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RussMakesStuff
@russmakesstuff.bsky.social
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Artist of all trades, master of none. Author of the urban fantasy vampire thriller "All In" and the upcoming "Magical Girl Blues."
A particle in motion, measure me and change the result. He/Him.
https://www.russellisler.com/
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How’s your day going?
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October 3, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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There are few things I love more than a bar crawl in a city I don’t live in.
A sign depicting a palm tree backlit by incandescent bulbs. The wordless sign for a semi hidden tiki bar somewhere in San Francisco. (It’s the Zombie Village)
September 6, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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FOUND IT
🎉🎉🎉🎉
A wide silver ring sculpted with a relief of a stylized wolf’s head and a couple artsy swirls.
August 23, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Hello to all of the wonderful new people showing up around here!

I’m Russ. I write Urban Fantasy. If you like Vampires, Las Vegas, and Magical Girls, then might I suggest one of these?

All In
books2read.com/All-In-Russell-Isler
Magical Girl Blues
books2read.com/MagicalGirlBlues
The cover for ALL IN, showing a man (Eddy) in an old fashioned suit and a woman (Xenia) with green hair and a studded leather jacket standing in front of Las Vegas streets. The cover to MAGICAL GIRL BLUES showing a teen girl (Xenia) in a gray hoodie, magical energy swirling around her hand, and another girl (Bethany), fading into the small town main street background.
August 22, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Had this prodigious bowl of guacamole and chips at La Puerta in the Gaslamp last night.

Like Durin’s Dwarves, I dug too greedily and too deep. 🫩
A massive serving of guacamole heaped on top of a bowl of tortilla chips at La Puerta on 4th street in San Diego.
July 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Tryin’ to get back to my #SDCC Hotel like:
July 27, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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SHAAAAAARK!
A Shark Bite cocktail that I’m about to drink, courtesy Joe’s Crab Shack.
July 25, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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Day 1 of #SDCC is under way.

Swing on by booth 1949 if you’re in the area, why not?
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Colleen of Wyng’d Lyon in booth 1949 at Comic con international 2025. Many hand made plushies, enamel pins and books by Russell Isler are on display. Another view of booth 1949 One more angle of the booth Huck and Puck books has its own little alley within our booth.
July 24, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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We’re here! We’re live!
Comic Con International preview night is a GO.

Come check out me (and my books!), @wyngdlyoncreations.bsky.social and @huckandpuckbooks.bsky.social
A photo of my booth, booth 1949, at San Diego Comic Con 2025.
July 24, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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Sure, it’s sleazy. But I love this town.
A photo of the Las Vegas Strip, as seen from the tower of the El Cortez hotel.
June 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Until VEGAS, Baby!
Dawn over the final day. 24 hours remain.
June 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Huge shoutout to the ab fab living dead pair I saw at #monsterpalooza yesterday.
Pair of cosplayers or models at Monsterpalooza done up as punk living dead from the original Return of the Living Dead poster. Do you wanna paaaaaaaaaartaaayy!
June 1, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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I am here! At @strategicon.bsky.social, signing at Huck and Puck Books @huckandpuckbooks.bsky.social all day. Come say hi, why not?
A photo of me, with my books All In and Magical Girl Blues, at Huck and Puck books in the Gamex Dealer’s room.
May 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Movie you’ve watched more than six times using gifs.

(“Hard mode” no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LOTR)
Ralphie, from Rockula, flicking his fangs.
April 26, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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Two in a row!
A rapper frolnThe Simpaons performing while wearing a gold neck chain with a pendant reading “Thursday the 20th.”
March 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Breakfast of champions.
A photo I took of the lid to a cup of Jongga (with two gs!) Spicy Kimchi Ramen. With real kimchi. The ramen pictured looks extremely red and angry, there is a spice meter claiming 4 out of 5 peppers of spice and a block of Korean writing that I cannot read.
March 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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A rapper frolnThe Simpaons performing while wearing a gold neck chain with a pendant reading “Thursday the 20th.”
February 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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My ride is here.
A screencapture from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Season 2 Episode 1 "Time of the Hawk." Image depicts the space fighter flown by "Hawk.' The ship is hawk themed, of course, complete with beak, bird of prey wings and deployable, articulated, talons.
February 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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This, but sub in coffee.
Comic by @FindChaffy depicting a small, mouse or bunny-like individual eating cheese titled "The 4 Stages of Eating Cheese." The stages depicted are: 1, Eating Cheese. (Bunny is munching on cheese.) 2, Still eating cheese. (Bunny is munching on cheese.) 3, Ate too much cheese (Bunny is visibly distressed.) 4, Bit more cheese. (Bunny is back to munching on cheese.)
February 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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New house friend.

Eat them bugs!
A photo of a spider (species unknown) that has taken up residence beside my television. I am hoping they consume the flies that squeeze in under my front door.
January 24, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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At long last our national nightmare of peace and prosperity can finally be over.
An image of the flag of the United States of America, but inverted, which signals that the individual flying it is in distress.
January 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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The reviews of my second novel, Magical Girl Blues, continue to arrive. I am thrilled to hear that folks are enjoying my book! Thank you!

www.netgalley.com/book/475454/...
An image containing a text excerpt from a review of "Magical Girl Blues" by Russell Isler. Excerpt reads: What sets this novel apart is its balance of horror and heart. While the stakes are high and the scares genuine, the story also explores themes of friendship, resilience, and the power of self-discovery. Xenia’s journey to unlock her potential and confront the darkness mirrors the struggles of adolescence, making her victories feel personal and triumphant.
January 16, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Honestly, sorry for posting hellsite but I'm feeling this pretty hard rn.
Screenshot from matt christman on twitter. "This is the stupidest day in American history, a record that will be broken by every subsequent day in American history." Truer words, etc.
January 7, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Dang, time flies. Ten years ago today, exactly, I wandered into the Las Vegas Mob Museum and found the inspiration to write my first novel, All In.
Okay, it took me a whole bunch of years before I finished it...but I damn well did finish it!
A photo of the Mob Museum in Las Vegas that I took ten years ago, December 16, 2014.
December 16, 2024 at 8:56 PM
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Text at top reads “what I mentally picture whenever anyone says rizz.” Below is a photo portrait of Rizzo the rat from the Muppets, holding a slice of pizza and wearing a varsity jacket.
December 9, 2024 at 9:20 PM