Mark B.
@markfandango.bsky.social
(he/him) Pennsylvania based maker of crafty dice and editor of Retrograde Orbit Radio podcasts. Slowly aging into a hedge wizard.
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July 1, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Hey, would you like to buy a cool book I wrote? Do you enjoy queer romance and hate giving money to Amazon? Good news - you can buy the book cheaper on Ingram now.
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Best friends forever. @madmerrymeg.bsky.social
June 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Best friends forever. @madmerrymeg.bsky.social
Author copies! Only a couple of weeks til it drops!
March 12, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Author copies! Only a couple of weeks til it drops!
Yes, we are the forking coolest couple you know.
January 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Yes, we are the forking coolest couple you know.
Newest leather projects - fingerless gloves and another dragonfly purse.
October 24, 2024 at 6:55 PM
Newest leather projects - fingerless gloves and another dragonfly purse.
My sib-in-law saw a hot topic type of cheap vinyl bag based on Calcifer from Howl’s and asked if it might be possible for me to make a similar handmade item for them. Quite proud of this goofy little sucker.
April 4, 2024 at 4:02 PM
My sib-in-law saw a hot topic type of cheap vinyl bag based on Calcifer from Howl’s and asked if it might be possible for me to make a similar handmade item for them. Quite proud of this goofy little sucker.
Spring Queen x Fall King outfits for an upcoming event. Pieces in the set we made:
King - pauldron, sporran, circlet crown, moccasins.
Queen - spaulder set, bracers, corset, moccasins.
King - pauldron, sporran, circlet crown, moccasins.
Queen - spaulder set, bracers, corset, moccasins.
April 1, 2024 at 10:27 PM
Spring Queen x Fall King outfits for an upcoming event. Pieces in the set we made:
King - pauldron, sporran, circlet crown, moccasins.
Queen - spaulder set, bracers, corset, moccasins.
King - pauldron, sporran, circlet crown, moccasins.
Queen - spaulder set, bracers, corset, moccasins.
Okay, so we added a corset.
March 3, 2024 at 8:16 PM
Okay, so we added a corset.
Did we spend the afternoon making bark style bracers to go with Holly’s new armor? Why yes, yes we did.
February 25, 2024 at 10:30 PM
Did we spend the afternoon making bark style bracers to go with Holly’s new armor? Why yes, yes we did.
Okay, I’m very proud of this one - used a couple of new techniques to make a forest elf gorget and spaulder set. Also, Holly makes an incredible elf. Gosh, she’s regal.
February 25, 2024 at 6:07 PM
Okay, I’m very proud of this one - used a couple of new techniques to make a forest elf gorget and spaulder set. Also, Holly makes an incredible elf. Gosh, she’s regal.
Feeling a bit like this lately, as I sit up in the wee hours of the morning burnishing the edges on a new leather project.
February 25, 2024 at 5:15 AM
Feeling a bit like this lately, as I sit up in the wee hours of the morning burnishing the edges on a new leather project.
Inhalers have been visual shorthand for “nerd” for as long as I can remember. In my particular case the stereotype does hold up, I suppose, although I was a track letterman in school. Is track the nerdiest of the sports? Maybe. Anyway, cheers, ya nerds. It’s breathing season!
February 9, 2024 at 9:56 PM
Inhalers have been visual shorthand for “nerd” for as long as I can remember. In my particular case the stereotype does hold up, I suppose, although I was a track letterman in school. Is track the nerdiest of the sports? Maybe. Anyway, cheers, ya nerds. It’s breathing season!
Holly and I are shoemaking today. The leather she wanted to use was a bit thin, so we lined it with a nice purple suede.
February 4, 2024 at 7:58 PM
Holly and I are shoemaking today. The leather she wanted to use was a bit thin, so we lined it with a nice purple suede.
Lots of records in the mail today. Hilariously on brand. Big thanks to @dellismulligan.bsky.social for tipping me off to the Into It, Over It “Standards” availability.
December 23, 2023 at 4:34 PM
Lots of records in the mail today. Hilariously on brand. Big thanks to @dellismulligan.bsky.social for tipping me off to the Into It, Over It “Standards” availability.
(My favorite annual Christmas post)
Oh, by gosh, by golly…
Oh, by gosh, by golly…
December 17, 2023 at 9:44 PM
(My favorite annual Christmas post)
Oh, by gosh, by golly…
Oh, by gosh, by golly…
The Fast and The Furious (2001) is greaser The Mummy. Vin is Arnold V. Paul is Brendan. Jordana is Patricia. Michelle is Rachel. Lance is Oded. I will take no questions.
December 7, 2023 at 8:08 PM
The Fast and The Furious (2001) is greaser The Mummy. Vin is Arnold V. Paul is Brendan. Jordana is Patricia. Michelle is Rachel. Lance is Oded. I will take no questions.
This is ... almost painfully on brand. (worth noting that while I mostly use Apple Music, I used Spotify for listening to stuff we did for 3rd One Sucks Sophomore Slump so that stuff isn't showing up in my roundup)
December 1, 2023 at 3:44 AM
This is ... almost painfully on brand. (worth noting that while I mostly use Apple Music, I used Spotify for listening to stuff we did for 3rd One Sucks Sophomore Slump so that stuff isn't showing up in my roundup)
Made a moon bag, then altered the pattern to make a matching sun bag. Had to dilute the blue dye a bit to get the sky color I wanted, but I’m pretty pleased with how it turned out.
November 30, 2023 at 12:25 AM
Made a moon bag, then altered the pattern to make a matching sun bag. Had to dilute the blue dye a bit to get the sky color I wanted, but I’m pretty pleased with how it turned out.
LEGO's has made lots of Marvel sets, but never a Fantastic Four set. After months of buying individual pieces, doing some hodgepodge work, and even purchasing one specific custom piece, I have finally built my own set of FF LEGO minifigs. (this gag is primarily for @supersentaibros.bsky.social)
November 24, 2023 at 9:25 PM
LEGO's has made lots of Marvel sets, but never a Fantastic Four set. After months of buying individual pieces, doing some hodgepodge work, and even purchasing one specific custom piece, I have finally built my own set of FF LEGO minifigs. (this gag is primarily for @supersentaibros.bsky.social)
Holly requested a blue dragon purse, so I heavily modified a turtle purse pattern I had and came up with this.
November 14, 2023 at 6:07 AM
Holly requested a blue dragon purse, so I heavily modified a turtle purse pattern I had and came up with this.
Newest project finished.
October 29, 2023 at 6:30 PM
Newest project finished.
Holly works at the grade school so we always dress up to welcome trick or treaters.
October 28, 2023 at 10:18 PM
Holly works at the grade school so we always dress up to welcome trick or treaters.
Podcasting friends - I don’t love advertising big ol box stores, but if you’re in need of new or backup mics, you may want to check your local Walmart. I’ve always had good luck with AT’s line of USB mics (several of our hosts use them) and this is a great price.
October 22, 2023 at 5:09 PM
Podcasting friends - I don’t love advertising big ol box stores, but if you’re in need of new or backup mics, you may want to check your local Walmart. I’ve always had good luck with AT’s line of USB mics (several of our hosts use them) and this is a great price.
Leather work - and particularly stitch work - has been a very good quieting hobby for me in a tricky stretch of mental health. I made another coffin bag, but this time with a star instead of an ankh!
October 4, 2023 at 10:43 PM
Leather work - and particularly stitch work - has been a very good quieting hobby for me in a tricky stretch of mental health. I made another coffin bag, but this time with a star instead of an ankh!