Ripley LaCross
@ripleylacross.bsky.social
(they/he) Cartoonist, Illustrator, gender rebel, and cryptid. Oh Joy Sex Toy, the Hiker Trash Dictionary, It's Always Something, and other TTRPG nonsense.
PDX - @Helioscope
Links: https://ripleylacross.carrd.co/
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PDX - @Helioscope
Links: https://ripleylacross.carrd.co/
| #art | #comic | #originalcharacter |
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Hey hey, I'm Ripley! Cartoonist and illustrator drawing all sorts of ttrpg nonsense, sex-ed comics, and the occasional smut.
Links: ripleylacross.carrd.co
Links: ripleylacross.carrd.co
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the new way to meet cute progressive guys to date but for srs
fantastic photos and article by the great photojournalist @speciousk.bsky.social , who's just arrived on Bluesky! make with the following, friends! gothamist.com/news/the-hot...
The hottest clubs in NYC these days are volunteer trash pickup groups
The city's notoriously filthy streets are giving rise to a new generation of volunteer groups that want to make neighborhoods across the city a little cleaner.
gothamist.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:01 AM
the new way to meet cute progressive guys to date but for srs
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen
Invent Animate
Architects
10 Years
Caravan Palace
FF: Distant Worlds
Invent Animate
Architects
10 Years
Caravan Palace
FF: Distant Worlds
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen
Florence + the Machine
First Aid Kit
Of Monsters and Men
BABYMETAL/Bloodywood/Jinjer
Stardew Valley: Symphony of Seasons
Florence + the Machine
First Aid Kit
Of Monsters and Men
BABYMETAL/Bloodywood/Jinjer
Stardew Valley: Symphony of Seasons
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen
Danger (twice)
Clark
Cosmo Sheldrake
Devotchka (twice)
Coachella 2010
Danger (twice)
Clark
Cosmo Sheldrake
Devotchka (twice)
Coachella 2010
November 28, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen
Invent Animate
Architects
10 Years
Caravan Palace
FF: Distant Worlds
Invent Animate
Architects
10 Years
Caravan Palace
FF: Distant Worlds
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Original Hank Ketcham art with my new favorite design for a centaur.
November 27, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Original Hank Ketcham art with my new favorite design for a centaur.
My holiday hot take is this: If your pumpkin pie serves only as a whipped cream delivery device, you're doing it wrong.
Triple the spices and use a graham cracker crust (maybe even a ginger snap crust!). You're welcome.
Triple the spices and use a graham cracker crust (maybe even a ginger snap crust!). You're welcome.
November 27, 2025 at 5:29 PM
My holiday hot take is this: If your pumpkin pie serves only as a whipped cream delivery device, you're doing it wrong.
Triple the spices and use a graham cracker crust (maybe even a ginger snap crust!). You're welcome.
Triple the spices and use a graham cracker crust (maybe even a ginger snap crust!). You're welcome.
Thinking fondly of the crew at Helioscope today. For the past 8 years they've been like family to me, through good times, bad times, weird times, and great times. I wouldn't be where I am today without any of them, and for that I'm extremely grateful.
@helioscopepdx.bsky.social
@helioscopepdx.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Thinking fondly of the crew at Helioscope today. For the past 8 years they've been like family to me, through good times, bad times, weird times, and great times. I wouldn't be where I am today without any of them, and for that I'm extremely grateful.
@helioscopepdx.bsky.social
@helioscopepdx.bsky.social
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In the era of AI it’s more crucial than ever that social media sites add a serif to the lower case L
November 26, 2025 at 8:29 PM
In the era of AI it’s more crucial than ever that social media sites add a serif to the lower case L
When you see this, post an image from your gallery to describe your mental health
November 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
When you see this, post an image from your gallery to describe your mental health
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find it; axe it
November 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM
find it; axe it
I've noticed recently so many references to the Sailor Moon movies (R, S, SS). They were formative for me as a kid, and... god damn I need copies of these movies agaaaaain
November 27, 2025 at 6:37 AM
I've noticed recently so many references to the Sailor Moon movies (R, S, SS). They were formative for me as a kid, and... god damn I need copies of these movies agaaaaain
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Whatever you say, Miss Amira Miles!! Did the summer feel impossibly too short to everyone else? Like, I shoulda peed outside more. Should have hiked more. GRRR I gotta get back on the trails!!
November 26, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Whatever you say, Miss Amira Miles!! Did the summer feel impossibly too short to everyone else? Like, I shoulda peed outside more. Should have hiked more. GRRR I gotta get back on the trails!!
You just died
The 6th picture in your gallery us what killed you
Oh no
The 6th picture in your gallery us what killed you
Oh no
November 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
You just died
The 6th picture in your gallery us what killed you
Oh no
The 6th picture in your gallery us what killed you
Oh no
A few people have told me that were I to print all, or just a selection of, my OJST comics, they'd like a copy.
Is that something folks are genuinely interested in? They're kind of all over the place 🤔
Is that something folks are genuinely interested in? They're kind of all over the place 🤔
Happy, happy birthday to our esteemed contributor, @ripleylacross.bsky.social who has shared years' worth of comics with us! Give yourself the gift of diving through their archive and then go give 'em a follow to keep up with their current adventures!
www.ohjoysextoy.com/category/com...
www.ohjoysextoy.com/category/com...
November 27, 2025 at 2:06 AM
A few people have told me that were I to print all, or just a selection of, my OJST comics, they'd like a copy.
