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D.D.B.Torres

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Regret

2025
graphite and digital

a humble tribute to Over the Garden Wall

-{ #art | #illustration | #fantasy | #OtGW }-

"Regret" presents Beatrice, a character from the animated series Over the Garden Wall. Beatrice was cursed after throwing a rock at a bluebird: all her 12 relatives, as well as her, were transformed into bluebirds. The illustration shows us her transformation, looking in shock and crying as her right arm transforms into a bird's wing. She stands in front of a dark forest, the deep orange of autumn slowly being consumed by cyan and blue. Flying around her and into the forest we spot 12 bluebirds. The illustration also brings a foot frame, with four pumpkins and Enoch - another character, the ruler of Potsfield - in the center.

February 13, 2026 at 4:14 PM

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Catherine

@shadowdogdesigns.bsky.social

A #butterfly emerges from stellar demise in planetary #nebula NGC 6302 roughly 3800 light-years away in the constellation #Scorpius
Credit: NASA, ESA and the Hubble SM4 ERO Team

Link for more info: esahubble.org/images/heic0...

February 12, 2026 at 10:30 PM

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A💤ul

@passionpeachy.bsky.social

my rose

Digital art of a fat fuzzy bee wearing a bow tie standing on a flower to kiss the hand of a taller humanoid with a pink rose for a head. The rose humanoid wears a white dress.

February 13, 2026 at 5:58 PM

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@clovercrowned.bsky.social

(self-compassionately) i have been through so, so much

February 14, 2026 at 4:02 AM

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@clovercrowned.bsky.social

anyway. im home. theres a blanket and three cats comfortably purring on my lap. i think im gonna spend this rare moment of idleness just treasuring it, breathing deep, maybe read a book, maybe have some warm milk and cookies

February 14, 2026 at 3:56 AM

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@clovercrowned.bsky.social

much like books/stories, a connection that started out great and ended terribly will always be worse than a connection that was so-so or poor the entire time

we resonated with each other; we saw each other; we clicked; we connected, and you betrayed that

February 14, 2026 at 3:55 AM

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@clovercrowned.bsky.social

im struggling to find the words to define the difference between not knowing whats problematic vs fully knowing whats problematic and still choosing to do and/or not do anything about problematic thing

theyre two different shades of ignorance, i feel

February 14, 2026 at 3:40 AM

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@clovercrowned.bsky.social

ive been so ready for so long for a period of decompression but life keeps asking me to move and go and fix and do, and so the tension and compression continues

im self regulating very well, but whoo... fixing symptoms doesnt fix cause. this tension needs release

February 14, 2026 at 2:55 AM

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@clovercrowned.bsky.social

im not sure its really daddy issues so much as he's blatantly ignorant bordering on asshole

February 14, 2026 at 2:48 AM

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@clovercrowned.bsky.social

whooo. today was a doozy

February 14, 2026 at 2:47 AM

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Ars Oreon (Bakutuber) 🌑🐙🌕

@arsoreon.bsky.social

didn't get to play as rem tonight

February 13, 2026 at 5:25 AM

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Little Free Library

@littlefreelibrary.bsky.social

The perfect valentine!

February 14, 2026 at 12:00 AM

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@clovercrowned.bsky.social

im happy for my catsitting clients' upcoming human baby, but just a wee bit disappointed they didnt stay childless cat parents lol

February 14, 2026 at 1:17 AM

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alix e. harrow

@alixeharrow.bsky.social

small potatoes in the scheme of things but SIXTY bookcon authors have signed this letter so far and i just think that's neat 🥰

alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 4d

if you're an author attending BookCon this year (or, to be honest, any other ReedPop events, which include NYCC), and would like to add your name to the letter: forms.gle/V7m2YbcGguAY...

$TO: newyork@relx.com ATTN: RELX CEO Erik Engstrom, Nick Luff (CFO), and Paul Ashton Walker (Chair) Re: Immediate Termination of contracts between RELX subsidiaries and ICE February 9th, 2026 Dear Erik Engstrom, Nick Luff, and Paul Ashton Walker, We are some of the authors that make events like BookCon—run by your subsidiary, ReedPop—possible. Another of your subsidiaries, LexisNexis, has a $22.1 million dollar contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), supplying them with the data they need to surveil and terrorize our neighbors, friends, and families.[1] We condemn any collaboration with ICE and call for the immediate termination of all contracts between RELX and ICE. ICE has a twenty-two year history of discrimination and abuse against immigrant communities. Under the current administration, their efforts have escalated in both violence and visibility—enabled by their partners in big data, including LexisNexis.[2] RELX is a multinational corporation worth $40 billion, of which events like BookCon are only a small fraction. Our power is limited. But BookCon advertises itself as a place where "fantasy meets reality,"[3] and the reality is that RELX is profiting from mass terror against communities of color, including the murder of eight people this year alone. The fantasy is that a bunch of readers and authors could ignore it; we know a villain when we see one. We, as authors, intend to honor our immediate commitments to BookCon and to our readers. If RELX chooses to renew their current contract with ICE–which expires on February 28, 2026[4]–we will be forced to reevaluate our association with all future ReedPop events.$

February 13, 2026 at 2:58 PM

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@clovercrowned.bsky.social

thread (as spoiler free as i can manage) of some of my favorite things ive learned about the movie sinners, my current hyperfixation, to also serve as a pitch that this is an excellent movie for anyone watch esp this black history month!

February 13, 2026 at 6:45 AM

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Katie James

@iamkatiejames.bsky.social

Just some pencil doodles that turned into coloured pencils, then markers, then pastel, then chaos. 🤷🏼‍♀️
#arcanefanart #caitvi #vi #caitvifanart

Colored-pencil and marker drawing of Vi from Arcane, shown in a dramatic close-up portrait with intense eyes and short dark hair partially covering one side of her face. Her skin is rendered in grayscale shading with warm orange highlights around the eyes and ear, and small bandages mark her cheek and nose. The artwork sits on a wooden desk surrounded by pencils, markers, and drawing tools, emphasizing the mixed-media illustration process.

February 13, 2026 at 12:26 AM

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Brymo

@brymo.bsky.social

Huckle and Razz practicing synchronized sleeping

February 12, 2026 at 11:44 PM

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Dana Terrace

@danaterrace.bsky.social

We've been looking forward to sharing this news for a long time. We're making a graphic novel!

The Owl House: The Long-Lived King
Written by me and the amazing @mikkicrisostomo.bsky.social

Illustrated by the incomparable @dindu99.bsky.social

We're so excited to tell a brand new story.