Anne Kirn
@houseofdarkly.bsky.social
Plush artist, puppet builder, Supervising Editor @ Jackbox Games, other stuff. I have approximate knowledge of many things. houseofdarkly.com
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Anne Kirn
@houseofdarkly.bsky.social
ยท Nov 19
Hi, I'm Anne, aka House of Darkly! Plush artist, puppet builder and merch designer, making stuff for myself and a lot of cool folks for 10+ yrs. By day, I work on party games at Jackbox Games. I like making podcasts and weird genre TV!
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wood duck on a big wheel
February 3, 2026 at 2:54 AM
wood duck on a big wheel
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10yrs ago @djkirkbride.bsky.social @robertwilsoniv.bsky.social @gofrankgo.bsky.social @jordantboyd.bsky.social & I did a 3 part Dark Horse Presents story about a rock band that were also spies. It's never been collected. UNTIL NOW! LASER JOAN & THE RAYGUNS. Prelaunch starts now! Go sign up!
Coming soon: Laser Joan and the Rayguns
A 24 pg one shot adventure comic about an all-female rock band collecting the three stories that originally ran in DARK HORSE PRESENTS.
www.kickstarter.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:49 PM
10yrs ago @djkirkbride.bsky.social @robertwilsoniv.bsky.social @gofrankgo.bsky.social @jordantboyd.bsky.social & I did a 3 part Dark Horse Presents story about a rock band that were also spies. It's never been collected. UNTIL NOW! LASER JOAN & THE RAYGUNS. Prelaunch starts now! Go sign up!
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i know i've been pretty quiet but here's the result of my January: a totally handmade, fully-functional marionette created for a local winter-themed puppet show. she's called the Winter Maw & she'll eat you alive, just like real winter
February 2, 2026 at 9:37 PM
i know i've been pretty quiet but here's the result of my January: a totally handmade, fully-functional marionette created for a local winter-themed puppet show. she's called the Winter Maw & she'll eat you alive, just like real winter
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I swear to god, I left this cat alone for two fucking minutes with a jar of red beets.
Two. Minutes.
#CatsofBluesky
Two. Minutes.
#CatsofBluesky
February 1, 2026 at 2:01 PM
I swear to god, I left this cat alone for two fucking minutes with a jar of red beets.
Two. Minutes.
#CatsofBluesky
Two. Minutes.
#CatsofBluesky
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just make the thing ๐จ ๐ถ โ๏ธ ๐
February 2, 2026 at 7:54 PM
just make the thing ๐จ ๐ถ โ๏ธ ๐
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#WorldOstrichDay :
#Ostrich in the #Byzantine Diakonikon-Baptistery Mosaic, Mount Nebo, Jordan, 530 CE.
Look how it has the right # of toes - only living bird species w/only 2!
๐There was an ostrich subspecies native to the Levant & Arabian Peninsula that persisted into mid-20th c.: S. c. syriacus.
#Ostrich in the #Byzantine Diakonikon-Baptistery Mosaic, Mount Nebo, Jordan, 530 CE.
Look how it has the right # of toes - only living bird species w/only 2!
๐There was an ostrich subspecies native to the Levant & Arabian Peninsula that persisted into mid-20th c.: S. c. syriacus.
February 2, 2025 at 10:35 PM
#WorldOstrichDay :
#Ostrich in the #Byzantine Diakonikon-Baptistery Mosaic, Mount Nebo, Jordan, 530 CE.
Look how it has the right # of toes - only living bird species w/only 2!
๐There was an ostrich subspecies native to the Levant & Arabian Peninsula that persisted into mid-20th c.: S. c. syriacus.
#Ostrich in the #Byzantine Diakonikon-Baptistery Mosaic, Mount Nebo, Jordan, 530 CE.
Look how it has the right # of toes - only living bird species w/only 2!
๐There was an ostrich subspecies native to the Levant & Arabian Peninsula that persisted into mid-20th c.: S. c. syriacus.
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Now you too can play a slowed down version of a game from 20 years ago with no actual level design or enemies and all it costs is a complete collapse of the world economy, biosphere, education system, and multiple entire creative industries.
Project Genie is an an experimental research prototype that Google gave @jaypeters.net access to this week, though he may not be using it in exactly the way Google intended.
Here's Jay's version of something like Super Mario 64:
www.theverge.com/news/869726/...
Here's Jay's version of something like Super Mario 64:
www.theverge.com/news/869726/...
February 2, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Now you too can play a slowed down version of a game from 20 years ago with no actual level design or enemies and all it costs is a complete collapse of the world economy, biosphere, education system, and multiple entire creative industries.
There was a point where he'd deactivated and it was harder to do this, so... look now. It's easy.
February 2, 2026 at 10:15 PM
There was a point where he'd deactivated and it was harder to do this, so... look now. It's easy.
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I keep seeing the โreminder donโt use Adobe here are the alternativesโ image going around and folks, the problem is not just that Adobe sucks, the problem is theyโre blocking legal access to decades of art files utilized by individuals and entire teams
February 2, 2026 at 8:01 PM
I keep seeing the โreminder donโt use Adobe here are the alternativesโ image going around and folks, the problem is not just that Adobe sucks, the problem is theyโre blocking legal access to decades of art files utilized by individuals and entire teams
I love how my phone helpfully changes regular words to brand names (it REALLY thinks I want to talk about the Gaylord brand of hotels), but this time was like, no, you can't mean Adobe!!
February 2, 2026 at 7:59 PM
I love how my phone helpfully changes regular words to brand names (it REALLY thinks I want to talk about the Gaylord brand of hotels), but this time was like, no, you can't mean Adobe!!
