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Riley Black πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ πŸ¦•

@restingdinoface

Bronto-queen, big cat, best-selling and award-winning author of The Last Days of the Dinosaurs, When the Earth Was Green, and Tyrant Lizard Queen (out October 27). πŸ”ž she/they/it. Skreeonk. https://linktr.ee/restingdinoface

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I know it’s a show, so things have to be spread out versus a movie, but ugh it feels like being drip fed the creatures we’re all here to see so we can listen to humans talk and talk about talking for most of the runtime.

07.03.2026 00:36 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

There isn’t much monster in Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. Unless you count relational trauma as a monster.

07.03.2026 00:32 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Right? I wish some of my books were out like that, easy to fit in a pocket or purse. Those sorts of books were always my favorites for train rides and road trips.

06.03.2026 23:39 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Poster for Godzilla vs the Smog Monster showing a vicious-looking Godzilla blasting a very tentacle-y Hedorah, both fighting against a city in flames, the tentacles of the smog monster turning people to skeletons

Poster for Godzilla vs the Smog Monster showing a vicious-looking Godzilla blasting a very tentacle-y Hedorah, both fighting against a city in flames, the tentacles of the smog monster turning people to skeletons

I am no stranger to the contents not quite matching the tin, ha

06.03.2026 23:02 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Honestly it’s fucking cool you’re doing this and sharing about it. It’s an oft-overlooked part of design that art in general could use more variation and intent with.

06.03.2026 22:58 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

FINGERS CROSSED

06.03.2026 19:36 πŸ‘ 92 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 4

I still need to read this! I only know the legend.

06.03.2026 22:52 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I would have died, I’ve never seen one in real life.

06.03.2026 22:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
his name is Benson Hedges and he sounds like he smokes 5 packs of them a day

his name is Benson Hedges and he sounds like he smokes 5 packs of them a day

50 awful drawings of my wretched cat

06.03.2026 21:47 πŸ‘ 587 πŸ” 133 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 5

Sleepbonk is always good.

06.03.2026 22:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

+20 to bimbo

#art #bimbofication #Possanne

06.03.2026 07:36 πŸ‘ 291 πŸ” 68 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 1
Three bumper stickers displayed on a dinosaur mountain. The top one says β€œI SAW COLOSSAL CLAUDE in the Columbia River Gorge” middle one says β€œsorry about my driving, I’m thinking about BATS (they’re neat) and the bottom one says β€œKEEP HONKING! I’m catching up on the long-running urban fantasy webcomic SKIN DREP! Written and illustrated by Kory Bing! Started in 2006 and still going g with over 600 pages to read, updates online every Tuesday at www.skindeepcomic.com!”

Three bumper stickers displayed on a dinosaur mountain. The top one says β€œI SAW COLOSSAL CLAUDE in the Columbia River Gorge” middle one says β€œsorry about my driving, I’m thinking about BATS (they’re neat) and the bottom one says β€œKEEP HONKING! I’m catching up on the long-running urban fantasy webcomic SKIN DREP! Written and illustrated by Kory Bing! Started in 2006 and still going g with over 600 pages to read, updates online every Tuesday at www.skindeepcomic.com!”

I’ll have EXTREMELY SPECIFIC BUMPER STICKERS for sale at ECCC this weekend!

03.03.2026 00:00 πŸ‘ 86 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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A caddisfly larva munching on some pond sludge. They make little houses out of bits of plant material, tiny pebbles, twigs and other debris. They’re super important for healthy aquatic ecosystems and are indicators of good water quality! Always a treat to see.

06.03.2026 22:13 πŸ‘ 60 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh look at them go!!

06.03.2026 22:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Text: MOTEL777 is back open! motel777.xyz/shop
A promo image showing the various new items in the MOTEL777 shop.

Text: MOTEL777 is back open! motel777.xyz/shop A promo image showing the various new items in the MOTEL777 shop.

A model displaying the ROADKILL ZONE hat.

A model displaying the ROADKILL ZONE hat.

MOTEL777 is BACK OPEN 🌱☘️✨
motel777.xyz/shop #merch

06.03.2026 21:07 πŸ‘ 65 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

I was thinking the same when I saw it! Playing with similar ideas with emphasis on different aspects.

06.03.2026 21:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

80s horror pink is a gender

06.03.2026 21:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I hadn't watched until a few weeks ago and it instantly became a "Yes need for the home collection" movie.

Maybe I should bring out the leather to watch the 4k, ha.

06.03.2026 21:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Riley hold a 4K copy of From Beyond that just arrived

Riley hold a 4K copy of From Beyond that just arrived

Humans are such easy prey

06.03.2026 21:14 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

It's Friday night, so I feel like the chances for butt (complimentary) are in my favor. Thank you.

06.03.2026 21:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Friday Fragments #3 60 days until the paperback release of When the Earth Was Green 235 days until the release of Tyrant Lizard Queen Tyrant Lizard Queen is dedicated to Strata,...

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Strata! Giraffes! Hungry dinosaurs! There's some good stuff in there.

06.03.2026 21:02 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, I was definitely getting too big for my enclosure. This is much better.

06.03.2026 20:17 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Teddy the gray cat headbutting Riley’s hand.

Teddy the gray cat headbutting Riley’s hand.

I thought of it because of my dear departed Teddy. He was the first foster I couldn’t let go.

06.03.2026 20:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A ref sheet of Riley’s fursona, a curvy jaguar posed front and back. Her fur is dark scattered with sparkly blue rosettes, like labradorite.

A ref sheet of Riley’s fursona, a curvy jaguar posed front and back. Her fur is dark scattered with sparkly blue rosettes, like labradorite.

Fig. 1. This was the 2018 β€œha ha hey what if a ref sheet but gender swapped?” from @vantid.bsky.social and I’m just going to say it was a called shot.

06.03.2026 19:42 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The Menzingers - "Strangers Forever"
The Menzingers - "Strangers Forever" YouTube video by Epitaph Records

🎧 β€œnow somewhere out there I rumble and roar
you wouldn’t recognize me anymore”

06.03.2026 19:38 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I was deep in β€œfind any excuse to be my real self” territory and thankfully I made it out alive.

06.03.2026 18:55 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ah I’m so glad to hear that! From the beginning I knew there had to be a catnip chapter and I just couldn’t resist playing with the sabercats.

06.03.2026 18:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It does crack me up that I’ve had to come up with another pen name for side projects.

06.03.2026 18:51 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Before I was out, even to myself, I wanted to write smut. So I needed a pseudonym. Riley Black sounded right, and it got wrapped up in forming a fursona for myself. Being called Riley by partners and friends felt right, and so my possible pen name became my name.

My name is like a foster cat fail.

06.03.2026 18:51 πŸ‘ 122 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh that makes me so happy to hear! Thank you, Jacquelyn.

06.03.2026 18:43 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0