Jess Turcotte
@circadianforest.bsky.social
An illustrated online novel set in an original fantasy world where Clove, a lifelong nomad, seeks to define the word "home".
Read for free at circadianforest.com
Read for free at circadianforest.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:47 PM
November 16, 2025 at 10:09 PM
First snow of the season here in the Adirondacks.
November 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
First snow of the season here in the Adirondacks.
Me: *telling a meandering story with 7.5 different detours before getting to the point*
Husband (lovingly): I don't know how you have conversations like this, stone cold sober.
Me:
Husband (lovingly): I don't know how you have conversations like this, stone cold sober.
Me:
November 12, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Me: *telling a meandering story with 7.5 different detours before getting to the point*
Husband (lovingly): I don't know how you have conversations like this, stone cold sober.
Me:
Husband (lovingly): I don't know how you have conversations like this, stone cold sober.
Me:
I picked up Hollow Knight for the first time is many months. I thought I'd be struggling to get the hang of the controls again, but apparently 75 hours of playing has really cemented them in my brain, and I picked it up again very easily.
Oh my stars, I love this game.
Oh my stars, I love this game.
November 8, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I picked up Hollow Knight for the first time is many months. I thought I'd be struggling to get the hang of the controls again, but apparently 75 hours of playing has really cemented them in my brain, and I picked it up again very easily.
Oh my stars, I love this game.
Oh my stars, I love this game.
November 8, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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Solitary Rugose Coral fossils - remains of the tropical seabed that once covered this area over 300 million years ago.
County Donegal, Ireland.
County Donegal, Ireland.
November 3, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Solitary Rugose Coral fossils - remains of the tropical seabed that once covered this area over 300 million years ago.
County Donegal, Ireland.
County Donegal, Ireland.
October 25, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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⭐️New⭐️
Another new bird piece. A pheasant in winter. Available now on Folksy.
USA deliveries will be sent duty paid, art is exempt from the tariffs!
folksy.com/items/8571313
#Pheasant #Birds #BirdDrawing #OriginalArt #Drawing #Painting #Artwork #ArtFromScotland #GiftIdeas #ArtShop #bsnm
Another new bird piece. A pheasant in winter. Available now on Folksy.
USA deliveries will be sent duty paid, art is exempt from the tariffs!
folksy.com/items/8571313
#Pheasant #Birds #BirdDrawing #OriginalArt #Drawing #Painting #Artwork #ArtFromScotland #GiftIdeas #ArtShop #bsnm
October 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
⭐️New⭐️
Another new bird piece. A pheasant in winter. Available now on Folksy.
USA deliveries will be sent duty paid, art is exempt from the tariffs!
folksy.com/items/8571313
#Pheasant #Birds #BirdDrawing #OriginalArt #Drawing #Painting #Artwork #ArtFromScotland #GiftIdeas #ArtShop #bsnm
Another new bird piece. A pheasant in winter. Available now on Folksy.
USA deliveries will be sent duty paid, art is exempt from the tariffs!
folksy.com/items/8571313
#Pheasant #Birds #BirdDrawing #OriginalArt #Drawing #Painting #Artwork #ArtFromScotland #GiftIdeas #ArtShop #bsnm
Acknowledging burnout, I've effectively given myself the month of October off from regular, obligatory CF work. As expected, little ideas and connections are drifting to the surface like bubbles in a pot of water over heat. I'm scribbling notes and jotting down questions to ponder.
October 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Acknowledging burnout, I've effectively given myself the month of October off from regular, obligatory CF work. As expected, little ideas and connections are drifting to the surface like bubbles in a pot of water over heat. I'm scribbling notes and jotting down questions to ponder.
Twice now, I've come up w/ a design for one specific character, but ended up passing that design along to another character instead. Now, I have THE design for the character. This is what they were supposed to look like all along. It was just a bit of a process.
October 12, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Twice now, I've come up w/ a design for one specific character, but ended up passing that design along to another character instead. Now, I have THE design for the character. This is what they were supposed to look like all along. It was just a bit of a process.
From Ch. 2, No. 7
Zander sending a glisser to see Clove home safely.
Depicting dynamic motion is not my strong suit, but I'm working on it. I said that my previous post was my favorite illo from chapter 2, but this is a strong contender.
#fantasy #worldbuilding #writing #art #illustration
Zander sending a glisser to see Clove home safely.
Depicting dynamic motion is not my strong suit, but I'm working on it. I said that my previous post was my favorite illo from chapter 2, but this is a strong contender.
#fantasy #worldbuilding #writing #art #illustration
October 11, 2025 at 11:32 AM
From Ch. 2, No. 7
Zander sending a glisser to see Clove home safely.
Depicting dynamic motion is not my strong suit, but I'm working on it. I said that my previous post was my favorite illo from chapter 2, but this is a strong contender.
#fantasy #worldbuilding #writing #art #illustration
Zander sending a glisser to see Clove home safely.
Depicting dynamic motion is not my strong suit, but I'm working on it. I said that my previous post was my favorite illo from chapter 2, but this is a strong contender.
