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S.S. Genesee

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Indie Author & Artist๐ŸŒท ALL TOMORROWโ€™S PHOTOS (out now!) ๐ŸŒธ SYMPATHY FOR THE BLUES (out now!) ๐ŸŒธ Rolling Stones enthusiast ๐ŸŒธ https://linktr.ee/geneseedraws

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MyRetroTVs Tune in to the lost decades with these nostalgic TV simulators.

ATTN: Fellow artists perpetually in search of background noise!

www.myretrotvs.com

This site streams retro TV, divided up by genre and decade.

Watch news broadcasts from the 70s
Movie trailers from the 80s
Cartoons from the 50s
Soap operas from the 60s

And a lot more

It's pretty fuk'n great!

02.12.2025 02:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 290    ๐Ÿ” 135    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Check out the whole thread for more info.

Bundle: payhip.com/b/sRLmt

Umbra: books2read.com/u/4AdRDN

02.12.2025 13:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Monitored Activity The Backrooms meets Willy's Wonderland in this queer horror novella where two security guardsโ€”one of them a serial killer and the other a potential victimโ€”must escape the Mall before it digests them w...

I'm about to be reeeal annoying about MonAct tomorrowโ€”HOWEVER.

The near cataclysmic volume of annoyance may be eased the closer this bad boy gets to 100 backers.

It's currently at 84.

Y'all gotta promise to hit 87 while I'm online tho. For no particular reason.

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a...

02.12.2025 04:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œFantasy books feel so empty lately.โ€

Not indie fantasy.

โ€œEveryoneโ€™s just trying to rewrite ACOTAR.โ€

Not indie authors.

โ€œNo oneโ€™s writing anything new!โ€

Indie authors are.

02.12.2025 00:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 175    ๐Ÿ” 59    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
Retro anime-style artwork of Gene Hillard playing guitar, with white confetti surrounding him. He is the main character of S.S. Genesee's book SYMPATHY FOR THE BLUES. Handwritten text on the image says: "Happy Birthday Gene".

Retro anime-style artwork of Gene Hillard playing guitar, with white confetti surrounding him. He is the main character of S.S. Genesee's book SYMPATHY FOR THE BLUES. Handwritten text on the image says: "Happy Birthday Gene".

Happy Birthday Gene Hillard!! ๐ŸŽธ๐Ÿ’• He may be a fictional character, but he's one of my favorites, so I drew him having a good time.
He's one of the MCs in my book SYMPATHY FOR THE BLUES! ๐ŸŽธ๐ŸŽค

๐Ÿ“–: books2read.com/SFTB

30.11.2025 13:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The day itself isn't of significance but the zodiac sign is! I wanted him to be a Sagittarius, like Keith Richards hehe ๐Ÿ™ˆ And that's awesome! ๐Ÿ’•

30.11.2025 17:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Retro anime-style artwork of Gene Hillard playing guitar, with white confetti surrounding him. He is the main character of S.S. Genesee's book SYMPATHY FOR THE BLUES. Handwritten text on the image says: "Happy Birthday Gene".

Retro anime-style artwork of Gene Hillard playing guitar, with white confetti surrounding him. He is the main character of S.S. Genesee's book SYMPATHY FOR THE BLUES. Handwritten text on the image says: "Happy Birthday Gene".

Happy Birthday Gene Hillard!! ๐ŸŽธ๐Ÿ’• He may be a fictional character, but he's one of my favorites, so I drew him having a good time.
He's one of the MCs in my book SYMPATHY FOR THE BLUES! ๐ŸŽธ๐ŸŽค

๐Ÿ“–: books2read.com/SFTB

30.11.2025 13:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
An itch.io black friday sale graphic. Yellow banners run along the top and bottom while the rest is black with books in the center. All books are by S. Jean and they are Errant Wings, The Devil in the Woods, Wherever the Stars Call, The Magician & The Bard, Hymn of Memory, anywhere but here, Forevermore, Born of Scourge, You and I are Eternal, and summertime blossoms. 
Text near the books reads: This Nov. 26th - Dec 3rd, get my ebooks for 50% off! Or, buy everything for $10! (what a good deal!)
Then, along the bottom is the URL for the sale, which is: itch.io/s/162704/black-friday-50-off-sale

