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David Busboom

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Horror writer, science editor, dinosaur enthusiast, husband, dog dad, casual birder/metalhead. Author of EVERY CRAWLING, PUTRID THING (JournalStone 2022). HWA and CSE member. He/him. https://davidbusboom.com/ Cover art: @flancortes Profile pic: Don Noble

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Ooh.

06.08.2025 13:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Very cool that every year there will be droughts, wildfires & heat domes & people are going to keep using ChatGPT & ordering 7 times a week from Temu & supporting celebrity 5 minute private jet flights & Israel bombing refugee tents & anyone asking anything of them to mitigate it all is tyranny

06.08.2025 13:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 49    ๐Ÿ” 18    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

One of my well-paid coworkers has taken to using AI in their presentations and emails. And apparently isn't even checking them, because there is at least one huge, obvious error and/or a total nonsense phrase/illegible gibberish in nearly every one. And I seem to be the only one bothered by it.

06.08.2025 13:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm inching closer and closer to a submission-ready final draft of the weird island-horror novella I started way back in 2023.

06.08.2025 12:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

RFK Jr. backs down all the time when he gets push back, so if anyone wants to call, here's the HHS number 1-877-696-6775.
I'd also call your senators/reps as well.

05.08.2025 23:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7489    ๐Ÿ” 5123    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 79    ๐Ÿ“Œ 104

If I have to explain to you why it's a bad idea to use a machine that makes shit up 15-80% of the time AND destroys the environment AND contributes to rising fascism and genocide AND puts brilliant skillful creatives out of work by stealing their work, then we're already speaking different languages

06.08.2025 01:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12000    ๐Ÿ” 4256    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 109    ๐Ÿ“Œ 111
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A very happy book birthday to John Langan's newest collection, Lost in the Dark and Other Excursions! As always, Langan is an auto-buy author, and I absolutely loved the title piece when I read it years ago in a Datlow anthology.

05.08.2025 18:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 30    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

This has become the most viral thing Iโ€™ve ever put on the internet and I think that rules

04.08.2025 22:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 909    ๐Ÿ” 336    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9

I'm so goddamn excited for this one.

05.08.2025 15:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

YUP

05.08.2025 02:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Here's a lovely photo of a plethora of my fabric art creatures. They're on green fur with a galaxy print fabric in the background. There's a black cosmic moth with a gray face, twinkly red eyes, and a wide smile full of sharp teeth. She's covered with embroidered stars and planets of various sizes and colors. There's a watermelon ghost covered with embroidered pink flowers sitting on a pink wire chair. There's a watermelon ghost bag and a small homunculus sitting on a pink and green striped chair. There's a tooth creature with a wide open mouth and four orange eyes and lavender eyeshadow. There's a black phantom with a gray face and wisps of every color of the rainbow.

Here's a lovely photo of a plethora of my fabric art creatures. They're on green fur with a galaxy print fabric in the background. There's a black cosmic moth with a gray face, twinkly red eyes, and a wide smile full of sharp teeth. She's covered with embroidered stars and planets of various sizes and colors. There's a watermelon ghost covered with embroidered pink flowers sitting on a pink wire chair. There's a watermelon ghost bag and a small homunculus sitting on a pink and green striped chair. There's a tooth creature with a wide open mouth and four orange eyes and lavender eyeshadow. There's a black phantom with a gray face and wisps of every color of the rainbow.

Hey Bluesky, could you help me spread the word about my Big Cartel shop? A sale or two would be a colossal help.

All of my creations are designed, hand-sewn, hand-embroidered by me. Each takes many hours to make.

jeremycreature.bigcartel.com

03.08.2025 20:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 147    ๐Ÿ” 143    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
Fabio Frizzi - Voci dal Nula (The Beyond Theme)
YouTube video by IL MAESTRO Fabio Frizzi - Voci dal Nula (The Beyond Theme)

fulci: did you get the soundtrack done?
frizzi: Yep, and it unlocks the seventh gate of perception, revealing the illimitable, fog shrouded and mysterious landscape of the human heart.
fulci: I'm getting tired of this wretched earth, old friend.
youtu.be/81Ro7vt_U8g?...

