Chris Howard
@chrishowardwriter.bsky.social
F&SF author of Seaborn (Juno Books), Salvage (Masque), Nanowhere, also an artist, illustrator, software engineer, amateur astronomer. he/him https://ChrisHowardWriter.com
A bobcat hopping the back fence, up and over and in a second. #bobcat #nhwildlife
November 8, 2025 at 5:42 PM
A bobcat hopping the back fence, up and over and in a second. #bobcat #nhwildlife
The maple in the side yard, showing up to the leaf color party late as usual, but always arriving with more fire than should be allowed. #leafpeeper #autumn #fall #leaves
October 24, 2025 at 10:11 PM
The maple in the side yard, showing up to the leaf color party late as usual, but always arriving with more fire than should be allowed. #leafpeeper #autumn #fall #leaves
October 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Just hanging out with Chloe on her birthday, painting miniatures for D&D and Daggerheart. I don't play Warhammer, but I love the Citadel minis, especially the Sylvaneth. (Druanti The Arch-Revenant) Imagine trudging through a dimly lit forest and this dude steps into your path. #daggerheart #dnd5e
October 4, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Just hanging out with Chloe on her birthday, painting miniatures for D&D and Daggerheart. I don't play Warhammer, but I love the Citadel minis, especially the Sylvaneth. (Druanti The Arch-Revenant) Imagine trudging through a dimly lit forest and this dude steps into your path. #daggerheart #dnd5e
One of my doodles from some sketching at lunch today.
October 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
One of my doodles from some sketching at lunch today.
Our Great Blue Heron, Roger, was in the backyard today hunting for rodents, toads, frogs. Sorry about the exposure settings Roger. #nhwildlife
September 27, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Our Great Blue Heron, Roger, was in the backyard today hunting for rodents, toads, frogs. Sorry about the exposure settings Roger. #nhwildlife
I ordered whole bean coffee from Many Worlds Tavern, a couple different kinds, including "Yatamon Spirits", which will go nicely with with a game of Obojima obojima.com It's like playing Dungeons & Dragons in a Studio Ghibli inspired world. #DnD5e #DungeonsandDragons manyworldstavern.com
September 24, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I ordered whole bean coffee from Many Worlds Tavern, a couple different kinds, including "Yatamon Spirits", which will go nicely with with a game of Obojima obojima.com It's like playing Dungeons & Dragons in a Studio Ghibli inspired world. #DnD5e #DungeonsandDragons manyworldstavern.com
Just down in the basement replacing a section of copper pipe and old valves leading to the outside hose faucets. These are the two we turn off in the winter.
September 20, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Just down in the basement replacing a section of copper pipe and old valves leading to the outside hose faucets. These are the two we turn off in the winter.
The new Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set, Heroes of the Borderlands, just showed up. Over five pounds of gaming fun packed into one box. #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #dnd5e
September 17, 2025 at 10:41 PM
The new Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set, Heroes of the Borderlands, just showed up. Over five pounds of gaming fun packed into one box. #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #dnd5e
This dude again, showing off his antlers...
September 16, 2025 at 12:59 AM
This dude again, showing off his antlers...
The buck was back this morning, strolling through our way-backyard. #wildlife #wildlifecam
August 28, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The buck was back this morning, strolling through our way-backyard. #wildlife #wildlifecam
August 25, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Painting some scatter terrain--stuff your D&D players will want to rummage through, crates, locked chests, sacks of... who knows? Your characters are just going to have to open them up and see. #dungeonsanddragons , #dnd , #daggerheart , #ttrpg
August 24, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Painting some scatter terrain--stuff your D&D players will want to rummage through, crates, locked chests, sacks of... who knows? Your characters are just going to have to open them up and see. #dungeonsanddragons , #dnd , #daggerheart , #ttrpg
The chipmunks are busy today.
August 23, 2025 at 7:52 PM
The chipmunks are busy today.
I've had the PDF for a while. The physical book and box of cards showed up today! #daggerheart #ttrpg
August 19, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I've had the PDF for a while. The physical book and box of cards showed up today! #daggerheart #ttrpg
My art buddy, snoozing while I draw. He was a maniac, racing around the house most of the day, but it's time to crash.
August 16, 2025 at 9:01 PM
My art buddy, snoozing while I draw. He was a maniac, racing around the house most of the day, but it's time to crash.
