Brandonomicon (Brandon Seifert)
@brandonseifert.info
Writer and storyteller based in Portland, Oregon. Wrote "Witch Doctor" (Image Comics), others. Once spent the night in the Birdman's cell at Alcatraz. A mess, with momentum.
https://brandonseifert.info » https://thewriterbrandonseifert.itch.io
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⚠️ Comic book(+) writer looking for creator-owned work! I have HEAPS of projects to pitch! ⚠️
Marvel/Disney, Legendary Entertainment, Image, IDW, BOOM!, more. "Witch Doctor," "Hellraiser," "Doctor Who," "Godzilla," "Avengers," more.
Credits/contacts: brandonseifert.info
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Marvel/Disney, Legendary Entertainment, Image, IDW, BOOM!, more. "Witch Doctor," "Hellraiser," "Doctor Who," "Godzilla," "Avengers," more.
Credits/contacts: brandonseifert.info
(Art details in alt-text!)
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I missed this Starfleet Academy trailer from NYCC! Teenage Klingon with eyebrow rings! Richard Picardo! Smooching! A [REDACTED] in Starfleet! This looks fun!
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy | Official Trailer | Paramount+ (NYCC 2025)
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November 26, 2025 at 4:37 AM
I missed this Starfleet Academy trailer from NYCC! Teenage Klingon with eyebrow rings! Richard Picardo! Smooching! A [REDACTED] in Starfleet! This looks fun!
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Literally could write a dissertation about how INDIKA is a game about living with obsessive compulsive disorder and this kinda nails it
my experience thus far with Indika is that I painstakingly gathered five buckets of water, a nun dumped all my water on the floor, and the game crashed without saving. 10/10 for ludonarrative
November 26, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Literally could write a dissertation about how INDIKA is a game about living with obsessive compulsive disorder and this kinda nails it
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Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
November 26, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
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U.S. legislators: "Soldiers and sailors, if you are ordered to kill someone and you believe the order is unlawful, don't do it. Remember your oath to The Constitution.
U.S. President: "Kill the legislators."
Am I missing something? Anything at all?
I still have characters left, if so.
U.S. President: "Kill the legislators."
Am I missing something? Anything at all?
I still have characters left, if so.
November 20, 2025 at 11:32 PM
U.S. legislators: "Soldiers and sailors, if you are ordered to kill someone and you believe the order is unlawful, don't do it. Remember your oath to The Constitution.
U.S. President: "Kill the legislators."
Am I missing something? Anything at all?
I still have characters left, if so.
U.S. President: "Kill the legislators."
Am I missing something? Anything at all?
I still have characters left, if so.
Abbott is a blight on the fucking nation.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s office said it would cost $244.64 to review the emails between Abbott and Musk, which @kutnews.bsky.social and The Texas Newsroom paid.
After the check was cashed, Abbott’s and Musk’s lawyers sought to keep the records secret.
After the check was cashed, Abbott’s and Musk’s lawyers sought to keep the records secret.
Gov. Greg Abbott Was Ordered to Release Some of His Emails With Elon Musk. Most Are Blacked Out.
Months after fighting to keep secret emails between Gov. Greg Abbott and Elon Musk, Texas officials released 1,400 pages of records. But they reveal little about the two men’s relationship or Musk’s i...
www.propublica.org
November 26, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Abbott is a blight on the fucking nation.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s office said it would cost $244.64 to review the emails between Abbott and Musk, which @kutnews.bsky.social and The Texas Newsroom paid.
After the check was cashed, Abbott’s and Musk’s lawyers sought to keep the records secret.
After the check was cashed, Abbott’s and Musk’s lawyers sought to keep the records secret.
Gov. Greg Abbott Was Ordered to Release Some of His Emails With Elon Musk. Most Are Blacked Out.
Months after fighting to keep secret emails between Gov. Greg Abbott and Elon Musk, Texas officials released 1,400 pages of records. But they reveal little about the two men’s relationship or Musk’s i...
www.propublica.org
November 26, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s office said it would cost $244.64 to review the emails between Abbott and Musk, which @kutnews.bsky.social and The Texas Newsroom paid.