#fantasy #worldbuilding #writing #art #illustration
Sometimes when I'm in a slump, I'm inclined to pick up Stardew Valley and start a new save. It's like a synthetic microcosm that helps kickstart the positive reinforcement cycle of working at something little by little, one day at a time, until you reach a goal that once seemed nebulous and distant.
October 10, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Sometimes when I'm in a slump, I'm inclined to pick up Stardew Valley and start a new save. It's like a synthetic microcosm that helps kickstart the positive reinforcement cycle of working at something little by little, one day at a time, until you reach a goal that once seemed nebulous and distant.
Sirius does not live up to his name's homophone, and thank goodness for that 😛
October 7, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Sirius does not live up to his name's homophone, and thank goodness for that 😛
Teenage Clove and her cousin Terris in a flashback scene from Ch. 2, No. 4.2.
This is without a doubt my favorite illo from chapter 2. The third image is an alternate clothing design I was playing around with for Terris.
#fantasy #worldbuilding #illustration
This is without a doubt my favorite illo from chapter 2. The third image is an alternate clothing design I was playing around with for Terris.
#fantasy #worldbuilding #illustration
October 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Teenage Clove and her cousin Terris in a flashback scene from Ch. 2, No. 4.2.
This is without a doubt my favorite illo from chapter 2. The third image is an alternate clothing design I was playing around with for Terris.
#fantasy #worldbuilding #illustration
This is without a doubt my favorite illo from chapter 2. The third image is an alternate clothing design I was playing around with for Terris.
#fantasy #worldbuilding #illustration
I've been picking away at reading Interview with the Vampire for months and months. My goal is, fittingly, to finish it by the end of October.
Then I can move onto a shorter, simple book. I'd like to make my way through the whole Chronicles, but not all at once.
Then I can move onto a shorter, simple book. I'd like to make my way through the whole Chronicles, but not all at once.
October 2, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I've been picking away at reading Interview with the Vampire for months and months. My goal is, fittingly, to finish it by the end of October.
Then I can move onto a shorter, simple book. I'd like to make my way through the whole Chronicles, but not all at once.
Then I can move onto a shorter, simple book. I'd like to make my way through the whole Chronicles, but not all at once.
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Bit of an older piece.
"There's nothing inherently evil about necromancy. Most associate it with undead armies sweeping across nations, but I use it to get some extra use from my neglected sourdough starter. It allows for greater control of the dough's rise."
#worldbuilding #dnd
"There's nothing inherently evil about necromancy. Most associate it with undead armies sweeping across nations, but I use it to get some extra use from my neglected sourdough starter. It allows for greater control of the dough's rise."
#worldbuilding #dnd
September 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Bit of an older piece.
"There's nothing inherently evil about necromancy. Most associate it with undead armies sweeping across nations, but I use it to get some extra use from my neglected sourdough starter. It allows for greater control of the dough's rise."
#worldbuilding #dnd
"There's nothing inherently evil about necromancy. Most associate it with undead armies sweeping across nations, but I use it to get some extra use from my neglected sourdough starter. It allows for greater control of the dough's rise."
#worldbuilding #dnd
In no particular order, I'll slowly be sharing some in-progress saved images that I actually remembered to do from chapter 2.
"The lighthouse keeper hummed a faint melody and shut the door gently. He had an affable, spirited air about him, appearing genuinely delighted to have a visitor."
#fantasy
"The lighthouse keeper hummed a faint melody and shut the door gently. He had an affable, spirited air about him, appearing genuinely delighted to have a visitor."
#fantasy
September 29, 2025 at 11:01 PM
In no particular order, I'll slowly be sharing some in-progress saved images that I actually remembered to do from chapter 2.
"The lighthouse keeper hummed a faint melody and shut the door gently. He had an affable, spirited air about him, appearing genuinely delighted to have a visitor."
#fantasy
"The lighthouse keeper hummed a faint melody and shut the door gently. He had an affable, spirited air about him, appearing genuinely delighted to have a visitor."
#fantasy
September 29, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Took a week off of CF after the conclusion of ch 2. Before starting work on ch 3, I'm taking a month to reformat ch 1. CF ch 1 began as a comic, and it became clear to me that the format wasn't the best way to do justice to this story. I'm excited to approach those installments in written format!
September 28, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Took a week off of CF after the conclusion of ch 2. Before starting work on ch 3, I'm taking a month to reformat ch 1. CF ch 1 began as a comic, and it became clear to me that the format wasn't the best way to do justice to this story. I'm excited to approach those installments in written format!
Reposted by Jess Turcotte
a place to just sit and listen
September 25, 2025 at 11:32 AM
a place to just sit and listen
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TIL that this goose emote exists, and thank the stars for that.
TIL that this goose emote exists, and thank the stars for that.
September 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
🪿🪿🪿🪿🪿
TIL that this goose emote exists, and thank the stars for that.
TIL that this goose emote exists, and thank the stars for that.
I came across this initial sketch (left) of Clove's house today, conceptualized a little over two years ago. Which is wild to me! Time flies 🦇
#illustration #fantasy #worldbuilding
#illustration #fantasy #worldbuilding
September 23, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I came across this initial sketch (left) of Clove's house today, conceptualized a little over two years ago. Which is wild to me! Time flies 🦇
#illustration #fantasy #worldbuilding
#illustration #fantasy #worldbuilding