Mariah McCourt
@monsterteatime.bsky.social
Bestselling graphic novel writer, editor, artist, mominator. Obsessed with hedgehogs, cozy horror, and squidly octopi.
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site: mariah-mccourt.squarespace.com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MonsterTeaTime
Rep'd by Dara Hyde at Hill/Nadel
site: mariah-mccourt.squarespace.com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MonsterTeaTime
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For the night folks: free downloadable art for any protests you might be attending. www.patreon.com/posts/131420...
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those of you who are afraid of aging, please understand that one of the huge blessings of middle age is arriving at this exact station
We gotta normalize responding to bullshit with "dude who fucking cares"
October 30, 2025 at 12:44 AM
those of you who are afraid of aging, please understand that one of the huge blessings of middle age is arriving at this exact station
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If you see this, post a monster 🐙
November 25, 2025 at 7:42 PM
If you see this, post a monster 🐙
Huge Face/Off show nerd/fan. I rewatch it whenever I'm looking for inspiration because the whole way they have to create their pieces is incredible to me. And thankfully they dropped the reality show drama stuff after like S3 because really artists trying to make stuff in so little time was enough.
one of their models the competitors regularly did makeup on (Nayeli Morales) had big eyes like her too and she always looked SO COOL
November 26, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Huge Face/Off show nerd/fan. I rewatch it whenever I'm looking for inspiration because the whole way they have to create their pieces is incredible to me. And thankfully they dropped the reality show drama stuff after like S3 because really artists trying to make stuff in so little time was enough.
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The QT Library, an upcoming queer and trans library and community space I volunteer for, is still looking for anybody who wants to support this work that means the world to me!
🙏 You can support us as we cultivate a queer and trans community in Boston with events like these right now!
We're trying to raise $100K to get us one step closer to our dream space, and you can help us get there: secure.givelively.org/donate/92-39...
We're trying to raise $100K to get us one step closer to our dream space, and you can help us get there: secure.givelively.org/donate/92-39...
November 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
The QT Library, an upcoming queer and trans library and community space I volunteer for, is still looking for anybody who wants to support this work that means the world to me!
Like I said, librarians are awesome and telling me you think they're "grifters" makes me very worried about you.
I actually gasped when I saw that this resource guide was put out there to help folks. *That's* what I'm talking about.
Librarians are the freaking best, y'all. Book it. Done.
Librarians are the freaking best, y'all. Book it. Done.
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 26, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Like I said, librarians are awesome and telling me you think they're "grifters" makes me very worried about you.
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Ironically I got it from fast food but yeah be careful
In light of the fact that our health workers and care infrastructure need a break this holiday season, too, here's a guide from @cspinet.org on common cooking bloopers to avoid during the holidays.
#foodsafety
www.cspi.org/article/6-fo...
#foodsafety
www.cspi.org/article/6-fo...
November 26, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Ironically I got it from fast food but yeah be careful
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Golden Girls: Love is Golden is out TODAY! What would be REALLY cool is if you bought it at your local bookstore like, say, Bookstore Plus here in Lake Placid NY where I am for the holiday. Shopping small does wonders for your community as well as your SOUL. Now go forth and spread the love.
November 25, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Golden Girls: Love is Golden is out TODAY! What would be REALLY cool is if you bought it at your local bookstore like, say, Bookstore Plus here in Lake Placid NY where I am for the holiday. Shopping small does wonders for your community as well as your SOUL. Now go forth and spread the love.
I'm sorry, someone in my mentions was just calling librarians grifters and that "both sides" of I guess "don't steal from artists" are the same? Honestly, I worry about some of you. Your reasoning skills are bad.
November 26, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I'm sorry, someone in my mentions was just calling librarians grifters and that "both sides" of I guess "don't steal from artists" are the same? Honestly, I worry about some of you. Your reasoning skills are bad.
As someone who started my comics career at Vertigo, the "mature reader" imprint, it always makes me sad when people treat subjects like sexual assault & abuse as "easy" tropes to make a story "grimdark". I really don't think that's a great approach or attitude for what should be obvs. reasons.
November 25, 2025 at 9:42 PM
As someone who started my comics career at Vertigo, the "mature reader" imprint, it always makes me sad when people treat subjects like sexual assault & abuse as "easy" tropes to make a story "grimdark". I really don't think that's a great approach or attitude for what should be obvs. reasons.
