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Verati
@verati404.bsky.social
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Friend of spiders. Raccoon at heart. Spends too much time down research rabbit holes. Bad at hydrating & sitting in a chair.
Writer and artist.
T4T He/They 🏳️‍⚧️

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Verati @verati404.bsky.social · May 16
And it's LIVE on ITCH-IO! DOWNLOAD IT HERE FOR $4.99!
verati404.itch.io/echo-sight

A disabled shapeshifter tries to save a city with the one person who could undo their whole life...or free it.

#lgbt #lgbtqa+ #QueerWriters #books #💙📚 #💙🪐 #💙🌶 #booksky #EchoSight #fantasy #mystery #WritingCommunity
The cover of my novel, Echo Sight. The main character is wearing a feather cloak and holds a flame in their keft hand and a chain weapon in their right. They float above an underground lake with memories rippling in the water. Behind them, mostly obscured in the dark behind the stalagmites, is a dragon with bright, glowing eyes, watching them. On top of this cover are blue word bubbles with what you'll find within the book: Adult main character, wise-ass funny narrator, disability and mental health rep, 400 plus page count, LGBT romance, found family, themes of environmentalism, justice, and intersectionalism, shapeshifters, fungal monsters, a near-future tech world, magical realism, and "there was only one bed." A modern map of the alien continent where my novel takes place. It is scribbled on in red ink, with such hits as a travel checklist and some guy's phone number, a badly-proportioned spider, and the entire Sporelands scribbled out with the word "No," in all caps. The focus of the map is a circled city named Akert near the Gulf of Afredal's coast The opening to Echo Sight: Chapter 1 - The Senka Problem Blood never clings to phoenix feathers. Symbolic, I guess, though mostly just convenient for me at the time. The guy at my feet was super dead. The feather quills of my cloak dragged the concrete, so I held its hem close as I crouched beside the body. Raindrops hissed as each one pelted the exposed skin on my face and hands. In the bleak, stormy night, my halo did basically nothing that the bright harbor lights didn't. "Fucking great," said the big man standing over me. A dark-haired man commanding ocean waves with the movements of his hands. His expression is stern in concentration. He wears a pair of large earrings and a necklace vial containing liquid within. His black formal shirt is soaked through, and underneath him is the words "Echo Sight," the title of the novel he's from.
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otsogune.bsky.social
Hi Feymien! Thanks for the share 🩵I’m a vector illustrator, developing a 90s anime inspired style
Girl with a warm smile wearing a scarf and holding her phone Girl with messy short purple hair, freckles and a band-aid on her cheek Girl drinking from a can with a mochi in the other hand Girl at a bar, with long curly hair that looks bored
December 3, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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thepolymerokapi.bsky.social
Thank you for hosting ♥
I'm Cat, I do polymer clay cute things, currently running a free shipping promo thru Dec 8th
I'm also open to gingerbread pet name ornaments thru the 9th!
thepolymerokapi.etsy.com
Apple Sharkulent Photo of a polymer clay shark in a terracotta pot. The shark is plum colored and holding three apples, one red, one yellow, and one green. The bottom of the pot is painted red. Sussie Bird Earrings Photo of a pair of earrings dangling from the rim of a glass. The earrings are that of the magpie Sussie from the movie Kpop Demon Hunters. The hooks they are on are black. Sea Pancake Necklace Photo of a polymer clay charm on a gold necklace draped over the rim fo a glass. The charm is that of a manta ray made to look like a pancake with butter and syrup. Gingerbread Dog Name Ornaments Photo of four polymer clay ornaments made to look like gingerbread. Each is shaped like a dog bone with various frosting decors on them. The top two have names painted on them. The left is "Lady" and the right is "Max"
December 3, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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feymien.bsky.social
I'll be your host today 💙
I'm Feymien, a queer artist drawing OCs for DnD, VtM and others. I love using vibrant colours and designing elaborate outfits for my works 💙✨

