RussMakesStuff
@russmakesstuff.bsky.social
Artist of all trades, master of none. Author of the urban fantasy vampire thriller "All In" and the upcoming "Magical Girl Blues."
A particle in motion, measure me and change the result. He/Him.
https://www.russellisler.com/
A particle in motion, measure me and change the result. He/Him.
https://www.russellisler.com/
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Hello to all of the wonderful new people showing up around here!
I’m Russ. I write Urban Fantasy. If you like Vampires, Las Vegas, and Magical Girls, then might I suggest one of these?
All In
books2read.com/All-In-Russell-Isler
Magical Girl Blues
books2read.com/MagicalGirlBlues
I’m Russ. I write Urban Fantasy. If you like Vampires, Las Vegas, and Magical Girls, then might I suggest one of these?
All In
books2read.com/All-In-Russell-Isler
Magical Girl Blues
books2read.com/MagicalGirlBlues
Going over the final revisions of Book 3's cover and I am just *squealing.* (In the most masculine way possible, of course. 😆)
Y'all. It's so good. I am thrilled. You'll be thrilled too, I dearly hope.
Soon.
Y'all. It's so good. I am thrilled. You'll be thrilled too, I dearly hope.
Soon.
November 25, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Going over the final revisions of Book 3's cover and I am just *squealing.* (In the most masculine way possible, of course. 😆)
Y'all. It's so good. I am thrilled. You'll be thrilled too, I dearly hope.
Soon.
Y'all. It's so good. I am thrilled. You'll be thrilled too, I dearly hope.
Soon.
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As we move into a major shopping weekend, filled with sales and exciting offers, I wanted to remind y'all about OMENS OF CHAOS, the first print Magic the Gathering novel since 2019!
November 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
As we move into a major shopping weekend, filled with sales and exciting offers, I wanted to remind y'all about OMENS OF CHAOS, the first print Magic the Gathering novel since 2019!
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Stunned to learn this news. Udo Kier’s filmography is undeniable, but his place as an out, queer figure in genre was, in a word, crucial. Uniquely eccentric and truly monolithic. Absolutely one of a kind.
Udo Kier has passed away at 81. A singular screen presence, Kier had a long history in the horror genre, starring in films including Mark of the Devil, Andy Warhol's Frankenstein, Blood for Dracula, Blade, Feardotcom, Rob Zombie's Halloween, and Dario Argento's Mother of Tears.
November 24, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Stunned to learn this news. Udo Kier’s filmography is undeniable, but his place as an out, queer figure in genre was, in a word, crucial. Uniquely eccentric and truly monolithic. Absolutely one of a kind.
Judging by the number of “hey” texts I woke up to, a new text message scam center has spun up somewhere on this cursed earth.
November 23, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Judging by the number of “hey” texts I woke up to, a new text message scam center has spun up somewhere on this cursed earth.
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Heads up if you use Gmail. Your emails can be used to train AI/LLMs. Yes, your author emails containing your stories!
It’s easy to turn off, though. Here’s a link to instructions
It’s easy to turn off, though. Here’s a link to instructions
Gmail users!!
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Heads up if you use Gmail. Your emails can be used to train AI/LLMs. Yes, your author emails containing your stories!
It’s easy to turn off, though. Here’s a link to instructions
It’s easy to turn off, though. Here’s a link to instructions
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![jame @kloogans • 2021-08-07
[looking at my drugs] pizza
[photo of two ninja turtles posters next to each other, one reads
SAY PIZZA
SAY NO
the other reads
TO DRUGS
SAY YES]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vzh3zzjcbamllzjadsmfooxq/bafkreifnpqys7yfrb3nrewv7hfhhpgz4ek4k2scmuvd52lzsq4mz3q2axm@jpeg)
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I don't care if you're posting to dunk. Please don't share AI slop.
November 20, 2025 at 6:28 AM
I don't care if you're posting to dunk. Please don't share AI slop.
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Happy international men’s day. Find yourself the bros you can hang out with and be your authentic self.
November 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Happy international men’s day. Find yourself the bros you can hang out with and be your authentic self.
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BBNYA SEMI-FINALIST SPOTLIGHT: Magical Girl Blues by Russell Isler @bbnya.bsky.social @russmakesstuff.bsky.social
irresponsiblereader.com/2025/11/19/b...
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November 19, 2025 at 3:06 PM
BBNYA SEMI-FINALIST SPOTLIGHT: Magical Girl Blues by Russell Isler @bbnya.bsky.social @russmakesstuff.bsky.social
irresponsiblereader.com/2025/11/19/b...
irresponsiblereader.com/2025/11/19/b...
Oh cool. If I own or operate any device at all I am legitimately supporting the worst human beings on the planet.
If I don’t own or operate any devices, I am cut off from humanity.
Surely this was all just a huge coincidence. -_-
If I don’t own or operate any devices, I am cut off from humanity.
Surely this was all just a huge coincidence. -_-
November 19, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Oh cool. If I own or operate any device at all I am legitimately supporting the worst human beings on the planet.
If I don’t own or operate any devices, I am cut off from humanity.
Surely this was all just a huge coincidence. -_-
If I don’t own or operate any devices, I am cut off from humanity.
