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postcard in an old new england style that reads "Greetings from Anchor's Mercy" with a little lighthouse at the bottom. inside each letter of "anchor's mercy" is a different scene from the island

hexagonal sticker with an aspen forest and a sun beaming down. deep red honey drips from the edges. the center text reads "wherever you are, let it be bright." small bees dot the outside frame

For y'all who haven't seen yet, please enjoy some fanart for the effervescent @ryanlasala.bsky.social 's good books

My queer oceanic horror novel is out! THE DEAD OF SUMMER 🪸🌊⚓️

🪼 A beautiful island harboring insidious secrets rising from the waves
🐚A depressed teen with conspiracy theories
🪸Contagious coral zombie bachelorette parties!
🦑Eco horror, but gay!!!

Out everywhere now 🪼👄🪼

On that note:

Trans authors (I mean authors who are trans, NOT cis people who write about trans people), drop your book links here and I'll try to repost as many as I can throughout the day.

Cis people: Repost trans authors' book links.

Cis people who want to complain about being excluded: gtfo

a circle of twelve different art pieces cut to resemble a circular cathedral window

too cute not to try a little queer story #the_color_wheel

If you're trans thank you for existing btw

Fundraiser updates:

Chibi commissions helped raise $113 for Freedom for Immigrants, and "Survive" sticker sales helped raise $36.75 for the SD LGBT Center.

Thanks to all who have shared and bought!

sorry if y'all've seen this otherwheres already, just updating the butterfly folks 💛

an illustration of a silhouette on a black background. the bottom of the image reads "The Hook" in a large tuscan font. the silhouette is an angel and a demon sitting on a cloud surrounded by hands reaching towards them. There is a bucket seated next to them with a small hand reaching out. All of the hands are tipped with red. text overlaid on the image reads "he must have been a sinner, after all he took the bait" in a scratchy, aggressive font

an illustration of a silhouette on a black background. the bottom of the image reads "the lighthouse" in a large tuscan font. the silhouette is a man's profile with a broken halo over his head. the bottom half of the silhouette is a lighthouse perched precariously on a cliff above a ship sinking beneath the waves. text overlaid on the center reads "Bless their hearts" in cursive

an illustration of a silhouette on a black background. the bottom of the image reads "The Devil" in a large tuscan font. the silhouette is a man's profile with a red horn bolted on the head and branches spreading over their face. the bottom half of the silhouette is a house on fire and a tree stump, ax still lodged on top. a tail in the shape of a fishing hook curls off to the side. text overlaid on the center reads "I'm the one you fuckin don't" in a scratchy, aggressive font

Art for @bughunterbug.bsky.social 's Hook saga!! I love the toxic pneumatic ethics yaoi 🥰

a man wearing overalls and a striped shirt is holding his hand out ALT: a man wearing overalls and a striped shirt is holding his hand out

Announcements on announcements this week! Calling all ARTISTS: We're searching for next year's cover art contributors! Check out the sub page for details and how to submit your portfolio: fiyahlitmag.com/submissions/
Share with a Black creator who the world needs to know about 🔥🔥🔥

an illustration of cleric chih and pham nhung exploring the estate late at night. above and behind them, buildings loom ominously, all topped by writhing beast sculptures except the one directly behind them. the building directly behind them is lit from within, fox spirits visible through the windows. Chih is holding a lantern looking down at pham nhung and she is looking up behind chih towards the roof beast. in the foreground, glowing carp swim towards them.

I can finally share the piece I did of Brides of High Hill by @nghivo.bsky.social ! It was such a treat and an honor to be included in this year's @ofszine.bsky.social next to such talented artists 💛

The Bisclavret retelling GOT me 😂 And oo, I read their Haunted History of Invisible Women at your recommendation a couple years ago and it was great! I am not immune to gothicism (both thematically and aesthetically), so this new one looks extra exciting

I've been able to read a bunch of these for work and boy howdy, you are in for so many treats!! Also I didn't know about America's Most Gothic and that is going directly on the TBR

cropped preview of an illustration of peter pan and captain hook from the book peter darling by s.a. chant

preview of my piece for @ofszine.bsky.social! i drew a scene from one of my favorite books, peter darling by @essaychant.bsky.social 🏴‍☠️

In case y'all haven't seen: Good art from a ton of cool people, trans and nonbinary characters*, supporting a good cause, all for $3 ❤️❤️❤️ #queerzine #bookzine #transart

( *From a bunch of good books of all genres to add to your ever-growing to-read list)

A couple small previews of my piece:

Rebecca Roanhorse (me!) holding the Hugo for Best Series.

Yooooo! Guess who won a Hugo for Best Series!!! Thank you to each and every one of you who voted. You made a difference and I will be forever grateful. Now let me catch this 6:30 AM flight and head on home and back to work. Had a blast #worldcon #concurrentseattle . Let’s do it again sometime.

yayy! :3

Ayy, so glad they got there safely! 💛

recommended pairing for these stickers: Kara's post about crabs and gender bsky.app/profile/auth...

It is making me unwell (complimentary). Thank you for writing your good words!

Whatever topics you're looking for in YA, there's a good chance they're actually being published. They're just being done by marginalized authors and you're not reading them. But the fewer people who read and promote those books, the less likely we are to see them again. Read more widely!

truly the moment that commissions are done, the medieval french tapestry references are coming out and I am DRAWING

the YEARNING, the MEDIEVALISM, the werewolfism as an analogy for chronic illness, the romance (chivalric and otherwise), the luscious prose, the poetry chapters!!

squad, I haven't even finished this book and it's already my top read of the year

i love you beginner artists. i love you even if you're trying to learn art in your 60s. sharing your art can be scary if you are new to art and learning, but don't ever let mean people stop you.

your art is important and beautiful because it's yours. keep creating, now more than ever.

What Is Queer Generational Trauma, and How Do We Tell Stories About It? Lately, I've been obsessing over the concept of queer generational trauma: the pain passed down to us from our ancestors, which we bequeath in turn to those who come after us.

"There’s the gagging ouroboros of history... you’re beating your fists against a wall that bears the indents of countless fists, going back forever."

Over in Autostraddle, I write about queer generational trauma: how it works, and how to tell stories about it.

www.autostraddle.com/what-is-quee...

Only one slot left!! Y'all are coming throughhh 💛

vengeance, dark sapphic mermaids, and a cover by Micaela Alcaino??? HOOKED

Ahhh amazing!

Absolutely hooked!! 😍🎣 And the cover is stunning, is it by Micaela Alcaino?

illustration of a silver sword on a dark blue watery background, with stars. There are scaly white hands reaching from behind under the water grasping it.

same illustration of a silver sword on a dark blue watery background, with stars, but with no hands.

that thing people say about taking swords from strange women in lakes #art