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John M Davis
@jdsampo.bsky.social
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Musician, composer, garlic grower, and occasional swordsman.
He/him, happily monogamous. Co-host at Time is Right podcast.
Music is the poetry of the air - Richter

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https://johnmdavis.bandcamp.com/
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John M Davis @jdsampo.bsky.social · Oct 6
When I record an album I build up a virtual "band" and use it for the whole thing. My next album 'Fisher King' is no exception.
Some of the material for 'Fisher King' hasn't made the cut but I love this little guy. Here's the "band" having a laugh between more serious work ☺️

youtu.be/MDV8bLvvDVo
A Fool's Errand
YouTube video by John M Davis
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atypicaltiff.bsky.social
Some days the thing is a god, incomprehensible as the edge of the universe. Some days it merely #perches on my shoulder & plays at the corner of my smile.

We met in a lake, its mouth beneath my toes.

Today it's everywhere, breath heavier than the sky. I feel it. I fear it. I swim anyway.

#whistpr
December 2, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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etherdiver.bsky.social
Would love to start the month strong with a bunch of new listeners, maybe even find a new fan or two! My latest album is a dense, intricate maelstrom of chaotic wizard synth and dubbed-out visionary ghostwave. Check it out!

etherdiver.bandcamp.com/album/the-me...

#musicsky
The Mechanics of Mysticism, by Ether Diver
12 track album
etherdiver.bandcamp.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:25 PM
jdsampo.bsky.social
Hi!
A green “Area 51” style alien statue built out of welded steel. It’s standing in front of a junk shop festooned kitschy southwestern decor.
December 1, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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jayispainting.earthskyart.ca
Are You Ready???

#ArtAdventCalendar
#ArtAdventCalendar Guidelines Art can be almost anything. Paintings, drawings, sculpture, textiles, beading, photography, digital. If you think it's art and it beautifies the timeline then post it. No NFTs or Al art please PLEASE USE ALT TEXT It does not matter if you "posted it last year". You don't need to be a "professional" artist. If you make art at any experience level and want to show it off and make others happy, this is the event Art must be original and it must be yours or from a family member with permission. Please don’t post works from other artists, old masters etc Art does NOT have to be seasonal. It can be pretty much any subject, but please keep it family friendly-ish Please don't cross post with just links to other platforms. Most links to other social media sites don't show with images at all and if they do they are usually thumbnails Please do not post prices or use BUY NOW kinds of posts. We are bombarded with hard sell at this time of year and that's not what this is about. This is not meant to be a sales pitch. You can post links to your website if you like Please share posts and follow participating artists. This is both an exercise to build a following of art lovers and to build a supportive community of fellow artists. If you like someone else's work, let them know! As "organizer" I do my best to share all art during the month but if I miss a post, please don't take it as an insult or commentary on your work. There are a lot of posts and I will miss a few. Note that I won't share posts that contain prices or buy now content Post daily or as much as you can with the hashtag #ArtAdvent Calendar There is no specified time to post. It's a worldwide event so time you post isn't that important Don't worry if you miss a day or two. Post even if you only have 1 thing to show off that makes the timeline brighter While the event dates are the 1st to the 24th, feel free to continue to post until the end of the month if you like
November 30, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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chuckwendig.bsky.social
#ArtAdventCalendar Day One --

(photo by me)
A high contrast black and white photo of a spider web -- though only the lower radial half of the web really captures the light. You don't see a spider in this, and that's because the spider is behind you right now, with a baseball bat. Photo by me, Chuck Wendig
December 1, 2025 at 2:32 PM
jdsampo.bsky.social
#ArtAdventCalendar Day one

Photo collage by me
A photo collage of a cemetery. A ruin rises among the trees in the background. In the foreground there is a memorial shaped like a bench. An angel sits on one end of the bench gesturing for the viewer to sit beside her. On the memorial are the words “The Past”
December 1, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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csignymaraine.bsky.social
you,
mall maven,
impeccably dressed
meticulously feminine
so suave
you were asked to model
for a fashion catalog
me,
embarrassingly (for you) boyish
rambunctious
ramshackle of a daughter
who preferred playing hide-and-seek
in those clothing racks
you so carefully shopped
#vss365 #suave #poetry
December 1, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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whistberry.bsky.social
I'm drawing every day but mostly for projects that are in progress so I'll probably use this year's #ArtAdventCalendar event to look back at my favorite drawings I did this year, starting with this one! I had the idea of the outline of a white cat against a garden and it slowly evolved into this.
Drawing of a white cat sitting in a garden with flowers in the blue, pink, and white colors of the trans pride flag. Flowers from top are blue hydrangea, pink roses, white snowbells, pink daisies and blue lobelia. The cat has one blue eye and one green eye.
December 1, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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atypicaltiff.bsky.social
I make no art of death; no feathers, no leather, no #mask for gray skin. I self-flay with a nuclear focus but discover in my bones an absent father's design. Only when I'm bare as a Dutch elm in the teeth of the night do I find comfort from the revelation that even the stars are dishonest.

