Marlon Rando
@marlonrando.bsky.social
marlon, occasionally known as anduefex, now in an all-new time zone
Reposted by Marlon Rando
rereading Rust Hills' "writing in general and the short story in particular" and the man just annihilated modern hollywood from 1977: "The trouble with mystery as a structure is that the writer enters into competition with the reader instead of partnership."
December 6, 2025 at 4:14 PM
rereading Rust Hills' "writing in general and the short story in particular" and the man just annihilated modern hollywood from 1977: "The trouble with mystery as a structure is that the writer enters into competition with the reader instead of partnership."
anyway I'm gonna try to make a little zine this winter. unsure if I will finish in time to submit to the event that prompted it but I think it will be good for me regardless
December 5, 2025 at 5:16 PM
anyway I'm gonna try to make a little zine this winter. unsure if I will finish in time to submit to the event that prompted it but I think it will be good for me regardless
think about my livejournal friends sometimes. a few of them I still keep tabs on but most would not recognize my current web persona. which is wild because we were so enmeshed in each other's lives then
December 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
think about my livejournal friends sometimes. a few of them I still keep tabs on but most would not recognize my current web persona. which is wild because we were so enmeshed in each other's lives then
Reposted by Marlon Rando
truly I do not understand people who have the option for consequence-free sick leave and still choose to come in sick and expose everyone else
December 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
truly I do not understand people who have the option for consequence-free sick leave and still choose to come in sick and expose everyone else
my hot take about welfare fraud is that if people find it worthwhile to jump through all the hoops for the paltry amount they'll earn from it, they probably also need the money even if they don't qualify for it
December 3, 2025 at 7:44 PM
my hot take about welfare fraud is that if people find it worthwhile to jump through all the hoops for the paltry amount they'll earn from it, they probably also need the money even if they don't qualify for it
Reposted by Marlon Rando
just gonna put this here
www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/a-complete...
www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/a-complete...
How to quit Spotify
This Black Friday, here's a guide to finding the best Spotify alternative
www.bloodinthemachine.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:40 PM
just gonna put this here
www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/a-complete...
www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/a-complete...
Reposted by Marlon Rando
so… somehow, my flu has returned. and the day before that, i finished up polishing my patreon page.
so here it is! promise to do my best and not be boring.
so here it is! promise to do my best and not be boring.
Get more from martyfive on Patreon
OCs/illustration/comics/design
patreon.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:44 PM
so… somehow, my flu has returned. and the day before that, i finished up polishing my patreon page.
so here it is! promise to do my best and not be boring.
so here it is! promise to do my best and not be boring.
immediately drop any pretense of having a career and have constant jam sessions (music version and canned fruit version). as needed supplement this with part time work so I can travel sometimes, and also to buy the fruit and musical instruments. get really good at gluten-free baking
Honest question: If everyone got Universal Basic Income, no strings attached, what would YOU do with it?
Re-post with your quote or drop your take below.
Re-post with your quote or drop your take below.
December 2, 2025 at 1:23 AM
immediately drop any pretense of having a career and have constant jam sessions (music version and canned fruit version). as needed supplement this with part time work so I can travel sometimes, and also to buy the fruit and musical instruments. get really good at gluten-free baking
I miss being involved in folk music scenes... music scenes in general but folk music is dear to my heart
December 2, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I miss being involved in folk music scenes... music scenes in general but folk music is dear to my heart
I'm playing Control and it is a good game so far but also really leans into my great weakness as a gamer (aiming)
November 30, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I'm playing Control and it is a good game so far but also really leans into my great weakness as a gamer (aiming)
tentatively doing this love meme thing... I know no one knows me in fandom anymore but it's good for me to get over myself and post it anyway gdgdbaby.dreamwidth.org/314179.html?...
Captcha Check
gdgdbaby.dreamwidth.org
November 28, 2025 at 9:14 PM
tentatively doing this love meme thing... I know no one knows me in fandom anymore but it's good for me to get over myself and post it anyway gdgdbaby.dreamwidth.org/314179.html?...
Reposted by Marlon Rando
Instead of giving your money to (1) billionaire this Black Friday, give it to (25) perverts keeping the sicko dream alive!
Every $ this bundle earns goes directly to the artists, which mean a very merry holiday season for a bunch of queer increatives ♥️
And in exchange you get a bunch of sick porn!
Every $ this bundle earns goes directly to the artists, which mean a very merry holiday season for a bunch of queer increatives ♥️
And in exchange you get a bunch of sick porn!
💖 WAKE UP PERVERTS IT'S SICKO'S SELECTION #3 💖
itch.io/b/3393/sicko...
WHAT is Sicko's Selection, you ask? uhhh, only an amazing bi-whenever-we-feel-like-it erotica bundle, and with 25 all-star creators, this edition is our biggest and juiciest edition yet!
(Art by hattersart)
itch.io/b/3393/sicko...
