Ash
@feralbogwitch.bsky.social
Elusive Space Orc. Cryptid. Climber. Cyclist. Professional Pixel Pusher. Knower of a little about a lot.
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Hey illustrators/agents!
I’m a #kidlit art director starting work on a new picture book—we’re looking for: expressive, commercial, human characters; texture (printmakingish); AND BATS! Lively, active, swarming BATS!
Please respond w/ samples + folio link.
Please no emails/DMs.
💙❤️ #artcommissions
I’m a #kidlit art director starting work on a new picture book—we’re looking for: expressive, commercial, human characters; texture (printmakingish); AND BATS! Lively, active, swarming BATS!
Please respond w/ samples + folio link.
Please no emails/DMs.
💙❤️ #artcommissions
November 6, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Hey illustrators/agents!
I’m a #kidlit art director starting work on a new picture book—we’re looking for: expressive, commercial, human characters; texture (printmakingish); AND BATS! Lively, active, swarming BATS!
Please respond w/ samples + folio link.
Please no emails/DMs.
💙❤️ #artcommissions
I’m a #kidlit art director starting work on a new picture book—we’re looking for: expressive, commercial, human characters; texture (printmakingish); AND BATS! Lively, active, swarming BATS!
Please respond w/ samples + folio link.
Please no emails/DMs.
💙❤️ #artcommissions
Exhibiting eloquence and class this morning:
Kim Davis may you crawl into a hole and be forgotten in the annals of time you homophobic fucking fuck.
Kim Davis may you crawl into a hole and be forgotten in the annals of time you homophobic fucking fuck.
November 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Exhibiting eloquence and class this morning:
Kim Davis may you crawl into a hole and be forgotten in the annals of time you homophobic fucking fuck.
Kim Davis may you crawl into a hole and be forgotten in the annals of time you homophobic fucking fuck.
Every single one. Not just the 8 that caved.
Primary every single senator
CNN, CBS, others report that at least 8 Dems have reached a deal to end the shutdown
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Every single one. Not just the 8 that caved.
My toxic trait is singing Sarah McLachlan's "Angel" to the dogs when I give them baths.
November 8, 2025 at 9:14 PM
My toxic trait is singing Sarah McLachlan's "Angel" to the dogs when I give them baths.
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10/10 take. No notes.
November 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
10/10 take. No notes.
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
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So many people were detained extrajudicially, were tortured, or died because of Dick Cheney. You can't get to the danger we're in now without everything he did. The weapons he helped forge are ones we need to take away from U.S. presidents forever.
November 4, 2025 at 12:52 PM
So many people were detained extrajudicially, were tortured, or died because of Dick Cheney. You can't get to the danger we're in now without everything he did. The weapons he helped forge are ones we need to take away from U.S. presidents forever.
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THE ALOOF WIFE CANNOT STOP WINNING
Find you a partner who reacts like this when war crimimals die ❤️
November 4, 2025 at 3:44 PM
THE ALOOF WIFE CANNOT STOP WINNING
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I spotted this on Mastodon and I find it horrible, not least for the speed with which this has happened.
November 4, 2025 at 9:56 AM
I spotted this on Mastodon and I find it horrible, not least for the speed with which this has happened.
One might call this tree guard "overkill". But I call it, my 100# shepherd thinks that she's gonna qualify for the upcoming Olympic sport of "ripping saplings out of the ground".
November 4, 2025 at 4:35 PM
One might call this tree guard "overkill". But I call it, my 100# shepherd thinks that she's gonna qualify for the upcoming Olympic sport of "ripping saplings out of the ground".
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Happy Election Day. Some people really meant it when they said they were gonna leave if Mamdani won.
November 4, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Happy Election Day. Some people really meant it when they said they were gonna leave if Mamdani won.
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Here is a corrected version of it. It should have any and all typos taken care of - but feel free to point out any! I want this to be squared away before I make any prints! Thanks, #JewSky for your enthusiasm!
October 26, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Here is a corrected version of it. It should have any and all typos taken care of - but feel free to point out any! I want this to be squared away before I make any prints! Thanks, #JewSky for your enthusiasm!
