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Kate @ Rouge Aerie
@rougeaerie.bsky.social
she / her ⚝ frilly fashion fan ⚝ cat lady
'straya ⚝ sometimes illustrator ⚝ I reskeet a lot
married adult, stop being creepy

Owner/Designer of @social.rouge-aerie.com
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#ARTIST THREAD ✨
Quote with two of your best works and a little introduction:

Hi, I'm Kate! I'm in Australia and like to do a little bit of everything. I love traditional printmaking and that oftentimes infiltrates my work. These are in a style I've been developing in 2024.
linktr.ee/rougeaerie
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There's an episode in Blackadder 3 where Edmond uses made-up words to convince Samual Johnson that he's missed stuff from his dictionary. I have been using these same words in work meetings and reports for decades without ever being challenged on their authenticity.
December 7, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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Please understand that all your favorite million-dollar IPs were created by artists that get nothing more than a typical company paycheck. They don’t get royalties on the sales and oft aren’t even rewarded with bonuses or anything for creating such a valuable brand.
Miles Morales co-creator Sara Pichelli says she does not get any royalties from the ‘Spider-Verse’ films, Insomniac games, or merch

"I don’t get anything … that's the saddest part of my life"

(via SiteJamesons | TW)
December 7, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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December 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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You are ABSOLUTELY NOT going to regret listening to this bird:
A male rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in winter plumage.

Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.

A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
December 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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June 19, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Good afternoon.
Anyone need a dark academia/occult study spot illo?
This one was outside remit and looking for a home. Will colour for client. Games creators, shockingly appropriate authors?
December 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Went looking for marbles for a terrarium and discovered ... almost nowhere in person sells them?
I went to multiple toy, grocery, and department stores to no avail. I finally found some dust-coated bags of marbles buried in the garden and decor section of a dollar store. Guess they're out of style?
December 7, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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I feel like I'm doing an odd mix of heavy hitting serious posts and lighter, sometimes bookish posts at the moment. Anyway, have a fantasy books giveaway!
Fantasy Book Giveaway!

Enter by January 4th for your chance to win;
1st winner: all 9 ebooks + 5 hard cover Stormlight Archive books
2nd & 3rd winners: all 9 ebooks

(Yes, that's my Manipulator's War top left 😉)

Entries/ more details here: cravebooks.com/giveaway/fan... 💙📚🪐
December 7, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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📢📢📢 ATTENTION ARTISTS!!!!! 📢📢📢

I'm working on a free website template for artists and need your input on this!

Please fill in this survey >> tally.so/r/nWv4kN

Thank you! 🙏

#art #artsky
November 10, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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There is no sight that more efficiently puts the lie to immigration “court” than the common sight of children “representing themselves.” Children too small to climb into the chair, children in pajamas who don’t know where they are, children not yet old enough to speak.
Three-year-old child forced to serve as her own attorney in Tucson immigration court
More than a dozen undocumented minors were forced to make their case in front of an immigration judge as the Trump administration ramps up removal proceedings.
coppercourier.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Happy International Lolita Day! 💙❤️

#lolitafashion #egl #jfashion
December 7, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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ILD was spent trying to catch up on chores lol I do in love seeing everyone else's coords tho!

OP: Lief
Cape, skirt, coat, bag: Metamorphose
Bloomers: Summer Tales Boutique
Socks: The Black Ribbon
Shoes: Converse

˚ʚ[ #lolitafashion #plussizelolita #egl #eglfashion #plussizeegl #jfashion ]ɞ˚
December 7, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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Don’t forget this is actually what is hiding behind the leadership at Unbound/Boundless protestations of “aw shucks publishing is a risky business market and sometimes when you’re really weally bwave and twy to help authors shit happens but we did our best honest”

Alleged Calculated Malicious Fraud
I said in an interview that I have a lot of empathy for you because you lost your dream, too.

But Unbound's sales reports showing my second book as a flop when it actually sold out its print run was unfathomably cruel. Seeing Ingram's data, showing 10x the sales I was paid for, broke my heart.
December 7, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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Happy ILD!
#egl #ouji #ega #aatp
December 7, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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🎂🎉 It’s me birthday today 🎂🎉!!

It’d mean a lot to me if you could please share my art around 💕💕✨!!

Thank you >3 💕💕
December 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Need something for the anime fan in your life or maybe a gift for yourself?

Then how about the Light Novel #Infernulls The Golden Letter. Inspired by Anime and RPGs of the 80's and 90's, follow Lamya Cade and crew on their legendary journey!

Paper Back: $11.99
eBook: $4.99
#BookSky
a.co/d/bUkFWbM
December 6, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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i dont want ai to do my dishes i want life to not be such a relentless meat grinder that dishes feel like a burden
December 7, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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White Ash Comics is looking for a few human comic book COVER ARTISTS for 2026. If you want to be considered, reply with samples and/or a link to your portfolio. I will repost all legit responses.
December 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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December 6, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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SILVER & IRON: Part One
Ashley Lovell is a hopeful young werewolf who thinks he may have finally met a vampire willing to cooperate with him to eradicate a supernatural disease - only for both men to learn firsthand that your day can always get worse.

40+ pages, all in this thread 🧵🌙 #Silver&Iron
October 30, 2025 at 7:30 PM
See also:
➤ excellent, tight prose
➤ definitely a lion
Whenever I get disappointing writerly news (as is common) the impulse is always to buckle down & do more. 💙📚

Hence I say maybe enjoy this good #historicalFantasy #book this weekend. It's got everything:

➤ magic
➤ bad gods
➤ sheep
➤ tender father-son talks
➤ stabbing

books2read.com/u/bWAzpY
December 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I should be asleep but I'm still weirdly alert like I'm in waiting mode.

Dear brain: the rest of the tree isn't coming down tonight. Switch off.
December 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Anyway is this the story I had published this year that made the most people claim to have leaked their precious vital essences out of their eyes? MAYBE. Am I thinking about the end of the world a lot? (A lot a lot a lot?) YES.

psychopomp.com/everyone-kee...
Everyone Keeps Saying Probably - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
Publisher's Note: Please enjoy this short story by Premee Mohamed, who, coincidentally(!!), has a book out from Psychopomp on February 11th. It's called One
psychopomp.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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I'm finalizing my Best YA science fiction, fantasy, and horror of 2025 this weekend. What were your top picks? (Authors, you can rec yourselves lol)
December 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM