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David A Ludwig
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Gamer and author of #CatsThePajamas. I believe everyone has a story. I have several. He/Him

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David A Ludwig @davidaludwig.bsky.social · 24d
I had a hot streak writing the self-duplicating hero, Gemini, from my PRUDENT setting on #ThursThreads earlier this year and had the opportunity to commission this exquisite piece from @yumekiiii.bsky.social.

It's a lot of fun figuring out interesting ways to utilize and counter self-duplication.
Digital drawing of a woman with blonde ringlets in a pineapple updo. She is wearing a two-tone leotard with the Gemini symbol on the front with a utility belt, matching domino mask and boots, and golden gloves. The background is a twilight city. The woman is looking with an arm raised to the left, with a smiling image of her over that shoulder. A frowning image of her is over her right shoulder. The artist is Yume Pat. 08/28/25 “They don’t like it.” Honorable Mention! The impact of her duplicate’s fist on Helen Harper’s cheek wasn’t bad. Absorbing a whole ass other her through her face, however… Was bizarre. She staggered, clutching her head. Her other hostile duplicates backed off. ‘They don’t like it when I absorb them,’ Helen smiled grimly. Of course, Helen hadn’t enjoyed the experience herself. Something had been in the duplicate’s head that shouldn’t have been. Helen wiped the squished remains of the parasite off her cheek with the back of her hand. Foreign contaminants were more or less filtered out on reintegration, though remnants of this one buzzed like a jackhammer in Helen’s head. She surrounded herself with a circle of fresh duplicates. Helen hated using herself as a human shield, but she wasn’t chancing another exposure to whatever that was. She and her new duplicates fought in formation through their opposites. No further absorptions. Whoever was creating these enemy duplicates was similarly close to the original as Helen herself. As far as she knew, that narrowed it down to the missing superhero, Gemini. Or her supervillain opposite. More mind-numbing buzzing, not in Helen’s head, pressed down on the combatants. An insectile woman hovered in a cloud of the parasitic bugs. “Another high-level copy. How delightful. You make most convenient servants.” Helen pursed her lips. Took a deep breath through her nose and began passing out earplugs from her utility belt to her friendly duplicates. She found the thing responsible for superhero-her’s disappearance. No biggie. Totally fine. 09/04/25 “That was too simple.” I WON! The Helen Harpers who weren’t fully occupied keeping parasitic insects from entering their heads had already succumbed and turned on the rest of her. One supervillain under her belt and she thought she could handle the one who disappeared the superhero Gemini? Stupid. “This could all go much easier if you stopped resisting.” The humanoid bug queen taunted Helen. The way Helen’s duplicates screamed as they were taken over, Helen was not looking forward to reintegrating them and their memories. But she couldn’t just leave a dozen of herself out there. Right? An explosion on the overlook interrupted the battle between the Helens and the bugs below. All turned to see a missile speed into the bug queen’s torso. The explosion sent her skidding. Even before she came to a stop, all the insects and controlled copies fell limply to the ground. Gemini stood on the overlook, reloading a shoulder-mounted launcher. That was too simple. Also, if that one wasn’t Helen and wasn’t the superhero… Did her supervillain double just save her? “You have ten seconds to get clear with any duplicates you want to save!” Supervillain Gemini called down. “After that I’m going scorched earth!” Helen exchanged a glance with her three duplicates still standing. She raised a hand between her and Gemini while backing toward the unconscious bug queen. “Wait! We can take her in! Maybe help her! We don’t have to kill her!” Gemini hefted her launcher back to her shoulder. “You forget, I’m no hero.”
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This was supposed to be a quote repost.

Oops.
davidaludwig.bsky.social David A Ludwig @davidaludwig.bsky.social · 13h
Erotic art and literature are quite common in Elementia, which has an extremely high literacy rate.

Not all cultures (ie. The Sword Sultanate) or religions (ie. The Celestial Faith) appreciate such content, but that mostly leads to not talking about it rather than not making or consuming it.
November 27, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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birdeeblake.bsky.social
The city-state of Hawkesborough has increasingly strict laws that prevent the publishing or distribution of anything it considers "indecent".