I always love the people who think they are dunking on me because they "haven't heard" of me or my work. I absolutely do not care about that! I do niche, primarily comics writing, and my own weird art. I have never aspired to be a household name & fame seems toxic.
November 25, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I always love the people who think they are dunking on me because they "haven't heard" of me or my work. I absolutely do not care about that! I do niche, primarily comics writing, and my own weird art. I have never aspired to be a household name & fame seems toxic.
If you want artists to be able to choose to share their work cheaper or even for free, the thing you should be doing is advocating for things like universal healthcare, disability support, social safety nets and UBI. Stealing their work means that we're even less likely to even make it & share it.
November 25, 2025 at 9:23 PM
If you want artists to be able to choose to share their work cheaper or even for free, the thing you should be doing is advocating for things like universal healthcare, disability support, social safety nets and UBI. Stealing their work means that we're even less likely to even make it & share it.
One of the worst things the internet emboldened was Bored Dudes Who Need Hobbies because now they spend the limited life time they have being obnoxious, entitled, doorknobs spouting bad opinions everywhere. They don't appreciate creativity because they resent not having any.
November 25, 2025 at 9:08 PM
One of the worst things the internet emboldened was Bored Dudes Who Need Hobbies because now they spend the limited life time they have being obnoxious, entitled, doorknobs spouting bad opinions everywhere. They don't appreciate creativity because they resent not having any.
Ahem. I will not "debate" whether it's ok to steal from artists because you A. can't afford their work B. hate capitalism. That's lousy self-justification that reeks of entitlement. Devaluing labor and wage theft is capitalist af, you are not a hero or a class warrior, you're just an asshole.
November 25, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Ahem. I will not "debate" whether it's ok to steal from artists because you A. can't afford their work B. hate capitalism. That's lousy self-justification that reeks of entitlement. Devaluing labor and wage theft is capitalist af, you are not a hero or a class warrior, you're just an asshole.
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Great news for all who care about telling the truth & the full story of American history. The Mississippi Delta barn where Emmett Till died is now owned by the Emmett Till Interpretive Center thanks to a major donation from Shonda Rhimes. It will open as a memorial by 2039.
New owner to open Mississippi barn where Emmett Till was killed as a memorial site
The new owner of the Mississippi barn where 14-year-old Emmett Till was tortured and killed is to be opened as a memorial site by 2030.
apnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Great news for all who care about telling the truth & the full story of American history. The Mississippi Delta barn where Emmett Till died is now owned by the Emmett Till Interpretive Center thanks to a major donation from Shonda Rhimes. It will open as a memorial by 2039.
Pretty sure Marx did not say "steal from artists so that you're directly exploiting labor for your own selfish gain" because that would not in fact be anti-capitalist.
We’re not small business owners, ffs - we’re independent contractors, and we are routinely robbed by the world’s dumbest dingbats.
![A quote-tweet with the profile blocked out because I won’t be accused of sending flying monkeys at this digital turd.
counterpoint: pirate everything all the time. pirate a sandwich. download a car. abscond from from small business owner mindset with your brain
[High Priestess, Low Patie... • @cherie... • 14h
Re: previous post - People who steal art of any kind are assholes, full stop. If *you* deserve to be paid for your labor, so do I - and so does everybody else; this means writers, visual artists, musicians, and every other category of People Who Make Things.]
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every time vulgar leftism pipes in from the sidelines of petit bourgeoisdom i am forced to become 8.75% more marxist](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x2ssvkga34xug334b66hvrje/bafkreigp2f33rtfu62kqjygnsxhg3jxxs6udwuyisipmyqrh5ew4c6kbyi@jpeg)
November 25, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Pretty sure Marx did not say "steal from artists so that you're directly exploiting labor for your own selfish gain" because that would not in fact be anti-capitalist.
Thanksgiving is kind of a weird mash of PTSD and Nostalgic Pie for me. Every year at my house there was like a week leading up to it full of dread, until the day itself which was just one screaming fight after another +a room full of alcoholics going after each other. But I do love pie.
November 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Thanksgiving is kind of a weird mash of PTSD and Nostalgic Pie for me. Every year at my house there was like a week leading up to it full of dread, until the day itself which was just one screaming fight after another +a room full of alcoholics going after each other. But I do love pie.
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Last day to submit to this zine! Anker has been working hard and a few more submissions would mean a lot for a great cause!
