Bevan Thomas
@bevanthomas.bsky.social
Author, editor, and teacher of creative writing, speculative fiction, and comics. Thinker of strange thoughts. Member of Cloudscape Comics. MFA in Creative Writing from UBC.
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💫 Join me Wednesday for #LegendaryWednesday where the theme is forbidden lovers! With your star-crossed legends, your torrid affairs, illicit romances, unrequited passion art, & clandestine deities. Share a #legend #folklore #quote #fairytale #poetry #film #art #mythology 💫
February 17, 2026 at 3:20 AM
💫 Join me Wednesday for #LegendaryWednesday where the theme is forbidden lovers! With your star-crossed legends, your torrid affairs, illicit romances, unrequited passion art, & clandestine deities. Share a #legend #folklore #quote #fairytale #poetry #film #art #mythology 💫
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Wyrdlings!
The platform that was once twitter faces the Wyrd’s final curtain this week and so we give you:
“Downfalls, Demises & It's All Over"
as this week’s #WyrdWednesday topic.
And while the Mothers of Wyrd quit * that * place, we'll still be here on Bluesky & over on Instagram every week!
The platform that was once twitter faces the Wyrd’s final curtain this week and so we give you:
“Downfalls, Demises & It's All Over"
as this week’s #WyrdWednesday topic.
And while the Mothers of Wyrd quit * that * place, we'll still be here on Bluesky & over on Instagram every week!
February 16, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Wyrdlings!
The platform that was once twitter faces the Wyrd’s final curtain this week and so we give you:
“Downfalls, Demises & It's All Over"
as this week’s #WyrdWednesday topic.
And while the Mothers of Wyrd quit * that * place, we'll still be here on Bluesky & over on Instagram every week!
The platform that was once twitter faces the Wyrd’s final curtain this week and so we give you:
“Downfalls, Demises & It's All Over"
as this week’s #WyrdWednesday topic.
And while the Mothers of Wyrd quit * that * place, we'll still be here on Bluesky & over on Instagram every week!
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Continueing my quest to watch weird movies I've never seen before. Watching "The 5000 fingers of Doctor T" a live action doctor Seuss movie. The surreal scenery and sets are my favorite
February 18, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Continueing my quest to watch weird movies I've never seen before. Watching "The 5000 fingers of Doctor T" a live action doctor Seuss movie. The surreal scenery and sets are my favorite
In an English ballad, Little John wants to prove to Robin Hood that he's not just dumb muscle. Thus, Little John takes on the identity of "Reynold Greenleaf" to infiltrate the Sherriff of Nottingham's household. Somehow, the Sherriff doesn't find "Reynold's" huge size suspicious.
#FairyTaleTuesday
#FairyTaleTuesday
February 17, 2026 at 5:34 PM
In an English ballad, Little John wants to prove to Robin Hood that he's not just dumb muscle. Thus, Little John takes on the identity of "Reynold Greenleaf" to infiltrate the Sherriff of Nottingham's household. Somehow, the Sherriff doesn't find "Reynold's" huge size suspicious.
#FairyTaleTuesday
#FairyTaleTuesday
In Norse mythology, when the giant Thrymr stole Thor's hammer, Thor got disguised as Freyja (goddess of love) to get it back. Two things made Thrymr suspicious of "Freyja": the figure's fiery eyes and intense appetite (Thor ate an entire ox, eight salmon, and all the desserts).
#FairyTaleTuesday
#FairyTaleTuesday
February 17, 2026 at 5:03 PM
In Norse mythology, when the giant Thrymr stole Thor's hammer, Thor got disguised as Freyja (goddess of love) to get it back. Two things made Thrymr suspicious of "Freyja": the figure's fiery eyes and intense appetite (Thor ate an entire ox, eight salmon, and all the desserts).
