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Darby Machin - Author
@malibudarby87.bsky.social
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Writer. Queer. Romani. Disabled. CBC 2025 Mentee. PMJ Horror Prize 2025 shortlisted.
He/Him. I still draw rats and butts, sometimes. Much love, always
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Travelling to and from hospital several times in the past couple of weeks while I fight stacked infections has drained my already meagre funds.

If anyone’s able to help out for the cost of food and meds to keep me going until the 11th, I’d be very appreciative 🧡 Sorry

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December 6, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Travelling to and from hospital several times in the past couple of weeks while I fight stacked infections has drained my already meagre funds.

If anyone’s able to help out for the cost of food and meds to keep me going until the 11th, I’d be very appreciative 🧡 Sorry

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December 6, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Spent the past 2 weeks dealing with a nasty infection that simply will not bugger off 🫠

Chronic illness and a lowered immune system is not the vibe for me, I’m afraid.
December 5, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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Down to $400 away from rent being paid! I unfortunately need to pay this ASAP.

Any help is appreciated yall.

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#mutualaid
December 3, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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This Wednesday, we’re honouring the creator of Horror Writers Chat, Matt aka MG Mason @chaoticauthor.online, who sadly passed away last week 🕯️

I’ll be asking questions Matt would ask and you’ll have an opportunity to share your happy memories of Matt and #HorrorWritersChat

See you then 🖤
Horror Writers. Join us on Bsky for four questions, chat and a promo opportunity on Wednesday 3 December 2025 7 pm GMT (UK) 2 pm ET (USA) This week we will also be paying our respects to the originator of our chat, Matt Mason. #HorrorWritersChat - Background image: a single lit candle. The image has a purple filter.
December 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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I've added some Christmas cards and prints to my KO-FI shop in very limited quantities. Have a look!

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4 Christmas cards. Leather Santa and Rudolph, Santa in a forest, a cute dog in a Santa hat, and a cheeky Santa in a thong.
November 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Christmas card design from this day in 2020. Of course I haven't even started this year's card yet...
A beaver relaxing in his home with a book and hot cup of cocoa
November 30, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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Creator Day Sale
You can get all 3 for the price of 1 or buy them individually at half price. Whatever makes you happy. Sale starts in a few hours.
More proper post tomorrow? Who knows! Hopefully LOL
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Banner for season 1 of my Fantasy Character Art Pack featuring 10 of the characters. There are many more than 10 in the set. Banner for Season 2 of my Fantasy Character Art Pack featuring 10 of the characters. There are many more than 10 in the set. Banner for Season 3 of my Fantasy Character Art Pack featuring 10 of the characters. There are many more than 10 in the set.
November 28, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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Editorial cartoon: Quiet Piggy. A Charlotte's Web treatment that I just wasn't seeing so....
cartoon of a pig in a toupee, orange face make up and a long red tie under a web reading "Quiet Piggy".
November 28, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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Late night/early morning writing fuel in my little bear bowl
A brown metal and plastic bowl with a handle and a sculpted cartoon bear and fish on the lid A bright and colourful Japanese chicken curry with rice in a metal bowl
October 25, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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A colour drop commission for a client on vgen! I'm really happy with how the overall composition turned out.

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#FFXIV #FFXIVart #VGenComm #MKart #Commission #Art #CommissionArt
An illustration of a Miqo'te, Sai, done in a lineless style with a limited colour palette. He is standing against his lance, which is used to divide the image diagonally, and holding a falling flower between his hands - a tribute to his love of gardening.
May 16, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Announcement! $5 art books! I also have listed a book of inked art. You told me you like to learn from Tess's work so I'm putting together some fun books of her art I love. Check them out and let me know if you have any book requests. Thanks friends!
October 19, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Artists, QRP with you favourite portrait ✍️

A 90s style witch~
Purple toned portrait of a white woman with a black bob cut, glowing eyes, piercings, black lipstick and a general casual goth aesthetic surrounded by candles animal bones and various 90s paraphernalia
October 20, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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Cartoon: Big things in small packages. Enjoy :)
cartoon: Sam has walked in on Frodo and Gollum in bed together. He's scandalized. Mr Frodo!! Sorry, Sam. He comes in pints!
October 19, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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🤍 estranged husbands
🥺 close brothers x2
🗡️ an mc who is 100% done
🐺 a love interest ready to grovel
🏫 a haunted, gothic school
🔍 buried secrets
❄️ snowy setting

🔖 universal link: mybook.to/aBMB
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-strange-...
📖 gr: www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
Ebook cover for The Strange Grey Everything by Rebecca Crunden; cover shows a shadow of a grey wolf above a forest that's dark green and black and foggy. Text is gold and greyish-white.
October 19, 2025 at 4:58 AM
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Glenn Close saying “giving cunt” is the best thing you’ll hear all weekend
October 19, 2025 at 4:37 AM
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In positive life update news, one book I’m working on was long listed and is up for shortlist consideration for a big fiction prize, and the other won me a huge mentorship opportunity with Curtis Brown. So, that’s pretty neat!
October 15, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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From the Larchives. More RHPS art :) Enjoy!
cartoon of Scar and the hyenas in RHPS costumes
October 15, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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Fnerff (Still alive. Sort of.)
October 15, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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Notice to people in general and the delivery driver I just had in particular: “You were born the same year as me, why do you look *SO OLD*?” is likely to get a response of “go fuck yourself” rather than… whatever the hell you thought it was gonna get.
August 12, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Old yarn, new crochet project. Can’t wait for the cold to come so I can wear this 😩
August 10, 2025 at 7:47 AM