My first new comic in years will debut next weekend at SPX. Saddle-stitched preview of SETTLERS OF THE STORM WORLDS, signed and numbered limited edition, $10 in beautiful black and white. Read for free on my Patreon. www.patreon.com/carlaspeedmc... please share and recommend, thanks muchly

Our resident spotted moray makes its daily commute through the same path nearly everyday at the same time each morning #spottedmoray #moray #thatsamoray #morningcommute #slither #stripedparrotfish #parrotfishjungle #tomtate #frenchgrunt #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity

let's all enjoy this art again while I mention that this book is currently on sale for $0.99 along with 300+ other SFF works at indiebook.sale

cute tapir pritns to north america: www.inprnt.com/gallery/guil... t-shirts, prints and much more to north america, europe and oceania: www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1719...

Fuck censorship. They're coming after you next, whether you make porn or not. I have never sold NSFW services or artwork, yet here's my termination from Stripe! Fully SFW, innocent headshots of furries = adult content. This is what we've been trying to fucking tell y'all this whole month!

Good good also lol @ "limiting the reach" in the replies. I would rather limit my reach than be associated with genAI, and risk promoting events/things that allow the slop in any shape or form, leading my readers there

I better not see y'all using some shitty AI slop generator for your maps in your TTRPG adventures or debut novels. Turn that map of Ohio upside down or draw some squiggles around beans, as our ancestors intended.

please tell toby i love and believe in him

This is extremely cool. GOG is taking a stand against payment processors caving to fundamentalist religious groups and is offering a bunch of "banned" games for free. freedomtobuy.games

Hey, hey authors of Indigenous, Asian, Maori, Pacific Islander, Latinx and Black heritage - Speculative Insight is looking for articles and essays! Deets! awolfstale.wordpress.com/2025/07/28/s... Pls boost!

Yes, it is possible to actually enjoy the process of writing itself. I do. There is nothing like it. Putting words together on a page is something I enjoy so much it makes me feel unhinged.

Just your irregular reminder that you're allowed to enjoy the process of writing. I know jokes about how hard and frustrating writing is are super common, but if the actual act of writing—not just the feeling of having a product after you're done—is not enjoyable, you do not have to write.

the enemy of my enemy is making out with my third enemy and it's pretty hot

sprouts!!

i like this a lot

this is a VERY good read and i am shaking hands with the author. a lot of this is why i severely dialed back my own social media use over the last couple years.

to kiss brutalism

The Deal: YOU: get 81 cool books/games, many of which are very very queer WE: get Canadian Wildfire Relief money to redistribute to the affected communities via the Nii'kinaaganaa Foundation itch.io/b/3125/canad...

this is a really useful guide for any authors considering selling books on itchio:

This works for fiction too, when you stop forcing conversation on your characters and get to know them well enough to let them respond for themselves.

actually the shimmer you see on silk is the ghosts of all the worms that died for your gucci scarf (they're too proud of their work to move on)

REALLY good story 👏

I'm participating in this bundle raising funds too! Tons of great books/stories on offer, and you can get both BAKER THIEF (fantasy novel inspired by Quebec City) and SNOWSTORM & OVERGROWTH, a collection of short stories which includes 2 very tied to Quebec too :) itch.io/b/3125/canad... 💙📚

i spent this afternoon re-watching the fall of the house of usher whilst replacing a torn panel in my wife's purse. considering finding a nice trim for the edges since i cut the piece a little close in some places, but i'm pleased with the result for now!

these are so gorgeous

"cyberpunk 2077 is great," i say, affectionately loading johnny silverhand into a rotary cheese grater. "i love the story."

big if true

excellent thread

I see the wily cuckoo has been here

hello everyone. made a creature. my friend named him Eyevan the Terrierble, which is perfection itself. bon appetit

Excited to announce that I've got my act together, just in time for the New Year! My Ko-Fi Shop has been updated, and now you can get *all* my self-published short story collections and novelettes in PDF, Epub and Mobi formats there. Perfect for not giving Bezos any dosh. ko-fi.com/lawrencehard...

Indescribably happy at the mere thought of existing

oh i want to read this so so badly

i CANNOT wait. rubbing my greedy little hands together in excitement

finished The Haar by @paperbacksandpugs.bsky.social and have been turning it over in my head all day. what an excellent book that has instantly been put on my "reread" list. (also loved the afterward & memoirs. really excellent addition)

Sidney Hargrave (@shargrave.bsky.social) did this beautiful character art for my book THE MISCHIEVOUS LETTERS OF THE MARQUISE DE Q (www.feliciadavin.com...) and I love it so much

Along with the discussion of publishers expecting authors to market their own books, it should be noted that publishers are gutting their staff, keeping employees in entry-level roles with no hope of promotion while piling on work in an industry where workers are already underpaid.

I hope Santa brings you all the hot wheeohs this holiday season

I told Dandy the people in the phone say hi. She says hi back.

commission for @ceelacanth.bsky.social

mess. gouache and digital collage

I see a lot of people talk about the environmental costs of AI. I don't see as much about the human exploitation behind it.

🚨 Announcing SPREAD ME, my erotic horror novella coming out from Nightfire in 2025. Preorders are now open. us.macmillan.com/books/978125... Man is the wettest place to hide.

this is a very good article and also. why. why is the world like this. so many human beings WANT to make movies

When corgis experience the poofy dog bed, their legs completely disappear.

can't they just put their execs in glass cases that you have to get an employee to open for you

This used to be a fun pre-Christmas tradition - a chapter a day of Susan Cooper's The Dark is Rising, from 19 December. I'm a big fan of the whole sequence; classic #KidLit that isn't just for kids. You can also listen along, with the BBC audio version. #TheDarkIsReading