Richard H Fay - Artist/Illustrator/Poet/Polymath
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Richard H Fay - Artist/Illustrator/Poet/Polymath
@azurelionprod.bsky.social
scifi, fantasy, & horror artist, illustrator, & poet
multi-genre print-on-demand artist, designer, & photographer
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"Developing Nightmares" (2012)
Ink on Bristol board.
Guess you might call this a study.
I never thought it good enough to submit as-is to a publication or for use on merch, although I do like the concept.
December 7, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Sold 12/5/2025 through TeePublic:
1 x T-Shirt of Battle Beneath the Mere.
Thanks, buyer! Much appreciated!

Check out this awesome 'Battle Beneath the Mere' design on @TeePublic! tee.pub/lic/P3_ExdDr...

#teepublic #tshirt #beowulf #medieval #warrior
Battle Beneath the Mere by azurelionproductions
Clad in the byrnie and spangenhelm of a warrior of Anglo-Saxon times, Beowulf battles Grendel's mother in the cave beneath the mere in this fantasy artwork by Richard H. Fay. This piece originally app...
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December 7, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Blobby the Alien
December 7, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Sold 12/4/2025 through Redbubble to an admirer of art in the US (FL):
1x Transparent Sticker of Medieval English/Saxon Warrior.
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Thanks, buyer! Much appreciated!
#findyourthing #redbubble #RBandME #sticker #medieval #warrior
"Medieval English/Saxon Warrior" Sticker for Sale by RHFay
Clad in byrnie (short mail shirt) and spangenhelm (helmet of plates riveted to a framework), an early medieval English/Saxon warrior carries a round shield and wields a winged spear in this original i...
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December 7, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Quote with your purple art 💜
"Squares and Circles Abstract"
December 7, 2025 at 4:53 AM
If humans are close to extinction (possible given the damage we've done to Earth), and if humans are as smart as they claim (Homo sapiens "thinking man" and all that), then why don't AI apocalypse bros think humans should try their hardest to avoid extinction? Why accelerate it?
December 7, 2025 at 3:56 AM
a reader commented on how my recent December poem has a plot twist.

That's not the first poem of mine to feature a bit of a twist. I've even featured twists of sorts in some of my scifiaku, such as "green grass".
Scifaiku "green grass" published June 2008 in the webzine APHELION, October 2008 in ABANDONED TOWERS (online), October 2016 in the webzine ALTERED REALITY MAGAZINE, and August 2023 in the double-length speculative poetry collection COSMIC JOURNEYS AND GOTHIC VISIONS.
December 6, 2025 at 10:36 PM
December 6, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Have I become a persona non gratia,
Something of an unwelcome pariah,
Within the greater poetry community?
Has my character suffered a great calamity,
An irremovable stain on my reputation,
Due to my habit of voicing an opinion?

How dare I do that?
December 6, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Nonfiction article "Speculative Poetry: Past, Present, and Future" (originally published Jan 2009 in Abandoned Towers) on the Classically Educated Blog:
classicallyeducated.wordpress.com/2017/11/13/s...
and my Azure Lion Productions Blog:
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#speculativepoetry
Speculative Poetry: Past, Present, and Future
Über-polymath Richard H. Fay is back this week.  Over the past few weeks, he’s shown his deep knowledge of occult subjects, but this week gives us a beautifully-researched glimpse into the wo…
classicallyeducated.wordpress.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:21 PM
They've Come For Me Again

By Richard H. Fay

Bright lights,
strange silhouettes,
voices inside my head
signal my departure from Earth
once more.

#poem #poetry #cinquain #speculativepoem #speculativepoetry #scifi #scifipoem #scifipoetry
December 6, 2025 at 9:12 PM
My sci-fi cinquain "Cosmic Ship of Dreams", which originally saw publication Nov 2011 in the webzine Aphelion and also saw publication Aug 2023 in my double-length speculative poetry collection Cosmic Journeys and Gothic Visions.
#poem #poetry #cinquain #speculativepoetry #scifi
December 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Dolly Parton is a caring Christian,
A cherished American citizen,
A generous good Samaritan,
A finely talented musician,
A kindly-hearted humanitarian,
A role-model for any human.
December 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Another product in my AZP_Photos Zazzle Store that could use a little more love and attention — A Collection of Cannons Paperweight.
www.zazzle.com/a_collection... via @zazzle
#zazzlemade #paperweight #cannons #fort
December 6, 2025 at 7:43 PM
A product in my AZP_Photos Zazzle Store that could use a little more love and attention —
Mossy Broken Headstone Accent Pillow.
www.zazzle.com/mossy_broken... via @zazzle
#zazzlemade #pillow #photo #moss #headstone
December 6, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I lack a formal art education,
But if there's useful information
I may share based on my experience,
I'll gladly share it with a wider audience.
Share your knowledge if/when you can. Teaching other people how to do what you do doesn’t lessen your art - it just means more and better art for everyone.

I appreciate when people are willing to tell me about their brushes, how they study, etc… I want to put that back out into the world.
December 6, 2025 at 7:04 PM
My latest poem, a very personal piece — "I Remember".
Certain memories are branded onto my brain,
Forever imprinted upon my series of recollections.
This is one of them.
@authorstuartmiller.bsky.social @corutaniconnolly.bsky.social
#poem #poetry #remember #memories #abuse
December 6, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Cosmic Journeys and Gothic Visions: A Speculative Poetry Collection
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The captivating works featured in this double-length collection of speculative poetry carry the reader off to weird locales populated by strange, and at times frightening, denizens.
December 6, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Although now agnostic, I dig Jesus.
Whether mere human or Godly being,
Jesus preached some wonderful things.

I don't dig most self-avowed Christians,
Especially those who've substituted hatefulness
For Jesus' own preachings of love and kindness.
December 6, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Re-posting to boost the signal...
Humans Over Bots

By Richard H. Fay

Give me human followers
Over bot minions.
Give me human supporters
Over bot promoters.
Give me human interaction
Over bot engagement.
Give me human emotion
Over bot coding.
Give me human life
Over bot mimicry
Give me humanity
Over technology.

#poem #poetry
December 6, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Re-posting to boost the signal...
Expanded on something I just wrote,
Now ending it on a slightly higher note.
Didn't want to sound a depressing dope,
So I concluded with a wee bit of hope.
"This December"
@authorstuartmiller.bsky.social @corutaniconnolly.bsky.social
December 6, 2025 at 4:54 PM
As a US citizen
Weeping over the state of my nation,
I don't blame you.

As an upstate New Yorker,
When it comes to my neighbors north of the border,
I have nothing but love and respect.

I beg you please remember,
not all of us are Trumpers.
Canadians aren’t coming. Major blow to the US travel industry

Too dangerous. We won’t spend our money in a country that’s attacking and insulting us.
December 6, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Quote with your purple art 💜
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Whether or not any critic of authority
Deems any of my works as being worthy
Seems a matter of never-ending debate.
In spite of my art seeing its fair share of hate,
In spite of belittling of the very harshest,
There is no doubt that I am a human artist.
December 6, 2025 at 4:26 PM