Scarleteen is raising $40,000 to support the healthcare needs of staff and volunteers who do this vulnerable, crucial, intimate work. 204 people have donated $23k; please join them today and share. www.classy.org/campaign/scarl...

I’ve been thinking a lot about what it means to support indie creators. Not just as a designer, but as a fan. Here’s why I think buying indie TTRPGs makes such a difference (and a special 10% thank-you for the upcoming Small Business Supporting Day!).

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i think its good that bluesky is boring and you dont want to scroll through it too much because you're not supposed to waste your day away scrolling on social media when you could be using the computer to play & draw & learn before the corporations destroy the rest of the internet. tick tock

Providing security for @marthawells.com today.

#ICYMI folks w/deep experience re:crisis web archiving (@sucho-org.bsky.social)+building tools for it (@webrecorder.net) made a free zine teaching how anyone can archive the things you love on the web before they go away: zinebakery.com/homemade-zin... & why you shouldn't expect others will do so

Screaming into the void because we don't deserve dogs and there will never be enough we can do to repay them for all they give us.

"What's a world without you in it?" 💔

I’ve seen an artist do “sponsor a personal artwork”. It was 1/4 of the price of a commission and if you pay it they work on a personal project. I actually love this and wish more artists did it.

The energy I’m taking into 2025

Library purchases are purchases. They pay the press. The press counts them towards advances and royalties. And (gasp) the book is in a library!! It’s wonderful and no one should ever feel bad about getting a book through a library instead of buying it.

Originally from the Alps region, Krampus is a horned and chained companion of Saint Nicholas. As good children receive presents, Krampus whips the bad ones.

Now known around the world, Krampus is often depicted as covered in black hair with a long tongue.

2015 Krampus movie art #FolkloreThursday

Muppet christmas carol taught me that the only time I feel anything is when I see a coughing frog puppet on crutches

🎶 Just hear those pill boxes jingling
Pharmacy hold music tingling too
Outside there's pretty miserable weather
So I'll hide under a heated blanket (with you) 🎶

I'm so out of the loop on the internet let's see if I remember how to use it

Generally we think of alt-text as the domain of those with accessibility needs.

However alt-text is useful for many reasons, which benefit your viewers, as well as you, the creator!

Here's a why and here is a how:

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I love non-conforming Victorians and Edwardians as they completely undermine the "all this is modern woke" attack line.

Here's my queen of it. Dress reform activist Dr Mary Edwards Walker who said "I don't wear men's clothes: I wear my clothes."

Fuck this. Librarians are the best. I stand with librarians and against book banning now and forever.
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Cartoon: Trash griffin, mostly for @neolithicsheep.bsky.social :) but for myself too. Hope others enjoy it too :)