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Brandon Ketchum
@brandonketchum.bsky.social
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Speculative fiction writer (fantasy, horror, and sci-fi, in that order) and LCSW working for the Pittsburgh VA, trying to understand life, the universe, and everything.
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Yep.
November 30, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Sorry to ask and to go on. Carrying a lot of stress and huge responsibilities here since August.
November 29, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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I had to cancel the GoFundMe to help with expenses regarding my mother because things had changed from the original intent. The money is still needed but for something different now. If you care to buy a book or two instead, it would help. aanpress.com
air and nothingness press
the air and nothingness press was created to explore book arts and graphic design with an emphasis on limited edition hand-made livre d artiste books and editions of poetry, fantasy and science fictio...
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November 29, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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My cartoon for this week’s New Scientist.
p.s. I have a new book of science cartoons: www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2
Panel 1. A worm wriggles along watched by a human. It asks: "What are you doing?" Panels 2 to 5. Scientist "I'm studying you. I'm a biologist. Just carry on as if I'm not here." Worm "I feel self-conscious now... What was I doing when you got here?" Scientist "Just wriggling along" Worm "Shall I go back to doing that?" Scientist "I suppose so." Panel 6. The worm is wriggling again. Both the worm and scientist are thinking: "This feels weird now..."
November 30, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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tomgauld.bsky.social
#Rewilding One of the cartoons in my new book 'Physics for Cats'. Available now in good bookshops an online nowwww.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2
A deep dark forest. A scientist leads a guest through the trees, saying: "The rewilding project has exceeded all of our expectations! Keep your eyes open for the species that have come back: Red deer, wild boar, Pine marten. Or perhaps even our proudest return: The great old one Yog-drath'll, eternal unsleeping evil of the primordial forest." (all these creatures are hidden in the image)
November 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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I feel judged.
November 29, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Yes! It's like sacks of wet cement hitting the pavement!
susankayequinn.bsky.social Susan Kaye Quinn is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱 @susankayequinn.bsky.social · 4d
I will be sharing this with the fam for Thanksgiving...
dannyderaney.bsky.social Danny Deraney @dannyderaney.bsky.social · 5d
47 years ago today, dozens of turkeys met their unfortunate demise in a Cincinnati parking lot.
November 28, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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I love this idea. My dad died when I was three and I had to figure out simple things like how to tie a tie and even shave on my own. Please retweet this because I know there are a lot of kids out there who could use some help with day to day life.
When he was 14 years old, Rob Kenney's father abandoned him. After becoming an adult, he launched a YouTube channel called "Dad, How Do I do it?" that teaches kids how to do things a dad would normally teach them.
November 26, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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it's Thanksgiving, I need more coffee, and all of my food looks dumb. So, I'm watching FRANKENHOOKER for the 100th time.
the wild poster art for Frankenhooker
November 27, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Please consider donating to this worthy cause.
November 28, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Hey, if you're feeling thankful for all the bounty in your life right now, it's not a bad idea to toss some coin to trans people who are struggling. (I boosted two folks that I know personally just now, but there are so many, many others on here.)
November 28, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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From Conan to you all, Happy Thanksgiving!
November 27, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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tomgauld.bsky.social
Now for some sports news...
(this week's cartoon for @theguardian.com books pages)
Panel One: A sportscaster speaks to a television camera "You join us just in time for the annual booksellers versus librarians tug of war." Panel Two: We see the participants warming up as he continues... "Two very strong teams this year, they’ve both been in training since February. As always, the real skill in this match is not to start chatting about boo-" Panel Three: "Too late!! A pair of librarians are discussing the new Margaret Atwood! A crowd is forming! The booksellers are joining in! It's all over!!" We see all the participants chatting. Panel Four: The sportscaster finishes up to the camera: "The rope lies untouched! The discussions continue! We have a draw for 325th year in a row! Join us again next year!" End. Bonus alt-text Content: Fun fact! The first tug of war was between the staff of Cranston Library and those of Daniel Midwinter Booksellers www.cranstonlibraryreigate.com/ www.blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/manuscripts/2017/11/10/booksellers/
November 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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November 25, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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"Who Moved My Cheese" is a book about people who tell their saddest stories to a wheel of cheddar, to find out who can provoke the most overwhelming emotional reaction
November 24, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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aanpress.bsky.social
Enticing you this week with a look at our AaN Press covers over the years. Orders for the holiday season are appreciated - aanpress.com/aanorder.html
8 years of AaN Press covers aligned in 6 rows.
November 24, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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I have an important public service announcement: It is now 30 days until Hans Gruber falls off Nakatomi Tower. Mark your calendars.
November 25, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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I found this in the danger zone shelf at the library:
November 23, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Cartoon by Tom Tomorrow. Now available as a t-shirt! tomtomorrow.threadless.com/designs/quiet-…
Cartoon of Trump as a pig, with text "quiet, piggy!"
November 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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November 22, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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Jesus fucking Christ.
November 21, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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tomgauld.bsky.social
1/3 I have made three of my cartoons into new, limited edition prints. You can get them now at www.tomgauld.com/shop
Title: How to focus on writing your book There follow eleven tiny images telling a story. The captions read: Turn your devices off (a writer with a phone and laptop. The screens are dark). Put them in a drawer. Lock the drawer. Throw away the key. Leave the house. Do not look back. Keep to backroads and hedgerows. Feel your old life slip away. (the writer has shed his clothes) Sleep by day. Forage in the evening. Write by the light of the moon When you have a passable first draft, commit a minor crime and use your phone call to contact your agent. (the naked writer is in a prison holding a phone while an unamused police officer looks on).
November 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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In the @newyorker.com this week, no one can hear you squawk.

#cartoon #humor #humptydumpty #egg #chicken #nurseryrhymes #alien #chestburster #ridleyscott #johnhurt #newyorkercartoons
November 17, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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tomgauld.bsky.social
My latest cartoon for @theguardian.com books pages.
Two pigeons on a London street, pecking at crumbs. Pigeon 1: "I'm sorry you missed out on the Booker prize. I thought your novel was wonderful." Pigeon 2: "It’s a stitch up! They always give it to a human!" Pigeon 1: "It’s nice they considered it." Pigeon 2: "Nobody cares about the longlist, Janet!" Pigeon 2 again: "Zadie Smith had a bestselling novel and an armload of literary prizes before she was 25*." Pigeon 1: "You’ve got to stop comparing yourself to Zadie Smith" Pigeon 2: "Why?" Pigeon 1: "We’ve all got to find our own path through the world. Plus, it’s much harder to type with claws." pigeon 2: "That’s true." They both go back to pecking. Pigeon 2: "I’m glad you liked my book." *Pigeon 2 is 3 years, 11 months and 22 days old, the equivalent of 42 in human years. https://pigeonpedia.com/pigeon-years-to-human-years-calculator/
November 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Rather let's try to convince the aliens that MAGA is the best of the humanity so they take them instead. By the time they return to their home world it will be too late to realize their mistake.
November 16, 2025 at 1:53 PM