Martha Bechtel
@martha.net
Writer, artist, gamer, model horse addict, crafting-crafter-that-crafts... Looking for a digital home where I can talk hobbies and geek out. (Martha.net)
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Deep down, aren't we all the same?
Don't you feel your time would be better spent shambling through mossy forests, or haunting the parapets of a crumbling cliffside castle, pining for the return of your betrothed, who is lost on a storm wracked sea?
Don't you feel your time would be better spent shambling through mossy forests, or haunting the parapets of a crumbling cliffside castle, pining for the return of your betrothed, who is lost on a storm wracked sea?
January 17, 2026 at 3:17 AM
Deep down, aren't we all the same?
Don't you feel your time would be better spent shambling through mossy forests, or haunting the parapets of a crumbling cliffside castle, pining for the return of your betrothed, who is lost on a storm wracked sea?
Don't you feel your time would be better spent shambling through mossy forests, or haunting the parapets of a crumbling cliffside castle, pining for the return of your betrothed, who is lost on a storm wracked sea?
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Did everyone get enough tasty treats over the holidays? We seem to have a leftover sugar cookie on this Whimsical Horse Wednesday! 🍪😋
#modelhorse #stonehorses
#modelhorse #stonehorses
January 7, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Did everyone get enough tasty treats over the holidays? We seem to have a leftover sugar cookie on this Whimsical Horse Wednesday! 🍪😋
#modelhorse #stonehorses
#modelhorse #stonehorses
So... In my defense, I am waiting on unit tests to finish running. 😂 It's not quite right, but it was fun! 🎉🎨
(5 min pencil sketch of a White-Bellied Go Away Bird + Ring-tailed Lemur pseudo-gryphon, because... reasons.)
((Very very good reasons!))
(((I need to dig out my prismacolors...))) #art
(5 min pencil sketch of a White-Bellied Go Away Bird + Ring-tailed Lemur pseudo-gryphon, because... reasons.)
((Very very good reasons!))
(((I need to dig out my prismacolors...))) #art
January 9, 2026 at 3:06 PM
So... In my defense, I am waiting on unit tests to finish running. 😂 It's not quite right, but it was fun! 🎉🎨
(5 min pencil sketch of a White-Bellied Go Away Bird + Ring-tailed Lemur pseudo-gryphon, because... reasons.)
((Very very good reasons!))
(((I need to dig out my prismacolors...))) #art
(5 min pencil sketch of a White-Bellied Go Away Bird + Ring-tailed Lemur pseudo-gryphon, because... reasons.)
((Very very good reasons!))
(((I need to dig out my prismacolors...))) #art
...I have the sudden urge to gryphon this bird with something 😂 (That whole look is too awesome!)
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #FeathersAndForm. I present to you a White-Bellie Go Away Bird.
January 9, 2026 at 2:31 PM
...I have the sudden urge to gryphon this bird with something 😂 (That whole look is too awesome!)
Today's WIPSnips is 'table' and I went 'this one is easy!'... and then it wasn't. 😂
The only writing that word is in is finished fanfics from years (decades) ago or WiPs I've posted before. I was hoping for something new!
...I wonder if this means I need a new WiP. 🤔 (Too bad code doesn't count!)
The only writing that word is in is finished fanfics from years (decades) ago or WiPs I've posted before. I was hoping for something new!
...I wonder if this means I need a new WiP. 🤔 (Too bad code doesn't count!)
January 9, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Today's WIPSnips is 'table' and I went 'this one is easy!'... and then it wasn't. 😂
The only writing that word is in is finished fanfics from years (decades) ago or WiPs I've posted before. I was hoping for something new!
...I wonder if this means I need a new WiP. 🤔 (Too bad code doesn't count!)
The only writing that word is in is finished fanfics from years (decades) ago or WiPs I've posted before. I was hoping for something new!
...I wonder if this means I need a new WiP. 🤔 (Too bad code doesn't count!)
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Your daily fortune:
When sending wishes, always send your best. But you can send your medium and mediocre wishes along too, because times are hard.
When sending wishes, always send your best. But you can send your medium and mediocre wishes along too, because times are hard.
January 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Your daily fortune:
When sending wishes, always send your best. But you can send your medium and mediocre wishes along too, because times are hard.
When sending wishes, always send your best. But you can send your medium and mediocre wishes along too, because times are hard.
