Thistle Stories & Illustrations
@vethistle.bsky.social
Creature Artist🐉Fantasy Writer ✒️ Book Dragon 📚 Prints, Commissions, Book Club, etc. ->
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January 5, 2026 at 1:58 AM
December 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
#artvsartist for 2025. For 2026 I'll be honing the style I've been trying to get to, so likely more studies & practice than finished art, but looking forward to putting nose to iPad & continuing the journey of getting myself to where I want to be. ☺️
#artvsartist2025 #fantasyartist #creatureartist
#artvsartist2025 #fantasyartist #creatureartist
December 27, 2025 at 4:16 PM
#artvsartist for 2025. For 2026 I'll be honing the style I've been trying to get to, so likely more studies & practice than finished art, but looking forward to putting nose to iPad & continuing the journey of getting myself to where I want to be. ☺️
#artvsartist2025 #fantasyartist #creatureartist
#artvsartist2025 #fantasyartist #creatureartist
🎄📚 Happy Holidays!! Wishing everyone a merry season and bright new year. 🤗 📚🎄
#twasthenightbeforechristmas #happyholidays #onlyonemoresleeptilchristmas
#twasthenightbeforechristmas #happyholidays #onlyonemoresleeptilchristmas
December 24, 2025 at 6:16 PM
🎄📚 Happy Holidays!! Wishing everyone a merry season and bright new year. 🤗 📚🎄
#twasthenightbeforechristmas #happyholidays #onlyonemoresleeptilchristmas
#twasthenightbeforechristmas #happyholidays #onlyonemoresleeptilchristmas
🎄❄️ My annual "State of the Tales" blog is ready for reading! Merry Yule everyone. 🤗🎄❄️
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#fantasyblog #fantasywriter #fantasyartist #fantasybooks
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#fantasyblog #fantasywriter #fantasyartist #fantasybooks
December 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
🎄❄️ My annual "State of the Tales" blog is ready for reading! Merry Yule everyone. 🤗🎄❄️
open.substack.com/pub/secondsu...
#fantasyblog #fantasywriter #fantasyartist #fantasybooks
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#fantasyblog #fantasywriter #fantasyartist #fantasybooks
📚❄️ Happy Solstice Eve! Spending the day prepping the 2025 wrap up & thinking about 2026, so thought I'd share the first bit of the next tbr. Most are picks for the book club I host on Substack (it's free to join us if you like!).
secondsundays.substack.com
#wintertbr #fantasybookclub #fantasybooks
secondsundays.substack.com
#wintertbr #fantasybookclub #fantasybooks
December 20, 2025 at 6:16 PM
📚❄️ Happy Solstice Eve! Spending the day prepping the 2025 wrap up & thinking about 2026, so thought I'd share the first bit of the next tbr. Most are picks for the book club I host on Substack (it's free to join us if you like!).
secondsundays.substack.com
#wintertbr #fantasybookclub #fantasybooks
secondsundays.substack.com
#wintertbr #fantasybookclub #fantasybooks
❄️First picks of 2026! Red Riding Hood & Grimm fairytale vibes.
The book club is free to subscribe if you'd like to join us! Every book is "read at your own pace" & the chat is open indefinitely. See you there!
secondsundays.substack.com
#cupofteabookclub #fantasybookclub #forthewolf #forthethrone
The book club is free to subscribe if you'd like to join us! Every book is "read at your own pace" & the chat is open indefinitely. See you there!
secondsundays.substack.com
#cupofteabookclub #fantasybookclub #forthewolf #forthethrone
December 12, 2025 at 9:42 PM
❄️First picks of 2026! Red Riding Hood & Grimm fairytale vibes.
The book club is free to subscribe if you'd like to join us! Every book is "read at your own pace" & the chat is open indefinitely. See you there!
secondsundays.substack.com
#cupofteabookclub #fantasybookclub #forthewolf #forthethrone
The book club is free to subscribe if you'd like to join us! Every book is "read at your own pace" & the chat is open indefinitely. See you there!
secondsundays.substack.com
#cupofteabookclub #fantasybookclub #forthewolf #forthethrone
❄️ Last Cup of Tea Book Club pick of 2026 - A retelling of the snow queen by one of my favorite authors!
❄️ The book club is free to join on my Substack & every book is "read at your own pace". See you there!
secondsundays.substack.com
#decemberbookclubpick #fantasybookclub #sffbookclub
❄️ The book club is free to join on my Substack & every book is "read at your own pace". See you there!
secondsundays.substack.com
#decemberbookclubpick #fantasybookclub #sffbookclub
November 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
❄️ Last Cup of Tea Book Club pick of 2026 - A retelling of the snow queen by one of my favorite authors!
❄️ The book club is free to join on my Substack & every book is "read at your own pace". See you there!
secondsundays.substack.com
#decemberbookclubpick #fantasybookclub #sffbookclub
❄️ The book club is free to join on my Substack & every book is "read at your own pace". See you there!
secondsundays.substack.com
#decemberbookclubpick #fantasybookclub #sffbookclub
☕️📚 The new book blog is up! I share 3 new book reviews, the last 2 book club picks of the year, and talk about my end of year reading plans. At least for now. 😅 🍁🍂
open.substack.com/pub/secondsu...