Crimes against Dogmanity
October 26, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Crimes against Dogmanity
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Please help this member of the writing community who's fallen on very hard times
Fellow Calcuttan writer/editor Archita Mittra is in desperate need of financial help. She recently lost her father, her home was damaged in the recent rains, & her mother's in hospital. They don't have insurance, & she's a freelancer. I can vouch for her. Please share widely & donate:
Donate to Help Archita and Her Mom Rebuild Their Lives, organized by tehseen baweja
Hey Everyone! My name is Tehseen and I publish an online magazine called T… tehseen baweja needs your support for Help Archita and Her Mom Rebuild Their Lives
www.gofundme.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Please help this member of the writing community who's fallen on very hard times
November approaches and SNAP is currently not funded to either accept new applicants or provide full benefits to current enrollees (some states won't have any November benefits, others will do partial benefits). Donating (money is king) to your local soup kitchens and food pantries is punk af.
October 21, 2025 at 8:32 PM
November approaches and SNAP is currently not funded to either accept new applicants or provide full benefits to current enrollees (some states won't have any November benefits, others will do partial benefits). Donating (money is king) to your local soup kitchens and food pantries is punk af.
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It is once again time to dust these off
October 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
It is once again time to dust these off
Space rock updates for the northern hemisphere!
New moon sky, plus Orionids peak tonight mean that a venture out to darker skies will result in excellent shooting star viewing. There are also two new comets (discovered earlier this year) that will have their highest visibility tonight. Cont.
New moon sky, plus Orionids peak tonight mean that a venture out to darker skies will result in excellent shooting star viewing. There are also two new comets (discovered earlier this year) that will have their highest visibility tonight. Cont.
October 20, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Space rock updates for the northern hemisphere!
New moon sky, plus Orionids peak tonight mean that a venture out to darker skies will result in excellent shooting star viewing. There are also two new comets (discovered earlier this year) that will have their highest visibility tonight. Cont.
New moon sky, plus Orionids peak tonight mean that a venture out to darker skies will result in excellent shooting star viewing. There are also two new comets (discovered earlier this year) that will have their highest visibility tonight. Cont.
Get out and look up.
October 19, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Get out and look up.
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Housing is the answer, and then the services that people need to live
Food, medical care, etc.
It's very difficult to rest when you are homeless. A lot of people use alcohol or drugs to cope with being on the streets. Stable housing is the place to start
Food, medical care, etc.
It's very difficult to rest when you are homeless. A lot of people use alcohol or drugs to cope with being on the streets. Stable housing is the place to start
October 16, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Housing is the answer, and then the services that people need to live
Food, medical care, etc.
It's very difficult to rest when you are homeless. A lot of people use alcohol or drugs to cope with being on the streets. Stable housing is the place to start
Food, medical care, etc.
It's very difficult to rest when you are homeless. A lot of people use alcohol or drugs to cope with being on the streets. Stable housing is the place to start
One of my recent projects at work involved concepting, designing, and doing the layout for a number of book covers for an audio book series release. The type requirements were a good 2/3rds of the space. It was quite a challenge to design illustrations around that!
No. As a general rule, I reserve top third for type and the publisher handles the rest. We dedicated a newsletter to the topic recently if you'd like a more detail on that:
theartofmichaelwhelan.substack.com/p/setting-type
theartofmichaelwhelan.substack.com/p/setting-type
October 16, 2025 at 2:40 PM
One of my recent projects at work involved concepting, designing, and doing the layout for a number of book covers for an audio book series release. The type requirements were a good 2/3rds of the space. It was quite a challenge to design illustrations around that!
Ah yes, the all important box tithe
October 13, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Ah yes, the all important box tithe
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I won't go on & on about it. But what Dr. Demento put out into the world was special. It connected who knows how many people to music they didn't know they needed. to weird music. to big laffs, which we need. his final show will cost you three bucks, but it's priceless. 3/3 drdemento.com/online.html
Dr. Demento - Streaming
drdemento.com
October 12, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I won't go on & on about it. But what Dr. Demento put out into the world was special. It connected who knows how many people to music they didn't know they needed. to weird music. to big laffs, which we need. his final show will cost you three bucks, but it's priceless. 3/3 drdemento.com/online.html
#CicLAvia Heart of LA, still wild riding down streets that I'm normally fighting against cars with (or it needs to be 2am in order for the streets to be empty) - even with the crazy hecticness of it. One of my fav rides.
October 12, 2025 at 11:18 PM
#CicLAvia Heart of LA, still wild riding down streets that I'm normally fighting against cars with (or it needs to be 2am in order for the streets to be empty) - even with the crazy hecticness of it. One of my fav rides.
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I heard someone on a podcast say that music is boring now and, look, I am saying this as kindly as I can…skill issue.
October 10, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I heard someone on a podcast say that music is boring now and, look, I am saying this as kindly as I can…skill issue.