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Chrissie Zullo Uminga @chrissiezullo.bsky.social · 1d

It’s almost time! Here is an overview of what I will have at New York Comic Con. I will be at D-15 in Artist Alley!

Hope this helps, and see you this weekend in New York! 🍎

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Fay Thompson, Author/Artist @faythompsonauthor.bsky.social · 20h

If your zine is in the same universe as your novel, it becomes a novel magnet story too. The best way to pre-sell your novel is by making people want it through something they read.

When you are writing your short today, consider your self publishing options too.

#writingcommunity #booksky #zines

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DH_Austin @dhaustin.bsky.social · 20h

was able to make the session. I felt things I knew were spiraling in my head and had to put the phone down and breathe before I responded too enthusiastic.
And as I waited, I imagined the message in my head over and over and how it would loom if I had seen her hands as she typed it.

DH_Austin @dhaustin.bsky.social · 20h

story. She never let them rest. She was the best talker I ever knew, with her choice of phrase, her excessive vocabulary, her non-existent fear of colorful curse words, and her hands.
I could not stop thinking about her even hours after the game had ended.
When she texted the bext day, to ask if I

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DH_Austin @dhaustin.bsky.social · 20h

Short story idea. First draft

It was her hands. They were regular hands, after all, but it was they way they moved when she talked.
She talked to me, not knowing I liked her. Not knowing I liked girls and that, I think is why her hands did me in.
She kept throwing them out, with each burst in her

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The Steam Powered Story Teller @thesteampowered.bsky.social · 1d

For my sins I run a ttrpg group called The Paradox Factory which is always looking for new story tellers and players to join our merry band of role-players.

#theparadoxfactory #ttrpg #roleplaying #roleplay

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Roll20 @roll20.net · 21h

🗡️❤️🔥 The #Daggerheart Quickstart Adventure is now available for FREE on Roll20!

Explore Darrington Press's hit TTRPG with full-color maps by @mapdoctor.bsky.social, tokens, NPC sheets, and ready-to-play heroes. Learn the rules as you play online!

Claim yours: buff.ly/GFtfLHF

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Nilus ☾ Comms open! @nilusart.bsky.social · 2d

Okay guys my commissions are once again open!! if you want to get anything for spooky season now is the time 🎃👻
You can either dm me or email me at [email protected] 🖤

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Marcie Parcie 🏳️‍⚧️ (queen of 🏺) @marcieparcie.bsky.social · 1d

Dnd is kind of wacky because if you go deep enough in your dnd lore research you end up doing research on actual myth and magic

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DH_Austin @dhaustin.bsky.social · 1d

I think, just for me, the best part of digging deep like this was discovering the books that examine the meaning of myth and storytelling, like the book "Fairy tale as myth, myth as fairy tale," by Jack Zipes

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DH_Austin @dhaustin.bsky.social · 1d

I have often compared my marriage (43 years on Monday) to the relationship between Leetah and Cutter, not because of my bravery, strength, or moral fiber, of which all are highly questionable, but because there is no reasonable explanation for why she puts up with me other than the bond.

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DH_Austin @dhaustin.bsky.social · 1d

Did you know that in Baldur's Gate 3 you can create a body type 3, Drow Tempest Cleric of Selune who you can pretend doesn't think she deserves the attention of La'zel or Shadowheart, and wants to be like Karlach but knows she is not kind enough?

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DH_Austin @dhaustin.bsky.social · 1d

I remember when I first read, "Little Wars," and thought, hold on, hold on. This guy. This guy who wrote the Time Machine, War of the Worlds, and The Outline of History was so bored he made up a game to play with toy soldiers and cannons that fired corks?

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Tanya is seeking work || 🔜 TCNA @cypheroftyr.bsky.social · 1d

Insomnia thoughts on who keeps getting raised up as pillars of the “TTRPG community” simply because they’re the loudest in the room.

Time & time again we see the rise & fall of people with big personalities but not a bit of morals or decency. Cause they were loud at the right moments.

