John Lechner
@johnlechner.bsky.social
I'm an author, illustrator, animator & puppeteer. I write stories and comics about nature, especially insects! Currently seeking an agent. he/him www.johnlechner.com 🍃
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Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day, I'm an author/illustrator who likes writing about animals and kids having adventures. I'm currently seeking an agent, see my website for more art: johnlechner.com 🍄🐸 #kidlitart
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November 25, 2025 at 8:44 PM
This is what we should be talking more about.
I’ve been running around asking tech execs and academics if language was the same as intelligence for over a year now - and, well, it isn’t. @benjaminjriley.bsky.social explains how the bubble is built on ignoring cutting-edge research into the science of thought www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
November 25, 2025 at 7:50 PM
This is what we should be talking more about.
Why did the crab cross the road? To get to the other tide! 🦀
when we say we want more streets to be pedestrianized, this is what we mean
November 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Why did the crab cross the road? To get to the other tide! 🦀
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My latest #artstream recording is up on #MakerTube.
I’ve started providing subtitles in eight different languages: German, Spanish, French, Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Indonesian, Korean, and Hindi.
I have over 400 recordings and speedpaints there. FYI.
makertube.net/w/hsCQE4AFiC...
I’ve started providing subtitles in eight different languages: German, Spanish, French, Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Indonesian, Korean, and Hindi.
I have over 400 recordings and speedpaints there. FYI.
makertube.net/w/hsCQE4AFiC...
Coreyartus Imagery Livestream--11/24/25: "The Fox and the Woodcutter" Pt 3"
If you voted for Trump this video is not for you. This is a recording of Coreyartus Imagery's twice-weekly livestream. Corey streams on Monday and Tuesday afternoons 1-4:00pm PST (GMT-8) on Twitch:...
makertube.net
November 25, 2025 at 4:50 AM
My latest #artstream recording is up on #MakerTube.
I’ve started providing subtitles in eight different languages: German, Spanish, French, Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Indonesian, Korean, and Hindi.
I have over 400 recordings and speedpaints there. FYI.
makertube.net/w/hsCQE4AFiC...
I’ve started providing subtitles in eight different languages: German, Spanish, French, Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Indonesian, Korean, and Hindi.
I have over 400 recordings and speedpaints there. FYI.
makertube.net/w/hsCQE4AFiC...
Watching an old episode of Perry Mason with my mom, she says, “If he ever passes away, don’t tell me.”
November 25, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Watching an old episode of Perry Mason with my mom, she says, “If he ever passes away, don’t tell me.”
Evening sky, taken while stopped at a traffic light. (I get my photos when I can!)
November 24, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Evening sky, taken while stopped at a traffic light. (I get my photos when I can!)
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Goodnight.
🖼️ Tove Jansson
🖼️ Tove Jansson
November 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Goodnight.
🖼️ Tove Jansson
🖼️ Tove Jansson
It might seem odd that cats like cardboard boxes, but I don't think it's strange at all. If I could fit inside a cardboard box, I'd stay there all day.
November 24, 2025 at 3:07 AM
It might seem odd that cats like cardboard boxes, but I don't think it's strange at all. If I could fit inside a cardboard box, I'd stay there all day.
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Today on the trail was aggressive mist
November 24, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Today on the trail was aggressive mist
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A Wolfenoot Blessing
May you and your pack be safe.
May you protect one another.
May your sleep be sound.
May your teeth be sharp.
May your treats be sweet.
#wolfenoot
May you and your pack be safe.
May you protect one another.
May your sleep be sound.
May your teeth be sharp.
May your treats be sweet.
#wolfenoot
November 23, 2025 at 3:37 PM
A Wolfenoot Blessing
May you and your pack be safe.
May you protect one another.
May your sleep be sound.
May your teeth be sharp.
May your treats be sweet.
#wolfenoot
May you and your pack be safe.
May you protect one another.
May your sleep be sound.
May your teeth be sharp.
May your treats be sweet.
#wolfenoot
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I invented a moth
Always fascinated with the common names for things (which are sometimes evocative and sometimes... not)
Wonder what this one would be named if it was real?
#art
Always fascinated with the common names for things (which are sometimes evocative and sometimes... not)
Wonder what this one would be named if it was real?
#art
November 23, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I invented a moth
Always fascinated with the common names for things (which are sometimes evocative and sometimes... not)
Wonder what this one would be named if it was real?
#art
Always fascinated with the common names for things (which are sometimes evocative and sometimes... not)
Wonder what this one would be named if it was real?
#art
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I'm looking forward to this book 📚🪱
#sciart by Holly Ovenden
#sciart by Holly Ovenden
The cover art is finished for my new book and I LOVE IT!
