Sparrowling 🪺
@thesparrowling.bsky.social
🐦⬛ Tori (Any Pronoun)
🎨 Dark fantasy illustrator/comic artist.
🔥 Working on #tsdd #defydeathcomic
✨ Views my own. No A*I.
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🎨 Dark fantasy illustrator/comic artist.
🔥 Working on #tsdd #defydeathcomic
✨ Views my own. No A*I.
🧳 https://linktr.ee/TheSparrowling?utm_source=linktree_admin_share
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Respect Alice Wong’s call here:
“When I am in public spaces and see most people unmasked either because they think the virus is a hoax, that masking is virtue signaling & a sign of weakness, aren't thinking about it, or that they simply don’t care, I feel like an expendable burden not worth saving.”
“When I am in public spaces and see most people unmasked either because they think the virus is a hoax, that masking is virtue signaling & a sign of weakness, aren't thinking about it, or that they simply don’t care, I feel like an expendable burden not worth saving.”
COVID Isn’t Going Anywhere. Masking Up Could Save My Life.
"When I am in public spaces and see most people unmasked, I feel like an expendable burden not worth saving."
www.teenvogue.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Respect Alice Wong’s call here:
“When I am in public spaces and see most people unmasked either because they think the virus is a hoax, that masking is virtue signaling & a sign of weakness, aren't thinking about it, or that they simply don’t care, I feel like an expendable burden not worth saving.”
“When I am in public spaces and see most people unmasked either because they think the virus is a hoax, that masking is virtue signaling & a sign of weakness, aren't thinking about it, or that they simply don’t care, I feel like an expendable burden not worth saving.”
Plenty of people are inspired to write because of amazing media they consumed, but do you ever instead get inspired by bad or disappointing media? Like say, I wish X was good and/or there needs to be a better version of that?
November 14, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Plenty of people are inspired to write because of amazing media they consumed, but do you ever instead get inspired by bad or disappointing media? Like say, I wish X was good and/or there needs to be a better version of that?
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"why don't women want to have more kids?!"
Because you made a country they want to flee.
Because you made a country they want to flee.
"In 2025, 40% of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity. The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups."
Record Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S.
The percentage of younger women in the U.S. who express a desire to migrate permanently has surged in the past decade.
news.gallup.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
"why don't women want to have more kids?!"
Because you made a country they want to flee.
Because you made a country they want to flee.
Talking a bit about TSDD (Especially since I’m bummed about delaying it):
There’s no reference to the IRL ongoing pandemic, but there’s one underlying idea that is prevalent, that being, “Hey, uh, an incalculable number of people just fucking died and our world is irreparably different, hello…?”
There’s no reference to the IRL ongoing pandemic, but there’s one underlying idea that is prevalent, that being, “Hey, uh, an incalculable number of people just fucking died and our world is irreparably different, hello…?”
November 14, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Talking a bit about TSDD (Especially since I’m bummed about delaying it):
There’s no reference to the IRL ongoing pandemic, but there’s one underlying idea that is prevalent, that being, “Hey, uh, an incalculable number of people just fucking died and our world is irreparably different, hello…?”
There’s no reference to the IRL ongoing pandemic, but there’s one underlying idea that is prevalent, that being, “Hey, uh, an incalculable number of people just fucking died and our world is irreparably different, hello…?”
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Masking helps stop disabled people like me dying, being excluded from society, and avoids passing on this kind of preventable illness. But if that’s not worth the tradeoff for you, consider protecting yourself. Just think about if you really need your face uncovered while sat silently on a train
November 13, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Masking helps stop disabled people like me dying, being excluded from society, and avoids passing on this kind of preventable illness. But if that’s not worth the tradeoff for you, consider protecting yourself. Just think about if you really need your face uncovered while sat silently on a train
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It’s hard to describe the scale of loss and isolation of going from busy and active and healthy to being unable to live independently or do most things.
It's exhausting trying to talk about this, but covid is still around, and the most common cause of post-viral illness like mine--
It's exhausting trying to talk about this, but covid is still around, and the most common cause of post-viral illness like mine--
November 13, 2025 at 1:07 PM
It’s hard to describe the scale of loss and isolation of going from busy and active and healthy to being unable to live independently or do most things.
