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Bearded fairy godmother / NMS galaxy overlord / Baldur's Gate village bicycle / iPad typist / Supreme design goddess Support me on Patreon for exclusive WIP access: https://www.patreon.com/alphadesigner

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alphadesigner @alphadesigner.com · Sep 10

The Island of Scorching Caresses is not a popular destination but Brendan likes to stray off the beaten path. Illustration by @whatsacrybaby.bsky.social for my upcoming book Saint Brendan and the Brotherhood of Virile Serenity. More about it here: www.patreon.com/posts/second...

#gayart #lgbtbooks

Portrait of an Ifrit from Yanko Tsvetkov's Saint Brendan and the Brotherhood of Virile Serenity, illustrated by Giovanni Dionisi.

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Maria Popova @mariapopova.bsky.social · 3h

"Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won’t either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. You have to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on earth. You are here to risk your heart."

A lifeline of a read: mailchi.mp/themarginali...

Midweek Sanity Oasis: Love Anyway

Hello <<Name>>! This is the midweek edition of The Marginalian by Maria Popova — one piece resurfaced from two decades of archives as a timeless oasis of sanity to uplift the heart, vivify the mind,...

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Penta @pentragon-zei.bsky.social · 12h

i put a bell,,,,, on dat beast,,,

#art #silksong #hollowknight #hornet #bellbeast #sketch

Various fanart doodles of hornet and the bell beast from silksong, sprinkled with penta commentary. Three of the sketches has the bell beast with a cute bell collar around its neck. One has it licking hornet and the other two just showcase the beast's cuteness.

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alphadesigner @alphadesigner.com · 16h

Arcanum 2, The High Priestess. Follow the development of my Tarot Vulgaris project on Patreon:

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The High Priestess from Alphadesigner's Tarot Vulgaris deck.

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alphadesigner @alphadesigner.com · 16h

"use a ton of emoji" is how you recognize humans according to Sam lol.

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Paperback Paradise @paperbackparadise.bsky.social · Jan 23

Book cover for the classic alien abduction book Communion that features a ‘grey’ alien face with a slight smirk. Title and copy read:

THE ALIEN THAT
SUCKED ME DRY

A MALE ALIEN BLEW ME AND IT WAS SO GOOD I'M GAY NOW

BY DEVIN HERTING

LADIES, YOU'LL JUST NEVER UNDERSTAND

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alphadesigner @alphadesigner.com · 2d

The Accidentally Epic Adventures of a Formerly Minor Character

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The Accidentally Epic Adventures of a Formerly Minor Character | Yanko Tsvetkov

Get more from Yanko Tsvetkov on Patreon

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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 2d

‘They are the most educated generation in history, but they are living through an economic slump following decades of high-speed growth. The vision of upward mobility has waned, replaced by the rat race.’

Yun Sheng on China’s Gen Z: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Yun Sheng · Short Cuts: China’s Gen Z

A passive-aggressive ‘lying flat’ attitude is easily dismissed as laziness, but Gen Z-ers have developed a...

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Chrinosart: INKTOBER SLOTS OPEN @chrinos.art · 2d

Patreon link:
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Ko-Fi link:
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Taxes hit harder than expected this quarter and I need some help with the payout, hence why I opened Commissions.
If you can't afford a commission right now but would still like to help you can either join my Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/chrinosart)or donate to my ko-fi where I set a new goal to reach.
If you can't donate or get a commission, sharing this around is enough and very much appreciated!

Thank everyone for the support, now back to the Chrinostober challenge!

https://ko-fi.com/chrinosart/goal?g=0

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Chrinosart: INKTOBER SLOTS OPEN @chrinos.art · 2d

Opening commissions for November!

Would love to do more of this type, turning your OCs into fantasy characters with just one prompt.

Other commission types are open too!
Just hit me up and let me know what you have in mind. :)

DND commissions open.
Your oc+ D&D class
Artistic freedom, style as in picture
Sfw or NSFW

250€, save 100€ on design!

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alphadesigner @alphadesigner.com · 3d

One would struggle to find a pagan religion whose ideals are based on treating people badly. It’s all about our ability to dehumanize the other. Once you convince yourself others are not worthy of compassion, you can adopt an ode to altruism as a battle cry.