An itch.io black friday sale graphic. Yellow banners run along the top and bottom while the rest is black with books in the center. All books are by S. Jean and they are Errant Wings, The Devil in the Woods, Wherever the Stars Call, The Magician & The Bard, Hymn of Memory, anywhere but here, Forevermore, Born of Scourge, You and I are Eternal, and summertime blossoms. Text near the books reads: This Nov. 26th - Dec 3rd, get my ebooks for 50% off! Or, buy everything for $10! (what a good deal!) Then, along the bottom is the URL for the sale, which is: itch.io/s/162704/black-friday-50-off-sale

Want to support an indie author during Black Friday sales? Let me make it a little easier for you by starting my sale a few days early! ๐ŸŒป

All my ebooks are 50% off over on itchio, or in a $10 bundle for all of them until December 3rd! Wow, what a deal!! Find a new fav!

itch.io/s/162704/bla...

26.11.2025 15:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 37    ๐Ÿ” 39    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
Retro anime-style artwork of Ray and Gene, the main characters from S.S. Genesee's book SYMPATHY FOR THE BLUES. They are performing on stage, looking at each other, Ray holding a microphone on its stand and Gene playing his guitar.

Retro anime-style artwork of Ray and Gene, the main characters from S.S. Genesee's book SYMPATHY FOR THE BLUES. They are performing on stage, looking at each other, Ray holding a microphone on its stand and Gene playing his guitar.

Ray and Gene, having a moment on stage ๐ŸŽธ๐ŸŽค These two are the main characters in my book SYMPATHY FOR THE BLUES โœจ

SYMPATHY FOR THE BLUES, book 1 of THE DUSTY BROOMS trilogy, is now available on KU, ebook or paperback!
๐Ÿ“–: books2read.com/SFTB

25.11.2025 15:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Retro anime-style artwork of Ray and Gene, the main characters from S.S. Genesee's book SYMPATHY FOR THE BLUES. They are performing on stage, looking at each other, Ray holding a microphone on its stand and Gene playing his guitar.

Retro anime-style artwork of Ray and Gene, the main characters from S.S. Genesee's book SYMPATHY FOR THE BLUES. They are performing on stage, looking at each other, Ray holding a microphone on its stand and Gene playing his guitar.

Ray and Gene, having a moment on stage ๐ŸŽธ๐ŸŽค These two are the main characters in my book SYMPATHY FOR THE BLUES โœจ

SYMPATHY FOR THE BLUES, book 1 of THE DUSTY BROOMS trilogy, is now available on KU, ebook or paperback!
๐Ÿ“–: books2read.com/SFTB

25.11.2025 15:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hello, ive put together a starter pack of OC artists, including those with comics and/or writing about them! Check them out, and let me know if you want in!

#oc #ocart #ocartist

20.11.2025 20:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 79    ๐Ÿ” 48    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 30    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you!! ๐Ÿฅน๐Ÿ’•

24.11.2025 19:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ah, is there still room to be added? ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿ‘ˆ

24.11.2025 18:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hi, just a friendly reminder that Freydis Moon just released an audiobook last week and that you should not buy purchase that book at all because Freydis a brownfishing white person who likes to bully their fellow trans and queer authors.

24.11.2025 16:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 116    ๐Ÿ” 61    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
A black, green, and red swirled space background with two men in the foreground. The one on the left is a broad man with curly brown hair, freckles, a beard, and green eyes. He is wearing a dark blue jacket with golden cuffs and collar open over a black shirt and pants. He has an arm circled around the man on the leftโ€™s head. The man on the left is upside down. He is slender and has tawny skin, black hair, and brown eyes. He is wearing all black with cutouts on his shoulders. Below the figures are the words: METROPOLIS DOWN and VESPER DOOM.