#FairyTaleTuesday
#FairyTaleTuesday
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Lovecraft: you know, he makes a good point
Barker: funny you would say that
August Derleth: EXCUSE ME
Barker: oh here we go
Derleth: EXCUSE ME
Derleth: I FEEL IT MUST BE REMEMBERED
Derleth: HOWARD IS ONLY AS RACIST AS THE AVERAGE MAN OF HIS TIME
Barker: funny you would say that
August Derleth: EXCUSE ME
Barker: oh here we go
Derleth: EXCUSE ME
Derleth: I FEEL IT MUST BE REMEMBERED
Derleth: HOWARD IS ONLY AS RACIST AS THE AVERAGE MAN OF HIS TIME
February 17, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Lovecraft: you know, he makes a good point
Barker: funny you would say that
August Derleth: EXCUSE ME
Barker: oh here we go
Derleth: EXCUSE ME
Derleth: I FEEL IT MUST BE REMEMBERED
Derleth: HOWARD IS ONLY AS RACIST AS THE AVERAGE MAN OF HIS TIME
Barker: funny you would say that
August Derleth: EXCUSE ME
Barker: oh here we go
Derleth: EXCUSE ME
Derleth: I FEEL IT MUST BE REMEMBERED
Derleth: HOWARD IS ONLY AS RACIST AS THE AVERAGE MAN OF HIS TIME
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King: submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the tale of
Elon Musk [rising from bushes]: eyyyy stephano king
Musk: dida you know da pure aryan race issa gonna be outbred by da mongrel jews anna saracens?
King:
Barker:
Koontz:
Poe:
Lovecraft:
Lovecraft: let's hear him out
Elon Musk [rising from bushes]: eyyyy stephano king
Musk: dida you know da pure aryan race issa gonna be outbred by da mongrel jews anna saracens?
King:
Barker:
Koontz:
Poe:
Lovecraft:
Lovecraft: let's hear him out
February 17, 2026 at 4:14 PM
King: submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the tale of
Elon Musk [rising from bushes]: eyyyy stephano king
Musk: dida you know da pure aryan race issa gonna be outbred by da mongrel jews anna saracens?
King:
Barker:
Koontz:
Poe:
Lovecraft:
Lovecraft: let's hear him out
Elon Musk [rising from bushes]: eyyyy stephano king
Musk: dida you know da pure aryan race issa gonna be outbred by da mongrel jews anna saracens?
King:
Barker:
Koontz:
Poe:
Lovecraft:
Lovecraft: let's hear him out
The myrmecoleon was a mythical ant-lion hybrid referenced in the "Physiologus," a 2nd-century didactic Christian bestiary from Greece. Its lion mouth could only chew meat but its ant stomach could only digest grain, and so the poor creature starved.
#MythologyMonday
#MythologyMonday
February 16, 2026 at 6:56 PM
The myrmecoleon was a mythical ant-lion hybrid referenced in the "Physiologus," a 2nd-century didactic Christian bestiary from Greece. Its lion mouth could only chew meat but its ant stomach could only digest grain, and so the poor creature starved.
#MythologyMonday
#MythologyMonday
In Greek mythology, the Myrmidons were a tribe of great warriors commanded by Achilles. They were fierce, tough, and very loyal. One myth said that this is because they had originally been ants until the god Zeus had turned them into humans to repopulate an island.
🎨Leon Davent
#MythologyMonday
🎨Leon Davent
#MythologyMonday
February 16, 2026 at 6:50 PM
In Greek mythology, the Myrmidons were a tribe of great warriors commanded by Achilles. They were fierce, tough, and very loyal. One myth said that this is because they had originally been ants until the god Zeus had turned them into humans to repopulate an island.
🎨Leon Davent
#MythologyMonday
🎨Leon Davent
#MythologyMonday
Unlike many monsters with lion bodies and human heads, the manticore of medieval folklore is usually depicted as no more intelligent than a beast. It can't really talk, only copy human speech like a parrot, which the manticore does in high-pitched falsetto as it chases its prey.
#FolkloreSunday
#FolkloreSunday
February 15, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Unlike many monsters with lion bodies and human heads, the manticore of medieval folklore is usually depicted as no more intelligent than a beast. It can't really talk, only copy human speech like a parrot, which the manticore does in high-pitched falsetto as it chases its prey.
#FolkloreSunday
#FolkloreSunday
"When they got home, the Rat made a bright fire in the parlour, and planted the Mole in an armchair in front of it, having fetched down a dressing-gown and slippers for him, and told him river stories till supper-time."
- Kenneth Grahame, "The Wind in the Willows"
🎨Ernest H. Shepard
#BookWormSat
- Kenneth Grahame, "The Wind in the Willows"
🎨Ernest H. Shepard
#BookWormSat
February 14, 2026 at 5:13 PM
"When they got home, the Rat made a bright fire in the parlour, and planted the Mole in an armchair in front of it, having fetched down a dressing-gown and slippers for him, and told him river stories till supper-time."