Nonetheless there is a thriving underground economy for all manner of illegal literature, mostly based out of the Salvatore area.
nsfwocdaily.bsky.social 🔞Daily NSFW OC Questions🔞 @nsfwocdaily.bsky.social · 1d
World Building Wednesday: Is the ability to produce sexual content for an audience in your OCs' setting a common thing or rarer? Example: Does a lack of general literacy in your OC's setting make it both hard to write and market written smut to anyone but nobility?
#nsfwocdaily #ocnsfw #oc #ocsky
November 26, 2025 at 3:20 PM
davidaludwig.bsky.social
Happy US Thanksgiving to those who observe; and happy Thursday to everyone!

And best wishes to all.
November 27, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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kikirini.bsky.social
A turkey day page!! Definitely not about eating turkey, though.
ko-fi.com/i/IL4L61P8FAW
(No preview, because it's a spoiler! Yes, even to those who have read the original chapter 14!)
#comics #webcomics #manga #kuroshouri
November 27, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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siobhanmuir.bsky.social
No #ThursThreads this week in observance of Thanksgiving, but there is a post on the blog. It's my gratitude for all y'all who come to write for the challenge (among other things). Thank you, truly. #FlashFiction #WritingCommunity siobhanmuir.com/no-thursthre...
Happy Gratitude Day! May the blessings in your life multiply with each friend and loved one celebrating with you. https://siobhanmuir.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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siobhanmuir.bsky.social
Grab a great Greek Olive Bread for your holiday table. #Baking #Bread #GlutenFree #Patreon www.patreon.com/posts/making...
Making Gluten-Free Greek Olive Bread with Siobhan Muir | Siobhan Muir
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November 27, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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As a matter of fact!

By me

Bad Influence - badinfluencecomic.com

And just some by other cool people

magicfreelance.thecomicseries.com
tapas.io/series/Eden-...
murkophart.com/comic/fp2p-b...
titancomic.net
entertaingels.bsky.social Entertaining Angels @entertaingels.bsky.social · 2d
Any links to some cool comics that someone (you) have worked really hard on? :)
November 26, 2025 at 10:32 PM
davidaludwig.bsky.social
It's rough getting up so early you forget if Thursday is the next day after Tuesday.
November 26, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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kikirini.bsky.social
A new remake page is up!! It's stabby!
ko-fi.com/i/IV7V01P4N5A
#comics #webcomics #manga #kuroshouri #oc #ocsky
Chapter 14, Page 20 - Click to view on Ko-fi
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November 25, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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kikirini.bsky.social
Day 113 of posting art ‘til my hand is healed. A friend once requested that I draw Kijo in a colorful outfit, so this was the result! Actually, this is a redraw, but still!

#oc #ocsky #kuroshouri
A traditional drawing. A woman in her 30s, with long black hair in a ponytail, rocking a colorful outfit.
November 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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kikirini.bsky.social
Got some thumbnails up for chapter 14!! So begins operation: finish volume 3 by the spring! (Subtitle: I'll totally fail at this operation xD)
ko-fi.com/i/IS6S71P4BY5
#comics #webcomics #manga #kuroshouri
Chapter 14, Pages 20 - 24 thumbnails - Click to view on Ko-fi
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November 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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magicfreelance.bsky.social
Flashback Marlowe is five kinds of done with someone's shit
A digital comic panel WIP. A woman wearing an 1880s-90s dress with a bustle skirt and a hat with a large bowtie on it stands beside a desk, holding a book open in one hand and pointing at another one on the desk. She looks confused and annoyed by something. An almost identical comic panel WIP, but now the woman's shoulders are a bit slumped and her expression is closer to an exasperated grimace maybe?
November 25, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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weeknightwriters.bsky.social
Today's author discourse reminds me of when I was in a library-run youth writing group

The lady running it said "I don't know anyone who makes a living entirely off book sales. They teach or edit or SOMETHING else"

I was determined to become the exception

Then I started Weeknight Writers

1/?
November 25, 2025 at 11:58 PM
davidaludwig.bsky.social
This week's going to be super busy with family!

Please forgive, and don't worry about, my reduced presence.

Good thoughts and best wishes to all.
November 25, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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kikirini.bsky.social
A very cute sketchbook I picked up at the convention. Alas, the artist did not have business cards so I have no idea what their socials or website is 😭
A beautiful sketchbook, with a drawing of a cute octopus girl on the front.
November 24, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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kikirini.bsky.social
Day 112 of posting art ‘til my hand is healed. This one, I think I drew as a teenager during a dissociative episode. I say that, because I have literally no memory of it. 🙃But hot damn, it looks amazing!!