You can find all of my works on here using #FeymienArt
Symmetrical Tarot Card Illustration of Argyros, an aasimar warforged. He is made up of grey and white metal parts, decorated with golden embellishments and connected by pink and purple tubing. A pair of horns forms a halo above their face, and his cable-like hair is floating around her face. Her two pairs of arms are raised to frame the two haloes in the back, and a golden glow is illuminating him from behind. Character belongs to @sygdom.bsky.social Fullbody illustration of a man with tan skin and light blonde hair in a long thick braid hanging down to his waist. He's kneeling on the floor,wearing a simple back wrap dress, one hand holding a white and black scythe. He has wings fading from brown to white, with golden and white spreckles all over them. In the background is a set of stained glass windows frames by thin golden frames, part of a church overgrown by vines Tarot-style artwork of a man, bust up, facing left. He is holding up one bone hand close to his face and a grand purple and teal butterfly is resting on it. He's wearing ornate golden armor with skulls, wings and flowers depicted on the larger pieces, as well as a thick feather cloak on top, with black feathers that shimmer blue, green and purple in the light. His teal and purple hair is tied up in a tight bun with some small braids, and a few strands hang down to frame his face and are then tucked behind his ear. He has a strong handsome profile and glowing golden eyes, and is wearing multiple piercings. In the background, a black and gold band decorated with golden bird skulls frames the dark night sky. Full body illustration of a tiefling with teal coloured skin. Their legs are mostly covered in heavy furs, and their hooves are glowing gold. Their horns spiral upwards and are decorated with golden jewelery and chains. They're wearing a deep purple cloak with eyes stitched onto the back, as well as a brighter purple dress with a wide skirt entirely open to the front, an under bust corset and a sheer top. The dress is decorated in spiral patterns. The background and foreground are filled with green tentacles and yellow eyes
December 3, 2025 at 1:31 PM
verati404.bsky.social
#TaintedFaculties #DecemberWorldbuilders (Day 2)

There's what their lore says & what most likely happened according to science. The mimic species all evolved on a biodiverse super Earth-type exoplanet where camouflage & mimicry served ambush predators well. Or, y'know, a fire god made them.
The December Worldbuilders prompt list. This post answers Day 2: Were your people created by gods or evolved? Both?
December 4, 2025 at 2:19 AM
verati404.bsky.social
Catching up on #DecemberWorldbuilders (Day 1) #TaintedFaculties

It's set in a science-high fantasy future where humans have adapted to the planet Kareden thanks in heavy part to their complicated relationships with the native inhabitants. Science is plentiful bc magic is poorly understood/utilized.
The December Worldbuilders prompt list. This post is answering Day 1: Science in your fictional world.
December 4, 2025 at 2:12 AM
verati404.bsky.social
#AwesomeCharacters

Ris was a bit of a bastard when Enaka met him at Holpas: petty, dismissive, reserved. But as a leader, he'd do anything for his Watchers. He was brave, didn't tolerate bullies. And beyond his defensive reticence, his friendship was genuine, his love real.

His loss still stings.
charliedeltawrites.bsky.social Charlie Delta 🦊🐐 @charliedeltawrites.bsky.social · 1d
Tell me more about your #AwesomeCharacters

Tell me a bit about the first time your character met someone important to them.

This could be a close friend, love interest, mentor, etc.

Did they like each other right away? Did they warm over time?

#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts
December 4, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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stevewestenra.bsky.social
Stop giving JKR money
December 3, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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nollthere.bsky.social
For day 3 of #ArtAdventCalendar!
Illustration of a white bat on a red background. The bottom half of the bat is covered in white lace, and the lace is actively being woven from four bobbins with moth wings under the bat.
December 3, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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eliseswritings.bsky.social
I'm sure my followers know this, but I'll say it just in case it breaks containment.

When the topic is disability; listen to disabled people.

Trans rights? Listen to trans people.

Racism/ xenophobia? Listen to BIPOC.

Women's issue? Listen to women.

Marginalised people KNOW what's best for US.
December 3, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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Day 3: #ArtAdventCalendar

Tisha Mark ©2025, Knowing Glances, oil on Gessobord, 7"x5"

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#art #painting #TraditionalArt #bsnm #SciArt
Original seascape oil painting by Tisha Mark, "Knowing Glances" 7"x5" oil on Ampersand Gessobord (2025). This painting has white textured clouds in a moody gray-blue sky over a dark blue sea that is meeting a rocky shore. There are delightful bits of green moss and red algae or seaweed on the rocks.
December 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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hypervisible.blacksky.app
Will continue to bang this drum: this is the system university admins are cramming into every aspect of education. This is the system we are told “isn’t going anywhere” so we all have to adjust to it.
josephcox.bsky.social Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 1d
New from 404 Media: ChatGPT told a violent stalker to continue running his misogynistic and threat-filled podcast despite the “haters,” and to visit more gyms to find women. The man stalked women in multiple states, including touching and following from work

www.404media.co/chatgpt-spot...
ChatGPT Told a Violent Stalker to Embrace the 'Haters,' Indictment Says
A newly filed indictment claims a wannabe influencer used ChatGPT as his "therapist" and "best friend" in his pursuit of the "wife type," while harassing women so aggressively they had to miss work a...
www.404media.co
December 3, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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fionacreates.bsky.social
Commissions are open for a little while again!

