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Tej
@themightytej.bsky.social
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Church planting ministry intern, self-pub author, streamer, ttrpg writer, and small-time farmer in rural New England. He/him is fine.

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You might not like it, ladies, but this is apparently what peak performance looks like. According to TikTok filters.

Yet more impossible standards for women.
A white man in his forties with dark eyes and brown hair and eyeborws, a short-cut gotee, bags under his eyes, shaved sides of his head, and some hair on the very top pulled back. He's wearing a hoodie.
November 22, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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A graphic titled "No Kings" with the info: 10.18.25 Fitchburg City Hall 11:00-1:00 Protest, pizza, music + more! Speakers: Lucy L: LUCE immigrant justice network Tej McLaughlin: author, preacher, 50501 member Congresswoman Lori Trahan: representing MA's 3rd CD Let's have fun with this! Wear costumes, bring bubbles, we will bring the music and food! We are committed to non-violent, peaceful protest. Join us for a joyful celebration of democracy! On the side are signs that read "when cruelty becomes normal compassion looks radical," "we the people," and "empathy is not political"
October 14, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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What flavor of autism did you get? #ActuallyAutistic #Geography #TikTok
September 28, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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IT'S BEEN FALL FOR LESS THAN A WEEK
An aisle in Walmart that has been staged for Christmas stock and already has Christmas inventory on the shelves. Admittedly, not much Christmas stock, but I mean, it's September.
September 27, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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September 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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No cheating, post your lock screen.

It's art I made for my urban fantasy and paranormal horror book series that I happen to be particularly proud of.
A digital painting split in half horizontally. On the top half is a night scene in a forest, with a mass of trees in the background and two large pine trees on either side of the foreground. Between the pine trees is a full moon hanging low in the sky. The bottom half is black with faint soil texture, with a gray church upside down. The church looks decayed, with broken stain glass and a glitchy aura around its outline. The roots from the pines stretch across the top of the bottom half, partly wrapping around or breaking into the church. There is an analog clock near the top, white numbers and white hands indicating the time as 11:43. Just above that is the date of Friday, July 25, with a crescent moon icon and the temperature of 72°. Near the bottom is white text indicating the battery level is at 40% and it will be full in 1 hour 38 minutes. The phone is connected to AT&T.
July 26, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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I lost many VHS tapes over the course of moves and lending them to people and damage. The last one I owned was Buffalo Soldiers, a film set in the last days of the Berlin wall and following a guy more committed to drugs, sex, and theft than his job in the US Army. I might still have it, actually.
Poster art for the movie "Buffalo Soldiers," which has the title at the bottom third with a cast list embedded between the two words. That cast list is Joaquin Phoenix, Ed Harris, Scott Glenn, and Anna Paquin. At the bottom is the tagline, "Steal all that you can steal." The poster has a dirty red background, with Joaquin Phoenix on the left in a white shirt and black jacket, holding a lit blunt with cash sticking out of his breast pocket. Anna Paquin, in a black leather jacket, is behind and partially leaning on him. On the right edge of the image, Ed Harris stands in a dark jacket. All three are looking at the viewer.
July 25, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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A meme composed of two images. The top half is a World War 1 commander yelling into a trench phone, with the caption, "Some kid at the library, angry that his download's estimated duration keeps wildly fluctuating." The bottom half is a scene that resembles the Vietnam war, with a tank, airplane, burning forest, and slain soldiers in the background. In the foreground, a soldier with his shirt open and helmet askew stares into the camera, as if reliving the horrors of war. The caption here reads, "Me, suddenly reliving the age of dial-up."
July 24, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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July 4, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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Anyway, my pne friend asked me to keep an eye out for any oak pallets because he needed some, so today I sent him,

Good news: I think I found some oak pallets.
Bad news:
A tall pile of pallets with an outhouse on the top of it.
July 4, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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Human artists?

