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ann xu @epershannd.bsky.social · 1d

when you know your cat walked by your feet bc u felt the very soft wind caused by movement

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ann xu @epershannd.bsky.social · 1d

my new comic available during october only (that’s now) ☕️☕️☕️

ShortBox Comics Fair @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social · Sep 13

Apple loves the idea of being a barista, and when the café near her is hiring, it's finally her chance! She's never worked a service job in her life, but oops—she certainly told a different story to the manager. Is this really going to be ok...?
New comic from @epershannd.bsky.social!

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ann xu @epershannd.bsky.social · 1d

crumpled on the stairwell bc it was too dark to see the last stair FF

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ShortBox Comics Fair @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social · 5d

One third of a way into the fair already; this year more so than ever it's a place to discover a variety of emerging and exciting artists, with our highest number of new-to-the-fair exhibitors and people making their very first comics!

www.shortboxcomicsfair.com

ShortBox Comics Fair

ShortBox Comics Fair is a unique and innovative digital comics fair, where every exhibiting artist debuts a brand-new comic!

www.shortboxcomicsfair.com

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ann xu @epershannd.bsky.social · 10d

a little baby named arthur is stirring espresso and being taught what “crema” is. every barista cheered for him bc he put a little tray on the table successfully. shoutout to arthur thats my goat

dark looking croissant and drip coffee in nice ceramics; bathed in sunlight

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ann xu @epershannd.bsky.social · 11d

the final 90 minutes of a convention should Never Exist i am no longer human

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ann xu @epershannd.bsky.social · 11d

momonga learning work ethic

momonga plushie with a pencil and notebook on my convention table

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ann xu @epershannd.bsky.social · 11d

i have accidentally wound up with a full size table

also he is back

tiny figurine of a frog laying down sexily

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ann xu @epershannd.bsky.social · 11d

i am sleepy

i am on a basketball court

i am also at pretty good fest table 405 to-day

pretty good fest 2025 chicago illinois flier

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ShortBox Comics Fair @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social · 11d

🌷✨ shortboxcomicsfair.com ✨🌷

comic by @weisanboo.bsky.social

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ShortBox Comics Fair @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social · 14d

It's that time: ShortBox Comics Fair is here!

Over 140+ all-new, original comics created by artists from around the world, gathered exclusively in one place -for October only!

And it's all online, with all digital comics: no shipping, no waiting, no travelling.

www.shortboxcomicsfair.com

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popagenda @popagenda.co · Sep 10

play as a stressed teenager in Consume Me, a semi-autobiographical RPG out Sept 25 on Steam!
@qdork.bsky.social

🍕 slice-of-life drama!
🧩 mini-game activities!
🐶 there's a dog!
🥣 you'll laugh AND cry!

now's the time to request a code to stream or review at launch!

📝 forms.gle/npXsYjN9LvSP...

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ann xu @epershannd.bsky.social · 19d

maybe as a sign of my advanced and decrepit age i find myself unironically ordering espresso bc everything else is too much liquid

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ann xu @epershannd.bsky.social · 19d

helpful secondhand book shopkeeper

my pen tried to end its own life inside my bag

pencil on inside of a book that says FYI, not a Bird Identification Book.

my cat with lovely green eyes looks like she’s seen something shocking

a pen next to a dismantled pen, and an espresso and the edge of a black journal

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sarah webb! @sarahwebb.bsky.social · 23d

one page comics from previous autumn equinoxes 🍂

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ann xu @epershannd.bsky.social · 23d

im~ speechless~~

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 25d

This guy just walked around the Charlie Kirk vigil in Boston, yelling Kirk quotes through a bullhorn

'I'm not disturbing the peace. I'm disturbing your peace': Boston protester arrested at Charlie Kirk vigil says

Joseph Antuan Castro Del Rio, 38, of Watertown, describes himself as a seasoned activist who has been in Boston for more than 20 years.

www.wcvb.com

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Brett "Solidarity 2025" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 26d

I can't sit on this, it's too good. ISO 9000 idgaf 🪶

A Swainsans hawk goes for a bat in a lot of bats.

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ann xu @epershannd.bsky.social · 27d

recently 🌸

my cat lying on her side cutely on a chair cushion

im holding half a plum kouign-amann in morning sunlight

meme of momonga drinking badly and the text says “why cant she drink? is she dumb?”

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ann xu @epershannd.bsky.social · Sep 13

my new comic for sbcf i worked on this summer ❣️ available on the sbcf website in october 🌃

ShortBox Comics Fair @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social · Sep 13

Apple loves the idea of being a barista, and when the café near her is hiring, it's finally her chance! She's never worked a service job in her life, but oops—she certainly told a different story to the manager. Is this really going to be ok...?
New comic from @epershannd.bsky.social!

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ann xu @epershannd.bsky.social · Sep 13

my new comic for sbcf i worked on this summer ❣️ available on the sbcf website in october 🌃

ShortBox Comics Fair @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social · Sep 13

Apple loves the idea of being a barista, and when the café near her is hiring, it's finally her chance! She's never worked a service job in her life, but oops—she certainly told a different story to the manager. Is this really going to be ok...?
New comic from @epershannd.bsky.social!

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ShortBox Comics Fair @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social · Sep 13

Apple loves the idea of being a barista, and when the café near her is hiring, it's finally her chance! She's never worked a service job in her life, but oops—she certainly told a different story to the manager. Is this really going to be ok...?
New comic from @epershannd.bsky.social!

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ann xu @epershannd.bsky.social · Aug 18

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Paradise Systems 格物天下 @paradisesystems.bsky.social · Sep 9

🚨 BIG NEWS 🚨 We just launched a Kickstarter for a book we’ve been working on for over two years now - a brand new anthology of comics from some of the most exciting cartoonists in China’s alt comics scene! It’s called SYSTEM 01: Hot Net Hotel ✨

www.kickstarter.com/projects/par...

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · Sep 6

Do it.

Search your name.

Take their money.

It’s yours anyway.

Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · Sep 6

Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.

OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.

Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI

Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.

www.theatlantic.com

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