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Malibu Darby
@malibudarby87.bsky.social
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Writer. Artiste. Queer. Romani. Disabled. One half of @donenotperfect.bsky.social He/Him. I still draw rats and butts sometimes. Much love, always
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Malibu Darby @malibudarby87.bsky.social · May 5
🖤🏚️ HOUSEKEEPER is out today! 🏚️🖤

A psychological cosmic horror about identity, memory, and what might be lurking beneath the wallpaper.

For fans of Shirley Jackson, Jeff VanderMeer, and slowly being taken apart one cup of tea at a time.

Physical and ebook out NOW! #IndieAuthor 📚💙
amzn.eu/d/gQdV3iT
Housekeeper: A Psycho/Cosmic Horror eBook : Machin, Darby: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
Housekeeper: A Psycho/Cosmic Horror eBook : Machin, Darby: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
amzn.eu
malibudarby87.bsky.social
Late night/early morning writing fuel in my little bear bowl
A brown metal and plastic bowl with a handle and a sculpted cartoon bear and fish on the lid A bright and colourful Japanese chicken curry with rice in a metal bowl
October 25, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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makiokuta.bsky.social
A colour drop commission for a client on vgen! I'm really happy with how the overall composition turned out.

vgen.co/MakioKuta

#FFXIV #FFXIVart #VGenComm #MKart #Commission #Art #CommissionArt
An illustration of a Miqo'te, Sai, done in a lineless style with a limited colour palette. He is standing against his lance, which is used to divide the image diagonally, and holding a falling flower between his hands - a tribute to his love of gardening.
May 16, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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tessfowler.bsky.social
Announcement! $5 art books! I also have listed a book of inked art. You told me you like to learn from Tess's work so I'm putting together some fun books of her art I love. Check them out and let me know if you have any book requests. Thanks friends!
October 19, 2025 at 3:24 PM
malibudarby87.bsky.social
Artists, QRP with you favourite portrait ✍️

A 90s style witch~
Purple toned portrait of a white woman with a black bob cut, glowing eyes, piercings, black lipstick and a general casual goth aesthetic surrounded by candles animal bones and various 90s paraphernalia
October 20, 2025 at 5:38 AM
malibudarby87.bsky.social
Got some killer queer and class focused horror in the works right now… stay tuned 🍄🦌🔪
Cover art image mockup for a novel called Vicuous Young Things. Cover shows a young man with a black eye and dark hair. The portrait is segmented, with strange, fungal like connective tissue between the segments. Photograph of a type of ergot fungus Photograph of some mossy rocks and trees in Devonshire, England
October 20, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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malibudarby87.bsky.social
🖤🏚️ HOUSEKEEPER is out today! 🏚️🖤

A psychological cosmic horror about identity, memory, and what might be lurking beneath the wallpaper.

For fans of Shirley Jackson, Jeff VanderMeer, and slowly being taken apart one cup of tea at a time.

Physical and ebook out NOW! #IndieAuthor 📚💙
amzn.eu/d/gQdV3iT
Housekeeper: A Psycho/Cosmic Horror eBook : Machin, Darby: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
Housekeeper: A Psycho/Cosmic Horror eBook : Machin, Darby: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
amzn.eu
May 5, 2025 at 6:09 AM
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lartist.bsky.social
Cartoon: Big things in small packages. Enjoy :)
cartoon: Sam has walked in on Frodo and Gollum in bed together. He's scandalized. Mr Frodo!! Sorry, Sam. He comes in pints!
October 19, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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bookspotlight.bsky.social
🤍 estranged husbands
🥺 close brothers x2
🗡️ an mc who is 100% done
🐺 a love interest ready to grovel
🏫 a haunted, gothic school
🔍 buried secrets
❄️ snowy setting

🔖 universal link: mybook.to/aBMB
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-strange-...
📖 gr: www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
Ebook cover for The Strange Grey Everything by Rebecca Crunden; cover shows a shadow of a grey wolf above a forest that's dark green and black and foggy. Text is gold and greyish-white.
October 19, 2025 at 4:58 AM
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feralstreeep.bsky.social
Glenn Close saying “giving cunt” is the best thing you’ll hear all weekend
October 19, 2025 at 4:37 AM
malibudarby87.bsky.social
Waiting until payday on Thursday so I can afford to eat more than one meal a day for like, two weeks max, at which point it all starts again. Woo…

I’m so fucking hungry 😩
October 19, 2025 at 4:51 AM
malibudarby87.bsky.social
In positive life update news, one book I’m working on was long listed and is up for shortlist consideration for a big fiction prize, and the other won me a huge mentorship opportunity with Curtis Brown. So, that’s pretty neat!
October 15, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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lartist.bsky.social
From the Larchives. More RHPS art :) Enjoy!
cartoon of Scar and the hyenas in RHPS costumes
October 15, 2025 at 3:31 AM
malibudarby87.bsky.social
I haven’t promoted it for… *checks notes* ever, but I wrote a weird horror book about identity and labour. Check it out!

