Russell Dickerson
@rdickerson.bsky.social
Horror sculptor, genre writer, nonfiction & science writer, recovering illustrator.
You may find interesting things at www.darkstormcreative.com.
He/him. #writer #sculptor
You may find interesting things at www.darkstormcreative.com.
He/him. #writer #sculptor
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Here's a short video of my three complete sculptures and the two under construction.
I decided to try a bit more intricate work with Apoxie Sculpt, something I usually prefer Super Sculpey for. This is one of the devils coming out of the turtle, in progress.
February 8, 2026 at 11:03 PM
I decided to try a bit more intricate work with Apoxie Sculpt, something I usually prefer Super Sculpey for. This is one of the devils coming out of the turtle, in progress.
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I would really like to write the story I've been solicited to write for this collection. (Space opera! Fashion! Politics!)
But it needs to get funded for that to happen.
But it needs to get funded for that to happen.
We have 12 days to go on our crowdfund for WHAT ELEGANT STARS and still need to raise about $7k. We've just added a reward "add-on" for a short story critique with editor dave ring if that would be of interest.
We also still have two Benefactor Rewards at $1k that would be incredibly impactful.
We also still have two Benefactor Rewards at $1k that would be incredibly impactful.
February 8, 2026 at 10:00 PM
I would really like to write the story I've been solicited to write for this collection. (Space opera! Fashion! Politics!)
But it needs to get funded for that to happen.
But it needs to get funded for that to happen.
I realize I have two and a half unfinished sculptures on my desk. I'm still tempted to take Cthulhu off the plaster base it covers and sculpt a mask or head.
February 8, 2026 at 8:34 PM
I realize I have two and a half unfinished sculptures on my desk. I'm still tempted to take Cthulhu off the plaster base it covers and sculpt a mask or head.
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Hey, everybody! Comic creator in need! Help out if you can.
I'm getting out of the hospital today and I could use some help, if you're able. Even taking the time to check it out or share means more than I can say.
gofund.me/1c96e422c
gofund.me/1c96e422c
Donate to Help Paul Allor Afford Life-Saving Insulin and Meds, organized by Paul Allor
My name is Paul, and I'm a comic book writer who has worked on some of … Paul Allor needs your support for Help Paul Allor Afford Life-Saving Insulin and Meds
gofund.me
February 8, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Hey, everybody! Comic creator in need! Help out if you can.
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I don’t really mind which team wins the Super Bowl once everyone has a great time, enjoys the game and overthrows the government.
#superbowl
#superbowl
February 8, 2026 at 12:30 PM
I don’t really mind which team wins the Super Bowl once everyone has a great time, enjoys the game and overthrows the government.
#superbowl
#superbowl
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I love to travel with physical notebooks, so I picked up a Lochby Field Folio and am really enjoying it. It's well made and the A5 model is large enough to hold a notebook, writing tools, plus an iPad mini. Highly recommended for notebook nerds.
February 8, 2026 at 7:08 PM
I love to travel with physical notebooks, so I picked up a Lochby Field Folio and am really enjoying it. It's well made and the A5 model is large enough to hold a notebook, writing tools, plus an iPad mini. Highly recommended for notebook nerds.
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How Black Gallerists Are Staying Resilient This Black History Month - Artsy
How Black Gallerists Are Staying Resilient This Black History Month
Three Black gallerists discuss how they care for themselves and their communities.
www.artsy.net
February 8, 2026 at 7:04 PM
How Black Gallerists Are Staying Resilient This Black History Month - Artsy
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Neolithic Faerie Cauldron
February 8, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Neolithic Faerie Cauldron
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my contribution to Super Bowls discourse: a Shang period ding vessel
February 8, 2026 at 5:43 PM
my contribution to Super Bowls discourse: a Shang period ding vessel
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I want every single one of you who is an artist to find success and happiness making it, and I want every one of who loves to consume art to be swimming in an absolute sea of genius. Every attempt to shortcut that muddies those waters and robs real artists of success. That's my anti-AI stance.
