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Greg Lawson
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Burned Out Bi Fantasy Romance Author (First book on the way), Copywriter, Fan of MTG and Forever DM. (he/him)
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He did. Her name was Deepa, she became a Jedi Master in her own right but she and her Padawan were killed in order 66
November 27, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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I know this is making fun of the AI, but I'd like to just point out with this actual menu from 1970s. The AI can't even comprehend prices so low as when its actually trying to represent lmao
A very old and yellowed image of a McDonalds menu from the 1970s featuring a 1/4 Pounder with cheese for 70 cents, a Big Mac for 65 cents, and other items.
November 5, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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I was haunted by the ghost of a French child for about a year who really liked playing to play games. I explained it in my work slack so I'll just post a screenshot
White text on a black background that reads: "#1 is the longer one that I'll try to condense a little bit. After my mom's cancer diagnosis, me, my sisters, and her, and some of their friends went to the big cemetery in the town that I lived in. We were doing the typical dumb ghost hunting stuff, tape recorders asking questions, trying to get signs, etc. Anyway, one of the recorders we placed on a grave stone and you can hear us walking away and talking, and then silence, and then about 20 minutes into the silence you hear a child voice very close to the recorder go "Can you find me? Come find me!" It was really the only thing we got, and it made my mom and sisters happy. Anyway about 5 months later, my mom's tumors were causing dementia like symptoms so she couldn't be trusted on her own so my dad started working nights, and I'd sit up all night watching over her, and then I'd sleep during the day and he'd watch her. This went on for about 7 months. About this time, I started noticing movement out of the corner of my eye in my closet or the hallway leading to my room, and occasionally I'd get poked in the side like a child does when trying to get your attention. I'd have my headphones listening to music, and suddenly have a voice in just one ear going things like "on joue?" (we play?), "cache-cache" (hide hide), "trouve-moi" (find me), "je me cache" (I'm hiding) and other things like laughter, as well as things would go missing from my desk or room constantly only to be in random places later. This went on for almost a full year, it wasn't nightly, but it was pretty regularly. It stopped shortly after my mom passed away"
September 24, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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You know.. I never thought about it, but this with Full Throttle goes absolutely nutty.. why does that in fact say Each creature
A magic the gathering card called Full Throttle featuring two women getting ready to punch the viewer with a creature's head sticking out of the shirt of one of the women with a huge toothy smile. Below the picture is the text "Sorcery" and below that "After this main phase, there are two additional combat phases. At the beginning of each combat this turn, untap all creatures that attacked this turn."
September 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Saviors had some great cards I have no idea what people are talking about. the 5 epic spells, the 5 flip creatures (Rune Tail, Erayo, etc), had one of the best anti-artifact cards to ever be printed. Has one of only.. 3? Blue Copy instants in the game.

Saviors of Kamigawa is a great set.
A magic the gathering card called Kataki War's Wage, with the featuring a samurai armor that is filled with a glowing white light. The text on the card reads All artifacts have “At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this artifact unless you pay {1}.” and under that is a quote from a character named Kenzo the Hardhearted that says “Before the war, we prayed to Kataki to sharpen our swords and harden our armor. Without his blessing our weapons are all but useless against the kami hordes."
August 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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I'm about a 1/3th of the way through this bottle already because of how bad my mental place is rofl
A bottle of amber liquid with a white label and green writing that says Writer's Tears Copper Pot Irish Whiskey, held in a hand with the start of a tattoo visible
August 26, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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Dobson on that express stripper pole to Hell for the hate, racism, and abuse that he spouted.
August 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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okay wait. Quick Addendum. If there is a card on the field that says damage cant be prevented (Spider Punk, Questing Beast), and you Teferi's protection, it would still trigger Hellish Rebuke because even though Teferi's says "your life total can't change", you're still "taking damage".
August 20, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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Against Teferi's Protection no, because Teferi's gives you protection from everything (meaning you can't take damage)

However, against a card like Flare of Fortitude which someone else posted, yes. Because Flare of Fortitude says your life total can't change but you still "take damage".
August 20, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Inkshield 1000%. I love my Sheldon Inkshield, and I'm sad that I can't run it in his colors as the commander but I still absolutely love my take on his "You did this to your self deck."

