TOMORROW ON @datafruits.bsky.social JAZZY FUCKIN' HOLIDAYS RETURNS FOR OUR 5TH YEAR i will be on the air from midnight to midnight, blastin' jazz and soul, hanging out in the chat, and raising money for @translifeline.org if you don't have anywhere else to go, now you do. come hang with us <3

Looking for a gift for a birding friend or a kid who loves nature? I have 10 books for adults and kids, some bestselling and some award-winning, and you can see them all here: rosemarymosco.com/books (Note: one of them, Birding Is My Favorite Video Game, is out of print but a new edition is coming!)

Resist the Trump regime - give to support the people of Chicago! We've compiled a (non-exhaustive!) list of citywide resources you can reference. You'll find ways to donate, volunteer, or organize an event. Step up for Chicago communities: tinyurl.com/ICAmutual

In self-interest but also general interest, folks: Black Friday is coming up, and small publishers/independent creators will always be a better choice than megacorps. When the sales drop, please remember that!

I'm running a birthday game for my nephew later today and I convinced the kids to give my Magic of Friendship Warlocks a try. Each get a different flavor to their eldritch blast, and the more warlocks you get blasting at the same time, the more powerful they become as a group.

We have loads of games coming up! Sat Nov 22 - Quester's Guild: Minions Guild @loavesandwitches.bsky.social Drinking & Dragons Sun Nov 23 @ Spiteful Brewing Tue Nov 25 @ California Cookies dispensary Wed Nov 26 @ Revolution Brewery Get your ticket at events.humanitix.com/host/rough-m...

@seventhink.bsky.social i saw an email pop up about a new design with my "favorite skeleton" and was dubious. Opened it up to see that yep not only is it my fave, but I'm currently wearing the Mapled shirt 😂

Nobody asked, but: I think the biggest pitfall of sci-fi/fantasy storytelling, especially for worldbuilders, in the infodump. You're (rightfully) just so proud of all the work you put into creating a cohesive setting that you just wanna PUKE it all over readers/watchers on page one. (thread)

Hello! today is 🎂🎉MY BIRTHDAY! 🎉🎂 For my birthday, plz read what is up of my webcomic/signal-boost this skeet? It would mean a lot to me! Only 50 pages so far. It hasn't updated in ages, but I'm still working on it. Updates will resume when the backlog reaches 50 pages. blikada.com?pg=1#showComic

A little winter-loving monster doodle to celebrate the first snow this fall in Chicago

Oooooh friends. It’s that time of year again. Cut Amazon out of the equation! My publisher is doing the Year 4 Backerkit RIGHT NOW and THE DRAGONSCALE COMB is part of it. Help support small press AND get more dragons, feral pegasi, and princess kissing www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

Alice is cool and you should take a look and maybe even support her awesomeness!

And this is a great thread about the article, LotR, and racism in fantasy.

Illinoisans are FURIOUS at @durbin.senate.gov Screenshot of Senator Dick Durbin's (D-IL) Instagram page, his Bsky is much the same. And the fax I just sent to Dick's DC office bc the phone number no longer goes to voicemail even.

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From tonight's game: "it's like the power of friendship, but more the power of 'WTF, guys?'" Turns out when your players all play as ex-minion dungeon monsters, there's a lot of wholesome interactions with an undercurrent of unsettling horror 😅

1. 4 of these 😅 2. Quiet Year, Eat the Reich, Daggerheart 3. I'm a fan of rules-light systems that put emphasis on creative storytelling (bonus points for humor, too). Stuff like Lasers & Feelings, Shenanigoblins, and my own Tarot RPG!

I got to be substitute GM for a @roughmagicrpg.bsky.social event Saturday! No prep time, just grabbed Tarot RPG & ran. We had a wild, gay time with: 🫂 Siblings saving their adoptive parents who had turned evil 🍑 A twerking bard w/ backup dancers 💩 A tormented druid learning all the wrong lessons😅

Happy #NationalAuthorsDay ! Celebrate by helping support #IndieAuthors! 📚#WritingCommunity

This is why I regularly let people know how awesome I think they are. We often think that awesome people must naturally know they’re awesome, but they don’t. And letting them know could be the little push that they really needed that day.

