet again, over my shoulder. Leagues of open water behind us, no place for any Red Sashes to hide, and no sign of anyone following us.
18 days ago
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Hereās chapter 24, SocialButterfly, from ABYSSAL, a novel I did with
PaigeBarrArt.com
based on the prompts of MerMay. āWhat do you want from me?ā I asked Obri. Obri smiled as he answered. He picked up a piece of driftwood off a shelf and handed it to me.
20 days ago
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Hereās chapter 23, Warrior, from ABYSSAL, a novel I did with
PaigeBarrArt.com
based on the prompts of MerMay. I let Obri put the helmet on me. For a moment, it was dark, the helmet blotting out all light. Then, with a flash, a world appeared before me.
21 days ago
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Hereās chapter 22, VirtualWorld, from ABYSSAL, a novel I did with
PaigeBarrArt.com
based on the prompts of MerMay. āHow did you find us?ā Marianas asked as the guards surrounded us. A guard laughed. āAre you kidding? They probably heard that cave-in back at the Seamount.
22 days ago
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Hereās chapter 21, Peace, from ABYSSAL, a novel I did with
PaigeBarrArt.com
based on the prompts of MerMay. The giant angler fish, big as a trawler, emerged from the dark, its jaws opening, revealing rows and rows of slender, needle-like teeth. In a panic, I swatted at its glowing lure.
23 days ago
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Hereās chapter 20, Diamond, from ABYSSAL, a novel I did with
PaigeBarrArt.com
based on the prompts of MerMay. The hull of the ship groaned as the giant octopus slowly constricted its arms around it. āEveryone, off the ship!ā
24 days ago
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Hereās chapter 19, Octopus, from ABYSSAL, a novel I did with
PaigeBarrArt.com
based on the prompts of MerMay. Marianas called over his shoulder. āCoral, weāre almost at the Rift. I need to slow down.ā āWeāre not stopping, Mari. Weāre going in.ā
27 days ago
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Big Finish Insider
about 1 month ago
āļø ATTENTION WRITERS! āļø The Paul Spragg Memorial Short Trips Opportunity is now open for 2026. Click
https://bgfn.sh/PS26
to read more, digest the guidelines, and listen to previous winners. START YOUR CREATIVE ENGINES!
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Hereās chapter 18, Pirate, from ABYSSAL, a novel I did with
PaigeBarrArt.com
based on the prompts of MerMay. It would have been hard to herd a whole mass of Merfolk to their death, so the Council had altered a trawler to transport the condemned.
28 days ago
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Hereās chapter 17, Emotional, from ABYSSAL, a novel I did with
PaigeBarrArt.com
based on the prompts of MerMay. Jemi sputtered, searching for words. āWhy, why, why, thatās genius! Mari, why didnāt you tell me your sister was so smart?ā āI never thought she was smart.ā
29 days ago
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Hereās chapter 16, ElectricGames from ABYSSAL, a novel I did with
PaigeBarrArt.com
based on the prompts of MerMay. We swam to the Rift wall. I thought we were escaping to the Shallows. I had no idea how weād survive up there, but I knew if we stayed home, weād get thrown into a Trench.
30 days ago
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Hereās chapter 15, Pet, from ABYSSAL, a novel I did with
PaigeBarrArt.com
based on the prompts of MerMay, Our patch of the Seamount was quiet. I thought it was odd until I remembered how late it was.
about 1 month ago
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about 1 month ago
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Hereās chapter 14, Cozy, from ABYSSAL, a novel I did with
PaigeBarrArt.com
based on the prompts of MerMay. We darted through the tunnels. I lost track of all the twists and turns Marianas led me down. I hoped it was enough to lose our pursuers.
about 1 month ago
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Hereās chapter 13, Cyberpunk, from ABYSSAL, a novel I did with
PaigeBarrArt.com
based on the prompts of MerMay. āWhat do you mean, we canāt leave? We canāt stay! There are guards everywhere.ā āAnd theyāve got my friends,ā my brother said.
about 1 month ago
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I just backed Westside: Volume 1 - Moody small-town crime drama (52 pages) from
@artebuen.bsky.social
Justin Giampaoli and Dave Law on
@kickstarter.com
www.kickstarter.com/projects/art...
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Westside: Volume 1 - Moody small-town crime drama (52 pages)
Two deputy sheriffs investigate a series of unsolved violent crimes in Californiaās Central Valley.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/artebuen/westside-volume-1?ref=thanks-tweet
about 1 month ago
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Hereās chapter 12, MerMaze, from ABYSSAL, a novel I did with
PaigeBarrArt.com
based on the prompts of MerMay. It took a while to adjust to the strange sounds coming from Marianasās apparatus.
about 1 month ago
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Hereās chapter 11, Superstar, from ABYSSAL, a novel I did with
PaigeBarrArt.com
based on the prompts of MerMay. The tunnel widened until I was in an enormous cave. The light, from walls coated with luminous algae, was dim but inviting.
about 1 month ago
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Hereās chapter 10, Vibes, from ABYSSAL, a novel I did with
PaigeBarrArt.com
based on the prompts of MerMay. In the days that followed, things seemed to slip back into old patterns. I went with Mother to the kelp beds.
about 1 month ago
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Hereās chapter 9, Sealife, from ABYSSAL, a novel I did with
PaigeBarrArt.com
based on the prompts of MerMay. āIām friends⦠with your mother,ā the Man repeated after an awkward silence. āWhat?ā I finally asked.
