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Wild Dogs | Minnesota's First Beyblade Team — Skull Dogs Media

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Skull Dogs Media @skulldogsmedia.bsky.social · 23d

Minnesota’s own Wild Dogs Beyblade Team 🐺 has been training, battling, and documenting the journey. We’ve put together a full look at our story so far: skulldogsmedia.dog/wild-dogs-be...

#Beyblade #WildDogs #Minnesota #WildDogsBeyblade #SkullDogsMedia #BeybladeX #Addtoblacksky

The Wild Dogs are Minnesota’s first Beyblade team - competing, training, and building community. Skull Dogs Media documents every beybattle, story, and moment from the scene. From Beyblade Tournaments...

Before I Lie: Voices Cracked Open- Cracked Walnut Performance — Skull Dogs Media

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Skull Dogs Media @skulldogsmedia.bsky.social · 23d

Before I Lie: Voices Cracked Open brought together Black poets and performers in Minnesota for a night of truth, resilience, and healing. We’ve shared a new feature on this powerful event

#BeforeILie #BlackPoetry #CommunityThroughArt #addtoblacksky #skulldogsmedia
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Skull Dogs Media documents Before I Lie: Voices Cracked Open, a Cracked Walnut Poetry Festival Performance amplifying Black voices through Afrofuturistic poetry, healing and truth-telling.

Starkiller & Ahsoka Star Wars Figure Photoshoot — Skull Dogs Media

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Skull Dogs Media @skulldogsmedia.bsky.social · 25d

Hey! We got another post up today! This was more of a fun personal project w/Star Wars Characters

#starwarsphotography #toyphotography #figurephotography #ahsokatano #starkiller #skulldogsmedia #lumixs5iix #starwars #starwarsfans #StarWarsCommunity #addtoblacksky

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Test shoot exploring Star Wars lore with Starkiller, Ahsoka Tano, and Anakin Skywalker Sideshow and Black Series figures. Shot on a Lumix S5 MkII and edited into the World Between Worlds, this project...

Chiin Ferno @chiinferno.bsky.social · 26d

Yo! The next issue of Open Voices' Tapestry Magazine is live! Featuring some spooky works by yours truly, among other Minnesota Locals

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Cracked Walnut Presents...Before I Lie: Voices Cracked Open | Live Reading

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Skull Dogs Media @skulldogsmedia.bsky.social · Sep 17

Poetry, truth-telling, and community
Cracked Walnut Presents: Before I Lie – Voices Cracked Open
Hosted by Dralandra Larkins | Performances by Jess Human, James Estwick, Simone, Ayolanda Bandele, Christian Avey, Lucreshia Grant & Folasade Adesanya.

#addtoblacksky #poetry
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Our new Teammate brings the Thunder | X-odus to February Fracture Part 3 | Beyblade Training Arc 3

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Chiin Ferno @chiinferno.bsky.social · Sep 12

All right here we go! This episode introduces our newest teammate joining the Wild Dogs Pack, and she's brining the thunder!
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#Beyblade #BeybladeX #Minnesota #MinnesotaBeyblade #Hasbro #TakaraTomy #Addtoblacksky #WildDogs #WildDogsBeyblade

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Before I Lie, Dralandra Larkins Live Performance — Skull Dogs Media

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Skull Dogs Media @skulldogsmedia.bsky.social · Sep 3

We’re proud to share highlights from Dralandra Larkins’ Before I Lie Book Release Live Performance

📸Check out the gallery here:
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#BeforeILie #BookRelease #SkullDogsMedia #TwinCitiesArts #PoetryCommunity #Storytelling #DralandraLarkins #BlackWriters #addtoblacksky

The Live Performance for the poetry book release of Before I Lie, by Dralandra Larkins at the American School for Storytelling. Filmed and Photographed by Skull Dogs Media.

Go Back & Fetch It! Live Reading at Flava Café — Skull Dogs Media

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Skull Dogs Media @skulldogsmedia.bsky.social · Sep 3

We’re honored to share the gallery from Go Back and Fetch It’s Inaugural Cohort Closing Live Reading at Flava Café.

📸 Check out the full gallery here:
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#GoBackAndFetchIt #BlackWriters #SkullDogsMedia #MinneapolisArts #AddToBlacksky #FlavaCafe #GoBackAndFetchIt

Experience the power of Black voices at the Go Back & Fetch It! Live Reading, filmed by Skull Dogs Media at Flava Café in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This inaugural cohort of early-career Black writers sh...