- Kenneth Grahame, "The Wind in the Willows"
🎨Ernest H. Shepard
#BookWormSat
- Kenneth Grahame, "The Wind in the Willows"
🎨Ernest H. Shepard
#BookWormSat
"When Kay saw Bedivere fall in battle, he was full of sorrow.... Kay came to the knight and took Bedivere in his arms; he meant to pick him up and carry him away from among the horses, for he loved him very much."
- Geoffrey of Monmouth, "History of the Kings of Britain"
🎨Howard Pyle
#BookWormSat
- Geoffrey of Monmouth, "History of the Kings of Britain"
🎨Howard Pyle
#BookWormSat
February 14, 2026 at 5:04 PM
"When Kay saw Bedivere fall in battle, he was full of sorrow.... Kay came to the knight and took Bedivere in his arms; he meant to pick him up and carry him away from among the horses, for he loved him very much."
- Geoffrey of Monmouth, "History of the Kings of Britain"
🎨Howard Pyle
#BookWormSat
- Geoffrey of Monmouth, "History of the Kings of Britain"
🎨Howard Pyle
#BookWormSat
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“Fair is my Love, but not so fair as fickle”
(“The Passionate Pilgrim”)
🎨 Charles Robinson “Songs and Sonnets by William Shakespeare” (1915)
#bookwormsat #goldenageofillustration #bookillustration #booksky
(“The Passionate Pilgrim”)
🎨 Charles Robinson “Songs and Sonnets by William Shakespeare” (1915)
#bookwormsat #goldenageofillustration #bookillustration #booksky
February 14, 2026 at 6:02 AM
“Fair is my Love, but not so fair as fickle”
(“The Passionate Pilgrim”)
🎨 Charles Robinson “Songs and Sonnets by William Shakespeare” (1915)
#bookwormsat #goldenageofillustration #bookillustration #booksky
(“The Passionate Pilgrim”)
🎨 Charles Robinson “Songs and Sonnets by William Shakespeare” (1915)
#bookwormsat #goldenageofillustration #bookillustration #booksky
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‘Love loves to love love.’ ~
James Joyce, Ulysses.
This #BookWormSat is Valentine’s Day so we will welcome all aspects of love in literature for the day. Bring us romance or the unrequited, bring us star-crossed lovers or your favourite anti-Valentine. ♥️
🖼️ Marie Spartali Stillman
James Joyce, Ulysses.
This #BookWormSat is Valentine’s Day so we will welcome all aspects of love in literature for the day. Bring us romance or the unrequited, bring us star-crossed lovers or your favourite anti-Valentine. ♥️
🖼️ Marie Spartali Stillman
February 13, 2026 at 6:41 AM
‘Love loves to love love.’ ~
James Joyce, Ulysses.
This #BookWormSat is Valentine’s Day so we will welcome all aspects of love in literature for the day. Bring us romance or the unrequited, bring us star-crossed lovers or your favourite anti-Valentine. ♥️
🖼️ Marie Spartali Stillman
James Joyce, Ulysses.
This #BookWormSat is Valentine’s Day so we will welcome all aspects of love in literature for the day. Bring us romance or the unrequited, bring us star-crossed lovers or your favourite anti-Valentine. ♥️
🖼️ Marie Spartali Stillman
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A Life well lived is a bad revenge... Because you can't count it.
Truth bombs being dropped by @adamconover.net in his latest podcast! 🤯🤯🤯
youtu.be/yd24EuQeJtI?...
Truth bombs being dropped by @adamconover.net in his latest podcast! 🤯🤯🤯
youtu.be/yd24EuQeJtI?...
What Games Teach Us About Life with C. Thi Nguyen
YouTube video by Adam Conover
youtu.be
February 12, 2026 at 7:28 PM
A Life well lived is a bad revenge... Because you can't count it.
Truth bombs being dropped by @adamconover.net in his latest podcast! 🤯🤯🤯
youtu.be/yd24EuQeJtI?...
Truth bombs being dropped by @adamconover.net in his latest podcast! 🤯🤯🤯
youtu.be/yd24EuQeJtI?...
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Today’s art: Recent commission—actually drawn before Liam was released, so I had to guess at most of it & was surprised how much the picture of Liam with his family seemed to pair with what I had drawn. With great reverence for the entire Ramos family for transcending a deeply evil situation.
