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Sajan
@planetsmudge.bsky.social
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art villain • he/they • work/contact etc: http://www.sajanrai.co.uk/
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Sajan @planetsmudge.bsky.social · Oct 8
hi #PortfolioDay - available to make otherworldly work from 2025.
TTRPGs, board games, more vinyl covers and concept + visdev stuff for games/film/tv would be cool!
illustration for Haunted Table's Triangle Agency adventure 'rom dump' - of adventurers zapping out of a barn window - a horned cyclops witha book of spells, a protagonise-looking goblin girl, a blue demon with some kind of spirit mace. A grim reaper hovers in front of the crescent moon. Illustrated cover to the monkey man soundtrack vinyl. The monkey god hanuman opens his ribcage out, behind Dev patel's head. Hanuman's tail is a flaming circle that frames the figures, which dev patel graps. There's flame, blood, fleshy vomit. the busts of two figures, one looks in pain, as they're having their vocal cords yanked from a hole in their throat by the other, who clutches them in a bunch with their furthest hand. With their other hand they concentratedly use a stringed instrument bow on the vocal cords. A rainbow bridges the heads, and is dotted with fantastical music notation. Their busts rest above a small basin. a dark starry background, and a blue room where a bed sit next to windows looking out to the night sky. Psyche lies naked on a patterned bedframe amongst plants, her white hair arching around to the foot of the bed. She looks in wonder at Cupid - who is illuminated by the three candles she holds up. Cupid appears as a fleshy mass, strung within a halo, from which arrows eminate haphazardly.
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iyad95.bsky.social
I still cannot afford the medical treatment.

The suffering continues, and diseases are spreading due to environmental pollution caused by the effects of the bombs.

Please help me in any way you can to overcome this.

Donate now.👇🙏🫂

chuffed.org/project/1388...
November 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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indrapramitdas.bsky.social
ICYMI, I get royalties for this, if you want to help out a freelancing writer in the heat death of online promo.
indrapramitdas.bsky.social Indrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · Aug 3
My Lambda Award-winning debut novel THE DEVOURERS, a dark, queer, mythic realist tale about sex, love, violence, & shapeshifting, has finally surpassed 20k sales. Those may be rookie numbers to many authors, but for me, it's a big deal, even if not big money. Sincerest gratitude to my readers 🖤
The Devourers by Indra Das: 9781101967539 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
For readers of Margaret Atwood, China Miéville, and David Mitchell comes a striking debut novel by a storyteller of keen insight and captivating imagination. LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD WINNER •...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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brandon.insertcredit.com
We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.
Credits for Brent Porter (3D art lead) and Catherine Menabde (2D art lead) are shown here. There's a lengthy description of what they did, with a pastiche of various Demonschool characters underneath, messing around with a computer.
November 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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pbbeta.bsky.social
there's a holiday sale going on on INPRNT you know what to do
www.inprnt.com/gallery/katt...
November 25, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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anyachalina.bsky.social
Some goodies from @planetsmudge.bsky.social arrived this morning. Reading Second Spine now, so good!!
A photo of my hand holding two comics and a sticker by Sajan
November 25, 2025 at 5:56 AM
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liapas.bsky.social
This is what I’ve been doing with my 52 books challenge! 3 sentences is very doable for me.
nathanburgoine.bsky.social 'Nathan Burgoine @nathanburgoine.bsky.social · 1d
Okay, because I need to try and re-spark some writing community joy after… *gestures at everything* how about a revisit on a way you can absolutely support authors you love for zero dollars: by dropping a low-stress, three-sentence review somewhere.
The Three Sentence Review If it’s stressing you out, and you want to write a review, a helpful review can easily be made with three simple sentences: One: What you can expect from the book (without spoilers). “‘The Unwanted’ is a great young adult story where a young gay teen struggling with a bully learns he’s got bigger problems when his long-lost mother returns, reveals she’s an Amazon, and tells him he’s part of an important prophecy. Two: What was unique/awesome/moving/exciting about the book (again, no spoilers). “Taking Greek mythology and blending it with the real struggles of a gay teen is a delicate balance, and Jeffrey Ricker manages it with aplomb.” Three: Using a better-known author or a genre, which readers do you think would enjoy the book? “Any reader who loved Rick Riordan’s ‘The Lightning Thief’ should grab ‘The Unwanted.’” It doesn’t have to be an essay to be helpful, and you’d be surprised how much even a simple review does help an author.
November 24, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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2mello.net
I haven't seen this talked about much on Bluesky, probably because there's like near zero hip-hop representation on this website and I feel a good amount of people would pearl-clutch about copyright infringement. But this is another important wedge between Spotify and artists
2mello.net 2 Mello @2mello.net · 1d
I've talked about Whosampled before as the site where snitching got Return Of The Soul removed from streaming services. It is now being officially looped into Spotify via this SongDNA feature that presents as artist-supportive!

