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Jon Negroni
@jonnegroni.bsky.social
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I don’t hate to say ‘I told you so’

🇵🇷 Author, critic, occasional illustrator
🌉 SF Bay Area

Books/podcasts/journal: jonnegroni.com
Short Stories: ceteramagazine.com
Cofounder: inbetweendrafts.com
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Folks when i tell you this analogy rules I am not holding back. Also it is so cool to see ILLEGALS, one of the most political fantasy stories I’ve ever written, get brought to life in such a gorgeous, action-stacked collection.

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wherelegendswalk.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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“The Graven Oaths” coming Thursday
#art #procreate
November 18, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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gotta say, if I got owned by *Matt Yglesias* I would just delete my entire internet presence
Screenshot of two X (Twitter) posts. The first from Republican Accountability (@AccountableGOP) shows a video thumbnail of Ben Shapiro at a desk and states 'Ben Shapiro claims Marjorie Taylor Greene supports the release of the Epstein files because she wants to destroy Trump's presidency.' The second post from Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) quotes the first tweet and asks 'Why would releasing the Epstein files destroy Trump's presidency?'
November 15, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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ya boi wrote a short story collection and it’s not terrible
October 27, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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The Caller Isn't Human

#inktober #art #procreate
October 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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My short story "Don't Wake Up Too Fast" will be available to read in the upcoming anthology AURORA, out on 11/4! Very excited to share this coming-of-age magical realism tale about a teen Caribbean dreamwalker with all of you. Yes, even you!
October 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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“The Petals Beneath Her Tongue”
#art #procreate #inktober
A woman’s face in profile, eyes closed, painted in deep crimson and burnt orange tones. From where her mouth should be, a dark red flower blooms outward, petals unfurling into black space.
October 15, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Housekeeping for the Dead
#inktober #procreate #art
A purple-tinted drawing of two hands dipping into a round bucket of water. A faint woman’s face appears reflected beneath the ripples, soft and ghostlike.
October 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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The NYT headline is bad enough but here is WaPo finding some way to top them
Chumer looks down at his shoes while headline claims how progressives just out–Freedom Caucused the Freedom Caucus. The caption helpfully adds that Democrats “walked into a trap laid by Trump,” as if the whole shutdown were a particularly dumb episode of Survivor
October 1, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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September 30, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Poem I’m working on
Preach to me, your second voice the one you hold for longing behind your lips I see my face the same you keep on finding give us this life, our daily dread and make me a believer in something the day will come, and it will be forever for in your breath is my belonging
September 29, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Over at @ceteramagazine.bsky.social we'll soon be kicking off our "October of Horror" with a gothic horror debut from our managing editor Natalia Emmons. Here's a sneak peak at the artwork she did for her piece, "The Morrow Twins!"
sketchy illustration of a poppet or a voodoo doll
September 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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same energy
September 23, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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oh damn. well I guess that settles that.
Screenshot of a Fox News segment showing Laura Ingraham on the left and Tom Homan on the right. The chyron reads: “Homan responds to bribe allegations.” Above, text says: “Ingraham: They said you took $50,000 in cash in a bag from an undercover FBI agent… Homan: I did nothing criminal or illegal.”
September 23, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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introducing Barb the Barbarian.
An illustrated podcast logo for “Fantasy Writing for Barbarians.” It features a determined-looking female orc named Barb with green skin, black hair, and tusks peeking from her lower jaw. She wears a single orange spiked shoulder guard and orange bracers. Barb is furiously writing in an open book with a quill, her brow furrowed in intense concentration. Above her, the title appears in bold, hand-drawn, medieval-style lettering. The background is a pale blue. The illustration was created using Procreate.
September 22, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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FINALLY finished producing the audio narration for "Songs of the Dead and Drowning," one of our most popular short fantasy releases this year! In the story, a nameless siren enacts bloody revenge on the sailor who murdered her songsister.

www.ceteramagazine.com/songs-for-th...
A red, hand-drawn mermaid figure is centered inside a dark circular frame against a textured deep blue background that resembles swirling ocean currents. The mermaid is shown in profile with long, flowing hair and a coiled tail, with a single drop of blood falling from her raised hand. The illustration is signed by Jon Negroni and was created using the Procreate app.
September 22, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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No not even close. The actual full quote for context below. He completely twisted the actual meaning of the word in a bad faith way in order to (gasp) divide people.
September 14, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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his name is Kravmosh and he is also my son.
September 13, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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it’s been a stressful week, so ya boy been sketchin
An illustration of a fantasy character being drawn and inked on Procreate. He’s half ogre and half elf, holding a ledger with mittens in a cold Victorian town with black soot mixing in with the snow.
September 13, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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In my opinion, empathy requires strength and moral character.
Charlie Kirk mid-rant on his show, with a caption quoting him saying empathy is a ‘made up New Age term that does a lot of damage.’ The overall vibe: a man passionately warning you about the dangers of basic human decency.
September 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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"Behavioral Pause"
#art #procreate
September 3, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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how it started 😂
September 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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some artwork I did for my upcoming story "Illegals" to be published in "Where Legends Walk" from @oddityprodigy.bsky.social

"Ignacio" also known as Azul
#art #procreate
Stylized comic art of a boy named Ignacio on a glowing skybridge, half of his body breaking into pink digital fragments. The tunnel behind him glows bright cyan and magenta with a diagonal stripe cutting across the image, showing a ghostly echo of his face. The city of Vireluna in the background is misty and neon-lit.
September 1, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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"We Should Celebrate"
#art #procreate
August 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Pixelated Boat roasting the “both sides” crowd back in 2017: Centrist says politics is about compromise, but apparently only if it means shaking hands with racists instead of the left.
August 15, 2025 at 5:46 PM