Richard H Fay - Artist/Illustrator/Poet/Polymath
@azurelionprod.bsky.social
multi-genre artist, illustrator, poet
print-on-demand artist & photographer
My PoD shops:
https://tee.pub/lic/sp_YC96pfhI
https://www.redbubble.com/people/RHFay/shop?asc=u
https://www.zazzle.com/store/richardfay
My poetry collection:
https://a.co/d/7iEjfrM
print-on-demand artist & photographer
My PoD shops:
https://tee.pub/lic/sp_YC96pfhI
https://www.redbubble.com/people/RHFay/shop?asc=u
https://www.zazzle.com/store/richardfay
My poetry collection:
https://a.co/d/7iEjfrM
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AzureLionProductions TeePublic Store
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Azure Lion Productions Redbubble Shop
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Azure Lion Productions Zazzle Store
zazzle.com/store/richar...
AZP_Photos Zazzle Store
www.zazzle.com/store/azp_ph...
#zazzle #teepublic #redbubble #art #photos
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Azure Lion Productions Redbubble Shop
redbubble.com/people/RHFay...
Azure Lion Productions Zazzle Store
zazzle.com/store/richar...
AZP_Photos Zazzle Store
www.zazzle.com/store/azp_ph...
#zazzle #teepublic #redbubble #art #photos
Potatoes in medieval Europe, a venomous snake chart ignoring coral snakes, a post declaring chemistry a fraud...
I see there's no letting-up on the spread of AI slop and misinformation over on X.
I didn't want to go back, but felt I had to, for business purposes. However, the place is a mess!
I see there's no letting-up on the spread of AI slop and misinformation over on X.
I didn't want to go back, but felt I had to, for business purposes. However, the place is a mess!
February 11, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Potatoes in medieval Europe, a venomous snake chart ignoring coral snakes, a post declaring chemistry a fraud...
I see there's no letting-up on the spread of AI slop and misinformation over on X.
I didn't want to go back, but felt I had to, for business purposes. However, the place is a mess!
I see there's no letting-up on the spread of AI slop and misinformation over on X.
I didn't want to go back, but felt I had to, for business purposes. However, the place is a mess!
I used to tell writers "don't quit your day job", and caught hell for it, but I think it was sound advice.
I'd tell folks wanting to be full-time artists the same thing.
I couldn't so what I do if not for my wife's income, and I've been a FT artist for 26 years now.
I'd tell folks wanting to be full-time artists the same thing.
I couldn't so what I do if not for my wife's income, and I've been a FT artist for 26 years now.
February 11, 2026 at 6:32 PM
I used to tell writers "don't quit your day job", and caught hell for it, but I think it was sound advice.
I'd tell folks wanting to be full-time artists the same thing.
I couldn't so what I do if not for my wife's income, and I've been a FT artist for 26 years now.
I'd tell folks wanting to be full-time artists the same thing.
I couldn't so what I do if not for my wife's income, and I've been a FT artist for 26 years now.
The former owner of the house we currently own removed the dishwasher when he sold the house. That's OK, I've always washed my dishes by hand.
February 11, 2026 at 6:30 PM
The former owner of the house we currently own removed the dishwasher when he sold the house. That's OK, I've always washed my dishes by hand.
I miss Windows XP. I liked XP. XP worked just fine.
February 11, 2026 at 6:11 PM
I miss Windows XP. I liked XP. XP worked just fine.
"Read old books"
THIS! Yes, the writing is often MUCH better! There's a reason I prefer classic over contemporary literature.
THIS! Yes, the writing is often MUCH better! There's a reason I prefer classic over contemporary literature.
February 11, 2026 at 6:01 PM
"Read old books"
THIS! Yes, the writing is often MUCH better! There's a reason I prefer classic over contemporary literature.
THIS! Yes, the writing is often MUCH better! There's a reason I prefer classic over contemporary literature.
My first thought was "but coral snakes have many of the allegedly non-venomous traits!"
February 11, 2026 at 5:55 PM
My first thought was "but coral snakes have many of the allegedly non-venomous traits!"
I make great use of Merriam Webster's online dictionary and thesaurus. They even have a rhyming zone that can be used to find words that rhyme.
www.merriam-webster.com/rhymes
www.merriam-webster.com/rhymes
RhymeZone | Rhyming Dictionary & Rhyme Generator - Merriam-Webster
Explore our comprehensive online rhyming dictionary to find rhymes, related words, homophones and more for any word or phrase.
www.merriam-webster.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:40 PM
I make great use of Merriam Webster's online dictionary and thesaurus. They even have a rhyming zone that can be used to find words that rhyme.
www.merriam-webster.com/rhymes
www.merriam-webster.com/rhymes
Right off the bat, one glaring mistake I notice is the presence of potatoes. Potatoes are a New World crop, part of the Columbian Exchange, and didn't make it into Europe until the 16th century. There were no potatoes in 10th century England.