Happy Halloween! Have some pets in costumes of their d&d characters 😸

Did you know we have a newsletter? And it's getting an upgrade! Join tinyurl.com/RM-newsletter for monthly: ✨ Upcoming event info ✨ Intro to venues where we run games ✨ Interview with a new GM every month ✨ Campaigns & 1-shots to join ✨ Stories from our games ✨ Ask a GM section

What happens when they burn and ban our books, and offer only misinformation and disinformation in return? We turn away and read what we've saved from them

I love this so much. One of the greatest lessons one can learn playing ttrpgs, how to gather up enough courage to try.

Make silly art, make messy art, make ugly art, just make art. It’s always worth it 🫶

Overheard and misheard a tech support call. They did not, in fact say "if it's extra delicious, eat it." It was suspicious, delete it. I... I may be hungry.

If you're immune to spoilers, I made a WIP post about a new campaign I'm working on with a couple of the Rough Magic folks. I love putting my city into projects. This whole game will be full of Chicago references, and for this section I got to put it into puzzles! www.patreon.com/posts/writin...

Want to play some sci-fi horror tomorrow? Sign up for Brunch and Barbarians!

All of this, though I fear I'm preaching to the choir here... Actually, no, no, I'm not. I know how few reviews my books have and alla that, lol. So yeah, do the things! It's easy and free!

Day 1 of GameHole Con has come to an end, and the stories from today's Tarot RPG sessions were so delightfully unhinged 😂 - A cult of dragon-worshipping barbarians high on mushrooms - A heist to reacue an animal from a wizard's zoo but it turned out all of the animals were polymorphed people (1/2)

If you want to turn that around, why not buy a book from a trans femme lesbian creator? ME! www.jbgarnerwrites.com

Up on Nebula now: I went to Chicago to ground-truth the “crime-ravaged third world hell hole” allegations. You will NEVER GUESS what I found nebula.tv/videos/cityn...

During last night's session, the party rolled 5 nat 1s. Cindy Lou Hoo (in Feyrun via exchange program to become an adventurer) was looking for a monogrammed towel in the BBEG's guest house. BBEG is charming af, and she wanted to get something signed. But rolled a 1. "It's cursed!" she moaned. (1/5)

I doodled the dragon with my non-dominant hand for this 😂

Home now & safe, but I apparently had my worst PSVT attack yet this morning. When I tell folks that I am poorly built, I mean it 😅 What is PSVT u ask? Electrical feedback loop in my heart, usually not harmful, just gives me attacks of rapid heartbeat. A firm cough can trick it into correcting (1/3)

Come one, come all to this special edition of Gumbo Fiction Salon - Tina's Farewell! We are bidding farewell to our incredible leader, Tina Jens, as she prepares to move to New Orleans where a new chapter of Gumbo Fiction Salon will be born!

It's International Lesbian Day so, as a lesbian who often writes about lesbians being lesbian, celebrate and support by taking a look at my most lesbian of books, THE POWERS THAT BE! #lesfic #superhero #romance #booksky 📚🌈🪐

I keep thinking about the image some people have of Chicago: dangerous, dirty, scary. But here's stuff I noticed this week: - a dad overwhelmed by love, feeding his baby - 8+ folks w/ flowers 💐 - many people walking, laughing together - 2 friendly chance meetings on the train

I have a lot of words and a lot of thoughts about how evil this vindictive decision is, but it's mostly just a string of curses

What's your sign?

Attention everyone! It's an open call for artwork of a hand holding up a brick. Everyone is welcome to participate - details below! Deadline for submission is 11/15/2025.

I love a good LIZARD! but my heart will always belong to dinosaurs 🤩 #lizardmeme #tyrannosaurus #lizardbutton #doodle #sillyart

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 😆