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Bones McKay

@bonesmckay.bsky.social

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https://www.youtube.com/darkenedavo
https://mckayandgray.itch.io/

Comics:
https://ninepoint.thecomicseries.com/
https://thebooksofavo.thecomicseries.com/
https://themagpie.thecomicseries.com
https://prettymouth.thecomicseries.com/

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Bones McKay @bonesmckay.bsky.social · Nov 16

Hey! I’m an autistic, trans (he/it) writer and comic creator. I write fantasy with a side of horror. All my stories are very queer.

I’m also on youtube where I share comic and writing advice.

Check it out! Or check out my many comics and novels all linked in my bio.

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Joon Beagle

@beagletales.bsky.social

its nice to share with @bonesmckay.bsky.social

#furryart

October 29, 2025 at 11:45 PM

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The Cat Hive

@thecathive.bsky.social

The Criminal

Doodle of an orange cat with a piece of crumpled plastic in his mouth. He is running away quickly, wide-eyed. There is text from someone shouting "WHO IS EATING PLASTIC!!!"

October 13, 2025 at 9:07 PM

Bones McKay

@bonesmckay.bsky.social

*staring at my flats* Ugh. Why are they so flat?

October 5, 2025 at 7:10 AM

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Inkgrid | Edel-Art

@inkgrid.bsky.social

October 3, 2025 at 6:57 PM

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Suzanne ✨🌑

@tendermiasma.com

Visa and Mastercard reportedly coming for FAIRIES and CAT EARS

Get on the phone and ask them wtf is up because this even made me double take
bsky.app/profile/dark...

DCS 🔞 @darkchibishadow.bsky.social · Sep 9

Woke up to quite the update on this. I had been in contact with Payment Cloud about getting their service and they waited until now to hit me with the image below. Again, stringing me along instead of being upfront. They had seen my website multiple times before this.

September 10, 2025 at 3:49 AM

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🌮Don Cardenas🌮

@doncardenasart.bsky.social

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September 1, 2025 at 11:03 PM

Bones McKay

@bonesmckay.bsky.social

Getting id photos at places is annoying. First they tell you to remove your glasses and they tell you where to look, as if I know where the hell I anymore.

August 19, 2025 at 6:48 PM

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Bones McKay

@bonesmckay.bsky.social

I keep adding portraits of dead loves in my comics. This is my mirror scene.

August 13, 2025 at 3:39 AM

Bones McKay

@bonesmckay.bsky.social

I keep adding portraits of dead loves in my comics. This is my mirror scene.

August 13, 2025 at 3:39 AM

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Joon Beagle

@beagletales.bsky.social

Thank you to everyone who showed up for my first stream, the support was overwhelming. I hope to see you for the next one! We will NOT be building anything suspiciously shaped.

August 11, 2025 at 10:20 PM

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Anni K. Comics

@annikcomics.bsky.social

On this day in 2010 I started my vampire BL webcomic Transfusions and today, 15 years later, I’m finishing it 🎉 Whether you’ve been following since the early SmackJeeves times or found and binged it just last week, thank you all for reading ♥️ #transfusionscomic

July 29, 2025 at 2:54 PM

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Rosemary Mosco

@rosemarymosco.com

Bird book alert! The Birding Dictionary, my funny yet educational little guide, is back in stock everywhere
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rosem...

A book called The Birding Dictionary by Rosemary Mosco, with a quote by David Allen Sibley, saying "Best. Dictionary. Ever." and a drawing of a vermilion flycatcher that has pooped on a pair of binoculars.

alpha code /ˈal-fə ˌkōd/ noun: A four-letter abbreviation of a bird’s common name. Also known as a bird code or banding code, it’s part of a system of standardized abbreviations that enable birders, ornithologists, and bird banders to take speedy notes and otherwise communicate quickly. For example, the Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant has an ungainly name, but you can use the alpha code system and shorten it to SCPT. Some alpha codes are straightforward, like RUFF for Ruff and OVEN
for Ovenbird. Some are cute, like BABE for Barred Becard, BUFF for Bufflehead, and WHIM for Whimbrel. Some are confusing, like
DOVE for Dovekie (which is not a dove) and CROW for Crested Owl (which is not a crow). Some are unfortunate, like LEAK for Lesser
‘Akialoa, BLOW for Bare-legged Owl, and GASH for Galapagos Shearwater. The code for Dickcissel is exactly what you think it
would be.

alcid /ˈal-səd/ noun: One of a group of bird species in the family Alcidae, which includes auklets, murres, murrelets, guillemots, and puffins. Many alcids look like someone put men’s formal wear on a potato. There's a drawing of a dovekie next to a potato wearing a tuxedo.

July 31, 2025 at 3:21 PM

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⚠️ eve g ⚠️

@evegwood.com

we're SOOOOO close to that goal!

Quindrie Press @quindriepress.com · Jul 28

Only ONE DAY LEFT in our current Kickstarter and we're just under £1000 away from our goal! If you've been hankering for autobio about messy and complicated relationships - with our family, our heritage, and our partners - then you should check this one out.

🐉 kickstarter.com/projects/qui...

