Sam Cattle

They are very handsome photos of you...

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For some reason, state birds in this particular pose have become popular of late, but most of them have been AI slop. I asked My Favorite Artist if he wouldn't mind drawing a Maryland oriole for me.

Same!

I'd be game, but don't have anyone to play it with. I'd certainly be willing to jump into someone's VTT playtest.

DEFIANT - Gift for Teachers, Professors & Librarians — Legion M Calling out to all teachers and librarians! Now is your chance to request a trade paperback copy of Defiant: The Story of Robert Smalls .

All requests must be submitted by July 1st, 2025. See the full details and get your copy at teachers.defiantproject.com.

DEFIANT - Gift for Teachers, Professors & Librarians — Legion M Calling out to all teachers and librarians! Now is your chance to request a trade paperback copy of Defiant: The Story of Robert Smalls .

Special #DEFIANTComicBook offer for Teachers & Educators: Get A FREE Graphic Novel
Teachers change the world every day, and we want to say thank you. In honor of Juneteenth, we’re offering you a gifted copy of DEFIANT to share Robert Smalls’ inspiring story with your students and communities.

It is great to be back in the graphic novel space again. Hard copies of DEFIANT: The Story of Robert Smalls (Stranger Comics; June 10) just arrived and they are gorgeous! It tells the incredible — and largely unknown — story of one of the most courageous and daring acts in American history.

New Graphic Novel Spotlights Robert Smalls, Who Escaped Slavery on a Stolen Confederate Ship - NewsBreak Robert Smalls published a newspaper , established a transportation company and served five terms in the United States Congress. Before those laudable accom

‘Defiant’ highlighted on Military.com Books and Literature page.

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It’s in the works! I’m a member of Legion M which has a graphic novel.

Smalls’ greatgrandson Michael B Moore is part of project (he ran against Nancy Mace for congress.) Writer is Rob Edwards who wrote movie The Princess and the Frog. Director is rapper/actor Kronos. www.amazon.com/DEFIANT-Robe...

YouTube video by Legion M Coming #Juneteenth! Pre-order Defiant now on our website!

I'm so proud to have had the opportunity to be a Kickstarter backer for this beautiful graphic novel about the life of real-life superhero Robert Smalls, already an Amazon best-seller in pre-release, coming out tomorrow on Juneteenth! #Defiant #DefiantGraphicNovel www.youtube.com/shorts/JoKPU...

It's about halfway between where Pocahontas was kidnapped and where George Washington spent his childhood, which feels on brand for this land.

Went to visit my 14-greats grandfather today outside Stafford, Virginia where he was buried in 1648. There's a datacenter being built there now, over where the Old Potomac Church for Overwharton Parish stood before the redcoats razed it in the Revolution.

Mic drop: "oh, and I identified a new species..."

It's not every day that you get to watch your son defend his masters thesis in the Integrated Phylogenetic Placement and Diagnosis of Pestiferous Anastrepha Fruit Flies.

How do I know my daughter loves me? Today, it's particularly because she brought me a ginger-cookie whoopie pie with rose buttercream, which is a flavor set we both love.

Gramercy, good sir! Gonna check out Motorkat tonight, hoping for the curried fried chicken...

Coming soon: ASTRA ARCANUM: The Roleplaying Game A New Sci-Fi Tabletop RPG from ENNIE winning studio: Deep Tactical Combat, Massive Character Creation Suite, A Vast Setting to Explore.

Oh my! My favorite TTRPG studio is coming out with a new sci-fi game! The minds at Metis Media in Istanbul that have given us the Historica Arcanum series are now going to give us Astra Arcanum!

She is the very best.

@terribleturnip.bsky.social brought her brilliant GF chocolate amaretti torte, which paired particularly well with calvados. Wee Saru flirted shamelessly. #momandmerearedrinkin

Thai Style Grilled Pork Neck Recipe This marinated grilled pork neck with a tart and spicy tamarind dipping sauce is a easy way to bring some powerful Thai flavor to the table, and it's perfect for a summer cookout!

Celebrating Chichi Wang being back at Serious Eats, dinner tonight was Thai grilled pork neck, pandan rice, and broccolini stirfry. www.seriouseats.com/grilled-pork...

Metis Creative

They turn out campaign content, adventures, new game features, gorgeous artwork, and even music for each release. Here is some of their music from previous releases (City of Crescent, Empires of Silk Road, Era of the Crusades) on Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/0VP2Y...

Metis Media's latest entry in their Historica Arcanum series may be done at the Kickstarter level, but preorders are still open for Echoes of Renaissance, a beautiful and textured setting for 5E (whose content converts well to other systems). Check it out! renaissance.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...

Marvelous work! I particularly like how you captured that fiercely blocky, wedge-cut raven beak that differentiates them from other corvids.

I love the weird silver dog's head on the lower left.

Having a family history moment - some of my family are in the York Castle Museum visiting the reproduction of the silversmith shop where my three-and-four-greats-grandfathers Cattle were partners. I have a few pieces of their flatware that I've found on Ebay over the years.

Went to visit the Algernourne Oak today at Fort Monroe outside Hampton, VA. This liveoak is over 500 years old. It saw John Smith kick the Kecoughtans off their land. It saw the White Lion deliver Angolan captives into slavery on Virginia's shore.

Hi baby, I see you, too!

Art museum, Texas BBQ, distillery, cidery, then Gullah Geechee haute cuisine - she takes me to the nicest places!

Nah, just visiting.