Use one piece to convince people to follow you!
A mostly grayscale digital painting scene split in half vertically by the ground level. Above the ground, a man walks away from the viewer into a forest, framed by two large pine trees, under a full moon. Underground, the roots of the trees are entangled with an upside-down church that shows signs of decay and has glitchy shapes around it. In the doorway of the church is a flying raven.
June 19, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Are you sure about that?
A screenshot of a video sidebar preview on YouTube. The video is titled, "I'm not back yet, but I'm looking for where to go next." It was uploaded by verified user Tom Scott and has 3.2 million views. The video is listed as 3:47 long. The thumbnail for the video shows Tom Scott waving behind the words, "This video will be deleted in 3 days." The video is listed as being uploaded 4 days ago.
June 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Age yourself with a toy from your childhood.

I don't remember when I got my own My Buddy doll, but the original style (before Playskool got a hold of the brand in the 90s), which is what I had, started production the year I turned 3 and went out of production around the time I started kindergarten.
A "My Buddy" doll, in its original packaging, which consisted of a high cardboard back, tapered sides, and low front that looks like the doll is sitting up in a wooden structure with "My Buddy: A Real Pal" written on the front and sides. The doll itself is a white boy with blue eyes, freckles, a blue baseball cap, red overalls, blue shoes, and a multicolored horizontal stripe long-sleeve shirt.
May 27, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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#DoctorWho
Meme picture of Mr. Bean copying answers on a test from a man in a blue suit sitting next to him. In this instance, Mr. Bean is labeled "Russell T. Davies 2024" and the other man is labeled "Russell T. Davies 2005."
May 19, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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Take the fictional characters quiz and post the first four you know. openpsychometrics.org/tests/charac...

You know what, this checks out.
A photograph of Fox Mulder, from The X-Files. Photograph of Connor MacManus, from The Boondock Saints. Photograph of Dr. Sean Maguire, from Good Will Hunting. Photograph of Gandalf, from the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit movies.
May 19, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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I asked my wife if the custom-made dice we had as party favors (each guest had a pair of them at their seat) were the nerdiest part of our wedding, and she said, "probably."
A pair of six-sided dice. The dice are marbled red and black, and where the 1 would normally be, it has a white dual heart logo wrapped with the words "Tim & Carol Aug. 19th, 2011" in white text.
May 10, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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Ah, yes. The fabled April "showers."
A photograph of a paved rural street lined with trees. The trees have no leaves. The trees and the ground and a small building just visible through the trees, but not the street, are covered in a layer of snow thick enough to lack any significant gaps. It is actively snowing, but I honestly can't tell if you can see that in the picture. Just know it, in your heart, that when I took this picture, there was snow actively falling on me, as this fact influences the reason this picture exists.
April 11, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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A tweet from Tim McLaughlin (TheMightyTej) dated October 26, 2021, that reads, "Good news: I figured out a rough sketch of my purpose in life! Bad news: I kinda suck at it." A text conversation between me and my mom, in which my mom said, "That is a beautiful purpose! That sounds like a life work." To which I replied, "Yeah," and then, "*sigh* it also means arguing less online and probably never again punching someone in the face." Mom replied, "Probably" with a smiley that has kind of a frowny thing going on?
March 26, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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Two tweet thread by Tim McLaughlin Jr (themightytej) dated April 30, 2021. The first tweet reads, "Okay so yes, technically, my wife and I only agreed I would buy 1 board game for family game nights while I was at the mall for my second covid shot and I actually bought five, but don't worry! Only one of them is cursed." The second tweet reads, "It was the one and only copy of Jumanji in the store, which was clearly a *used* copy of Jumanji, and hidden behind the other games. It'll be fine. We'll be fine."
March 26, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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I would love to try this one out!
White text on a dark background that reads: Get to know me, #writesky 1 Like=1 Question 1. When did you started writing 2. what is your current WIP about 3. what stage of your WIP are you in 4. If there's magic in your WIP, how does it work 5. what inspired this WIP 6. what has surprised you about it 7. what perspectives do you write in 8. what types of writing do you do 9. what's your favorite scene you've written -- SHARE IT 10. what have been your biggest challenges is writing 11. What's remained consistent through all drafts 12. How many WIPs do you have 13. what do you do when you get stuck on a scene 14. Share an excerpt you're proud of
March 12, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Up to 100%. They'll prevent some percentage of leaks, which might be 100%. Or 20%. Or 70%. Maybe 1%! Who knows? Not us!
Close up of a pink menstrual pads box which says, "Ultra thin pads with up to 100% leak-proof wings"
March 12, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Process video of a new art piece I made for my paranormal horror and urban fantasy book series, which is currently in rewrites.