It's exhausting trying to talk about this, but covid is still around, and the most common cause of post-viral illness like mine--
It's exhausting trying to talk about this, but covid is still around, and the most common cause of post-viral illness like mine--
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I get why a lot of non-disabled people want to pretend respiratory illnesses don’t exist, but as we’re coming up on another event I can’t safely attend, I encourage you to just THINK about wearing a mask at events - or at least on the train/ plane there, where there’s probably no reason not to
November 13, 2025 at 1:07 PM
I get why a lot of non-disabled people want to pretend respiratory illnesses don’t exist, but as we’re coming up on another event I can’t safely attend, I encourage you to just THINK about wearing a mask at events - or at least on the train/ plane there, where there’s probably no reason not to
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have we (society) dug ourself so deep in denial that we (society) have deleted the existence of covid from our brains entirely or what
I know there's a lot happening all the time but that doesn't make the dangerous immune system/body wrecking disease disappear 💀
I know there's a lot happening all the time but that doesn't make the dangerous immune system/body wrecking disease disappear 💀
November 14, 2025 at 1:58 AM
have we (society) dug ourself so deep in denial that we (society) have deleted the existence of covid from our brains entirely or what
I know there's a lot happening all the time but that doesn't make the dangerous immune system/body wrecking disease disappear 💀
I know there's a lot happening all the time but that doesn't make the dangerous immune system/body wrecking disease disappear 💀
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TSDD is unfortunately delayed due to a combination of sustained physical health reasons for the past several months, general burnout, and because December through April 2026 is going to be another sustained hellish marathon in my already highly stressful (and politically volatile) day job.
TSDD is unfortunately delayed due to a combination of sustained physical health reasons for the past several months, general burnout, and because December through April 2026 is going to be another sustained hellish marathon in my already highly stressful (and politically volatile) day job.
Thou Shalt Defy Death 🔥
Website launch!
Comic launching ~Q3-Q4 2025.
www.defydeathcomic.com
#tsdd | #defydeathcomic | #webcomic | #comics
Website launch!
Comic launching ~Q3-Q4 2025.
www.defydeathcomic.com
#tsdd | #defydeathcomic | #webcomic | #comics
November 13, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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TSDD is unfortunately delayed due to a combination of sustained physical health reasons for the past several months, general burnout, and because December through April 2026 is going to be another sustained hellish marathon in my already highly stressful (and politically volatile) day job.
TSDD is unfortunately delayed due to a combination of sustained physical health reasons for the past several months, general burnout, and because December through April 2026 is going to be another sustained hellish marathon in my already highly stressful (and politically volatile) day job.
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A noble lord brings two squires along on a hunt. One is a gentle boy who should not exist. 🌟
The other is a girl who dreams of plunging a dagger into her master’s heart. 🗡️
Trail of Stars, my short, (bitter)sweet fairy tale visual novel, is out on steam! 🌟
store.steampowered.com/app/4006140/...
The other is a girl who dreams of plunging a dagger into her master’s heart. 🗡️
Trail of Stars, my short, (bitter)sweet fairy tale visual novel, is out on steam! 🌟
store.steampowered.com/app/4006140/...
November 13, 2025 at 7:06 PM
A noble lord brings two squires along on a hunt. One is a gentle boy who should not exist. 🌟
The other is a girl who dreams of plunging a dagger into her master’s heart. 🗡️
Trail of Stars, my short, (bitter)sweet fairy tale visual novel, is out on steam! 🌟
store.steampowered.com/app/4006140/...
The other is a girl who dreams of plunging a dagger into her master’s heart. 🗡️
Trail of Stars, my short, (bitter)sweet fairy tale visual novel, is out on steam! 🌟
store.steampowered.com/app/4006140/...
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TSDD is unfortunately delayed due to a combination of sustained physical health reasons for the past several months, general burnout, and because December through April 2026 is going to be another sustained hellish marathon in my already highly stressful (and politically volatile) day job.
TSDD is unfortunately delayed due to a combination of sustained physical health reasons for the past several months, general burnout, and because December through April 2026 is going to be another sustained hellish marathon in my already highly stressful (and politically volatile) day job.
Thou Shalt Defy Death 🔥
Website launch!
Comic launching ~Q3-Q4 2025.
www.defydeathcomic.com
#tsdd | #defydeathcomic | #webcomic | #comics
Website launch!
Comic launching ~Q3-Q4 2025.
www.defydeathcomic.com
#tsdd | #defydeathcomic | #webcomic | #comics
November 13, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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TSDD is unfortunately delayed due to a combination of sustained physical health reasons for the past several months, general burnout, and because December through April 2026 is going to be another sustained hellish marathon in my already highly stressful (and politically volatile) day job.
TSDD is unfortunately delayed due to a combination of sustained physical health reasons for the past several months, general burnout, and because December through April 2026 is going to be another sustained hellish marathon in my already highly stressful (and politically volatile) day job.
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Y’all there’s SO MANY struggling artists right now. Please please help if you are in the position to do so. Do some early holiday shopping. Treat yourself to something special. Donate just to keep seeing people create. And don’t forget sharing always helps so much. We are just trying to survive.
October 11, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Y’all there’s SO MANY struggling artists right now. Please please help if you are in the position to do so. Do some early holiday shopping. Treat yourself to something special. Donate just to keep seeing people create. And don’t forget sharing always helps so much. We are just trying to survive.
