Michele, a Ghost of Cinders
@ghostofcinders.bsky.social
I write about monsters & myths, sometimes for work. Onyx Path freelancer. I'll geek out about books, movies and RPGs.
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I suppose I should introduce myself but barring a couple exceptions my followers around here know me so, well, it's a bit awkward.
Let's see.
#ttrpg
Let's see.
#ttrpg
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See, this is the sort of thing we're talking about when we say Italy has the best voice actor tradition in the world.
Italian voice actor Carlo Bononi was the voice of all of the characters on Pingu. A trained clown by trade, he used a theater technique called grammelot, which consists of "speaking" in a mix of babbled gibberish noises. He improvised all the voices live and unscripted.
January 21, 2026 at 10:09 AM
See, this is the sort of thing we're talking about when we say Italy has the best voice actor tradition in the world.
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Partners in Time-Crime (1/?)
#LifeisStrange
#LifeisStrange
September 8, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Partners in Time-Crime (1/?)
#LifeisStrange
#LifeisStrange
Screw it. Today I need Meatloaf to help me as I go.
January 20, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Screw it. Today I need Meatloaf to help me as I go.
You know, it's not quite the insane old monster that gets me. It's the world bending over backwards to make space for his rampages and desires. His, and those of assorted billionaires.
It's the repeated demonstration that rules only apply to some, and that decency matters nothing.
Infuriating.
It's the repeated demonstration that rules only apply to some, and that decency matters nothing.
Infuriating.
January 20, 2026 at 8:56 AM
You know, it's not quite the insane old monster that gets me. It's the world bending over backwards to make space for his rampages and desires. His, and those of assorted billionaires.
It's the repeated demonstration that rules only apply to some, and that decency matters nothing.
Infuriating.
It's the repeated demonstration that rules only apply to some, and that decency matters nothing.
Infuriating.
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Eating the AI art in protest is ironically more Art than whatever the fuck the ai guy was doing
KINGOOOOOOOOOOO
January 19, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Eating the AI art in protest is ironically more Art than whatever the fuck the ai guy was doing
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One tiny comfort I experience as a creator right now:
Some of the richest people on the planet have poured billions into a plagiarism machine because they are so utterly desperate to be us
But no machine learning program can give them our skills, our vision, or our heart
And they hate that
Some of the richest people on the planet have poured billions into a plagiarism machine because they are so utterly desperate to be us
But no machine learning program can give them our skills, our vision, or our heart
And they hate that
January 18, 2026 at 10:50 PM
One tiny comfort I experience as a creator right now:
Some of the richest people on the planet have poured billions into a plagiarism machine because they are so utterly desperate to be us
But no machine learning program can give them our skills, our vision, or our heart
And they hate that
Some of the richest people on the planet have poured billions into a plagiarism machine because they are so utterly desperate to be us
But no machine learning program can give them our skills, our vision, or our heart
And they hate that
Ok, I need help. A D&D thread.
A friend begged me to run D&D for a bunch of people. New, utterly, to the game. They know it from Stranger Things and some Vox Machina tv series.
I want to make the experience of trying a written campaign while giving them a good intro to D&D.
1/3
A friend begged me to run D&D for a bunch of people. New, utterly, to the game. They know it from Stranger Things and some Vox Machina tv series.
I want to make the experience of trying a written campaign while giving them a good intro to D&D.
1/3
January 18, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Ok, I need help. A D&D thread.
A friend begged me to run D&D for a bunch of people. New, utterly, to the game. They know it from Stranger Things and some Vox Machina tv series.
I want to make the experience of trying a written campaign while giving them a good intro to D&D.
1/3
A friend begged me to run D&D for a bunch of people. New, utterly, to the game. They know it from Stranger Things and some Vox Machina tv series.
I want to make the experience of trying a written campaign while giving them a good intro to D&D.
1/3
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Glad (?) to see I'm not the only one who thinks of the Smiler when that guy does anything. Not that the Beast doesn't work for others we have to deal with at the moment too.
P.S. Damn. It still hurts to think about Transmetropolitan these days, after the Ellis mess. So much about it changed me.
P.S. Damn. It still hurts to think about Transmetropolitan these days, after the Ellis mess. So much about it changed me.
I long for the day that this page will no longer be relevant.
January 17, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Glad (?) to see I'm not the only one who thinks of the Smiler when that guy does anything. Not that the Beast doesn't work for others we have to deal with at the moment too.
P.S. Damn. It still hurts to think about Transmetropolitan these days, after the Ellis mess. So much about it changed me.
P.S. Damn. It still hurts to think about Transmetropolitan these days, after the Ellis mess. So much about it changed me.
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I can't trust politicians who are anti-trans. Not because I'm "only searching for perfection" which is what centrists will be accusing me of for the rest of my life, it's because if you're not pro-trans you'll be garbage on lots of other issues too. Being anti-trans NEVER exists in a vacuum.
January 17, 2026 at 9:42 AM
I can't trust politicians who are anti-trans. Not because I'm "only searching for perfection" which is what centrists will be accusing me of for the rest of my life, it's because if you're not pro-trans you'll be garbage on lots of other issues too. Being anti-trans NEVER exists in a vacuum.
