Brooksie C. Fontaine
@brooksiesbooks.bsky.social
Published author. Illustrator. Tutor. Double MFA recipient. Coffee-drinker.
I post new Illustrations every day. Typically animals, mythical creatures, and the occasional human being.
Sometimes I'll post about books or publication news.
I post new Illustrations every day. Typically animals, mythical creatures, and the occasional human being.
Sometimes I'll post about books or publication news.
Happy Saint Nicholas Day! I finished this piece just in time to post before midnight LOL
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December 7, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Happy Saint Nicholas Day! I finished this piece just in time to post before midnight LOL
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My illustration inspired by Book IV of The Iliad, featuring Eris! An agent of chaos, war, and battle, I tend to picture her as spritely and childlike.
I'm revisiting The Iliad right now for a readalong, and loving it so much!
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#GreekMythology
I'm revisiting The Iliad right now for a readalong, and loving it so much!
#Illustration
#GreekMythology
December 6, 2025 at 7:31 AM
My illustration inspired by Book IV of The Iliad, featuring Eris! An agent of chaos, war, and battle, I tend to picture her as spritely and childlike.
I'm revisiting The Iliad right now for a readalong, and loving it so much!
#Illustration
#GreekMythology
I'm revisiting The Iliad right now for a readalong, and loving it so much!
#Illustration
#GreekMythology
December 6, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Helen and Venus 🌹🦢
An illustration inspired by book IV of The Iliad, which I'm revisiting for an advent readalong
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#GreekMythology
#RomanMythology
An illustration inspired by book IV of The Iliad, which I'm revisiting for an advent readalong
#Illustration
#GreekMythology
#RomanMythology
December 5, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Helen and Venus 🌹🦢
An illustration inspired by book IV of The Iliad, which I'm revisiting for an advent readalong
#Illustration
#GreekMythology
#RomanMythology
An illustration inspired by book IV of The Iliad, which I'm revisiting for an advent readalong
#Illustration
#GreekMythology
#RomanMythology
December 5, 2025 at 4:05 AM
A sensual and beautiful story that burns hot and cold. I tried to capture it with this illustration!
Read "Winter" written by @mamiewilloughby.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social.
"On the street in front of her house he waits in a baby blue Pinto head lights off exhaust clouds winter white, yellowed street lights."
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"On the street in front of her house he waits in a baby blue Pinto head lights off exhaust clouds winter white, yellowed street lights."
tinyurl.com/yrbz94dx
Winter — Ghost Parachute
On the street in front of her house he waits in a baby blue Pinto head lights off exhaust clouds winter white, yellowed street lights. She is seventeen. She climbs in and over the front seat and chang...
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December 4, 2025 at 1:14 AM
A sensual and beautiful story that burns hot and cold. I tried to capture it with this illustration!
A beautifully surreal '70s love story. Dreamlike in the best way.
Had a lot of fun with this illustration!
Had a lot of fun with this illustration!
Read "I Think I Love You" written by @jhhwriter.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social.
"It was East Memphis High’s fiftieth class reunion, and David Cassidy appeared at my front door in a powder-blue tux with his feathered hair..."
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"It was East Memphis High’s fiftieth class reunion, and David Cassidy appeared at my front door in a powder-blue tux with his feathered hair..."
tinyurl.com/muu7kprw
I Think I Love You — Ghost Parachute
It was East Memphis High’s fiftieth class reunion, and David Cassidy appeared at my front door in a powder-blue tux with his feathered hair looking the same as in 1975 when his pictures from Tiger Bea...
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December 4, 2025 at 1:12 AM
A beautifully surreal '70s love story. Dreamlike in the best way.
Had a lot of fun with this illustration!
Had a lot of fun with this illustration!
This suspense-filled story is fully grounded, yet teeters on magical realism! It's amazing, and I loved illustrating it.
Read "One to the Sixth Power" written by @kiptain.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social.
"I’ve been counting down the seconds on the prison’s digital wall clock ever since it hit six minutes, and now I’m down to six seconds left for the Governor to..."
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"I’ve been counting down the seconds on the prison’s digital wall clock ever since it hit six minutes, and now I’m down to six seconds left for the Governor to..."
tinyurl.com/yz9djmfr
One to the Sixth Power — Ghost Parachute
I’ve been counting down the seconds on the prison’s digital wall clock ever since it hit six minutes, and now I’m down to six seconds left for the Governor to call before the first of three plungers i...
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December 4, 2025 at 1:12 AM
This suspense-filled story is fully grounded, yet teeters on magical realism! It's amazing, and I loved illustrating it.
December 3, 2025 at 11:15 PM
December 3, 2025 at 1:09 AM
December 2, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Another amazing story I got to illustrate. Such stark, haunting prose.
Read "She's" written by @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social.
"Scrubbing the dog’s vomit; subtracting his runny stool from the white carpet. Scooping coffee “crystals” from the jar in the cupboard and dissolving them into microwaved..."
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"Scrubbing the dog’s vomit; subtracting his runny stool from the white carpet. Scooping coffee “crystals” from the jar in the cupboard and dissolving them into microwaved..."
tinyurl.com/3xe46bup
She's — Ghost Parachute
Scrubbing the dog’s vomit; subtracting his runny stool from the white carpet. Scooping coffee “crystals” from the jar in the cupboard and dissolving them into microwaved tap water. Taking a steadying ...
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December 2, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Another amazing story I got to illustrate. Such stark, haunting prose.
This story is hilarious, and I'm very glad I got to illustrate for it! Was able to resist the temptation to draw a cartoonish talking boob.
Read "Kara’s Breasts Have Their Say" written by @kathrynsilverhajo.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social.
