Bird

owner of theartofabirdy oil painter and digital art

[ladzwriting]

Get The Fealty of Monsters here

[thefloralmenace]

There's a lot of stuff that counts as dystopian about modern society, but one of the smaller yet insidious things I've noticed recently is the rise of companies whose entire marketing strategy is to convince you you're a burden to your friends and families.

I'm talking about that one dog watching/walking service that has a whole commercial implying that your family members secretly hate you for asking them to watch your dog to the point it counts as a modern social faux pas.

And there's this moving service commercial that I think someone else referenced in a big tweet that says something along the line of "Real adults don't ask their friends to help them move."

Like fuck that, man. You're supposed to want to watch your friends' pets, and you're supposed to want to help your friends move, and you're supposed to cook for people when they're sick, and you're supposed to show up to check on friends you haven't heard from in awhile, and you're supposed to remember your friend needs a large frying pan when you find one cheap at the thrift store and bring it to them.

One of the reasons the younger generations are so miserable and lonely is because the rise of technology and the concurrent pushing of this rhetoric that all effort is a major inconvenience, and asking someone to put in effort for you therefore makes you an inconvenience has conditioned them not to seek community.

And because they've never experienced it, they don't know that's what's missing. It's a vicious cycle because when you're depressed from lack of community, finding the energy to put in effort for other people is a lot harder than getting quick dopamine hits from scrolling on social media or watching Netflix. Then you encounter the further issue that our media glorifies romantic love to the exclusion of all else, so most of the young people I know who are lonely jump to "Well I just need a girlfriend/boyfriend/partner," and that sets up rough relationships because one person is expected to fill the void of a dozen or more friends and neighbors.

So please believe me: If you're lonely, try volunteering somewhere in the community. Try going to events around your interests. Try talking to local shop owners. Bake something and surprise a friend with it. Search for nearby clubs or intramural sports teams. There are companies literally capitalizing on subtlely encouraging you NOT to do these things. We've reached the point where helping your friend move is an anticapitalist act.

[ladzwriting]

THE FEALTY OF MONSTERS by Ladz (2024)

get it here

[ninawolv3rina]

NOW LIVE ON KICKSTARTER: Tales of the Tongue, A Queer Collection of Folklore!

this year's Cozy Library Corner curated anthology features a collection of myths, retellings, folklore, ancient beasts and rituals, some retold, some fresh from the minds of the contributors. This one is going to be a THICC ONE folks so get ready for nearly 500~ pages across several genres. This anthology is intended for adults only! 🚫

Full contributor list below the readmore!

The Tales Of The Tongue Fellowship 🪵 🍄‍🟫 📖

AA Fairview - Author

adik graves - Author

Alice Scott - Author

Aether Montgomery - Author

Barbie - Staff / Social Media

Carolina Cruz - Author

Claude Hamesh - Author

DC Guevara - Author

Elle Porter - Author, Staff

Felix Graves - Author

H.S. Wolfe - Author, Cover Artist, Curator

Hex McKenna - Author

Ian Haramaki - Author

Jun T.N. - Author & Formatter

Kal Morgan - Author

Kellen Graves - Author

K.M. Enright - Author

Ladz - Author

Lucien Burr - Author

Luna Fiore - Author

Lysander Arden - Author

mars adler - Author, Artist, Curator

Michaelis Moshu - Artist

MJ Marlowe - Author

Morgan Dante - Author

Nelka Mazur - Editor

Olive J Kelley - Author

Sapphire Lazuli - Author

Shane Reid - Author

Sirius - Author

TK Jameson - Author

Tyler Battaglia - Author, Artist, Admin / Staff

Wendy Richmond - Artist

Wren V Lothaire - Author

Yune - Artist

BACK NOW on kickstarter and help us reach some of our stretch goals! HAPPY PRIDE

[ladzwriting]

are you in DC? I'm going to be in DC next weekend for Lavendercon

I'll have book and merch for sale, get tickets here

[ladzwriting]

it's my birthday!! if I look a bit stretched thin, well

the best way to help me celebrate is to shout my wretched bibliography or get yourself a copy

i hope 33 is the year i learn to put less pressure on myself (unlucky)

[anthemrig]

Happy pride month everyone.

[wolfehorror]

Queer Book Bundle

Hey Tumblr, it's the end of the year, which means me and a couple of my friends are doing a queer indie book bundle. Now more than ever it's important to support independent creators. Many of us in the bundle fall under the trans umbrella, and the bundle is hosted on a cool site called itch.io so your money will be going directly to creators instead of big corporations like the zon.

15 different authors, 24 eBooks, $24 dollars

❄️ Queer + End Of The Year ❄️ Sale: 24 items for $24.00

A list of all the books included Ice Upon A Pier by LADZ Fealty Of Monsters by LADZ The Cradle Of Eternal Night by LADZ  ROTGUT by HS Wolfe In The Garden Of Echo by HS Wolfe One Saturday Morning by Tyler Battaglia An Encounter Of A Friendly Kind by Elias Strange Unbound by Luna Fiore Unbroken by Luna Fiore Velvet: Seaon One Antlers by Friction Press The King’s Mushroom by Achilles King Vice + Virtue by Magnus Thorne Hawthorne by Sirius The Devil Owns Prime Time by Sirius  To Dance Among Electric Stars by Lysander Arden  Mother Of Pearl by AA Fairview Peaceful In The Dark by AA Fairview House Training by Claude Hamesh Eyetooth by Mara Adler  Unholy Favors by Mars Adler Deck The Holes by Wren V Lothaire  Life Beyond Her Silver Chain by Jem Zero Shacharit by Claude Hamesh Pikuach Nefesh by Claude Hamesh If you're curious about what ITCHIO is, it's basically a site intended for indie game devs to host projects where a larger portion of profits goes directly to the people creating things. It also hosts TTRPGS, ebooks, physical books, and a couple other things. It's an incredibly robust site that values the people uploading projects to it, and one of the few safe places from censorship towards queer adult works and queer erotica. Highly recommend just checking it out in general, because there's a lot of cool shit to be found. If you can't buy the bundle reblogs are greatly appreciated! Hoping to find the freaks that want to read my weird trans books <3

[theartofabirdy]

It's that time of the year!

