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Verati
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Friend of spiders. Raccoon at heart. Spends too much time down research rabbit holes. Bad at hydrating & sitting in a chair.
Writer and artist.
T4T He/They 🏳️‍⚧️

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Verati @verati404.bsky.social · May 16
And it's LIVE on ITCH-IO! DOWNLOAD IT HERE FOR $4.99!
verati404.itch.io/echo-sight

A disabled shapeshifter tries to save a city with the one person who could undo their whole life...or free it.

#lgbt #lgbtqa+ #QueerWriters #books #💙📚 #💙🪐 #💙🌶 #booksky #EchoSight #fantasy #mystery #WritingCommunity
The cover of my novel, Echo Sight. The main character is wearing a feather cloak and holds a flame in their keft hand and a chain weapon in their right. They float above an underground lake with memories rippling in the water. Behind them, mostly obscured in the dark behind the stalagmites, is a dragon with bright, glowing eyes, watching them. On top of this cover are blue word bubbles with what you'll find within the book: Adult main character, wise-ass funny narrator, disability and mental health rep, 400 plus page count, LGBT romance, found family, themes of environmentalism, justice, and intersectionalism, shapeshifters, fungal monsters, a near-future tech world, magical realism, and "there was only one bed." A modern map of the alien continent where my novel takes place. It is scribbled on in red ink, with such hits as a travel checklist and some guy's phone number, a badly-proportioned spider, and the entire Sporelands scribbled out with the word "No," in all caps. The focus of the map is a circled city named Akert near the Gulf of Afredal's coast The opening to Echo Sight: Chapter 1 - The Senka Problem Blood never clings to phoenix feathers. Symbolic, I guess, though mostly just convenient for me at the time. The guy at my feet was super dead. The feather quills of my cloak dragged the concrete, so I held its hem close as I crouched beside the body. Raindrops hissed as each one pelted the exposed skin on my face and hands. In the bleak, stormy night, my halo did basically nothing that the bright harbor lights didn't. "Fucking great," said the big man standing over me. A dark-haired man commanding ocean waves with the movements of his hands. His expression is stern in concentration. He wears a pair of large earrings and a necklace vial containing liquid within. His black formal shirt is soaked through, and underneath him is the words "Echo Sight," the title of the novel he's from.
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In #TaintedFaculties that depends on who you ask.

Kastha, the major religion, says non-phoenixes go to the water/magic goddess, Hyrael, to be judged & are either reincarnated (most), ascended (rare), or punished (reserved for the worst).

The krevals (hyenas) believe that they meet their ancestors—
cometkins.bsky.social Ian Haramaki 🏳️‍⚧️✨ @cometkins.bsky.social · 3h
Is there an afterlife in your book's setting? What's it like? What does the book's world teach about it? #WritingPrompt
November 19, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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mandaamsbt.bsky.social Manda @mandaamsbt.bsky.social · 20d
inuyasha fanart! #artpost
fanart from the anime inuyasha of the main character
November 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Quote how you draw women
#art #ArtTrain
An art trade for feymien of their character Juniper. She's staring at a broken crystal ball on a countertop in surprise, a little dwarf man staring at it from under her cloak. She wears a purple gown with a fur overcoat, a transluscent blue crown, and hair in blue and purple tones. Behind her is a shelf of books and potions. A woman lounging on a large bed holding a chalice. She looks into the chalice and sees her own reflection. A woman in a thick, multicolored hood staring straight ahead. A digitally drawn black and white of a knight holding her battleaxe as she crouches next to her backpack.
November 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Almost forgot that Kerrygold is the best butter in the world, lol. Here I am preparing to add a fuckton of garlic to my impromptu garlic toast, I try out this garlic herb Kerrygold for the first time expecting Midwestern levels of spice tolerance but was pleasantly surprised.

Then I added garlic.
November 19, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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My tiny space heater is not cutting it today (or any day since we moved into this new place, but it's not its fault) while it's 25F/-3C outside. I'm SO COLD.

But it's trying. omg is it trying. Thanks, little buddy.

