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Geeky writing couple. Authors of The Black Lily, A Single Spark, Original Sin, and Word Garbage, among other things. Eternally WIPing. Find all our stuff at burkshelf.com

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I thought the joke was gonna be "I wish I was one of those monkeys because of tiddy reasons," not "I wish I was one of those monkeys because they don't conceive of the hell that is being people"

I'm too zooted for this twist right now bro

12.03.2026 21:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's giving The Shifting Mound vibes in the best way β™₯
IYKYK

12.03.2026 21:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Ghost Riders in the Sky" is just the Wild Hunt again but in a Western font

Why am I only today years old when I realize this

12.03.2026 21:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
kill the imposter syndrome in you head because not only is there someone out there doing it worse than you, they're also using chat gpt to do it

kill the imposter syndrome in you head because not only is there someone out there doing it worse than you, they're also using chat gpt to do it

Anyways.

05.03.2026 11:54 πŸ‘ 26265 πŸ” 10308 πŸ’¬ 75 πŸ“Œ 205

It is World Book Day. Buy a book from an indie press, leave a review for an author, or social media post to a beloved author and make their day.

05.03.2026 17:23 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Omnipresence (2024)
Oil on 16x20 canvas

12.02.2026 13:36 πŸ‘ 911 πŸ” 243 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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✷ DIE TRYING ✷

09.02.2026 22:09 πŸ‘ 1497 πŸ” 436 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 3
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Smiles :]

11.05.2025 00:02 πŸ‘ 2790 πŸ” 1294 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 105

You don't β€” *they* top *you*, clearly 😍

09.02.2026 01:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve said it before, but I don’t feel threatened by AI. My writing shits all over anything β€œgenerated” by some useless hack, and I only write for clients who value good work over cheap anti-work.

β€œYou’ll get left behind!” Bitch, I left AI in the dust before it was even a thing.

09.02.2026 01:04 πŸ‘ 549 πŸ” 42 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
A drawing of a dragon coming out of the water. The dragon  has long fins, and is bright yellow, white, and blue colored, with some dark blue accents. It's incredibly happy and surrounded by a shoal of fish, including cleaner wrasse which look similar to the dragon itself. It's sunny, the water is azure, and the tree lined shore can be seen in the background as well.

A drawing of a dragon coming out of the water. The dragon has long fins, and is bright yellow, white, and blue colored, with some dark blue accents. It's incredibly happy and surrounded by a shoal of fish, including cleaner wrasse which look similar to the dragon itself. It's sunny, the water is azure, and the tree lined shore can be seen in the background as well.

A little summer dive! β˜€οΈπŸŒŠπŸ  Super fun commission for @greatmar2.bsky.social !! :]

[ #art #commission #dragon ]

03.02.2026 21:51 πŸ‘ 1530 πŸ” 487 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 2
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> Alison Luchs, who has worked at the National Gallery of Art for 47 years, agreed to learn Gen Z slang and make videos because she wanted to raise interest in the museum’s art.
>
> She never expected to slay.

stolen from https://wapo.st/4qIqlTl

#NationalGalleryOfArt #GenZ #Slang #Art #Maiolica

31.01.2026 15:36 πŸ‘ 1960 πŸ” 803 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 46
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griddlehark totebag design for an upcoming convention 🦴✨

01.02.2026 20:50 πŸ‘ 955 πŸ” 333 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 0
Two posts from Tumblr user awakefor48hours 

 "You should create for yourself" and "it's okay to feel discouraged when creating your own original projects if no one interacts with them" are two sentences that should be able to co-exist with each other 

 On the one hand, you should kill that capitalist in your head that tells you to make art only for the enjoyment of other people. On the other hand, it's totally fine to be disappointed that you spent hours or even days on something that only got 4 notes. You can feel both ways.

Two posts from Tumblr user awakefor48hours "You should create for yourself" and "it's okay to feel discouraged when creating your own original projects if no one interacts with them" are two sentences that should be able to co-exist with each other On the one hand, you should kill that capitalist in your head that tells you to make art only for the enjoyment of other people. On the other hand, it's totally fine to be disappointed that you spent hours or even days on something that only got 4 notes. You can feel both ways.

28.01.2026 01:35 πŸ‘ 3540 πŸ” 1620 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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27.01.2026 16:46 πŸ‘ 4806 πŸ” 1332 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 2
Gomez and Morticia Addams holding each other close, Gomez wields a rapier, Morticia wields a machete

Gomez and Morticia Addams holding each other close, Gomez wields a rapier, Morticia wields a machete

Addamses
#TheAddamsFamily

18.01.2026 12:04 πŸ‘ 4874 πŸ” 1574 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 17
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πŸ–οΈ

23.10.2023 16:36 πŸ‘ 1984 πŸ” 520 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 1
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πŸ¦‹
#fanart

08.01.2026 21:23 πŸ‘ 1716 πŸ” 369 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 0
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Newsantara - Ulek Mayang

