Mara Lynn Johnstone

Hey artists

Just keep posting.
Last post didn’t get many likes? Keep posting.
Not 100% happy with what you made? Post it.
Feel like you aren’t getting anywhere? Keep posting.

You never know who will find you and when.

If you think about it, Restless Leg Syndrome is a bit like having your leg possessed by a ghost

I'm going to be donating blood on Halloween. Someday I'll write that vampire book about a heist on a blood bank. It will be GREAT.

This feels like a hug 🥹

Oh hey, the word I expected to be not-quite-official-even-though-it-should-be actually IS in the dictionary. Sweet.

(Insectile.)

(Writing about bug aliens again. A particular one who's nice, but don't say so where she can hear you.)

I once said that T. Kingfisher horror novels are like if you were summoning a ghost at a seance, but your chair is secretly a mimic. 😂

I didn't know there was a print copy! I have several pages saved in the depths of my computer from so many years ago. I may have to get one of these remaining copies.

Aw HELL YEAH it is the season where zoos post videos of their animals with giant pumpkins!!!!!

it’s almost halloween, you know what that means!!! “carving pumpkins?” “haunted house tours?” “scary movies?”

(crumpling up a piece of paper that says “make the paprika chicken what made jonathan harker go mad”) yeah that’s what i meant

I'm always here for a good Beowulf reference 😂

Yes, it's definitely "ding-dong ditch" in the USA, at least here in California. Makes perfect sense to me, LOL.

Woohoo, it's the official end of wildfire season!
*cheers in Californian*

pspspsps

“Not at all useful” is so subjective because I would commission my artist friends to make me the coolest dumbest shit and that would be extremely useful to them and also me. Fursuits. Video games. Little scale models. Who wants to add a meow wolf-ass room to my house let’s get weird.

a car that's trapped in hagfish slime

Today is #nationalhagfishday I hope you have a good day and if not I hope you escape the day via copious amounts of slime www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day...

I'm pretty sure a lot of them are very fake.

Same! I've been just ignoring the people who look like they got lost on the way here.

There's some good in this world, Mr. Frodo, and it's the return of my beloved Nanowrimo. 🥹

Oh look, another one in the minute since I posted this.

I sure am getting a lot of follows from politically-focused accounts. Did someone put me on the wrong list, or is this what all the engagement bots look like now?

I'm here for books, writing, D&D, and other fantastical shenanigans. Other people have the negative parts of the current world covered.

It's a lot of fun! And it gives us a record to look back on later, which works out well for everyone.

Makes sense to me!

#DnD

We'll have the vampire cleric interrogate the dead robot next time. Right now, we have a real-world dinner that's All Of The Garlic Bread (ironic) And Also The Ham. It smells amazing, and the cleric isn't invited.

#DnD

The cleric we call in is, naturally, a vampire. The urchins think this is the coolest thing.

Kid: "Oh wow! Can you make the dragon into a vampire too?"

Vampire: "No, that would be terribly irresponsible."

Robot: "And he's already got sharp teeth. It's not like he'd get anything out of it."

#DnD

"That was a successful party! Only a minor disruption, quickly dealt with."

"Yeah, we'll deal with that dead guy in the cart later."

"Is he dead or just deactivated?"

"He walked into my sword. He walked into my sword fifteen times."

"We can still interrogate him. We know some clerics."

#DnD

Checking in at home via scrying crystal shows that Avonicus the demon is playing chess against JerkBird the fae familiar. Most likely both are cheating, and that's the real game. They're having a great time.

#DnD

Prince: *gives a speech, ends on a pun*

Bartender: "All right, everybody get off my bar. I'm trying to serve drinks here, and now there's footprints."

Mage: "Nonsense, my feet don't touch the ground."

#DnD

Mage: *gives a heartfelt speech that brings tears to the eyes of many people in the crowd, to hearty applause*

Mage, muttering: "I need a drink. I just said unironically 'You are the pride of Pride Rock.' I need SEVERAL drinks."

#DnD

Orc: "Mr Skyhunter, we didn't know you were coming. I'd hate to be uncouth and offer you some sort of family as food, but we had a run-in with a dragon turtle..."

Dragon: "No relation. They're not actually dragons."

Orc: "Oh good. You want some in the shell as a bowl?"

Dragon: "Hilarious."

#DnD

Mage, to dragon: "I would have to be riding on your back. Standing up, to look properly impressive, of course."

DM: "There are already people who think you're the avatar of an avenging god. You're not beating the allegations."

Mage Player: "I never tried to!"