Riley Black 🏳️⚧️ 🦕
@restingdinoface.bsky.social
Bronto-queen, big cat, best-selling and award-winning author of The Last Days of the Dinosaurs, When the Earth Was Green, and Tyrant Lizard Queen (2026). 🔞 she/they/it. Skreeonk. http://rileyblack.net
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My favorite people are creatures.
January 16, 2026 at 3:21 AM
My favorite people are creatures.
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GWAR covering Pink Pony Club is a gender.
GWAR cover “Pink Pony Club” by Chappell Roan
YouTube video by The A.V. Club
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January 16, 2026 at 3:30 AM
GWAR covering Pink Pony Club is a gender.
The punch card just got filled out so the next time I get misgendered I’m allowed to rip a throat out for free.
January 17, 2026 at 3:34 AM
The punch card just got filled out so the next time I get misgendered I’m allowed to rip a throat out for free.
I want to earn enough royalties that I can make gender affirming care free for as many trans people as I possibly can.
what is the biggest writerly goal you are willing to cop to publicly? I would like to be nominated for a Lammy
January 16, 2026 at 11:01 PM
I want to earn enough royalties that I can make gender affirming care free for as many trans people as I possibly can.
🎧 “l overanalyze
The mess inside my mind
And my thoughts are way too loud
My head's a crowded place
And I get lost in space
But you keep me on the ground”
The mess inside my mind
And my thoughts are way too loud
My head's a crowded place
And I get lost in space
But you keep me on the ground”
Shallow Pools "IHYK" (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Equal Vision Records
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January 16, 2026 at 10:43 PM
🎧 “l overanalyze
The mess inside my mind
And my thoughts are way too loud
My head's a crowded place
And I get lost in space
But you keep me on the ground”
The mess inside my mind
And my thoughts are way too loud
My head's a crowded place
And I get lost in space
But you keep me on the ground”
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Hiya, I have 4 more school fact file sheets for #FossilFriday:
#Tianyulong, #Darwinopterus, #Oregramma, and #Caytonia! These are really relaxing to do, and I plan on doing more plants next!
I hope you like them!
#paleontology #paleobotany #paleoart #sciart #scicomm #schoolwork #publiccommunication
#Tianyulong, #Darwinopterus, #Oregramma, and #Caytonia! These are really relaxing to do, and I plan on doing more plants next!
I hope you like them!
#paleontology #paleobotany #paleoart #sciart #scicomm #schoolwork #publiccommunication
January 16, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Hiya, I have 4 more school fact file sheets for #FossilFriday:
#Tianyulong, #Darwinopterus, #Oregramma, and #Caytonia! These are really relaxing to do, and I plan on doing more plants next!
I hope you like them!
#paleontology #paleobotany #paleoart #sciart #scicomm #schoolwork #publiccommunication
#Tianyulong, #Darwinopterus, #Oregramma, and #Caytonia! These are really relaxing to do, and I plan on doing more plants next!
I hope you like them!
#paleontology #paleobotany #paleoart #sciart #scicomm #schoolwork #publiccommunication
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Email: "Hey there! I'm so excited to announce I'm moving this newsletter mailing list from _______ to Substack!"
Me: *immediately unsubscribes*
Me: *immediately unsubscribes*
January 16, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Email: "Hey there! I'm so excited to announce I'm moving this newsletter mailing list from _______ to Substack!"
Me: *immediately unsubscribes*
Me: *immediately unsubscribes*
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Yes, literally.
Abolish the Border, Abolish the Police Reading List
In solidarity with all those standing up for our communities against the brutality of immigrant detention and police repression, we offer an extensive reading list about border and police ab...
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January 16, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Yes, literally.
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Things researched while drawing the art for this book:
-emu hatching
-wet feathers
-theropod mating positions
-tyrannosaur growth chart
-tyrannosaur internal organs
-crocodile with babies in her mouth
-elephant carcass
-metasequoias
-ratite feet
-cannibalism in tyrannosaurs
You should preorder it.
-emu hatching
-wet feathers
-theropod mating positions
-tyrannosaur growth chart
-tyrannosaur internal organs
-crocodile with babies in her mouth
-elephant carcass
-metasequoias
-ratite feet
-cannibalism in tyrannosaurs
You should preorder it.
January 16, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Things researched while drawing the art for this book:
-emu hatching
-wet feathers
-theropod mating positions
-tyrannosaur growth chart
-tyrannosaur internal organs
-crocodile with babies in her mouth
-elephant carcass
-metasequoias
-ratite feet
-cannibalism in tyrannosaurs
You should preorder it.
-emu hatching
-wet feathers
-theropod mating positions
-tyrannosaur growth chart
-tyrannosaur internal organs
-crocodile with babies in her mouth
-elephant carcass
-metasequoias
-ratite feet
-cannibalism in tyrannosaurs
You should preorder it.
