A photo of a lush array of various cactus and succulents in a greenhouse

The desert room at the Denver Botanic Gardens 🌵

#cacti #succulents #plants

That's so cool!

I knew a past relationship was toxic when she'd compared me to Gene Belcher in a thinly-veiled effort to call me stupid when really her issue with me was that I was AuDHD and found my neurodivergence annoying.

Always be wary of people who put you down casually. Find someone who loves you.

Puffins swimming underwater, chasing after fish

Atlantic Puffins — Jessica Eggers, 2026
Pen & ink, watercolor and gouache on paper
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I also like the concept of mushrooms. They're such weird little guys. They're sentient(?), maybe, they basically have magical powers, we know very little about their sheer diversity, & we might've evolved how high our temps are to avoid getting wrecked by them.

✨️🍄m u s h r o o m s🍄✨️

You're definitely worth kindness. Anxiety Brain is such a bully.

Thank you! And you, too!

#AntagonistApril

There is a theme on both the villains' & heroes' side that you can't do everything alone. The big guys need the little guys regardless of whether they think they do.

Yeah, the villain can protect themself, but ✨️ew✨️. Get their hands dirty like a PLEB?

A green cloud and purple cloud sit against a black background and behind two gold lines running down each side with the Talismans of Sin cover in the middle. Top white text says "A tithe of blood, an oath of loyalty." Bottom white text reads "now available."

🐉Release day!🐉

Talismans of Sin (Poison and Opium, Act II) is available in paperback and ebook!

Lady Shadow’s plans are coming together, meaning more Demons of the Between Realm will awaken. Can Daisuke and Obito step in before she offers them a blood oath?

Link below!

#QueerBooks #FantasyBooks

That's such a hilarious gif. I think I've done that same dance in my kitchen with my equally gremlin child.

It may be a regional difference, in which case it's up to you how you'd rather do it.

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I hate Al and I refuse to use it Peter, if you don't use Al a bunch of super rich men will lose a lot of money I already said I hated Al Harry, you don't need to sell it to me

Congrats!!!

#QueerWriters

I got some of this commission project done last week! So this week I'm hoping to finish or almost-finish the rest.

Other than that, gonna finally finish up this short story that I've been sitting on. It's just the ending that isn't done. It'll be good for me to have a short fic out.

#LiftToTheSky #comics #webcomics #ArtistsOfBluesky #art

I want to bring attention to my friend, Ray, who has a beautiful comic online at cityofasah.com . Please check it out if you like dark fantasy.

The world gets no sun & ravenous yan'esh lay waste to everything in their path. CWs listed.

And that one is EXTREMELY recent. I think of "goon" as "henchman" or lackey still, as will a lot of mid- to older adults.

I would keep them.

Complaints like that, about non-English names, feels kinda gross. It's not like you're making up extremely difficult fantasy names; they're just a different language. They're appropriate for the setting.

A pronunciation guide might be helpful, but readers can look things up.

HMMMMMMMM
I want it to be a decent quiz, so it might take me a minute to come up with proper questions, but I really wanna do it now.

Which also means I need to draw at least one example of each of the clans. It's one thing to get Katret and know that they're hummingbirds, but another to see it.

#AntagonistApril
#TaintedFaculties

For one of the villains, they've worked their followers into a frenzy so strong that they're willing to fight their families & culture over it. They're willing to destroy thousands of years of history to "start over."

Meanwhile, the senka don't have a choice.

Colored pencil drawing of a rufous sengi, also known as an elephant shrew. A tan, mouse-like animal with a long snout and large black eyes.

Day 20 of #repostyourart: Critter

Elephant shrews fit the bill for critter I think! They are too cute 😊

#Mammals #SciArt #coloredpencil #FineArt #repostyourart26 #repostyourart26day20

Symmetrical digital drawing of a large multi petaled bloom with intricate pattern in the center and large green leaves in the four corners of the drawing. The bloom has a wide variety of bright colors from red in the center to purple on the petals.

Colorful doodle for today's #DrawAFlowerADay

Congrats!

lol, yeah. Silly little quizzes like that are always gonna be hit or miss. I wonder how each answer is weighted, but I've taken those kind of quizzes where none of the results fit.

Hm, to make a quiz dividing people into Tunori clans? That might be fun.

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It's set in Melbourne in the 2000s and you'll get to hear about places like St. Kilda, Carlton, Langy Camberwell & Lorne

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Day 39 OF CHEMO — 4/19/2026
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Terrye has been resting and binge-watching #StarTrek.

We have been concentrating on calories, getting her to eat and keep it down.

She had 7 oz of a protein smoothie and another 6 oz of Chow Mein.

Most food in a single day!

lol, damn. I didn't sign up to get attacked like this. (I did, actually.)

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• The Plight of the Last Paladin
• Daughters of the Digital Empire
• Hunted in the Wolf Wood
• The Husband Poisoning Society

In every fantasy universe there's gotta be one guy who weirds other people out by telling stories about the real world.

They're like Jesus dude that place sounds fucking awful, why don't you tell normal stories. That last one about "health insurance" scared the kids, asshole