Heating will be fixed within the next week or so, hopefully.
November 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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It's #transgender awareness week so please be aware of both of these goofs from #TaintedFaculties: Cavid, who is way farther along in his transition, & Enaka (redhead) who is much older but is still figuring themself out. Until they do, they're going by neutral pronouns & have been for years.
A scared, white-haired boy has thrown himself into the arms of his unamused redheaded friend. Because it was originally a promo, the background is green with orange pumpkins on it.
November 19, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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$720/$1500 - almost 50%! C'mon horror fae lovers, where you at?
November 19, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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My left-handed (non-dominant hand) painting of a silly orange cat! I have been occasionally practicing and training my left hand to paint as a backup in case my right hand gets fatigued. This is called "Cat in Boat Pose."

#orangecat #cat #gingercat #art #painting #catart
Painting of a silling ginger cat stretching with his feet outstretched snd his eyes closed. The background has a few stripes of color. The artist's signature and @joyousjoyfuljoyness watermark are at the bottom.
November 19, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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Damn. I really should've participated in the Book Bazaar, huh. I hadn't even thought about using it to make a print run. I could've included a side comic & the posters I made. 🫠

In other news, this chapter in Book 2 is going well. I assume you care & don't just follow me for the nature pics? lol.
November 18, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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#NovemberWorldbuilders
#TaintedFaculties

Enaka has a fondness for one particular mountain lake & everything else is scary. They'll go out on the water, sure. If they gotta. But Enaka is very aware of how easily Tunori (phoenixes) can drown & they've already almost died by water a couple of times.
kiraofthewind.com Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 1d
Greetings, #NovemberWorldbuilders! Let's talk about your MC today. What is their relationship with water like? Do they know how to swim? Have they ever caught a fish? Or is it just something that gets in the way during their long journey? Maybe they've never *seen* a body of water so big
#NovemberWorldbuilders prompt card Hosted by Kira of the Wind Week 3: RIVER/LAKE MC's relationship with water The image in the background is a blurred picture of a foresty/rocky landscape with lightning and a mountain in the background
November 18, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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Haven't posted much #art lately so here's a post with some of it, both pencil & the digitally drawn.

Really, the only difference between how I make my #DigitalArt on CSP vs #sketches is that I'm not afraid to mess it up by coloring it. I probably should use more effects for polish but I don't.
An art trade for feymien of their character Juniper. She's staring at a broken crystal ball on a countertop in surprise, a little dwarf man staring at it from under her cloak. She wears a purple gown with a fur overcoat, a transluscent blue crown, and hair in blue and purple tones. Behind her is a shelf of books and potions. An homage to an old comic panel of Captain America punching out Hitler, except that it's my original space captain, Seryn Elliott punching out Trump with big K.O. letters over the panel. A pencil sketch of a man with peacock tail feathers and a sun behind him as he walks forward wearing just a towel. There are sunglasses in his hand. He has tattoos, including one of peonies on his neck and an armband of flying birds on his left arm. There's fire at his feet that he is unconcerned about. A pencil sketch of a house in the PNW from its backyard that I used to live in. There's a couple of potted plants on the side of the house, a back patio, and some pine trees on the other side of the fence.
November 17, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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The image is split into three columns, each having a color palette. The far left is teal, the middle is red and black, and the right is yellow and dark brown. There are roman numerals on each of the splits, I, II, and III, with Riyati Rebirth, Riyati Rivals, and Riyati Ripple under the roman numerals. Behind the titles and roman numerals are magic glyphs colored teal, red, and yellow respectively. There is a bullet list with the following: Childhood Friends Slow Burn Contemporary/Low Fantasy Buffy x Persona 4 Vibes Classism & effects of generational poverty Intricate Elemental Magic Urban fantasy elements Demi, ND fMC Dark Fantasy Found Family In the colored columns, there is a picture of an illustrated character. In the teal column, a teenage girl with long reddish-brown hair and bright teal eyes looks anxious at the viewer. In the red and black column, a teenage boy with olive-brown hair and light blue eyes looks scared and pensive at the viewer. In the yellow and brown column, a teenage girl with short dark brown hair and bright emerald eyes looks pensively to the side. At the bottom, aligned middle, is the text “riyati.ink” in a box.
October 14, 2025 at 7:27 PM
verati404.bsky.social
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy.