"We’ve been hanging here with K for a lot of years and though we’re generally an easygoing pair, we’re pretty irked about the ‘trial separation.’"
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"We’ve been hanging here with K for a lot of years and though we’re generally an easygoing pair, we’re pretty irked about the ‘trial separation.’"
tinyurl.com/5bc4vsmd
Kara’s Breasts Have Their Say — Ghost Parachute
We’ve been hanging here with K for a lot of years and though we’re generally an easygoing pair, we’re pretty irked about the ‘trial separation.’ Sol’s a good guy. We’ve always liked him, and he liked ...
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December 2, 2025 at 4:11 PM
This story is hilarious, and I'm very glad I got to illustrate for it! Was able to resist the temptation to draw a cartoonish talking boob.
A standout story that wonderfully captures the weirdness of dreams. So proud I got to do the illustration for it!
Read "Driving in the CVS" written by @francinewitte.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social.
"I’m in an Alfa Romeo. Not the fancy kind. Not the Fellini kind, but the kind you might see in a dream."
tinyurl.com/3mnzmv77
"I’m in an Alfa Romeo. Not the fancy kind. Not the Fellini kind, but the kind you might see in a dream."
tinyurl.com/3mnzmv77
Driving in the CVS — Ghost Parachute
I’m in an Alfa Romeo. Not the fancy kind. Not the Fellini kind, but the kind you might see in a dream. Not a fancy dream. Not a Sleeping Beauty dream. More of a too-much-tequila-and-what- was-I-thinki...
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December 2, 2025 at 4:09 PM
A standout story that wonderfully captures the weirdness of dreams. So proud I got to do the illustration for it!
Proud I got to illustrate this beautiful story!
Read "In this universe" written by @andrewbertaina.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social.
"This was before anyone had even discovered the multiverse, which has turned out to be tiresome."
tinyurl.com/3fzvjd3w
"This was before anyone had even discovered the multiverse, which has turned out to be tiresome."
tinyurl.com/3fzvjd3w
In this universe — Ghost Parachute
This was before anyone had even discovered the multiverse, which has turned out to be tiresome. No sense in watching yourself do the same things over and over, as a flock of geese V ing overhead, whit...
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December 2, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Proud I got to illustrate this beautiful story!
Reposted by Brooksie C. Fontaine
Read "In this universe" written by @andrewbertaina.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social.
"This was before anyone had even discovered the multiverse, which has turned out to be tiresome."
tinyurl.com/3fzvjd3w
"This was before anyone had even discovered the multiverse, which has turned out to be tiresome."
tinyurl.com/3fzvjd3w
In this universe — Ghost Parachute
This was before anyone had even discovered the multiverse, which has turned out to be tiresome. No sense in watching yourself do the same things over and over, as a flock of geese V ing overhead, whit...
tinyurl.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Read "In this universe" written by @andrewbertaina.bsky.social and illustrated by @brooksiesbooks.bsky.social.
"This was before anyone had even discovered the multiverse, which has turned out to be tiresome."
tinyurl.com/3fzvjd3w
"This was before anyone had even discovered the multiverse, which has turned out to be tiresome."
tinyurl.com/3fzvjd3w
December 1, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Beware the silver arrows of Apollo! 🦁
I'm participating in an advent readalong of The Iliad, and I'm going to try to post an illustration inspired by each chapter!
This piece is inspired by an event from book one.✨
#Illustration
#GreekMythology
I'm participating in an advent readalong of The Iliad, and I'm going to try to post an illustration inspired by each chapter!
This piece is inspired by an event from book one.✨
#Illustration
#GreekMythology
December 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Beware the silver arrows of Apollo! 🦁
I'm participating in an advent readalong of The Iliad, and I'm going to try to post an illustration inspired by each chapter!
This piece is inspired by an event from book one.✨
#Illustration
#GreekMythology
I'm participating in an advent readalong of The Iliad, and I'm going to try to post an illustration inspired by each chapter!
This piece is inspired by an event from book one.✨
#Illustration
#GreekMythology
Very happy I got to illustrate seven of these beautiful stories!
Congrats to everyone who got published in this issue, the stories I illustrated for were amazing and I can't wait to read the rest!
Congrats to everyone who got published in this issue, the stories I illustrated for were amazing and I can't wait to read the rest!
The December 2025 issue of Ghost Parachute is here! Cover illustrated by @genevievetyrrell.bsky.social.
ghostparachute.com/issue/decemb...
ghostparachute.com/issue/decemb...
December 2025 Issue — Ghost Parachute
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December 1, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Very happy I got to illustrate seven of these beautiful stories!
Congrats to everyone who got published in this issue, the stories I illustrated for were amazing and I can't wait to read the rest!
Congrats to everyone who got published in this issue, the stories I illustrated for were amazing and I can't wait to read the rest!
Reposted by Brooksie C. Fontaine
The December 2025 issue of Ghost Parachute is here! Cover illustrated by @genevievetyrrell.bsky.social.
ghostparachute.com/issue/decemb...
ghostparachute.com/issue/decemb...
December 2025 Issue — Ghost Parachute
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December 1, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The December 2025 issue of Ghost Parachute is here! Cover illustrated by @genevievetyrrell.bsky.social.
ghostparachute.com/issue/decemb...
ghostparachute.com/issue/decemb...
December 1, 2025 at 7:32 PM
My complete #Huevember color wheel! The template, as always, is courtesy of @astrallum.bsky.social. I had so much fun drawing these colorful ladies! 🌈
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December 1, 2025 at 4:45 AM
My complete #Huevember color wheel! The template, as always, is courtesy of @astrallum.bsky.social. I had so much fun drawing these colorful ladies! 🌈
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#Huevember2025
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#Huevember2025
December 1, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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