After the check was cashed, Abbott’s and Musk’s lawyers sought to keep the records secret.
After the check was cashed, Abbott’s and Musk’s lawyers sought to keep the records secret.
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Buy affordable original art from real life artists! I've got a couple inked pieces in here for just $30, along with other illustrations from my @helioscopepdx.bsky.social studiomates.
Apologies for so much etsy posting, but it’s a big part of how we operate. Anyhow, there is a TON of original art on sale rn for pre-Black Friday. Go take a look! helioscopepdx.etsy.com?section_id=6...
helioscopepdx.etsy.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Buy affordable original art from real life artists! I've got a couple inked pieces in here for just $30, along with other illustrations from my @helioscopepdx.bsky.social studiomates.
...Okay, looking at my finances again, I massively misremembered. Looks like one year I made just under $56k? The other years, I maxed out at $16k.
The only reason I thought this was survivable for a "full time" job was: I've just come from making $13k/year as a part-time security guard!
The only reason I thought this was survivable for a "full time" job was: I've just come from making $13k/year as a part-time security guard!
On the "authors need to get better at talking about how they actually make their money" point — when I was actively writing comics, I had one year of $60k. The other years were all under $30k.
I made up the difference with some family support — but mostly credit card debt. I can't recommend that.
I made up the difference with some family support — but mostly credit card debt. I can't recommend that.
And the folks who are actually writing full-time generally only got there after years of day jobs, family support, or both.
The point of sharing this is not to demoralize anyone, but to let emerging writers know they're not failing if they can't make a living off writing alone. Almost no one can.
The point of sharing this is not to demoralize anyone, but to let emerging writers know they're not failing if they can't make a living off writing alone. Almost no one can.
November 26, 2025 at 4:17 AM
...Okay, looking at my finances again, I massively misremembered. Looks like one year I made just under $56k? The other years, I maxed out at $16k.
The only reason I thought this was survivable for a "full time" job was: I've just come from making $13k/year as a part-time security guard!
The only reason I thought this was survivable for a "full time" job was: I've just come from making $13k/year as a part-time security guard!
On the "authors need to get better at talking about how they actually make their money" point — when I was actively writing comics, I had one year of $60k. The other years were all under $30k.
I made up the difference with some family support — but mostly credit card debt. I can't recommend that.
I made up the difference with some family support — but mostly credit card debt. I can't recommend that.
And the folks who are actually writing full-time generally only got there after years of day jobs, family support, or both.
The point of sharing this is not to demoralize anyone, but to let emerging writers know they're not failing if they can't make a living off writing alone. Almost no one can.
The point of sharing this is not to demoralize anyone, but to let emerging writers know they're not failing if they can't make a living off writing alone. Almost no one can.
almost every novelist you read who's not from the airport fiction or bestseller sections is working a full on day job, including multi-award winners and absolute legends, or they have a spouse or trust that supports them. virtually across the board. just normalize in your mind that's how it works.
November 26, 2025 at 3:56 AM
On the "authors need to get better at talking about how they actually make their money" point — when I was actively writing comics, I had one year of $60k. The other years were all under $30k.
I made up the difference with some family support — but mostly credit card debt. I can't recommend that.
I made up the difference with some family support — but mostly credit card debt. I can't recommend that.
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almost every novelist you read who's not from the airport fiction or bestseller sections is working a full on day job, including multi-award winners and absolute legends, or they have a spouse or trust that supports them. virtually across the board. just normalize in your mind that's how it works.
I know we know this, but authors need to get better at talking about how they actually make their money. Stop pretending it's from the books.
November 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
almost every novelist you read who's not from the airport fiction or bestseller sections is working a full on day job, including multi-award winners and absolute legends, or they have a spouse or trust that supports them. virtually across the board. just normalize in your mind that's how it works.
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And the folks who are actually writing full-time generally only got there after years of day jobs, family support, or both.