February 8, 2026 at 7:48 PM
I want every single one of you who is an artist to find success and happiness making it, and I want every one of who loves to consume art to be swimming in an absolute sea of genius. Every attempt to shortcut that muddies those waters and robs real artists of success. That's my anti-AI stance.
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"Wake Up" scene from my 1960's low budget sci-fi movie... comic? Watch it happen: youtu.be/Kw5dBqaTNPo?...
February 8, 2026 at 8:02 PM
"Wake Up" scene from my 1960's low budget sci-fi movie... comic? Watch it happen: youtu.be/Kw5dBqaTNPo?...
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BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
February 8, 2026 at 5:07 PM
BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
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I’m watching a lot of petty, mean-spirited haters dunking on Kid Rock on every platform and seriously you all rock.
February 8, 2026 at 6:59 PM
I’m watching a lot of petty, mean-spirited haters dunking on Kid Rock on every platform and seriously you all rock.
I suppose our rabbit-proof fence keeps *other rabbits out. This one has shown up pretty much every day since last summer.
February 8, 2026 at 4:18 PM
I suppose our rabbit-proof fence keeps *other rabbits out. This one has shown up pretty much every day since last summer.
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Good morning! I’m drawing a Neolithic pig cauldron
February 8, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Good morning! I’m drawing a Neolithic pig cauldron
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can't stop thinking about this local street art i stumbled across today
February 8, 2026 at 12:05 AM
can't stop thinking about this local street art i stumbled across today
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BLACK HORROR MONTH ~ Day 7: LIL REL LOWERY
“I’m TS-motherf*ckin’-A. We handle shit. That’s what we do. Consider this situation f*ckin’ handled.” We all should be lucky to have a friend looking out for us like Lil Rel Lowery's Rod in Jordan Peele's GET OUT (2017) #BlackHorrorMonth #BlackHistoryMonth
“I’m TS-motherf*ckin’-A. We handle shit. That’s what we do. Consider this situation f*ckin’ handled.” We all should be lucky to have a friend looking out for us like Lil Rel Lowery's Rod in Jordan Peele's GET OUT (2017) #BlackHorrorMonth #BlackHistoryMonth
February 8, 2026 at 3:01 AM
BLACK HORROR MONTH ~ Day 7: LIL REL LOWERY
“I’m TS-motherf*ckin’-A. We handle shit. That’s what we do. Consider this situation f*ckin’ handled.” We all should be lucky to have a friend looking out for us like Lil Rel Lowery's Rod in Jordan Peele's GET OUT (2017) #BlackHorrorMonth #BlackHistoryMonth
“I’m TS-motherf*ckin’-A. We handle shit. That’s what we do. Consider this situation f*ckin’ handled.” We all should be lucky to have a friend looking out for us like Lil Rel Lowery's Rod in Jordan Peele's GET OUT (2017) #BlackHorrorMonth #BlackHistoryMonth
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🧵 for any FIYAH authors with published story files/summaries appearing on The Writing Atlas. We weren't involved with this curation (and presumable theft) and are taking steps to protect your work.
Distraught, enraged, and tired. An author cc’d @fiyahlitmag on an email to The Writing Atlas, a site dedicated to “cataloging short stories.” There are 130 FIYAH stories listed with (presumably) AI summaries. Some have LINKS to a Dropbox folder. Our issues aren’t publicly available for scraping.
February 7, 2026 at 11:11 PM
🧵 for any FIYAH authors with published story files/summaries appearing on The Writing Atlas. We weren't involved with this curation (and presumable theft) and are taking steps to protect your work.
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Sink into this crimson hunger and moonlit embrace - such intoxicating beauty that feels pulled from a forgotten legend.
