Teresa (Katy) Castillo

Thank you!

Photo of a market stall with vintage and handmade items

Closeup photo of a market stall with vintage and handmade items

Set up for my first market as Apricotsushi Shop! Online store coming soon 💿

Text on image: NYC, we've declared a local state of emergency ahead of this blizzard. Here's what that means for you: Roads closed at 9pm — streets, highways, and bridges closed to all vehicles (cars, trucks, scooters, e-bikes) through 12pm Monday. Essential and emergency trips only.   No school Monday: snow day, not remote.   Warming centers: open citywide. Parking: alternate side suspended Monday.   Up to date info: Text NYC to 692-692 for live alerts | nyc.gov/BeReady for prep tips Stay safe, New York.

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Haaaaapppyyyy birthday, fellow Pisces! 💖

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Starting at: $2.5K • Availability start in late March • We offer various payment options & try our best to work with folks' budget. 💜

Please Be Happy - Studio Élan A story of love and friendship, and about understanding not just how to be happy, but how to be human. Game Information Game Trailer About Characters Features Image Gallery Available On Please Be Happ...

Really great example of the various WP blocks we made available for them to use: vnstudioelan.com/games/please...

Studio Élan Official Website We are a game development studio telling yuri love stories combined with magic and fantasy. Home of Heart of the Woods, Highway Blossoms, and more!

Every so often I like to revisit sites I've designed and the one I did for @vnstudioelan.com is STILL one of my top favorites

We aimed for soft motifs of yuri elements and the whimsy, calm feeling of a flower garden with big arched windows.

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I hope wherever Sayo Yamamoto is, she's been enjoying the Olympic figure skating this year.

(Y’all think I’m kidding but I’ve lost count of the number of fellow journalists who’ve told me that this is a genuine daily struggle: knowing all about social media’s ills, but working in an industry where — unless you’re at one of a handful of major outlets — you’re expected to be good at it)

Happy birthday, fellow Pisces! 💖 ♓

Box full of Anime Herald Magazine #1

So these arrived a little while ago

Donate to Aid for Essentials and Debt during Job Search, organized by Katriel Paige I have been looking for work since March 2025. I was an accessibi… Katriel Paige needs your support for Aid for Essentials and Debt during Job Search

#HelpSky #EmergencyCrowdFund The gofundme will be closed at the end of February. Which means this is the last week to move the needle on it. 2400 was the original goal; it's still at 664. Can we make it to 800? Or even further? Please share.

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Georgia was skating to MORTAL KOMBAT at the Olympics exhibition gala

So I'm feeling a rather stressed out because of it and by making a donation you're helping to alleviate the stress and also celebrate my birthday!

If you're like "Katy, you sure are pushing for donations a lot" and you're right!

Since I will be out of working on Yatta-Tachi for a while and I don't pay myself for the work I do, part of the responsibility will be shifted to other folks and the rest will have to wait until I'm back.

Happy 40th anniversary to "The Legend of Zelda" (released on February 21, 1986).

AHHHHH! I'm so ready!

Glacier Bay Books is proud to announce we will publish in English Chome's SHITSUGAIKISHITSU short story collection from Futabasha.

Four mysterious magical realist short stories about people whose lives intersect unexpectedly and in different ways with a hidden world...

ANNOUNCEMENT 4
It would not be a proper announcement series without sharing some new books... So, I'd like to tell you about two new books that will be coming this year (2026).

Glacier Bay Books is proud to announce we will publish in English Naoto Yamakawa's BASEMENT ATTIC short story collection.

Fans may remember Yamakawa sensei's work "For Sleepless Nights" was collected in the first GLAEOLIA anthology, but this is the first complete English release of their work.

ANNOUNCEMENT 2
As you are likely already aware, @starfruitbooks.bsky.social founder and publisher Matt Haasch passed away last September.

In line with his wishes, I have been working with Matt’s mother and the rest of the Star Fruit Books team to ensure a continuation to their publishing work.

I've been on a designing roll that past couple of weeks that I really wish I could share what all I've been working on. The way things have been lining up, they may be public in the new couple of months.

Although if you follow my insta, you already saw one of website projects in my stories. 👀

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"Has a room filled with all sorts of merchandise and probably has enough Boys Love and Girls Love manga (both translated and untranslated) on their floors to make furniture."

Hey, now! I feel called out.

The Romance Manga Aficionado!

"Primarily (but not exclusively) a female audience who in addition to loving stories and media across the board is also a huge fan of shojo, boys love, and girls love."

Oh look, Yatta-Tachi's targeted demographic as we are ones ourselves! 😉 😘

our big sale ends in just a few hours! #store

Exciting!!

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More info very soon, but classic, shojosei, and queer manga fans: We see you!!! ❤️