A black, green, and red swirled space background with two men in the foreground. The one on the left is a broad man with curly brown hair, freckles, a beard, and green eyes. He is wearing a dark blue jacket with golden cuffs and collar open over a black shirt and pants. He has an arm circled around the man on the leftโ€™s head. The man on the left is upside down. He is slender and has tawny skin, black hair, and brown eyes. He is wearing all black with cutouts on his shoulders. Below the figures are the words: METROPOLIS DOWN and VESPER DOOM.

Today's the day! Here is the cover for the paperback edition of METROPOLIS DOWN! Done by the amazing @kjetll.bsky.social, it is everything that I wanted and more besides.

Pre-Order today at: ko-fi.com/vesperdoom

23.11.2025 11:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 87    ๐Ÿ” 46    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
physical copy of my visual novel. a blue perfume bottle shaped card with a usb attached to a tassel. it has my main character on it

physical copy of my visual novel. a blue perfume bottle shaped card with a usb attached to a tassel. it has my main character on it

portrait of a man with long blond hair holding a blue perfume bottle to his chest

portrait of a man with long blond hair holding a blue perfume bottle to his chest

the cover of my zine on physical games. a man with an eyepatch with a menacing smile like a cat holds up two indie game usb drives

the cover of my zine on physical games. a man with an eyepatch with a menacing smile like a cat holds up two indie game usb drives

the cover of my zine about digital games in physical spaces. a cheerful looking blond man with long poofy hair in a shopkeeper's apron holds up a game system with hearts on the screen

the cover of my zine about digital games in physical spaces. a cheerful looking blond man with long poofy hair in a shopkeeper's apron holds up a game system with hearts on the screen

Hi! I'm a transmasc game dev and artist who makes visual novels, one of which you can get on a super cool physical copy!
priro.itch.io/parfum-nosta...

I also make guides for other game devs to make their own physical media/get more involved in physical spaces!

priro.itch.io/digital-game...

20.11.2025 15:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Retro anime-style artwork of Maurice Rogers, the main character of S.S. Genesee's ALL TOMORROW'S PHOTOS duology. He is smiling, holding a bloody switchblade knife.

Retro anime-style artwork of Maurice Rogers, the main character of S.S. Genesee's ALL TOMORROW'S PHOTOS duology. He is smiling, holding a bloody switchblade knife.

Maurice Rogers, the main character from my ALL TOMORROW'S PHOTOS duology ๐Ÿ”ชโœจ

ALL TOMORROW'S PHOTOS is out now, and complete! You can read it on KU, ebook, and paperback ๐Ÿซถ
๐Ÿ“–: books2read.com/u/mZEGBD

19.11.2025 15:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Retro anime-style artwork of Maurice Rogers, the main character of S.S. Genesee's ALL TOMORROW'S PHOTOS duology. He is smiling, holding a bloody switchblade knife.

Retro anime-style artwork of Maurice Rogers, the main character of S.S. Genesee's ALL TOMORROW'S PHOTOS duology. He is smiling, holding a bloody switchblade knife.

Maurice Rogers, the main character from my ALL TOMORROW'S PHOTOS duology ๐Ÿ”ชโœจ

ALL TOMORROW'S PHOTOS is out now, and complete! You can read it on KU, ebook, and paperback ๐Ÿซถ
๐Ÿ“–: books2read.com/u/mZEGBD

19.11.2025 15:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Happy birthday!! ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿ’•

