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piper bly
@piperbomb.bsky.social
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underground cartoonist, graphic journalist, freelance photographer, author, musician, radio DJ, talking cat. you can't prove anything.

work: https://piperbly.com
blog: https://truckstop.coffee

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piper bly @piperbomb.bsky.social · Dec 20
portfolio's finally back up

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go check it out and please let me know if somethin' breaks
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piperbomb.bsky.social
blastin' beats, pushin' inks and makin' progress #wip #art #ink #process @datafruits.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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sweetscisavart.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
piperbomb.bsky.social
blastin' beats, pushin' inks and makin' progress #wip #art #ink #process @datafruits.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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antlervel.vet
Not much to say about Trans Day of Remembrance anymore besides “try loving and celebrating us while we are alive”
November 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM
piperbomb.bsky.social
re: yesterday; been asked why i don't "put more effort" into sounding "feminine"

1. i do have a passable femme voice that i use if i need to not get 86'd irl

2. that cigar-burnt gravelly Ozark drawl *is* my voice. that's me. that's who i am

i didn't transition to make myself more appealing to you
November 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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piperbomb.bsky.social
tonight's Menu: we're cooking up some veggie golden curry, tasty jeera rice, and flowing brushlines of Speedball Superblack

#wip #process #art #cooking @datafruits.bsky.social
a homemade rice bowl nearly full of rice and curry split down the middle, with jeera basmati rice on the left and Japanese golden curry with bean sprouts, sweet potatoes, snap peas, carrots, water chestnuts, and a touch of mushroom soy sauce on the right. the whole dish is covered in nori furekake. the poster in progress for the Jazzy Fuckin Holidays charity marathon, continued from the quoted post. the inks on the femme figure and her hair now have much more definition, the mistletoe wreath she hides behind has started being inked, and the embellished capitals in the lettering (the J, F, and H in the title JAZZY FUCKIN HOLIDAYS) have slightly more definition to them.
November 20, 2025 at 5:05 AM
piperbomb.bsky.social
tonight's Menu: we're cooking up some veggie golden curry, tasty jeera rice, and flowing brushlines of Speedball Superblack

#wip #process #art #cooking @datafruits.bsky.social
a homemade rice bowl nearly full of rice and curry split down the middle, with jeera basmati rice on the left and Japanese golden curry with bean sprouts, sweet potatoes, snap peas, carrots, water chestnuts, and a touch of mushroom soy sauce on the right. the whole dish is covered in nori furekake. the poster in progress for the Jazzy Fuckin Holidays charity marathon, continued from the quoted post. the inks on the femme figure and her hair now have much more definition, the mistletoe wreath she hides behind has started being inked, and the embellished capitals in the lettering (the J, F, and H in the title JAZZY FUCKIN HOLIDAYS) have slightly more definition to them.
November 20, 2025 at 5:05 AM
piperbomb.bsky.social
this has been bugging me since last night so i want to make a mention of it:

i know i have a unique voice. it's part of why i've done radio for so long.

i am not a man.

please do not refer to my voice as "male", esp. in the chat for my shows. there is no non-transphobic interpretation of that
CHAT MEMBER 1: is *this* the radio voice? CHAT MEMBER 2: it's like a male jessica rabbit piper: i'm a chick piper: but thanks for that one buddy CHAT MEMBER 2: i'm aware CHAT MEMBER 2:i say that non transphobically piper: makes it worse actually lmao CHAT MEMBER 2: like CHAT MEMBER 2: fully a woman's voice piper: we can stop it right here actually thanks lmao
November 19, 2025 at 4:34 PM
piperbomb.bsky.social
inks going down #wip #illustration #art #process @datafruits.bsky.social
The illustrator's drawing board, with a close-up of the piece from the quoted post. The close-up shows a cute femme with a visible Adam's apple and slightly off teeth wearing a fur-lined coat and sporting flowing curly hair. Her eyes look smokily at the viewer as she hides her face beneath a flowing bough of mistletoe. The artist is currently working on inks for this piece, and about half of the visible piece is awash in delicate linework.
November 19, 2025 at 3:43 PM
piperbomb.bsky.social
on the air right now! playing a Niechęć live cut to test the sound and then we'll be spinnin' the program and the talkies! come tune in and join the @datafruits.bsky.social chat: datafruits.fm/chat
piperbomb.bsky.social piper bly @piperbomb.bsky.social · 6d
this evenin' on datafruits: Space Adventures On Sexy Man Planet

extremely weird and horny stories from the '50s about banging extra-terrestrials (and also Wayne Shorter records) will be heard this evening at 8 PM CST / 9 EST / 7 CST on @datafruits.bsky.social

(full write-up & show link below!)
November 19, 2025 at 1:48 AM
piperbomb.bsky.social
this evenin' on datafruits: Space Adventures On Sexy Man Planet

extremely weird and horny stories from the '50s about banging extra-terrestrials (and also Wayne Shorter records) will be heard this evening at 8 PM CST / 9 EST / 7 CST on @datafruits.bsky.social