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NEW COMIC: Diet Buddies
(inspired by our new puppy)
(inspired by our new puppy)
January 6, 2026 at 8:46 PM
NEW COMIC: Diet Buddies
(inspired by our new puppy)
(inspired by our new puppy)
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Cat and I have a cold so we are cuddled up together watching English murder mysteries. He says the human did it…I think he’s right.
January 6, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Cat and I have a cold so we are cuddled up together watching English murder mysteries. He says the human did it…I think he’s right.
Bucket has survived the new vet! 🎉
Today he got pets and treats and a physical (with no growling!!) and nothing else. I got the heartworm meds for six months so we'll have time to work him into tolerating bloodwork and shots again.
Back in a month for more vet snuggles & bloodwork (hopefully!)
Today he got pets and treats and a physical (with no growling!!) and nothing else. I got the heartworm meds for six months so we'll have time to work him into tolerating bloodwork and shots again.
Back in a month for more vet snuggles & bloodwork (hopefully!)
January 6, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Bucket has survived the new vet! 🎉
Today he got pets and treats and a physical (with no growling!!) and nothing else. I got the heartworm meds for six months so we'll have time to work him into tolerating bloodwork and shots again.
Back in a month for more vet snuggles & bloodwork (hopefully!)
Today he got pets and treats and a physical (with no growling!!) and nothing else. I got the heartworm meds for six months so we'll have time to work him into tolerating bloodwork and shots again.
Back in a month for more vet snuggles & bloodwork (hopefully!)
Doggo has an appointment with the new vet at 1pm. They're supposed to be good with anxious dogs so I'm hoping to the high heavens that they'll be able to work without sedation. (He's 9ish, 100lbs, dosed up on Acepromazine and TraZODone, and will be wearing a muzzle.)
He's chill, I'm trying to be. 😅
He's chill, I'm trying to be. 😅
January 6, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Doggo has an appointment with the new vet at 1pm. They're supposed to be good with anxious dogs so I'm hoping to the high heavens that they'll be able to work without sedation. (He's 9ish, 100lbs, dosed up on Acepromazine and TraZODone, and will be wearing a muzzle.)
He's chill, I'm trying to be. 😅
He's chill, I'm trying to be. 😅
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Are you looking for magic? Have you put it down somewhere, placed common sense on top of it by accident. Do you remember how it hummed, if it shone for you and beckoned? Can you think of a happy thought? It can be the smallest thing, like stars balanced on your fingers…
#thingstowriteabout magic
#thingstowriteabout magic
January 5, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Are you looking for magic? Have you put it down somewhere, placed common sense on top of it by accident. Do you remember how it hummed, if it shone for you and beckoned? Can you think of a happy thought? It can be the smallest thing, like stars balanced on your fingers…
#thingstowriteabout magic
#thingstowriteabout magic
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Your daily fortune:
Slow down and don't race through life, or you may miss some cool weird stuff hiding in the shadows.
Slow down and don't race through life, or you may miss some cool weird stuff hiding in the shadows.
January 5, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Your daily fortune:
Slow down and don't race through life, or you may miss some cool weird stuff hiding in the shadows.
Slow down and don't race through life, or you may miss some cool weird stuff hiding in the shadows.
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January 5, 2026 at 5:13 PM
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wait, i ALSO have to forget all my old acquaintances? BUT THEY WERE SUCH A GREAT SUPPORTING CAST FOR ME
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January 5, 2026 at 1:24 PM
wait, i ALSO have to forget all my old acquaintances? BUT THEY WERE SUCH A GREAT SUPPORTING CAST FOR ME
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A back-to-work cartoon for @newscientist.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:32 AM
A back-to-work cartoon for @newscientist.com
And this is why I am incapable of getting any -actual- writing done in a timely manner... sigh. Worldbuilding, gogogo!
(Also, interclass Herbology lessons ftw!) ((The copper kettle was created in transfiguration))
(Also, interclass Herbology lessons ftw!) ((The copper kettle was created in transfiguration))
January 5, 2026 at 12:14 PM
And this is why I am incapable of getting any -actual- writing done in a timely manner... sigh. Worldbuilding, gogogo!
