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Revon || TheMythicBunny @themythicbunny.bsky.social · 5d

✨CHIBI COMMISSIONS OPEN! ✨

I'm offering quick chibi commissions!

Each $20 CAD, flat colours & beanified, to help get some cushioning for food/other bills before payday. Complicated designs will be simplified. DM for details!

#commissions #opencommissions #chibi #digitalart

A very squishy chibi version of a character. Imagine the head as a big soft plushie head and the body a squishy bean bag. The character is brown skinned, brown hair in a bun, blue eyed, with a yellow headband. The character wears an oversized faded red sweater and grey skirt with a grey tank top peaking beneath the sweater.

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elka 🌾 commissions open! @saintsbeware.bsky.social · 12d

❤️‍🔥Book Cover Request Form❤️‍🔥

for my indie authors out there, my new listing for book covers is officially live!!

If you need a cover for your ebook, itch listing, or a print-ready full cover spread, consider working with me! I'd love to help you! 🖤
#indieauthor #sff #artsky

vgen.co/saintsbeware

picture of a vgen listing for a Book Cover Request Form, 5 slots open starting at $200

photo of a book covers mockup featuring an illustration of a ranger sitting on a tree in the woods with the title A CONSORT FOR THE WOODEN GOD, Elka Marsden

an illustration of a book covers mockup featuring mock up featuring a man holding a knife to another man's throat with a decorated illuminated manuscript adjacent border with the title DO KNIGHT NOT YEARN, M.R. Santua

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Taylor 🌸Lots of Gay Books 🌸 Author @eldritchflower.bsky.social · 13d

✨SURPRISE✨

Want a little short story snack? Might I offer you some Salvadoran folklore inspired religious 🌶️🌶️🌶️?

This is as good an excuse as any to really tap into my Salvadoran heritage and bring y'all a tale of Catholic folklore based in El Salvador. There may be more to come 💜

Text reads:
New Novella
Salvadoran Folklore
Small Town Setting
Headless Priest
Catholic Eroticism
Trans Man MC
Erotic Folk Horror
"Body of Christ" indeed
Happy Ending???

Cover in the middle shows a church sanctuary bathed in yellow light. Title reads: Absolution

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ShortBox Comics Fair @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social · 13d

It's that time: ShortBox Comics Fair is here!

Over 140+ all-new, original comics created by artists from around the world, gathered exclusively in one place -for October only!

And it's all online, with all digital comics: no shipping, no waiting, no travelling.

www.shortboxcomicsfair.com

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Diana 📚🦦🇨🇦🇲🇽 @bookishdi.bsky.social · 13d

anyway, reminder that Brando Sando is a mormon in good standing aka he tithes 10% of his income to a church that just announced they filed a brief saying that protecting trans rights infringes on their religious freedom ✌️

Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 13d

We are THRILLED to reveal the gorgeous cover for Isles of the Emberdark, a new Cosmere novel from none other than Brandon Sanderson, arriving February 3, 2026 from Tor Books

reactormag.com/cover-reveal...

Revealing Isles of the Emberdark, a New Standalone in the Cosmere Universe by Brandon Sanderson - Reactor

Sanderson's new novel navigates the seas and the stars of a far-future Cosmere...

reactormag.com

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Aubrey 💖🏳️‍🌈 @clericofthevoid.bsky.social · 19d

#SapphicSeptember is almost over which means ✨last call✨ for the Name Her Holy signed hardcover pre-orders (and the goodies that come with it) ✨👁️🌸🌑⚔️

ko-fi.com/s/2d4dda2eb3

Promo for Name Her Holy signed hardcovers pre-order. Featuring the cover with a swirling dark void wreathed in pale violet and earthy flowers. Two stickers featuring the main characters Kye and Jude in Gothic arch frames, and one flowery art print of Jude in armor holding Kye in her long acolyte robes.

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 14d

Banned Books Week starts on Sunday, October 5—there are a ton of ways to support!

Find ways to get involved here: www.ala.org/bbooks/banne...