Love the work of Takato Yamamoto @takatoy999
#beautifulbizarre #darkromanticism #vampireaesthetic #japaneseart #macabreart
Love the work of Takato Yamamoto @takatoy999
#beautifulbizarre #darkromanticism #vampireaesthetic #japaneseart #macabreart
February 7, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Sink into this crimson hunger and moonlit embrace - such intoxicating beauty that feels pulled from a forgotten legend.
Love the work of Takato Yamamoto @takatoy999
#beautifulbizarre #darkromanticism #vampireaesthetic #japaneseart #macabreart
Love the work of Takato Yamamoto @takatoy999
#beautifulbizarre #darkromanticism #vampireaesthetic #japaneseart #macabreart
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If you’d like to commission me for an 11x17 ink and acrylic watercolor page, now’s the time! mistercrook.com/store
I don’t plan to open commissions again this year and there’s only a handful of slots left!
#ArtPost #OriginalArt #ArtCommissions
I don’t plan to open commissions again this year and there’s only a handful of slots left!
#ArtPost #OriginalArt #ArtCommissions
The Watcher Commission
YouTube video by Mr. Tyler Crook
www.youtube.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:33 PM
If you’d like to commission me for an 11x17 ink and acrylic watercolor page, now’s the time! mistercrook.com/store
I don’t plan to open commissions again this year and there’s only a handful of slots left!
#ArtPost #OriginalArt #ArtCommissions
I don’t plan to open commissions again this year and there’s only a handful of slots left!
#ArtPost #OriginalArt #ArtCommissions
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Dressed to kill 💀🔪👗
New month, new flash fiction contest! The Apex Magazine flash fiction theme for February is DRESS CODES. You have until the last day of the month to submit! Submission guidelines and portal linked below ⬇️
www.patreon.com/posts/februa...
New month, new flash fiction contest! The Apex Magazine flash fiction theme for February is DRESS CODES. You have until the last day of the month to submit! Submission guidelines and portal linked below ⬇️
www.patreon.com/posts/februa...
a black and white photo of a woman with feathers in her hair talking to a man
Alt: Barbra Streisand tossing a feather boa over her shoulder in a black-and-white clip from the movie musical Hello Dolly.
media.tenor.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Dressed to kill 💀🔪👗
New month, new flash fiction contest! The Apex Magazine flash fiction theme for February is DRESS CODES. You have until the last day of the month to submit! Submission guidelines and portal linked below ⬇️
www.patreon.com/posts/februa...
New month, new flash fiction contest! The Apex Magazine flash fiction theme for February is DRESS CODES. You have until the last day of the month to submit! Submission guidelines and portal linked below ⬇️
www.patreon.com/posts/februa...
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I do think vegan copycat recipes need to have some kind of disclosure of how long the taster has been vegan. Because trying to say a carrot boiled in liquid smoke tastes "just like a real hot dog" tells me the person has not had a real hot dog in decades, if ever.
February 7, 2026 at 11:44 PM
I do think vegan copycat recipes need to have some kind of disclosure of how long the taster has been vegan. Because trying to say a carrot boiled in liquid smoke tastes "just like a real hot dog" tells me the person has not had a real hot dog in decades, if ever.
Every so often I open Instagram to see if I'm missing anything. While I miss seeing so many sculptors and other artists, it's maybe 60% ads, 35% follow suggestions, and 5% the actual people I follow. 🙃
February 7, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Every so often I open Instagram to see if I'm missing anything. While I miss seeing so many sculptors and other artists, it's maybe 60% ads, 35% follow suggestions, and 5% the actual people I follow. 🙃
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Impossible to quantify how much this has already hurt the next generation of scientists.
This a word cloud from the titles of ~1100 terminated NSF grants.
It is hard not to see these grant terminations as an attack on the training of the future United States scientific workforce.
It is hard not to see these grant terminations as an attack on the training of the future United States scientific workforce.
February 7, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Impossible to quantify how much this has already hurt the next generation of scientists.