#WritingCommunity #BookSky
March 11, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Found this old exchange recorded on my tumblr and thought you folks might enjoy it.
Me, reading CAH cards: The Chevy Tahoe, with enough power and space to bring a live studio audience everywhere you go. I would kill for that, so it has to win. Jose: You would kill for a live studio audience? Carol: Oh, yes. Yes he would. He talks to his live studio audience. Me: That is my future studio audience, thank you. Katie: Wait what Me: Okay, so, when I was a kid, we were told in church that at the Final Judgement everyone would watch your life, they would see everything. So I picked up a habit of making asides and addressing the audience that will watch my life. Jose: You...break the fourth wall? In your real life? Me: Yeah, I guess. Jose: That's too much, man.
March 11, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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Let's do this.
Blue background with white text. At the top it reads, "I'm on BlueSky! Get to know me better. 1 like = 1 answer" There are then 53 questions in two uneven and inconsistently numbered columns. The left column reads: 1. Why are you on BlueSky? 2. Any other social media? 3. Still posting on Twitter? 4. What do you post on Bluesky? 5. Nationality? 6. Gender/Pronouns? 7. One word to describe yourself? 8. Something you hate about yourself? 9. Something you love about yourself? 10. What's your perfect date? 11. Any hobbies? 12. Play any instruments? 13. Name a random fact. 14. Favorite food? 15. Favorite drink? 16. Favorite season? 17. Favorite sport? 18. Chinese zodiac sign? 19. Somewhere you want to visit? 20. Speak any other languages? 21. Favorite song? 22. Song you're listening to now? 23. Saddest song? 24. First game console? 25. Favorite video game? 26. Last concert you attended? 27. Last book you read? 28. Last movie you saw? 29. Cat or dog? The right column reads: 26. Last concert you attended? 27. Last book you read? 28. Last movie you saw? 29. Cat or dog? 30. Day or night? 31. What's your lucky number? 32. Favorite quote? 33. Color of your toothbrush? 34. Favorite movie? 35. Coffee or tea? 36. Favorite character? Artist Questions 38. What do you prefer to make? 39. What's your favorite OC? 40. Who'd you do fanart of? 41. Traditional or digital? 42. Weakness? 43. Strengths? 44. Anything you make but never post? 45. Weirdest thing you've ever made? 46. Any art goals? 47. Do you do NSFW? 48. FREE SPACE 49. FREE SPACE 50. FREE SPACE
March 11, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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Been thinking a lot lately about the rewrite of my paranormal horror/urban fantasy book series, TALL TALES, and started a picture based on the recurring story location, The Devil's Church. It's not done, but it's coming along well enough that I wanted to share.
A digital painting split in half horizontally. On the top half is a night scene in a forest, with a mass of trees in the background and two large pine trees on either side of the foreground. Between the pine trees is a full moon hanging low in the sky. The bottom half is black with faint soil texture, with a gray church upside down. The church looks decayed, with broken stain glass and a glitchy aura around its outline. The roots from the pines stretch across the top of the bottom half, partly wrapping around or breaking into the church.
February 28, 2025 at 9:42 PM