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Michael Whelan @michaelwhelan.bsky.social · 5h

ELRIC AT THE FORGE OF FOREVER (2019)
Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 14 ½” x 6 ½”

When I tossed out the old container of paints used to do the cover painting for WORDS OF RADIANCE, it landed upside down in my wastebasket on a piece of paperboard I had been using as a palette for something else. 1/2

Elric stands on an outcrop of rock with skulls at his feet. He wears a black hooded cloak trimmed in gold and jeweled bracers. He cradles Stormbringer as the length of the runesword, glowing purple, extends well above his head. Below him water spills frothy onto the shore but as it stretches back, placid and glassy, it gives way to erupting vents of lava.

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𝙑𝙊𝙄𝘿𝙎𝘾𝘼𝙉 @voidscanmusic.com · 3d

It's VOIDTOBER
Marking 1 year as Voidscan and my birth month, so I'm celebrating all month long.

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datacenterxero @dcx9000.bsky.social · 8d

My new song "Follow Me" is on this super rad compilation! Go take a listen it has so many wonderful songs.

SHIFT+CTRL Music (Record Label) @shiftctrlmusic.com · 8d

SHIFTIES IT's HERE!!
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Vol. 1: Let's Begin, by Various Artists

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Imrryr @imrryr.com · 1d

Ampwall now has a buy discography option.

Ampwall is only place with the complete discography.

Ampwall has the discography for a price lower than any other site and that will not change.

55 original albums, and 2 remasters. 259 songs. 43 hours of music.

ampwall.com/a/imrryr

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Imrryr @imrryr.com · 1d

Even in this sadness, I still think about how mid Metallica is and how Iron Maiden is a boring band with a terrible discography, four or five good albums out of seventeen is just bad numbers... I don't care how good the good ones are. That's a bad band who made a few good albums.

I miss my Hannah.

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Imrryr @imrryr.com · 1d

I am not this sadness. It's just here for a little while. I will try and keep myself to one big saddo post a day. I don't want to bum anyone out but writing this out helps me process it all. Thanks to the folks who've reached out with kindness. I will balance out and get back to myself.

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Imrryr @imrryr.com · 1d

When I did go to sleep, I sat the edge of the bed before I laid down. I always did this because Hannah would to be on my side of the bed using my pillows. I need to gently wake her up before I can get under the sheets. But she wasn't there. My pillows were cold, and I could have just got in bed.

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Imrryr @imrryr.com · 1d

After we got settled yesterday we continued on with the therapy session. We took a break just before my wife went to sleep and went through all the old photos dumped on our laptop from over the years. It helped immensely.

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Imrryr @imrryr.com · 1d

Halfway through Wednesday's sadness fest we started watching the fellowship of the rings. Something familiar and engaging to distract the mind. Therapeutic Tolkien. It helped. We made it through to half of the Two Towers.

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Imrryr @imrryr.com · 1d

My muscles were looking for her. The house was so quiet. It was very hard. My wife walked in a few minutes after to find me absolutely lost in a fit of crying.

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Imrryr @imrryr.com · 1d

Then I went to put my keys back in my pocket and lost it even harder.

I didn't need to put them in my pocket, I don't have to go back outside. Hannah doesn't need a walk. I realized I could just take my shoes off. I don't want to take my shoes off, I want to leave them on so I can walk Hannah.

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Imrryr @imrryr.com · 1d

We keep a cup next to the kitchen sink with a little spoon I took from an airplane. We use it to scoop the cat food. In that cup was also Hannah's toothbrush and toothpaste. They weren't there. I absolutely broke down.

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Imrryr @imrryr.com · 1d

Thankfully helo threw a little celebration. He kept slamming his head into my ankles and nuzzling my feet. Yelling at me. He helped so much with that moment. I put my keys down and fed him, but just him.

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Imrryr @imrryr.com · 1d

I came home first yesterday, so I wasn't expecting it but I still scanned the block before I got out.

Walking into the house was always an absolute party. Hannah would jump and tackle and shove. Run around the house in celebration of someone coming home.

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Imrryr @imrryr.com · 1d

Coming home from work was rough. I cried harder yesterday afternoon than I had the whole of the previous day.

Every thing we do was geared toward that dog. My wife and I generally get home around the same time and I've come to expect to see them walking and saying hi when I'm getting out the car.

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Imrryr @imrryr.com · 1d

Ampwall now has a buy discography option.

Ampwall is only place with the complete discography.

Ampwall has the discography for a price lower than any other site and that will not change.

55 original albums, and 2 remasters. 259 songs. 43 hours of music.

ampwall.com/a/imrryr

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Imrryr @imrryr.com · 2d

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Imrryr @imrryr.com · 2d

I've had a lot of death around me in my life. I've been meaning to sit down and start writing about it.

I feel like this might be a good time to start to do so, as I sit in the fresh weight of all this grief.

Hug your friends. Be they furry or otherwise.

Keep going.

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Imrryr @imrryr.com · 2d

I know how this works, I know the sharpness of the pain will lessen and the good memories will start winning. They will bring smiles instead of tears. I also know the hole left behind never really gets filled.

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Imrryr @imrryr.com · 2d

It was tough to be doing the same what feels like so soon after for my Hannah.

I worry now for my little cat who's left alone. The last of the group. Helo and Hannah were very bonded. It's just getting chilly and now he's lost his snuggle buddy.

Hannah had a life full of love.

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Imrryr @imrryr.com · 2d

Hannah was sitting there with me. She was so sweet and loving with penny as she slowly gave out. It took a bit but Hannah layed next to her the whole time with a paw on her. It was surreal. She and I did that together for Penny.

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Imrryr @imrryr.com · 2d

Or less, it's just all at once.

When we brought Hannah into the house we had two cats. Penny was the boss.

She lived into old age and when she died she did so quietly at home. My wife had been away that weekend and I remember sitting in the bathroom keeping her company as she went.

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Imrryr @imrryr.com · 2d

I've had a lot of loss. People, important people, and pets.

Grief is an old hat. I know it well. All other instances had some sort of build up. A prolonged sickness or an event which lead to sort of thing.

This sudden rug pull feels very different. I'm not sure I would say it hurts any more...

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Imrryr @imrryr.com · 2d

My little beast.

She was integrated into every moment of my day. She was always on me and with me.

Ten years of hardcore friendship and love.

My wife and I spent the entire day crying yesterday. Mostly taking turns but every now and then we would sync up and have a huge one together.

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Imrryr @imrryr.com · 3d

I am floored with grief.

My dog Hannah had to be put down this morning.

I came home from work yesterday and founder her on the floor unable to move.

She had emergency surgery last night to remove the bleeding spleen but she could not recover from the trauma and blood loss.

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