Icon/portrait - $60
Half Body - $80
Full - $120

Fill in this form if you’re interested in bright coloured goodness :)
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commissions examples, icons $60, half $80 and full $120 with additional design fee if you need me to design for you.
December 3, 2025 at 10:53 AM
verati404.bsky.social
Trans Remembrance Day wasn't so long ago. Holidays are coming up. Our rights & dignity are battered pretty much all the time.

idk, y'all, we deserve nice things. Depression is closer than it appears for a lot of us.

So any change you can spare to a cool lady would be appreciated.
redwitchlizzy.bsky.social Red Witch Lizzy | ♿🏳️‍⚧️🧙 @redwitchlizzy.bsky.social · 1d
Seriously. Please help. I have no donations and the wand I want is only $120 bucks. It's crowd funding. Anything helps.
redwitchlizzy.bsky.social Red Witch Lizzy | ♿🏳️‍⚧️🧙 @redwitchlizzy.bsky.social · 1d
I've updated my throne recently. I'm crowd funding getting a magic wand. Please consider contributing. I'm a girl in need and I'd really like to enjoy the holidays this year. 😏

throne.com/redwitchlizzy
December 3, 2025 at 6:52 PM
verati404.bsky.social
If I'm having self-doubt, I either need to walk away for a bit bc something else is going on (mental health is a bitch, or I need sleep/food/water/stimulation/etc) or I need to fix something in the work itself so that I can love it again. Rough drafts are gonna be rough, but the bones need to shine.
susansavagelee.bsky.social Susan Savage Lee @susansavagelee.bsky.social · 1d
How do you deal with self doubt when writing? I try to tell myself that a piece of writing doesn’t have to be perfect to be good #writingq #WritingCommunity
December 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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thepolymerokapi.bsky.social
These have been restocked and still got plenty of them after my event last month ❤️
thepolymerokapi.bsky.social OkapiRose 🍄 Free shipping in my shop! @thepolymerokapi.bsky.social · Oct 10
If you're looking to get some Sussie birds, now is the time because I've got very few left and if they aren't taken in orders this week they sure will be sold out at AAC next weekend!
Three polymer clay charms. The charms are that of Sussie bird from Kpop Demon Hunters. A pair of Sussie bird (from Kpop Demon Hunters) polymer clay earrings dangling from the rim of a glass. A polymer clay charm of Sussie bird from Kpop Demon Hunters on a gold crescent moon keychain. Sussie bird from Kpop Demon Hunters as a polymer clay charm on a black satin cord necklace wrapped around on a hand.
December 3, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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aebrossbooks.bsky.social
Look at all these beautiful titles by talented indie authors. There's 64 for of them, and they can be yours for $45! This bundle is on sale from December 1th to the 15th, so snatch it up before it's gone!

💙📚 🌈📚 📢📚

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End-of-Year Indie Fantasy Mega Bundle 64 books for $45.00 (you save ~$179!!!) December 1-15th Itch.io A Crimson Covenant by Aimee Donnellan A Demon to Save Me by H.S. Kallinger A Memory of Blood and Magic by K.N. Brindle After Halastaesia by Janina Franck Atop the Trees, Beneath the Mountains by SM Reine Books and Bone by Veo Corva Born of Scourge by S. Jean By the Pact by Joanna Maciejewska Calliope by Kaylynx Children by Bjørn Larssen Crystal Gunslinger - The Obsidian Outlaws by O.Z Laws Elixir Bound by Katie L. Carroll Elven by D.C. Hart Everything Is Wonderful Now by Shane Blackheart Forest of the Morning by Emmylou Kotzé Fortitude Waters by Fox N. Locke Fruits of the Gods by William C. Tracy Heir to The Sun by Karen Lykkebo Higanbana by Jake Vanguard Imbued by Helyna L. Clove Impostor by J. M. Rose Into the Deep by Amara Lynn Iron Spirit by Linn Foster Journey Home by May Barros Kiss of Death by Bryony Rosehurst Klone's Stronghold: Reeni by Joyce Reynolds-Ward Manipulator's War by Elise Carlson Metanoia, by Juniper Lake Fitzgerald Moonshadow's Guardian by Dianna Gunn No Land for Heroes by Cal Black Only the Dead Are Safe, and Other Stories by Rob MacWolf Path of the Warrior by Melissa Stone Prince Ewald the Brave by Dylan Madeley Rescue from the Orc Fortress by Simon Wolfe Reset by L. B. Shimaira Return the Rose by Joachim Heijndermans Shades of Spring by Niranjan Shadows Dark and Deadly by Andrea Marie Johnson Sidetracked Part 1 by SK Kelley Smoke and Rain by V. S. Holmes Song of the Wolf by T.C. Smith Tales of Yamato by Odessa Silver The Assassins Raven by Anna Verner The Blood Divide by Zan Lowell The Circle in the Sphere by Alex S. Garcia The Commune by Liz Roderick The Crimson Knight by Zeta K. Pierce The Dragon Next Door by Vanessa Ricci-Thode The Hand That Feeds by Sass Everett The Knowing Doll by Holliday Vermont The Lost Magic by SP Shade and many more...
December 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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veronicaory.bsky.social
On day 2 of #ArtAdventCalendar, we open the little door to find… oak leaves. I love their shapes. I love that native oaks support so much life.