(If you're overwhelmed, even just checking out, buying, or elevating a banned book is helpful! Talking about them w/ the ppl in your life is an action!)

A graphic that reads BANNED BOOKS WEEK, Oct 5 - 11, 2025.

Censorship is so 1984. Read for your rights. ala.org/bbooks

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Revon M. Castillo 🏳️‍⚧️💖 Writing !! @themythiclibrary.bsky.social · 14d

OH MY GOD THIS IS SO EXCITING!!!

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Arden Powell 🍂🍁 @ardenpowell.bsky.social · 14d

Publishing news! I'm beyond thrilled to finally share that my queer southern gothic horror novella—set in 1930s Louisiana about a haunted man, a murdered child, a charismatic bank robber, and a disappearing town—THE BAYOU will be coming out in audiobook from Tantor Media.

Publishers Marketplace deal report for The Bayou by Arden Powell.
Arden Powell's The Bayou, a queer Southern gothic horror in which people start disappearing and a man is reminded of a death from 20 years ago and the mysterious man that haunted his dreams, while also getting tangled up with a charismatic fugitive, to Emily Loughran at Tantor Media, in a nice deal (world English).
Audio rights, Sept 23, 2025.

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Revon M. Castillo 🏳️‍⚧️💖 Writing !! @themythiclibrary.bsky.social · 14d

I hope to get back to De La Mar, Con Amor, next year, when I have safely moved out into a space with friends and my boyfriend. If I'm lucky, I'll be able to release it in 2027, after rigorous sensitivity consultations.

In the mean time, I have a ton of short stories I can work on and release.

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Revon M. Castillo 🏳️‍⚧️💖 Writing !! @themythiclibrary.bsky.social · 14d

This short story is so far called Alligator Boy. A short story about being trans, gay, and traumatized in a small southern town, and the swamp slowly consuming it.

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Revon M. Castillo 🏳️‍⚧️💖 Writing !! @themythiclibrary.bsky.social · 14d

I ended up putting my book, De La Mar, Con Amor, on hiatus. With how big the book ended up being, the care & focus it will need, & my unfortunate living situation, I won't be able to give it the time & energy it needs.

I've switched gears to a short story I think I can get published this year tho!

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Cozy Witch Roe ➡️ Getting His Life Together @monroeroe.bsky.social · Sep 5

Hey, #ttrpg and #writer folks! I am getting top surgery on Tuesday and because of that, will be out of a day job for at least 6 weeks. Which means I’m available for hire! I’m available for writing and sensitivity reading/consultation. Services and rates below:

monroeroe.carrd.co

Monroe Soto

Portfolio and work links

monroeroe.carrd.co

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Anthony Hurd @anthonyhurd.bsky.social · Sep 2

Today’s goal.

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Rioanne 𓋼𓍊 | Fungus Witch | L2D Debut 10.31! 🍄🍂 @rioanne.bsky.social · Sep 1

60 days until Halloween! 🎃

60 days until my Live2D Debut! 👀

Will You Be There? Save The Date For Me! 🖤

The forest grows ever darker... be on the lookout for more to come soon! 🍄

#VTuber #VTuberDebut #ModelDebut #Live2D #VTuberSupport

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Suzanne ✨🌑 @tendermiasma.com · Sep 2

My state government wants to see artists in jail so please sign the petition!! Don't let them win!

Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · Sep 2

#SaveSpeech

Bill SB-20 is texas bill poised to be a massive overreach by the govt, potentially putting swaths of legitimate art at risk of being criminalized.

Please. Help to demand it be repealed by signing this petition.

