Richard H Fay - Artist/Illustrator/Poet/Polymath/Bibliophile
@azurelionprod.bsky.social
multi-genre artist, illustrator, poet
print-on-demand artist & photographer
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My poetry collection:
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print-on-demand artist & photographer
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https://www.zazzle.com/store/richardfay
My poetry collection:
https://a.co/d/7iEjfrM
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Entertainment boiled down to junky 10 second clips with bad physics.
Wow, that's real advancement, alright!
Wow, that's real advancement, alright!
"At this point I may just cancel my Netflix subscription and just generate my own movies and TV shows."
Hyperbole or not, this is exactly why this isn't fair use. AI companies are profiting off IP and work that isn't theirs and it's absolutely hurting artists and filmmakers.
Hyperbole or not, this is exactly why this isn't fair use. AI companies are profiting off IP and work that isn't theirs and it's absolutely hurting artists and filmmakers.
February 19, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Entertainment boiled down to junky 10 second clips with bad physics.
Wow, that's real advancement, alright!
Wow, that's real advancement, alright!
I'm quite honest about the fact that I would literally be a starving artist if not for my wife's income (she's an attorney).
I make SOME money, but I can't say I make enough to make a living, not on just my income alone.
I make SOME money, but I can't say I make enough to make a living, not on just my income alone.
Most artists, even big names you all would recognize and know, are not rich.
The few who are, are freakish anomalies.
The few who are, are freakish anomalies.
and it's *so little* money
for us, the difference between "good headspace, able to get life done and create things" and "total burnout" is like $800/mo
most artists aren't asking to be rich. seriously, just make life a little fucking easier and we'll handle the rest and keep you entertained.
for us, the difference between "good headspace, able to get life done and create things" and "total burnout" is like $800/mo
most artists aren't asking to be rich. seriously, just make life a little fucking easier and we'll handle the rest and keep you entertained.
February 19, 2026 at 2:59 AM
I'm quite honest about the fact that I would literally be a starving artist if not for my wife's income (she's an attorney).
I make SOME money, but I can't say I make enough to make a living, not on just my income alone.
I make SOME money, but I can't say I make enough to make a living, not on just my income alone.
Adding my photo "A Collection of Cannons" to more items in my AZP_Photos Zazzle Store. Here it is on an accent pillow.
A Collection of Cannons Accent Pillow www.zazzle.com/a_collection... via @zazzle
#zazzlemade #zazzle #pillow #cannons #artillery #fort
A Collection of Cannons Accent Pillow www.zazzle.com/a_collection... via @zazzle
#zazzlemade #zazzle #pillow #cannons #artillery #fort
February 19, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Adding my photo "A Collection of Cannons" to more items in my AZP_Photos Zazzle Store. Here it is on an accent pillow.
A Collection of Cannons Accent Pillow www.zazzle.com/a_collection... via @zazzle
#zazzlemade #zazzle #pillow #cannons #artillery #fort
A Collection of Cannons Accent Pillow www.zazzle.com/a_collection... via @zazzle
#zazzlemade #zazzle #pillow #cannons #artillery #fort
Adding my photo "A Collection of Cannons" to more items in my AZP_Photos Zazzle Store. Here it is on a desk mat.
A Collection of Cannons Desk Mat www.zazzle.com/a_collection... via @zazzle
#zazzlemade #zazzle #deskmat #cannons #weapons #artillery #fort
A Collection of Cannons Desk Mat www.zazzle.com/a_collection... via @zazzle
#zazzlemade #zazzle #deskmat #cannons #weapons #artillery #fort
February 19, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Adding my photo "A Collection of Cannons" to more items in my AZP_Photos Zazzle Store. Here it is on a desk mat.
A Collection of Cannons Desk Mat www.zazzle.com/a_collection... via @zazzle
#zazzlemade #zazzle #deskmat #cannons #weapons #artillery #fort
A Collection of Cannons Desk Mat www.zazzle.com/a_collection... via @zazzle
#zazzlemade #zazzle #deskmat #cannons #weapons #artillery #fort
Even if fighting against the spread of generative AI and its use by human artists is a quixotic act, as an exploited human artist who has had works scraped by AI and used to train AI, I'll continue tilting at those windmills as a matter of principle. It's a fight worth fighting!
February 19, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Even if fighting against the spread of generative AI and its use by human artists is a quixotic act, as an exploited human artist who has had works scraped by AI and used to train AI, I'll continue tilting at those windmills as a matter of principle. It's a fight worth fighting!
Heck, I greatly prefer Stoker's DRACULA over King's 'SALEM'S LOT and Tolkien's THE HOBBIT/THE LORD OF THE RINGS over King's THE EYES OF THE DRAGON. Actually, I deem many fantasy classics to rank higher than THE EYES OF THE DRAGON.