#watercolor #illustration #artyear
Illustration of 3 oak leaves in golden brown watercolor with pen outlining, photographed together with the 3 real oak leaves that were used as models
December 2, 2025 at 6:13 PM
verati404.bsky.social
Artists and writers make so little money. Most of us have other jobs, or we're disabled and CAN'T work otherwise. I don't know a single writer that isn't constantly wondering if they're gonna be able to pay all their bills on time.

There are exceptions, but they're EXCEPTIONS, not the rule.
matthewdowsmith.bsky.social Matthew Dow Smith @matthewdowsmith.bsky.social · 9d
Honestly, people calling creators the "petite bourgeoisie" makes me want to snap.

We're working folk. And we work really hard. For next to nothing.

We're not lounging around eating bonbons. We're trying to figure out how we're going to be able to pay rent next month.
December 2, 2025 at 7:27 PM
verati404.bsky.social
Very cute.
December 2, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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tishamark.com
Day 2: #ArtAdventCalendar

Tisha Mark ©2025, Finding a Kindred Spirit, oil on cradled Gessobord, 30"x30"

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#art #painting #TraditionalArt #SciArt
Original seascape oil painting by Tisha Mark, "Finding a Kindred Spirit" 30"x30" oil on cradled Ampersand Gessobord (2025). A seascape painting with a gray-blue sky with textured, atmospheric cloud formations over a dark blue sea. Waves are meeting a rocky shore, and there is textured green moss and dark red algae or seaweed on the rocks.
December 2, 2025 at 6:35 PM
verati404.bsky.social
I've gotten sleep!

Last few days were exhausting for a mix of health reasons + cold + bad life choices ("I'm almost done with this task!" I tell myself at midnight, right before the clock strikes 3am).

Tempted to drop some sketches but they're all NSFW & telling myself to keep my socmed clean-ish.
December 2, 2025 at 5:41 PM
verati404.bsky.social
Electrical panel upgraded to modern standards! We're one step closer to having better heat in the house. ✨️🥶
November 25, 2025 at 5:35 AM
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spookyxpickle.bsky.social
FUNDING until December 3rd!

Help make this creepy, fairy themed book a reality. It's got tales, poetry, warnings, things that happen for no good reason, art, cute critters, mushrooms, and so much more!

And check out the rest of @the-book-bazaar.com, too!

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Fairy Seasons
Fairy Seasons is an anthology of light and darkness, exploring the fickle nature of fairy kind. The stories span from delightful tales of fairy encounters to nightmarish situations within the darkest ...
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November 24, 2025 at 12:11 PM
verati404.bsky.social
lmaoooo #Novmemeber #TaintedFaculties

By definition, dragon antagonists have to be dragons, don't they? But okay, let's go with Book 2's Hennos as if she wasn't:

She's an angler fish. Uses deception to hunt, thrives in the dark, will absorb those that work with her until there's nothing left.
sagetgreene.bsky.social Sage T. Greene, Author @sagetgreene.bsky.social · 10d
#Novmemeber 24

What is your Antagonist's fursona/what animal would they be?

If your Antagonist is already an animal, what human job would they have?
24. What is your Antagonist's fursona? A prompt game for the month of November, titled #Novmemeber (as in meme). Hosted by @sagetgreene.bsky.social . The bottom says "Have fun, interact, and remember alt text!" There is a silly emoji face with wild eyes and tongue sticking out, and some fall-style leaves in the corners.
November 24, 2025 at 1:09 PM