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Helen Whistberry

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Pen name for autistic/ace indie writer & digital artist, introvert, worried soul, they/she. 🚫NO A/I! ART PRINTS: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/whistberry/ threadless tshirts: https://whistberry.threadless.com/ Other links: https://linktr.ee/whistberry

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.bsky.social · 5d

PAPERBACK GIVEAWAY!

I have an extra copy of my latest to give away. The illustrations came out really nice if I do say so myself!

Because of all the weird tariff and shipping stuff, I'll have to limit this to US only but drop a comment if you're interested and I'll pick a winner Oct. 15th

#horror

Helen Whistberry @whistberry.bsky.social · 10d

It's here!

Roadkill is out in the world. I can't in good conscience recommend it to all readers. A sad and angry book. 90% of the animal characters are dead at the outset & the humans don't fare much better. But if you're in the mood for an unconventional eco-horror experience, links in comments!

Book cover for Roadkill by Helen Whistberry showing a bird, raccoon, and snake skeleton sprawled across a dark asphalt highway with yellow dotted line. The title is in large yellow letters that have blood streaming down them and out onto the road and animals. There is a dark and stormy sky in the background.

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Emily Schnall @emilyschnall.bsky.social · 3h

Anyone want a scritchy little werewolf

Black and white drawing of a werewolf howling in front of some trees and a full moon

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.bsky.social · 36m

I think you should be able to award posts different amounts of likes cause sometimes you see a post and think "that's at least a three heart post"

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Kaitlyn Page @theinnerobserver.bsky.social · Aug 26

"Octocentrism" 🐙🪐

I had a "what if," idea and decided to run with it. What if there was an Octopus at the center of our solar system and he was the sun, manipulating all 8 planets within his 8 arms?

#gouache #art #octopus

Gouache painting depicting an Octopus in space holding 8 planets. The Octopus is the sun and is at the center of our solar system. There is a gold ring behind his head and a white egret below him.

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.bsky.social · 51m

Tonight's movie: The Legend of Hell House (1973), haunted mansion horror. Had a very The Exorcist vibe (which I believe came out the same year), but like they were afraid to push it that far. I enjoy watching Roddy McDowall, a unique actor, but the ending was a fizzle of a reveal. Still interesting

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Natee (they/them) @himmapaan.bsky.social · 7h

This was the piece.
2/2

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Natee (they/them) @himmapaan.bsky.social · Dec 10

Aesop's The Fox and the Crow (better known in France through Jean de la Fontaine's verse retelling). Ink on Saunders Waterford hot pressed, 165 × 250 mm. From December 2019.

#ArtAdventCalendar

Silhouette illustration in black ink. Against a snowy, forested landscape, on a snow-covered, raised bank by a thin trickle of a stream, a fox sits beneath a bare tree, looking up at and speaking to a crow perched on a branch. The Crow carries a piece of cheese in its beak.

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Shane💀Blackheart (they/them) @shaneblackheart.com · 7h

Did I also mention they're firmly anti-AI? They don't allow that on their platform 💜 It looks like some Bsky peeps are heading over there.

Shane💀Blackheart (they/them) @shaneblackheart.com · 10h

I'm looking for new Pillowfort mutuals. If you're on there (and you should be! They allow NSFW of all kinds and are super queer-inclusive and independently run. You can say what you want without fear of an algorithm punishing you, cuz there isn't one).

I'm here
www.pillowfort.social/ShaneBlackhe...

ShaneBlackheart

www.pillowfort.social

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💀Skulls and Sheets👻 @skullsandsheets.bsky.social · 7h

A Mari watching the autumn leaves fly past while sitting on an arch.

A mari sits on a lesge watching the autumn leaves blow past under the moonlight

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Rory Michaelson 🏳️‍⚧️💚 @rorymichaelson.com · 8h

Attention gay monster lovers:

To celebrate spooky season and 5 YEARS of Lesser Known Monsters, my ebooks are on sale most places for October!

