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Alyssa "Covered in Rats" Read 🐀🎨🐀

@missalyssaread.bsky.social

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She/Her, Disabled Comic Artist and Illustrator. Feral House Cryptid. My website is HERE: missalyssaread.com Read my webcomic The Emperor's Feast on Tapas: https://tapas.io/series/The-Emperors-Feast/info My Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/missalyssaread

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Alyssa "Covered in Rats" Read 🐀🎨🐀 @missalyssaread.bsky.social · Oct 17

I'm Alyssa Read, disabled freelance Comic Artist, Illustrator, and all around nerd! 🎨🐀🎨

My website and contact info: www.missalyssaread.com
My comic The Emperor's Feast: tapas.io/series/The-E...

Panel one, pieces of fish are pulled off a grill with chopsticks. Middle top panel, the fish is chopped with a large knife. Top right panel, pieces of pepper are placed on top of the fish. Middle left panel, the fish is wrapped in leaves. Middle panel, an elderly elf woman places a lid on the box of food. Middle right panel, the elderly woman wraps the box with a green patterned cloth. Bottom panel, the elderly woman looks over her shoulder at a young girl. "Take those buns out to your cousins and the workers, Shinshu. I'll finish wrapping these up." "Okay Oba."

An illustration of three siamese rats surrounded by red poppies done in an art nouveau style.

An illustration of a woman with exposed neck and rib bones and disembodied, floating hands. Three beta type fish are swimming around her, and she is gently caressing one. She has curly dark hair mixed with bright blue stripes. She is surrounded by blue anemone flowers.

An illustration of a Dungeons and Dragons character. They are a purple skinned Firbolg with white hair holding onto a bright green drake. They have large, round glasses and a bow at their back. The drake has his tongue out in a blep.

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Alyssa "Covered in Rats" Read 🐀🎨🐀 @missalyssaread.bsky.social · 13h

I had wondered myself about that one, it just felt "off" and that would explain it.

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Alsares @alsares.bsky.social · May 14

"River Pearl"
A random sketch that became a pile of scales last year

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BlindCoyote 🔜 BLFC @blindcoyote.com · 18h

Play Dead
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Alyssa "Covered in Rats" Read 🐀🎨🐀 @missalyssaread.bsky.social · 1d

Time to do that scary thing of "Look at yesterday's coloring to make sure it's actually good"

Thankfully I stopped when I couldn't focus my eyeballs anymore, but uh...I'm nervous.

Alyssa "Covered in Rats" Read 🐀🎨🐀 @missalyssaread.bsky.social · 1d

Every time I let Finn out on the porch, I quote that bit, because he LOVES to roll on warm patio conk CREET.

Alyssa "Covered in Rats" Read 🐀🎨🐀 @missalyssaread.bsky.social · 1d

*Looks at all the art mutual folks in my feed*

...yeah that's about right.

✨🥀Persephone Evil🥀✨ @bipolarpisces35.blacksky.app · 1d

God damn, some of yall been following each other online for a decade?!!

Alyssa "Covered in Rats" Read 🐀🎨🐀 @missalyssaread.bsky.social · 1d

Ooo that is a fantastic idea!

Alyssa "Covered in Rats" Read 🐀🎨🐀 @missalyssaread.bsky.social · 1d

If you haven't watched the Jane Goodall special, I highly recommend it. She was SUCH a kick of a woman, and it was all done in a REALLY respectful way.

Then of course that last bit all by herself, yeah that made me cry.

Alyssa "Covered in Rats" Read 🐀🎨🐀 @missalyssaread.bsky.social · 1d

Portland is the land of people who are so used to Weird Shit that we've become incredibly good at weaponizing said weird.

Alyssa "Covered in Rats" Read 🐀🎨🐀 @missalyssaread.bsky.social · 1d

The house is currently taking bets on whether they have to pull up our sidewalk, and whether they pull that stupid tree.

Honestly, if they'll pay for it, we'll take both.

Alyssa "Covered in Rats" Read 🐀🎨🐀 @missalyssaread.bsky.social · 1d

We've learned in the past couple days that we're living right on top of a major neighborhood underground utilities hub.

We've also learned that the horrible pear tree, that the city won't let us cut down, is not only jacking the sidewalk, but making it extremely difficult for the workers.