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DH_Austin @dhaustin.bsky.social · 1d

Amelia Earhart is missing?!

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Eerie Rottica @eerierottica.bsky.social · 1d

HEX-CELLENT!
Here's my cosplay of Raven Hex from Tarot Witch of The Black Rose.

Kickstarter launching in 2 weeks!!! I love a Kickstarter campaign! (Unless it's my own, then I hate it.)
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jim...

Photo by my talented friend @touchofboudoir.bsky.social

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DH_Austin @dhaustin.bsky.social · 1d

me, were people who, often, had the same feelings of being other, or misunderstood, that I had.
Roleplaying games connected the parts of me that I had felt would never be connected to anything or anyone. Playing, sharing the worlds I made up, allowed me to see me as a real person.

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DH_Austin @dhaustin.bsky.social · 1d

introduced to D&D at the age of 12, in 1976, the structure spoke directly to me, even if I was too young to recognize that the structure was flawed.
It was a structure. A way to tell people, "Yes, I am playing pretend, but there are rules."
I found that people who wanted to play, wanted to play with

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DH_Austin @dhaustin.bsky.social · 1d

It wasn't that I didn't understand the world, though as a child, that is what it felt like. It was that I did not understand that I was different and that that was okay.
As a child, I was always imagining worlds where I belonged, as a reaction to how I was always feeling I did not.
When I was

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josvolpe.bsky.social @josvolpe.bsky.social · 1d

Hello! I’m participating in #dvpit today, and if I like your pitch, it means I’d love for you to send me the materials! Please follow the guidelines on our website and include “DVPit Pick” in the subject line: www.newleafliterary.com/submissions-3/

New Leaf Literary | Submissions

www.newleafliterary.com

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DH_Austin @dhaustin.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you

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Brad Guigar — Follow my #HaHaHaHalloween Countdown 🎃 @bradguigar.com · 1d

Love is in the air — and maybe a little ozone, too. In this 'Meanwhile…' strip, Lightning Lady lets her guard down for an evening with her favorite minotaur chef. A delicious meal, a little flirtation, and a hint of what’s to come make for a date night that’s positively electrifying.

Here’s the full transcript for this Evil Inc comic by Brad Guigar, titled “Meanwhile… Angus Cooks Dinner for Lightning Lady”:

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Setting: Outside Angus’s apartment. Lightning Lady stands beside a table where dinner is served.
Lightning Lady: This looks delicious, Angus! You really know how to treat a girl!

Panel 2
Lightning Lady looks up at Angus, smiling nervously.
Lightning Lady: Speaking of which... I… um… brought protection for tonight.

Panel 3
Angus grins confidently.
Angus: Heh… so did I.

Panel 4
Lightning Lady holds up a condom with a flirty smile. Angus proudly holds up a surge protector. Hearts fill the background.

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DH_Austin @dhaustin.bsky.social · 1d

"What happens if I push it?"
"Excuse me?"
"If I push the button, what happens?"
"Happens? I don't understand."
"It's a button, so, you know. It does things."
"You fasten clothing with it."
"Wait, hold on. What year is it?"

Tales & Feathers Magazine @talesfeathers.bsky.social · 1d

The village buzzes with life when the Button Merchant arrives. Everyone wants to buy a shiny brass button for their son's coming of age; a diamond one for an engagement; an indigo one to complete the rainbow down their shirt. What sort of button do you seek?

#TinyTalesTuesday #WritingPrompt

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DH_Austin @dhaustin.bsky.social · 1d

Sometimes, I wish someone would just tell me to stop writing.

You know, someone other than me, of couse.

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Mizuki @ladymizuki8.bsky.social · Feb 11

Mizuki
Raven Cat Girl Queen
Chaos vibes, yapping, and kindness are my specialties.

I go live on twitch at twitch.tv/LadyMizuki8

Always remember to do your best.
🎨: Kamochiruu

A break down reference sheet of the Raven Cat Girl Mizuki in both her original and queen outfits. Gothic Victorian inspired layers on both, with the original being brown, and the Queen being a deep purple.

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