What colors are your inner fire? That's what I asked my monthly print club patrons today. It could be the color of your rage, or motivated energy, your aura, or just your faves. Here's a sneak peek of one person's! And yeah these "prints" are actually original mixed media pieces sometimes 😜

Get ready. Everyone is needed in the streets. @50501movement.bsky.social @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social @chicago-cata.bsky.social

🌟 Call for Volunteers! 🌟 Joy is an act of resistance—help us build a day of community & trans joy at Fall into Fun: TGNC Family Field Day on Oct 12! 🍂 Volunteer for logistics, sports, art projects & more. Got an idea? We’d love to hear it! 👉 Sign up here: forms.gle/NVX8C7VeYcYk...

🍦✨ Join us TODAY, Monday Sept 22nd at Jeni’s Ice Cream in Andersonville to raise money for Trans Up Front! ✨🍦 Come grab a scoop, support TGNC youth & families, and be part of uplifting trans joy in our community. Every cone counts! 💜 📍 Jeni’s Andersonville 📅 3pm-6pm

I’m pretty excited about Capricon coming up 😆 I think the theme is on point, with GOH to match

Wednesday, September 17 - Defend the Roadless Rule (Deadline 9/19) / Resistance Training 9/20 / Sun Day Solar Fest 9/21

I overly excited that my ex-therapist setting out on her own 🤩Wait, correction, I am the PERFECT amount of excited. She is amazing, deserves allllllll the business, and I am so proud susan-close.clientsecure.me

Sketches I made during @rosemarymosco.com's bird drawing workshop 😆

Some last minute paintings I'm going to bring with me to Chicago's Urban Birding Festival this weekend. The blue jay's expression reminds me of Spock😂

Wow... 75% funded in less than a day!! Help us push our sapphic adventure anthology over the finish line!! 🏳️‍🌈😍🦄

Who's that friend who, when you get together folks around you go "Oh god, there's two of them!"? And what are you two doing to cause this reaction? None of mine are on this app to tag but I'll go first: Cooper, Diego, and V all match my excitement over storytelling and games as we plot & scheme 😆

We’re halfway to our goal, and only 5 days left! Please support us now for 2026 so we can read new stories by Eugen Bacon, Clay McLeod Chapman, Ai Jiang, Gwendolyn Kiste, John Langan, Premee Mohamed, Hailey Piper, Keith Rosson, Nisi Shawl, Molly Tanzer, Wendy N. Wagner, and more. kck.st/4mIkEm1

The 2nd annual Urban Birding Festival is a week away! It’s BIRDS!! In Chicago!! You should join (register asap; the guided outings fill up fast) Come see me in the vendor room! I’ll be there most of the weekend (except during @rosemarymosco.com’s bird drawing workshop 😆 I couldn’t resist!)

"No show of force is stronger than a united community that refuses to yield its rights." ~Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle

My LinkedIn has turned into endless spam from recruiters wanting me to edit biomedical AI content for a tiny fraction of what I currently make That's the point. It's not about efficiency or quality. It's about execs paying people less so the richer get richer.

Chicago says: NO TRUMP, NO TROOPS! The CATA Coalition is prepared to hit the streets. If Federal Troops are deployed before 3 p.m., we'll march 5 p.m. that same day. If after 3 p.m., we'll march 5 p.m. the next day. Location: Federal Plaza, 219 S Dearborn St.

Pretty much. The point of fiction is to entertain. I'm sorry, it is. But all fiction can ALSO speak to themes, politics, the reality of life, while also serving as a powerful tool to humanize, educate, and bring people together. So fiction that can combine these two things well always rocks.

Want to know a secret? I may seem like a bard, but I'm kind of a druid (minus the shapeshifting). Wherever I go, critters find me, usually asking for help. This cuckoo wasp was having a Bad Time stuck in a window, but it perked up after a little water and a snack 💙

Oh wait a sec, that's me! I'm the friend Dex! Why yes, I do have new stickers available on etsy 😆 (though if you've seen me in person this year, or followed the kickstarter, then you may already have 'em!)

Now, I'm not going to say insomnia struck for the sole purpose of having me rescue a (completely silent) cricket trapped in my (2nd story apartment!) bathroom, BUT I'm still awake and 1 cricket has safely been escorted back outside.

Patrons saw it first (months ago!), but for everyone else may I present an opossum dealing with life in America in 2025. Scream all you need, little friend. (And if you want to be able to say you saw the next thing first, you should join the “sneak peek” level or higher!)

Work matters.

i do not believe in an afterlife. i do not know what waits us after death. and frankly, i do not care. but, if the gods exist, may they show no mercy. good fucking riddance, Dr James Dobson. your absence will be celebrated and your legacy unravelled by those very kids whose abuse you encouraged.