#indieauthor #horrorwriter

www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
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October 15, 2025 at 3:14 AM
malibudarby87.bsky.social
Fnerff (Still alive. Sort of.)
October 15, 2025 at 2:48 AM
malibudarby87.bsky.social
Notice to people in general and the delivery driver I just had in particular: “You were born the same year as me, why do you look *SO OLD*?” is likely to get a response of “go fuck yourself” rather than… whatever the hell you thought it was gonna get.
August 12, 2025 at 10:45 PM
malibudarby87.bsky.social
Old yarn, new crochet project. Can’t wait for the cold to come so I can wear this 😩
August 10, 2025 at 7:47 AM
malibudarby87.bsky.social
Still (sort of) alive. Got a tumour on my adrenal gland, pre-diabetes, a writing mentorship (yay) and negative £60 to my name. It’s been a weird old time…
If you can help me eat today, I’d appreciate it 🧡

ko-fi.com/malibudarby
Photo of a bald, bearded, bespectacled Roma man in a grey vest staring in love and sad desperation at a mug of tea
August 2, 2025 at 1:54 PM
malibudarby87.bsky.social
Sorry for the radio silence. Been going through it. Added an update on JustGiving:

www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
Help raise £2600 to prevent disabled adult becoming homeless. – JustGiving Crowdfunding
Iʼm raising money to prevent disabled adult becoming homeless.. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.
www.justgiving.com
June 14, 2025 at 8:56 PM
malibudarby87.bsky.social
Down to the last week to try and hit the funding goal on this and avoid a court appearance and eviction.

Please keep sharing if you can. Much love 🧡

www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
Help raise £2600 to prevent disabled adult becoming homeless. – JustGiving Crowdfunding
Iʼm raising money to prevent disabled adult becoming homeless.. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.
www.justgiving.com
May 19, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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malibudarby87.bsky.social
Okay, so my landlord's "representative" has agreed to stop eviction proceedings if I can pay off the arrears by the end of May.

I'm still doing what I can, but I'm still short by around £600 as of now. Please continue to share if you can 🧡

www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
Help raise £2600 to prevent disabled adult becoming homeless. – JustGiving Crowdfunding
Iʼm raising money to prevent disabled adult becoming homeless.. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.
www.justgiving.com
May 14, 2025 at 9:28 AM
malibudarby87.bsky.social
Okay, so my landlord's "representative" has agreed to stop eviction proceedings if I can pay off the arrears by the end of May.

I'm still doing what I can, but I'm still short by around £600 as of now. Please continue to share if you can 🧡

www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
Help raise £2600 to prevent disabled adult becoming homeless. – JustGiving Crowdfunding
Iʼm raising money to prevent disabled adult becoming homeless.. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.
www.justgiving.com
May 14, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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michaeljking.bsky.social
Every bit helps!
malibudarby87.bsky.social Malibu Darby @malibudarby87.bsky.social · May 12
Still trying to contact charities and orgs who might be able to help, but if you’re unaware, I’m being evicted by millionaires.

I’m trying my best to fight it, but I’m very sick & worn out with it all. If you can help or share below, I’d appreciate it, thanks.

www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
Help raise £2600 to prevent disabled adult becoming homeless. – JustGiving Crowdfunding
Iʼm raising money to prevent disabled adult becoming homeless.. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.
www.justgiving.com
May 13, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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malibudarby87.bsky.social
Still trying to contact charities and orgs who might be able to help, but if you’re unaware, I’m being evicted by millionaires.

I’m trying my best to fight it, but I’m very sick & worn out with it all. If you can help or share below, I’d appreciate it, thanks.

www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
Help raise £2600 to prevent disabled adult becoming homeless. – JustGiving Crowdfunding
Iʼm raising money to prevent disabled adult becoming homeless.. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.
www.justgiving.com
May 12, 2025 at 11:44 AM
malibudarby87.bsky.social
Still trying to contact charities and orgs who might be able to help, but if you’re unaware, I’m being evicted by millionaires.

I’m trying my best to fight it, but I’m very sick & worn out with it all. If you can help or share below, I’d appreciate it, thanks.

www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
Help raise £2600 to prevent disabled adult becoming homeless. – JustGiving Crowdfunding
Iʼm raising money to prevent disabled adult becoming homeless.. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.
www.justgiving.com
May 12, 2025 at 11:44 AM