#oc #ocsky #kuroshouri
A pen drawing of an adult woman hugging a teenage girl. There is lots of flowing hair.
November 24, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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kikirini.bsky.social
Crunch time begins on volume 3, starting with the back cover. There will be a text box covering up that window, so I share the text-less version here 👍
#art #webcomics #comics #manga #kuroshouri #oc #ocsky
A digital illustration. Two vampires, one (a woman in red clothing) standing closer to the camera. The other is a man in fancy blue and grey clothes, sitting in a chair and looking evil. Behind them is a stained glass window depicting the night sky.
November 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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kikirini.bsky.social
Day 110 of posting art ‘til my hand is healed. This, I drew in my first year of college as a potential new dress for Kijo’s first appearance. It made the cut, but also didn’t, since hubby complained a few years later that it was too plain. Alas!

#oc #ocsky #kuroshouri
A pencil drawing of a woman with long hair in a ponytail, wearing a...turtleneck dress? idk man.
November 22, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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magicfreelance.bsky.social
Took a moment away from comic pages to draw the comic's villain: Oliver Graham, constable turned politician who would colonize gravity if it were possible.

The left side is the one moment of his life where he wondered if he was a bad person, and he hasn't considered it since.
A digital illustration of two versions of a man with light brown hair and pale blue eyes. On the left is his younger self, wearing an 1800s police uniform and holding a smoking revolver. His hair is dishevelled, he has injuries on his hands and face, and he looks horrified. His breath is visible, and there are snow drifts creeping in on his side of the image, as well as some falling snow lit by a beam of light. On the right is an older version of him, now dressed in a dapper vest, frock coat, tophat, and puff tie. His hair is greying a bit. He's drawing a cane sword and smiling smugly.
November 22, 2025 at 6:07 AM
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siobhanmuir.bsky.social
As promised, here is my list of artists and authors who could use a merry holiday boost and you get a great gift for loved ones. #shopsmallbusiness #AuthorsDirect #ShopArtists siobhanmuir.com/making-the-h...
This holiday season: Let's make everyone's holidays merry! Shop small businesses and support artists and authors! Image of candles, cinnamon sticks, stars, gingerbread men, pine cones, and glitter against a dark wooden surface
November 21, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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siobhanmuir.bsky.social
I'm bringing back #WriteALetterFridays! While it's a lost art, there's something magical about getting a letter in the mail. Who needs to hear from you this week? #FreebiePost www.patreon.com/posts/write-...
Write a Letter Friday | Siobhan Muir
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November 21, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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kikirini.bsky.social
Day 109 of posting art ‘til my hand is healed. This is a sketch of a potential upcoming scene. He’s drooling, ewww. 🤣I’m actually really looking forward to this, assuming it still makes the cut.

#oc #ocsky #kuroshouri
A digital sketch. A teenage boy and girl who have fallen asleep leaning on each other. They seem to be in a forest.
November 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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kikirini.bsky.social
I do not know if I'll be able to post this tomorrow soooo here it is: just two weeks until Kuro Shouri returns!! 🥰Remember, it starts posting on Dec. 5th!

I know some people are catching up or re-reading, and I hope you're enjoying the ride, friends! Can't wait for the 5th!
November 21, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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siobhanmuir.bsky.social
She wants to join the party, but is she friend or foe in @davidaludwig.bsky.social's #ThursThreads tale. Got a tale to tie on? #FlashFiction #WritingCommunity siobhanmuir.com/thursthreads...
#ThursThreads – Tying Tales Together – Week 685 – Siobhan Muir
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November 20, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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kikirini.bsky.social
Guess I lied about not drawing. I'm anxious as hell so I'm redoing old pages for print. No brain power required! Also, it lets me fix up continuity errors, like Yasha's hair length.
And why was I allergic to hair highlights back then?? Who knows, man.
#art #oc #ocsky #kuroshouri #webcomics
An old color comic page from the late 2000s. A teenage boy and girl are lost in the desert, and it's not helping that the girl is picking random directions to walk in. The same color comic page, but completely redone for print purposes. The teenagers are still lost in the desert, though.
November 20, 2025 at 6:11 PM