February 11, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Right off the bat, one glaring mistake I notice is the presence of potatoes. Potatoes are a New World crop, part of the Columbian Exchange, and didn't make it into Europe until the 16th century. There were no potatoes in 10th century England.
I'm a poet (among other things). I don't guess words. I often choose my words and place them with great care. There's no guessing involved.
February 11, 2026 at 5:28 PM
I'm a poet (among other things). I don't guess words. I often choose my words and place them with great care. There's no guessing involved.
Lyle Blackburn. He seems down to earth. I'd love to chat with him regarding his recent sighting.
I met Paul Bartholomew, briefly, at the world premier of The Beast of Whitehall. Doubt he remembers the meeting.
I used to chat with Bruce Hallenbeck on FB. I'm no longer on FB.
I met Paul Bartholomew, briefly, at the world premier of The Beast of Whitehall. Doubt he remembers the meeting.
I used to chat with Bruce Hallenbeck on FB. I'm no longer on FB.
February 11, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Lyle Blackburn. He seems down to earth. I'd love to chat with him regarding his recent sighting.
I met Paul Bartholomew, briefly, at the world premier of The Beast of Whitehall. Doubt he remembers the meeting.
I used to chat with Bruce Hallenbeck on FB. I'm no longer on FB.
I met Paul Bartholomew, briefly, at the world premier of The Beast of Whitehall. Doubt he remembers the meeting.
I used to chat with Bruce Hallenbeck on FB. I'm no longer on FB.
"Life! Don't talk to me about life."
— Marvin the Robot
— Marvin the Robot
February 11, 2026 at 5:16 PM
"Life! Don't talk to me about life."
— Marvin the Robot
— Marvin the Robot
There are actual images of actual atoms. Granted, the imaged aren't created using a direct imaging technique, but they're still images of atoms.
www.sciencealert.com/this-stunnin...
BTW, I took BOTH chemistry and biochemistry in college. Neither scientific field is a scam.
www.sciencealert.com/this-stunnin...
BTW, I took BOTH chemistry and biochemistry in college. Neither scientific field is a scam.
February 11, 2026 at 5:10 PM
There are actual images of actual atoms. Granted, the imaged aren't created using a direct imaging technique, but they're still images of atoms.
www.sciencealert.com/this-stunnin...
BTW, I took BOTH chemistry and biochemistry in college. Neither scientific field is a scam.
www.sciencealert.com/this-stunnin...
BTW, I took BOTH chemistry and biochemistry in college. Neither scientific field is a scam.
If a poet falls from a tree
Falling in a forest
But no one is there
To hear them fall,
Do they make a noise?
Who knows?
Who cares?
Falling in a forest
But no one is there
To hear them fall,
Do they make a noise?
Who knows?
Who cares?
NEW POEM!
Hope I'm not writing about myself here — "Wallowing in Mediocre Obscurity".
Saw the prompt #unpopular and it just SCREAMED for me to do an alliterative piece.
#poem #poetry #alliteration #alliterative
@authorstuartmiller.bsky.social
@corutaniconnolly.bsky.social
@evelovestar.bsky.social
Hope I'm not writing about myself here — "Wallowing in Mediocre Obscurity".
Saw the prompt #unpopular and it just SCREAMED for me to do an alliterative piece.
#poem #poetry #alliteration #alliterative
@authorstuartmiller.bsky.social
@corutaniconnolly.bsky.social
@evelovestar.bsky.social
February 11, 2026 at 7:48 AM
If a poet falls from a tree
Falling in a forest
But no one is there
To hear them fall,
Do they make a noise?
Who knows?
Who cares?
Falling in a forest
But no one is there
To hear them fall,
Do they make a noise?
Who knows?
Who cares?
Part of the technofeudal plan is to turn all working and middle class citizens into serfs obliged to their technofeudal oligarch overlords.
February 11, 2026 at 6:51 AM
Part of the technofeudal plan is to turn all working and middle class citizens into serfs obliged to their technofeudal oligarch overlords.
I've been back on Twitter/X for only a few hours and already I'm receiving Google alerts about my recent posts, which tells me they're already being noted by Google search. When it comes to promoting my Zazzle store, that's what I need!
February 11, 2026 at 5:45 AM
I've been back on Twitter/X for only a few hours and already I'm receiving Google alerts about my recent posts, which tells me they're already being noted by Google search. When it comes to promoting my Zazzle store, that's what I need!
If I'm going down, I'm going down in a blaze of glorious creativity. Does that make sense? I hope it does!
February 11, 2026 at 5:38 AM
If I'm going down, I'm going down in a blaze of glorious creativity. Does that make sense? I hope it does!
NEW POEM (well, fairly new), "Religious Hypocrites", now on a background rendered in GIMP.
I think this work speaks for itself.
"Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."
Seems pretty clear to me.
#poem #poetry #religion #hypocrites
@authorstuartmiller.bsky.social
@corutaniconnolly.bsky.social
I think this work speaks for itself.
"Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."
Seems pretty clear to me.
