Brooksie C. Fontaine
@brooksiesbooks.bsky.social
Published author. Illustrator. Tutor. Double MFA recipient. Coffee-drinker.
I post new Illustrations every day. Typically animals, mythical creatures, and the occasional human being.
Sometimes I'll post about books or publication news.
I post new Illustrations every day. Typically animals, mythical creatures, and the occasional human being.
Sometimes I'll post about books or publication news.
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The artist and the art! A little intro✨
✨I have two MFA degrees (English & Illustration)
💖I have over thirty literary journal & anthology publications
✨I love books (including audiobooks), especially classics, literary fiction, & comics
💖I love running, walking, playing chess, and studying history!
✨I have two MFA degrees (English & Illustration)
💖I have over thirty literary journal & anthology publications
✨I love books (including audiobooks), especially classics, literary fiction, & comics
💖I love running, walking, playing chess, and studying history!
November 16, 2025 at 7:52 AM
The illustration I did for the wonderful story "Brewski," written by Will Musgrove and published in the November 2025 issue of Ghost Parachute!
To me the story is a beautiful combination of dreamlike and grounded.
#Illustration
To me the story is a beautiful combination of dreamlike and grounded.
#Illustration
November 16, 2025 at 3:49 AM
The illustration I did for the wonderful story "Brewski," written by Will Musgrove and published in the November 2025 issue of Ghost Parachute!
To me the story is a beautiful combination of dreamlike and grounded.
#Illustration
To me the story is a beautiful combination of dreamlike and grounded.
#Illustration
November 15, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Spotlighting the illustrations I did for this month's issue of Ghost Parachute!
This illustration is for "Let's Not Lose Our Heads" by Jessica Klimesh.
It's an amazing and thought-provoking story about dehumanization. Go read it!
#illustration
This illustration is for "Let's Not Lose Our Heads" by Jessica Klimesh.
It's an amazing and thought-provoking story about dehumanization. Go read it!
#illustration
November 15, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Spotlighting the illustrations I did for this month's issue of Ghost Parachute!
This illustration is for "Let's Not Lose Our Heads" by Jessica Klimesh.
It's an amazing and thought-provoking story about dehumanization. Go read it!
#illustration
This illustration is for "Let's Not Lose Our Heads" by Jessica Klimesh.
It's an amazing and thought-provoking story about dehumanization. Go read it!
#illustration
November 15, 2025 at 1:49 AM
November 13, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Very pleased to say that my modern Greco Roman love story, "Heart of Stone," has been nominated for this very cool award!
Thank you, Fiction on the Web, for publishing and nominating this story, and for being so great to work with!
I also did an illustration for the story, featured below!
Thank you, Fiction on the Web, for publishing and nominating this story, and for being so great to work with!
I also did an illustration for the story, featured below!
November 12, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Very pleased to say that my modern Greco Roman love story, "Heart of Stone," has been nominated for this very cool award!
Thank you, Fiction on the Web, for publishing and nominating this story, and for being so great to work with!
I also did an illustration for the story, featured below!
Thank you, Fiction on the Web, for publishing and nominating this story, and for being so great to work with!
I also did an illustration for the story, featured below!
November 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Reposted by Brooksie C. Fontaine
Read "The Shambles" written by Lorette C. Luzajic and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social.
"No one went there if they knew better. A few smart alecks who didn’t believe in evil had trekked the winding hill ready to plant their flags."
tinyurl.com/ynny4p2w
"No one went there if they knew better. A few smart alecks who didn’t believe in evil had trekked the winding hill ready to plant their flags."
tinyurl.com/ynny4p2w
The Shambles — Ghost Parachute
after House by the Railroad, by Edward Hopper (USA) 1925 No one went there if they knew better. A few smart alecks who didn’t believe in evil had trekked the winding hill ready to plant their flags. A...
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November 2, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Read "The Shambles" written by Lorette C. Luzajic and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social.
"No one went there if they knew better. A few smart alecks who didn’t believe in evil had trekked the winding hill ready to plant their flags."
tinyurl.com/ynny4p2w
"No one went there if they knew better. A few smart alecks who didn’t believe in evil had trekked the winding hill ready to plant their flags."
tinyurl.com/ynny4p2w
Reposted by Brooksie C. Fontaine
Read "Archive>The Martians>About" written by @claudiaputnam.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social.
"The first landings of course had us glued to our screens. Occasional crises would bring us back. After a while we lost interest, forgot, even."
tinyurl.com/yjy894td
"The first landings of course had us glued to our screens. Occasional crises would bring us back. After a while we lost interest, forgot, even."
tinyurl.com/yjy894td
Archive>The Martians>About — Ghost Parachute
1. The Emigration The first landings of course had us glued to our screens. Occasional crises would bring us back. After a while we lost interest, forgot, even. It wasn’t exactly an interesting show. ...
tinyurl.com
November 2, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Read "Archive>The Martians>About" written by @claudiaputnam.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social.
"The first landings of course had us glued to our screens. Occasional crises would bring us back. After a while we lost interest, forgot, even."
tinyurl.com/yjy894td
"The first landings of course had us glued to our screens. Occasional crises would bring us back. After a while we lost interest, forgot, even."
tinyurl.com/yjy894td
Reposted by Brooksie C. Fontaine
Read "Brewski" written by @willmusgrove.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social.