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I was not exaggerating when I said this book is toxic dinosaur yuri. You’re gonna read that and go “oh damn this enemies to lovers dinosaur plot goes hard and also now I know a lot about tyrannosaurs, a true win/win”
When you buy or ask a shop for any queer book, it makes a difference. It’s money where your mouth is, leaving publishers with no doubt that the world wants more queer stories and work by queer authors.
Here’s my next one, what the book’s artist @korybing.bsky.social called “toxic dinosaur yuri.”
Here’s my next one, what the book’s artist @korybing.bsky.social called “toxic dinosaur yuri.”
January 16, 2026 at 8:03 PM
I was not exaggerating when I said this book is toxic dinosaur yuri. You’re gonna read that and go “oh damn this enemies to lovers dinosaur plot goes hard and also now I know a lot about tyrannosaurs, a true win/win”
When you buy or ask a shop for any queer book, it makes a difference. It’s money where your mouth is, leaving publishers with no doubt that the world wants more queer stories and work by queer authors.
Here’s my next one, what the book’s artist @korybing.bsky.social called “toxic dinosaur yuri.”
Here’s my next one, what the book’s artist @korybing.bsky.social called “toxic dinosaur yuri.”
January 16, 2026 at 7:44 PM
When you buy or ask a shop for any queer book, it makes a difference. It’s money where your mouth is, leaving publishers with no doubt that the world wants more queer stories and work by queer authors.
Here’s my next one, what the book’s artist @korybing.bsky.social called “toxic dinosaur yuri.”
Here’s my next one, what the book’s artist @korybing.bsky.social called “toxic dinosaur yuri.”
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Sketch that I did last Thursday for obvious reasons.
January 16, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Sketch that I did last Thursday for obvious reasons.
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oh no, are publishers getting squeamish about buying queer books right now for some impossible-to-guess reason??
sounds like our books need to get even more queer, relentlessly queer, battle-axe queer, cackling queer
sounds like our books need to get even more queer, relentlessly queer, battle-axe queer, cackling queer
January 16, 2026 at 5:01 PM
oh no, are publishers getting squeamish about buying queer books right now for some impossible-to-guess reason??
sounds like our books need to get even more queer, relentlessly queer, battle-axe queer, cackling queer
sounds like our books need to get even more queer, relentlessly queer, battle-axe queer, cackling queer
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🎧 “Your princess may be in another castle
But I'm still here”
But I'm still here”
BOWSETTE in 23 Animation Styles! ■ HUGE Community Collab ■ The Chalkeaters' Mario Song Remake
YouTube video by The Chalkeaters
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January 16, 2026 at 5:16 AM
🎧 “Your princess may be in another castle
But I'm still here”
But I'm still here”
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Our friends are the monsters we made along the way.
January 16, 2026 at 5:13 AM
Our friends are the monsters we made along the way.
I keep being told that I’m too young to have written as many books as I have meanwhile I fear I’ll never write all the books I want to.
January 16, 2026 at 5:04 AM
I keep being told that I’m too young to have written as many books as I have meanwhile I fear I’ll never write all the books I want to.
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Hear me out: Everything Bagel seasoning fried chicken.
I've been wanting to try this experiment for months I've just been overwhelmed by absolutely everything.
I've been wanting to try this experiment for months I've just been overwhelmed by absolutely everything.
January 16, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Hear me out: Everything Bagel seasoning fried chicken.
I've been wanting to try this experiment for months I've just been overwhelmed by absolutely everything.
I've been wanting to try this experiment for months I've just been overwhelmed by absolutely everything.
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#EmotionalSupportSpood
Young Phidippus clarus lass with the biggest wettest begging puppy eyes you'll ever see on a real creature 🥹
Young Phidippus clarus lass with the biggest wettest begging puppy eyes you'll ever see on a real creature 🥹
January 15, 2026 at 2:18 AM
#EmotionalSupportSpood
Young Phidippus clarus lass with the biggest wettest begging puppy eyes you'll ever see on a real creature 🥹
Young Phidippus clarus lass with the biggest wettest begging puppy eyes you'll ever see on a real creature 🥹
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I have a lot of Hail Marys to catch up on.
Rosary Pipe
This is the pipe you've been praying for! This heart-shaped piece is serving sacred, sanctimonious Catholic guilt! This pipe features a stunning 3D rosary design complete with pearls and gold leaf! It...
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January 16, 2026 at 4:04 AM
I have a lot of Hail Marys to catch up on.
I’ve given it some thought and I did not find Heated Rivalry, in fact, hot.
January 16, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I’ve given it some thought and I did not find Heated Rivalry, in fact, hot.
Time to draw a bath and watch Quills. 🪶
"Quills" (2000) VHS Movie Preview
YouTube video by VHSTRADERS
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January 16, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Time to draw a bath and watch Quills. 🪶
GWAR covering Pink Pony Club is a gender.
GWAR cover “Pink Pony Club” by Chappell Roan
YouTube video by The A.V. Club
youtu.be
January 16, 2026 at 3:30 AM
GWAR covering Pink Pony Club is a gender.
My favorite people are creatures.
January 16, 2026 at 3:21 AM
My favorite people are creatures.