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Carolyn Paplham @cpaplham.bsky.social · 21h

A very accurate shirt!!

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Carolyn Paplham @cpaplham.bsky.social · 2d

Happy Spooky Season! Which, in my humble opinion, is the *actual* most wonderful time of the year 🍁 🎃

#illustration #halloween #october #spookyseason #cat #bat #pumpkins

An illustration of a lanky black cat and a small, purple bat running and flying through a pumpkin patch. It is dusk on an overcast October day, and a couple of the pumpkins are carved and lit as jack o’ lanterns. There are dried cornstalks standing and warm yellow lights strung up in the background. Despite being a digital illustration, the piece has the appearance of being colored with markers.

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Carolyn Paplham @cpaplham.bsky.social · 1d

Also, speaking as someone with adopted family members, passing on your dna is an ultimately meaningless “legacy.” Raising your children to be good people who try and make the world a better place is a legacy that actually matters.

Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 1d

I've never understood some men's obsession with having children (especially male children) as a form of leaving a legacy. Especially since those same men rarely want to help raise those kids. An individual person isn't a monument to your DNA. You didn't actually accomplish anything but reproduce.

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Carolyn Paplham @cpaplham.bsky.social · 1d

Heya, #PortfolioDay! I’m Carolyn, an illustrator and designer with a penchant for drawing fantastical folks & critters. I was laid off earlier this year, and am very open for full-time/part-time/freelance work!

🦭 carolynpaplham.com
🦭 [email protected]
🦭 www.instagram.com/cpaplhamdraws/

A digital-watercolor style illustration of an anthropomorphic red fox on the bow of a tugboat. The fox is wearing a scarf, oversized sweater, skinny pants and rubber rain boots. Fish are peeking out of the water and the Leo Frigo Bridge can be seen in the background. The location is the Fox River in downtown Green Bay.

An illustration of a woman joyfully running. The piece is in a bright, bold, cartoony style that combines sharp angles with organic curves. A highly-stylized sun and its rays make up the background.

A simple illustration of a baby harbor seal chewing on its flipper (much like a human baby would suck its thumb). A yellow heart floats above its head. The image is punctuated by a bright red background.

A sticker design featuring a fluffy white baby seal with a stern expression on its face. The text reads "seal of disapproval."

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Blair Shedd @onegemini.com · 2d

I'm in this! Not only drawing, but my non-self-pub writing debut with a little tale called "Lucia."

Please share and get the word out!

And of course - SUPPORT US!

I really wanted to get your eyes on this!

#WitchingSeason
#Kickstarter
#ComicsSky

Kat Calamia @comicuno.bsky.social · 2d

WITCHING SEASON - A Witch Horror Comic Anthology is LIVE on Kickstarter!

"A 150+ page Horror Anthology filled with stories about WITCHES, WARLOCKS, and FAMILIARS from some of the biggest names in comics!"

www.kickstarter.com/projects/phi...

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Carolyn Paplham @cpaplham.bsky.social · 1d

Heya, #PortfolioDay! I’m Carolyn, an illustrator and designer with a penchant for drawing fantastical folks & critters. I was laid off earlier this year, and am very open for full-time/part-time/freelance work!

🦭 carolynpaplham.com
🦭 [email protected]
🦭 www.instagram.com/cpaplhamdraws/

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Mith @mithmeoi.bsky.social · 2d

Hi #PortfolioDay!
I'm Kris, freelance illustrator. I love to draw animals and fantasy type stuff, and, once in a while, I like to make my drawings move.
I'm usually open for new work. Feel free to drop me a line!

Portfolio: mithmeoi.net
Links: thegreykitty.com

A lion reared up on his haunches looking nervously at a spider.

A bust portrait of my dwarf warden rook.

A coyote with a butterfly sitting on its nose set to a sunny spring setting.

Memorial portrait of my grey cat Izzy. He's lying, front legs crossed, on a leopard print blanket.

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Carolyn Paplham @cpaplham.bsky.social · 2d

Happy Spooky Season! Which, in my humble opinion, is the *actual* most wonderful time of the year 🍁 🎃

#illustration #halloween #october #spookyseason #cat #bat #pumpkins

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 5d

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 5d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 6d

www.wweek.com/culture/2025...

Can you put into words what that purpose is? You and the frog have really become icons of this protest.

There’s been a nice overall whimsy that has shown up. The frog is amazing. We had a bunch of other inflatable people here last night, too. I saw people playing Twister the other day.

What they rely on is fear. So by coming out in an absurdist manner, it speaks to them, to some extent, that we’re actually not that afraid.

It also dismantles their narrative a little bit. When they try to describe this situation as “war-torn,” it becomes much harder to take them seriously when they have to post a video saying [U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security] Kristi Noem is up on the balcony staring over the Antifa Army and it’s, like, eight journalists and five protesters and one of them is in a chicken suit.

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 7d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Carolyn Paplham @cpaplham.bsky.social · 8d

Mashiro was the inspiration for this chonky boi:

Carolyn Paplham @cpaplham.bsky.social · Sep 3

We all have our comfort foods, our comfort shows, and maybe even our comfort games (Breath of the Wild, anyone?)… and some of us have our comfort doodle subjects. One of mine just happens to be seals. I have drawn quite a few this year.

A highly stylized drawing of a delightfully fat ringed seal. The seal is grayish-brown in color and has a spots-and-rings pattern on its back. It sits against a bright blue background. The seal has a heart over his head because he loves you.

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Carolyn Paplham @cpaplham.bsky.social · 8d

Baby Mashiro from the Tokkari Center!! ❤️

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Carolyn Paplham @cpaplham.bsky.social · 9d

Water zones in Sonic games stress me the heck out. Teach your hedgehog how to swim, SEGA!!