Also, Not a nope I'm out button but a HILARIOUS "You done made a mistake" button
August 20, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Because if you're talking about this one: it has to be printed ON the card. something that simply turns it into a 6/6 would not qualify per the wording. Just like it also requires the P/T box to be on the front facing side of a DFC to qualify.
A magic the gathering card called Gideon Jura, a Caucasian man in armor with a gauntlet on his outstretched right arm and a blue sash around his waist. The text of the card reads: Gidgeon Jura, Legendary Planeswalker - Gideon. +2: During target opponent’s next turn, creatures that player controls attack Gideon Jura if able. −2: Destroy target tapped creature. 0: Until end of turn, Gideon Jura becomes a 6/6 Human Soldier creature that’s still a planeswalker. Prevent all damage that would be dealt to him this turn.
June 21, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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Not another book, but a poem. This is from a yet to be revised chapter so its still rough. I'm sure there are other books that I mention in passing.
Black text on a white background, a screenshot from a work in progress novel. It Reads from the very top: Perhaps the fear would be enough to shut him up, but the reality was, he wasn’t afraid. Nothing could shake his conviction, and that made him dangerous. He was given a task, and he was going to carry it out until his dying breath. And that made him fanatical. His shoulders squared up, as if he was expecting things to turn physical. But at the moment, the last thing I wanted was to deal with a dead human. No. I had other things to take care of. “Tell me…” “Ezekiah” “Of course. Ezekiah. Have you ever read the poem ‘If Adam Picked the Apple’ by Danielle Coffyn?” “No. I can’t say that I have. What point does that have to anything?” “The Devil’s whore. The whore of Babylon. Jezebel. Rahab. Herodias. Lilith. Eve. You humans all have such a wonderful fascination with finding the scapegoat. But isn’t it interesting how it’s never your fault now is it?”
June 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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All of Blusky right now
June 5, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Also "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" is meant to be an insult, calling someone a liar that exaggerates the truth. It is, in some way, related to the German stories of Baron Munchausen, who in one of his stories, pulled himself and his horse out of the swamp by his hair
An painting by Alphonse Adolphe Bichard entitled "Baron Muchausen's Remarkable Leap" from the late 1800s. Baron Muchausen is a fiction character that was known in Germany for telling wildly embellished tales. The painting depicts a man in a green coat with red sleeve cuffs, who is Baron Muchausen, facing away from the viewer on the back of a white horse with orange and brown spots. The horse and man are stuck in a swamp, however, the man is pulling himself and his horse out of the swamp by pulling upwards on the horse's reigns and pulling his own hair up into the air. In the background there are several trees that are bare of any leaves, with reeds coming out of the lake, as well as several lily pads visible around the point where the man and his horse are leaving the water creating numerous ripples traveling outward. This painting is a representation of the absurdity of "pulling yourself up by your boot straps"
April 24, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Said it on the video, but absolutely throwing this into my Abzan Armor deck.
A magic the gathering card called Traproot Kami, which is a green creature that resembles a very massive bramble growth in a yellow background. The border of the card is green, and it reads Traproot Kami, creature - spirit. Defender (This creature can't attack.), Traproot Kami's toughness is equal to the number of Forests in play. Traproot Kami may block as though it had flying.
March 31, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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If you have not seen the announcement for Seven Havens:
Yellow text on a green geometric background with the four elements of Avatar visible. Text reads: "Avatar: Seven Havens is set in a world shattered by a devastating cataclysm. A young Earthbender discovers she's the new Avatar after Korra - but in this dangerous era, that title marks her as humanity's destroyer, not its savior. Hunted by both human and spirit enemies, she and her long-lost twin must uncover their mysterious origins and save the Seven Havens before civilization's last strongholds collapse."
March 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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I feel like I need to say this ahead of time: No AI was used in the writing of me book!

