bartleby looking out the window, the words i would prefer not to wrapped around him
art by roberto ricci -- bartleby
bartleby looking out the window, the words i would prefer not to wrapped around him
art by roberto ricci -- bartleby
A rough, rubbly looking terrain that looks like that weird lint crap that builds up in crawlspaces.
This photo was taken on the surface of an asteroid.
The book The EcoGothic Werewolf in Literature. The text overlays the face of a wolf depicted with forest scenes.
Back to Gothic studies! π¦πββ¬οΈπ
The EcoGothic Werewolf in Literature:
Genuinely an enjoyable read. The author's argument is both extensive and compelling, and shows the importance of hybridity and the werewolf as humankind attempts to imagine a future as a species.
A full moon in the sky reflected on still water on which a boat with three people is passing. Reeds grow on the shore in the foreground.
'Moonlit Sea' - Koho, ca. 1930's.
#FullMoon #JapaneseArt
I really love being here on this earth. Itβs so beautiful and humans are capable of such astonishing things & every culture is fascinating to me & the splendor of our natural world & the diversity of species is like an actual miracle. We must escape the Capitalocene and build something better.
This is a whole new type of scam I'm learning about! Jeeeeez
Some folk trye to compose lengthye frame-tale narratyves, thei get called assholes. That nevir happenid to Giovanni Boccaccio.
It's the day Agent Cooper sends me his annual message! #twinpeaksday
ok had to draw this too
The Sunday Guardian headline: Big Tech Loses $1.3 Trillion in 2026 as AI Spending Fears Trigger Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia Stock PlungeβWhatβs Happening? Follow-up says: Big Tech loses $1.3 trillion in 2026 as AI spending fears hit Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia, Apple and Alphabet. Investors demand profit visibility. TSMC, Samsung, Walmart gain. The article is written by Prakriti Parul and was last updated yesterday morning.
genAI is dying repost to make it die faster
Roses are redde
Noble are the manatees
For a bettir future
Teach artes and humanityes
A logo with a circular image with a rainbow background and the white silhouette of an open book and a poised quill over the circle. Text beside this reads Indie Press Webring.
A year ago, I proposed making a web ring for independent presses! And - tada! The Indie Press Webring connects independent publishing houses. We're small, and we need your help spreading the word so we can grow.
Readers and Press folks alike, check it out: indiepresswebring.com
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And if youβre wondering βWhy is there a blob in the back?β Well, thatβs where the first woman president was supposed to go. More than a century later, it remains unsculpted.
A chihuahua crossed with an alligator in a space suit holding a pumpkin with a crowned skull carved into it. He has a glowing sword stabbed into the ground beside him and a 3-pronged staff on his other side. His white cape flows diagonally to the right corner.
Ghostboy brought some friends along in his crowdfunding journey!
Here's a pinup I drew of Glomm, a monster destined to become a Knight Wizardβif he can survive the darkness creeping across his world, from MONSTER KNIGHT by @shannondenton.bsky.social and Thomas Boatwright.
Re-reading Wuthering Heights. Forgot what a maniac Mr. Lockwood is. "My new landlord is surly and unwelcoming and his dog tried to attack me so I should definitely hike miles in the Yorkshire winter to hang out with him in his weird foreboding house again today."
We have Best of American SFF, Best of Canadian SFF, Best of British SFF. I wish so badly that editors take up the task of editing an yearly Best of Latin American SFF as well. It would be great!
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Thank you.
The gravitational pull of these posts keeps me from getting too far away from lit studies and I am forever grateful π
RJL's latest is now available.
We look at the writers behind two of Japan's greatest movie monstersβGodzilla and Mothra.
Context, authors, stories, and a close with a reflection on why the stories behind the movies are important, even for people who have already seen the films.
It is *wild* the extent to which academics who write about sf and fantasy and horror don't operate with this basic premise of genre theory in mind.
a poorly drawn square cat
an orange and white cat tightly curled inside a small cardboard box, filling it perfectly into a square shape!
square
I tried to take a photo of a grasshopper on my windshield, but now it looks like a gigantic bug destroying the town.
when i die let my resentment become a curse let it become like sadako and every time someone uses ai i crawl out of the computer to strangle them
Bad Bunnyβs performance began in the plantation, featured broken electric poles, and ended by centering a hemispheric understanding of βAmΓ©ricaββamong many other thingsβand some Anglo journalists are like βhis performance wasnβt political.β
This is why we need to be telling our stories.
Still image from the Super Bowl halftime show of Bad Bunny looking serious, talking directly to the camera, pointing at us.
βIf Iβm here at Super Bowl LX, itβs because I never stopped believing in myself. You should never stop believing in yourself either. Itβs worth more than you think.β βBad Bunny
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Submissions are open for my anthology, "Passing Strange: Queer Weird Arthurian Tales"!
We want stories that include: an LGBTQ+ main character; a spec fic element; and an Arthurian element. Artworks or illustrations of stories also welcome!
Check out the details:
juliebozza.com/submissions-...
What a superb owl! Perky pre-Colombian finial.