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@rookily.bsky.social

writer, artist, weird creature in the forest https://linktr.ee/rookily πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ I'm very aware of politics and social problems; I just don't post about them here.

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hey I just met you
and this is crazy
the ocean is a bottomless void
and the idea of an "ocean floor" is one of many comforting lies that we tell children so they will be less afraid to continue living on this planet

02.11.2023 23:35 β€” πŸ‘ 138    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
Bird sitting among some flowers, study

Bird sitting among some flowers, study

#dailyart 59: birb study

02.11.2025 23:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2308    πŸ” 555    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 5

I love when Halloween ends and the looming jingle bells of the holidays reminds me that 2 of 4 of our family unit's parents have chosen to be estranged for dumbass reasons. And I just gotta live with that around family dinner holidays. It's weird and never ends.

03.11.2025 03:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

is that what that fucking is? I've had a "cold" for like two weeks and haven't been able to focus. thanks for putting words to a problem.

02.11.2025 19:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
The meme depicts Jason Momoa tagged as "acute sinusitis with brain fog" sneaking up on unsuspecting Henry Cavill tagged as "me about to finally have time to write"

The meme depicts Jason Momoa tagged as "acute sinusitis with brain fog" sneaking up on unsuspecting Henry Cavill tagged as "me about to finally have time to write"

It's that time of year again. 🀧

02.11.2025 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

when the #WIPSnips reveals the book as a #LitRPG -- The 5th Hero is a Beast on #RoyalRoad

02.11.2025 19:28 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
a young miss sits in an arm chair tilting a book to her ghostly companion, who's pulling the "arm over back of chair not quite around shoulder" move. all the portraits hung on the wall look on in excitement of this development. go for it girls!!!

a young miss sits in an arm chair tilting a book to her ghostly companion, who's pulling the "arm over back of chair not quite around shoulder" move. all the portraits hung on the wall look on in excitement of this development. go for it girls!!!

IT'S NOVEMBER but I'm not ready to give up the ghost just yet!! Go for it young miss!! πŸ’š #spookycute #ocs

01.11.2025 17:44 β€” πŸ‘ 4040    πŸ” 1218    πŸ’¬ 37    πŸ“Œ 8
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Normalize this reaction
#art #artists

08.11.2024 13:17 β€” πŸ‘ 74682    πŸ” 23467    πŸ’¬ 516    πŸ“Œ 488
Death tarot card. the grim reaper in black gothic armour rides atop a pale horse bearing a black standard. the social classes cower in fear before him, a priest, a soldier, a king lies fallen at his horses feet. a burning city can be seen in the distance and a river of blood is flowing past. a crimson coat is trailing behind the reaper.

Death tarot card. the grim reaper in black gothic armour rides atop a pale horse bearing a black standard. the social classes cower in fear before him, a priest, a soldier, a king lies fallen at his horses feet. a burning city can be seen in the distance and a river of blood is flowing past. a crimson coat is trailing behind the reaper.

. Death .
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Skelly in a sally #tarot #illustration #artsky #art

30.10.2025 16:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1272    πŸ” 388    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 0

Anyway, SNAP should be universal. Just like school lunches in NYC. Not everyone needs it to survive but everybody gets it, no means testing.

There should also be a lot fewer regulations on what you can buy with SNAP and discounts, not bans, on hot prepared foods.

01.11.2025 22:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1549    πŸ” 418    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 31

Sweet, I found my Pumpkin KingπŸ‘‡πŸŽƒπŸ‘‘

31.10.2025 00:22 β€” πŸ‘ 67    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

tlayudas are so good and yours sounds delicious. the pork belly is genius

30.10.2025 20:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Massive win and beginning of the end for generative ai

29.10.2025 17:32 β€” πŸ‘ 5665    πŸ” 1870    πŸ’¬ 60    πŸ“Œ 212
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Housing Haunts Me If only getting a mortgage was as easy as opening a book.

This piece from me about how as a millennial, housing anxiety haunts me, and I can't get enough haunted house stories. WITH incredible @meowwwls.bsky.social freelance illustration; such a joy to work with and got me and this piece INSTANTLY.

