"Think Upwards"
8"x12" acrylic, wax pastels, paint pens on paper mounted on reclaimed wood

Sure, things could go badly. But they could also go so, so well. What if it turns out even better than we expected?

After Jezebel’s satirical “curse” story went viral following Charlie Kirk’s death, the Strix Sisters found themselves thrust into global scrutiny facing threats, disbelief, and renewed fears of moral panic about Witchcraft. High Priestess Leamashtu shares how they...

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O one who arises as the Moon, who shines as the Moon, may you go outside with your multitude. May you release those who are in the sunlight. (BDQ)

let me tell you something I’ve learned in my short tenure on this planet: no matter how much you give, it’ll never be enough for someone with the predetermined disposition that what you give is inadequate.

So last night I migrated @gregpak.net from Bluesky to Blacksky's myatproto.social server for non-Black users! A few thoughts on the process for anyone thinking about this...

delete pls

Them being chill and just hanging out with me feels like a badge of honour, tbh.

“First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you're inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won't. Habit is persistence in practice.”
― Octavia Butler, Aldebaran helical rising

I see pieces like this a lot, often w/ a spin of lamenting cultural degeneration, but reading is a LABOR issue, it’s declined because so many people are working overtime or two jobs & employers expect after hours work. France has Earth’s highest reading rate b/c long lunch breaks & labor protections

just 12 remaining early bird price tarot decks remain on the kickstarter 👀 www.kickstarter.com/projects/fra... #tarot #tarotsky #printmaking #art

What about toasters?

Resurfacing this piece because we love a septuagenarian art project, especially when it involves using Excel to paint 🎨 💻

Lovely little dude 💚

A prison break is not ever more violent than the construction of the prison, or the punishment for escape. A prison break is not terrorism or oppression. It's the only possibility if the arc of history will bend toward justice. Our innate need to break free from prisons is the only true antifascism.

lots of people know Łink from what he did to promote alt text usage here. this tip about pretending you’re describing an image over the phone has been burned in my brain since i saw it

hey bluesky, @bookshop.org is running an anti-prime sale which means you can get my second book TAROT SPREADS with free shipping right now!

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"And with this moon, eclipse season is officially over. Thank fuck."

yeah, I felt that.

for those with a full moon hangover:

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We're still trying to raise $246 this year to cover expenses, if you're feeling generous.

We'll never charge a submission fee, and we pay our writers.

Your help will also ensure that we can bring on a guest editor in the new year, to avoid that whole 'monolithic voice' business 💛🖤

Thank you. 🐝

This collection of tarot spreads is exactly, istg, what I was thinking I needed this month, just this morning. Thank you so much 🙏🏾

In the northeastern London borough of Redbridge, a community arts program has transformed a simple electric truck into a vibrant, mobile artwork.

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5H Jupiter *represent*

It's pretty wild to me that investigators have uncovered that anti-trans campaigns are largely funded by the fossil fuel industry, and that the presumed motivations are pretty directly to redirect the public conversation away from climate change... and that this isn't bigger news.

Romain Veillon, 'Secret Gardens’

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