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Joel Kreissman
@zarpaulus.bsky.social
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Author, comic writer and TTRPG developer. Mid-30s they/them. Creator of the Para-Imperium setting and the webcomic "Joanna: Ghost Hunter".

See my works at https://zarpaulus.carrd.co/
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Joel Kreissman @zarpaulus.bsky.social · Oct 11
Hi, I'm Zarpaulus, writing as Joel Kreissman, I'm a writer juggling multiple projects. I have a webcomic titled Joanna: Ghost Hunter, a sci-fi worldbuilding project known as the Para-Imperium or Parahuman Space, and the occasional Korps story.
Cover of the webcomic Joanna: Ghost Hunter Front cover of the anthology Tales of the Para-Imperium Cover of the novella Horizon: Salvaged Heroes Ref sheet for Lev, a Korps character.
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chiknnuggit.buzzfeed.com
Thoughts? Thanksgiving plate mashed together or separated? #animation #thanksgiving
November 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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renegadekangaroo.bsky.social
Jack Skellington's fursona tbh
November 26, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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tinselfire.bsky.social
Keep the ships flying.

#mereanimals #riverforge
November 26, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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foxes-in-love.bsky.social
A comic of two foxes, one of whom is blue, the other is green. In this one, Blue and Green are both very old, walking somewhere together, as text above them narrates. Narration: If we both go deaf when we're old, let's hope we go together. Frowning in mild confusion, Blue and Green discuss something very loudly. Narration: Yelling when we talk just to hear our own voices. Wondering out loud why the world has gone so quiet now. Next door, a reddish neighbour fox is on the floor, pressing a pillow over their ears, trying to ignore the loud conversation. Narration: While our neighbours wish that they could also live in our quiet, private little world.
November 26, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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antonarcana.gay
Having a dad with the Lego autism is so cool honestly. In my bedroom I have an intricate steel bed frame and a bird cage, both of which he willingly came over to assemble free of charge, doing so in record time. 60 year old autistic dads are the best
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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tccoyote.bsky.social
My #cyberpunk -ish #dystopian #webcomic, "Not What I Was", just updated at the sites linked in this account's pinned post!

This week: More rats and cats.

#comic #furry #furryart #nwiw
November 26, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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glassshine.bsky.social
what
November 26, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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muskratjohn.bsky.social
It's a Black Friday DORK TOWER WEDNESDAY! Cheap at half-price, new strip up now at the Mothership:

www.dorktower.com/2025/11/26/1...

Repost/Reblog/Repeat, thanks so much!
Bill and Leslie at Pegasaurus Games, preparing for their Black Friday sale.
November 26, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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boozybadger.lawyersandliquor.com
This is an accurate representation of Nana v Grandma. These are the two templates for every southern grandmother.
A weasel that is very clearly a tiny old southern woman in a quilted nightgown and thick glasses standing in a country kitchen An opossum in a pink 1980s style old lady fashionable dress with large hair in a garishly decorated living room with a cigarette dangling from its mouth
November 26, 2025 at 12:21 PM
zarpaulus.bsky.social
Read more at https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Joanna_Ghost_Hunter/
First volume in print at @fenrispublishing.bsky.social

Art by https://www.furaffinity.net/user/herbiegrimm/

Writing by me, https://www.patreon.com/Zarpaulus or https://ko-fi.com/zarpaulek
November 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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microsff.com
"Let me get this straight. Your lab has bred a dragon?"

"A wyvern, director. It has two legs, two wings, whereas a-"

"Which flies, breathes fire, and is intelligent?"

"About as intelligent as a border collie."

"So, intelligent. Why?"

"You asked us to invent measures to take down small drones."
November 26, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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kewkoh.bsky.social
I'm not dead! Last month has been super busy but I'm getting back in the saddle now with new comics. Here's a sneak peak at the next one (it's already on Patreon though).
Marla and a dreary office woman stand in a cubicle with a screaming man. Dreary Office Woman: Alright Marla, here's you desk and your desk-buddy. Marla: Whoa, is he okay? Screaming Man: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
November 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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theverge.com
Cutting-edge research shows language is not the same as intelligence. The entire AI bubble is built on ignoring it.

Read more from @benjaminriley.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Verge headline: Is language the same as intelligence? The Al industry desperately needs it to be by Benjamin Riley Illustration of a polygonal persons face in profile, laid out a bit like a heat map. The person has an empty speech bubble where their brain should be
November 25, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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existentialcomics.com
Oh really? "they/them" pronouns are woke? Did you know "they/them" comes from Old Norse, whereas "he/she" come from old English? They/them are the pronouns of Vikings.