This safari tour of the life in soil and what is means to us, is now available for pre-order as ebook, soft and hardcover in the UK and Commonwealth. Published in August next year (US date soon), I hope it'll entice everyone to love soil! 🧪🪱
This safari tour of the life in soil and what is means to us, is now available for pre-order as ebook, soft and hardcover in the UK and Commonwealth. Published in August next year (US date soon), I hope it'll entice everyone to love soil! 🧪🪱
November 23, 2025 at 10:19 AM
I'm looking forward to this book 📚🪱
#sciart by Holly Ovenden
#sciart by Holly Ovenden
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November 22, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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This is excellent! "To my students and to anyone who might listen, I say: Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so."
"Even when I make mistakes, at least they are my mistakes."
By the way, keep trying to use trojan horses. It's not something LLMs can really overcome.
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
By the way, keep trying to use trojan horses. It's not something LLMs can really overcome.
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
I Set A Trap To Catch My Students Cheating With AI. The Results Were Shocking.
"Students are not just undermining their ability to learn, but to someday lead."
www.huffpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:18 AM
This is excellent! "To my students and to anyone who might listen, I say: Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so."
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Guess what? I illustrated a picture book! My #kidlitillustration debut launched this week—a story of building a satellite to study space weather by @suzannelipshaw.bsky.social
Loved bringing the scientific and engineering process to life with color and characters!
#kidlit #scbwi #kidlitart #STEM
Loved bringing the scientific and engineering process to life with color and characters!
#kidlit #scbwi #kidlitart #STEM
Cover Reveal! T-minus 7 weeks and 5 days until launch!
November 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Guess what? I illustrated a picture book! My #kidlitillustration debut launched this week—a story of building a satellite to study space weather by @suzannelipshaw.bsky.social
Loved bringing the scientific and engineering process to life with color and characters!
#kidlit #scbwi #kidlitart #STEM
Loved bringing the scientific and engineering process to life with color and characters!
#kidlit #scbwi #kidlitart #STEM
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Happy #WorldAnteaterDay to those who celebrate!
November 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Happy #WorldAnteaterDay to those who celebrate!
If you see this, post your getaway vehicle.
November 19, 2025 at 4:53 AM
If you see this, post your getaway vehicle.
I made a birthday card for my niece. #kidlitart
November 19, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I made a birthday card for my niece. #kidlitart
I saw some clouds yesterday ⛅
November 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I saw some clouds yesterday ⛅
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Apparently it’s #FlyDay or #DrosophilaDay in honour of the day Drosophila melanogaster, the common fruit fly or vinegar fly line w1118 (the first variant with the white eyes) was isolated, so enjoy some drosophila #sciart! This print highlights the model organism with a ring of 5 of the different 🧵🧪
November 18, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Apparently it’s #FlyDay or #DrosophilaDay in honour of the day Drosophila melanogaster, the common fruit fly or vinegar fly line w1118 (the first variant with the white eyes) was isolated, so enjoy some drosophila #sciart! This print highlights the model organism with a ring of 5 of the different 🧵🧪
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... Dear November,
sometimes I think of other months
in an earthy way ...
Poem, "Seasonal"
(c) constance lee menefee
sometimes I think of other months
in an earthy way ...
Poem, "Seasonal"
(c) constance lee menefee
November 18, 2025 at 1:06 PM
... Dear November,
sometimes I think of other months
in an earthy way ...
Poem, "Seasonal"
(c) constance lee menefee
sometimes I think of other months
in an earthy way ...
Poem, "Seasonal"
(c) constance lee menefee
Canadian friends, how's the postal delivery right now with the strike going on? Is mail from the US getting through?
November 17, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Canadian friends, how's the postal delivery right now with the strike going on? Is mail from the US getting through?
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Is #folktaleweek a thing in these parts? I only have time for one, so chose today's prompt - NIGHT!
El Muerto, roaming the Texas hills on the back of a midnight Mustang, headless and hatless since 1850, thanks to a Texas Ranger named Big Foot.
#folktaleweek2025 #folktaleweeknight #kidlitart
El Muerto, roaming the Texas hills on the back of a midnight Mustang, headless and hatless since 1850, thanks to a Texas Ranger named Big Foot.
#folktaleweek2025 #folktaleweeknight #kidlitart
November 17, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Is #folktaleweek a thing in these parts? I only have time for one, so chose today's prompt - NIGHT!
El Muerto, roaming the Texas hills on the back of a midnight Mustang, headless and hatless since 1850, thanks to a Texas Ranger named Big Foot.
#folktaleweek2025 #folktaleweeknight #kidlitart
El Muerto, roaming the Texas hills on the back of a midnight Mustang, headless and hatless since 1850, thanks to a Texas Ranger named Big Foot.
#folktaleweek2025 #folktaleweeknight #kidlitart