#illustration #sonicthehedgehog #sonic #swimming #videogames

A drawing of Sonic the Hedgehog, wearing pool floaties on his arms and an inner tube around his waist, with flippers that share a color scheme with his normal shoes. He has a worried expression on his face—what has he gotten himself into now?

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Carolyn Paplham @cpaplham.bsky.social · 9d

Water zones in Sonic games stress me the heck out. Teach your hedgehog how to swim, SEGA!!

#illustration #sonicthehedgehog #sonic #swimming #videogames

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Carolyn Paplham @cpaplham.bsky.social · 13d

(This is the print of this seal that I will *hopefully* have with me on Saturday—this time I need the printer gods to smile upon me. So, uh, I’m not sure what my chances are, but we’ll see!)

The same seal from the event promo illustration, but without the event info. The seal is smaller and centered on the canvas.

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Carolyn Paplham @cpaplham.bsky.social · 13d

I will once again be tabling in the artist alley at the Brown County Library Pop Con—my favorite event of the year! It’s always such a good time, with so much to see and do. Locals, hope to see you there!

#characterdesign #seal #popcon #librarypopcon #indieartist

A simple illustration of a baby harbor seal chewing on its flipper (much like a human baby would suck its thumb). A yellow heart flats above its head. The illustration also includes information on the Brown County Library Pop Con, stating that the event is October 4th from 10am to 4pm, and that the illustrator will be in the artist alley and the seal on the illustration loves supporting artists. The promo image is punctuated by a bright red background.

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Carolyn Paplham @cpaplham.bsky.social · 13d

If you'd have told me a decade ago that John Cena would one day be one of my favorite actors, I never would have believed it

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Carolyn Paplham @cpaplham.bsky.social · 13d

(This is the print of this seal that I will *hopefully* have with me on Saturday—this time I need the printer gods to smile upon me. So, uh, I’m not sure what my chances are, but we’ll see!)

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Carolyn Paplham @cpaplham.bsky.social · 13d

I will once again be tabling in the artist alley at the Brown County Library Pop Con—my favorite event of the year! It’s always such a good time, with so much to see and do. Locals, hope to see you there!

#characterdesign #seal #popcon #librarypopcon #indieartist

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Carolyn Paplham @cpaplham.bsky.social · 15d

We loved having you, @geneha.com, and are so excited to have @lucyknisley.bsky.social next weekend! 😄

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Carolyn Paplham @cpaplham.bsky.social · 16d

I can absolutely understand why people are upset, but I don’t think her comments should overshadow the support she’s vocally given over the years.

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Carolyn Paplham @cpaplham.bsky.social · 16d

I saw someone on Twitter point out how she’s clearly mourning the loss of a relationship with someone she loved and respected, something many of us have had to do! She essentially lost jkr to a cult, and that’s a difficult thing to have to grapple with and heal from.

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Blair Shedd @onegemini.com · 19d

Since people are jiving with the "we want new stuff, jk" post, here's my original work. I will say it's hard to get out there, but those who have read it like it, and in some cases, REALLY like it. It's not the next big thing, but I hope you'll give it a try.

onegemini.com/digitalprevi...

Cover to The Worlds Between Us, Special Preview. A 21 page story excerpt from Chapter 1 of the book.

The cover features Incindifel and Sara. Digitally drawn.

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 20d

reposting with alt text because I think the choice to include homophobia and transphobia in particular here is actually very much worth drawing attention to. nuns emphatically stating that those “do not reflect the qualities of a saint” is a very clear callout of Cardinal Dolan

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Sisters of Charity, New York 20h • ©
Several of us watched Cardinal Dolan's recent FOX interview, where he referred to Charlie Kirk as "a modern-day St. Paul." The Cardinal praised Mr. Kirk's conviction and willingness to speak about the Lord and for being a model for young people looking for meaning in their lives.
We grieve every loss of life and unequivocally condemn the killing of Mr. Kirk.
What Cardinal Dolan may not have known is that many of Mr. Kirk's words were_ marked by racist, homophobic, transphobic, and anti-immigrant rhetoric, by violent pro-gun advocacy, and by the promotion of Christian nationalism. These prejudicial words do not reflect the qualities of a saint. To compare Mr. Kirk to St. Paul risks confusing the true witness of the Gospel and giving undue sanction to words and actions that hurt the very people Jesus calls us to love.
Just last week, Cardinal Dolan joined us in celebrating the 50th anniversary of the canonization of our Foundress, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. Elizabeth's legacy is not one of exclusion or hatred, but of radical welcome, tireless service, and unwavering love of neighbor. Many of Mr. Kirk's words stand in stark contrast to the charity and compassion that defined those of Elizabeth Seton.

For generations, the Sisters of Charity of New York have cared for immigrant families arriving with nothing but hope.
While our direct service has changed, our commitment to those families endures. They deserve true examples of discipleship, not false prophets.
In this moment, we reaffirm our mission: to walk with all people who are poor and marginalized, to welcome immigrants and refugees, to defend the dignity of LGBTQ+ persons, and to labor for peace in a world saturated with violence. These are the marks of authentic discipleship. These are the qualities of saints.
We urge our Church leadership, including Cardinal Dolan, to lift up witnesses whose lives truly reflect the Gospel of Jesus Christ - lives of humility, justice, compassion, and peace.
We will continue to pray for Mr. Kirk, his family and for all who mourn his loss.
Leadership Team, Sisters of Charity of New York
Sr. Donna Dodge, Sr. Margaret O'Brien, Sr. Mary Mc Cormick, Sr. Mary Ann Daly, Sr. Sheila Brosnan, Sr.
Margaret Egan

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