Pete Tarkulich
@pete-tarkulich.bsky.social
Creator of the webcomics "The Sixth Floor" and "Bardworth", sometimes fantasy author, certified beer judge, and all-around hoopy frood
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Reality Check
Life hardly seems real when you're attending college in a world accessed by a doorway in your bedroom closet. After a summer of normality, he returns to Bardsworth University and parties with fairies...
www.smashwords.com
Just a reminder, the third Bardsworth University novel is available in just about any format, including paperback!
Smashwords (various digital formats) - www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
Amazon Kindle - www.amazon.com/dp/B0FZY8QGXQ
Paperback - www.amazon.com/dp/B0G12YC8C6
Smashwords (various digital formats) - www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
Amazon Kindle - www.amazon.com/dp/B0FZY8QGXQ
Paperback - www.amazon.com/dp/B0G12YC8C6
"Where is all this water coming from?? I know it's raining, but that's a lot of water... oh, wait, snow melts, doesn't it?" - from the brain of a tired upstate NYer.
December 19, 2025 at 1:50 PM
"Where is all this water coming from?? I know it's raining, but that's a lot of water... oh, wait, snow melts, doesn't it?" - from the brain of a tired upstate NYer.
Hey, remember man buns? That was a scary time in our history.
December 16, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Hey, remember man buns? That was a scary time in our history.
Another fairy appeared on our office holiday tree! 😁
December 13, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Another fairy appeared on our office holiday tree! 😁
It's a great feeling when your son beats you with a commander desk you constructed. Nothing like getting trounced by sixteen 3/4 plant tokens!
December 12, 2025 at 2:39 PM
It's a great feeling when your son beats you with a commander desk you constructed. Nothing like getting trounced by sixteen 3/4 plant tokens!
Wasn't going to bother with the new Doctor Who spin-off series, but I threw on the first episode last night while inking a Sixth Floor page and was pleasantly surprised.
December 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Wasn't going to bother with the new Doctor Who spin-off series, but I threw on the first episode last night while inking a Sixth Floor page and was pleasantly surprised.
I learned recently that more Magic the Gathering players than I thought play or at least support playing with proxies. After a brief search, I found some decks with way better art that WotC has been offering, and now I've realigned my crosshairs. If you're a MtG player, what are your thoughts?
December 3, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I learned recently that more Magic the Gathering players than I thought play or at least support playing with proxies. After a brief search, I found some decks with way better art that WotC has been offering, and now I've realigned my crosshairs. If you're a MtG player, what are your thoughts?
To my fellow upstate NYers, be careful out on them roads. Slow and steady wins the race.
December 2, 2025 at 2:17 PM
To my fellow upstate NYers, be careful out on them roads. Slow and steady wins the race.
Everyday man on this app drop a selfie now... and I mean RIGHT NOW!!!
November 12, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Everyday man on this app drop a selfie now... and I mean RIGHT NOW!!!
Just a reminder, the third Bardsworth University novel is available in just about any format, including paperback!
Smashwords (various digital formats) - www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
Amazon Kindle - www.amazon.com/dp/B0FZY8QGXQ
Paperback - www.amazon.com/dp/B0G12YC8C6
Smashwords (various digital formats) - www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
Amazon Kindle - www.amazon.com/dp/B0FZY8QGXQ
Paperback - www.amazon.com/dp/B0G12YC8C6
Reality Check
Life hardly seems real when you're attending college in a world accessed by a doorway in your bedroom closet. After a summer of normality, he returns to Bardsworth University and parties with fairies...
www.smashwords.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Just a reminder, the third Bardsworth University novel is available in just about any format, including paperback!
Smashwords (various digital formats) - www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
Amazon Kindle - www.amazon.com/dp/B0FZY8QGXQ
Paperback - www.amazon.com/dp/B0G12YC8C6
Smashwords (various digital formats) - www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
Amazon Kindle - www.amazon.com/dp/B0FZY8QGXQ
Paperback - www.amazon.com/dp/B0G12YC8C6
Twenty years ago today I uploaded my very first Bardsworth page. It was a silly idea of a young man attending a magical school. It was crude, drawn with Micron pens on a sheet of printer paper, hand-lettered, scanned, and posted on a cobbled-together website. 1/8
November 7, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Twenty years ago today I uploaded my very first Bardsworth page. It was a silly idea of a young man attending a magical school. It was crude, drawn with Micron pens on a sheet of printer paper, hand-lettered, scanned, and posted on a cobbled-together website. 1/8
My wife provided the hat and I threw this outfit together in five minutes. Happy Halloween!
October 31, 2025 at 10:17 PM
My wife provided the hat and I threw this outfit together in five minutes. Happy Halloween!
It's interesting how many older folks seem to melt down at the whole 6-7 trend. I mean, come on, we all said dumb shit when we were younger. I'm 44 and still say dumb shit all the time.
October 31, 2025 at 7:29 PM
It's interesting how many older folks seem to melt down at the whole 6-7 trend. I mean, come on, we all said dumb shit when we were younger. I'm 44 and still say dumb shit all the time.
Sending out the edited files this weekend and getting one more proof copy to look over, then Bardsworth University book 3 will be available for your reading pleasure! Here's a collage of all 3 book covers!
October 31, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Sending out the edited files this weekend and getting one more proof copy to look over, then Bardsworth University book 3 will be available for your reading pleasure! Here's a collage of all 3 book covers!
Got bored during a Zoom meeting.
October 29, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Got bored during a Zoom meeting.
Wanted to do some more Halloween art before the end of the season, and with this beauty I tried two different styles. Which do you like better?
October 28, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Wanted to do some more Halloween art before the end of the season, and with this beauty I tried two different styles. Which do you like better?
I'm falling into that writers trap of stalling out over getting the details right. Gotta keep telling myself to just put SOMETHING on the page and then I can change it later.
October 28, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I'm falling into that writers trap of stalling out over getting the details right. Gotta keep telling myself to just put SOMETHING on the page and then I can change it later.
Hey look, another fairy appeared in our office, on our holiday tree!
October 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Hey look, another fairy appeared in our office, on our holiday tree!
I did this vampire vixen for a Halloween party invitation, thought maybe I'd share it.
October 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I did this vampire vixen for a Halloween party invitation, thought maybe I'd share it.
It's taken me much longer than anticipated (per usual), but I'm looking over the proof copy Bardsworth novel 3, and hope to have it ready to go sooner than later!
October 23, 2025 at 8:01 PM
It's taken me much longer than anticipated (per usual), but I'm looking over the proof copy Bardsworth novel 3, and hope to have it ready to go sooner than later!
Still slowly regaining my hearing after the Dream Theater concert last night, but zero regrets if I go deaf after that set!
October 21, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Still slowly regaining my hearing after the Dream Theater concert last night, but zero regrets if I go deaf after that set!
Three more days till I can scratch off "see Dream Theater in concert" from my bucket list!
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Dream Theater - The Shadow Man Incident Instrumental part live in LA 2025
YouTube video by Daniil Sherstnev
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October 17, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Three more days till I can scratch off "see Dream Theater in concert" from my bucket list!
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Rereading this book for the first time in many years. Anyone else ever read this one?
October 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Rereading this book for the first time in many years. Anyone else ever read this one?
My view this weekend. Hoping to relax, but also get some Sixth Floor pages done and work on some other creative projects.
October 11, 2025 at 6:25 PM
My view this weekend. Hoping to relax, but also get some Sixth Floor pages done and work on some other creative projects.