#bookblog #bookreviews #currentlyreading #falltbr #cozyfantasy #sffbooks #fantasybooks
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#bookblog #bookreviews #currentlyreading #falltbr #cozyfantasy #sffbooks #fantasybooks
November 2, 2025 at 9:26 PM
☕️📚 The new book blog is up! I share 3 new book reviews, the last 2 book club picks of the year, and talk about my end of year reading plans. At least for now. 😅 🍁🍂
open.substack.com/pub/secondsu...
#bookblog #bookreviews #currentlyreading #falltbr #cozyfantasy #sffbooks #fantasybooks
open.substack.com/pub/secondsu...
#bookblog #bookreviews #currentlyreading #falltbr #cozyfantasy #sffbooks #fantasybooks
🍁🍂Can you tell it's that spooky/cozy time of year? 👻☕️ New book blog goes up tomorrow!
secondsundays.substack.com
#falltbr #fantasybooks #sffbooks #bookreviews #bookblog #octoberreads
secondsundays.substack.com
#falltbr #fantasybooks #sffbooks #bookreviews #bookblog #octoberreads
November 1, 2025 at 6:40 PM
🍁🍂Can you tell it's that spooky/cozy time of year? 👻☕️ New book blog goes up tomorrow!
secondsundays.substack.com
#falltbr #fantasybooks #sffbooks #bookreviews #bookblog #octoberreads
secondsundays.substack.com
#falltbr #fantasybooks #sffbooks #bookreviews #bookblog #octoberreads
🍁☕️ Royal guard Reyna & powerful mage Kianthe want to retreat to a life of peace selling books & tea, but will the world let them?
🍁The book club is free & you read at your own pace. See you there! 🤗 secondsundays.substack.com
#cupofteabookclub #novemberbookclubpick #fantasybookclub #cozyfantasy
🍁The book club is free & you read at your own pace. See you there! 🤗 secondsundays.substack.com
#cupofteabookclub #novemberbookclubpick #fantasybookclub #cozyfantasy
October 30, 2025 at 3:59 AM
🍁☕️ Royal guard Reyna & powerful mage Kianthe want to retreat to a life of peace selling books & tea, but will the world let them?
🍁The book club is free & you read at your own pace. See you there! 🤗 secondsundays.substack.com
#cupofteabookclub #novemberbookclubpick #fantasybookclub #cozyfantasy
🍁The book club is free & you read at your own pace. See you there! 🤗 secondsundays.substack.com
#cupofteabookclub #novemberbookclubpick #fantasybookclub #cozyfantasy
Inktober/Drawtober 2025 book dragon 2 - The Nightmare Before Christmas for Inktober prompt "skeletal".
#inktober2025 #inktoberskeletal #thenightmarebeforechristmas #bookdragon #dragonart
#inktober2025 #inktoberskeletal #thenightmarebeforechristmas #bookdragon #dragonart
October 27, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Inktober/Drawtober 2025 book dragon 2 - The Nightmare Before Christmas for Inktober prompt "skeletal".
#inktober2025 #inktoberskeletal #thenightmarebeforechristmas #bookdragon #dragonart
#inktober2025 #inktoberskeletal #thenightmarebeforechristmas #bookdragon #dragonart
🍁☕️ Royal guard Reyna & powerful mage Kianthe want to retreat to a life of peace selling books & tea, but will the world let them?
🍁The book club is free & you read at your own pace. See you there! 🤗 secondsundays.substack.com
#cupofteabookclub #novemberbookclubpick #fantasybookclub #cozyfantasy
🍁The book club is free & you read at your own pace. See you there! 🤗 secondsundays.substack.com
#cupofteabookclub #novemberbookclubpick #fantasybookclub #cozyfantasy
October 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
🍁☕️ Royal guard Reyna & powerful mage Kianthe want to retreat to a life of peace selling books & tea, but will the world let them?
🍁The book club is free & you read at your own pace. See you there! 🤗 secondsundays.substack.com
#cupofteabookclub #novemberbookclubpick #fantasybookclub #cozyfantasy
🍁The book club is free & you read at your own pace. See you there! 🤗 secondsundays.substack.com
#cupofteabookclub #novemberbookclubpick #fantasybookclub #cozyfantasy
Prepped a new journal page! The Cup of Tea Book Club is reading The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean this month. The discussion chat is always open so it's never too late to subscribe and join us if you like. 🤗
open.substack.com/pub/secondsu...
#bookjournal #fantasybookclub #thebookeaters
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#bookjournal #fantasybookclub #thebookeaters
October 8, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Prepped a new journal page! The Cup of Tea Book Club is reading The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean this month. The discussion chat is always open so it's never too late to subscribe and join us if you like. 🤗
open.substack.com/pub/secondsu...
#bookjournal #fantasybookclub #thebookeaters
open.substack.com/pub/secondsu...
