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Helen Whistberry

@whistberry.bsky.social

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Pen name for autistic/ace indie writer & digital artist, introvert, worried soul, they/she. 🚫NO A/I! ART PRINTS: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/whistberry/ threadless tshirts: https://whistberry.threadless.com/ Other links: https://linktr.ee/whistberry

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.bsky.social · 6d

PAPERBACK GIVEAWAY!

I have an extra copy of my latest to give away. The illustrations came out really nice if I do say so myself!

Because of all the weird tariff and shipping stuff, I'll have to limit this to US only but drop a comment if you're interested and I'll pick a winner Oct. 15th

#horror

Helen Whistberry @whistberry.bsky.social · 11d

It's here!

Roadkill is out in the world. I can't in good conscience recommend it to all readers. A sad and angry book. 90% of the animal characters are dead at the outset & the humans don't fare much better. But if you're in the mood for an unconventional eco-horror experience, links in comments!

Book cover for Roadkill by Helen Whistberry showing a bird, raccoon, and snake skeleton sprawled across a dark asphalt highway with yellow dotted line. The title is in large yellow letters that have blood streaming down them and out onto the road and animals. There is a dark and stormy sky in the background.

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Grid @isbergillustration.bsky.social · 13h

AAAAAAAAAAH II

Ink drawing of pointy dogwolf with three sets of eyes howling at a red moon with some red mountains in the distance

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Lauren @tinylongwing.bsky.social · 13h

For oaky-dokey on tumblr, another #Waymakers donor, a Red-winged Blackbird! This female has herself a cotton candy wonderland in the form of downy white cattails in autumn, lucky her!

Thanks all for your patience as I wrap these up! 🎨🪶 #SciArt #BirdArt

Illustration of a female Red-winged Blackbird perched sideways on the top stalk of a cattail, with the bottom covered in white fluff. She has a pointy gray beak, orange-tinted face, streaked belly, and dark tail. Similar to the males, the wrists of her wings are red, but otherwise this bird could be mistaken for a different species entirely by the unaware!

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Juju Bee @notbeforenoon.bsky.social · 9h

Tag your post: #whistpr
Word for October 12, 2025: #SWEET

Embroidery, black thread on cream colored background, of a doll wearing a dress with a wide collar, a flowered skirt, and tiny dotted shoes.

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Art History Animalia @arthistoryanimalia.bsky.social · 17h

Resharing for #WorldMigratoryBirdDay

Art History Animalia @arthistoryanimalia.bsky.social · May 12

For #WorldMigratoryBirdDay:
Norbertine Bresslern-Roth (Austrian, 1891-1978)
Crane migration, before March 1937 oil on jute, 120×100 cm
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🆔 Red-Crowned Crane (Grus japonensis)
#WomenArtists #BirdsInArt

oil painting depicting a closeup of a migrating flock of birds (Red-Crowned Cranes) flying over a seascape village, elements of Japonisme art style

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.bsky.social · 13h

Literal cat distribution system in action! 😻

Nicole Willson @nicolewillson.bsky.social · 15h

Six years ago, a truck full of rescue cats pulled up by the Baltimore wine bar where Bill and I were hanging out, which is dirty pool. We ended up taking the orange tabby in the lower left compartment home. #caturday

A mobile truck with four cats in its windowed compartments. The orange tabby in the lower left quadrant became our Leo cat.

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Draw More! 🇨🇦🏔🎨😎 @doryr.bsky.social · 15h

#Halloweenart Micron pen drawing of an ancient skull with a crown of withered flowers. 👻💀🎃

A drawing of an old skull wearing a withered crown of dead flowers. Monochrome drawing made with Micron fineline ink pen.

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Zxo @zxomon.bsky.social · 14h

Asking again and adding: What shape of teeth would you prefer on a vampire if it were to bite you?

I think I'd prefer the teeth to be thin like modern syringe needles. Then, if I had to be bitten at least I wouldn't really feel it.

Zxo @zxomon.bsky.social · Nov 1

NOFFERATU! What's worse to be bitten by: A vampire with sharp fangs or a vampire with dull buckteeth?

The fearsome vampire Nosferatu, but with buckteeth instead of fangs.

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Evan May @gianttourtiere.bsky.social · 14h

Ok this is a problem.