(full write-up & show link below!)
an illustration from a 1951 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction showing a very handsome long-haired bishonen man standing in front of a crowd of women. the women are saying things like "Mmmm! Are all Venusians built like that?" and "Men like that are worth the mileage!" and "I WANT HIM I WANT HIM I WANT HIM". the caption reads, "jinkies, scoob"
November 19, 2025 at 1:06 AM
piperbomb.bsky.social
draw draw draw pencil pencil pencil sketchy sketchy sketch #wip #poster #art @datafruits.bsky.social
The illustrator's drawing board, showing a piece of bristol with paste-ups glued to it, reading "DATAFRUTS.FM AND PIPER AND THE JAZZ PROGRAM PRESENT", folowed by an very ornate title card with bookletter caps reading JAZZY FUCKIN HOLIDAYS. The background has begun to be blocked in, and a small medallion in the corner has been added which reads "OUR 5TH YEAR".
November 14, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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piperbomb.bsky.social
running quite late on this -- as i have been on most things this time of year, the holidays are rough and get rougher every year -- but the 2025 Jazzy Fuckin' Holidays poster is now underway

stay tuned for deets for our fifth year running

this thanksgiving and christmas on @datafruits.bsky.social
The illustrator's drawing board, showing a piece of bristol with paste-ups glued to it, reading "DATAFRUTS.FM AND PIPER AND THE JAZZ PROGRAM PRESENT", folowed by an very ornate title card with bookletter caps reading JAZZY FUCKIN HOLIDAYS. Below the lettering is a portrait of a gender-ambiguous figure with buck teeth, smiling and hiding beneath a wreath of mistletoe. To the right is a piece of scrap graph-lined vellum with draft lettering on it, with various bits of un-inked text describing the charity marathon and its donation recipients (namely Trevor Project and Trans Lifeline.) A drafting pencil and eraser sit on the bottom of the drawing board.
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 AM
piperbomb.bsky.social
running quite late on this -- as i have been on most things this time of year, the holidays are rough and get rougher every year -- but the 2025 Jazzy Fuckin' Holidays poster is now underway

stay tuned for deets for our fifth year running

this thanksgiving and christmas on @datafruits.bsky.social
The illustrator's drawing board, showing a piece of bristol with paste-ups glued to it, reading "DATAFRUTS.FM AND PIPER AND THE JAZZ PROGRAM PRESENT", folowed by an very ornate title card with bookletter caps reading JAZZY FUCKIN HOLIDAYS. Below the lettering is a portrait of a gender-ambiguous figure with buck teeth, smiling and hiding beneath a wreath of mistletoe. To the right is a piece of scrap graph-lined vellum with draft lettering on it, with various bits of un-inked text describing the charity marathon and its donation recipients (namely Trevor Project and Trans Lifeline.) A drafting pencil and eraser sit on the bottom of the drawing board.
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 AM
piperbomb.bsky.social
live on the air right now! tune in

datafruits.fm/chat
November 12, 2025 at 2:03 AM
piperbomb.bsky.social
this evenin' on datafruits: okay look man what exactly do you expect me to add to this image here

we, as we always do, get real fuckin goofy with it starting at 8 PM CST / 9 EST / 7 CST on @datafruits.bsky.social

(full write-up & show link below!)
a picture of Stacy Keach playing Mike Hammer from the '90s television reboot. he has a piece of pizza hanging out of his mouth and looks very goofy. the caption reads, to the tune of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles theme song, "pizza party '90s Hammer, ultra-violent-noir-dick! whisky power". it is easily one of the dumbest captions i have ever written for this column and i have written some stinkers lmao
November 12, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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piperbomb.bsky.social
new Clippings joint from yours truly up on @assignedmedia.org . this month, we're taking a look at the life, times, and recordings of synth pioneer Wendy Carlos

go check it out
November 5, 2025 at 6:11 PM
piperbomb.bsky.social
new Clippings joint from yours truly up on @assignedmedia.org . this month, we're taking a look at the life, times, and recordings of synth pioneer Wendy Carlos

go check it out
November 5, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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assignedmedia.org
Clippings is our monthly comic drawn from trans history. If you appreciate Piper's work, share it with a friend and tell them all about Assigned Media, your trans news source. <3!
November 5, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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moinistinum.bsky.social
I see Wendy Carlos, I read. She is such a pillar in the world of taking synthesizers seriously and Switched On Bach was only her first.
Wow what a nice surprise. Thank you.
November 5, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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sandyernestallen.bsky.social
IMMEDIATE CLICK
November 5, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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NEW CLIPPINGS! Get your new Clippings here!

@piperbomb.bsky.social draws and writes about the life of musical pioneer Wendy Carlos.

www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
A Clippings Scrapbook: The Life, Times, and Records of Wendy Carlos — Assigned
Synth pioneer Wendy Carlos has given us eighteen albums, a massive website of personal writings and archival recordings, and a generation of trans synthesizer enthusiasts in her wake. For Halloween, w...
www.assignedmedia.org
November 5, 2025 at 11:54 AM
piperbomb.bsky.social
this evenin' on datafruits: EY NO MOIDAHS ON DA BOAT PAL, TAKE THAT SHIT TO THA DUNKS PAHKIN LOT

we find ourselves livin' in a BOAT down by the RIVER (just as mr. farley intended) at 8 PM CST / 9 EST / 7 CST on @datafruits.bsky.social

(full write-up & show link below!)
November 5, 2025 at 12:06 AM
piperbomb.bsky.social
shoutout to AI for waking up and choosing to attempt to 86 my job specifically

as someone who's been doing "turns research papers and articles into graphic journalism" as a professional niche for a couple years now

i can personally assure AI bros that this will *also* not make them profitable
chadhill.bsky.social Chad Hill @chadhill.bsky.social · 24d
A true horror story for Halloween:

“Our ai turned your article into a shareable comic”

Ffs.
A notification from academia.edu on my phone that reads “our ai turned your paper into a shareable comic”.
October 31, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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invisiblehistories.bsky.social
The South is home to the most LGBTQ people in the US. When you shit on the South, you're contributing to a long legacy of marginalization and oppression. The South is home to some of the most badass people, wonderful food, diverse culture, and folks who are highly skilled and super funny.
October 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM