Ink Stains

A blog about books, writing, landscapes, and maybe a zombie or two. Two Sentence Horrors are a specialty. https://linktr.ee/nmscuri

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My latest Guardian Books cartoon.

p.s. I’m on a German book tour: come and see me in Berlin (mon), Frankfurt (tue), or Munich (wed). Details at www.tomgauld.com

[nmscuri]

Yes. Yes I am.

[myjetpack]

My latest cartoon for Guardian Books

The 100 best novels of all time

The top 100 novels of all time published in English, as voted for by authors, critics and academics worldwide. How many have you read?

[escuerzoresucitado]

Good morning

[raylangivins]

[risairisa]

[ID: Screenshot of a post by carolines: congrats on the failure babe, most people don't even try]

[myjetpack]

A Valentine’s Day cartoon for New Scientist.

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A valentine's card for bibliophiles. For Guardian Books. Download a printable version here: www.tomgauld.com/valentine

[nmscuri]

I love books.

[myjetpack]

My latest cartoon for Guardian Books.

[microsff]

The message from the stars was very long and complex, but contained instructions how to decode and parse it incrementally.

There was an image, of a very cute furry creature. And a text, which loosely translated said:

"Send cat pics please!'

[nmscuri]

[myjetpack]

Happy New Year, everyone!

This is a Guardian Books cartoon from a few years ago.

[singing-bowl]

at this time of year you might be tempted to create new rules for yourself, if you do, make sure that they are designed to serve you, not to punish yourself for imperfection.

[his-dark-memerials-deactivated2]

He doesn’t even know, and he doesn’t want to.

[thatdisasterauthor]

I don't go here but I feel like "It's a metaphor. Don't force it to do the work of a fact." is a great statement about literature and fan-content in general.

[myjetpack]

My cartoon for the latest New Scientist

[nmscuri]

What are you reading today?

[nmscuri]

Happy Zombie Turkey Day to all who celebrate.

[myjetpack]

Three Guardian books cartoons from previous halloweens.

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Two cartoons about autumn.

[cipheramnesia]

Lakes and graveyards are very similar in that if you detonate a large explosion inside either one a lot of dead bodies come to the surface.

[geekandmisandry]

Hi, um. How is being the necromancer's apprentice going for you OP?

[cipheramnesia]

You want I should raise dead, I raise dead, no problem. You want banish dead, no problem, have plenty more nitro. I do this, ten minutes.

[dee-the-red-witch]

CHUNKY STEW IS NOT BANISHMENT.

[cipheramnesia]

Chunky stew, very bad necromancer. We banish, no problem, no chunks. I give you number of cousin Yvgeny. Will power wash house, very good prices. No other necromancer does this for you.

[geekandmisandry]

Is....is...is Yvgeny....alive?

[cipheramnesia]

Eh. Is alive enough.

[earhartsease]

hallelujah it's raining men

[digitaldiscipline]

let the bodies hit the (floor, ceiling, walls, roof, lawn)

[kittydesade]

It's a dead man's party, who could ask for more