about 1 month ago
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Miaganga
about 1 month ago
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Hereās chapter 8, Mother, from ABYSSAL, a novel I did with
PaigeBarrArt.com
based on the prompts of MerMay. We held our breath as the figures approached. Had these strange, alien Merfolk seen us?
about 1 month ago
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Hereās chapter 7, Ghostly, from ABYSSAL, a novel I did with
PaigeBarrArt.com
based on the prompts of MerMay. The entrance looked ancient. Once an archway, its supports had long given way, creating a lopsided, precarious structure that looked like it would collapse if you looked at it too hard.
about 1 month ago
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Here's chapter 6, Doodle, from ABYSSAL,
paigeBarrArt.com
based on the the prompts of MerMay. Reef didnāt have an answer for that, and while he was searching his brain for one, I grabbed Marianasās wrist. āCome on, Mari. Weāre going home.ā
about 1 month ago
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I am both delighted and confused that out of all the Walk of Fame stars around Hollywood and Highland, my GPS has deemed Ray Harryhausen as the only one worth mentioning.
about 1 month ago
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Hereās chapter 5, Symbiosis, from ABYSSAL, a novel I did with
PaigeBarrArt.com
based on the prompts of MerMay. I found another object, some kind of pipe, stuck in the ground like a flag pole, several fathoms from the top of the ridge. Another object is a short swim past that.
about 1 month ago
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Hereās chapter 4, StarWarsDay, from ABYSSAL, a novel I did with
PaigeBarrArt.com
based on the prompts of MerMay.
about 1 month ago
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Hereās chapter 2, Siren, from ABYSSAL, a novel I did with
PaigeBarrArt.com
based on the prompts of MerMay. Open water was for trawling and spearfishing, the ocean floor for farming and scavenging. Every square foot was needed to provide food; no one lived on the sea floor.
about 1 month ago
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Here's chapter 3, Glossy, from ABYSSAL, a novel I did with
paigeBarrArt.com
based on the prompts of MerMay. āVisiting Reef?ā I caught Marianas on his way out of our home, shoulder bag slung across his chest. He sensed the accusation in my question and clutched his bag tighter, and he nodded.
about 2 months ago
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Hereās chapter 1, Workers, from ABYSSAL, a novel I did with
PaigeBarrArt.com
based on the prompts of MerMay. You should be happy,ā Mother said. āYou always complain Marianas doesnāt pull his weight.ā āThatās not true,ā and it wasnāt, or at least not completely true.
about 2 months ago
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Tim Byrne
2 months ago
Happy 80th birthday to Tim Curry who has always, *always* understood the assignment.
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My fave
#wuxia
film just got a great film essay by Tony Zhou of EVERY FRAME A PAINTING.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tteh...
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THE BLADE (1995): The Edges of Wuxia | Criterion x Every Frame a Painting
YouTube video by CRITERION
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttehPZsNcxI
2 months ago
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Solid advice from todayās
#ObliqueStrategy
but Iām at at a loss. Any suggestions for discard worthy axioms?
3 months ago
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Iād love this to be true, but the articleās date gives me pause.
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Doctor Who: Finally Ginger! Rupert Grint is the Doctor in New Mini-Series Era
Doctor Who mini-series will see guest Doctors beginning with Rupert Grint.
https://www.doctorwhotv.co.uk/doctor-who-rupert-grint-afc-106930.htm
3 months ago
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Comic Book Couples Counseling
3 months ago
As far as we know, this is the first Absolute Scarecrow cosplay out there. Perfectly captures
@nickdragotta.bsky.social
's design & as
@ssnyder1835.bsky.social
said yesterday during the DC
#WonderCon
panel, this character is EVIL. Follow cosplayer aadarthbane on IG.
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If anyone wants to check out the panel I did at
#WonderCon
on public domain characters. Here's a recording. Much gratitude to Amber of Raden studios for recording it.
youtu.be/zMqTAFXUd_0
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WonderCon 2026 Panel - Masters of Public Domain
YouTube video by Andy Nordvall
https://youtu.be/zMqTAFXUd_0
3 months ago
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"All really great things are happening in slow and inconspicuous ways.ā - Leo Tolstoy
3 months ago
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sam³ā°ā°ā°
3 months ago
A remarkable photo from
#NoKings
in DTLA from Connor Sheets of
@latimes.com
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Scott Snyder gave an amazing and inspiring talk on his work and Brad of Comic Book Couples Counseling Counseling recapped it better than I ever could so Iāll just point you to his feed.
#Wondercon2026
add a skeleton here at some point
3 months ago
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Had an amazing time talking with Jason. š„³
add a skeleton here at some point
3 months ago
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The Shadows of 2026šš
3 months ago
This may be the greatest signs on a comic shop window ever made...
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Latest from
@k-sanzo.bsky.social
and
@finnspiration.bsky.social
is in its FINAL HOURS on
@kickstarter.com
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DiscoCats #02 - Summer Beach Romp
Join five funky felines on a wholesome beach-combing romp at the seaside to soothe your heart and tickle your funny bones. All age fun!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kajekbiolumenpress/discocats-02-summer-beach-romp?ref=557h9l
3 months ago
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Documentary fans getting spicy at the
#Oscars
3 months ago
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Whilst posting about the
#Oscars
I noticed I havenāt posted about my panel Sunday at
#WonderCon
.
#WonderCon2026
3 months ago
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Patrick Monahan
3 months ago
There is simply no dress shirt collar that can contain Matt Berry
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