Authors I prefer over Stephen King:
Shirley Jackson,
Algernon Blackwood,
and Sheridan Le Fanu.
Now THOSE authors truly knew how to write and write well!
Shirley Jackson,
Algernon Blackwood,
and Sheridan Le Fanu.
Now THOSE authors truly knew how to write and write well!
February 19, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Heck, I greatly prefer Stoker's DRACULA over King's 'SALEM'S LOT and Tolkien's THE HOBBIT/THE LORD OF THE RINGS over King's THE EYES OF THE DRAGON. Actually, I deem many fantasy classics to rank higher than THE EYES OF THE DRAGON.
When someone says something like "encouraging writers to read is ableist", I do wonder if their ultimate goal is to get people to stop reading.
Additionally, it never ceases to amaze me that there are alleged writers who will argue against encouraging writers in general to read.
Additionally, it never ceases to amaze me that there are alleged writers who will argue against encouraging writers in general to read.
February 19, 2026 at 1:07 AM
When someone says something like "encouraging writers to read is ableist", I do wonder if their ultimate goal is to get people to stop reading.
Additionally, it never ceases to amaze me that there are alleged writers who will argue against encouraging writers in general to read.
Additionally, it never ceases to amaze me that there are alleged writers who will argue against encouraging writers in general to read.
Authors I prefer over Stephen King:
Shirley Jackson,
Algernon Blackwood,
and Sheridan Le Fanu.
Now THOSE authors truly knew how to write and write well!
Shirley Jackson,
Algernon Blackwood,
and Sheridan Le Fanu.
Now THOSE authors truly knew how to write and write well!
February 19, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Authors I prefer over Stephen King:
Shirley Jackson,
Algernon Blackwood,
and Sheridan Le Fanu.
Now THOSE authors truly knew how to write and write well!
Shirley Jackson,
Algernon Blackwood,
and Sheridan Le Fanu.
Now THOSE authors truly knew how to write and write well!
One more thing...funny how King fans might mention "lit-fic" but often fail to mention specifics regarding other authors they have read and read extensively.
he'd be the first to say he loves to sling a burger, but SK's taste and many of his fans leans heavy lit-fic with hearty sides of whatever sick genre they're into. we contain multitudes, etc🌹
February 19, 2026 at 12:54 AM
One more thing...funny how King fans might mention "lit-fic" but often fail to mention specifics regarding other authors they have read and read extensively.
Speaking of Algernon Blackwood, he's another writer of dark tales I'd rank higher, on a scale of overall literary quality, than King, although Blackwood is probably best known for shorter works (novellas and short stories), which isn't necessarily a bad thing (IMHO, King's works are over-bloated).
I've no doubt King is well-read. He's obviously familiar enough with DRACULA to have penned a decent modern take on the story, and I give him marks for featuring the Wendigo from Native American lore and classic weird fiction (such as Blackwood's "The Wendigo") in PET SEMATARY.
February 19, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Speaking of Algernon Blackwood, he's another writer of dark tales I'd rank higher, on a scale of overall literary quality, than King, although Blackwood is probably best known for shorter works (novellas and short stories), which isn't necessarily a bad thing (IMHO, King's works are over-bloated).
I've no doubt King is well-read. He's obviously familiar enough with DRACULA to have penned a decent modern take on the story, and I give him marks for featuring the Wendigo from Native American lore and classic weird fiction (such as Blackwood's "The Wendigo") in PET SEMATARY.
he'd be the first to say he loves to sling a burger, but SK's taste and many of his fans leans heavy lit-fic with hearty sides of whatever sick genre they're into. we contain multitudes, etc🌹
February 19, 2026 at 12:49 AM
I've no doubt King is well-read. He's obviously familiar enough with DRACULA to have penned a decent modern take on the story, and I give him marks for featuring the Wendigo from Native American lore and classic weird fiction (such as Blackwood's "The Wendigo") in PET SEMATARY.
Leave it to Slovakia to be one of the European nations to lick Russia's boots and kiss its ass AND cozy up to the current American regime!
After all, Slovakia was allied to Nazi Germany in WWII and was a German client state.
Plus, Slovaks I've known (and to whom I'm related)...
After all, Slovakia was allied to Nazi Germany in WWII and was a German client state.
Plus, Slovaks I've known (and to whom I'm related)...
February 18, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Leave it to Slovakia to be one of the European nations to lick Russia's boots and kiss its ass AND cozy up to the current American regime!
After all, Slovakia was allied to Nazi Germany in WWII and was a German client state.
Plus, Slovaks I've known (and to whom I'm related)...
After all, Slovakia was allied to Nazi Germany in WWII and was a German client state.
Plus, Slovaks I've known (and to whom I'm related)...