February 13, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Today’s art: Recent commission—actually drawn before Liam was released, so I had to guess at most of it & was surprised how much the picture of Liam with his family seemed to pair with what I had drawn. With great reverence for the entire Ramos family for transcending a deeply evil situation.
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Even the GOP understands that Bondi is toxic, and that any appearance of being chummy with or enabling a pedophile protector is electoral death.
February 13, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Even the GOP understands that Bondi is toxic, and that any appearance of being chummy with or enabling a pedophile protector is electoral death.
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Make Art (3/4)
February 10, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Make Art (3/4)
The Romans reported that Norse tribes worshiped the earth goddess Nerthus. Some scholars think she's twin sister of the sea god Njord. Her name sounds like a female version of his, just like his daughter's name (Freyja) is a female version of his son's (Frey).
🎨Emil Doepler
#WyrdWednesday
🎨Emil Doepler
#WyrdWednesday
February 11, 2026 at 8:58 PM
The Romans reported that Norse tribes worshiped the earth goddess Nerthus. Some scholars think she's twin sister of the sea god Njord. Her name sounds like a female version of his, just like his daughter's name (Freyja) is a female version of his son's (Frey).
🎨Emil Doepler
#WyrdWednesday
🎨Emil Doepler
#WyrdWednesday
A lindworm is a monstrous reptile from the folklore of many European countries (including Germany and Scandinavia). Though otherwise serpent-like, they are often depicted with forelimbs. Anything a lindworm sleeps on will increase as the monster grows, including piles of treasure.
#WyrdWednesday
#WyrdWednesday
February 11, 2026 at 5:05 PM
A lindworm is a monstrous reptile from the folklore of many European countries (including Germany and Scandinavia). Though otherwise serpent-like, they are often depicted with forelimbs. Anything a lindworm sleeps on will increase as the monster grows, including piles of treasure.
#WyrdWednesday
#WyrdWednesday
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In Donald Duck Legacy #390 by Michael T. Gilbert, Donald Duck is the “Master of Disaster"--wait, is he the master of fixing disasters or creating them?? Out today! https://ow.ly/biNk50YcCix
February 11, 2026 at 5:01 PM
In Donald Duck Legacy #390 by Michael T. Gilbert, Donald Duck is the “Master of Disaster"--wait, is he the master of fixing disasters or creating them?? Out today! https://ow.ly/biNk50YcCix
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Alright, what the hell. Anything to break me out of the doom-and-gloom brain.
So we're going to dissect R. Alain Evert's classic 1974 essay "Howard Phillips Lovecraft and Sex: or The Sex Life of a Gentleman"
So we're going to dissect R. Alain Evert's classic 1974 essay "Howard Phillips Lovecraft and Sex: or The Sex Life of a Gentleman"
Debating something stupid. Who wants an off-the-cuff scholarly dissection on Lovecraft and sex on Blusky?
February 11, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Alright, what the hell. Anything to break me out of the doom-and-gloom brain.
So we're going to dissect R. Alain Evert's classic 1974 essay "Howard Phillips Lovecraft and Sex: or The Sex Life of a Gentleman"
So we're going to dissect R. Alain Evert's classic 1974 essay "Howard Phillips Lovecraft and Sex: or The Sex Life of a Gentleman"
It's annoying when there's a toy of an iconic vehicle but not a toy of the person who's supposed to drive it. Like, it really bugged me as a kid that in the toys based on the "Shadow" movie, there was Moe Shrevnitz's taxi cab but no toy of Moe, so the Shadow had to drive himself around.
February 10, 2026 at 8:30 PM
It's annoying when there's a toy of an iconic vehicle but not a toy of the person who's supposed to drive it. Like, it really bugged me as a kid that in the toys based on the "Shadow" movie, there was Moe Shrevnitz's taxi cab but no toy of Moe, so the Shadow had to drive himself around.
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In 1917, a group of talented cartoonists work at a groundbreaking magazine, The Masses, one of the most provocative publications ever seen. Art Young, Boardman Robinson, Cornelia Barns, and others, are among the greatest satirists who ever put pen to paper.
February 10, 2026 at 8:22 PM
In 1917, a group of talented cartoonists work at a groundbreaking magazine, The Masses, one of the most provocative publications ever seen. Art Young, Boardman Robinson, Cornelia Barns, and others, are among the greatest satirists who ever put pen to paper.