J.R. Blackwell
@jrblackwell.bsky.social
I am a writer and photographer living in Philadelphia.
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Argus is the king of this type of silly scene.
November 15, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Argus is the king of this type of silly scene.
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It is time for the one part of the writing process I absolutely dread: choosing possible titles for my book.
My agent and my editor help. I’m still very bad at it.
Also, Mythwoven Book 3 will have a title and a release date very soon 😉🐺🌹
My agent and my editor help. I’m still very bad at it.
Also, Mythwoven Book 3 will have a title and a release date very soon 😉🐺🌹
November 13, 2025 at 2:50 AM
It is time for the one part of the writing process I absolutely dread: choosing possible titles for my book.
My agent and my editor help. I’m still very bad at it.
Also, Mythwoven Book 3 will have a title and a release date very soon 😉🐺🌹
My agent and my editor help. I’m still very bad at it.
Also, Mythwoven Book 3 will have a title and a release date very soon 😉🐺🌹
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Just two days left to back WITCHING SEASON!
You want to read @matthtaylor.com and my story about TRANS WITCHES battling MONSTERS don't you?!? Of course you do! So back this book!!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/phi...
You want to read @matthtaylor.com and my story about TRANS WITCHES battling MONSTERS don't you?!? Of course you do! So back this book!!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/phi...
November 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Just two days left to back WITCHING SEASON!
You want to read @matthtaylor.com and my story about TRANS WITCHES battling MONSTERS don't you?!? Of course you do! So back this book!!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/phi...
You want to read @matthtaylor.com and my story about TRANS WITCHES battling MONSTERS don't you?!? Of course you do! So back this book!!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/phi...
I alphabetized this list because we have so many saying that it can be hard to track what I have and have not recorded without a system.
We occasionally debate if a saying is too new or if it has reached enough usage to gain a place on the list.
We occasionally debate if a saying is too new or if it has reached enough usage to gain a place on the list.
Not the whole list, but I believe this is a good cross-section.
November 8, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I alphabetized this list because we have so many saying that it can be hard to track what I have and have not recorded without a system.
We occasionally debate if a saying is too new or if it has reached enough usage to gain a place on the list.
We occasionally debate if a saying is too new or if it has reached enough usage to gain a place on the list.
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This has been a really rough few days. I recently learned of a controversy around our book THE PRINCESS IN BLACK AND THE PRINCE IN PINK. Some were outraged that Deseret Book carried it (a chain of bookstores in the west). Deseret Book appears to have complied to their demands and removed it. 1/
November 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
This has been a really rough few days. I recently learned of a controversy around our book THE PRINCESS IN BLACK AND THE PRINCE IN PINK. Some were outraged that Deseret Book carried it (a chain of bookstores in the west). Deseret Book appears to have complied to their demands and removed it. 1/
Fuck, marry, kill? Darling, why choose?
a woman in a black dress is holding a red rose in her hands
Alt: Morticia Addams, a woman in a black dress is holding a red rose in her hands and clips off the bloom.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Fuck, marry, kill? Darling, why choose?
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"I'll Be Home For Hanukkah" is a new Galaxy story I wrote in this years's DC Holiday special, I SAW MA HUNKEL KISSING SANTA CLAUS. Its got gorgeous art by @hannahtempler.com and @lgions.bsky.social, a new villian for Galaxy & 29(!) DC cameos!
Final order cut off is 🌟TODAY🌟 so get your preorders in!
Final order cut off is 🌟TODAY🌟 so get your preorders in!
October 27, 2025 at 1:16 PM
"I'll Be Home For Hanukkah" is a new Galaxy story I wrote in this years's DC Holiday special, I SAW MA HUNKEL KISSING SANTA CLAUS. Its got gorgeous art by @hannahtempler.com and @lgions.bsky.social, a new villian for Galaxy & 29(!) DC cameos!
Final order cut off is 🌟TODAY🌟 so get your preorders in!
Final order cut off is 🌟TODAY🌟 so get your preorders in!
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Here's some good news: who's coming with me and @ryehickman.bsky.social to GOBLIN TOWN!?!?!!!!
October 23, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Here's some good news: who's coming with me and @ryehickman.bsky.social to GOBLIN TOWN!?!?!!!!
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Two books for spooky season:
COFFIN MOON, Keith Rosson: Best modern vampire story ever (although it's set in the 70s).
THE TWISTED ONES, by T. Kingfisher: It lures you in with chatty good humor (especially about NPR Pledge Week) and a lovely dog...then slams the door and bites you in the dark.
COFFIN MOON, Keith Rosson: Best modern vampire story ever (although it's set in the 70s).
THE TWISTED ONES, by T. Kingfisher: It lures you in with chatty good humor (especially about NPR Pledge Week) and a lovely dog...then slams the door and bites you in the dark.
October 19, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Two books for spooky season:
COFFIN MOON, Keith Rosson: Best modern vampire story ever (although it's set in the 70s).
THE TWISTED ONES, by T. Kingfisher: It lures you in with chatty good humor (especially about NPR Pledge Week) and a lovely dog...then slams the door and bites you in the dark.
COFFIN MOON, Keith Rosson: Best modern vampire story ever (although it's set in the 70s).
THE TWISTED ONES, by T. Kingfisher: It lures you in with chatty good humor (especially about NPR Pledge Week) and a lovely dog...then slams the door and bites you in the dark.
Today I got to visit the Truelove Seeds farm where I wandered away from my group when became distracted by the quality of golden light coming over the tops of the evergreen trees in the late afternoon. It was golden, shifting fast, and illuminating the petals of blooming flowers like treasures.