This includes the first book of the series (Lesser Known Monsters) being 0.99, the accompanying short story collection being FREE, and omnibus for 6.66 💙📚

Amazing artwork shaking a mm couple in a cemetery and the book Lesser Known Monsters and lots of arrows to the two characters labelling the tropes including cinnamon roll turns spicy, dark past seeking redemption, immortal x mortal, monster boyfriend, reluctant chosen one

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Lorraine Sime @lorrainesimeart.bsky.social · 8h

A wee drawing of a bolete for #fungifriday. #fungi #nature #drawing

Drawing of a bolete mushroom that has been uprooted. It has mostly brown shades with bits of grass at the bottom from where it was taken out the ground.

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February Grace @februarygrace.bsky.social · 8h

Autumn brings
haunted memories
a #cascade of emotions
too hard to hold
too strong to free;
deep as the ocean
rip currents pulling
my heart out to sea
wait for me, wait for me

#whistpr #cascade

#Whistpr Daily Word @whistprword.bsky.social · 1d

A daily word prompt meant to inspire any type of creativity.

Share your art, original words, poetry, writing snippets, photos, etc. NO A/"I" please! Alt text on images appreciated.

Tag your post: #whistpr

Word for October 10, 2025: #CASCADE

#WritingPrompt #Art #WritingCommunity

Drawing of a large wisteria tree dripping with cascades of weeping branches covered in light purple blooms. There is a small white rabbit at the base of the tree and the background is a golden color to contrast with the purple.

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.bsky.social · 7h

Or you can give direct at the link below!

Matt Mason - One Chaotic Author @chaoticauthor.online · 3d

I don't normally do this, but I've been burning the candle at both ends.

Other half had a major op earlier this year and now I'm in hospital for an investigation.

Regardless of what's wrong, I need rest, but I've had little work this year.

I'd appreciate if anyone is able to help out.

Support Matt Mason ❤️

Become a supporter of Matt Mason today!

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.bsky.social · 14h

Happy #Invertober Day 10!

Common earthworm (lumbricus terrestris)

Went for a different style as I wasn't sure how to make an earthworm aesthetically pleasing 😅

#Invertober2025

Black and white drawing of an earthworm in an S-shape on its side. The words would you still love me follow the curve on the left and the words if I was a worm follow the curve on the right. The background is an elaborate symmetrical doodle of teardrop shapes of varying sizes.

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Riley Black 🦕 🏳️‍⚧️ @restingdinoface.bsky.social · 10h

Word of mouth is so important for books.

If you’ve read something you like, shout it out, leave a review somewhere, ask your library to carry it.

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Emil L’Amour @vireosy.bsky.social · 10h

Atlantic weasel shark

(Swim On 8, 2022) #art #sciart 🎨🦑🦈

$Illustration of an Atlantic weasel shark in a muted cool grey ocean showing off the distinct yellow stripes that extend lengthwise along its body from a point on their snout. Light streams in through the water's surface, causing caustic refractions along the back of the shark and seafloor.$

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Anna Orridge @anna-orridge.bsky.social · 10h

I visited the place that inspired a ghost story I have coming out soon.

Lapworth yew garden, rows of tall and sculpted yew trees

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Aled Thompson @aledthompson.bsky.social · 10h

Grizzly bear 🍂

A brown bear stood on its hindlegs looking to the side in a forest with bushy foliage and pine trees in a geometric style

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.bsky.social · 8h

Matt has a lot going on, and I'm sure would appreciate some book sales. I can personally recommend the bronze carriage story as a terrific Gothic ghost story that would not be out of place in any classic collection of eerie tales told by the fireside.

Matt Mason - One Chaotic Author @chaoticauthor.online · Aug 1

Sseeing as you all desperately want it to be autumn right now, I suppose it's acceptable to start promoting these 😂

🌈📚💙📚👀📢📚😱🩸📚💙📚🪐♠️🌈📚

Angel's Mass: books2read.com/angelsmass
Bronze Carriage: books2read.com/bronzecarriage
James Hotel: mybook.to/jameshotel
Spooky S'weird: books2read.com/salmonweirder

Icy cracked background. Cover shows a sketch of a medieval church. Text: Angel's Mass: A Medieval Ghost Story. At Tintern Abbey in Wales, brother Edmund is an ordinary onk haunted by a man only he can see and hear. And Edmund will uncover a mystery that has consequences for everyone.