#whistpr
December 1, 2025 at 3:57 AM
jdsampo.bsky.social
Ok then
A look over an Arizona desert landscape. In the foreground is a little sign that reads: “Rattlesnakes ONLY beyond this point”
November 30, 2025 at 11:56 PM
jdsampo.bsky.social
Hummingbird in the desert.
A hummingbird feeding from an orange and red desert flower. A hummingbird feeding from an orange and red desert flower. A hummingbird feeding from an orange and red desert flower.
November 30, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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chuckwendig.bsky.social
psst last day to take advantage of this with guaranteed shipping by the holiday
chuckwendig.bsky.social Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 2d
Wanna support SMALL BIZ SATURDAY? Wanna support a cool indie bookstore? Want my books signed, personalized with holiday horror and sticker accompaniment shipped right to you? DO YOU WANT TO LIVE DELICIOUSLY. Then @doylestownbookshop.bsky.social has you covered:

doylestownbookshop.com/WendigHoliday
Chuck Wendig in a Santa with many of his books orbiting him or perhaps trapping him in the corner while also surrounded by holiday decorations and dripping blood
November 30, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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peretsky.bsky.social
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November 30, 2025 at 8:15 PM
jdsampo.bsky.social
❤️
A closeup of a cactus, probably some variety of prickly pear. There’s a single, green “paddle” in the shape of a heart.
November 30, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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etherdiver.bsky.social
Tell the artists you love that you love them. It means so much!
audioobscura.bsky.social Audio Obscura @audioobscura.bsky.social · 2d
Two different people contacted me lately to say how much they've enjoyed this album of mine... audioobscura.bandcamp.com/album/as-lon...
Taking time to tell someone how much they like an album means a lot. I'm particularly proud of this album, it's some of the most beautiful music I've made.
As long as gravity persists on holding me to this earth, by Audio Obscura
10 track album
audioobscura.bandcamp.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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jordangoblinqueen.bsky.social
If all this conflicting writing advice is confusing, let me just say as an editor that I've seen random online ultimatums do more damage than not. As in, it's the opposite of what any good editor would suggest and sometimes counter to industry standard & good storytelling

Stop listening to randos
peter griffin sitting at a table with a dog holding a newspaper that says daily
Alt: Peter Griffin sitting at a table with a dog smacking him with a newspaper and saying "no, bad"
media.tenor.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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rowanauthor.bsky.social
Tis the season to support small businesses and undervalued creators!
November 29, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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etherdiver.bsky.social
Friendly reminder (or a heads up, if you didn't see the other post): EVERYTHING at my Bandcamp is currently 1/2 off (use the code "fiddy" at checkout).

Anything from a single track to the whole discography! Pay $6.66 & get every bit of music I've ever released!

etherdiver.bandcamp.com

#musicsky
Ether Diver
Instrumental psychedelia for discerning psychonauts. Need a ship to explore inner space? The Ether Diver will take you where you need to go, and bring you back in one piece.
etherdiver.bandcamp.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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melissapons.bsky.social
My audio drama reel with shows from 2024 and 2025.

The first two samples (Connections and Liars & Leeches) showcase best non-literal sound design, with strong scenarios and emotional cues, while the following are more representative of literal editing.

Thank you for watching!

youtu.be/_sban_fTWtE
Sound Design - Audio Drama Reel 2025 - Melissa Pons
YouTube video by Melissa Pons
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November 29, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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whistberry.bsky.social
Looking to support a small person today?

threadless is having a big sale!

$12 tees + everything else also on big discounts!

New designs being added as fast as possible 😅

whistberry.threadless.com
Picture of a bright orange t-shirt in close up to see a very colorful frog surrounded by brightly-colored dots in an abstract pattern. The frog is basically dark brown but is covered with dashes and dots in bright colors to form pleasing patterns. Photo of a black tshirt with an illustration in white of a fantastical-looking squid with red eyes and tangled arms. It is holding a large white pearl in one tentacle. Photo of a light purple t-shirt with the image in white of an octopus with impossibly long arms that are all tangled together. Photo of a light green t-shirt with the image of a black rabbit with red eye leaping over a semi-circle of fanciful looking black flowers with white highlights.
November 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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chuckwendig.bsky.social
Wanna support SMALL BIZ SATURDAY? Wanna support a cool indie bookstore? Want my books signed, personalized with holiday horror and sticker accompaniment shipped right to you? DO YOU WANT TO LIVE DELICIOUSLY. Then @doylestownbookshop.bsky.social has you covered:

doylestownbookshop.com/WendigHoliday
Chuck Wendig in a Santa with many of his books orbiting him or perhaps trapping him in the corner while also surrounded by holiday decorations and dripping blood
November 29, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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edwardgivens.bsky.social
Sale! Sale! Sale!
(no really!)
at Bandcamp:
My latest 12 albums are $4
The remaining 12 albums are a mere $1
edwardgivens.bandcamp.com
❄️❄️❄️

#blackfriday #bandcamp #musicsky
latest 12 albums on bandcamp other albums on sale at bandcamp
November 28, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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etherdiver.bsky.social
I know there's A LOT of things to spend your money on, so to help it go a bit further, I am offering half off anything in my music catalog, including the whole discography!

Get the whole discography for the cost of a single album!

Use code "fiddy" at checkout, take off 50%

etherdiver.bandcamp.com
Ether Diver
Instrumental psychedelia for discerning psychonauts. Need a ship to explore inner space? The Ether Diver will take you where you need to go, and bring you back in one piece.
etherdiver.bandcamp.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:10 PM
jdsampo.bsky.social
A while back we spotted this gorgeous anchor painting by Valorie Nichols @meadowdays.bsky.social
It screamed “Rhode Island!” So we had to have it. Valorie is multi-talented and a lovely person to do business with.
A painting of a black anchor on a stylized ocean background.
November 28, 2025 at 11:18 PM