18.11.2025 20:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
kellen graves
trope map
scorpio sun 
leo rising 
virgo moon
transmasc they/them
m/m romance author
neopets & gaia online veteran
Plays the same 3 games on repeat:
red dead redemption 2
Baldurโ€™s gate 3 (bard)
 assassin's creed odyssey
First written project was yugich self-insert fanfic in gradeschool

kellen graves trope map scorpio sun leo rising virgo moon transmasc they/them m/m romance author neopets & gaia online veteran Plays the same 3 games on repeat: red dead redemption 2 Baldurโ€™s gate 3 (bard) assassin's creed odyssey First written project was yugich self-insert fanfic in gradeschool

trans m/m dark fantasy romance w/ horror elements
seaside horrors
losing your virginity on a rocky shore
finding safety with someone you should hate
running from old family debts
fishing town with long-kept secrets
touch him and die
standalone
becoming a siren's favorite plaything

trans m/m dark fantasy romance w/ horror elements seaside horrors losing your virginity on a rocky shore finding safety with someone you should hate running from old family debts fishing town with long-kept secrets touch him and die standalone becoming a siren's favorite plaything

broody x sunshine
romantic myths
old library
forbidden magic
m/ m new adult romantasy
first in an ongoing series
"who did this to you?"
celtic-inspired fey lore
complex magic systems
high fey prince x human servant

broody x sunshine romantic myths old library forbidden magic m/ m new adult romantasy first in an ongoing series "who did this to you?" celtic-inspired fey lore complex magic systems high fey prince x human servant

contemporary urban fantasy
he/they dancing en pointe
achillean ballet romance
body horror
dual POV
artist angst
fey deals gone wrong
new adult
standalone
hurt/comfort

contemporary urban fantasy he/they dancing en pointe achillean ballet romance body horror dual POV artist angst fey deals gone wrong new adult standalone hurt/comfort

today is my birthday!!!! ๐ŸŽ‚๐ŸŽŠ so hereโ€™s a little about myself and my books ๐ŸŒŠ๏ฟผ

18.11.2025 19:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 38    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Text reads: It's trans awareness week, be aware Of THEM. There's a picture of the two main characters of Synthetic Sea, one a trans masc person with short brown hair and a crumpled cigarette with a trans flag next to him. The other is a non binary person with long black hair and hoop earrings and a non binary flag. In the middle is a mock up of Synthetic Sea by Franklyn S Newton . The back ground is a purple starry sky

Text reads: It's trans awareness week, be aware Of THEM. There's a picture of the two main characters of Synthetic Sea, one a trans masc person with short brown hair and a crumpled cigarette with a trans flag next to him. The other is a non binary person with long black hair and hoop earrings and a non binary flag. In the middle is a mock up of Synthetic Sea by Franklyn S Newton . The back ground is a purple starry sky

It's trans awareness week babey, and both the MCs of my book are trans ๐Ÿ’œ

A grieving PI, haunted lounge singer, and a planet of eternal twilight... ๐Ÿฉต๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿฉท
Synthetic Sea is a cyberpunk romance for fans of Bladerunner and Cyberpunk 2077 !

More info at franklynnewt.carrd.co

18.11.2025 11:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 48    ๐Ÿ” 22    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?

17.11.2025 13:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
the cover of digital games, physical spaces. a smiling blond man with long hair holds a game handheld with hearts on the screen. he wears a striped shirt and an apron with a silly fish on it.

the cover of digital games, physical spaces. a smiling blond man with long hair holds a game handheld with hearts on the screen. he wears a striped shirt and an apron with a silly fish on it.

My free 43-page guide to bridging the gap between digital games and physical spaces has been released.

Great for devs who want to bring indie games to local markets, shops, or spaces, and for organizers and business space owners to better understand indie devs!

priro.itch.io/digital-game...

13.11.2025 21:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 109    ๐Ÿ” 84    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
Realism artwork of the characters Ray and Gene from SYMPATHY FOR THE BLUES by S.S. Genesee. Text over the image says: "It would be so easy... to just lean in... and KISS him..."

Realism artwork of the characters Ray and Gene from SYMPATHY FOR THE BLUES by S.S. Genesee. Text over the image says: "It would be so easy... to just lean in... and KISS him..."