www.whosampled.com/news/2025/11...

artists.spotify.com/blog/spotlig...
www.whosampled.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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illusclaire.bsky.social
Okay I’m making it easy for you, comics lover—give the gift of HORRID ADORATION in 2026 clairenapier.bigcartel.com/product/wolf...
November 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
planetsmudge.bsky.social
swineherding
i am holding a cat toy, that is a ball with a pig face on it, up against my cats head so that it looks like her face
November 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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broci.bsky.social
Hello hello! I'm opening some character commissions for the holiday season! If you want to see your favorite characters drawn in my style, head on to the form: forms.gle/TSZcu74VuYQg...
November 24, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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hulkhoquinn.bsky.social
God we need more of this. Imagine even normalizing rejection emails in creative industries (menacingly looking at the comics industry with bloodshot eyes)
jameelawahlgren.bsky.social Jameela Wahlgren 🏳️‍🌈 🎨 @jameelawahlgren.bsky.social · 1d
Woah!

Ontario passed a law starting Jan 2026 that it is illegal for companies to ghost you.

If you have interviewed for a job they are legally required to inform you if they hire someone else or close the position.

The law also requires salary transparency on listings and disclosing use of AI
November 24, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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amandalee.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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planetsmudge.bsky.social
detail
the circular pattern of imps, each in profile gnawing on the next ones horn. their eyes all face forward except for one who looks at you, the viewer
November 13, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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wanderlane.bsky.social
The internet just showed me this response drawing that I posted five years ago. Feel free to use it if you have a need.
A simple drawing of a man wearing a medal and the words "you with the medal you won for noticing a tangent I drew." There are tangents all over the drawing. It's filthy with them.
November 20, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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llewellynrose.bsky.social
FUCK ICE
black and white drawing of a flaming bull over the text "ICE OUT OF DURHAM"
November 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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indrapramitdas.bsky.social
From my 2019 story 'Kali_Na', on what people demand of an AI 'goddess: 'They wanted people of various faiths, genders, sexualities, ethnicities, backgrounds dead. They wanted photoreal veeyar sexbots forged from photos & video of exes, crushes, celebrities. They wanted antinationals struck down...'
November 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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planetsmudge.bsky.social
his will bends for a / computer of imps, jangling
/ carats in his eyes
floating blue orbs tether a boy's glare at a circle of tesselating imps. Three gold discs are in each of his eyes. Below the computer of imps is an apparition of a curtain rail being broken, the curtain flailing.
November 12, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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indrapramitdas.bsky.social
Clarkesworld was one of the first online magazines I submitted to. They eventually published one of my favourite short stories that I've written (drafted over one night, not sure I can do that anymore), 'muo-ka's Child'. Help Neil keep the lights on at one of sff's best magazines:
November 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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spacemacchiato.bsky.social
Built to inflict
A humanoid scorpion walking on its arms. A syringe emerges from its stinger.
November 18, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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kalina2hu.bsky.social
Extra two panels to the meme 1: Guard on the tower saying [bluesky post by Qsy ‪@qsy.bsky.social‬ "Oh yeah btw the reason why Vine is being relaunched with great fanfare and no Al is because it's jointly operated with an Al company and they probably don;t want to pollute their scrap pile with stuff they've already shat out."] 2: Guy in blue tunic pulling the lever and shouting "CLOSE THE GATE".
November 17, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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aaronlosty.bsky.social
The campaign for my latest Kickstarter is now LIVE!

This is a great opportunity to get some books and art from me before I move back to Ireland :)

www.kickstarter.com/projects/aar...
November 18, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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illusclaire.bsky.social
10 issue comic series about edging a shithead until he improves. Part 1 £3.50 🙂👍
November 17, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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indrapramitdas.bsky.social
Please share & give to help Heba's family survive Israel's continuing genocide. They've been left homeless & starving as winter approaches, Heba is pregnant, & the camps are flooding in cold winter rain. They urgently need shelter & winter supplies. No donations for 2 days:
November 16, 2025 at 1:18 PM