WHAT is Sicko's Selection, you ask? uhhh, only an amazing bi-whenever-we-feel-like-it erotica bundle, and with 25 all-star creators, this edition is our biggest and juiciest edition yet!
(Art by hattersart)
November 28, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Instead of giving your money to (1) billionaire this Black Friday, give it to (25) perverts keeping the sicko dream alive!
Every $ this bundle earns goes directly to the artists, which mean a very merry holiday season for a bunch of queer increatives ♥️
And in exchange you get a bunch of sick porn!
Every $ this bundle earns goes directly to the artists, which mean a very merry holiday season for a bunch of queer increatives ♥️
And in exchange you get a bunch of sick porn!
Reposted by Marlon Rando
Time once again to rep my favorite place for giving: anelder.org - they supply food, firewood and supplies for traditional crafting to Navajo Elders. If you have the cash, please give these folks a hand.
November 27, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Time once again to rep my favorite place for giving: anelder.org - they supply food, firewood and supplies for traditional crafting to Navajo Elders. If you have the cash, please give these folks a hand.
know absolutely nothing about this but absolutely love the art style, might give it a shot
"Love Through a Prism" ("Prism Rondo"), a new series by WIT Studio, directed by Kazuto Nakazawa (Samurai Champloo, B: The Beginning, Kill Bill...).
Story & original character design by mangaka Yoko Kamio (Hana yori dango).
Coming January 15 (Netflix).
First trailer >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLXS...
Story & original character design by mangaka Yoko Kamio (Hana yori dango).
Coming January 15 (Netflix).
First trailer >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLXS...
November 27, 2025 at 12:54 AM
know absolutely nothing about this but absolutely love the art style, might give it a shot
everyone is of course free to choose words that fit them and their community but I'm going to remain grumpy that "achillean" has taken off as a word for queer men
November 24, 2025 at 4:38 PM
everyone is of course free to choose words that fit them and their community but I'm going to remain grumpy that "achillean" has taken off as a word for queer men
Reposted by Marlon Rando
we're at 31 submissions out of the 100 available slots already, damn
#InverteFest season is almost here, which means it's time to submit your bug & slug art! The form closes at 100 entries.
Find more info, download past art book, and submit here:
invertefest.com/#artbook
Find more info, download past art book, and submit here:
invertefest.com/#artbook
November 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
we're at 31 submissions out of the 100 available slots already, damn
Reposted by Marlon Rando
Few years ago I did comic adaptation of Karel Čapek sci-fi play R.U.R. ...next month is that comicbook going to be published in Albania, so I have excuse to post some pages here:
November 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Few years ago I did comic adaptation of Karel Čapek sci-fi play R.U.R. ...next month is that comicbook going to be published in Albania, so I have excuse to post some pages here:
it is six am and I am sad to say I did not wake up early to see it
November 23, 2025 at 5:05 AM
it is six am and I am sad to say I did not wake up early to see it
Reposted by Marlon Rando
hello fellow artists. google has fallen. pinterest/duckduckgo AI filters don't work. do not despair; here is a list i made of places to find reference images without having to sift through piles of worthless garbage: doodlemancy.dreamwidth.org/20757.html
🚯 #NoAI #HumanArtists #ArtistsOnBluesky
🚯 #NoAI #HumanArtists #ArtistsOnBluesky
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
hello fellow artists. google has fallen. pinterest/duckduckgo AI filters don't work. do not despair; here is a list i made of places to find reference images without having to sift through piles of worthless garbage: doodlemancy.dreamwidth.org/20757.html
🚯 #NoAI #HumanArtists #ArtistsOnBluesky
🚯 #NoAI #HumanArtists #ArtistsOnBluesky
had a job working on a map, hated almost everything but the actual drawing work, went looking for other fields I could draw very precise shapes all day (but ideally where managers couldn't tell me to draw less precisely)
November 23, 2025 at 12:10 AM
had a job working on a map, hated almost everything but the actual drawing work, went looking for other fields I could draw very precise shapes all day (but ideally where managers couldn't tell me to draw less precisely)
we have started mandatory deutsch hours (PM only, I cannot be trusted with bilingualism before noon) and I know it's good for me but mein arme kopf...
November 21, 2025 at 9:55 PM
we have started mandatory deutsch hours (PM only, I cannot be trusted with bilingualism before noon) and I know it's good for me but mein arme kopf...
the hardest part of speaking a new language is not the language itself so much as having to figure out how to express yourself with extremely limited vocabulary
November 20, 2025 at 11:46 PM
the hardest part of speaking a new language is not the language itself so much as having to figure out how to express yourself with extremely limited vocabulary
absolutely insane for cmat to go directly from "when a good man cries" to "jamie oliver petrol station" like I see the vision but I am experiencing SUCH tonal whiplash
November 20, 2025 at 11:20 PM
absolutely insane for cmat to go directly from "when a good man cries" to "jamie oliver petrol station" like I see the vision but I am experiencing SUCH tonal whiplash