LRT: Literally why I quit TikTok/consistent YouTube posts
November 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
LRT: Literally why I quit TikTok/consistent YouTube posts
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like now you have to have a special hook and use specific imagery and songs for the robot to even allow your post to be seen and it needs to be a minute long so you have to pull people along for 60 seconds with your initial hook to force engagement and i'm SO OVER IT OMGGG
November 11, 2025 at 2:50 PM
like now you have to have a special hook and use specific imagery and songs for the robot to even allow your post to be seen and it needs to be a minute long so you have to pull people along for 60 seconds with your initial hook to force engagement and i'm SO OVER IT OMGGG
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i just realized why i don't like social media anymore. a year or two ago, all you had to do was post a thing and people would be like "cool thing let me follow!"
now the algorithms are all centered around aggressive audience manipulation tactics and i aint into that like AT ALL
now the algorithms are all centered around aggressive audience manipulation tactics and i aint into that like AT ALL
November 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
i just realized why i don't like social media anymore. a year or two ago, all you had to do was post a thing and people would be like "cool thing let me follow!"
now the algorithms are all centered around aggressive audience manipulation tactics and i aint into that like AT ALL
now the algorithms are all centered around aggressive audience manipulation tactics and i aint into that like AT ALL
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"Holy Sacrament"
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[OCs: Nikky (me) & Sister Catherine (@mossborn.bsky.social) #NewtsOCs VtM, 1835 England]
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[OCs: Nikky (me) & Sister Catherine (@mossborn.bsky.social) #NewtsOCs VtM, 1835 England]
November 11, 2025 at 3:05 AM
"Holy Sacrament"
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[OCs: Nikky (me) & Sister Catherine (@mossborn.bsky.social) #NewtsOCs VtM, 1835 England]
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[OCs: Nikky (me) & Sister Catherine (@mossborn.bsky.social) #NewtsOCs VtM, 1835 England]
Me before the game came out: “I’m not doing Legends ZA ranked.”
Me now to my gf: “Everyone is running this specific item on Xerneas, but you should run this instead and as long as you know what you’re doing and don’t throw, you will at bare minimum almost never be last place - in this essay I will”
Me now to my gf: “Everyone is running this specific item on Xerneas, but you should run this instead and as long as you know what you’re doing and don’t throw, you will at bare minimum almost never be last place - in this essay I will”
November 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Me before the game came out: “I’m not doing Legends ZA ranked.”
Me now to my gf: “Everyone is running this specific item on Xerneas, but you should run this instead and as long as you know what you’re doing and don’t throw, you will at bare minimum almost never be last place - in this essay I will”
Me now to my gf: “Everyone is running this specific item on Xerneas, but you should run this instead and as long as you know what you’re doing and don’t throw, you will at bare minimum almost never be last place - in this essay I will”
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Have some good news today
BREAKING: The Supreme Court DENIES former county clerk Kim Davis's request for the justices to take up her longshot bid to overturn 2015's Obergefell v. Hodges marriage equality decision. No justice even writes about the request.
November 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Have some good news today
Tfw you’re burned out to the point of physical collapse but there’s no respite 💀
November 9, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Tfw you’re burned out to the point of physical collapse but there’s no respite 💀
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if you are food insecure for both the humans and pets in your household there is a tool called Pet Help Finder that can help locate pet food banks nearby and other free or reduced price assistance and supplies for pets.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
November 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
if you are food insecure for both the humans and pets in your household there is a tool called Pet Help Finder that can help locate pet food banks nearby and other free or reduced price assistance and supplies for pets.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
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November 8, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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The cruelty is the point.
I can't overstate how important keeping companions at home is for emotional resilience. It's a crushing loss. The fuckheads at the the top want you to come unglued.
Get in touch off site if you know someone facing this possibility.
I can't overstate how important keeping companions at home is for emotional resilience. It's a crushing loss. The fuckheads at the the top want you to come unglued.
Get in touch off site if you know someone facing this possibility.
With SNAP benefits going out late, nonprofits are begging for pet food donations to prevent desperate owners from surrendering their dogs and cats to animal shelters.
Families on SNAP worry about not just feeding themselves but also their pets
With SNAP benefits going out late, nonprofits are begging for pet food donations to prevent desperate owners from surrendering their dogs and cats to animal shelters.
bit.ly
November 8, 2025 at 9:16 PM
The cruelty is the point.
I can't overstate how important keeping companions at home is for emotional resilience. It's a crushing loss. The fuckheads at the the top want you to come unglued.
Get in touch off site if you know someone facing this possibility.
I can't overstate how important keeping companions at home is for emotional resilience. It's a crushing loss. The fuckheads at the the top want you to come unglued.
Get in touch off site if you know someone facing this possibility.