Surely this was all just a huge coincidence. -_-
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It's not a foolproof plan but every political debate from now on should be a Normal Guy competition. Ask them to describe grocery shopping in detail. Talk about what it's like to have a friend
November 19, 2025 at 2:13 AM
It's not a foolproof plan but every political debate from now on should be a Normal Guy competition. Ask them to describe grocery shopping in detail. Talk about what it's like to have a friend
The biggest drinking problem I have is when I tilt my glass and the ice sticks to the bottom, then comes loose all at once and swishes to the lip of the glass, pushing the liquid all over my face.
November 19, 2025 at 12:54 AM
The biggest drinking problem I have is when I tilt my glass and the ice sticks to the bottom, then comes loose all at once and swishes to the lip of the glass, pushing the liquid all over my face.
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Hey! I FINALLY have prints available of my work on InPrnt. They make high quality art prints, in case you were looking to give any of my work as a gift this season ✨https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/jessfink/
November 13, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Hey! I FINALLY have prints available of my work on InPrnt. They make high quality art prints, in case you were looking to give any of my work as a gift this season ✨https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/jessfink/
Okay, okay, I bought Hades II. Happy now?
(I am.)
(I am.)
November 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Okay, okay, I bought Hades II. Happy now?
(I am.)
(I am.)
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'Skeleton Wearing a Top Hat Playing the Shamisen for a Small Dancing Yōkai' (circa 1870)
Kawanabe Kyōsai
Kawanabe Kyōsai
November 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
'Skeleton Wearing a Top Hat Playing the Shamisen for a Small Dancing Yōkai' (circa 1870)
Kawanabe Kyōsai
Kawanabe Kyōsai
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The title of my next book, the 5th in the John Dies at the End series, has been leaked, by me. It will be called,
'THERE ARE NO GIANT CRABS IN THIS NOVEL: A Novel of Giant Crabs'
There is a free preview chapter in the paperback edition of I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom.
'THERE ARE NO GIANT CRABS IN THIS NOVEL: A Novel of Giant Crabs'
There is a free preview chapter in the paperback edition of I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom.
November 18, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The title of my next book, the 5th in the John Dies at the End series, has been leaked, by me. It will be called,
'THERE ARE NO GIANT CRABS IN THIS NOVEL: A Novel of Giant Crabs'
There is a free preview chapter in the paperback edition of I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom.
'THERE ARE NO GIANT CRABS IN THIS NOVEL: A Novel of Giant Crabs'
There is a free preview chapter in the paperback edition of I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom.
A bittersweet day. My stalwart Brother, my HL-2140 laser printer, has crossed the grayscale bridge.
a cartoon of a man in a suit and tie standing next to a woman holding a rose
Alt: Stewie from Family Guy tosses a rose into a grave.
media.tenor.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
A bittersweet day. My stalwart Brother, my HL-2140 laser printer, has crossed the grayscale bridge.
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Fellow writers constantly closing pop-up windows while we work, Emma Thompson feels our pain! ♥️
November 15, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Fellow writers constantly closing pop-up windows while we work, Emma Thompson feels our pain! ♥️
Probably just a coincidence that the mod teams of every social media site overtly support fascism.
November 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Probably just a coincidence that the mod teams of every social media site overtly support fascism.
I received book 3 back from my editor. Going over it after a month’s separation I am just so thrilled how this is turning out.
Definitely my best book so far and I CANNOT wait to shove it out into the world for all y’all to read.
Definitely my best book so far and I CANNOT wait to shove it out into the world for all y’all to read.
November 14, 2025 at 1:35 AM
I received book 3 back from my editor. Going over it after a month’s separation I am just so thrilled how this is turning out.
Definitely my best book so far and I CANNOT wait to shove it out into the world for all y’all to read.
Definitely my best book so far and I CANNOT wait to shove it out into the world for all y’all to read.
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a “Space Force”, if you will
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
a “Space Force”, if you will
Don’t cross picket lines, folks. Get your damned coffee somewhere else.
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Don’t cross picket lines, folks. Get your damned coffee somewhere else.
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
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I’ve seen a few folks go for the “if you simply must watch that new Harry Potter show just pirate it” and sorry. No. Just no. Just don’t watch it. At all. Ever. Break free of it. It’s time. You’ll be ok. I promise. I know it mattered to you as a kid. Find new things, it’s healthier. Just move on.
November 12, 2025 at 12:57 AM
I’ve seen a few folks go for the “if you simply must watch that new Harry Potter show just pirate it” and sorry. No. Just no. Just don’t watch it. At all. Ever. Break free of it. It’s time. You’ll be ok. I promise. I know it mattered to you as a kid. Find new things, it’s healthier. Just move on.
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Happy release day to @peterclines.bsky.social!
His latest, GOD'S JUNK DRAWER, is out today!
www.blackstonepublishing.com/products/boo...
His latest, GOD'S JUNK DRAWER, is out today!
www.blackstonepublishing.com/products/boo...
God’s Junk Drawer
From New York Times bestselling author Peter Clines, God’s Junk Drawer is a mind-bending tale of mystery and adventure set at the dawn of time.Welcome to the valley …Forty years ago, the Gather family...
www.blackstonepublishing.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Happy release day to @peterclines.bsky.social!
His latest, GOD'S JUNK DRAWER, is out today!
www.blackstonepublishing.com/products/boo...
His latest, GOD'S JUNK DRAWER, is out today!
www.blackstonepublishing.com/products/boo...