October 17, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Today I got to visit the Truelove Seeds farm where I wandered away from my group when became distracted by the quality of golden light coming over the tops of the evergreen trees in the late afternoon. It was golden, shifting fast, and illuminating the petals of blooming flowers like treasures.
My wife noted that I mostly post photos of the sky here on this app. This is true. Here are some more!
October 13, 2025 at 12:04 AM
My wife noted that I mostly post photos of the sky here on this app. This is true. Here are some more!
Two years ago a friend was scammed by a fraudulent business which left her without a wedding photographer. I stepped in and photographed her wedding, and in return she used her horticultural skills to design and plant a garden in the back strip of my house in West Philly.
October 12, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Two years ago a friend was scammed by a fraudulent business which left her without a wedding photographer. I stepped in and photographed her wedding, and in return she used her horticultural skills to design and plant a garden in the back strip of my house in West Philly.
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My wife brought home a sticker book and we were surprised to find a picture of me inside:
October 12, 2025 at 10:40 PM
My wife brought home a sticker book and we were surprised to find a picture of me inside:
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Me and @jrblackwell.bsky.social had so much fun being Elvira and Harley Quinn for this! Give it a listen!
October 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Me and @jrblackwell.bsky.social had so much fun being Elvira and Harley Quinn for this! Give it a listen!
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Just thinking about the guy who said DC would *never* let me write Superman and Batman.
September 28, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Just thinking about the guy who said DC would *never* let me write Superman and Batman.
Most of the photography I do these days is related to nature. Flowers and wildlife are my models and landscapes are my settings. It’s tough to carve out time for art between work and parenthood. I’m hopeful that I’ll be able to get back to it someday, or find time once a year to create.
September 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Most of the photography I do these days is related to nature. Flowers and wildlife are my models and landscapes are my settings. It’s tough to carve out time for art between work and parenthood. I’m hopeful that I’ll be able to get back to it someday, or find time once a year to create.
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GALAXY: THE PRETTIEST STAR, currently banned by the Department of Defense.
September 20, 2025 at 2:45 AM
GALAXY: THE PRETTIEST STAR, currently banned by the Department of Defense.
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All this talk of THE VOICE OF FREE PLANET X reminded me of the time @tkingfisher.com and @productivityalchemy.com were on as part of a crossover with their podcast THE HIDDEN ALMANAC. That was a fun episode! planetx.libsyn.com/episode-13-w...
The Voice of Free Planet X : Episode 13: Welcome To The Hidden Almanac
planetx.libsyn.com
September 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
All this talk of THE VOICE OF FREE PLANET X reminded me of the time @tkingfisher.com and @productivityalchemy.com were on as part of a crossover with their podcast THE HIDDEN ALMANAC. That was a fun episode! planetx.libsyn.com/episode-13-w...
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if queer readers all drop off suddenly but they were only buying queer books to begin with, all publishers see is that queer books suddenly aren't selling. please know that their response to this will never be anything but deciding queer books aren't worthwhile haha
September 18, 2025 at 11:09 PM
if queer readers all drop off suddenly but they were only buying queer books to begin with, all publishers see is that queer books suddenly aren't selling. please know that their response to this will never be anything but deciding queer books aren't worthwhile haha
I know some incredibly hot gossip and I CANNOT TELL ANYONE!
September 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I know some incredibly hot gossip and I CANNOT TELL ANYONE!
Article: If you fold your pillow and it takes time to spring back into shape, it’s probably time for a new pillow.
Me: Folds my pillow into an origami swan.
Me: Folds my pillow into an origami swan.
September 6, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Article: If you fold your pillow and it takes time to spring back into shape, it’s probably time for a new pillow.
Me: Folds my pillow into an origami swan.
Me: Folds my pillow into an origami swan.
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In an effort to get my child to get back into bed, I asked her if she wanted to be tucked in by Monsieur Momengraff, who comes into your room on tiptoes and says "sshhh!" and "No no, iz no time for the speaking. Iz time for the beddy-byes" before tucking you in and throwing a cream pie in your face.
September 1, 2025 at 12:55 AM
In an effort to get my child to get back into bed, I asked her if she wanted to be tucked in by Monsieur Momengraff, who comes into your room on tiptoes and says "sshhh!" and "No no, iz no time for the speaking. Iz time for the beddy-byes" before tucking you in and throwing a cream pie in your face.
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AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
August 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
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Love how in publishing you can have the best day of your career and no one will know for a good six to eight business months.
August 26, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Love how in publishing you can have the best day of your career and no one will know for a good six to eight business months.
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The other day a fan told me that they had never seen a trans or genderqueer character in a mainstream book before, and that seeing them in HAWKGIRL helped them sort out their own gender identity.
Stories are far from pointless, especially in the hands of those who need them.
Stories are far from pointless, especially in the hands of those who need them.
I think yesterday I might have disagreed with this, but I just read THE LILAC PEOPLE by Milo Todd and it really hit me; if erasing our lives and history is a core goal of Nazis and fascists (it is), that must mean that writing about us is a way to fight them.
It is easy to feel this way but I truly think, for trans writers at least, writing books now is urgent. Write good books about your friends, get them printed, get them widely distributed, get them in the world. There has never before been an opportunity like the one we currently possess to do this.
August 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The other day a fan told me that they had never seen a trans or genderqueer character in a mainstream book before, and that seeing them in HAWKGIRL helped them sort out their own gender identity.
Stories are far from pointless, especially in the hands of those who need them.
Stories are far from pointless, especially in the hands of those who need them.