Ray and Gene, having some intimate thoughts about each other... ๐Ÿคญ๐Ÿ’•

SYMPATHY FOR THE BLUES, book 1 of THE DUSTY BROOMS trilogy, is now available on KU, ebook or paperback!
๐Ÿ“–: books2read.com/SFTB

15.11.2025 14:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Lucky Machine: A sci-fi friendship story. Live now on BackerKit. A paperback mockup of a book titled "The Lucky Machine" (it says "Plucky" but the P is dropped out) over top of a portrait image of a black sparkly robot head, a man with a sideshave, and a woman with a white and gold cyborg face.

The Lucky Machine: A sci-fi friendship story. Live now on BackerKit. A paperback mockup of a book titled "The Lucky Machine" (it says "Plucky" but the P is dropped out) over top of a portrait image of a black sparkly robot head, a man with a sideshave, and a woman with a white and gold cyborg face.

It's my nightly "please back my book" appeal post. It's a cozy sci-fi novella about friendship & community with a little bit of dystopia. Hope in the face of hopelessness! There's all kinds of goodies for backing it, including a discount! Back it now: TheLuckyMachine.com

#TLM #Writing #IndieAuthor

16.11.2025 01:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 48    ๐Ÿ” 30    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

QRP with your flower art ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒท๐ŸŒบ

15.11.2025 16:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Realism artwork of the characters Ray and Gene from SYMPATHY FOR THE BLUES by S.S. Genesee. Text over the image says: "It would be so easy... to just lean in... and KISS him..."

Realism artwork of the characters Ray and Gene from SYMPATHY FOR THE BLUES by S.S. Genesee. Text over the image says: "It would be so easy... to just lean in... and KISS him..."

Ray and Gene, having some intimate thoughts about each other... ๐Ÿคญ๐Ÿ’•

SYMPATHY FOR THE BLUES, book 1 of THE DUSTY BROOMS trilogy, is now available on KU, ebook or paperback!
๐Ÿ“–: books2read.com/SFTB

15.11.2025 14:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
pikachu and eevee are exchanging gifts. pikachu is holding a gift behind its back. the eevee's gift is in front of it, and the eevee looks delighted. there are hearts between the two pokemon. over the top, the text "pokexchange!" at the bottom, it says "fanart and fanficton - sign ups open november 1 1 to the 14.

pikachu and eevee are exchanging gifts. pikachu is holding a gift behind its back. the eevee's gift is in front of it, and the eevee looks delighted. there are hearts between the two pokemon. over the top, the text "pokexchange!" at the bottom, it says "fanart and fanficton - sign ups open november 1 1 to the 14.

POKEXCHANGE 2025 SIGN UPS ARE OPEN to fanfiction and fanart for all franchises/verses under the pokemon banner! Pokemon Legends ZA fanworks are welcomed!

Sign Ups are open from Nov. 1-14! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

01.11.2025 07:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 28    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
Retro anime-style artwork of Ray and Gene, the main characters from S.S. Genesee's book SYMAPTHY FOR THE BLUES.

Retro anime-style artwork of Ray and Gene, the main characters from S.S. Genesee's book SYMAPTHY FOR THE BLUES.

Retro anime-style artwork of Ray and Gene, the main characters from S.S. Genesee's book SYMAPTHY FOR THE BLUES.

Retro anime-style artwork of Ray and Gene, the main characters from S.S. Genesee's book SYMAPTHY FOR THE BLUES.

Retro anime-style artwork of Ray and Gene, the main characters from S.S. Genesee's book SYMAPTHY FOR THE BLUES.

Retro anime-style artwork of Ray and Gene, the main characters from S.S. Genesee's book SYMAPTHY FOR THE BLUES.

Retro anime-style artwork of The Dusty Brooms, the band from S.S. Genesee's book SYMAPTHY FOR THE BLUES.

Retro anime-style artwork of The Dusty Brooms, the band from S.S. Genesee's book SYMAPTHY FOR THE BLUES.

Oh man, I woke up to so many new followers, hello all from the starter pack!!

I'm a nonbinary artist and author, with a fixation on the 1970s ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿชฉ

08.11.2025 13:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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