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John Ward 🎃 Consumed is now live on Kickstarter @johnward.bsky.social · 12h

Horror fans will love this 380-page anthology, which is stuffed with unique, imaginative, and surprising tales. Help us bring it to life this Halloween! www.kickstarter.com/projects/229...

Consumed: a spine-tingling, 380-page horror anthology.

𝐀 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫. 28 bone-chilling, food-obsessed tales that will devour your nerves. Do you dare taste the terror?

www.kickstarter.com

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michele abounader @ nycc @cerealpancake.bsky.social · 10h

“What’s in North Dakota?”
“A salvaged UFO.”

a man and a woman are standing next to each other and the woman is wearing a cross necklace

Alt: Scully rolling her eyes at some nonsense. Mulder standing behind her looking at her with great longing.

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Benjamin Hunting @huntingbenjamin.bsky.social · 13h

Thank you!

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Benjamin Hunting @huntingbenjamin.bsky.social · 19h

That floor looks like you'd need a life jacket to get across.

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Benjamin Hunting @huntingbenjamin.bsky.social · 20h

COVID booster booking page is also up for Quebec - and it will cost you $180 now.

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Benjamin Hunting @huntingbenjamin.bsky.social · 21h

Model UN hit its funding goal yesterday! To celebrate, here's an interview that I did with James Boyce at @grandmasterfaqs.bsky.social about the process of creating Model UN, the inspiration behind it, and the future of the series.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASsg...

Episode 181: Extraterrestrial Diplomacy w/ Benjamin Hunting and the Coming of Age Sci-Fi Model UN

YouTube video by The FAQs Project

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Benjamin Hunting @huntingbenjamin.bsky.social · 1d

Make a movie better by adding John Carpenter's to the title:

John Carpenter's Teaching Mrs Tingle

Eric Kim (김현철) inkskratch.com @inkskratch.com · 1d

Make a movie better by adding John Carpenter's to the title:

John Carpenter’s Cars

FreeLinkophant sHELLey B Woke - Living Saint of Purity🏳️‍⚧️🖤💜🤍 💛 @shelleybwoke.bsky.social · 1d

Make a movie better by adding John Carpenter's to the title:

John Carpenter's Eyes Wide Shut

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Benjamin Hunting @huntingbenjamin.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you Chad!

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Chad Kirchner @chadkirchner.com · 1d

I know Kickstarters can be iffy, but @huntingbenjamin.bsky.social is a good friend and this isn’t his first kickstarter.

He gave me the lowdown on Model UN today and it sounds like it’s going to be funny, clever, and a great story.

Consider backing his project.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ben...

Model UN Pt 1 — Aliens + High School + 90s + Manga + 54 pgs

When aliens mistake a high school Model UN club for the rulers of the Earth, the fate of the planet rests in the hands of '90s teens

www.kickstarter.com

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Benjamin Hunting @huntingbenjamin.bsky.social · 1d

The JEM series is truly excellent. I love the art and the energy, and it's a great snapshot of what it's like to be in a band with your friends when you're young.

Kiara Valdez @dezinpub.bsky.social · 1d

Hi! Let me tell you what I’ve been doing at BOOM! 💁🏾‍♀️ I’m the Special Projects Editor—an awesome new role that works on all creative for our special editions, merch, and anything related to direct-to-consumer campaigns. The first kickstarter I’ve worked on is live! www.kickstarter.com/projects/boo...

Coming soon: Jem and the Holograms: Truly Outrageous Comic Collection

www.kickstarter.com

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Benjamin Hunting @huntingbenjamin.bsky.social · 1d

Oh hey, did I write ANOTHER comic book set in the 90s? Yes I did - but Model UN benefits from that decade both in terms of narrative and my own personal experiences that inform the book. All the details on setting and time period in my latest campaign update.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ben...

Update 2: Why Is Model UN Set In The 90s? · Model UN Pt 1 — Aliens + High School + 90s + Manga + 54 pgs

We're almost at our funding goal! We're getting there by drips and drabs over the past day or so, and I'm hopeful we can hit it today. In the meantime, here's some more background on the inspiration b...

www.kickstarter.com

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Benjamin Hunting @huntingbenjamin.bsky.social · 2d

Ahh, good old Dale and Tucker.

Benjamin Hunting @huntingbenjamin.bsky.social · 2d

Chuck D.

Emily, a Two-Shoes-Gooder @rebelmusicteach.bsky.social · 5d

I also need to know: I am fairly middle-of-the-road on Taylor Swift but someone I know called her the Greatest Living Lyricist. She is not.

Who is yours? Either the greatest or your favorite?

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Benjamin Hunting @huntingbenjamin.bsky.social · 2d

Having an editor vigorously challenge you as a writer is an inestimable gift. If you are very, very lucky, one day you will encounter an editor who takes a genuine interest in improving your skills. If you're very lucky.

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 2d

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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Benjamin Hunting @huntingbenjamin.bsky.social · 2d

Meanwhile, in Canada...

An ad for pants that's telling Canadians that their crotch doesn't look comfy

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Benjamin Hunting @huntingbenjamin.bsky.social · 2d

Model UN Talk with WebsteStyle dot com!

WebsterStyle.com 🔛 Exxxotica NJ 2025 @websterstyle.bsky.social · 2d

Checkout our full interview with creator @huntingbenjamin.bsky.social talking about his new comic Model UN on YouTube and WebsterStyle.com. #comics #blerd #geek #indiecomics #independents #independentcomics #selfpublishing #author #creator #kickstarter

Benjamin Hunting @huntingbenjamin.bsky.social · 2d

Welcome to the club!

A pizza cutter in the shape of the USS Enterprise from Star Trek being held over a pan of spaghetti sauce

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kurtbelcher.bsky.social @kurtbelcher.bsky.social · 2d

STORAGE HORRORS spotlight time! Jamie Hickson and Martha Schwartz bring us "Dead End Storage". A lot of stories go around about that guy who runs the storage business. Some burglars are about to find out none of them are right.
#storagehorrorsanthology #storagehorrors #kickstarter

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Benjamin Hunting @huntingbenjamin.bsky.social · 2d

Giving us more of what we don't want.

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Benjamin Hunting @huntingbenjamin.bsky.social · 2d

Poutine.

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 2d

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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Benjamin Hunting @huntingbenjamin.bsky.social · 2d

I wrote a feature on this one for MT that hasn't been published yet, about how NASA designed some of the battery tech for this van before the Postal Service went instead with lead acid, because honestly WHO WANTS NASA TECH when you can just used LEAD with HALF the range?

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Maybe It Will Happen Today @today-maybe.bsky.social · May 13

A photo of a light-colored cat with a gray face and ears and wide blue eyes. Unknown forces are holding up to the cat’s ear the handset of a beige antique-type touch tone phone. A rectangular speech bubble with a jagged tail has been drawn on the photo to indicate it is the sound coming out of the handset. Words inside the bubble read, ‘Maybe it will happen today…’

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 2d

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

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Benjamin Hunting @huntingbenjamin.bsky.social · 2d

The Model UN Kickstarter is 95 percent funded in less than 24 hours! Thank you to everyone who's gotten on-board with the book so far. Get your copy at www.modeluncomic.com if you're still on the fence!

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Benjamin Hunting @huntingbenjamin.bsky.social · 3d

Definitely Predator. Only recently redeemed.

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