From the standpoint of literary quality, I think Shirley Jackson's works are superior to Stephen King's works. King's works are hamburgers, Jackson's are filet mignon. King's works are fine for those who like that sort of thing, but not for those who want something more refined.
February 18, 2026 at 11:04 PM
From the standpoint of literary quality, I think Shirley Jackson's works are superior to Stephen King's works. King's works are hamburgers, Jackson's are filet mignon. King's works are fine for those who like that sort of thing, but not for those who want something more refined.
AI bros are malcontent misanthropes, anti-humanists who stand against the individual and social potential and agency of humans.
Though I hold my own hatred toward humanity, at least I don't wish to see human creators vanish into oblivion and human creativity be taken over by AI.
Though I hold my own hatred toward humanity, at least I don't wish to see human creators vanish into oblivion and human creativity be taken over by AI.
February 18, 2026 at 10:45 PM
AI bros are malcontent misanthropes, anti-humanists who stand against the individual and social potential and agency of humans.
Though I hold my own hatred toward humanity, at least I don't wish to see human creators vanish into oblivion and human creativity be taken over by AI.
Though I hold my own hatred toward humanity, at least I don't wish to see human creators vanish into oblivion and human creativity be taken over by AI.
I thought I've made my views regarding reading and education crystal-clear. I firmly believe that reading improves your mind and opens it up to new ideas and broader views, while education makes you a more thoughtful, better informed, more well-rounded person.
February 18, 2026 at 10:34 PM
I thought I've made my views regarding reading and education crystal-clear. I firmly believe that reading improves your mind and opens it up to new ideas and broader views, while education makes you a more thoughtful, better informed, more well-rounded person.
Was told I shouldn't judge a person's writings by their disability or lack of education.
I agree with the 1st (there's a poet/editor/geologist who is wheelchair-bound but still pens great poetry). Don't agree with the 2nd. As a rule, I don't think much of works by the uneducated.
I agree with the 1st (there's a poet/editor/geologist who is wheelchair-bound but still pens great poetry). Don't agree with the 2nd. As a rule, I don't think much of works by the uneducated.
February 18, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Was told I shouldn't judge a person's writings by their disability or lack of education.
I agree with the 1st (there's a poet/editor/geologist who is wheelchair-bound but still pens great poetry). Don't agree with the 2nd. As a rule, I don't think much of works by the uneducated.
I agree with the 1st (there's a poet/editor/geologist who is wheelchair-bound but still pens great poetry). Don't agree with the 2nd. As a rule, I don't think much of works by the uneducated.
The powers that be want us all to be illiterate uninformed anti-intellectualists who view reading, education, and learning in a negative light.
One of the greatest acts of resistance right now is to be a regular reader and a perpetual learner.
Fight against the Cult of Ignorance!
One of the greatest acts of resistance right now is to be a regular reader and a perpetual learner.
Fight against the Cult of Ignorance!
February 18, 2026 at 7:47 PM
The powers that be want us all to be illiterate uninformed anti-intellectualists who view reading, education, and learning in a negative light.
One of the greatest acts of resistance right now is to be a regular reader and a perpetual learner.
Fight against the Cult of Ignorance!
One of the greatest acts of resistance right now is to be a regular reader and a perpetual learner.
Fight against the Cult of Ignorance!
I've noticed a belligerent trend on social media (especially on certain platforms):
attack artists,
attack readers,
attack learners,
attack scientists,
attack intellectualists,
attack multiculturalists.
What's it all add up to? Fascism, that's what!
Fascists do all of that.
attack artists,
attack readers,
attack learners,
attack scientists,
attack intellectualists,
attack multiculturalists.
What's it all add up to? Fascism, that's what!
Fascists do all of that.
February 18, 2026 at 7:40 PM
I've noticed a belligerent trend on social media (especially on certain platforms):
attack artists,
attack readers,
attack learners,
attack scientists,
attack intellectualists,
attack multiculturalists.
What's it all add up to? Fascism, that's what!
Fascists do all of that.
attack artists,
attack readers,
attack learners,
attack scientists,
attack intellectualists,
attack multiculturalists.
What's it all add up to? Fascism, that's what!
Fascists do all of that.
In this instance I'm assuming listening to audio books is basically the same as reading. In other words, listening to audio books is still a means of being subjected to and becoming more familiar with various kinds of literature.
BTW, if you can't read at all, how the hell do you write?
As a rule, I don't think much of writers who are not regular readers and I'm unlikely to read the works of such writers.
I make no apologies for thinking that way. IMHO, the "ableist" label is thrown around all too readily nowadays. It's swiftly becoming completely meaningless.
I make no apologies for thinking that way. IMHO, the "ableist" label is thrown around all too readily nowadays. It's swiftly becoming completely meaningless.
February 18, 2026 at 7:30 PM
In this instance I'm assuming listening to audio books is basically the same as reading. In other words, listening to audio books is still a means of being subjected to and becoming more familiar with various kinds of literature.
