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Jesse
@jrtist87.bsky.social
Artist, writer, and cat enthusiast. Lover of horror and Halloween. Supporter of equality and equity. Blue is my favorite color. 💙🧟🎃 🏳️‍🌈

YouTube.com/@creepify is my spooky stories channel 👻
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I made a little YouTube channel that I’ve worked on a lot the last few years, and I’d greatly appreciate anyone who wanted to see it. There’s a link at the end of the video. #artist #illustrations #scarystories
“We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed” - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 19, 2026 at 4:39 PM
I’m truly envious of this cat for not being able to comprehend how harrowing the news stories coming out are… today and every other single day. Happy Caturday.
January 3, 2026 at 3:36 PM
My current mood going into 2026 is listening to my favorite songs from my teenage years and regretting everything that’s happened since 🥰
January 2, 2026 at 3:04 AM
I haven’t posted much art lately, so this is me posting a painting. It was my first time using Golden paints, and I’m hooked. #art
December 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Kevin, a stray I feed, got super sick lately. Took him to the emergency vet, and after making preparations to adopt him, I found out he has FIV. He got meds, but it’s hard not think of the life he could’ve had as an indoor cat. I hope to one day find him a happy home. ❤️‍🩹
December 13, 2025 at 11:38 PM
It’s my roommate’s birthday, so I made a pie that I’m going to eat by myself in front of him. I learned how to stabilize whipped cream and use a piping bag for it. It’s the prettiest thing I’ve ever baked - which isn’t saying much - but I wanted to preserve it here for posterity.
November 9, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Happy Halloween! 🎃 I just finished this with some leftover tones from another project (which became the equivalent of painting with dried tar. Never again).
October 31, 2025 at 12:44 PM
It’s been five years since Kermit showed up two days before a tropical depression hit and decided not to be a stray anymore. He’s the best thing that ever happened to me. We survived a pandemic, a Category 4 hurricane, two tornado warnings, 12+ vet visits, and more. Here’s to many more years. ❤️🐱
October 29, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Kermit is sleeping peacefully after violently destroying the couch that isn’t even paid off yet. Happy Caturday.
October 12, 2025 at 3:22 AM
I just saw an ad to report schools who still practiced DE&I. How did Americans become so fucking fragile that the idea of giving someone other than straight white men a shot is bad? Why is this idea of tolerance so taboo? What the absolute fuck. Every day, it’s like a test to not become enraged.
September 21, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Kermit, Caturday, and cookies, in that order.
September 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I just opened the door to feed one of the outside cats—aptly named Pazuzu—and he was sitting on the porch with a fully cooked hotdog in his mouth. I have so many questions.
September 17, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Every year when it gets to be close to autumn, I bake a ton of cookies for my friends. And then I remember that I don’t have any friends, and I eat them by myself.
August 30, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Happy International Cat Day to my one true love.
August 9, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Happy Caturday. I know times are bleak and many of us are struggling and discontented—believe me, I get it—but it’s more important than ever to find what you love and hold onto it. This is mine right here. 🖤
July 5, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Reposted by Jesse
This is what the fight against autocracy looks like!! Budapest Pride Parade Was Bigger Than Ever, Despite Orban’s Ban www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/w...
Budapest Pride Parade Was Bigger Than Ever, Despite Orban’s Ban
www.nytimes.com
June 28, 2025 at 8:12 PM
#LGBTQWriteAThon
So my process has been to take some time off from writing lately, because it’s at the point where everything feels stuck. But mentally, I’ve been considering who/what to trim out.
June 28, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Happy Caturday from my slipper-stealing, toy-loving, perfect-picture-taking cat.
June 28, 2025 at 10:45 AM
I made this painting of C. Thomas Howell, and he shared it in his Instagram Stories! It’s pretty thrilling for me! 🎨🎭🖌️

#artwork #processvideo
June 23, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Reposted by Jesse
I hate when I go to bed early on a Saturday night and wake up Sunday morning only to discover we’ve gone to war in the Middle East without the consent of Congress. 😡
June 22, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Best day of the week 😺 #Caturday
June 21, 2025 at 12:19 PM
#LGBTQWriteAThon

I’m a bit late to the party here, but “Smalltown Boy” by Bronski Beat.
#LGBTQWriteAThon June 19: Drop a theme song for your book! We'll be making a list of your awesome anthems to share!

#QueerWriters #pride #writesky #writingcommunity
June 20, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Happy Juneteenth! While it’s necessary to have a day that marks the end of slavery in the U.S., it’s equally important to acknowledge we still have a lot of work to do.
June 19, 2025 at 8:51 AM
I recently just finished this painting of Oliver Jackson-Cohen of Hill House and Bly Manor and made a video of the process. #art #artist
June 15, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Kermit wishes everyone a super gay and Pride-filled Caturday! 🌈🏳️‍🌈😺⚧️🏳️‍⚧️❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜🤎🖤
June 14, 2025 at 1:36 PM