The point of sharing this is not to demoralize anyone, but to let emerging writers know they're not failing if they can't make a living off writing alone. Almost no one can.
The point of sharing this is not to demoralize anyone, but to let emerging writers know they're not failing if they can't make a living off writing alone. Almost no one can.
almost every novelist you read who's not from the airport fiction or bestseller sections is working a full on day job, including multi-award winners and absolute legends, or they have a spouse or trust that supports them. virtually across the board. just normalize in your mind that's how it works.
I know we know this, but authors need to get better at talking about how they actually make their money. Stop pretending it's from the books.
November 25, 2025 at 11:24 PM
And the folks who are actually writing full-time generally only got there after years of day jobs, family support, or both.
The point of sharing this is not to demoralize anyone, but to let emerging writers know they're not failing if they can't make a living off writing alone. Almost no one can.
The point of sharing this is not to demoralize anyone, but to let emerging writers know they're not failing if they can't make a living off writing alone. Almost no one can.
Look, all I'm saying is: We have free will, or a reasonable approximation. We *could* just stop calling it "Cyber Monday," instead of all sounding silly every year...
November 26, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Look, all I'm saying is: We have free will, or a reasonable approximation. We *could* just stop calling it "Cyber Monday," instead of all sounding silly every year...
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Some of you may know that I curate a huge reading list if Palestinian fantasy, science fiction, and horror. It is not up to date… Please comment if you identify as Palestinian, or if you know of something that should be in the list! Please share for visibility. soniasulaiman.com/readpalestin...
Read Palestinian Speculative Fiction Reading List
The following is a growing reading list for the #ReadPalestinianSpecFic challenge. This is a work in progress to create a list of all available Palestinian speculative fiction. Novels: Novels by Na…
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November 26, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Some of you may know that I curate a huge reading list if Palestinian fantasy, science fiction, and horror. It is not up to date… Please comment if you identify as Palestinian, or if you know of something that should be in the list! Please share for visibility. soniasulaiman.com/readpalestin...
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Pete Hegseth keeps demanding to be taken seriously and then spends all his time talking down to accomplished military leaders, rebranding his department and renaming ships, engaging in culture wars bullshit, shitting all over the military's sense of ethics and generally making an ass of himself.
November 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Pete Hegseth keeps demanding to be taken seriously and then spends all his time talking down to accomplished military leaders, rebranding his department and renaming ships, engaging in culture wars bullshit, shitting all over the military's sense of ethics and generally making an ass of himself.
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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Literally buying one copy of a book at your local indie bookstore can mean the difference in whether they buy future books from that author.
November 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Literally buying one copy of a book at your local indie bookstore can mean the difference in whether they buy future books from that author.
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Exclusive: OpenAI has projected 220 million people will be paying for a basic ChatGPT subscription by 2030 as it follows Slack’s and Spotify’s business playbook.
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OpenAI Projected at Least 220 Million People Will Pay for ChatGPT by 2030
To boost ChatGPT revenue, OpenAI is following a playbook enterprise apps Zoom and Slack have used to increase paid users. It’s hooking up most of its users—which now number more than 800 million—with ...
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November 26, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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Gender-affirming care saves lives
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Gender-affirming care saves lives
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"It is against the TOS to be talked into suicide by our LLM" is possibly the most evil tech bro thing I've ever read
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 26, 2025 at 12:29 AM
"It is against the TOS to be talked into suicide by our LLM" is possibly the most evil tech bro thing I've ever read
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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REMINDER: if you think your right-on lefty/socialist/communist/etc. politics justifies pirating books, well guess what? Most writers don't make a living wage from their books or writing work, and stealing from them makes you a class traitor.
November 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
REMINDER: if you think your right-on lefty/socialist/communist/etc. politics justifies pirating books, well guess what? Most writers don't make a living wage from their books or writing work, and stealing from them makes you a class traitor.
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West Point plaque: "Our code of military obedience requires that, should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law."
November 25, 2025 at 10:40 PM
West Point plaque: "Our code of military obedience requires that, should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law."