BTW, if you can't read at all, how the hell do you write?
As a rule, I don't think much of writers who are not regular readers and I'm unlikely to read the works of such writers.
I make no apologies for thinking that way. IMHO, the "ableist" label is thrown around all too readily nowadays. It's swiftly becoming completely meaningless.
I make no apologies for thinking that way. IMHO, the "ableist" label is thrown around all too readily nowadays. It's swiftly becoming completely meaningless.
February 18, 2026 at 7:25 PM
BTW, if you can't read at all, how the hell do you write?
As a rule, I don't think much of writers who are not regular readers and I'm unlikely to read the works of such writers.
I make no apologies for thinking that way. IMHO, the "ableist" label is thrown around all too readily nowadays. It's swiftly becoming completely meaningless.
I make no apologies for thinking that way. IMHO, the "ableist" label is thrown around all too readily nowadays. It's swiftly becoming completely meaningless.
February 18, 2026 at 7:24 PM
As a rule, I don't think much of writers who are not regular readers and I'm unlikely to read the works of such writers.
I make no apologies for thinking that way. IMHO, the "ableist" label is thrown around all too readily nowadays. It's swiftly becoming completely meaningless.
I make no apologies for thinking that way. IMHO, the "ableist" label is thrown around all too readily nowadays. It's swiftly becoming completely meaningless.
For today's Black History Month look at the works of black poets, I'm looking at the lovely poem "The Snow Fairy" by Claude McKay.
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/53213/...
There's some beautiful imagery in this one.
#poem #poetry #BlackHistoryMonth #blackpoets #blackpoetry
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/53213/...
There's some beautiful imagery in this one.
#poem #poetry #BlackHistoryMonth #blackpoets #blackpoetry
The Snow Fairy
II And suddenly my thoughts then turned to you Who came to me upon a winter’s night, When snow-sprites round my attic window flew, Your hair disheveled,…
www.poetryfoundation.org
February 18, 2026 at 7:17 PM
For today's Black History Month look at the works of black poets, I'm looking at the lovely poem "The Snow Fairy" by Claude McKay.
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/53213/...
There's some beautiful imagery in this one.
#poem #poetry #BlackHistoryMonth #blackpoets #blackpoetry
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/53213/...
There's some beautiful imagery in this one.
#poem #poetry #BlackHistoryMonth #blackpoets #blackpoetry
To-date, I've made fun of these AI bro "dumb fuckers" in three different satirical poems:
"Chant the AI Mantra", "My AI Love (Voiced by a Man Duped by a Bot", and "Deluxe Edition AI".
"Chant the AI Mantra", "My AI Love (Voiced by a Man Duped by a Bot", and "Deluxe Edition AI".
February 18, 2026 at 7:09 PM
To-date, I've made fun of these AI bro "dumb fuckers" in three different satirical poems:
"Chant the AI Mantra", "My AI Love (Voiced by a Man Duped by a Bot", and "Deluxe Edition AI".
"Chant the AI Mantra", "My AI Love (Voiced by a Man Duped by a Bot", and "Deluxe Edition AI".
Tech bro oligarchs keep convincing AI bro fools that they're on their way toward creating electronic gods. AI bros have already begun to worship their silicon idols.
February 18, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Tech bro oligarchs keep convincing AI bro fools that they're on their way toward creating electronic gods. AI bros have already begun to worship their silicon idols.
AI users are SO thin-skinned that they wouldn't last a month dealing with serial rejections from actual gatekeepers (editors) in an actually gatekept field (publishing).
I've dealt with such gatekeepers. It takes a MUCH thicker skin than that possessed by the typical AI bro!
I've dealt with such gatekeepers. It takes a MUCH thicker skin than that possessed by the typical AI bro!
AI users are so thin-skinned, it's ridiculous!
I don't know how me calling AI users "fools" is gatekeeping in any way. I'm not keeping anyone from generating images using AI, or from sharing such images, I'm simply voicing my opinion regarding AI, its use, and its users.
I don't know how me calling AI users "fools" is gatekeeping in any way. I'm not keeping anyone from generating images using AI, or from sharing such images, I'm simply voicing my opinion regarding AI, its use, and its users.
Fuck off!
(I see the AI bots are starting to show up here on BlueSky.)
(I see the AI bots are starting to show up here on BlueSky.)
February 18, 2026 at 6:51 PM
AI users are SO thin-skinned that they wouldn't last a month dealing with serial rejections from actual gatekeepers (editors) in an actually gatekept field (publishing).
I've dealt with such gatekeepers. It takes a MUCH thicker skin than that possessed by the typical AI bro!
I've dealt with such gatekeepers. It takes a MUCH thicker skin than that possessed by the typical AI bro!