Abode really, really hates artists, which is weird, because that's their user base
February 2, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Abode really, really hates artists, which is weird, because that's their user base
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โป๏ธโป๏ธโป๏ธMinnMax will donate $1 for every REPOST in the next 30 minutes to protect immigrants in Minneapolis.โป๏ธโป๏ธโป๏ธ
100% goes directly to the nonprofit VEAP, who provides mobile food pantry and rent assistance to those in need.
Donate or share today, help us hit $300,000! bit.ly/iceoutminnea...
100% goes directly to the nonprofit VEAP, who provides mobile food pantry and rent assistance to those in need.
Donate or share today, help us hit $300,000! bit.ly/iceoutminnea...
February 2, 2026 at 6:31 PM
โป๏ธโป๏ธโป๏ธMinnMax will donate $1 for every REPOST in the next 30 minutes to protect immigrants in Minneapolis.โป๏ธโป๏ธโป๏ธ
100% goes directly to the nonprofit VEAP, who provides mobile food pantry and rent assistance to those in need.
Donate or share today, help us hit $300,000! bit.ly/iceoutminnea...
100% goes directly to the nonprofit VEAP, who provides mobile food pantry and rent assistance to those in need.
Donate or share today, help us hit $300,000! bit.ly/iceoutminnea...
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Brother Gregor is concerned
February 2, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Brother Gregor is concerned
Anyway, I'm an immuno-compromised person and this stuff really scares me, not so much for myself but for other people's babies, the elderly, the disabled, organ transplant recipients, cancer patients, basically everyone...
February 2, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Anyway, I'm an immuno-compromised person and this stuff really scares me, not so much for myself but for other people's babies, the elderly, the disabled, organ transplant recipients, cancer patients, basically everyone...
There was a press conference about removing all vaccine mandates in FL earlier today (some already revoked). If you can't be bothered to worry about people in FL because you think it's "deserved," at least look at what the government here is doing, because it's a testing ground then a template.
February 2, 2026 at 3:13 AM
There was a press conference about removing all vaccine mandates in FL earlier today (some already revoked). If you can't be bothered to worry about people in FL because you think it's "deserved," at least look at what the government here is doing, because it's a testing ground then a template.
Grownups can still be Baby
February 1, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Grownups can still be Baby
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Don't forget to check out some amazing Black Femme Devs this Black History Month!!! ๐ฉ๐ฟโ๐ป๐ค๐ฎ
go.bsky.app/88aYGTF
go.bsky.app/88aYGTF
February 1, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Don't forget to check out some amazing Black Femme Devs this Black History Month!!! ๐ฉ๐ฟโ๐ป๐ค๐ฎ
go.bsky.app/88aYGTF
go.bsky.app/88aYGTF
Exactly! It got toxic so fast because it was doing what it was designed to! People started going at the end of the con day to look for themselves, and then would ALSO then pick people who were "worse" and comment mean stuff. It was a scourge from the start, and it absolutely led us here.
February 1, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Exactly! It got toxic so fast because it was doing what it was designed to! People started going at the end of the con day to look for themselves, and then would ALSO then pick people who were "worse" and comment mean stuff. It was a scourge from the start, and it absolutely led us here.
Way too long ago when it was new, a lot of cosplay folks joined and it was just... people not at the cons stealing photos from AFan'sView and anonymously saying awful, hateful things about the cosplayers. A friend said, "well, you have to see what they're saying about you!" ...I didn't!
February 1, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Way too long ago when it was new, a lot of cosplay folks joined and it was just... people not at the cons stealing photos from AFan'sView and anonymously saying awful, hateful things about the cosplayers. A friend said, "well, you have to see what they're saying about you!" ...I didn't!
Dreams are supposed to be working through things from the day, but I remain confused on the meaning of a dream about the flashy, star-studded premiere of a play/performance art piece/escape room called "125 Actors Play Elijah Wood"
February 1, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Dreams are supposed to be working through things from the day, but I remain confused on the meaning of a dream about the flashy, star-studded premiere of a play/performance art piece/escape room called "125 Actors Play Elijah Wood"
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Beautiful design by Tsmishian (Alaska Native) artist to support those in MN via the ACLU NARF fund
www.customink.com/fundraising/...
www.customink.com/fundraising/...
Support Ptarmigan Squadron for ACLU and NARF
This rebel design, representing the Alaska state bird: the willow ptarmigan, along with the Big Dipper and the North Star, was created to stand in solidarity with the people of Minnesota and with ever...
www.customink.com
February 1, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Beautiful design by Tsmishian (Alaska Native) artist to support those in MN via the ACLU NARF fund
www.customink.com/fundraising/...
www.customink.com/fundraising/...
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While the most important thing is that he's back home, I'm really glad Liam got his hat and backpack back.
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 5:57 PM
While the most important thing is that he's back home, I'm really glad Liam got his hat and backpack back.
Yeah, definitely. I am certainly not assuming that they knew at any point, including now. There is no reason to think they would have.
February 1, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Yeah, definitely. I am certainly not assuming that they knew at any point, including now. There is no reason to think they would have.
It's been years since I've hauled out to vend there, LA shows were never my best... but while I doubt they even know about this yet, I'd personally want this addressed before I'd associate my brand with theirs, even though I'm small potatoes vs their past corporate sponsors/major exhibitors/ guests.
February 1, 2026 at 2:07 AM
It's been years since I've hauled out to vend there, LA shows were never my best... but while I doubt they even know about this yet, I'd personally want this addressed before I'd associate my brand with theirs, even though I'm small potatoes vs their past corporate sponsors/major exhibitors/ guests.
Dangit I forgot the alt text, though the post has what the image is of! Consolation barber crab by way of apology
February 1, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Dangit I forgot the alt text, though the post has what the image is of! Consolation barber crab by way of apology