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jollyladyshark.bsky.social @jollyladyshark.bsky.social · 12h

Rattober day 9: brat
Confession- I never actually listened to the best album! I was very busy with Chappell Roan last summer and I’m bad at doing more than one music at a time. I guess maybe now that it’s not super cool anymore I could go ahead and give it a listen 🫣 #rattober #inktober #brat

Comic showing the Charlie XCX bright green ‘brat’ album cover, except this time there’s just a ‘b’ and the ‘rat’ has been replaced with a drawing of a cheeky-looking white rat

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jollyladyshark.bsky.social @jollyladyshark.bsky.social · 17h

Thank you so much! Ended up spending all day on it and put a lot of love in, especially with the portrait of my sweet sick old boys 🥲

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jollyladyshark.bsky.social @jollyladyshark.bsky.social · 1d

Rattober day 8: nightmare rat
This is my worst anxiety dream: I’ve neglected to look after some unknown number of rats in a hidden room. I’ve been caring for two or three rats like usual, but I’ve been ignoring these other rats. #petrats #rattober #inktober #anxietydream

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jollyladyshark.bsky.social @jollyladyshark.bsky.social · 2d

So so wahr 😂

jollyladyshark.bsky.social @jollyladyshark.bsky.social · 2d

Rattober day 7: streamer rat
Don’t worry- you’re invited! Bring snacks!!

#inktober #rattober #cuterats

Comic panel 1: Two rats perch in a cave, looking happily at multicoloured streamers hanging from the ceiling. The brown hooded rat asks “Do you think the decorations are ready?” “Almost,” replies the black hooded rat.

Comic panel 2: We see the same cage, with a wider view, and we see how they’ve made their curtains. A red and yellow striped curtain is stretched across the room, its corner pulled in through the bars. Likewise, a blue and green striped jumper has its sleeve pulled through the bars. As they reach to continue shredding their textiles, the black hooded rat suggests “More streamers over here.” Standing to help, the brown hooded rat says “This party’s gonna rock”

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jollyladyshark.bsky.social @jollyladyshark.bsky.social · 3d

Rattober Day 6: ratio
Proof! Proof, if proof be needed, of perfection!!

Drawing of a blond hooded rat curled up sleeping in a ball. A blue circle is superimposed over the rat’s body, perfectly lining up. The ratio is shown, marked ‘A= pi r squared’. A caption declares the rat “Mathematically Perfect”

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jollyladyshark.bsky.social @jollyladyshark.bsky.social · 4d

Rattober day 5: stinky rat #inktober

Comic showing two happy hooded rats, one brown and one ginger. They have prominent balls. They’re surrounded by a green cloud with the words pong, whiff and stinkus floating in it. Below them, in messy writing, are the words “I love boy rats”

Prompt list for Rattober 2025. Day 5 prompt is stinky rat

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jollyladyshark.bsky.social @jollyladyshark.bsky.social · 5d

Rattober Day 4: dream rat
I never get proper flying dreams. I get ones where I realise I can jump and float: like, I can easily jump all the way down stairs without touching, or across a zebra crossing. It’s satisfying and fun, but I wish I actually flew sometimes! ☁️

#rattober #rattober2025

Comic showing a white rat floating through the sky. Thoughts appear around him, in distorted letters. “I forgot to study for the calculus exam. I’ve never been to calculus.” “Im in a play and I don’t know my lines” “oh no- I’m naked!”

