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Cryptid 👻 @bogvalley.bsky.social · 1d

I can officially put back on my cryptid monicker :] real names are YUCKY!

Cryptid 👻 @bogvalley.bsky.social · 3d

Totally not a cult going on on this space colony, no way no sir
#DVPit #SF

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Cryptid 👻 @bogvalley.bsky.social · 3d

Glittering gold, trinkets and baubles c:

Cryptid 👻 @bogvalley.bsky.social · 3d

Sublimation is a creepy mix of Neon Genesis Evangelion and On a Sunbeam!
From a young age, children on the colony are groomed to eventually wield the angels against outsiders, whether they want to or not.

#DVPit #GN #YA #TV #LGBT #SF

A page depicting the hangar bay of the colony where an angel is hooked up to various monitors and sensors. A technician gives a sign of OK and Alpha's Mother drags Alpha up a catwalk towards the Angel

An image of Alpha standing in a doorway, looking inside of an angel. The interior is dark and fleshy. She is pushed into the room from behind by her mother

Alpha hits the ground with a fleshy 'Schlorp" and turns to realize that she is being sealed into the Angel. She runs to the door screaming

A full page spread of Alpha yelling and banging on the door to the outside of the Angel

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Cryptid 👻 @bogvalley.bsky.social · 3d

New favorite word is Bauble i think...

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#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 3d

If your hashtag searching is not working for #DVpit we created a feed for the hashtag. Please always try to search the hashtag first, but this feed includes all posts under the hashtag as well. We will update during the day as we learn more from bsky bsky.app/profile/did:...

#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 3d

#DVpit 2025 has officially begun!
Today, Oct 8, 2025 from 8AM-8PM ET marginalized creators seeking out representation can pitch their completed manuscripts & portfolios to participating Agents & Editors!
Don't forget to use #DVpit in your posts!
Pls read rules before participating: dvpit.carrd.co

#DVPit Rules
-#DVpit (Diverse Voices Pitch) is a Bluesky event for marginalized creators that have been historically underrepresented in publishing to pitch their work to agents & editors
-Post your pitch on Bluesky on Wednesday, Oct 8, 2025
between 8AM ET - 8PM ET
-Only post once per hour (6 max pitches per project)
-Must have a polished, query ready manuscript or art portfolio.
-Pitch must include the #DVpit hashtag (illustrators pitching their art must use the #DVArt hashtag)
-A like from an agent = a query request
-A repost from an editor = interest in submission once you've signed with an agent
-A like from an editor = editor who takes unagented submissions
-Please do not like or repost a pitch if you are not an agent or an editor. Support other creators by replying to their pitch or
quote-reposting their pitches
-Visit dvpit.carrd.co for more detailed guidelines.

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Cryptid 👻 @bogvalley.bsky.social · 3d

Hi #Dvpit, I'm pitching my #GN Sublimation

It's a coming of age thriller about Alpha, a girl who is going to be forced to pilot a killer mech called an Angel unless she can find a way to escape her home on an isolationist space colony, and by extension her mother.

#TV #LGBT #SF #YA

An image of the cover of "Sublimation". Alpha, an anthropomorphic bunny, and Darcy, an anthropomorphic mouse, stand in front of a gigantic, planet sized egg with an undulating surface. Behind the egg looms the stoic face of an Angel, a gigantic killer robot that are similar in appearance to an Evangelion. The title text on the cover reads "Sublimation, a pitch by Lillian M."

A sample page from Sublimation. Alpha is stuck inside an Angel's fleshy interior. As the Angel's interior begins to slowly close around her she is struggling to try and break

A drawing of a large cathedral with a glass window looking out into space. In the center of the cathedral a statue of an angel caressing an egg rests on a pedestal flanked by candels

Character portraits of Alpha, a anthropomorphic bunny wearing a jacket, skirt, and bandana around her neck, and Darcy, an anthropomorphic mouse wearing a hoodie

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Cryptid 👻 @bogvalley.bsky.social · 3d

Hi #Dvpit, I'm pitching my #GN Sublimation

It's a coming of age thriller about Alpha, a girl who is going to be forced to pilot a killer mech called an Angel unless she can find a way to escape her home on an isolationist space colony, and by extension her mother.

#TV #LGBT #SF #YA

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ShortBox Comics Fair @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social · 10d

It's that time: ShortBox Comics Fair is here!

Over 140+ all-new, original comics created by artists from around the world, gathered exclusively in one place -for October only!

