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Author Machelle Berglund 💛🤍💜🖤-Follow Fairy Seasons on Backerkit
@spookyxpickle.bsky.social
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Author. Artist. Weirdo.

They/Them but often use She/her. Trans Rights or I bites.

Currently working on my next book, "Fairy Seasons"

Books: https://ko-fi.com/spookyssplendors

Where all to find me: https://linktr.ee/spookypickle
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Socksabean and Fester cuddle like this quite a bit.

Then Fester bites Socks's ears. She gets mad and beats him up. Then they cuddle again.

#sleepykitties #cats #catsky #cuddlebugs
A photo of two cats sleeping and cuddling together. The one on the right is a chonky tuxedo cat. She had a paw around the black cat to the left, as if hugging him.
November 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Movie set where I grew up.

Also no GIFs for mine. I didn't even bother looking. I haven't seen this movie, but I read the book. I've been to Carthage a few times.

Most movies filmed in South Dakota tend to be on the Western side of the state.
The movie cover for Into the Wild. A young man sits on top of an old, abandoned bus.
November 23, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Okay, I just wrote this, #TBBChat. I was inspired by a few things.

1. Rom-com cannibal horror
2. There was this one game I watched FunkyFrogBait play Dead Plate.
3. Fusion of genres. What did I try to fuse along with the other mentioned elements? Mafia stuff. Yes, they have to deal with the mafia.
Things had been going so well. A little too well. The must be why this had to happen. Here Vincent was. Dead. On the floor. Bleeding his damn brains out onto the white tiled floor. Luigi stared down at corpse, wide-eyed, unable to fully process what had happened. "Well, at least he won't be coming around, asking for protection money anymore", joked the way too calm and cool Jack. Damn him. Why did he have to push Vincent towards the table?! It was just standard business. Jack's little comment was enough to crack through Luigi's frozen shock. "Yeah! But all his buddies are going to come around! Doesn't matter that it was an accident. They'll have me killed", Luigi shrieked, gesturing wildly as he spoke. He threw off his chef hat and pulled at his hair. He started to rant and rave as he paced, cursing all the while. "What the fxxx am I going to do!? They're going to come after me! After all of us! What am I going to do about the body?! Should I call the cops?" Luigi whirled around, pointing a flaring, accusatory finger straight at Jack. "And you! You're fired!" Jack lifted his hands up, as if calling for peace. "Woah, woah, woah! Let's not be too hasty in firing people, alright? I think I have a great way to help. Just don't fire me, and uh, well…", Jack gestured to the state of the art cafe kitchen around him. Luigi didn't pick up on it. "Well what?" "You've got a meat grinder, don't you?"
November 23, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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Oh? Just one? Well, I own this one (in physical form) and have read it. Reading the sequel, too!

This is Blackcloak by @wjameschan.bsky.social, specifically the hardcover version of the book.

It's soooo trippy and disorienting. I love it!

#AMoRaR #BookSky
A very artful hardcover for Blackcloak by W. James Chan. There is a figure of a man with three faces and a sword. The figure is surrounded by many pictures within frames around him. The cover is very beautiful.
November 22, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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I took a picture of this bunny to use as a reference. I love round, bunny loaves. It causes so much cuteness aggression in me.

Anyways, I'm finding it a challenge to not draw cute animals,put wings on them, and then call them fairies.

Fairies are so much more, but look at HOW CUTE THE BUNBUN IS 😍
A picture of a grey bunny sitting in a yard. It is very round and cute.
November 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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What flavor is your OC?

I don't have a drawing of Owen, but I can say that his flavor is some sort of mushroom. He's got umami vibes, works well with others, feels lots of stuff, loves to dance (as all mushrooms do).

Owen is a character from a short story in Fairy Seasons.
A photo of a common yard mushroom, surrounded by grass and leaves, on a sunny day.
November 21, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Come on over! I'll brew some tea, Pindle will bring the muffins, and Weepy will bring the screaming sorrows of all those they've devoured.

It'll be a great time!

