Irene
monstrouseyes.bsky.social
Irene
@monstrouseyes.bsky.social
Writer, poet, poet, Void-mom, reader, photographer and occasional haunter of forest trails. She/her. Living on Vancouver Island. 🇨🇦
Rumor has it...my novel is launching on Royal Road on December 6th.

Cover art by Luke Spooner - carrionhouse.com

Link to novel coming on Saturday!

#amwriting #writer #novel
December 5, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Picked up this book at a visit to Carr House a few weeks ago. Maybe 2025 is a year of reading about art instead of making art. My camera and pen sit idle, filled with weariness.
August 23, 2025 at 9:31 PM
August 16, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I'm in a total creative void. It's so uncomfortable.

Here's a cute cat.
August 7, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Perseverance Creek Potholes in Cumberland.

#vancouverisland #vanisle
July 13, 2025 at 1:28 AM
July 12, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Reading on the deck with a cup of coffee. There's a little blue dragon fly floating around. A moment of calm away from the chaos of the world.
July 1, 2025 at 9:10 PM
June 26, 2025 at 1:16 AM
#forestfriday

One of the most magical spots I visited in #Austria. #Kesselfallklamm It was like being in a faerie forest.

#photography #forest #tree #photographersofbluesky
June 14, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Spent the evening at the beach with drawing club.

#nanaimo #piperslagoon #beach
June 13, 2025 at 4:06 AM
#Sunset season.
June 7, 2025 at 4:46 AM
#stunday post. I haven't touched my camera in a while and am trying to get inspired to shoot again. Seeing everyone's beautiful work definitely helps.

Photo shows the Kleiner Winterleitensee and the Kreiskogel (I think).

#photography #landscape #landscapephotography #austria #derbergruft
June 1, 2025 at 8:29 PM
#caturday vibes.

Having both of my Voids snuggling on the sofa is the best.

#blackcats #cats
May 31, 2025 at 8:40 PM
It's #worldgothday, so here are a few of my favourite things.

A self portrait - haunted and haunting, bloody trees, my favourite cemetery, and a photo from the ossuary in Hallstatt.

My goth-ness might not be as dominant as it used to be, but it's always at my core.
May 23, 2025 at 2:14 AM
A walk in these woods for #forestfriday. The path to Cottle Lake in #Nanaimo.

#vancouverisland #vanisle #forestpath #photography
May 16, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Ruined. The remains of Burg Eppenstein are surrounded by woods. For #forestfriday.

#castle #ruins #austria #photography #photographersofbluesky
May 9, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I haven't done a Void post in a while. Here are my darlings. Harrow and Hades.

#cats #blackcats
May 8, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Here's a little something for #blueskyartshow theme #green.

The artsy paintified shoreline on the left, the original shot on the right.

Shot at Moorecroft Park on #vancouverisland. Edited in Lightroom and Topaz Impressions.

#photography #photographersofbluesky
May 4, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Today took me to the Coastal Black Tulip Fest in Black Creek. Amazing event.

#bloomscroll #tulips #flowers #vancouverisland #vanisle
May 3, 2025 at 11:28 PM
One of the prettiest walks I've been on - at Botanical Beach in Port Renfrew.

Happy #forestfriday!

#vancouverisland #vanisle #photography
May 2, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I almost brought my camera out for this...but I didn't so a cell phone snap will have to do.

#tulip #bloomscroll
May 2, 2025 at 3:13 AM
"You're on Earth. There's no cure for that." Samuel Beckett

A photo for the #earth theme of the #blueskyartshow

#photography #monochrome #beach #photographersofbluesky
April 27, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Used #indiebookstoreday as an "excuse" to visit my favourite: Sea and Summit Books in beautiful Parksville. Bought a couple of books, chatted, and felt some stress melt away as I perused.
April 26, 2025 at 11:40 PM
As soft as a #dream for the #blueskyartshow

An abstract orchid.
April 19, 2025 at 11:47 PM