I mean...yeah, I don't want to make more accts. I have enough. Please, just let me do a thing without being locked into more trash notifs.
A man in distress yelling "No, I don't wanna!" with a lot of oh's in the word. The rest of the image is a bunch of website log ins and sign up pages, some prompting to make an account, one saying "Please log in to continue."
November 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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#ad #Booksky
The Lucky Machine: A sci-fi friendship story. Live now on BackerKit. Featuring a paperback mockup of a cyberpunk city, and three bubbles with various character heads in them.
November 17, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Was reading something on the NOAA site and ran across reference to the "Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico)," and gdi I hate this dumbass administration. Like they're so evil but they're also just so fucking stupid & annoying, like getting oppressed by the Condiment King from Batman.
November 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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It's 100% true.
November 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Okay, this is dumb, but I had to draw it. If you're like me and enjoy Pokemon, maybe, hopefully, this is for you.
Cartoon of a detective inspecting the Pokemon, Gastly, who is wearing a a collar and tie. Detective is saying, "this is definitely a Gastly business."
November 17, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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Someone was asking if they could print out this image for a sign to carry at a protest against anti-trans legislation and the answer to anyone with a similar question is a thousand times yes. Wave Furious Trans Raccoon at as many genital-obsessed clowns as you like, no charge 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵
Drawing in white ink against a black background of an angry looking raccoon standing on its hind legs and snarling at the viewer with the words "fix your heart" spread between its upraised little raccoon hands. The words are in the blue, white, and pink colors of the trans flag.
November 16, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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Are you shopping for artists this holiday??

Do you live in WY, NM, KS, ND, os MS?

Help me fill in my map before the end of the year by ordering some pose ref merch! 🥳

I've got card decks, art gremlin enamel pins, and hand/foot reference books. 🥰

🛍️ ko-fi.com/adorkastock/...
a map of the US highlighting US states that have been shipped to
November 16, 2025 at 9:22 PM
verati404.bsky.social
The adrenaline (positive) of improv as a DM when your players pull a solution out of their ass that you never thought of.

I love it. #DnD #D&D #tabletop
November 16, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Post your favorite Star Trek character. Wrong answers only.
November 15, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Dear spiders of my house,

I will spare you every time if I can. But what the HELL am I supposed to do when you say hi in the shower?! There are no cups to catch you! It's a long trek down the stairs to the nearest exit!

This is my official complaint, spider frens. Keep your asses out of my shower.
November 15, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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One fluffy baby nose offering for #Caturday.
My tabby cat, Rime, asleep on my lap with his mouth slightly open. This is a closeup of his face, and especially his nose.
November 15, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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#NovemberWorldbuilders
#TaintedFaculties

The Aieko River. It runs through most of the Cateronian continent.

The squid folk in my world use it to spawn their children upstream. Multiple countries use it for shipping, fishing, agriculture, & power generation.

It also has a major guardian spirit.
kiraofthewind.com Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 4d
Welcome to our third week, #NovemberWorldbuilders! This time we're talking about important RIVERS or LAKES in our world! But, tbh, any sufficiently important body of water will do. Also, don't feel obliged to answer; sometimes I cover niche topics that aren't for everyone!
#NovemberWorldbuilders prompt card Hosted by Kira of the Wind Week 3: RIVER/LAKE 15. Important river/lake in your world The image in the background is a blurred picture of a foresty/rocky landscape with lightning and a mountain in the background
November 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM
verati404.bsky.social
#WIP #art #sketch #oc #ApolloThePeacock #D&D #dnd #TraditionalArt

So remember how I said it'd been a minute since I drew anything on paper?

Haha, guess what I did tonight? (Turned out damn good, too.)

(If this gets labeled, let it be known that I'm being silenced for my love of man tits, lmaoo.)
A pencil sketch of a man with a peacock tail, with a sun behind him and fire at his feet. He holds a pair of sunglasses and wears only a towel. He has a peony tattoo on his neck and an arm band of flying birds.
November 15, 2025 at 4:29 AM