26.12.2025 16:03 πŸ‘ 59 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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a stylized illustration with the text "generative AI was never ethical". The piece features a black cat pulling cables out of the back of a robot. The robot has a conveyor belt attached to it that is pulling in packages that read "stolen art, stolen writing, stolen voices, stolen videos, stolen likeness, stolen photos, stolen books, stolen code, and stolen ideas." The piece is a reminder that generative ai was built on the backs of real artists, photographers, writers, and everyone else's creative expressions as humans in order to churn out slop to feed back to us.

a stylized illustration with the text "generative AI was never ethical". The piece features a black cat pulling cables out of the back of a robot. The robot has a conveyor belt attached to it that is pulling in packages that read "stolen art, stolen writing, stolen voices, stolen videos, stolen likeness, stolen photos, stolen books, stolen code, and stolen ideas." The piece is a reminder that generative ai was built on the backs of real artists, photographers, writers, and everyone else's creative expressions as humans in order to churn out slop to feed back to us.

don't forget πŸ€–πŸš«

17.07.2025 16:06 πŸ‘ 6340 πŸ” 3244 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 13
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It's Art vs. Artist time again!

Thank you all so much for being here & enjoying my art. I hope to make many new, cool and unexpected things for you to enjoy in 2026! ✨

18.12.2025 17:48 πŸ‘ 281 πŸ” 36 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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#pixelart

19.12.2025 18:28 πŸ‘ 588 πŸ” 164 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0
Digital painting of a chonky bronze dragon with faint scars all over his body facing the sunset, upper part of his body is lit by the bright sun. He's standing on a cliff with waves crashing against it, looking far away across the sea

Digital painting of a chonky bronze dragon with faint scars all over his body facing the sunset, upper part of his body is lit by the bright sun. He's standing on a cliff with waves crashing against it, looking far away across the sea

🌊

#art ✴︎ #illustration ✴︎ #artistsonbluesky ✴︎ #dnd

19.12.2025 20:21 πŸ‘ 671 πŸ” 160 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 1
Digital painting of a merfolk on the beach-shore. He has a golden horn on his forehead that spread into an ornate arch headpiece of sorts. He has a tattooed neck, and he is only wearing an iridescent loin-cloth with golden clamshell embellishments and design. He is wielding a hollowed out giant crab for shield and a stiffened swordfish as a sword.

Digital painting of a merfolk on the beach-shore. He has a golden horn on his forehead that spread into an ornate arch headpiece of sorts. He has a tattooed neck, and he is only wearing an iridescent loin-cloth with golden clamshell embellishments and design. He is wielding a hollowed out giant crab for shield and a stiffened swordfish as a sword.

FISH!

19.09.2025 22:41 πŸ‘ 522 πŸ” 88 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
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HARROWHARK. Quick evening piece (no spoilers, I'm still reading the first book)

19.11.2024 19:14 πŸ‘ 2000 πŸ” 379 πŸ’¬ 45 πŸ“Œ 7
Wave dragon roars before the dawn of a new day, bathed in starlight

Wave dragon roars before the dawn of a new day, bathed in starlight

We draw from the infinite pool of our souls,
and none will stop us.

And today I wanted to paint another wave dragon so I did! Posca markers on canvas ✨

20.09.2025 23:16 πŸ‘ 1084 πŸ” 402 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 0
Mirror selfie of someone wearing the biblically accurate possum shirt in pride gay ass rainbow. Its a black and white design of a three headed possum with multiple eyes and rainbow ribs.

Mirror selfie of someone wearing the biblically accurate possum shirt in pride gay ass rainbow. Its a black and white design of a three headed possum with multiple eyes and rainbow ribs.

I can't overstate how much I love this shirt

Available this Friday🌈

27.11.2025 04:37 πŸ‘ 665 πŸ” 146 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 4
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28.11.2025 06:58 πŸ‘ 1113 πŸ” 308 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
cinema_nasties 1d
Al defenders are so embarrassing

j.paulmonter 2h
All you are saying is that you want to gatekeep creativity. That's not good.

drachelbarr & 20h
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Neuroscientist here... creativity is a process. A process. A FUCKING PROCESS. Not an output.
Nobody is gatekeeping the process - Al simply invites you to skip to the end, to the output. Which, as mentioned, is not creativity.
Nobody cares if the output is aesthetically pleasing, because the process, the act itself, the limitation of a single human mind and the resulting creations that capture that one single inimitable human experience... is what makes a creation worth paying attention

cinema_nasties 1d Al defenders are so embarrassing j.paulmonter 2h All you are saying is that you want to gatekeep creativity. That's not good. drachelbarr & 20h β€’ β€’β€’ Neuroscientist here... creativity is a process. A process. A FUCKING PROCESS. Not an output. Nobody is gatekeeping the process - Al simply invites you to skip to the end, to the output. Which, as mentioned, is not creativity. Nobody cares if the output is aesthetically pleasing, because the process, the act itself, the limitation of a single human mind and the resulting creations that capture that one single inimitable human experience... is what makes a creation worth paying attention

Well put by @drrachelbarr.bsky.social

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