Doing a little drawing and painting at lunch. Started this in Procreate--a while ago, but now doing most of the work in Photoshop on the XP Pen Artist Pro tablet. #coverart #bookcoverdesign #digitalart
August 7, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Doing a little drawing and painting at lunch. Started this in Procreate--a while ago, but now doing most of the work in Photoshop on the XP Pen Artist Pro tablet. #coverart #bookcoverdesign #digitalart
Backyard astro: another narrowband shot of the Tulip Nebula Sh2-101 in Hydrogen-alpha, 60x5-minute exposures stacked in PixInsight, rotated to look more like a tulip. SH2-101 is 6000 lightyears away, a short hop over on the Orion arm of the Milky Way galaxy. #astrophotography #astronomy #narrowband
August 7, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Backyard astro: another narrowband shot of the Tulip Nebula Sh2-101 in Hydrogen-alpha, 60x5-minute exposures stacked in PixInsight, rotated to look more like a tulip. SH2-101 is 6000 lightyears away, a short hop over on the Orion arm of the Milky Way galaxy. #astrophotography #astronomy #narrowband
Possibly my favorite Cardiacs album, On Land and in the Sea, but since no one’s making me choose one, I won’t. This is the 2025 Vinyl remaster of the 1989 album in blue vinyl, which does make it extra special. This just arrived in the mail! #cardiacs #OnLandAndInTheSea #blueVinyl
August 4, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Possibly my favorite Cardiacs album, On Land and in the Sea, but since no one’s making me choose one, I won’t. This is the 2025 Vinyl remaster of the 1989 album in blue vinyl, which does make it extra special. This just arrived in the mail! #cardiacs #OnLandAndInTheSea #blueVinyl
The Tulip in Hydrogen-alpha: Tulip Nebula Sh2-101 and the surrounding HII region in Cygnus, centered on the open star cluster NGC 6871. 60x300-second subs, 5 hours total integration time. Location: backyard, coastal New Hampshire, US. #astrophotography #astronomy #nightsky #ZWOAM5 #williamoptics
August 3, 2025 at 8:31 PM
The Tulip in Hydrogen-alpha: Tulip Nebula Sh2-101 and the surrounding HII region in Cygnus, centered on the open star cluster NGC 6871. 60x300-second subs, 5 hours total integration time. Location: backyard, coastal New Hampshire, US. #astrophotography #astronomy #nightsky #ZWOAM5 #williamoptics
The Space Cat was already set up and ready to go, so that's what I'm imaging with tonight. William Optics SpaceCat51 and the ZWO AM5 EQ in the backyard. I have the ZWO ASI2600MM-Pro Mono camera, 3nm narrowband 48mm filter set on tonight #WilliamOptics #SpaceCat #ZWOAM5 #astrophotography #astronomy
August 1, 2025 at 7:13 PM
The Space Cat was already set up and ready to go, so that's what I'm imaging with tonight. William Optics SpaceCat51 and the ZWO AM5 EQ in the backyard. I have the ZWO ASI2600MM-Pro Mono camera, 3nm narrowband 48mm filter set on tonight #WilliamOptics #SpaceCat #ZWOAM5 #astrophotography #astronomy
Red-tailed Hawk on our backyard fence, just hangin’ out, looking for squirrels. The sun is finally out and I’m going to set up my astro gear in a bit. Nikon D750, 300mm f/5.6. #backyardwildlife #redtailedhawk #wildlife #wildlifephotography
August 1, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Red-tailed Hawk on our backyard fence, just hangin’ out, looking for squirrels. The sun is finally out and I’m going to set up my astro gear in a bit. Nikon D750, 300mm f/5.6. #backyardwildlife #redtailedhawk #wildlife #wildlifephotography
Looks like we might have some clear night skies Saturday and Sunday, and I'll be out with the Apertura Carbonstar 150 (600mm focal length, F/4) and the #ZWO ASI2600MM-Pro monochrome camera. #astrophotography #nightsky
July 31, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Looks like we might have some clear night skies Saturday and Sunday, and I'll be out with the Apertura Carbonstar 150 (600mm focal length, F/4) and the #ZWO ASI2600MM-Pro monochrome camera. #astrophotography #nightsky
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July 29, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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