#poem #poetry #religion #hypocrites
@authorstuartmiller.bsky.social
@corutaniconnolly.bsky.social
February 11, 2026 at 5:35 AM
NEW POEM (well, fairly new), "Religious Hypocrites", now on a background rendered in GIMP.
I think this work speaks for itself.
"Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."
Seems pretty clear to me.
#poem #poetry #religion #hypocrites
@authorstuartmiller.bsky.social
@corutaniconnolly.bsky.social
I think this work speaks for itself.
"Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."
Seems pretty clear to me.
#poem #poetry #religion #hypocrites
@authorstuartmiller.bsky.social
@corutaniconnolly.bsky.social
True, dat!
I like to think when words are said or put into a written form, they are a part of you, bits of soul, embodying a moment of a life. These sketches, like any form of art or craft, go into the ether and are then available to other souls when they need inspiration.
February 11, 2026 at 3:57 AM
True, dat!
I'm lucky; I'm married to an attorney who makes enough to pay our bills.
February 11, 2026 at 3:55 AM
I'm lucky; I'm married to an attorney who makes enough to pay our bills.
Whole notes, half notes, quarter notes, rests, flats, sharps...
A little known fact about me — I used to have a clue regarding how to read music. I learned to read music while taking 2 years of saxophone lessons. However, it's been 40 years since I've really used what I learned.
A little known fact about me — I used to have a clue regarding how to read music. I learned to read music while taking 2 years of saxophone lessons. However, it's been 40 years since I've really used what I learned.
February 11, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Whole notes, half notes, quarter notes, rests, flats, sharps...
A little known fact about me — I used to have a clue regarding how to read music. I learned to read music while taking 2 years of saxophone lessons. However, it's been 40 years since I've really used what I learned.
A little known fact about me — I used to have a clue regarding how to read music. I learned to read music while taking 2 years of saxophone lessons. However, it's been 40 years since I've really used what I learned.
Well, I kind of hate to say it, but a small businessman has got to do what a small businessman has got to do — I'm BACK on Twitter/X.
x.com/AzureLionProd
Promoting on BlueSky, tumblr, and Pinterest alone just wasn't enough, especially when it comes to my Zazzle stores.
x.com/AzureLionProd
Promoting on BlueSky, tumblr, and Pinterest alone just wasn't enough, especially when it comes to my Zazzle stores.
Richard H Fay - Artist/Illustrator/Poet/Polymath (@AzureLionProd) / X
Richard H Fay - Artist/Illustrator/Poet/Polymath (@AzureLionProd) / X
x.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Well, I kind of hate to say it, but a small businessman has got to do what a small businessman has got to do — I'm BACK on Twitter/X.
x.com/AzureLionProd
Promoting on BlueSky, tumblr, and Pinterest alone just wasn't enough, especially when it comes to my Zazzle stores.
x.com/AzureLionProd
Promoting on BlueSky, tumblr, and Pinterest alone just wasn't enough, especially when it comes to my Zazzle stores.
Well, I was just under the deadline for reactivation, so I was able to reactivate my old Twitter/X account. No, I'm not happy about it, but I'm also not happy about the 2-point drop in my Azure Lion Productions Zazzle Store's zRank.
x.com/AzureLionProd
x.com/AzureLionProd
February 10, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Well, I was just under the deadline for reactivation, so I was able to reactivate my old Twitter/X account. No, I'm not happy about it, but I'm also not happy about the 2-point drop in my Azure Lion Productions Zazzle Store's zRank.
x.com/AzureLionProd
x.com/AzureLionProd
This sucks, but the major change I've made recently was to leave Twitter/X, which stopped me promoting on that platform.
The zRank in my Azure Lion Productions Zazzle store suddenly and unexpectedly dropped 2 points, from its all-time high of 8 down to 6.
www.zazzle.com/store/richar...
Promotion factors into it. I hate to say it, even though I've been promoting like mad, I might have to return to X for promo purposes.
www.zazzle.com/store/richar...
Promotion factors into it. I hate to say it, even though I've been promoting like mad, I might have to return to X for promo purposes.
February 10, 2026 at 11:33 PM
This sucks, but the major change I've made recently was to leave Twitter/X, which stopped me promoting on that platform.
The zRank in my Azure Lion Productions Zazzle store suddenly and unexpectedly dropped 2 points, from its all-time high of 8 down to 6.
www.zazzle.com/store/richar...
Promotion factors into it. I hate to say it, even though I've been promoting like mad, I might have to return to X for promo purposes.
www.zazzle.com/store/richar...
Promotion factors into it. I hate to say it, even though I've been promoting like mad, I might have to return to X for promo purposes.
February 10, 2026 at 11:28 PM
The zRank in my Azure Lion Productions Zazzle store suddenly and unexpectedly dropped 2 points, from its all-time high of 8 down to 6.
www.zazzle.com/store/richar...
Promotion factors into it. I hate to say it, even though I've been promoting like mad, I might have to return to X for promo purposes.
www.zazzle.com/store/richar...
Promotion factors into it. I hate to say it, even though I've been promoting like mad, I might have to return to X for promo purposes.