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@fourthleafluckart.bsky.social

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(fae/he/they) artist and bookseller. I make art for queer books and other sundry whimsies SHOP CLOSED until Oct 1 https://linktr.ee/fourthleafluckart

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Lucky @fourthleafluckart.bsky.social · Mar 11

hey y'all! I'm Lucky, and I make art (mostly) for queer books. ngl, I'm mostly here to support pals and look at art. You can find more of my stuff on Instagram (link in bio)

a photo of lucky at faer desk, drawing on a tablet. fae is smiling at the camera

the first three volumes of Scum Villain Self-saving system with painted edges. the edges have silhouettes of bamboo, fans, and pendants.

a grid of 35 pieces of Lucky's queer book art from 2024

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Lucky @fourthleafluckart.bsky.social · 22d

For y'all who haven't seen yet, please enjoy some fanart for the effervescent @ryanlasala.bsky.social 's good books

postcard in an old new england style that reads "Greetings from Anchor's Mercy" with a little lighthouse at the bottom. inside each letter of "anchor's mercy" is a different scene from the island

hexagonal sticker with an aspen forest and a sun beaming down. deep red honey drips from the edges. the center text reads "wherever you are, let it be bright." small bees dot the outside frame

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Ryan La Sala @ryanlasala.bsky.social · 22d

My queer oceanic horror novel is out! THE DEAD OF SUMMER 🪸🌊⚓️

🪼 A beautiful island harboring insidious secrets rising from the waves
🐚A depressed teen with conspiracy theories
🪸Contagious coral zombie bachelorette parties!
🦑Eco horror, but gay!!!

Out everywhere now 🪼👄🪼

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Abra, The Everwife 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇲🇽🌼👻 @pairofclaws.bsky.social · Feb 22

On that note:

Trans authors (I mean authors who are trans, NOT cis people who write about trans people), drop your book links here and I'll try to repost as many as I can throughout the day.

Cis people: Repost trans authors' book links.

Cis people who want to complain about being excluded: gtfo

Abra, The Everwife 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇲🇽🌼👻 @pairofclaws.bsky.social · Feb 22

Being a trans author is fucking weird right now. Hell is actively unfolding all around us but I still need to be like, "hey, everyone, wanna buy my silly little queer book? It won't make anything better, but it's kinda fun?"

So....hey, everyone, wanna buy my silly little queer book?

Abra, The Everwife 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇲🇽🌼👻 @pairofclaws.bsky.social · Nov 25

Looking for a supernatural queer read?

🏳️‍🌈 F/F friends to lovers
💀 Evil cult serving a fallen god
🦅 Weird birds
👼 Queers with wings and claws
🌲 Cursed forest
🌎 Lesbians vs god for the fate of reality

Ghost Flower by Jessica Conwell
Available here:

a.co/d/bufFU4f

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Lucky @fourthleafluckart.bsky.social · Aug 29

too cute not to try a little queer story #the_color_wheel

a circle of twelve different art pieces cut to resemble a circular cathedral window

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Jack Hoff • COMMS OPEN ✨ @halflinghands.bsky.social · Aug 26

If you're trans thank you for existing btw

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Lucky @fourthleafluckart.bsky.social · Aug 26

Fundraiser updates:

Chibi commissions helped raise $113 for Freedom for Immigrants, and "Survive" sticker sales helped raise $36.75 for the SD LGBT Center.

Thanks to all who have shared and bought!

Lucky @fourthleafluckart.bsky.social · Aug 1

Chibi commissions open!
ko-fi.com/fourthleaflu...

All profits are going to Freedom for Immigrants www.freedomforimmigrants.org

Lucky @fourthleafluckart.bsky.social · Aug 23

sorry if y'all've seen this otherwheres already, just updating the butterfly folks 💛

Lucky @fourthleafluckart.bsky.social · Aug 23

Art for @bughunterbug.bsky.social 's Hook saga!! I love the toxic pneumatic ethics yaoi 🥰

an illustration of a silhouette on a black background. the bottom of the image reads "The Hook" in a large tuscan font. the silhouette is an angel and a demon sitting on a cloud surrounded by hands reaching towards them. There is a bucket seated next to them with a small hand reaching out. All of the hands are tipped with red. text overlaid on the image reads "he must have been a sinner, after all he took the bait" in a scratchy, aggressive font

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FIYAH Literary Magazine @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social · Aug 20

Announcements on announcements this week! Calling all ARTISTS: We're searching for next year's cover art contributors! Check out the sub page for details and how to submit your portfolio: fiyahlitmag.com/submissions/
Share with a Black creator who the world needs to know about 🔥🔥🔥

a man wearing overalls and a striped shirt is holding his hand out

ALT: a man wearing overalls and a striped shirt is holding his hand out

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Lucky @fourthleafluckart.bsky.social · Aug 21

I can finally share the piece I did of Brides of High Hill by @nghivo.bsky.social ! It was such a treat and an honor to be included in this year's @ofszine.bsky.social next to such talented artists 💛

an illustration of cleric chih and pham nhung exploring the estate late at night. above and behind them, buildings loom ominously, all topped by writhing beast sculptures except the one directly behind them. the building directly behind them is lit from within, fox spirits visible through the windows. Chih is holding a lantern looking down at pham nhung and she is looking up behind chih towards the roof beast. in the foreground, glowing carp swim towards them.

