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kellen graves 🦇

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transmasc (they/them) 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 indie author of the ROWAN BLOOD series 🍓 and more 🌊 | art by me unless otherwise tagged | covers by @morlevart.bsky.social 💍 | https://skellygraves.carrd.co/

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kellen graves 🦇 @skellygraves.bsky.social · Aug 5

it’s #indieaugust, so here’s a little about me! I’m a transmasc (they/them) queer author of m/m romance, and my spouse @morlevart.bsky.social (they/them) does all my covers! 💕

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Alex Degen (Magic Serple 2025) @adactivity.bsky.social · 3h

This is cool after the war on everything called “porn” by platforms and payment processors. A machine that stole all your words can generate and sell “erotica” but you can’t haaa

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 4h

Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year

We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.

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M.E. Morgan @morlevart.bsky.social · 7h

Hi #PortfolioDay ! My name is M.E. Morgan & I'm a freelance artist working on illustrations for book covers & ttrpgs. I’m a fan of folklore,horror,fantasy, & romance. I’m open to new projects, please feel free to view my portfolio & get in touch below.
➡️https://morlevart.com
➡️mmorlevart@gmail(.)com

A digital illustration featuring two fairy characters standing together as a flock of pale teal moths swirl around them. One character has with pale blue-green skin, dark eye makeup and long orange-red hair, in blood-red and black helm and armor resembling the carapace of a Japanese rhinoceros beetle. They hold the second character, who has pale pink skin, soft features, and fluffy short pink hair, in a pink and green outfit reminiscent of a pink rose.

A digital illustration of a pale-skinned, horned masculine character with flowing wavy back hair, wearing black blouse and pants. He is standing against a blue background, surrounded by swirling wind and leaves, gesturing as though he is commanding them.

Two character illustrations on a flat black background.

Right: the character is an early-twenties, masculine human. He has warm pale skin, light brown short hair and green eyes. He wears a deep olive green and gold blouse, brown cropped pants, and brown lace up boots. He carries a brown leather messenger bag, and a barn owl is landing on his shoulder.

Left: a satyr character on a flat black background. They have light tan skin, pale ash blonde hair and fur, digitigrade furry legs and split hooves, curled horns, deer ears, and a long tufted tail. they are androgynous, wearing a cream blouse and green pleated skirt; and carrying a red hardcover book.

The full-wrap book cover illustration for the novel VESSEL OF WOVEN NIGHT by Kellen Graves.

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kellen graves 🦇 @skellygraves.bsky.social · 2d

“I prefer pretty redheads like you.” 
A BONE IN HIS TEETH 🌊 🌊 🌊 is for fans of horror, romance, haunted seaside towns, ancient rituals, THE LIGHTHOUSE, dark fantasy, some gore, a little bit of cannibalism as a treat

illustration from the POV of Alba from A BONE IN HIS TEETH looking over the side of a boat, his hands visible in the bottom frame, with a pale, white haired siren, Eridanys gazing back at him from the dark water. “I prefer pretty redheads like you” is written overhead

trans m/m dark fantasy romance w/ horror elements
lighthouse keeper x siren
seaside horrors
losing your virginity on a rocky shore
finding safety with a cannibalistic siren
grumpy x grumpier
running from violent debtors
fishing town with long-kept secrets
touch him and die
standalone
becoming a siren's favorite plaything

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kellen graves 🦇 @skellygraves.bsky.social · 2d

what gale sees out of the corner of his eye while looking pensively into the fire

kellen graves 🦇 @skellygraves.bsky.social · 2d

turned down the graphic settings so @morlevart.bsky.social and I could split screen bg3 and it resulted in this nuclear moonspot in the middle of camp???

screenshot of a bg3 tiefling glowing bright white

screenshot of two bg3 avatars glowing bright white

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kellen graves 🦇 @skellygraves.bsky.social · 2d

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kellen graves 🦇 @skellygraves.bsky.social · 2d

my sleep paralysis demon

Screenshot of a procreate layer icon from a WIP, showing a pale blue, unsettling, smiling personage

kellen graves 🦇 @skellygraves.bsky.social · 8d

very devilish!!

kellen graves 🦇 @skellygraves.bsky.social · 9d

agony (rendering something really well only to have to cover it up) 🦈 a little Eridanys WIP

procreate screenshot of a cropped, illustrated naked masculine chest

same crop as previous screenshot, but the nice rendering is beneath a handful of dark layers

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kellen graves 🦇 @skellygraves.bsky.social · 10d

WHEN MO COOKED THIS UP I COULDN'T STOP BARKING

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kellen graves 🦇 @skellygraves.bsky.social · 10d

when my etsy shop isn't open (which it currently is not), I actually get the most royalties per book via amazon! 💕 ty for asking!

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Big Dyke Energy (GFM in pinned) @azurebitch.bsky.social · 12d

Support queer pornographers and erotic artists now because the number of remaining avenues for them (us) to get paid are shrinking

And keep hassling payment processors and government

ren 🗡️ NYCC C-43 @renstrapp.com · 12d

New blog post! www.renstrapp.com/blog/monster...