A local chipmunk has figured out how to scale up to the perch on the bird feeder and stick its whole head in there.

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mystrangebones @mystrangebones.bsky.social · 14h

Pisces ♓️
#inktober

Black ink drawing and inkwash of Pisces. Two fish with pretty fluttering tails and fins face each other with a trident between them. The background is dark and watery.

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.bsky.social · 16h

Thanks so much! I appreciate your help

Helen Whistberry @whistberry.bsky.social · 16h

That sounds super festive! 😍😂

Helen Whistberry @whistberry.bsky.social · 16h

That's a good safeguard. It's definitely intriguing and the different post formats look interesting. May give it a try. I'd like to have a secondary presence in case bluesky goes under or becomes unusable

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.bsky.social · 16h

We have tiny toads in the garden and they get me every time 😍

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.bsky.social · 16h

Amazing sounds! I didn't try playing it for my cats but I can imagine they would be intrigued 😂

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Robbie @londonmikmaq.bsky.social · 1d

Getting into the Halloween spirit with medieval books at the Morgan Library.

Image of skeletons attacking men in a medieval book

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NullPointer 🍄 @nuiipointer.bsky.social · 22h

Large parasol mushroom.
#fungifriends

A large mushroom next to my legs in hiking boots. The mushroom reaches to halfway up my shins. Its cap is the size of a dinner plate.

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Mat Pringle @matpringle.bsky.social · 22h

‘Combining my love of folklore and stupid dances here are some linocut mummers. Mummers were (are) cavorting masked performers in folk play or mime often demanding food or booze for their efforts. The hare mummer is dancing like a goofball to the quiet bit in 'Blisters in the Sun'…’

Linocut illustration of a dancing Mummer hare next to the lino plate.

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Tisha Mark @tishamark.com · 22h

Sharing a painting from my Marshlands series for today's #BlueSkyArtShow theme #glow

Tisha Mark ©2024, Standing in a New Light, oil on linen, 20"x20"

Original is available:
tishamark.com/product/stan...

#art #painting #TraditionalArt #bsnm

Original marshlands landscape oil painting by Tisha Mark, "Standing in a New Light" 20"x20" oil on linen (2024). Landscape painting featuring an orange-toned sky with atmospheric cloud formations appearing to rise up from the first light of day over a coastal marsh. Subtle light and color from the sky reflects in the water, and plays off the textured marsh grasses.

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Steven Strang @alchemicalrat.bsky.social · 22h

My early morning eyes first read this as “LOL”. Which would be a hell of a way to start Beowulf…

Hwæt! @hwaet.info · 22h

"Lo!"
Beowulf; a metrical translation into modern English, 1914
John Richard Clark Hall 🇬🇧

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.bsky.social · 17h

This is so peaceful. Love the vibrations in the water when the toad is calling 😍🐸

Get To Know Nature @gettoknownature.bsky.social · 21h

Spring peepers battling! Teeny tiny froglets! A great froggie soundtrack! Because frogs seem to be having a moment here in the US.

#herps 🌿 #frogs

My Favorite Frog and Toad Encounters

YouTube video by Get To Know Nature

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Mellow Lugosi’s Dead 🧛🏻‍♂️ @flyingtrilobite.com · 20h

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Georgina Kiersten @ingloriousgigi.bsky.social · 23h

You should be concerned about the rate of authors leaving publishing. Especially from marginalized communities. This year I have seen so many authors just pack it up and go. And it's only getting worse.

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Noll @nollthere.bsky.social · 19h

Prompt 2 for #Drawtober: Toad astrologer.
I'm late because I had too many ideas and had to pin one down.

Digital painting of a toad in a burgundy bard hat and blue ribbon draped across his body. He is sitting on papers and star charts in a purple night. His vocal sac is full, brimming with golden light and sparkles.

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.bsky.social · 17h

Tragedy! 😭

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Emil L’Amour @vireosy.bsky.social · 18h

zebra shark, adult and juvenile

(Swim On 9, 2023) #art #sciart 🎨🦑🦈

$Illustration of a juvenile and adult zebra shark swimming near the ocean floor. Sunlight streams through the water, light refracting onto the sand and backs of each shark. The adult swims below in a gentle curve while the juvenile swims overhead, demonstrating the black and white stripes that earned this shark its name.$

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