Alyssa "Covered in Rats" Read 🐀🎨🐀 @missalyssaread.bsky.social · 1d

You know you're a PDX oldhead when you remember when Google pronounced it wrong

Alyssa "Covered in Rats" Read 🐀🎨🐀 @missalyssaread.bsky.social · 2d

Oh man I got jobbed HARD by that asshole, then he VERY NEARLY FUCKED ME with that last, shady bullshit.

Alyssa "Covered in Rats" Read 🐀🎨🐀 @missalyssaread.bsky.social · 2d

I met @kikidoodle.bsky.social when she posted about needing a helper at Maker's Fair like, YEARS ago.

Not only did I get to meet Gandalf and Archimedes, (Or was it Pig, could be wrong) but Kiki introduced me to a big group of local artists who I'm still very fond of.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 3d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Alyssa "Covered in Rats" Read 🐀🎨🐀 @missalyssaread.bsky.social · 3d

Don't you just LOVE when a doctor does the "Huh, that's weird."

I've had pretty much every specialty say it at least once at this point.

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Alyssa "Covered in Rats" Read 🐀🎨🐀 @missalyssaread.bsky.social · 3d

I swear to God, 2025, you leave this icon ALONE.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 3d

Dolly Parton's sister is asking fans to "pray with me" amid the country music icon's health issues

Dolly Parton’s Sister Says ‘I Was Up All Night Praying’ Amid Country Icon’s Health Issues and Asks Fans to ‘Pray With Me’

Dolly Parton's sister Frieda is asking fans of the Queen of Country to "pray with me" amid Dolly's continued health struggles.

variety.com

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Alyssa "Covered in Rats" Read 🐀🎨🐀 @missalyssaread.bsky.social · 3d

We're having tuna steaks for dinner, and Finn is VERY offended that we're not giving him any.

So much yelling

Alyssa "Covered in Rats" Read 🐀🎨🐀 @missalyssaread.bsky.social · 3d

I have also carried my phone in my mouth. And under a tiddy.

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Alyssa "Covered in Rats" Read 🐀🎨🐀 @missalyssaread.bsky.social · 3d

I always, ALWAYS send invoices, but I have GOT to find something better than Paypal. This shit is ridiculous and should be illegal.

Gilbert #NewDeal4Animation @discord12395.bsky.social · 8d

This is a warning to every artists and clients using PayPal: Leave the note blank or send invoices. Apparently even saying "commission" makes them trigger happy. #SaveSpeech #StopPaypros

And continue the pressure by calling PayPal. Helpful link here: anti-censorship-campaign.carrd.co#phonescript

@Inker_comics: I JUST GOT FUCKED UP REAL BAD [shared a screenshot of his suspension from PayPal]

@MrQuessos: [quote tweeting @Inker_comics] If you are going to pay an artist via PayPal, please DO NOT include ANYTHING related to commission or nsfw in the payment description. Whether out of ignorance or innocence, you could screw up someone's job.

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Alyssa "Covered in Rats" Read 🐀🎨🐀 @missalyssaread.bsky.social · 3d

Grief is such a windy, twisty path that you find yourself on over and over again. Hopefully you come out of the trees to the sun again.

Alyssa "Covered in Rats" Read 🐀🎨🐀 @missalyssaread.bsky.social · 3d

This is a gorgeous, nuanced take by Oatmeal on the whole reason AI art feels...gross.

But also, this is my favorite panel

A panel from a comic by The Oatmeal, of a giant, amorphous blob of rat with a helicopter rotor on it's back, menacingly hovering as small people run screaming. The black text balloons read: "Do not fear RatCopter. RatCopter is here to bring u juicy rat goodness."

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The Oatmeal @theoatmeal.bsky.social · 3d

Let’s talk about AI art.

theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art

A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal

This is a comic about AI art.

theoatmeal.com

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Alyssa "Covered in Rats" Read 🐀🎨🐀 @missalyssaread.bsky.social · 3d

I fuckin love watching people play that game, it brings out the Goblin in everyone.

It's probably for the best I haven't played it, I know I would be the annoying trumpet player.

Alyssa "Covered in Rats" Read 🐀🎨🐀 @missalyssaread.bsky.social · 3d

Cursing an ingrown though is a hell of a good curse, tbh

Alyssa "Covered in Rats" Read 🐀🎨🐀 @missalyssaread.bsky.social · 3d

I think so? Young skinny guy, likes to walk up to abandonded looking houses and offer to do it for free. Nicest guy.

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