Dominarian Plowshare
@mtgplowshare.bsky.social
Writing about Magic: The Gathering as art, story, and experience: https://open.substack.com/pub/dominarianplowshare?r=3ft3xu&utm
He/him
(PFP: Mark Tedin, “Swords to Plowshares”)
He/him
(PFP: Mark Tedin, “Swords to Plowshares”)
Have a Jessica Fletcher Winter
Modeling myself after J.B. Fletcher for Q1
open.substack.com
January 3, 2026 at 2:13 PM
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I really liked reading this and you should too!
A day late because I put the wrong publish date. Coolio. lol.
open.substack.com/pub/mtgcriti...
#vorthos #poetry #monuments
open.substack.com/pub/mtgcriti...
#vorthos #poetry #monuments
Look on My Works
Why Magic’s Monuments Refuse to Crumble
open.substack.com
January 3, 2026 at 3:38 AM
I really liked reading this and you should too!
Reposted by Dominarian Plowshare
A day late because I put the wrong publish date. Coolio. lol.
open.substack.com/pub/mtgcriti...
#vorthos #poetry #monuments
open.substack.com/pub/mtgcriti...
#vorthos #poetry #monuments
Look on My Works
Why Magic’s Monuments Refuse to Crumble
open.substack.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:42 PM
A day late because I put the wrong publish date. Coolio. lol.
open.substack.com/pub/mtgcriti...
#vorthos #poetry #monuments
open.substack.com/pub/mtgcriti...
#vorthos #poetry #monuments
Donny was one of the earliest people to support me in my Magic writing, and I wouldn’t be doing it now without him—such an honor to be on this list of equally supportive, amazing people!!
Today on @hipstersofthecoast.com it's time to meet your Thursday Vorthoses
@trasgomorph.bsky.social
@mtgplowshare.bsky.social
@caljones.com
And Me!
www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2026/01/meet...
@trasgomorph.bsky.social
@mtgplowshare.bsky.social
@caljones.com
And Me!
www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2026/01/meet...
Meet the Vorthoses
Donny introduces the team of writers at Hipsters who work with Magic art, flavor, and culture.
www.hipstersofthecoast.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Donny was one of the earliest people to support me in my Magic writing, and I wouldn’t be doing it now without him—such an honor to be on this list of equally supportive, amazing people!!
Melissa peterman is out here giving everything for a role. she’s fighting and dying out here and we don’t give her a passing thought
December 27, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Melissa peterman is out here giving everything for a role. she’s fighting and dying out here and we don’t give her a passing thought
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December 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
some of my faves for today
December 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM
some of my faves for today
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Two digital pieces for Duskmourn. Both were remade traditionally for collectors later on, but I still find something elusive about the light in digital I'm still learning to recreate with paper
December 17, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Two digital pieces for Duskmourn. Both were remade traditionally for collectors later on, but I still find something elusive about the light in digital I'm still learning to recreate with paper
oh it’s
December 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
oh it’s
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18 Dec 2025
December 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
18 Dec 2025
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today, I venture to ask: what do minotaur fingers look like?
as it turns out, the answer has to do with the visual conventions of mythology and high fantasy, the history of Magic, and how we manage the alienness of fantasy realism.
give it a read!
dominarianplowshare.substack.com/p/what-do-se...
as it turns out, the answer has to do with the visual conventions of mythology and high fantasy, the history of Magic, and how we manage the alienness of fantasy realism.
give it a read!
dominarianplowshare.substack.com/p/what-do-se...