(Also, interclass Herbology lessons ftw!) ((The copper kettle was created in transfiguration))
(Also, interclass Herbology lessons ftw!) ((The copper kettle was created in transfiguration))
The older I get the easier it is to get up early and (oddly) the more likely I am to get something creative done in the morning (vs at night).
This is a talent I could have used when I was younger, so I'm a little miffed.
Ah well, getting older is always better than the alternatives, so onwards! 😅
This is a talent I could have used when I was younger, so I'm a little miffed.
Ah well, getting older is always better than the alternatives, so onwards! 😅
January 5, 2026 at 11:25 AM
The older I get the easier it is to get up early and (oddly) the more likely I am to get something creative done in the morning (vs at night).
This is a talent I could have used when I was younger, so I'm a little miffed.
Ah well, getting older is always better than the alternatives, so onwards! 😅
This is a talent I could have used when I was younger, so I'm a little miffed.
Ah well, getting older is always better than the alternatives, so onwards! 😅
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New year's resolution to get back on the treadmill and check off the guild-of-one achievements is a go! 1.5mph in 15 minute chunks means I'll get all my alts to 80 slooooowly but surely.
(Did I forget that it's an Alli guild and level some of my Horde alts first by mistake? Why yes, yes I did. 🤦♀️)
(Did I forget that it's an Alli guild and level some of my Horde alts first by mistake? Why yes, yes I did. 🤦♀️)
January 4, 2026 at 11:49 PM
New year's resolution to get back on the treadmill and check off the guild-of-one achievements is a go! 1.5mph in 15 minute chunks means I'll get all my alts to 80 slooooowly but surely.
(Did I forget that it's an Alli guild and level some of my Horde alts first by mistake? Why yes, yes I did. 🤦♀️)
(Did I forget that it's an Alli guild and level some of my Horde alts first by mistake? Why yes, yes I did. 🤦♀️)
I swear the random things I learn on Bluesky just boggles the mind some days... 🤯 (I have no idea when this new knowledge will be -useful- but I am 100% going to deploy it in random conversation forthwith!)
Heard from Tanner Mierow at #SICB2026 about the mutualisms between snapping shrimp and gobies.
Gobies need shrimp to dig holes. Shrimp need gobies to keep a lookout.
But who asks who out here?
Gobies initiate- they’re *desperate* for a shrimp. But once initiated, shrimp maintain the relationship.
Gobies need shrimp to dig holes. Shrimp need gobies to keep a lookout.
But who asks who out here?
Gobies initiate- they’re *desperate* for a shrimp. But once initiated, shrimp maintain the relationship.
January 4, 2026 at 10:58 PM
I swear the random things I learn on Bluesky just boggles the mind some days... 🤯 (I have no idea when this new knowledge will be -useful- but I am 100% going to deploy it in random conversation forthwith!)
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🌛🐙 Evander the Starry Night Octopus 🎨 Sculpted from poly clay 🐙✨
#ArtistsOnBlueSky #Art #ArtYear #Artists 🦑🐡
#ArtistsOnBlueSky #Art #ArtYear #Artists 🦑🐡
January 4, 2026 at 8:51 PM
🌛🐙 Evander the Starry Night Octopus 🎨 Sculpted from poly clay 🐙✨
#ArtistsOnBlueSky #Art #ArtYear #Artists 🦑🐡
#ArtistsOnBlueSky #Art #ArtYear #Artists 🦑🐡
The less fun side of a micro-micro-business is dealing with accounting procrastination. (In my defense, I sold almost nothing last year, but income is income.) ((Woo?))
So time to figure out the 2025 financials, onwards!
(This old Camera Angles strip seems apropos... 🔥🤦♀️🔥)
So time to figure out the 2025 financials, onwards!
(This old Camera Angles strip seems apropos... 🔥🤦♀️🔥)
January 4, 2026 at 6:11 PM
The less fun side of a micro-micro-business is dealing with accounting procrastination. (In my defense, I sold almost nothing last year, but income is income.) ((Woo?))
So time to figure out the 2025 financials, onwards!
(This old Camera Angles strip seems apropos... 🔥🤦♀️🔥)
So time to figure out the 2025 financials, onwards!
(This old Camera Angles strip seems apropos... 🔥🤦♀️🔥)
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A new year cartoon for @theguardian.com books
January 4, 2026 at 11:27 AM
A new year cartoon for @theguardian.com books