#BookBazaar25 #BookSky #CrowdFunding #Fairies #IndieAuthors

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A piece of art that looks like watercolor, perhaps. There is a large tree by a stream. There are flowers and fairies everywhere. It's an idyllic, pretty scene.
November 21, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Today, the cat pic is a double feature of the beautiful Dutchess.

As long as I have this scarf on my desk, in the spot she's in now, she lets me do computer things without interruption - as long as I don't have any food. She especially goes bonkers for blueberry muffins.

No, I don't give her any.
A close-up of a cat. There's a mostly side view of their adorable face. Dutchess is a tortsie-tabby. A photo of a cat with various shades of brown fur. She is curled up into a ball with a paw over her face.
November 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Artists, QRP with your most popular artwork on DeviantArt

#Art #Photography #Flowers #BloomScrolling #Bloomposting #BloomsNotDoom
A photo of a white peony with white glitter on it. There are bits of pink in the white petals. There is all a little bug on the petals.
November 19, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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Incase you wanted to know where Fairy Seasons come from. Well, I figured you'd show you where I posted from.

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...

#Fairy #Fairies #Garden #Cottage
A picture of a little stone cottage with a door and thatch roof, the perfect size for a fairy garden house. Beside the house is a little red and white mushroom. Behind the cottage are also white flowers.
November 19, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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Yes, I will be posting about Fairy Seasons later today.

So, here's a cat.

This is Socksabean. She often sits like this to clean herself. I can happily say she's lost some weight! I don't know how much and I'm watching to make sure it isn't too fast.

She's a beautiful bean 💗

#catsky #cats
A photo of a tuxedo cat sitting on top of a couch. One of her legs is sticking put. She is very chonky and adorable. Her name is Socksabean.
November 18, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Artists! Quote with your night art 🌙

#Art
A work of art done primarily in GIMP. Not one bit of it was made with trashy Gen AI. In the piece, the focal point is of a strange, cat-like creature with wings. This is a moth cat. The moth cat is a minty green and glows softly. It also has a pink fur tuft and pink wings. It is sitting on a rock. The moth cat is reaching towards a full, pink, glowing moon. Against the backdrop of night, there are fire flies. Among the tall grass are purple cone flowers. Various shades of pink and green are featured heavily throughout the piece.
November 18, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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I know I've been posting ceaselessly about Fairy Seasons. And, well, I will be continuing to do so.

Eventually, I'll stop being so annoying.

So, to give you a little break, I'll post a cat pic each day.

Go on! Enjoy it. You deserve it.

Anyways, I call this one "Das Boot".
A photo of a gray and brown tabby cat with his front legs in a black boot-type shoe. The cat is named Serosh.
November 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Yeah... The mood has caught me, too. That's why I'm writing Fairy Seasons. So I can disappear into the works and craft local folklore.

If you, too, wish to disappear into the woods, I might know a way.

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...

#BookBazaar25 #Folklore #Fairies #FairyTales #Writing
a painting of a woman in a green dress. She is holding a basket of mushrooms. She is looking off to the distance in surprise as she sees a white unicorn. The scene is set in a flourishing forest full of greenery, mushrooms, flowers, and mossy trees. Over the image are the words "In the mood to disappear into the woods and become local folklore".
November 17, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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One of each of my kitties! I hope they help your practice. From left to right, we have Socksabean, Serosh, Fester, and Dutchess.

Yes they are a lot. And I love them all so much 💗
A photo of a chunky Tuxedo cat named Socksabean. She is sitting almost like a human. A gray tabby cat with notes of brown. His two front paws are in a black shoe. The cat is named Serosh A close-up of a sleeping black cat. One of his teeth is sticking out. His name is Fester. A photo of a tortsie-tabby cat with lots of colors, especially browns, in her fur. She is lying on a pink, fluffy blanket with ghosts. Her name is Dutchess
November 17, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy
A photo of a ferret running with a pen in it's mouth. The ferret is white and gray. The words "A ferret's work is never done" is on the photo.
November 16, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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The Shadow on the Wall is a poetry book celebrating all things horror and Halloween. There's a humorous bent to most of the poems. A really cool writer described the book as "cozy horror", so I'm leaning into that.