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Chiin Ferno @chiinferno.bsky.social · Sep 3

In case you missed my performance in the Go Back and Fetch It reading at Flava Cafe, the full video is out now, from More Than A Single Story!
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#addtoblacksky #BIPOCWriters #BlackWriters #GoBackAndFetchIt #writingcommunity

Go Back and Fetch It

Lanterns & Swords at Como Zoo | Obon Festival 2025

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Skull Dogs Media @skulldogsmedia.bsky.social · Aug 22

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This summer, Skull Dogs Media visited the Obon Festival at Como Park Zoo.

In Japan, Obon is an annual celebration to honor and remember the ancestors, marked by lanterns set afloat on water to guide the spirits home.

We filmed a few moments to practice with our 50mm lens

YouTube video by Skull Dogs Media

Breaking the Dragoon Elevate META | X-odus to February Fracture Part 2 | Beyblade X Training Arc 3

Chiin Ferno @chiinferno.bsky.social · Aug 8

Oh, hey
new Beyblade video just dropped
#Beyblade #BeybladeX #WildDogs #META #BeybladeMETA #CobaltDragoon #Hasbro #TakaraTomy
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YouTube video by Chiin Ferno

Writer to Writer Queer Voices: Curators, Past and Present

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Skull Dogs Media @skulldogsmedia.bsky.social · Aug 1

The four curators of Queer Voices, past and present, have been honored to celebrate the queer literary community of Minnesota
#bipocwriters #QueerVoices #QueerWriters #skulldogsmedia #writingcommunity #writing #queercreatives #lgbtqlibrary #lgbtqcommunity #lgbtqia #Pride

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Something a Little Different... | X-odus to February Fracture Part 1 | Beyblade X Training Arc 3

Chiin Ferno @chiinferno.bsky.social · Jul 19

For those who may not have seen it yet, got a new Beyblade Video up last night!

still doing a bit of catching up, but, back in December, Jose and I kicked off our training arc for the MN-X February Fracture Beyblade X Tournament.

#beyblade #beybladx #beybladecommunity

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Queer Voices: Curators Past and Present | Pride Event Filming — Skull Dogs Media

Chiin Ferno @chiinferno.bsky.social · Jul 11

The journey to this shoot was quite an adventure, it was amazing how things just lined up to get us here. Fun times, good folks and at least one or two lessons learned 💖 🌈

Skull Dogs Media @skulldogsmedia.bsky.social · Jul 11

A cozy queer library. Four curators. One very sweaty setup.

Go behind the scenes with us as we prep to document
Queer Voices – Curators Past & Present.

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#SkullDogsMedia #LGBTQLibrary #BehindTheScenes #QueerVoices #WriterToWriter #BehindTheScenes #LGBTQIAHistory

Skull Dogs Media documents “Queer Voices: Curators Past and Present,” a 32-year celebration of LGBTQIA+ literature, hosted by More Than A Single Story at Quatrefoil Library. Learn how the shoot came t...

Queer Voices: Curators Past & Present | Writer to Writer Series — Skull Dogs Media

Chiin Ferno @chiinferno.bsky.social · Jul 11

It was truly an honor to be invited to watch and film the Queer Voices: Curators Past and Present event at the historic Quatrefoil Library 💖 🌈

Skull Dogs Media @skulldogsmedia.bsky.social · Jul 11

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Voices has been uplifting LGBTQIA+ writers for 32 years.

We were honored to be there to capture this intergenerational conversation between its curators—past and present

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#QueerVoices #SkullDogsMedia #WriterToWriter #LGBTQWriters #Pride #addtoblacksky

Filming of Queer Voices: Curators Past & Present, part of the Writer to Writer series from Carolyn Holbrook's More Than a Single Story. Featuring Andrea Jenkins, John Medeiros, LM Brimmer, and Sherrie...

Before I Lie – Audiobook Shoot with Dralandra Larkins | Behind the Scenes Blog — Skull Dogs Media

Chiin Ferno @chiinferno.bsky.social · Jul 11

Wild Horse Recording was seriously impressive venue, it made the shoot a lot of fun and Daryl Bolicek is a brilliant audio engineer 🤟🏽🐺

Skull Dogs Media @skulldogsmedia.bsky.social · Jul 11

Our first official client.

