#support humans

[ken0psia-exe]

Buy handmade artwork, go watch stage theatre, listen to live music, listen to poets, participate in dances. They’ll give you your humanity back. The screens only want to take from you - they take your attention and sell you things you don’t need these days.

[noahhawthorneauthor]

Presenting all the artists I have worked with on my author journey thus far. 🏳️‍🌈📚🎨

Because I'm Team Human, and always will be.

Lianne Peterson, fantasyspritestudio on Instagram, is also a crochet artist, which is how I first met her. Back in the day, I made crochet toys and sculptures, and she still does. One thing led to another, and after she read my first book, we collaborated on the Iverbourne Tarot project, which expanded to include other indie artists.

Then we did the special editions together, which includes the tarot art as full page illustrations, and the scene with Lythienne threatening her boytoy—Panrauth, I mean. Also, that fan art of Novak still makes my heart sing. The plant guy is Lysander from the Levena books, and also fan art that I treasure.

@gagakumadraws has done so much work for me, this isn't even all of it. She is an absolute gem of a person and artist, and I'm so thankful to be able to call her my friend. There are the five Iverbourne cards, The Rebel Foxes cover, and so much Arlo and Thatch, from Phantom and Rook. There's the inside of the bookstore, and side characters like Silas (silver hair boi) and Arche.

Art not pictured are beautiful spice scenes, the outside of the bookstore, and a pirate play scene from Phantom and Rook. Oh, and a certain enby wolf shifter all tied up in knots.

@prince-peachie did some character art for me, depicting Novak as he first meet him and when the demon comes out to play. I first fell in love with Peachie's AFTG fan art, and I love everything he does!

The bottom left is Novak and Alvis on the ship, brought to life by @kislurysuje around the time Prince of Sylvan came out. It was one of my first printed pieces of gay art, and I love it so much.

The Moon is Eros from the Iverbourne series, and her card was created by @sholdthebus who I found on Tiktok. She does some amazing work, and has a Pride Armory! Think pride themed pins, like bisexual battle axes.

And my beloveds, @crossroadart-seabear and @foxglovefaun

I love these covers so dearly. The colors, the emotion and detail. Bear did Phantom and Rook, and Fox did Matsdotter and Adrastus. I love that the colors of the sequel echo the first book, and while each artist has their own style, the books look like they belong together. They are both fantastic people, and beautiful artists.

So yeah, fuck AI, and scream about your favorite artists. 🤘✨

[likemereckless]

[seattlish]

"My issue is never on the fourth I know they are coming so it doesn't bother me but at 2100 on the first of July that big booming explosion I hear makes me forget where I am for a split second and that split second takes to a place I never want to be again. It is so mentally and physically taxing. I feel the adrenaline pump and immediately afterwards I am I don't even know how to describe it. But on the fourth no issues. The days leading up to it suck." -u/Moooooo_or_bust

Yo dudes, be mindful out there. 

[faykejayke-blog-blog]

Operation Porno Drop

I've decided to put together a care package to send, at random, to some platoon (or squad or whatever they're called) in Afghanistan and/or Iraq. I'm going to fill it with the most badass stuff that is (hopefully) relatively rare in care packages and necessary for the continued buoyancy of human spirit. As a side note, buoyancy is a really weird looking word. Anyway, I just finished re-watching Generation Kill (an HBO miniseries about the Iraq invasion) and it gave me a pretty good idea of what to send:

Tiny liquor bottles

cans of dip

cigarettes

porn

batteries

purell

maybe some comics?

a book or two that I've enjoyed, hopefully someone over there will enjoy them as well.

Plus, I'm going to put a few self-addressed stamped envelopes in there so if anyone doesn't have family or somethign they can write me and I'll send 'em a note back, seems like a fun thing to do and I hope it brings some joy to what is probably a joyless mission.

If you have any ideas of what to send, reply or send me an ask with tips. If you are or were a deployed soldier with first-hand experience, please let me know because I'd like to make the package as relevant and cool as possible.

-Jayke