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“No one really dies, they just drop their physical body, and we’ll all meet again, like the song says. It’s sad, but it’s not devastating if you think like that. It’s a continuum, and we’re all going to be fine at the end of the story.”
~ David Lynch - January 20, 1946 - January 16, 2025
#filmsky
~ David Lynch - January 20, 1946 - January 16, 2025
#filmsky
January 16, 2026 at 9:10 PM
“No one really dies, they just drop their physical body, and we’ll all meet again, like the song says. It’s sad, but it’s not devastating if you think like that. It’s a continuum, and we’re all going to be fine at the end of the story.”
~ David Lynch - January 20, 1946 - January 16, 2025
#filmsky
~ David Lynch - January 20, 1946 - January 16, 2025
#filmsky
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January 15, 2026 at 4:19 PM
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On this day one year ago, #DavidLynch left us for places wonderful and strange. Rest in Peace.
January 16, 2026 at 10:08 AM
On this day one year ago, #DavidLynch left us for places wonderful and strange. Rest in Peace.
Everdark Libra finally beaten!
And...for the hardest, most unfunny boss in Nightreign...you get a most useless relic.
That bastard had the last laugh, didn't he? Sigh. True to character. A real troll to the end.
And...for the hardest, most unfunny boss in Nightreign...you get a most useless relic.
That bastard had the last laugh, didn't he? Sigh. True to character. A real troll to the end.
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January 15, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Everdark Libra finally beaten!
And...for the hardest, most unfunny boss in Nightreign...you get a most useless relic.
That bastard had the last laugh, didn't he? Sigh. True to character. A real troll to the end.
And...for the hardest, most unfunny boss in Nightreign...you get a most useless relic.
That bastard had the last laugh, didn't he? Sigh. True to character. A real troll to the end.
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how do i explain to a gen alpher that back in the year 2000 this was the coolest possible thing you could look at
January 14, 2026 at 4:47 PM
how do i explain to a gen alpher that back in the year 2000 this was the coolest possible thing you could look at
Oh my God, I'm always a fan of anything Cami does, but I wasn't ready for this Lenore.
Lenore 🩸 from Castlevania!
Got to draw her for my patrons and it was SO much fun! I experimented with lighting this time around.
Hope you like how she came out!
Got to draw her for my patrons and it was SO much fun! I experimented with lighting this time around.
Hope you like how she came out!
January 14, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Oh my God, I'm always a fan of anything Cami does, but I wasn't ready for this Lenore.
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[scottish castle]
JK Rowling's agent: hey joanne
agent: you wanted to see me?
JK Rowling: yesss
Rowling: i want to enquire
Rowling: how are sssales of the hallmarked man?
agent:
agent: sales of what?
Rowling: the latesst cormoron ssstrike book
agent:
agent: you're still writing cormoron strike?
JK Rowling's agent: hey joanne
agent: you wanted to see me?
JK Rowling: yesss
Rowling: i want to enquire
Rowling: how are sssales of the hallmarked man?
agent:
agent: sales of what?
Rowling: the latesst cormoron ssstrike book
agent:
agent: you're still writing cormoron strike?
January 14, 2026 at 6:49 PM
[scottish castle]
JK Rowling's agent: hey joanne
agent: you wanted to see me?
JK Rowling: yesss
Rowling: i want to enquire
Rowling: how are sssales of the hallmarked man?
agent:
agent: sales of what?
Rowling: the latesst cormoron ssstrike book
agent:
agent: you're still writing cormoron strike?
JK Rowling's agent: hey joanne
agent: you wanted to see me?
JK Rowling: yesss
Rowling: i want to enquire
Rowling: how are sssales of the hallmarked man?
agent:
agent: sales of what?
Rowling: the latesst cormoron ssstrike book
agent:
agent: you're still writing cormoron strike?
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🤚👁️👁️✋ Pan's Labyrinth~
Ofelia, no...
Ofelia, no...
January 14, 2026 at 6:50 PM
🤚👁️👁️✋ Pan's Labyrinth~
Ofelia, no...
Ofelia, no...
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Love getting a copy of an anthology with all these great writers in it!
@falconesse.bsky.social did such a bang-up job developing this for @theonyxpath.bsky.social & I remain delighted to have been invited to introduce the world to The Fox Who Ran With Coyotes.
@falconesse.bsky.social did such a bang-up job developing this for @theonyxpath.bsky.social & I remain delighted to have been invited to introduce the world to The Fox Who Ran With Coyotes.
January 14, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Love getting a copy of an anthology with all these great writers in it!
@falconesse.bsky.social did such a bang-up job developing this for @theonyxpath.bsky.social & I remain delighted to have been invited to introduce the world to The Fox Who Ran With Coyotes.
@falconesse.bsky.social did such a bang-up job developing this for @theonyxpath.bsky.social & I remain delighted to have been invited to introduce the world to The Fox Who Ran With Coyotes.
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January 14, 2026 at 12:17 PM