July 28, 2025 at 5:18 PM

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exodrifter

@exodrifter.bsky.social

Leaf mentioned in the official itch discord server that the open case they have with Stripe right now is probably the most critical right now. Submit a complaint to Stripe here: stripe.com/legal/compla...

Need to know what to say? Use this: bsky.app/profile/void...

#itch #censorship

July 25, 2025 at 6:27 AM

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✨kris✨

@kamielke.bsky.social

hey, I’m Kris and I write about queer teens falling in love and learning from their mistakes, and also goblins

now that I have 4 books out, here’s a new pinned post to find them all in one spot:

linktr.ee/KAMielke

my self-pubbed books are available digitally on itch for free or pwyc

#BookSky

The cover of my queer young adult coming-of-age novel, Victory Lap, co-written with my pal Riley Alexis Wood. The cover is illustrated by my other pal Ursula Gray.

The main characters, Josh, Kiki, and Mel, lie on the grass. The grass and general colour palette is yellow. Josh is a white guy who looks kinda sad, with short rust-colour hair and a blue hoodie with a horizontal pink stripe. Kiki is a white girl who has long pink hair, a little grin, and a blue blouse. Mel is Vietnamese and has a darker skin tone, smirking confidently, and has dark greenish hair and matching lipstick, has a choker around her neck, and wears a pink jacket.

The cover of my young adult romance novella, Losing Hit Points. Illustrated by Kate Phillips. The hands of the main characters, Journey and Rumour, cup an assortment of dice together. They hold their hands above a dungeon grid and mini-figures.

The cover of my middle grade epic fantasy, Goblin Girl. Illustrated by @underpalewater. The four main characters stand on a grassy field in front of a cloud-obscured castle, around which airships sail. Gertrude is a 12yo goblin holding a sword. Beatrix is a 12yo Black human wearing a tiara, who has magic purple sparkles around her hand. Edwin is a 17yo salamander knight in a sword of armour, holding a two-handed sword. Leaf is a tree and also a 10yo boy, a tree boy if you will.

The cover of my book, Lonely in Happy Town. Designed by Tyler Cleroux. The font is reminiscent of Animal Crossing and there are two gaming controllers with hearts on them, on a pink backdrop. E.M. Anderson, author of The Remarkable Retirement of Edna Fisher and The Keeper of Lonely Spirits says it’s “[A] cozy but cathartic read about love, anxiety, and rebuilding community.”

May 28, 2025 at 12:48 PM

Bones McKay

@bonesmckay.bsky.social

Donut.

July 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM

Bones McKay

@bonesmckay.bsky.social

Sometimes you just gotta doodle on your pet pics.

July 12, 2025 at 7:09 PM

Bones McKay

@bonesmckay.bsky.social

It’s so nice to have people reading The Magpie again. I’m really happy with how the colours are turning out. 😭

July 12, 2025 at 2:57 AM

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✨kris✨

@kamielke.bsky.social

Victory Lap and its bonus content is in this Canadian Wildfires Fundraiser bundle on itch alongside 80 other items—books, comics, games, and game assets—for $10, all proceeds going to Nii'kinaaganaa Foundation

also @vriccithode.bsky.social’s Nebula Award winning book is here too!

Canadian Wildfires Fundraiser by Beedok and 53 others

Canadian Wildfires Fundraiser: 81 items for $10.00

itch.io

July 8, 2025 at 10:41 AM

Bones McKay

@bonesmckay.bsky.social

Really happy with how this page turned out! 😻

July 11, 2025 at 3:23 AM

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✨kris✨

@kamielke.bsky.social

Goblin Girl is in a new itch bundle! if you like Canadian SFF, and you should, come check it out between June 30th-July 6th! buy boooooks!

itch.io/b/3114/the-c...

#CanLit #SFF #IndieAuthor

A red-tinted image of a stack of books beside some text.

The text reads: The Canadian Science Fiction & Fantasy Bundle. June 30 to July 6. $20 USD for 16 Great Reads.

The cover of Goblin Girl with art by @underpalewater. Gertrude is the titular 12yo goblin girl, with a sword and red hair. Beatrix is a 12yo Black human girl in a purple dress with magic sparkles around her hand. Edwin is a taller man who is also a salamander in a suit of armour. Leaf is a tree and a boy, a tree boy. I love them.

Fun character art by Ursula Gray. Gertrude is determined to roast the perfect marshmallow. Beatrix is burning her marshmallow. Edwin is absent mindedly roasting his. Leaf is hiding from the fire. I love them very much.

June 22, 2025 at 9:25 PM

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Lucia ✨ Maolyart

@maolyart.bsky.social

The Magpie by @bonesmckay.bsky.social and @ursulagray.bsky.social
A horror mystery involving a strange town and a dark, powerful being. There are so many questions I need answers to...👀✨
www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/th...

June 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM

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Georgina Kiersten

@ingloriousgigi.bsky.social

Do not give this woman a dime of your money.
1. Do not watch the new show.
2. Do not stream any of the movies (yes, that includes Fantastic Beasts)
3. Do not buy any of her books. She has a pen name Robert Galbraith.
www.advocate.com/news/jk-rowl...