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Except from Rabid Dogs, I'm so sorry I don't have the ability to pull the text ATM!

Bonjour from France. You know how to say "RABID DOGS is coming out December 1, preorder today!" in French? Me neither.

Anyhow, plz enjoy today's excerpt and the return of one of my favorites from Book 1.

Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons and Dragons to Be Racist The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”

The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

I really admire the way you manage to capture a specific quality of light in your paintings. I've been looking through your website and each one "feels" like a kind of light I've been in, for lack of a better way of saying it, ha.

I'm a beginner oil painter, and I find your work inspiring!

Rude Rude or impolite, including crude language and disrespectful comments, without constructive purpose. Highlighted Off, darkened Warn, and darkened Hide buttons.

If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.

These are so stinking cute

Promo graphic showing 3 Burke books for 11 dollars. What a deal!

Hello one and all, old and new, for my birthday you could consider reading the stories I write, if you're into urban fantasy with a queer+dark bent. Follow the Burkes' Misadventures as they scramble to navigate and survive the magical underbelly of their world.

itch.io/s/158494/the...

Banner advertising Stray Dogs by Freya Faust with a few positive quotes from reviews.

Jimmy will be fine. Support trans creatives because, whoo boy, there's a non-zero chance our stories will be suppressed even more than they already are.

freyafaust.itch.io

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“Des, I say this with all the love in the world,” I steepled my fingers as best as I could, given the circumstances of my handicap. “You are one of the smartest people that I know…” I waited a beat to double-check my math “...but you are also the dumbest man I have ever met.”

There are gonna be a lot of Burke excerpts in the coming months.

I'll try to keep them spoiler free, or spoiler light, but the intent is to entice at least a few of you to pick up my novels once you understand the vibe.

It is also a self indulgent exercise. Cuz I amuse me.

Under Dogs: The Burke Misadventures, Book 3 by Freya Faust A queer author’s love letter to urban fantasy. Come for the siblings and snark, stay for the zombies and intrigue.

Oh would you look at that, Burkes Book 3 is up on freyafaust.itch.io. An excellent alternative to giving Amazon your money AND I get a better cut AND you shouldn't have to worry about losing access to something you bought and paid for.

Direct Link:
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Pinterest updated their terms of use and they're going to use all of the content you saved to train their AI.
Go to options > your privacy rights > disable GenAI
Please do it 🫠

A young mouse practices fighting, very intimidating

Manifold Mouse for Magic: The Gathering
He's just a little guy

✨prints✨

a cheeky mushroom with blushing cheeks

Prints on saIe 🍄

Real talk, this print is the reason I started planning a gallery wall for my office (I work from home, but still!)

I love this image, even if these guys absolutely murdered me multiple times. (I like Dark Souls but I am not Good at it ha)

2 commission slots left for January

10% discount on all
All questions to DM
I would be super grateful for the repost

That makes so much sense, but would not have occurred to me! Thanks!

This is so cool! I have a question about your paint, if you don't mind indulging me:
I'm seeing a mix of Golden and Golden Open, and I'm wondering if that's "I want my pthalo green to be workable for longer" or "My tube of pthalo green just happens to be Golden Open"?

😬😬😬

post a non religious picture u think of as holy

diRECTly into my veins

Filing the serial numbers off is a time-honored romance tradition let's fucking gooooo

(Completely seriously, distilling a dynamic you find compelling down into its component parts and relocating it into an original setting is Some Good Shit)

Smith: Project 2025 is better than what we're currently doing Conservatives putting forth conservative policy ideas isn’t a threat to America. It is a clear and vital challenge to progressive liberalism and the federal bureaucracy.

I accidentally read this op ed and it brought up something I've been meaning to say for a while:

If you want to understand - REALLY understand - what Project 2025 will do, take a look at Alabama. (Buckle in, this is going to take a few)

www.al.com/politics/202...

...this is the first time someone has shared a memory tool that will actually help me remember which is which.

(The taco ingredients image never worked for me either! I know what the two categories of alert are, I just can't keep the terms straight!)

Listen I treasure all of our notes for combined projects. It could happen! We aren't dead yet! 😭

It is going to be awesome I can feel it

California Lawmakers Should Reject Mandatory Internet ID Checks California lawmakers are debating an ill-advised bill that would require internet users to show their ID in order to look at sexually explicit content. EFF has sent a letter to California legislators

EFF has said time and again that age verification mandates are surveillance systems which undermine anonymity and privacy of all, don’t work as intended, and chill access to speech online. (1/4)

My only other birthday wish would be for people to help boost the queer babies' spring musical wishlist, because I love the way the school is so baffled but grateful every time a deluge of packages from the internet crashes down upon them like a breaking wave of solidarity & joy. 💗😭

It's a'me, one of those trans ladies. Peep the graphic for my vibe.

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An antique cameo portrait of an English woman with glasses and strong features captioned "Mrs. John H. Harris"

(1/) One thing I wish more people knew about the Belgian genocide of the Congo is how one woman who heard something incredible at a dinner party and took it seriously was singlehandedly more responsible for ending a genocide than anyone else I can name in history. Meet Alice Seeley Harris.

I like the color palette you're using! And the light looks great.

"What is a chapter length? A miserable little pile of secrets."

-Me, trying to block out Burkes #4

#writingcommunity 💙📚🌈📚