Would you call Sweyn Forkbeard "woke"? And Eric Bloodaxe? Woke too? And I suppose even Ivar the Boneless was woke. Get real.
November 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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mongoosepublishing.bsky.social
Without self-sealing hulls, anti-grav tech or fusion reactors, the smallest air leak suddenly becomes a major event.

Pioneer, the RPG of space exploration in the very near future, has its Kickstarter project end this Saturday!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/mon...

#ttrpg #TravellerRPG
November 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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bsky.fireflycitystories.com
A rare actual animal joke from me lol.

Please support Firefly City Stories on Patreon! www.patreon.com/FireflyCityS...

#art #furryart #webcomics
November 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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korpspropaganda.bsky.social
the majestic forest doofus
November 26, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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sailorrooscout.bsky.social
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a heteromultivalent nanogel capable of killing some of the most dangerous bacteria known to medicine- with over 99.9% effectiveness against P. aeruginosa. It also showed strong antibacterial effects against other major threats, including E. coli and MRSA.
November 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
zarpaulus.bsky.social
I’d appreciate it if you bought my and Thiger’s comic: Joanna Ghost Hunter, from @fenrispublishing.bsky.social

www.fenrispublishing.com/product.php?...
I’ve got medical bills and I’d like to see the next volume published too.
#webcomic #furrycomic #horror
November 25, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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zachweinersmith.bsky.social
Life
www.smbc-comics.com/comic/life-8 (click through for bonus panel and because by god it's the right thing to do)
November 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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jayeatonart.bsky.social
This week on #RunawayToTheStars: Yao probes, Adam escalates, Talita is alone.

Catch up: https://runawaytothestars.com
Read ahead: https://patreon.com/jayrockin
Yao: Oh, the velvet came off your antlers. Talita looks down at Yao's snap-on antlers. Talita: …Yeah? Yao: Was it bloody and painful? Talita pauses vacuuming and rubs her arm awkwardly. Talita: Er… there’s… blood… But it doesn’t hurt when the skin comes off. After the bone finishes growing, there’s not really any pain receptors left. Adam, who is standing to her left, looks up at her resentfully. Adam reaches up and grabs Talita's antler, yanking on it hard enough to swing her head around. He smiles smugly. Adam: So you can't feel this? Talita recoils from him with a hand in front of her face, staring in shock. Yao gapes and then looks away fearfully from the two of them. Talita: What the fuck⁇ He throws his hands up defensively, still smiling. Adam: Hey, calm down!I thought you said it doesn’t hurt! Talita's face bristles in rage. Talita: What!? That doesn't mean you can YANK on me! Adam: Ugh, ok! Since you grabbed me, I thought you'd be fine with it! He waves a hand dismissively and walks off, flanked by Phoebe and Dominic. Yao follows after them at a distance, looking back at Talita uncertainly. Phoebe and Dominic whisper to Adam, still unaware Talita can hear them. Phoebe: You trying to get fired? Dominic: Screw that– are you trying to get gored?? Adam: Whatever. We’re getting “fired” soon either way. It’s not like it’s gonna use those things, anyways. Talita tenses at his words with an electric shock of fury, gripping her face and clenching her jaw as if she could curl inwards until she imploded. Then the temps are gone. She slumps down to the floor of the changing area. The massive vehicle bay room is empty.
November 25, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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alvhomega.bsky.social
Happy Tanuki Tuesday
A good day to play Burnout Revenge for the PS2
November 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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npr.org
Landlords could no longer rely on rent-pricing software to quietly track each other's moves and push rents higher using confidential data, under a settlement between RealPage Inc. and federal prosecutors. n.pr/3XiBDAJ
New limits for rent algorithm that prosecutors say lets landlords drive up prices
Landlords could no longer rely on rent-pricing software to quietly track each other's moves and push rents higher using confidential data, under a settlement between RealPage Inc. and federal prosecutors.
n.pr
November 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
zarpaulus.bsky.social
Would I rather be a pet or food you mean?

For recommendations I'd say Robin's Fairy Tales, a fae-obsessed influencer accidentally unleashes a swarm of pixies, causing some trouble for the local witch.
baddogbooks.com/product/fair...
November 25, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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xinjinmeng.neocities.org
Hello, new followers! I kid because I love.
🦊: "I've suddenly and inexplicably transformed into a hot vixen!? Finally!" 👤: "You're supposed to be upset and distraught." 🦊: "What? Why? How by any metric would this not be an improvement of my living situation?"
November 24, 2025 at 10:48 PM