Mindie Erb

I don't understand why he fired the Coast Guard Commandant Linda Fagan.

I blame the faeries. Nothing could have prepared me for their sneaky placement of blueberry nut clusters right next to my computer at work.

Original seascape oil painting by Tisha Mark, "Week 45, 52 Seascapes in 52 Weeks Series" 6"x6" oil on Ampersand Gessobord (2021) (Sold). Textured, abstract-leaning seascape painting, with wintertime vibes, painted in limited palette of wintry grays, browns, whites, and blues.

#ArtAdventCalendar

December 8

Tisha Mark ©2021, Week 45, 52 Seascapes in 52 Weeks Series, oil on Ampersand Gessobord, 6"x6"

#art #painting

Santa stuffed my stocking with a friend of my soul.

The book cover for A SPELL TO WAKE THE DEAD, with a black, watery background, gold stars, a moon, candles, skull, pentacle, horseshoe crab key, and dagger.

🌜✨COVER REVEAL✨🌛
My YA occult thriller, A SPELL TO WAKE THE DEAD, is coming 8/26/25 from Putnam/Penguin Teen. The gorgeous art and design are by Corina Nika (Cocorrina) and Kristin Boyle. Thanks also to @gretchendurning.bsky.social and Kathleen Rushall!
More info: www.penguinteen.com/cover-reveal...

I'm 43, and I feel like I'm finally curious enough to put together a 5th grade science project. But like, I'm 43. Adult science projects should be a thing.

Re-posting these authors to follow!

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All I want is a cottage in the Scottish Highlands, a raging snowstorm, and Agatha Christie novel, a crackling fire, a kettle on the stove, and a basket of emotional support pastries.

Appriranchive- fear of not having enough ranch dressing.

People often ask me if I reread my books after they come out.

1. No. Never. Ew, David, ew. No.

2. I have no interest in reading my writing unless I'm writing/editing it. There is so much else to read.

3. I read the thing so many goddamned times while writing and revising. So many. YET STILL I ERR

Watercolored drawing of a leanish man with a blonde beard (no mustache) wearing a stack of furs whose layering gives him a silhouette much wider and squarer than his frame would otherwise have. He has a big fur hat festooned with antlers anb holly and ivy and topped with a fox pelt. In one hand, over his shoulder, he carries a sack, and in the other a short whip. From his wide belt hands a primitive Krampus mask.

Companions of Christmas 7: Belsnickel!

Belsnickel was a hermit in Germany’s large and wild Black Forest, a fur trapper who wanted nothing more than to be left alone, but he lived near the entrance of a cave that children from a nearby village liked to explore. 1/

Jim... sitting on the window ledge. She doesn't want to come inside, nor does she want to miss what's happening. So she sits and watches... for hours.

Enjoying this immensely. Our son has also started the series and the second book has already been ordered.
#wheeloftime #robertjordan

Pen and ink/watercolor illustration of a badger, red fox, otter, and chipmunk bringing their freshly cut Christmas/Yule tree home in a snowy forest.

A Holiday Tradition! 🎄

Greeting cards, stickers, other merch available at www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/154765876. I have a few other Yule/Christmas images there too, for those who still need greeting cards + like variety!

#snailmail #happyholidays #winteriscoming #christmas #yule #badger #fox #otter

old work

A book with a mask on the cover, a potion to the right of it, papers below it. Inside the book there are multiple pairs of eyes peeking from between the pages.

Note from the Enchanted Archives:
"Warning, the gremlins hide in the books. Warn the initiates to have perfume on hand to distract them if necessary."

#fantasy #book #equipment #ttrpg #dndart #art #magic

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When a heretical storyteller receives the ability to control fate - a power which binds her to the Empire’s future ruler - she will do anything to be free, even if it means trusting the ancient spirit in her mind. But stories lie, and fate is not so easily escaped.

Red fox in winter 🦊🌨️

painting of gandalf

Gandalf (and special guest)

Dang it, Bsky! I cant lay in bed all day, scrollling. I have 6 eye appointments at the Walmart to herd my family through. #sendcoffee

Goooood morning everyone! ❄️☃️

After nearly 32 hours, I can finally say that the Cernunnos piece is finished, framed, and ready for Yule. I will admit, I'm incredibly happy with how it came out. What do you think? 👀

#beautifulbizarre #gouache #art

Etymology of the day: to be ‘blowing a hoolie’ (or ‘hooley’) was probably inspired by the Orkney word ‘hoolan’, a howling gale, with a touch of the ‘hooley’ that is a very noisy party thrown in.

Trying to think of a way to say this without it sounding cheesy but one thing about Tolkien that means a lot to me is that the darkness of the night only makes the Light of the Stars shine more brightly.

Interesting. I like it. 👍

Yours

And yors?

Maundering Heights

I’m moving beyond 50% complete on writing a full first draft of this novel! I got to 43,000 words today!

#writingcommunity #typewriters