What Do Sethron’s Fingers Look Like? On Minotaur Anatomy and Fantasy Realism
No, seriously, look at them
dominarianplowshare.substack.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
today, I venture to ask: what do minotaur fingers look like?
as it turns out, the answer has to do with the visual conventions of mythology and high fantasy, the history of Magic, and how we manage the alienness of fantasy realism.
give it a read!
dominarianplowshare.substack.com/p/what-do-se...
as it turns out, the answer has to do with the visual conventions of mythology and high fantasy, the history of Magic, and how we manage the alienness of fantasy realism.
give it a read!
dominarianplowshare.substack.com/p/what-do-se...
crab art obtained. total Maryland victory
December 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
crab art obtained. total Maryland victory
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But have you considered the possibility
December 17, 2025 at 2:43 PM
But have you considered the possibility
for reasons related to my next article, I learned that this is the only Minotaur creature VAM has illustrated
Marauding Boneslasher (Hour of Devastation)
Artist: Victor Adame Minguez
With the Hekma destroyed, the wandering dead that sought entrance to Naktamun had free rein to lay waste to the city.
#magicthegathering #mtg
Artist: Victor Adame Minguez
With the Hekma destroyed, the wandering dead that sought entrance to Naktamun had free rein to lay waste to the city.
#magicthegathering #mtg
December 13, 2025 at 11:52 PM
for reasons related to my next article, I learned that this is the only Minotaur creature VAM has illustrated
a copy of “wicked” in faux-fancy canvas binding in the “classics” section of barnes & noble, much to consider
December 13, 2025 at 6:48 PM
a copy of “wicked” in faux-fancy canvas binding in the “classics” section of barnes & noble, much to consider
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So, I looked into this, and found one of the most shocking trends I could have imagined unearthing:
𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴!📉
Now, verbosity ≠ complexity, but I do think they correlate, and certainly wordiness draws a lot of the ire players express (as in the Blogatog question quoted here)...
𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴!📉
Now, verbosity ≠ complexity, but I do think they correlate, and certainly wordiness draws a lot of the ire players express (as in the Blogatog question quoted here)...
March 31, 2025 at 12:58 PM
So, I looked into this, and found one of the most shocking trends I could have imagined unearthing:
𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴!📉
Now, verbosity ≠ complexity, but I do think they correlate, and certainly wordiness draws a lot of the ire players express (as in the Blogatog question quoted here)...
𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴!📉
Now, verbosity ≠ complexity, but I do think they correlate, and certainly wordiness draws a lot of the ire players express (as in the Blogatog question quoted here)...
eli minaya is utterly unstoppable
December 12, 2025 at 6:13 PM
eli minaya is utterly unstoppable
Filled with 40 grams of anabolic steroids!
Canseco! 40/40 Bar (1991-1992): A milk chocolate bar loaded with "freshly roasted peanuts". It was released by Latin Foods to celebrate then-Oakland A's slugger, Jose Canseco, and his historic 40-homerun/40-stolen base season from 3 years prior.
December 12, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Filled with 40 grams of anabolic steroids!
Today for @hipstersofthecoast.com I wrote about collecting as-yet unplayable (or barely playable) cards for their art, featuring the primeval horror of Scott Kirschner, the colors of the Hildebrandts, and the esoterica of Rovina Cai. Give it a read!
www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2025/12/the-...
www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2025/12/the-...
The Gift of Unplayable Art
Ryan examines the process of curating an art gallery; not on walls or under museum lighting, but inside the pages of a binder.
www.hipstersofthecoast.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Today for @hipstersofthecoast.com I wrote about collecting as-yet unplayable (or barely playable) cards for their art, featuring the primeval horror of Scott Kirschner, the colors of the Hildebrandts, and the esoterica of Rovina Cai. Give it a read!
www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2025/12/the-...
www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2025/12/the-...
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Another wonderful article from @mtgplowshare.bsky.social on @hipstersofthecoast.com today. As he says:
'salvaging beauty from the dollar bins of history'
www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2025/12/the-...
'salvaging beauty from the dollar bins of history'
www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2025/12/the-...
The Gift of Unplayable Art
Ryan examines the process of curating an art gallery; not on walls or under museum lighting, but inside the pages of a binder.
www.hipstersofthecoast.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Another wonderful article from @mtgplowshare.bsky.social on @hipstersofthecoast.com today. As he says:
'salvaging beauty from the dollar bins of history'
www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2025/12/the-...
'salvaging beauty from the dollar bins of history'
www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2025/12/the-...