Mari X Luna

Author of horror, myth, and mystery. Stories from la frontera.

[borderlandsbruja]

About the Bruja

I’m Mari X Luna, author of Santero’s Veil. I write horror and mystery set in the desert borderlands, where the sacred and the haunted walk side by side.

[the-bar-sinister]

I am not a "content creator" I am a writer and artist. I do not make the works that an audience demands, or that I think will be popular. I make the works that I'm passionate about, when I'm passionate about them.

[chronicillnesshumor-deactivated]

[borderlandsbruja]

Working your way into triple digits (!!!) is probably great advice if you are well-respected, highly paid, and (relatively) able-bodied.

[quotefeeling]

“I don’t just want words. If that’s all you have for me, you’d better go.”

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

[borderlandsbruja]

This makes sense, because F. Scott Fitzgerald had so much to offer besides words... right?

[meanao3thoughts]

i made this account so i COULD be the world’s biggest cunt but like. you understand that if you don’t like or comment on a fic that you have SUBSCRIBED TO then that author isn’t going to be motivated to update, right? like you understand that if you want more from a writer (or artist or gif maker or meta poster or any other kind of creator in fandom spaces) you have to interact with them. and i know not every creator wants concrit but i would literally love getting that than getting subscriptions with no indication of if the reader even likes the fic or not. subscriptions counts that don’t align with kudos or comments just make me think they’re bots and if that means no real people are interested then im not gonna keep posting. that story lives in my head i don’t need to write it down for me. i do it to share with others as part of a fan community.

[borderlandsbruja]

I swear I never got the point of Grimace until someone told me he used to be evil.

I still don't get it, of course, but he does make me wish I had extra arms.

[borderlandsbruja]

Jade Cargill looked gorgeous as Storm 😍

[borderlandsbruja]

My kid says I’m getting a Viking funeral because I make too many jokes, and it wants to make absolutely sure I can’t come back and haunt it.

Honestly, fair.

[borderlandsbruja]

I don't know why Word sucks so bad with its suggestions now. I mean, it's the AI, Copilot, whatever. But Word was doing a lot better at proofing in 2016 than now.

[micahulrichdraws]

Beyond the Cycle. Signed large and small fine art prints are now available, while supplies last. ❤️

[ex0skeletal-undead]

All We Ever Wanted, painting by Shaun Tan

[borderlandsbruja]

I too have forgotten to be ungrateful. But I really appreciate the option for someone to hold on to me, anyway.