Prompt list for Rattober 2025. Day 4 prompt is dream rat

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jollyladyshark.bsky.social @jollyladyshark.bsky.social · 5d

Check out the lil American flag behind the register for no reason

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jollyladyshark.bsky.social @jollyladyshark.bsky.social · 6d

Brother brother let’s get this bred brother 🦢
Rattober Day 4: lake rat

#rattober #fancyrats #ratart #cuterats

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jollyladyshark.bsky.social @jollyladyshark.bsky.social · 7d

Day 2: Accu-rat. I really enjoyed trying to get the Victorian illustration look. Those engravers really did put in the hours tho! #rattober #rattober2025 #cuterats

Comic in style of 19th century anatomical diagram. Shows a hooded rat sitting up nicely, parts clearly labelled. Back is “scuttlehunch,” ears are “petals,” eyes are “beady peeps,” nose is “sniffter,” whiskers are “whisk-snifflers,” hands are “grab stars,” feet are “lumpy long hands,” tail is “general unsettler,” and the place where the undrawn testes would be is “bolls (censored)”. It is labelled “Rat Anatomical Illustration number 47

Prompt list for Rattober 2025. Day 2 prompt is accu-rat

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jollyladyshark.bsky.social @jollyladyshark.bsky.social · 8d

A tribute to my beloved old man Whoop and sweetie Marius the Blue 🤎💙 #rattober #rattober2025

A drawing of two rats snuggling cheek to cheek. The larger one is Siamese and has his eyes closed. The younger one in the foreground is a young blue roan, white with a stripe of grey along his head. One bright eye is open but he’s got the other closed to keep his friend’s whiskers out. The caption reads “you are friend shaped”

The prompt list for Rattober 2025. Today’s prompt is “friend-shaped rat”

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jollyladyshark.bsky.social @jollyladyshark.bsky.social · Sep 5

Looking forward to trying that sentence for creative writing lessons. Kids always struggle with how to start!

a pixel art of a crab dancing on a beach with the website totalleh.com at the bottom

ALT: a pixel art of a crab dancing on a beach with the website totalleh.com at the bottom

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jollyladyshark.bsky.social @jollyladyshark.bsky.social · Jul 31

That’s solid courage right there 🌟

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jollyladyshark.bsky.social @jollyladyshark.bsky.social · Jul 31

I smashed it, baby. I kept the momentum from Novel Writing Month and finished my 90k word wild draft. I’ve even started going back and doing my first editing pass to fill in the gaping plot holes and continuity issues. Insanely proud 🌟

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jollyladyshark.bsky.social @jollyladyshark.bsky.social · Jul 30

Patrick Stewart and Kate Fleetwood as Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. Moustachioed Macbeth embraces his wife from behind. He looks a little sad and desperate. She looks so pissed off her skull might pop out of her face.

jollyladyshark.bsky.social @jollyladyshark.bsky.social · Jul 2

Love the possum’s anatomically correct nipple situation 😂

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jollyladyshark.bsky.social @jollyladyshark.bsky.social · Jun 20

a man is playing a trumpet in front of balloons and the words " musician-parent during lockdown be like "

Alt: a man is playing a tuba as a little kid walks past holding their hands over their ears. Caption reads " musician-parent during lockdown be like "

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jollyladyshark.bsky.social @jollyladyshark.bsky.social · Jun 6

I had a New Year resolution to finish my novel draft (30-50,000 words). Plotstormers Lite helped me solve a lot of the problems that had blocked me, but I wasn’t writing. Write a Novel Fest has motivated me again, and I’ve already done 8,000 words this week!

a cartoon clock with a sad face and the words the future does n't exist below it

Alt: a cartoon clock with a sad face and the words the future doesn't exist below it. From the legendary “Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared”

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jollyladyshark.bsky.social @jollyladyshark.bsky.social · Jun 4

Just sent this to pretty much everyone I know, thanks!

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jollyladyshark.bsky.social @jollyladyshark.bsky.social · Jun 1

Just so sweet potato shaped here 🍠

jollyladyshark.bsky.social @jollyladyshark.bsky.social · Jun 1

This Dollop made me scream in frustration!

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jollyladyshark.bsky.social @jollyladyshark.bsky.social · May 23

You are correct

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jollyladyshark.bsky.social @jollyladyshark.bsky.social · May 23

Same

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jollyladyshark.bsky.social @jollyladyshark.bsky.social · May 23

I know you said you’re not worried about money, but Redbubble is particularly predatory and rubbish in their payment scheme, so fourthwall is worth a look if you’ve got the headspace. They actually do let you make some money off your sales!

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