🥰 I'm so glad you had fun, and thank YOU for playing!! So many Fey cards showed up yesterday and yet every single story was unique! I suppose the Fey are tricky like that 😂

Day 2 of Tarot RPG at @fanexpochicago.bsky.social with Rough Magic in the D&D room, and running these games was a blast! So many stories, so many dice. There's one more day to play, so choose your weapon 😈

"Can you make an ad for my D&D campaign that looks like a Jurassic Park poster? And use photos of my mini to do it?" My friend, I would love nothing more. Behold! Tarrassic Park! If the game sounds fun, go check out @gmdiegobruno on insta And if YOU need ads, logos, or stuff designed, I can help!

In late July, I got scammed. My Bluesky account was basically the only social media that stayed safe. (Tho I was afraid to post that until my new email was in place) It’s been hitting me just how much history is gone. I’m hoping to get back to something close to a normal posting schedule soon.

Oh no it’s like we said this at the FUCKING start and everyone just said we were scared luddites that couldn’t adapt to keep our “stupid little art jobs” when we were sounding the alarm for EVERYONE! Idiots.

Got to do a couple of games of Tarot RPG at lunch today! One of them was the kind of game that feels like I got hit with a bulldozer, but it was amusing so I'm still here for it 😂 It begins... with a rogue and her secret admirer (who is also-again secretly-her dagger) (1/4)

I feel this deeply. I've used the term "optimistic existentialist" for myself, but optimism has been harder to reach these last few years. It's not gone, but it's hibernating.

Be a shame if this little doodle started appearing on walls, sidewalks, train cars, billboards, and other public spaces all over America. A real shame. Even worse, what if this post made its way all over social media to increase the doodle's chances of being […] [Original post on wandering.shop]

I'm kinda back to my Gubbins-ing and got excited when I got to make both fossil AND dinosaur

A much simpler version, with a new name since a friend suggested Kilroy > Kiljoy Wouldn’t it be such a shame if variations of this started popping up all over? 😇

Art is cathartic, folks 🤭

August is a weird month, and I wrote a weird story collection. Great excuse for a sale, right? Starting 1 August, the price for Relics from a Traveling Show in ebook should drop to $0.99 US or the equivalent for the CA/UK/EU markets. That's for Kobo, Apple […] [Original post on wandering.shop]

[398945-loud-thunderstorm-rages]. (Don't worry, folks, just working with the support team)

I got hacked last night. I'm working on securing what accounts I can, but discord and meta are compromised. Any private message from me counts as severely suspect. I don't ask for $$, I don't ask for account help, but at least I'm apparently fairly unique in my wording and style.

Even in a sanctuary state, we're feeling direct impact of the anti-trans war being inflicted by the administration. Join us to fight back against the attacks on gender affirming medical care and mental health services. Join us to fight for trans youth. Sunday, August 10, 1pm, Fedral Plaza, Chicago

Ice is for delicious drinks, especially ones for gay little Pokémon, not for horrible losers who abduct our friends and neighbors

For the second time that I can remember, the monster of the day was defeated by inanity. He was incapable of comprehending the player characters' actions & it broke his brain. He decided maybe he needed to rethink his life? Because nothing makes sense anymore? (twas bonkers but I 💜 it)

Laptop Selfie! I finally added the Hope Crow sticker that @kmherkes.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy commissioned (and I loved making SO MUCH) If YOU want help designing a sticker or anything else, hit me up! Commissions are open

I got a special request for a dice jail dragon w/ spiky ears, in cotton candy colors

I'm making a little dragon dice holder / dice jail today. When the stuff dries, I'll add some horns (and probably glue the teeth in better). Aside from naughty dice that roll low numbers, what else should we cast into the dragon's maw? He's ready to chomp everything that's bothering you!

Shout out to the few folks who like-repost-comment-whatever my stuff and maybe even actively look forward to more 🥰💜 you really are TREASURES!

Good morning 🫡

Sharksy.

Through hard work, activists removed the part of the bill that would destroy public land. Now, we need to call and remove this climate-destroying nonsense.

Here is my heartfelt plea - help a trans lesbian author - me - make enough money to keep going. My move eased a lot of fiscal pressure, but not all, and I'd counted on Pride to be a big boost for me. Instead, it's my worst sales month ever. So please, check out my books. www.jbgarnerwrites.com

I make wallpaper sets for my Patreon peeps every month. Today I'm doodling, hoping to hit upon a good idea for July. The thought that entered my mind as I opened Procreate? "Now let's see, what kind of design goes with the fall of democracy?" #2025mood babyyyy 💀✨ (I am not ok)

I put my Gaming Gold Stars up on itchio! These are unique digital player rewards to show you understand & appreciate their shenanigans, like "Collector of suspicious objects" or "I made it gay!" There are also blanks so you can write your own! dexagonalwizard.itch.io #ttrpg #dnd5e #rpg #pathfinder