Why do I feel the need to say this? Because I'm sure someone is going to find my linkedin and see the following and go "THIS GUY USED AI AT HIS JOB, SO OF COURSE HE USED AI IN HIS BOOK!"

1/2
White background with black text in three bullet points that read in order: -Collaborated on the development and implementation of a new template bank system to streamline content creation processes. -Contributed to internal projects exploring the potential benefits and applications of AI in copywriting. -Actively participated in cross-functional initiatives to advance innovative ideas and drive company-wide improvements.
February 28, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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I personally use JOYEZA Premium Printable Vinyl Sticker Paper which is great for what I need in Matte. Though I haven't yet gotten the coloration quite right (photo for reference, back card is proxy)

However you can also get holographic sticker paper that will be useable for the foiling process.
Two magic the cards, the front one being a card called Songbirds' Blessing, while the card behind it is fake and slightly discolored. There is also two fingers visible, and in the background the japanese version of the card Killian, Inkling Duelist in its purple sleeve
February 28, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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Speaking of your fundraiser, here my wife's plants and the new stand I was making for them that I was talking about during that stream Eilidh. Theres mint plants, different types of pathos, a spider plant, lavender, sage, and bamboo
A picture of a curved multi level platform for holding plants with built in grow lights. There are different plants in different types of pots next to a table on the different levels of the platform. A picture of four plants in various states of growth on a hard wood floor. Through the window another pot is visible and fake grass on a balcony patio. An upload picture of a hanging plant with many leaves hanging down from the plant, with additional plants visible on the ground.
February 19, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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From my WIP. I really need to get back into writing. And editing. And rereading my own things. 😥
Black text on a white screen that has a break in the middle of the image as it transitions from one page to the next that reads as the following: “I... I’m sorry, what?” “Yep. Been walking this planet for centuries. Feeding off mortals like you. Doing my own thing.” “I’m sorry that’s utter bullSHITTTTTWHATTHEFUCK” I screamed as K.C. looked up and suddenly it wasn’t a woman anymore. Well it was a woman, but she was now two feet taller. Somehow even more beautiful. Large boney wings that had no flesh on them at all protruded from her back. Her skin was covered in scratches, dirt, burns, and ash. She looked like she had just left the scene of a major fire that she had been trapped inside of. She was completely naked as well. That part wasn’t hard to miss, though her arms and the bar shielded anything from view. Her red curly hair was gone and replaced by long flowing black hair that was made darker by the ash and soot that covered her body. And from the sides of her hair these twisted horns rose up and came forward, framing her face.
December 15, 2024 at 10:44 PM
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How could you do this to me Joe?
a picture of a keyboard at the top of the screen, glowing magenta. Center of the picture is a magic the gathering card featuring two men leaning on each other, and a second card of a man in armor pointing his finger in the distance.
November 23, 2024 at 6:43 PM
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I can't wait for men like this to have to go into the women's restrooms because it corresponds to their "biological gender"
Three transmale models of different ethnicities that are shirtless showing tattoos and surgery scars
November 21, 2024 at 1:44 AM
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#WIP #DarkRomance
An excerpt from a work in progress book. Black words on a white page.
November 19, 2024 at 4:43 PM
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The nail polish device that the secretary and the eye makeup mask that Leeloo uses should have been made 20 years ago
Scene from the movie The 5th Element where a woman with off-green hair is using a device to change the color of her nail polish from white to red.
November 19, 2024 at 2:31 AM
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I don't know how or why 15 of you decided to follow me but uh. Thanks? I'm just a mediocre author trying to write a spicy romance novel for my partner.
Screenshot of the user's Bluesky follower count, following count, and posts as well as part of the intro biography.
November 16, 2024 at 3:37 AM