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Rowan MacColl @skulkingfoxes.bsky.social · 6m

Also I love going to second hand bookstores because sometimes I find things like this endearingly goofy version of one of my favorite books. Also I love these pulp paperbacks, the perfect book size imo.

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Rowan MacColl @skulkingfoxes.bsky.social · 1h

I didn't think I was enjoy "vibe" books as much, as I really didn't like the Night Circus, which I've seen Piranesi compared to. Maybe my tastes as changed a bit, maybe I'm more attracted to prose with a strong sense of voice.

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Rowan MacColl @skulkingfoxes.bsky.social · 1h

Finally had a morning to finish it. Piranesi good. I really really liked that haha. I was so entranced by the whole thing! I really need to read Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell now, as intimidating at it's size is.

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Rowan MacColl @skulkingfoxes.bsky.social · 1d

⭐️Kingfisher update! ⭐️
kingfishercomic.com
patreon.com/rowanmaccoll

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Rowan MacColl @skulkingfoxes.bsky.social · 1d

⭐️Kingfisher update! ⭐️
kingfishercomic.com
patreon.com/rowanmaccoll

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Rowan MacColl @skulkingfoxes.bsky.social · 1d

Me making any progress in this game is proof that you don't need to be good at it, just determined.

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Rowan MacColl @skulkingfoxes.bsky.social · 1d

I recommend this book full heartedly. A deeply charming and clever take on Emma while thoughtfully exploring queerness and privilege. I don't say this lightly but it's full of heart. It was dear friend during a very stressful plane ride.

Hari Conner @haridraws.bsky.social · 1d

happy birthday to my queer regency rom-com I Shall Never Fall in Love!!!! overwhelmed by how many people have read and enjoyed it in the last year tbh. THANK YOU to everyone who's read, supported, and/or said nice things, it really means the world #books

Photo of me holding the UK version of I Shall Never Fall in Love surrounded by yellow flowers on a sunny day

Comic panels from I shall never fall in love. A drawing of a girl in a garden clasping another's hands and saying 'you have excellent marriage prospects'. The next panel zooms out so we can see the rose arch looks like a wedding arch, and the other replies, 'I do?'

Comic panels from I shall never fall in love. Two young white people in regency dress dancing very close outside a window, one in an evening dress and the other in a more traditionally masc jacket

Comic panel from I shall never fall in love. A drawing of (the same) two people in skirts sitting in a window seat of a fancy room looking towards two girls by the piano. One says 'do you think her more accomplished than me?' and the other replies 'Well.'

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Lio 🌿 Gravehearts out now! @kroovv.bsky.social · 1d

Gravehearts chapter 1 is now live on itch! 🪦💛

kroovv.itch.io/gravehearts

and an illustration of 3 characters surrounded by an orange autumnal tree and graves. One character is a cat clown doll floating above the right shoulder of a large buff man with a beard and overalls, then floating over the man's other shoulder is a slightly transparent cowboy with green hair and heavy scars.

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Rowan MacColl @skulkingfoxes.bsky.social · 1d

Decided to get re-accustomed to Silksong controls again.... by fighting some secret optional bosses, like a very smart person.

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Rowan MacColl @skulkingfoxes.bsky.social · 22d

Apple Cat

a black and white pen drawing of a black cat on a branch surrounded by leaves and apples

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Hari Conner @haridraws.bsky.social · 3d

cup & key for @toadlett.bsky.social 's #objectober #art

drawing of an ominous teacup full of red liquid, with little feet and a design with eyes and swirls that look almost like mandibles

drawing of an ominous ornate key coloured in sickly greens with a design like an eye and teeth on the swirly handle

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#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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taylor robin @taylor-robin.bsky.social · 3d

today's dvpit! remember YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO LIKE OR RETWEET PITCHES if you are not an interested agent or editor!

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Rowan MacColl @skulkingfoxes.bsky.social · 4d

I love reading a book and remembering with a vengeance that yes! yes I love reading! Reading is so fun!
Anyway got through like a third of Piranesi in one sitting and I'm mad I have to stop for work. I'm so delighted by it immediately.

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Rowan MacColl @skulkingfoxes.bsky.social · 5d

hehe thank yoooou

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Rowan MacColl @skulkingfoxes.bsky.social · 5d

I got like 3 massive classic art history text books that I got for like 10 bucks and I AM USING THEM

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Rowan MacColl @skulkingfoxes.bsky.social · 5d

Did a quick collage tonight. Turned out simple but hey, it is what it is.

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Rowan MacColl @skulkingfoxes.bsky.social · 6d

Love libraries haha. My mom is a librarian actually.

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Rowan MacColl @skulkingfoxes.bsky.social · 6d

I've heard great things, looking forward to it!

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Rowan MacColl @skulkingfoxes.bsky.social · 6d

GO NIHYL GO!!

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Rowan MacColl @skulkingfoxes.bsky.social · 6d

Part of this is me trying to avoid buying new books atm (saving space and money) so I've been picking up what I can from libraries and second hand books. not quite the books I WANT to read but the ones that are available to me.
One day my library request for Piranesi will come in. One day.

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Rowan MacColl @skulkingfoxes.bsky.social · 6d

My reading lately has been balancing reading gothic classics for research that hold up very well and are very interesting... and then the MOST 3/5 modern books. Just constant "sometimes good, never great" books. I'm not saying old good, new bad. Perhaps a testament to why some books are classics.

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Rowan MacColl @skulkingfoxes.bsky.social · 7d

Aw thank you so much!

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GarnetDawn @garnetdawn.bsky.social · Sep 7

Hi! I'm GarnetDawn, part-time indie artist and university student! 🇧🇷🇨🇦

My art & other links!
garnetdawn.carrd.co#art

My shop hub (lineart bases, commissions, etc!)
ko-fi.com/garnetdawn/s...

Chill art discord!
discord.gg/XPHSheKdB3

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Rowan MacColl @skulkingfoxes.bsky.social · 7d

⭐️Kingfisher update! ⭐️
kingfishercomic.com
patreon.com/rowanmaccoll

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