Creepy forest background image. Book cover shows a simple sketch of a horse and carriage. Text reads: The Small Bronze Carriage on the Mantelpiece: A Gothic Ghost Story. Two men who had not seen each other in decades. An 80-year-old tales of newlyweds travelling across the country to see family. Both encounters linked by one curious and mysterious artefact.

A rainy tarmac background. Book cover shows a simple sketch of a smal manor house. Text reads: The Residents of James Hotel: A 1970s Ghost Story. Stranded at the side of the road one stormy November night, Vince is offered a complimentary room by a local hotelier.

Creepy cemetery background. Book cover shows the same. Spooky Salmonweird: Tales from the village. From the Iron Age to WWII, thirteen spine tingling tales from the periods in which these supporting characters lived.

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A.M. Obst - Fantasy Author & Editor @amobstwriter.bsky.social · 9h

She removed her hat and her hair unwound in a shining black #cascade.
Out of it fell two spiders, three stag beetles, and a bat.
"Sorry, my dears," she crooned. "I forgot you were napping. Will you ever forgive me?"
She pinned up her hair for her lodgers and went to make a cup of tea.

#whistpr

#Whistpr Daily Word @whistprword.bsky.social · 1d

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Sophie (she/her) | Just a little guy, Recovery Edition @foxandrabbitart.bsky.social · 9h

Okay quick question. I have found a local print shop that offers fair and eco conscious products, including this lovely light olive hoodie.
I wonder if I should offer this design for pre-order? Would you get one?

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Natee (they/them) @himmapaan.bsky.social · 9h

Hen and Wren.
Ink and gouache on Fabriano Medioevalis, approximately 95 × 64 mm.

Drawing in black ink, primarily in silhouette, of a hen and a Wren regarding each other quizzically. The hen stands in a patch of wild grasses whilst the wren perches on a small, leafless shrub in front of her. The hen's comb and wattle are the only touch of red gouache. The drawing is finely wrought and intricate. The piece is roughly the size of a business card.

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Constance Lee Menefee @conniemenefee.bsky.social · 9h

👁

Aspen eyes - variety is Prairie Gold and was planted in Spring Grove Cemetery

Aspen eye - variety is Prairie Gold and was planted in Spring Grove Cemetery

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alice @aliceduke.bsky.social · 9h

is there anything more soothing to draw than grasses twisting in the wind?

in progress digital painting of a little egret in dry grass

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Noukah @noukah.bsky.social · 9h

Wishing everyone a great weekend!

#art #spookyseason

A moose is standing in front of a still lake in a dark forest. A wolf is biting the hindleg of the moose, looking smug.

The moose looks at the wolf and grins in an evil manner, with huge sharp teeth. The wolf looks terrified.

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Vanessa Gillings @vanessagillings.bsky.social · 9h

My fourteenth piece for my solo show @gallerynucleus.bsky.social! Two more days to see my show in person!

#illustration #kidlitart #watercolor #gouache #fantasyart #storybookillustration #fantasyart #fantasyillustration

watercolor and gouache painting of a woman in a feather cloak standing before a series of standing stones in sunset, sword in hand, three crows alighting on her finger

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Sirrhokahl 🐉| @Ko-Fi and VGen @artofshadowdrakkon.bsky.social · 9h

"The Labyrinth of Dreams". Unfinished traditional sketch. Might be completed in time for Halloween.

#art #artsky #oc #ocsky #fantasy #fantasyart #dragon #dragonart #scifi #scifiart #traditionalart #sketch

"LABYRINTHOS ONEIROI". Unfinished traditional sketch of the Product of Humanity's Hubris.

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