Monsterfuckers in an age of censorship — Ren Strapp

Once or twice a year, I make riso prints for a project organized by Nova and Mali. I do it quite a lot, actually. Many of you recognize me or came to know me through the Classics project, or you’l...

www.renstrapp.com

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kellen graves 🦇 @skellygraves.bsky.social · 13d

a drawing of a girl with pink hair covering her face with her hands

ALT: a drawing of a girl with pink hair covering her face with her hands

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M.E. Morgan @morlevart.bsky.social · 13d

Another recent character art for @skellygraves.bsky.social. My beloved little Saffron 🖤🌿 #art

A digital illustration of a character on a flat black background. The character is an early-twenties, masculine human. He has warm pale skin, light brown short hair and green eyes. He wears a deep olive green and gold blouse, brown cropped pants, and brown lace up boots. He carries a brown leather messenger bag, and a barn owl is landing on his shoulder.

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Taylor 🌸Lots of Gay Books 🌸 Author @eldritchflower.bsky.social · 14d

✨SURPRISE✨

Want a little short story snack? Might I offer you some Salvadoran folklore inspired religious 🌶️🌶️🌶️?

This is as good an excuse as any to really tap into my Salvadoran heritage and bring y'all a tale of Catholic folklore based in El Salvador. There may be more to come 💜

Text reads:
New Novella
Salvadoran Folklore
Small Town Setting
Headless Priest
Catholic Eroticism
Trans Man MC
Erotic Folk Horror
"Body of Christ" indeed
Happy Ending???

Cover in the middle shows a church sanctuary bathed in yellow light. Title reads: Absolution

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Cat Rector @catrector.com · 13d

Learning to Bleed comes out March 18th and artist @scherville.com is so deeply talented I can hardly believe it!

This book is the 2nd in a trilogy that explores queerness and trauma through vampire lore, all against the backdrop of an impoverished rural community that has its own monsters 👀

Links⬇️

The cover of Learning to Bleed by Cat Rector, the sequel to Coal Gets In Your Veins. The cover is in the style of a classical painting, with a blush-grey background. In the foreground are two characters locked in a dipping embrace. Spencer, a pale man in a dark blue turtleneck sweater and jeans, with blonde bed-head hair, is holding up another character as she loses control and seems to be falling. His expression is lost and loving as he looks down at her. Laurel is leaning back in his arms, her long brown hair in waves over her back, her face up to the sky as her expression of uncontrolled rage stares upward. Her eyes are red and her mouth is wide open, showing her vampire fangs. A pool of blood soaks into the shoulder of Spencer’s sweater, coming from Laurel’s hand as it hangs above his shoulder. Laurel wears a tank top and red and black plaid. A red mist obscures their legs, making room for the title and author text. The cover artist is Scherville.

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kellen graves 🦇 @skellygraves.bsky.social · 14d

line them up so I can smooch

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M.E. Morgan @morlevart.bsky.social · 14d

If you see this, show off them mouths 💋

Close up of a digital painting of a mouth with a soft smile. The person is wearing a green and gold high collar top. Cool light illuminates them.

Close up of a digital painting of a slightly parted mouth. They have light tan skin and a strong jaw. Another person's ear is slightly visible to the right.

Close up of a digital painting of a mouth with a soft smile. The person is pale skinned and wearing a deep blue and black patterned blouse. Cool light illuminates them.

Close up of a digital painting of a mouth slightly parted with a soft smile. They are pale skinned with pink hair. They are wearing a high-collared neck piece shaped like leaves and vines

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kellen graves 🦇 @skellygraves.bsky.social · 14d

figured I’d reshare this lmao

kellen graves 🦇 @skellygraves.bsky.social · May 28

someone reached out to let me know, so just to clarify, the "blurb" being attributed to me on the cover of freydis moon's next release is actually an old blurb I gave them in oct 2023 for a previous book. I haven't been in contact with them whatsoever since everything last year.

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Suzanne ✨🌑 @tendermiasma.com · 17d

SFW crew, this one's for you!

Tell bsky you stand with NSFW creators and let us have creative freedom with a better labeling system, NOT censorship!

Use that feedback form! #bskycensorship

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kellen graves 🦇 @skellygraves.bsky.social · 19d

BARK BARK BARK AWOOOOOOGA

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M.E. Morgan @morlevart.bsky.social · 19d

BOOK COVER ARTISTS

QRP with your book covers 📚💙

#BookCovers #art

The full-wrap book cover illustration for the novel A BONE IN HIS TEETH by Kellen Graves.

The full-wrap book cover illustration for the novel VOW OF ETERNAL NIGHT by Lily Crozier.

The full-wrap book cover illustration for the novel THE FLOWERED BLADE by Taylor Hubbard.

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kellen graves 🦇 @skellygraves.bsky.social · 19d

a little WIP of my favorite lute playing bard ✨ Yvaíne from my current vampire project!!

photo of a lineart WIP on an iPad, of a character with long wavy hair and holding a lute

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ZephiSleepy @zephisleepy.bsky.social · 24d

Fan art I did after now that ive finished @skellygraves.bsky.social book series~ I started with A Bone In His Teeth and recommended the Rowan Blood Series to all my friends!

[ #fanart #rowanblood #aboneinhisteeth ]

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kellen graves 🦇 @skellygraves.bsky.social · 23d

I'M SAIJHKfdBGLKFhjd the rowan veil one especially made my heart stop!!!!!!!