BrianMcLachlan-Complete The Quest

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Author of Spruce Street Squad in Owl Magazine
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If you see this, post something fantasy/DnD from your portfolio. #TTRPG #DnD #Illustration #Art #KidLitArt

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If you see this, post something fantasy/DnD from your portfolio.

If you see this, post something fantasy/DnD from your portfolio. #TTRPG #DnD #Illustration #Art #KidLitArt

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Orange sky hour 🧡 #kidlit #kidlitart

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I’ve been away & missed July’s #kidlitartpostcard - so here goes! #kidlit #kidlitart this one is so special as its the 1st postcard i’ve added my new agency too! 🎉 Find more of my bright and charming characters at www.torikateillustration.com @andreabrownlit.bsky.social @ksonnack.bsky.social

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To #KidLit ILLUSTRATORS seeking representation: Reply with one (1) post that includes 1 image (I advise your name be in image somewhere) + link to your portfolio and/or Instagram URL. Makes sure it's easy to find your contact info, if agents are interested! cont'd 👇🏼

Coated pretzels are goth

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Hello Bluesky lovelies ✨ I’m an #illustrator and #designer looking currently seeking representation. Im hoping to connect and share all things #kidlitart #childrensillustration just like Mitz the fox I’m excited to start new projects ✨

A friend once said to me "Listening to Dennis Miller is like reading a Mad Magazine from the '70s. You don't get most of the references but you can tell it's supposed to be funny."

If Smurfs were 3 apples tall, Gargamel, who could fit several in his hand, was a giant even by human standards, and Azreal more akin to a mountain lion. Unless they meant crab apples. Or if apples are different sizes in their world. In which case it was a werid choice for measurements.

Dupe? wildstyle with cheeky Smurf. #Toronto #StreetArt #Graffiti

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FASHION (afghan hound)

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If you want to understand today’s white Christian nationalist movement, ‘Superman Smashes the Klan’ is essential reading. Yes, I know it’s a Superman comic book. Yes, I know it’s set in 1946. And yes, it is that good.

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Hey All! Quick ask from the @cancovsoc.bsky.social. We've been gifted w/ amazing volunteers for many of our committees. But we do need some smart vols to help us with FUNDRAISING!If u care about our work, and have experience in non-profit Fundraising, plz reach out by DM!We'd love your help!

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the 80s had a high density of celebrities whose authenticity was hard to figure out, as a kid. like, was Mr. T a real guy? he was like that in shows/movies but also in interviews? or pee wee, elvira, max headroom, various wrestlers. even alf was on celebrity squares. it was a confusing time.

Explain your book/WIP in one short sentence badly: Kids go on a bike ride to save everyone through with a team building exercise in fairy-filled forest and a dungeon

Explain your book/WIP in one short sentence badly: Cats with wings plus fantasy leftist politics

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This middle grade graphic by @bottomshelfbks.bsky.social with gorgeous illustrations by @aluhnim.bsky.social is a story I can't wait to share with my students when they come back! Gentle and thoughtful, it explores the MC's reaction to bullying at school through a family meditation retreat 💚📚

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Happy #NonBinaryPeoplesDay 💛🤍💜🖤 Pls be nice to your nonbinary friends today, and for the other 364 days of the year. #nonbinary #kidlitart 🎨

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speaking of rap music I have been having some big thoughts about rap as a genre of music Mostly…I own four Kendrick Lamar albums but I didn’t know who Top was until 2024 This is a music genre that is so deeply entrenched in *lore* You listen to rap and you have to Know Things and that’s a given

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Great essay, from top to bottom. The next few days will show media attempting to “both sides” this story; to ponder how this could have possibly have happened at a rally led by a person who once ordered the national guard to tear gas peaceful protesters outside of a church for a photo op

Well I'm given to understand that today & for a VERY limited time, our nation's political violence party is shocked—shocked!—to learn that we currently live in a world of normalized political violence, and would like very much to know who is to blame. Full Essay: www.the-reframe.com/gambling-in-...

Gambling In Casablancawww.the-reframe.com Being blamed for a world of political violence by the people who force us to live in it, and are now shocked-shocked!—by it. Navigating the daily trauma of living in a bully's paradise.

Nice to see a picture book not about cars or trucks

This. Book. I’m so proud and can’t wait to share more. Written by the amazing @kdubaygillis.bsky.social Give it that preorder boost at 25% off from B&N: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/big-bike-l... #kidlit (psst! Cover reveal next week!)

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🚀 SATURDAY SPACESHIP SHARE 🚀 I should try drawing some more spaceships, especially since one of my stories is a Space Science-Fantasy. XD #art #shadoweclipexart #saturdayspaceship #arttrain #artshare

🚀 SATURDAY SPACESHIP SHARE 🚀 show me your spaceships! #KidLitArt #Illustration

Reminding me of the carpeted hairdresser from Columbo.

we gotta start putting carpets in the bathroom again. this will heal america

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One of the most enjoyable furry comics of recent years is back in print: GARBAGE NIGHT by @repoghost.bsky.social. Combined with its sequel (that has a slightly updated art style) and a new cover this is the ultimate edition of this sweetly melancholic treasure.🙂

🚀 SATURDAY SPACESHIP SHARE 🚀 show me your spaceships! #KidLitArt #Illustration

🚀 SATURDAY SPACESHIP SHARE 🚀 show me your spaceships! grotty scanline spaceship artpacks! carlydraws.itch.io :-) crunchy halftone rockets! :-) inprnt.com/gallery/carlydraws/second-spark/ hexmap ships for Far Horizons ttrpg

Mural in the Stairwell at the Humber College VADA building. Looks like it's signed Ice Cuore 2015 at the bottom. It says Love Two XYZ16 at the top. #Toronto #StreetArt #Graffiti

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knowing what we're paid empowers everyone and helps us push publishers to raise their absolutely abysmal wages 🗣️✨✨we deserve to get paid what we're worth!!

It's time for the 2024 Comics Worker Survey for US workers! Pay transparency is crucial to uncovering patterns in pay inequity & learning what publishers and clients can ACTUALLY pay us. Submit your info and encourage your peers to do the same! cartoonist.coop/2024USsurvey (art by Phil McAndrew)

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I’m gonna be doing this with #SCBWI OK/AK (but it’s open to anyone interested)! I hope it’ll help #KidLit folks who are new to BlueSky (or haven’t joined yet) more acquainted with the platform, how it works & how features like Feeds can be helpful for our community.

VIRTUAL CHAT, ANYONE? OK/SCBWI folks! (and anyone else who might like to participate). We're going to get together AGAIN and chat about the how-tos of BlueSky. DM me for the link! #kidlitcommunity #scbwi #okarscbwi

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"If you see this post, quote post with a tree or tree-lined path" #KidLitArt #Illustration

"If you see this post, post or quote post with a tree or tree-lined path" San Rafael ridge eucalyptus grove at dusk with @anniefox.com and Gracie the Dog

Another l'il planeswalker sketch. I though Tibalt and Jaya might rip up a jig together. #MTG #MagicTheGathering

Another tiny planeswalker doodle. I keep looking for links between these heroes and realized they were two "sandmen" characters. Actual sand and nightmares. #MTG #MagicTheGathering