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Lucky @fourthleafluckart.bsky.social · Aug 18

The Bisclavret retelling GOT me 😂 And oo, I read their Haunted History of Invisible Women at your recommendation a couple years ago and it was great! I am not immune to gothicism (both thematically and aesthetically), so this new one looks extra exciting

Lucky @fourthleafluckart.bsky.social · Aug 18

I've been able to read a bunch of these for work and boy howdy, you are in for so many treats!! Also I didn't know about America's Most Gothic and that is going directly on the TBR

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m @mavilez.art · Jul 30

preview of my piece for @ofszine.bsky.social! i drew a scene from one of my favorite books, peter darling by @essaychant.bsky.social 🏴‍☠️

cropped preview of an illustration of peter pan and captain hook from the book peter darling by s.a. chant

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Theo Winterwood @theo-winterwood.bsky.social · Aug 3

In case y'all haven't seen: Good art from a ton of cool people, trans and nonbinary characters*, supporting a good cause, all for $3 ❤️❤️❤️ #queerzine #bookzine #transart

( *From a bunch of good books of all genres to add to your ever-growing to-read list)

A couple small previews of my piece:

Closeup of outstretched hand reaching upward, with a gold frame in the background

Closeup of clothing with gold trim and ruffles, and a lot of dark brown curly hair.

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Rebecca Roanhorse @rebeccaroanhorse.bsky.social · Aug 17

Yooooo! Guess who won a Hugo for Best Series!!! Thank you to each and every one of you who voted. You made a difference and I will be forever grateful. Now let me catch this 6:30 AM flight and head on home and back to work. Had a blast #worldcon #concurrentseattle . Let’s do it again sometime.

Rebecca Roanhorse (me!) holding the Hugo for Best Series.

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Lucky @fourthleafluckart.bsky.social · Aug 14

yayy! :3

Lucky @fourthleafluckart.bsky.social · Aug 14

Ayy, so glad they got there safely! 💛

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Lucky @fourthleafluckart.bsky.social · Aug 14

recommended pairing for these stickers: Kara's post about crabs and gender bsky.app/profile/auth...

Kara Jorgensen @authorkaraj.bsky.social · Aug 14

I grabbed these from @fourthleafluckart.bsky.social on their Kofi shop, and I am in love.
If you like horseshoe crabs as much as you like queer art, you should definitely check them out

Two stickers with horseshoe crabs surrounded by a spiky border. Under the horseshoe crab, it says survive. The one is pride flag colored and the other is trans flag colored

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Lucky @fourthleafluckart.bsky.social · Aug 12

It is making me unwell (complimentary). Thank you for writing your good words!

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · Aug 12

Whatever topics you're looking for in YA, there's a good chance they're actually being published. They're just being done by marginalized authors and you're not reading them. But the fewer people who read and promote those books, the less likely we are to see them again. Read more widely!

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Lucky @fourthleafluckart.bsky.social · Aug 12

truly the moment that commissions are done, the medieval french tapestry references are coming out and I am DRAWING

Lucky @fourthleafluckart.bsky.social · Aug 12

the YEARNING, the MEDIEVALISM, the werewolfism as an analogy for chronic illness, the romance (chivalric and otherwise), the luscious prose, the poetry chapters!!

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Lucky @fourthleafluckart.bsky.social · Aug 12

squad, I haven't even finished this book and it's already my top read of the year

Finn Longman @finnlongman.com · Aug 8

A further look at the special edition hardback of THE WOLF AND HIS KING for US/North American readers! This is my queer retelling of Bisclavret, a medieval werewolf tale. Comes out in the US 27 January 2026.

You can pre-order this edition here: www.kensingtonbooks.com/pages/thewol...

From author and medievalist Finn Longman: THE WOLF AND HIS KING. Deluxe limited edition hardback with gorgeous art, stencilled edges, gold foil on the hardback book, and painted endpapers.

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mimi 🗡️ @heirakka.bsky.social · Aug 11

i love you beginner artists. i love you even if you're trying to learn art in your 60s. sharing your art can be scary if you are new to art and learning, but don't ever let mean people stop you.

your art is important and beautiful because it's yours. keep creating, now more than ever.

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Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · Aug 8

"There’s the gagging ouroboros of history... you’re beating your fists against a wall that bears the indents of countless fists, going back forever."

Over in Autostraddle, I write about queer generational trauma: how it works, and how to tell stories about it.

www.autostraddle.com/what-is-quee...

What Is Queer Generational Trauma, and How Do We Tell Stories About It?

Lately, I've been obsessing over the concept of queer generational trauma: the pain passed down to us from our ancestors, which we bequeath in turn to those who come after us.

www.autostraddle.com

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