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 4d

“Why Cubism had to be invented still puzzles a large public,” Janet Flanner wrote, in 1939. Revisit her Profile of the artist who would come to “dominate” the movement: Pablo Picasso. #NewYorkerArchive https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1957/03/09/the-surprise-of-the-century-i

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 4d

Baseball is America’s pastime and football America’s sport, but rodeo may as well be America itself: raw courage along with pure idiocy, a never-ending tug of war between myth and reality, Casey Cep writes. https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/the-guts-and-glory-of-indian-rodeo

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Chrinosart: INKTOBER SLOTS OPEN @chrinos.art · Aug 17

Kimahri wants to show you his new piercing.

#chrinosart #furryart

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 4d

"How is it possible to hate something so completely and then suddenly love it so unreasonably? How does such a change occur?" Zadie Smith on how she came to appreciate the music of Joni Mitchell. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/12/17/some-notes-on-attunement

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alphadesigner @alphadesigner.com · Aug 27

A little cover update, 3 months after the "final" draft ;)
Find out more about my upcoming collaboration with @whatsacrybaby.bsky.social in the link below and spread the word far & wide, plz! 🧞‍♂️🌷🧜

www.patreon.com/posts/second...

#booksky #gaybooks #bookcover #coverreveal #gayerotica

Cover draft of Saint Brendan and the Brotherhood of Virile Serenity by Yanko Tsvetkov. Illustrated by Giovanni Dionisi.

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eroslinea.bsky.social @eroslinea.bsky.social · Sep 12

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alphadesigner @alphadesigner.com · 5d

The Island of Rapture presents the ultimate challenge in Brendan's voyage. Illustration by @whatsacrybaby.bsky.social
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Rapture, from Saint Brendan and the Brotherhood of Virile Serenity by Yanko Tsvetkov, illustrated by Giovanni Dionisi.

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alphadesigner @alphadesigner.com · 5d

Arcanum 9, The Hermit. Follow the development of my Tarot Vulgaris project on Patreon:

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The Hermit from Alphadesigner's Tarot Vulgaris

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Marina Benjamin @marinabenjamin.bsky.social · 5d

The future of UK Independent presses hang by a thread. Supporting the sector is vital: this is where ALL the bravery lies. The big houses are risk averse, but copycat small press successes to revitalise their lists. Small presses are the motor!
www.thebookseller.com/comment/open...

Open letter on the future of small press publishing in the UK

The industry must work together to ensure the longevity of the UK’s independent presses.

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 6d

Earlier today, László Krasznahorkai, the difficult, peculiar, obsessive, visionary Hungarian author, won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature. Revisit James Wood’s piece, from 2011, on the author’s strange fictions.

Madness And Civilization

The very strange fictions of László Krasznahorkai.

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alphadesigner @alphadesigner.com · 6d

"One of a ghostwriter’s main jobs is having a big mouth. You win some, you lose most, but you have to keep pushing, not unlike a demanding parent or a tyrannical coach. Otherwise, you’re nothing but a glorified stenographer..." www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Notes from Prince Harry’s Ghostwriter

Collaborating on his memoir, “Spare,” meant spending hours together on Zoom, meeting his inner circle, and gaining a new perspective on the tabloids.

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Barend Paul Barnard @barendpaulbarnard.bsky.social · 6d

My blue giant

www.instagram.com/barendpaulbarnard/

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alphadesigner @alphadesigner.com · 9d

Things you need to know:

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 9d

Let’s talk about ‘whoa.’

First of all, ‘woah’ is not yet considered an established spelling variant of ‘whoa.’

While ‘woah’ has grown in prevalence since the late 20th century, ‘whoa’ is still about 5 times as common as ‘woah.’

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alphadesigner @alphadesigner.com · 9d

Arcanum 6, The Lovers. Follow the development of my Tarot Vulgaris project on Patreon:

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Chrinosart: INKTOBER SLOTS OPEN @chrinos.art · 10d

#chrinostober Day 5: Crocodile

"Subject seems stable, he adapted to the mutations surprisingly well."
"He's huge, are we sure the glass is gonna hold?"
"Yeah, there's no risks."

Tap tap.

Crack.

"Fuck"

For @/puptitan

#chrinosart #furry

A massive purple crocodile in a water tank. He's got tubes connecting to his body and injecting a fluorescent pink liquid.

He's tapping on the glass and there's a huge crack in it

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