29.10.2025 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

A source familiar w/ internal workings at MasterCard notes the company does not plan to recruit additional call center workers for the Christmas season, as MasterCard does not expect higher call volume than usual. A resurgence of calls re censorship during the busy season would be huge strategically

29.10.2025 13:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1939    πŸ” 1406    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 11

Everyday they buy a new pumpkin on the way home while they're giggling.

28.10.2025 15:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I love this so much!

28.10.2025 15:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Art of witches with bird skull heads, riding brooms at night

Art of witches with bird skull heads, riding brooms at night

Day 28 for #repostober

The witches

#darkart

28.10.2025 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 381    πŸ” 118    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Have you seen that it's a genuinely held belief for some AI techbros that if Good!Techbro doesn't make the inevitably punishing AI Overlord, that a Bad!Techbro will do it first, and it'll be much worse?

28.10.2025 15:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't remember if I followed up this moment with the inevitable full-body effort it took to remove taloned fingers from leather gloves with holes poked into the end. #WIPSnips - The 5th Hero is a Beast on #RoyalRoad

28.10.2025 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
woman wearing a kind of dress made of ropes & light fabric. she is playing a strange musical instrument.

woman wearing a kind of dress made of ropes & light fabric. she is playing a strange musical instrument.

the full bard. you guys deserve this

27.10.2025 23:07 β€” πŸ‘ 3140    πŸ” 708    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 4
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AI can help authors beat writer’s block, says Bloomsbury chief Publisher last week reported jump in revenue in academic and professional arm thanks to AI licensing deal

What beats writers block is not treating your body like a factory. What beats writers block is healthcare. What beats writers block is gardening, & rest, & food, & companionship, & reading, & leisure, & anti-capitalismβ€”but of course that’s not a very profitable thing to write, & won’t sell LLMs.

27.10.2025 12:29 β€” πŸ‘ 386    πŸ” 142    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 10

several people living in my head and they’re all grabbing my heart and eyeballs and other such organs and wringing em out like a washcloth

27.10.2025 19:28 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

somehow I have AI bros following me so just a QUICK reminder I do not play that game, fuck all the way off with your AI slop. I do everything with my brain, and I'm happy to continue to utilize my "muscles" to draw and write.

Even if my body is in pain. :)

28.10.2025 01:54 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
cover for Water Kanin, featuring a glass man with a prism head standing in the water

cover for Water Kanin, featuring a glass man with a prism head standing in the water

Water Kanin publishes in 3 weeks! This is the 3rd book of my Glass Kanin series, featuring a man whose soul gets stuck in a bottle of ink (and that ink is alive and not interested in sharing his soul).

If you'd like to be an #ARC reader, you can grab a copy below!

dl.bookfunnel.com/ffehwffh3z

28.10.2025 03:12 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Art of a red figure with a horse skull head and antlers. The figure holds a lantern and a staff. Night sky in background.

Art of a red figure with a horse skull head and antlers. The figure holds a lantern and a staff. Night sky in background.

Day 27 for #repostober

Not-quite-Mari-Lwyd

#darkart

27.10.2025 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 439    πŸ” 135    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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StoryBake by Tiny Ghost Chef Games A Baking-Adventure TTRPG

Oh no! The Tiny Ghost Chef is haunting my Itch page! He’s made StoryBake 50% off from now until Halloween night when he gets sent back to the spirit realm bakery! tiny-ghost-chef-games.itch.io/storybake

27.10.2025 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A free bird πŸͺΆ

26.10.2025 22:24 β€” πŸ‘ 5117    πŸ” 1412    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 2
Xena x Callisto fanart from https://www.patreon.com/laurenknight Xena is standing over Callisto warning her to stay down. Callisto says β€œGladly.”

Xena x Callisto fanart from https://www.patreon.com/laurenknight Xena is standing over Callisto warning her to stay down. Callisto says β€œGladly.”

Friday night Xena x Callisto from my patreon www.patreon.com/laurenknight

24.10.2025 20:39 β€” πŸ‘ 5739    πŸ” 1527    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 17
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This is one of my favorites, so I'm surprised I hadn't posted it here yet

Study of a Wolf Conservation Center video, that I painted sometime in 2022

26.10.2025 11:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2312    πŸ” 752    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 1

@rookily is following 20 prominent accounts