03.08.2025 20:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 59    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Do you love Uncanny Magazine's original covers? Do you think our staff deserves raises? Do you want to keep flash fiction and a novella in Year 12? WE HAVE THREE DAYS TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN, SPACE UNICORNS!

03.08.2025 19:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A dirtbag tour of D.C. with memoirist Rax King In โ€œSloppy,โ€ Rax King writes about her years stripping, shoplifting and screwing up. She led us through the highlights of Washington vice.

i took @maurajudkis.bsky.social of @washingtonpost.com to a strip club to celebrate SLOPPY โœจ๐Ÿ’‹ ๐Ÿ‘ 

03.08.2025 19:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 336    ๐Ÿ” 27    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

This poem. Holy heck, this lovely poem.

(Though I would like to state for the record that *this* Crow is capable of holding a grudge for FAR longer than 17 years.)

31.07.2025 02:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'd like to be added, please!

30.07.2025 12:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Does Cursed Morsels lose sales when I never (unless it's a repost from someone else) post Am*zon links to our books? Probably.

Do I give a fuck? No.

Should folks get our books directly from our store or request them at their local library? Absolutely.

29.07.2025 15:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 35    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a man with a beard is smiling with his mouth open Alt: Jack Nicholson nodding meme
28.07.2025 20:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Cover art for DEMONSMOKE's RESIN WROUGHT

Cover art for DEMONSMOKE's RESIN WROUGHT

Cover art for RAV's LEAP

Cover art for RAV's LEAP

Cover art for WITHOUT LIGHT's ALL THE KINGS MUST BURN

Cover art for WITHOUT LIGHT's ALL THE KINGS MUST BURN

Cover art for WITHOUT LIGHT's THE DREAD GOSPELS

Cover art for WITHOUT LIGHT's THE DREAD GOSPELS

Though I primarily work in traditional ink I'm proud of my accomplishments as a digital colorist. As with all my art I didn't have formal training, so it's all been trial by fire with encouragement & support from other amazing artists/friends/family. I'm particularly happy with my album cover art!

28.07.2025 18:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 159    ๐Ÿ” 34    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I love this and want this in my house.

28.07.2025 17:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Well this certainly moved it up my list.

28.07.2025 16:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

With a possible alternate of Wild Berry - Toasted for Cookie Dough.

28.07.2025 01:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

S'mores - Toasted
Cookie Dough - Frozen
Chocolate Chip - Raw

28.07.2025 01:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Man, what a light to have lost. RIP Tom.

27.07.2025 21:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 115    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I have this same sticker on my external hard drive! Adore Bucket O' Blood.

27.07.2025 00:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hell yeah.

25.07.2025 21:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My fave quote: โ€œโ€ฆwhen authors express discomfort with this routeโ€ฆโ€
What heโ€™s referring to is me putting my foot down and saying, โ€œI will not be waiving my moral rights under any circumstances.โ€ I then told them Iโ€™d walk if they couldnโ€™t make this work.

25.07.2025 19:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 99    ๐Ÿ” 22    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
25.07.2025 19:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 143    ๐Ÿ” 33    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
black and white drawing of godzilla about to eat a small boat

black and white drawing of godzilla about to eat a small boat

black and white drawing of ultraman villain gan q smashing up a city

black and white drawing of ultraman villain gan q smashing up a city

black and white drawing of ultraman villain Jamila

black and white drawing of ultraman villain Jamila

black and white drawing of godzilla with smoke coming out of its nostrils

black and white drawing of godzilla with smoke coming out of its nostrils

I was getting a pile of monster drawings together with the intention of doing an art show, but the financial reality of 2025 can't be ignored

I've listed these, and three others, for sale here: bensears.bigcartel.com/category/mon...

25.07.2025 20:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 191    ๐Ÿ” 34    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

These airdrops land on people and kill them, and in the current stage of mass starvation it's a drop in the ocean.
Impose a ceasefire. Flood Gaza with food and medical aid. We're about to see hundreds dying of famine.

25.07.2025 20:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 328    ๐Ÿ” 133    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

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