For acquiring, there are several links on my linktree.

linktr.ee/spookypickle
The book cover for a book called The Shadow on the Wall by Machelle Berglund. The cover is a gray-ish teal. There is a spooky, shadowy figure staring at the viewer.
November 15, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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QRP with your flower art 🌸🌷🌺
An acrylic painting of a giant sunflower during sunset. They have a giant eye in the center, rather than seeds and such.
November 14, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Oh boy! Okay, #TBBPrompt, I have a #snippet from "A Hike Through Shroomen Grove" (working title still).

Eager comes into play with how snap happy Rory is.

#Fairy #BookBazaar25 #Mushrooms #WritingPrompt #AmWriting #Writing
Sunlight penetrated the canopies and dappled the leaf covered path they followed. Moss and various fungi covered as many surfaces as possible. Mushrooms of several hues and species fruited all over. The leaves of the trees swayed softly with the breeze. Rory could not get enough photos of the scenery. He wondered for not the first time if he had enough film for the rest of the hike. To Owen, however, trees were becoming more, somehow, as if scooting closer and closer to block the brothers in. They weren't any taller than the trees from before, and yet, when he looked up, he felt a dizzying, overwhelming sense that he couldn't actually see the leaves of the trees, but the bottom gills of giant mushrooms.
November 14, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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Without downloading any new pics, describe your gender.
A sticker of sorts of a pickle with a spooky witch hat. There are letters that read "I'm one spooky pickle". Everything is set against a yellow background
November 13, 2025 at 3:55 AM
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As for my contribution, the piece below is called Moth and Moon.

The event was pretty cool, and then after the pieces were part of an auction to raise foundation funds for the Prism community center. I really love that place. It's so welcoming and amazing.
A work of art done primarily in GIMP. Not one bit of it was made with trashy Gen AI. In the piece, the focal point is of a strange, cat-like creature with wings. This is a moth cat. The moth cat is a minty green and glows softly. It also has a pink fur tuft and pink wings. It is sitting on a rock. The moth cat is reaching towards a full, pink, glowing moon. Against the backdrop of night, there are fire flies. Among the tall grass are purple cone flowers. Various shades of pink and green are featured heavily throughout the piece.
November 12, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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I also procured this hat! I plan to add more moth and trans elements to it, including non-binary colors. Decorating it will be so much fun!

There's also a really cool tanktop I got that's tie dyed with a moth with tons of eyes. It's my favorite tank top and the graphic has held up!
A photo of a blue hat. There are blue, pink, and white beads on it. There is also a moth charm.
November 12, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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I'm so happy to share!

The first piece is by Adrian Day. I have a couple of their pieces. I love their work soooo much! You can find some of their stuff on Etsy under AdriansAnomalies.

As for the others, I actually don't know the names of the artists... I need to see if I can find those.
A beautiful, detailed painting of a dragon-esque creature with moth wings. They are blue with splashes of gold. They are sitting in bare branches and look fierce AF A print of a an art piece featuring a moth and the colors of the trans pride flag, pink, white, and blue. To the bottom of the moth, there is an empty, white space the same shape as the moth. A postcard painting of a moth, done in gauche. The moth is purple with elements of orange and yellow. It is set against a yellow background. An art print of a transgender person with glowing eyes. They're holding up a hand. Above the hand are three glowing moths that are flying. Above the person are the words "I Am Becoming".
November 12, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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This! I combined two colors to do more of a jewel tone. Next time I'll do a few more tweaks to get it right. Loving it so far anyways!

I haven't been dyeing the natural color of my hair.

I'm sure I'll do full head dyes again. I just really want to watch my grays come in.
A photo of a person making a silly, smiley face while making their on visible eye really big. They're trying to show off the color of their hair.
November 12, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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Serosh really, really love laundry. Whenever any of us go to the washer and dryer, he bounds over, begging for scritches in one of the baskets. What a silly little guy!
A picture of a cat sleeping on a pile of laundry. He's mostly curled up in a ball, but in a weird position that makes it look like he fell over, asleep, while sitting up. Serosh, the cat, just loves laundry.
October 29, 2025 at 5:32 PM