Go behind the scenes with Skull Dogs Media as we document the audiobook recording of Before I Lie by Dralandra Larkins

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#addtoblacksky #skulldogsmedia #beforeilie #DralandraLarkins #behindthescenes #minnesotaauthor #bipocwriters

Behind the scenes with Skull Dogs Media during the audiobook filming of Before I Lie by Dralandra Larkins. This intimate session at Wild Horse Recording captured poetry, performance, and personal conn...

Dralandra Larkins – Before I Lie Audiobook Shoot at Wild Horse Recording — Skull Dogs Media

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Chiin Ferno @chiinferno.bsky.social · Jul 11

It was a pleasure working with Dralandra Larkins - expect more in the future 💖

Skull Dogs Media @skulldogsmedia.bsky.social · Jul 11

We had the honor of documenting the incredible Dralandra Larkins at Wild Horse Recording as she recorded the audiobook for her upcoming release, Before I Lie.

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#addtoblacksky #skulldogsmedia #beforeilie #DralandraLarkins #minnesotaauthor #bipocwriters

Filming and photoshoot for Dralandra Larkins’ Before I Lie audiobook recording. Captured at Wild Horse Recording in Stillwater, MN. A powerful fusion of Afrofuturistic poetry and confessional prose. A...

I Explored St. Paul's Hidden Gems | Flava Cafe | Hmongtown| So Yen | Cozy Vlog

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Chiin Ferno @chiinferno.bsky.social · Jul 6

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Skull Dogs: Brotherhood Shoot — Skull Dogs Media

Chiin Ferno @chiinferno.bsky.social · Jun 21

I’m proud to share the first two issues of Tapestry, the official magazine of the Open Voices Writer’s Group.

ft. poetry, short stories, and techniques from our in-person and online members

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#CreativeWriting #WritingCommunity #TapestryMagazine #OpenVoices #Minnesota

Tapestry

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Skull Dogs Media @skulldogsmedia.bsky.social · Jun 21

3rd blog post goes behind the scenes of the more recent Brotherhood shoot I did with my co-founder, Jose. I go into the details of what led to this photoshoot, and what it was like having us both in front of the camera rather than behind it!

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#SkullDogsMedia

This photoshoot was a fun one. While I was setting up this website, I reached the About Us page and realized the only images I had featuring both me and Jose were all selfies. I figured it was time t...

Skull Dogs Test Shoot — Skull Dogs Media

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Skull Dogs Media @skulldogsmedia.bsky.social · Jun 21

The 2nd Blog entry, retrospectively explores behind the scenes of the firs Skull Dogs Media Photoshoot. Something of a happy accident, it's been quite a journey!

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#SkullDogsMedia #Photography #AddToBlackSky #Photoshoot

Our first Skull Dogs photoshoot came unexpectedly.

The Origin Story of Skull Dogs Media — Skull Dogs Media

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Skull Dogs Media @skulldogsmedia.bsky.social · Jun 21

I've never been much of a blogger, but I started a blog discussing some of the deeper thoughts and behind the scenes details of our Skull Dogs Media Photoshoots. This first one, though discusses more about the origin of the company and how we became Skull Dogs

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Skull Dogs Media began with a spark. From Film Club roots to Beyblade tournaments, Skull Dogs Media’s Co-Founder, Christian Avey, shares the creative journey that sparked this Minnesota-based indie m...

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Skull Dogs Media @skulldogsmedia.bsky.social · Jun 21

Writer to Writer Queer Voices: Curators, Past and Present

Event in Minneapolis, MN by More Than A Single Story on Tuesday, June 24 2025

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Urban Branding Photoshoot – Minneapolis — Skull Dogs Media

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Skull Dogs Media @skulldogsmedia.bsky.social · Jun 10

Every brand has a voice. Ours howls.
Skull Dogs Media hit the streets of Minneapolis once again for a branding shoot exploring the cityscape around Malcolm Yards and Graze Food Hall.
This one was just for us—but we're here to spotlight what makes you shine.

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A gritty, urban branding shoot in Minneapolis featuring Skull Dogs Media founders. Captured in cinematic style with graffiti, rooftops, and industrial textures—perfect for artists, authors, and rebels...