"Brewski was sort of the building’s mascot. I wasn’t sure if he lived in the upstairs unit or just enjoyed hanging out in parking lots..."
tinyurl.com/bdzcvxcw
"Brewski was sort of the building’s mascot. I wasn’t sure if he lived in the upstairs unit or just enjoyed hanging out in parking lots..."
tinyurl.com/bdzcvxcw
Brewski — Ghost Parachute
All I wanted to do was sleep off a nasty hangover, but my next-door neighbor had his television blaring. I banged on our shared wall and politely asked him to “turn that shit down” but got zero respon...
tinyurl.com
November 2, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Read "Brewski" written by @willmusgrove.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social.
"Brewski was sort of the building’s mascot. I wasn’t sure if he lived in the upstairs unit or just enjoyed hanging out in parking lots..."
tinyurl.com/bdzcvxcw
"Brewski was sort of the building’s mascot. I wasn’t sure if he lived in the upstairs unit or just enjoyed hanging out in parking lots..."
tinyurl.com/bdzcvxcw
Another incredibly layered, thought-provoking story in very few words! Very pleased I got to illustrate it.
Read "Foreshadowing" written by @gary79.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social.
"In 1963, a week after I begin third grade, three men with rifles rob the savings and loan four blocks from my parents’ house in a small town just outside of Pittsburgh."
tinyurl.com/2y42w6ez
"In 1963, a week after I begin third grade, three men with rifles rob the savings and loan four blocks from my parents’ house in a small town just outside of Pittsburgh."
tinyurl.com/2y42w6ez
Foreshadowing — Ghost Parachute
In 1963, a week after I begin third grade, three men with rifles rob the savings and loan four blocks from my parents’ house in a small town just outside of Pittsburgh. A minute later, the police aler...
tinyurl.com
November 1, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Another incredibly layered, thought-provoking story in very few words! Very pleased I got to illustrate it.
Reposted by Brooksie C. Fontaine
Read "Foreshadowing" written by @gary79.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social.
"In 1963, a week after I begin third grade, three men with rifles rob the savings and loan four blocks from my parents’ house in a small town just outside of Pittsburgh."
tinyurl.com/2y42w6ez
"In 1963, a week after I begin third grade, three men with rifles rob the savings and loan four blocks from my parents’ house in a small town just outside of Pittsburgh."
tinyurl.com/2y42w6ez
Foreshadowing — Ghost Parachute
In 1963, a week after I begin third grade, three men with rifles rob the savings and loan four blocks from my parents’ house in a small town just outside of Pittsburgh. A minute later, the police aler...
tinyurl.com
November 1, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Read "Foreshadowing" written by @gary79.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social.
"In 1963, a week after I begin third grade, three men with rifles rob the savings and loan four blocks from my parents’ house in a small town just outside of Pittsburgh."
tinyurl.com/2y42w6ez
"In 1963, a week after I begin third grade, three men with rifles rob the savings and loan four blocks from my parents’ house in a small town just outside of Pittsburgh."
tinyurl.com/2y42w6ez
An amazing and thought-provoking story that I got to illustrate for Ghost Parachute!
#Illustration
#Writing
#Illustration
#Writing
Read "Let’s Not Lose Our Heads" written by @jekwriter.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social.
"For the longest time, we walked around, bodies without heads, shuffling our feet to avoid tripping on curbs, twigs, and each other."
tinyurl.com/3jbp428j
"For the longest time, we walked around, bodies without heads, shuffling our feet to avoid tripping on curbs, twigs, and each other."
tinyurl.com/3jbp428j
Let’s Not Lose Our Heads — Ghost Parachute
For the longest time, we walked around, bodies without heads, shuffling our feet to avoid tripping on curbs, twigs, and each other. We held hands, relied on them to communicate, and eagerly followed o...
tinyurl.com
November 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
An amazing and thought-provoking story that I got to illustrate for Ghost Parachute!
#Illustration
#Writing
#Illustration
#Writing
Reposted by Brooksie C. Fontaine
Read "Let’s Not Lose Our Heads" written by @jekwriter.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social.
"For the longest time, we walked around, bodies without heads, shuffling our feet to avoid tripping on curbs, twigs, and each other."
tinyurl.com/3jbp428j
"For the longest time, we walked around, bodies without heads, shuffling our feet to avoid tripping on curbs, twigs, and each other."
tinyurl.com/3jbp428j
Let’s Not Lose Our Heads — Ghost Parachute
For the longest time, we walked around, bodies without heads, shuffling our feet to avoid tripping on curbs, twigs, and each other. We held hands, relied on them to communicate, and eagerly followed o...
tinyurl.com
November 1, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Read "Let’s Not Lose Our Heads" written by @jekwriter.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social.
"For the longest time, we walked around, bodies without heads, shuffling our feet to avoid tripping on curbs, twigs, and each other."
tinyurl.com/3jbp428j
"For the longest time, we walked around, bodies without heads, shuffling our feet to avoid tripping on curbs, twigs, and each other."
tinyurl.com/3jbp428j