And it's all online, with all digital comics: no shipping, no waiting, no travelling.

www.shortboxcomicsfair.com

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molly (comms open!) @longfusilli.bsky.social · 11d

hiiiii here’s a comic i made about having a job and being overwhelmed (1/7)

comic cover!!! featuring the main character, Dina, looking nervous and sweaty. She’s a young woman in an ill-fitting work shirt and pencil skirt with her dark hair tied up in a bun and bangs pinned with a dog-shaped clip. Some sort of ominous shadow looms over her. Text reads: FELT BAD, MET GOD by molly kate young (aka longfusilli) (aka ME!!!!)

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Cryptid 👻 @bogvalley.bsky.social · May 18

Little journal comic

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Cryptid 👻 @bogvalley.bsky.social · 10d

New hot idea to spice up your life in the bedroom! 😳 Person A is one of those pens that are chained to the desk at the bank and Person B just wants to fucking sign a check so they can deposit it 🔥😡

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explore.org @explore.org · 11d

Meet your FAT BEAR WEEK 2025 champion.

Chunk the Hunk. The Chunkster. 32 Chunk.

All hail the new king of Brooks River 👑

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Wendy Xu @wendyxu.bsky.social · 12d

a spider can fly on a current of air

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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 16d

I am begging Canadians to understand that Canada Post, like public transit, should not be a business - it's a service.

Canada Post is a lifeline for rural, remote and Northern communities and overall, we need to re-evaluate why people think they "need" random shit delivered ASAP.

Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 16d

The government is reducing service standards and Canada Post’s biggest advantage: its nationwide network.

This plan is about cutting back the postal service instead of investing to give it new revenue tools through things like postal banking. It’s shameful.

Liberal government frees Canada Post to end home delivery, close some post offices | CBC News

With Canada Post on track to lose $1.5 billion in 2025 and contract discussions between the union and the corporation stalled, the federal government is embarking on a modernization plan it says will ...

www.cbc.ca

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Cryptid 👻 @bogvalley.bsky.social · 17d

IF YOU ALL DONT VOTE FOR CHUNK THIS YEAR IN FAT BEAR WEEK IM KILLING EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM WITH MY HUGE CLAWS AND THEN GOING TO HIBERNATE FOR THE LONG WINTER AFTER FISHING PRODUCTIVELY AT ONE OF THE MANY FISHING SPOTS ON THE KATMAI RIVER

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🎃 Spooky Sam™🍁🍂 @runesong.bsky.social · 16d

32 CHUNK MY BELOVED

explore.org @explore.org · 16d

Floatato chip fans, assemble! This buoyant boar is up against Fat Bear Junior champ and legacy favorite Biggie, Grazer’s cub. Time to cast your vote. Who will move on?

Vote now at fatbearweek.org

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Cryptid 👻 @bogvalley.bsky.social · Jul 13

For #bluepit💥 I'm pitching "Sublimation"

It's a coming of age thriller about Alpha, a girl who is going to be forced to pilot a killer mech called an Angel if she doesn't find a way off her home, an isolationist space colony.

Full pitch deck here! bogvalley.itch.io/sublimation
#YA #SF #H #Q #LGBT

A sample page from Sublimation. Alpha stands in her flight suit in a hangar bay with an angel looming over her. She has a large coil plugged into her neck, between her shoulder blades.

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Alex "The Frightful Skeleton" Hevesy @venomlance.bsky.social · 17d

This generic acetaminophen had an Amtrak ACS-64, four Amfleet 1 cars, a Conrail EMD GP15-1, and some Conrail rolling stock in it. The problem is more serious than I thought.

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Myr @myrdraws.bsky.social · 18d

They just want to love you a little in Sinner's Road, that's all!
#silksong #fanart #comic #myart

A comic about Hollow Knight: Silksong. Hand-drawn title lettering reads "Sinner's Road". First panel on left shows a sleeping brown lump with a chitinous tail. the caption reads,"Beyond the Gates, Cages with Sleeping Beasts" against a dull swamp green background. The second panel below shows the same toothy crocadillo-creature awake, with sharp pointy teeth and a big smile. The caption reads, "Perhaps Peaceful but upon waking TEETH." The final, largest panel shows Hornet (a slight, white-faced bug with a dramatic red cape and a very sharp sword) being crunched in the monster's toothy jaws. The resigned caption reads, "Ouch. A warm welcome, indeed."

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Cryptid 👻 @bogvalley.bsky.social · 17d

IF YOU ALL DONT VOTE FOR CHUNK THIS YEAR IN FAT BEAR WEEK IM KILLING EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM WITH MY HUGE CLAWS AND THEN GOING TO HIBERNATE FOR THE LONG WINTER AFTER FISHING PRODUCTIVELY AT ONE OF THE MANY FISHING SPOTS ON THE KATMAI RIVER