Have some work you can reuse? Want to make something new? As long as it fits the theme of "Home" it's welcome!✨
Have some work you can reuse? Want to make something new? As long as it fits the theme of "Home" it's welcome!✨
🌱 WE BUILD A HOME: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
We're looking for existing or new illustrations and short comics (max 3 pages) for a digital fundraiser zine to support East African LGBTQIA+ refugees build a home in South Sudan.
More about the project here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
We're looking for existing or new illustrations and short comics (max 3 pages) for a digital fundraiser zine to support East African LGBTQIA+ refugees build a home in South Sudan.
More about the project here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
We Build a Home - call for submissions
We Build a Home - call for submissions Call for submissions for illustrations and short comics of max. 3 pages* about stories of what a home might mean to someone in the context of being queer. > SU...
docs.google.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Last day to submit to this zine! Anker has been working hard and a few more submissions would mean a lot for a great cause!
Have some work you can reuse? Want to make something new? As long as it fits the theme of "Home" it's welcome!✨
Have some work you can reuse? Want to make something new? As long as it fits the theme of "Home" it's welcome!✨
Given how often "AI" stuff gives you bad info I would not recommend using it for cooking. That's a good way to get salmonella, which trust me, you do NOT want.
November 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Given how often "AI" stuff gives you bad info I would not recommend using it for cooking. That's a good way to get salmonella, which trust me, you do NOT want.
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Right!! And I truly feel for them I do . I truly want to fix it and help but also
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There are a couple people we just gotta fight like damn the other stuff
Meet me outside ! I intend to jump you
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There are a couple people we just gotta fight like damn the other stuff
Meet me outside ! I intend to jump you
we have so many people afraid of what their humanity might say about them if it's ever exposed to anyone, including themselves. People are racing to make themselves empty husks and it's very sad to watch.
November 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Right!! And I truly feel for them I do . I truly want to fix it and help but also
…
There are a couple people we just gotta fight like damn the other stuff
Meet me outside ! I intend to jump you
…
There are a couple people we just gotta fight like damn the other stuff
Meet me outside ! I intend to jump you
Victorian Special Interest Enters the Chat.
Spiritualism skyrocketed in the US after its brutal Civil War killed roughly 750,000 people - and now in the wake of Covid’s million+ death toll, modern Americans are using ChatGPT to speak with the spirits. In this paper I will
I'm literally just living a normal life while also experiencing a theophany via communication with the satellite called VALIS.
November 25, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Victorian Special Interest Enters the Chat.
...he is bragging that these are the "largest turkeys ever presented to an American president" and then goes on the weirdest tangent about what they've been eating (beef & smoothies apparently) and then at the end asks if they're violent and if so, he'll stay up there. Honest. What. The Fuck.
Trump: "Despite their size, Secretary Kennedy has formally certified that these are the first ever MAHA turkeys. They could be fat, but they're still MAHA. They've been fattened on a steady diet of grass, beef, to allow the smoothies and all the other things they have been eating for this occasion."
November 25, 2025 at 6:23 PM
...he is bragging that these are the "largest turkeys ever presented to an American president" and then goes on the weirdest tangent about what they've been eating (beef & smoothies apparently) and then at the end asks if they're violent and if so, he'll stay up there. Honest. What. The Fuck.
This weekend I'll be selling original art, prints, cards, and stickers at the LA Arboretums Victorian Holiday Market. If you're in LA and love a beautiful spot to enjoy nature & support small local artists, come on by each weekend now thru Dec 14th.
November 25, 2025 at 1:31 PM
This weekend I'll be selling original art, prints, cards, and stickers at the LA Arboretums Victorian Holiday Market. If you're in LA and love a beautiful spot to enjoy nature & support small local artists, come on by each weekend now thru Dec 14th.
Good lord. All Chotiner has to do is LOOK at these people and fall over themselves to say/do something stupid.
A new kind of rapid Chotining. Please appreciate the alt-text.
November 25, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Good lord. All Chotiner has to do is LOOK at these people and fall over themselves to say/do something stupid.
At the part of Strangers Things S4 where Will and his brother have their moment about Will's likely queerness. I related a lot to Will in this, because I dealt with a lot of homophobic bullying growing up and it prevented me from accepting my own queerness until I was 40.
November 25, 2025 at 12:15 AM
At the part of Strangers Things S4 where Will and his brother have their moment about Will's likely queerness. I related a lot to Will in this, because I dealt with a lot of homophobic bullying growing up and it prevented me from accepting my own queerness until I was 40.