Is that something folks are genuinely interested in? They're kind of all over the place 🤔
Is that something folks are genuinely interested in? They're kind of all over the place 🤔
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Happy birthday to our amazingly talented studiomate, the mighty Jack T Cole! He’s on here as @newjackcole.bsky.social but he’s most active on patreon at patreon.com/newjackcole.
November 26, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Happy birthday to our amazingly talented studiomate, the mighty Jack T Cole! He’s on here as @newjackcole.bsky.social but he’s most active on patreon at patreon.com/newjackcole.
Change nothing about it except for cleaning up the graphics, this game is otherwise perfect.
(I will accept voiced cut scenes, but DON'T *ADD* SCENES)
(I will accept voiced cut scenes, but DON'T *ADD* SCENES)
November 26, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Change nothing about it except for cleaning up the graphics, this game is otherwise perfect.
(I will accept voiced cut scenes, but DON'T *ADD* SCENES)
(I will accept voiced cut scenes, but DON'T *ADD* SCENES)
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(chainsaw man spoilers)
YOU THINK IM JOKING
YOU THINK IM JOKING
November 26, 2025 at 4:07 AM
(chainsaw man spoilers)
YOU THINK IM JOKING
YOU THINK IM JOKING
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Hello network. This is real shit. I’m looking for transgender, nonbinary, or gender nonconforming front and back end web designers for a project to help trans people get housing in NJ. This is a paid opportunity.
Please share this if you see it, and my DMs are open for more information. Tysm 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵
Please share this if you see it, and my DMs are open for more information. Tysm 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵
November 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Hello network. This is real shit. I’m looking for transgender, nonbinary, or gender nonconforming front and back end web designers for a project to help trans people get housing in NJ. This is a paid opportunity.
Please share this if you see it, and my DMs are open for more information. Tysm 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵
Please share this if you see it, and my DMs are open for more information. Tysm 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵
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Apologies for so much etsy posting, but it’s a big part of how we operate. Anyhow, there is a TON of original art on sale rn for pre-Black Friday. Go take a look! helioscopepdx.etsy.com?section_id=6...
helioscopepdx.etsy.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Apologies for so much etsy posting, but it’s a big part of how we operate. Anyhow, there is a TON of original art on sale rn for pre-Black Friday. Go take a look! helioscopepdx.etsy.com?section_id=6...
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also need people to not act like the only way you get to be a real writer is writing full time. it’s almost impossible to survive in a freelance arts career right now. should you be able to? sure. but we can’t sneer at the idea of prioritizing survival over embodying the ”art is suffering” fantasy
I know we know this, but authors need to get better at talking about how they actually make their money. Stop pretending it's from the books.
November 25, 2025 at 10:54 PM
also need people to not act like the only way you get to be a real writer is writing full time. it’s almost impossible to survive in a freelance arts career right now. should you be able to? sure. but we can’t sneer at the idea of prioritizing survival over embodying the ”art is suffering” fantasy
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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Portland residents in possession of a goose or duck should be aware that it is an infraction not to dress them in plaid with a little cap in the winter months. Penalty for noncompliance is in-person viewing of an entire city council meeting.
November 25, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Portland residents in possession of a goose or duck should be aware that it is an infraction not to dress them in plaid with a little cap in the winter months. Penalty for noncompliance is in-person viewing of an entire city council meeting.
You will be visited by three spirits
November 26, 2025 at 2:26 AM
You will be visited by three spirits
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A friend's oc is like an oc-in-law to me
November 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
A friend's oc is like an oc-in-law to me
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It's my birthday 🫠 37 trips around the sun in this rock tumbler of a body. Oy vey. Why is pain so painful.
The plan is karaoke tonight with my boyfriend!! Would anyone like to chip in so I can get some mozzarella sticks?
♥️ 🧡 💛 💚 💙
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The plan is karaoke tonight with my boyfriend!! Would anyone like to chip in so I can get some mozzarella sticks?
♥️ 🧡 💛 💚 💙
ko-fi.com/ripleylacross
Support Ripley LaCross
Support Ripley LaCross
ko-fi.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
It's my birthday 🫠 37 trips around the sun in this rock tumbler of a body. Oy vey. Why is pain so painful.
The plan is karaoke tonight with my boyfriend!! Would anyone like to chip in so I can get some mozzarella sticks?
♥️ 🧡 💛 💚 💙
ko-fi.com/ripleylacross
The plan is karaoke tonight with my boyfriend!! Would anyone like to chip in so I can get some mozzarella sticks?
♥️ 🧡 💛 💚 💙
ko-fi.com/ripleylacross
Planted some 30 garlics in my garden today for next summers harvest.
Realized I planted them upside-down 🙃 🤦
Realized I planted them upside-down 🙃 🤦
November 24, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Planted some 30 garlics in my garden today for next summers harvest.
Realized I planted them upside-down 🙃 🤦
Realized I planted them upside-down 🙃 🤦
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Here's the new painting, The Wind Doesn't Blow This Far Right.
(So named because I was obsessively replaying the new Lisa O'Neil song as I began painting it, and it felt right)
(So named because I was obsessively replaying the new Lisa O'Neil song as I began painting it, and it felt right)
November 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Here's the new painting, The Wind Doesn't Blow This Far Right.
(So named because I was obsessively replaying the new Lisa O'Neil song as I began painting it, and it felt right)
(So named because I was obsessively replaying the new Lisa O'Neil song as I began painting it, and it felt right)