Sign the Petition

"Repeal Texas Senate Bill SB 20: Protect Kids from Al Abuse, Not Art and Freedom"

www.change.org

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Cozy Library Press @clcpress.bsky.social · Aug 14

🥩BOYMEAT: an erotic transmasculine anthology containing 69% of your daily value of boy pussy IS COMING AUGUST 26 2025 ✨ | | ✨It’s about to be juicy 💦💦

Hit the 🔗 in our bio and preorder here:
payhip.com/b/2y7jo

Graphic has black background. Large orange letters up top read: BOY MEAT, and underneath in smaller orange text it says: you can have it raw. There’s a black and white image in middle of a hand that is holding a copy of an ebook cover of BOYMEAT. Below the image in orange text reads: Preorder your copy today for only $5

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Cutie-Doodles @cutiedoodles.bsky.social · Aug 8

After making these calls to Visa for nearly 2 weeks, I can tell the customer service reps are exhausted.

This doesn't mean you should stop calling, but please be considerate of the people answer calls.

Keep calling!

bsb @blackshirtboy.bsky.social · Aug 8

I should add that for the first time in a while the VISA rep was very candid with me. She said that they keep bringing this up to the managers and asking for help/instructions but aren't getting anything from higher-up.

So as a reminder: DO NOT BE A DICK TO THE REPS!!!!

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Suzanne ✨🌑 @tendermiasma.com · Aug 8

Mastercard has reached the stage of desperately trying to gag people for saying bad things about them

WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WORKING

Ana Valens | 🔞 | Comms Open @acvalens.net · Aug 8

A source reached out to me claiming MasterCard contacted Riot Games about the ongoing Steam/itchio controversy. MasterCard is a major Riot esports sponsor. This is the message going around internally from Riot, paraphrased:

* MasterCard has asked Riot to keep an eye out for negative sentiments on official Riot streams
* Riot has asked esports content creators working with official Riot properties to watch out for any negative sentiments toward MasterCard
* Moderators have been told to look out for any unusual activity around the MasterCard issue

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · Aug 8

This means Mastercard in particular is actively afraid of people bringing up Riot's connection to them negatively.

I think people should raid Riot's official livestreams and start spamming things like:

"#SaveSpeech from Mastercard!"
"MASTERCARD HATES THIS --> (.)(.)"
"#stopkillinggames"

and more

Ana Valens | 🔞 | Comms Open @acvalens.net · Aug 8

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Revon M. Castillo 🏳️‍⚧️💖 Writing !! @themythiclibrary.bsky.social · Aug 1

I'll be 100% honest, the reason I'm struggling is they cut my hours in half the past month, and it looks like they'll be doing it for the next month, too. It's the busiest season and it only goes up from here but the company said: less hours means more money, profit!

Revon M. Castillo 🏳️‍⚧️💖 Writing !! @themythiclibrary.bsky.social · Aug 1

screaming and crying and throwing up and dizzy with relief- someone donated the full 200 and I had to lay down and cry

Thank you SO much, I'll be able to pay and renegotiate a lower amount to pay every month with this that's far more manageable now with my shorter hours. Thank you SO much!

Revon M. Castillo 🏳️‍⚧️💖 Writing !! @themythiclibrary.bsky.social · Jul 30

The end of the month is closing in and I still need 200 CAD to make a payment towards my student loans. Anything would be helpful!

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Revon M. Castillo 🏳️‍⚧️💖 Writing !! @themythiclibrary.bsky.social · Jul 28

The horrors persisted enough I need a break.

But I also have to come up with 200 CAD to pay my student bills. I will try to keep making premade covers if anyone is interested and try to work on comms. I'm very sorry. Here's my ko-fi if you can help.

#mutualaid

ko-fi.com/themythicbun...

Visit TheMythicBunny's Shop!

I've opened a shop. Come take a look!

ko-fi.com

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Revon M. Castillo 🏳️‍⚧️💖 Writing !! @themythiclibrary.bsky.social · Jul 28

The horrors persisted enough I need a break.

But I also have to come up with 200 CAD to pay my student bills. I will try to keep making premade covers if anyone is interested and try to work on comms. I'm very sorry. Here's my ko-fi if you can help.

#mutualaid

ko-fi.com/themythicbun...

Visit TheMythicBunny's Shop!

I've opened a shop. Come take a look!

ko-fi.com

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