#bookjournal #fantasybookclub #thebookeaters
Inktober/Drawtober 2025 book dragon 1 - Hocus Pocus for the Drawtober prompt Candlelit Messenger
#inktober2025 #drawtober2025 #bookdragons #dragonart #hocuspocus
#inktober2025 #drawtober2025 #bookdragons #dragonart #hocuspocus
October 4, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Inktober/Drawtober 2025 book dragon 1 - Hocus Pocus for the Drawtober prompt Candlelit Messenger
#inktober2025 #drawtober2025 #bookdragons #dragonart #hocuspocus
#inktober2025 #drawtober2025 #bookdragons #dragonart #hocuspocus
October 3, 2025 at 8:34 PM
September 30, 2025 at 4:59 PM
🌳 Happy Birthday Bilbo and Frodo Baggins! 🥳 I began my reread of The Hobbit this morning to celebrate, & I'll probably watch The Fellowship of the Ring later. Wishing everyone who celebrates a day of merriment, good food, & all the comforts of home.
#hobbitday #hobbitday2025 #thehobbit #jrrtolkien
#hobbitday #hobbitday2025 #thehobbit #jrrtolkien
September 22, 2025 at 6:03 PM
🌳 Happy Birthday Bilbo and Frodo Baggins! 🥳 I began my reread of The Hobbit this morning to celebrate, & I'll probably watch The Fellowship of the Ring later. Wishing everyone who celebrates a day of merriment, good food, & all the comforts of home.
#hobbitday #hobbitday2025 #thehobbit #jrrtolkien
#hobbitday #hobbitday2025 #thehobbit #jrrtolkien
My quarterly newsletter is up! I share all of the creative, bookish, & businessy things of the last 3 months. A lot of endings & beginnings for me since June, so be sure to subscribe to catch up!
open.substack.com/pub/secondsu...
#fantasywriter #creatureartist #fantasybooks #blogging #bookdragons
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#fantasywriter #creatureartist #fantasybooks #blogging #bookdragons
September 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM
My quarterly newsletter is up! I share all of the creative, bookish, & businessy things of the last 3 months. A lot of endings & beginnings for me since June, so be sure to subscribe to catch up!
open.substack.com/pub/secondsu...
#fantasywriter #creatureartist #fantasybooks #blogging #bookdragons
open.substack.com/pub/secondsu...
#fantasywriter #creatureartist #fantasybooks #blogging #bookdragons
🍁 Prompts have been picked for this year's set of #inktober and #drawtober book dragons! 👻
#bookdragons #inktober2025 #drawtober2025
#bookdragons #inktober2025 #drawtober2025
September 14, 2025 at 8:13 PM
🍁 Prompts have been picked for this year's set of #inktober and #drawtober book dragons! 👻
#bookdragons #inktober2025 #drawtober2025
#bookdragons #inktober2025 #drawtober2025
📚☕️ The Cup of Tea Book Club pick for spooky month is The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean! What if you could remember everything in a book by eating it?
affiliate link if you need a copy: 🤗 bookshop.org/a/107226/978...
#cupofteabookclub #octoberbookclubpick #fantasybookclub #thebookeaters
affiliate link if you need a copy: 🤗 bookshop.org/a/107226/978...
#cupofteabookclub #octoberbookclubpick #fantasybookclub #thebookeaters
September 11, 2025 at 9:42 PM
📚☕️ The Cup of Tea Book Club pick for spooky month is The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean! What if you could remember everything in a book by eating it?
affiliate link if you need a copy: 🤗 bookshop.org/a/107226/978...
#cupofteabookclub #octoberbookclubpick #fantasybookclub #thebookeaters
affiliate link if you need a copy: 🤗 bookshop.org/a/107226/978...
#cupofteabookclub #octoberbookclubpick #fantasybookclub #thebookeaters
September 8, 2025 at 4:54 PM
September 4, 2025 at 10:37 PM
🎨Quicky book dragon to get back into the flow and start gearing up for October. 🤓
#bookdragon #weneedyourart #dragonart #booknerd
#bookdragon #weneedyourart #dragonart #booknerd
September 2, 2025 at 4:38 PM
🎨Quicky book dragon to get back into the flow and start gearing up for October. 🤓
#bookdragon #weneedyourart #dragonart #booknerd
#bookdragon #weneedyourart #dragonart #booknerd
☕️📚 We start reading today! Come join us!
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#septemberbookclubpick #cupofteabookclub #fantasybookclub #heretherebedragons #sff #sffbookclub #sffbooks
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#septemberbookclubpick #cupofteabookclub #fantasybookclub #heretherebedragons #sff #sffbookclub #sffbooks
September 1, 2025 at 5:49 PM
☕️📚 We start reading today! Come join us!
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#septemberbookclubpick #cupofteabookclub #fantasybookclub #heretherebedragons #sff #sffbookclub #sffbooks
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#septemberbookclubpick #cupofteabookclub #fantasybookclub #heretherebedragons #sff #sffbookclub #sffbooks