Time to look over everything I've done this year and analyze how I feel about it.

I actually made a lot more art than I had expected this year. Completing 43 projects between my monthly angels, the cavity monsters and the miscellaneous commissions and personal projects.

I didn't get to do as much traditional work as I had hoped. The Medusa repaint mural I'm working on has been going slow, I do have a progress video but I haven't had the chance to edit and post it yet.

Artist Vs Art. Personally I don't think the faces I draw look like my own, if anything I draw faces that fit "typical" beauty standards. I'm hoping to diversify more next year, more face types, bodies, genders etc.

Obviously this isn't 100% accurate of all the pieces I made over the months but I do think this nicely shows all the different kinds of projects I did get to work on.

I hope everyone had a good 2024 and I'm excited to see what 2025 brings to the table!

I'll probably talk about my goals for that after the holidays.

#theartofabirdy #2024wrapup #artvsartist #artwrapup

[theartofabirdy]

Happy Halloween!!

[theartofabirdy]

Back in 2019 I designed a series I called my "Cavity Monsters" I took popular candy and personified them into monsters.

This year I wanted to redesign them in time for spooky season with a bit of an art nouveau spin on it.

The designs are:

Gummy Worm Medusa

Candycorn Vampire

Cotton Candy Genie

Caramel Apple Witch

Poison Apple Witch

Peppermint Siren

And Pumpkin Pie Scarecrow

[marsadler]

End of Summer Sale

Snag these individually half off, or as a bundle for $3.99! This sale is running through the end of August!

I have a lot of bills coming up this month and next month, so anything helps! I have a goal of $150 to be able to pay those bills, but even if I don't get to that, every bit helps.

A bundle by mars adler, $3.99 for FIRST CREATION, Blood & Flowers, EYETOOTH

Included in the sale are my 2 novellas and 1 novelette!

✨️ FIRST CREATION ♡ my debut novella ♡ religious horror romance, angels and demons, this one is for the Hozier girlies (/gn) and everyone who deserves compensation from the Catholic church, 22k words

🥀 Blood & Flowers ♡ my sophomore novella which won the best sophomore book award in the Queer Indie Awards last year ♡ haunted house and vampires, erotic horror, 28k words

🦷 EYETOOTH ♡ my T4T eroguro & medkink erotic horror novelette ♡ magic, a descent into madness reminiscent of old gothic novels, 18k words

Here's some trope maps if you want to learn more about all of them:

You can also find blurbs, content warnings, etc. on my itchio page, or carrd!

Please be aware that all of these books are horror, dark, and contain explicit content. They are not intended for anyone under the age of 18!

Mars Adler

queer speculative fiction author

[marsadler]

End of Summer Sale

Snag these individually half off, or as a bundle for $3.99! This sale is running through the end of August!

I have a lot of bills coming up this month and next month, so anything helps! I have a goal of $150 to be able to pay those bills, but even if I don't get to that, every bit helps.

A bundle by mars adler, $3.99 for FIRST CREATION, Blood & Flowers, EYETOOTH

Included in the sale are my 2 novellas and 1 novelette!

✨️ FIRST CREATION ♡ my debut novella ♡ religious horror romance, angels and demons, this one is for the Hozier girlies (/gn) and everyone who deserves compensation from the Catholic church, 22k words

🥀 Blood & Flowers ♡ my sophomore novella which won the best sophomore book award in the Queer Indie Awards last year ♡ haunted house and vampires, erotic horror, 28k words

🦷 EYETOOTH ♡ my T4T eroguro & medkink erotic horror novelette ♡ magic, a descent into madness reminiscent of old gothic novels, 18k words

Here's some trope maps if you want to learn more about all of them:

You can also find blurbs, content warnings, etc. on my itchio page, or carrd!

Please be aware that all of these books are horror, dark, and contain explicit content. They are not intended for anyone under the age of 18!

Mars Adler

queer speculative fiction author

[transbookoftheday]

EYETOOTH by mars adler

Adam is a trans art student who frequents an underground, illegal plasma donation center to pay for college expenses. His doctor, the too-pretty, androgynous Dr. Mede, offers him the deal of a lifetime: experimental surgery to help his failing heart for twenty-five grand, no strings attached.

It sounds too good to be true, but Adam is desperate to make ends meet and to get a shot at living a normal life.

He gets a lot more than he signed up for, though. As the aftereffects of the surgery send him into a spiral of lust, taboo urges, and surreal magic, Dr. Mede is nowhere to be found, and Adam falls into a cycle of obsession.

Will Adam survive his metamorphosis?

Please check CWs before purchasing. This 18,000 word novelette has many dark themes and is not intended for anyone under the age of 18.

[ariakey]

Visiting Earth 🌎 -> kofi

[theartofabirdy]

Final MerMay piece

[ariakey]

Reminder I have card decks of my ocs on sale on Kofi