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Some sketches from Seasons. For those who read the later chapters of my original posting, the scene with Howie and Bee is the one where they're talking in the pantry. Shannon at a young age. Baby Howie. He turned out so stinkin' cute (the fear: drawing babies that look like evil potatoes), and now I want to protect him with my life. If you want to support my art, there are many ways to do so! Ko-Fi I have a book out called Geckos, Automata Wishlist And sharing my work, especially my book sales! :D

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Geckos Automata is out now! It's available on paperback and ebook. Four years ago, the Lydrian Upheaval devastated the city of Pandion and had a ripple effect on the rest of the world. Ghosts haunt the world in greater abundance. The rich became richer, the poor poorer. Several governments took steep dives toward fascism. Human rights have never been more vital or dismissed.

Mortimer surrounds himself with his projects, tinkering with automatons he first learned to build with his late husband.

Duncan is homeless and struggling to raise a child in a post-apocalyptic world.

Rosalia is a disgraced reporter moonlighting as a ghost hunter.

Their futures intersect when the possibility of trouble stirs anew.

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Thank you for boosting! I appreciate you, Evi!

GECKOS, AUTOMATA

Check out my friend @mcalhenwrites' new book! Boosting this here so more people get to see!

#also Evi is a very skilled artist if y'all are looking for someone to commission :')

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Geckos, Automata is available now as a paperback and on Kindle! You can order here.

Four years ago, the Lydrian Upheaval devastated the city of Pandion and had a ripple effect on the rest of the world. Ghosts haunt the world in greater abundance. The rich became richer, the poor poorer. Several governments took steep dives toward fascism. Human rights have never been more vital or dismissed.

Mortimer surrounds himself with his projects, tinkering with automatons he first learned to build with his late husband.

Duncan is homeless and struggling to raise a child in a post-apocalyptic world.

Rosalia is a disgraced reporter moonlighting as a ghost hunter.

Their futures intersect when the possibility of trouble stirs anew.

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Now that Geckos is out, I plan to work on the side stories for a little collection of them. "Don't" and "Dancing Bones" will be edited, but I plan to post them online for free as well as put them in the story collection.

It'll likely only be an ebook, though, and it'll have a few more stories. That includes a finished version of "Late Returns" (what I've posted is only the first part of a WIP). I want to get back to Stargazers' Hill and the Warren/Henry story that isn't titled yet, but right now, Seasons has taken over my brain again. I'm editing and reposting chapters on AO3. I thought people might be upset that I was reposting it, but so far the reception has been kind. ;A; (I still feel bad somehow? But that's on me.) After publishing Geckos and having an amazing day in the next town over, the following day was... not so great. We had storms. I'm gonna be vague for location reasons, but I live in one of the towns hit by a tornado the other day. I saw a map of it, and uh, I could've seen the tornado out my bedroom window if it had hit during the day instead of at night where visibility is shit. And if I hadn't been huddled in the downstairs hallway with my cats and roommate. I was panicked about the weather all day, and that was worse because it was the anniversary of Andover 1991 (a tornado). I lived through that. Uh, very luckily I lived through that, it hit my neighborhood and was scary close to my house, to the point the sirens 50 ft away or so were drowned out by the sound of the tornado. We had no basement and no good inner rooms or closets in such a tiny house at the time. I've been through other tornadoes since then, but none were as terrifying as that one. Before the tornado and after the reminder that it was Andover 1991 aniversary... I also got an email that I didn't get a job that would've been good for my disabilities. Like, worked around it well and not been too straining on me. Plus I would've worked with animals. I'm struggling financially, so writing is the only way I'm getting any income - outside of crocheting, and I don't want to fucking do that for money. I want my hobby back. I want to make gifts. I want to make OC dolls. I want my limited physical spoons for crocheting to be for ENJOYMENT. Not so stressful it makes me fucking hate crocheting. Which... yeah, I'm kind of there again. That said, I have made a few book sales, but... Well, I'll keep trying. I've got other novels cooking. I'll double down my focus, maybe. I will sketch more. Maybe I'll reconsider using something like Patreon, which... don't love, but like. What can you love? Every site is screwing over creators in some way or another. :'( It's depressing, actually, bc I hop on facebook, and I can't see ANY posts of the people and groups I follow, but you know what I DO see? Fucking suggested pages for AI art. I really hope all the people who gentrified the tiny house movement get scammed into buying stupid fake tiny houses due to AI images and end up taking legal action eventually that helps to bring about the (hopefully inevitable) death of AI? I'm mean, but like, tiny houses and mobile homes and caravans and shit like that were houses before rich people decided they were cute and they went up to $200k-$300k. I wanted a tiny house bc I thought, "at least I might someday afford this" but nah. They took even that away. So enjoy your shitty "this is perfect for me" gushing when the fucking pillows are melted into the planks and the switches for the oven and stovetop are underneath the burners! Anyway! I should probably do more writing and take my anemic ass to bed soon. It's been... a shitty couple of days. I'm trying to be cheerful and remain optimistic and just boost Geckos, Automata... but eh. I'm also trying to survive when everything is against that. I had a suicidal thought earlier today that I should just gulp down all the pills I can get my hands on and be done with things. yay. (I won't. It was a passing thought. A desperate "oh god I can't afford to live and I should give up, I'm in my late 30s and nothing ever gets better" thought.)

#mcalhen personal #mostly writing rambling

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Geckos, Automata is available now as a paperback and on Kindle! You can order here.

Four years ago, the Lydrian Upheaval devastated the city of Pandion and had a ripple effect on the rest of the world. Ghosts haunt the world in greater abundance. The rich became richer, the poor poorer. Several governments took steep dives toward fascism. Human rights have never been more vital or dismissed.

Mortimer surrounds himself with his projects, tinkering with automatons he first learned to build with his late husband.

Duncan is homeless and struggling to raise a child in a post-apocalyptic world.

Rosalia is a disgraced reporter moonlighting as a ghost hunter.

Their futures intersect when the possibility of trouble stirs anew.

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Decided to edit this old pic! Luu Kah and Ramsey's first kiss in their post-game story.

I like the improvement!

#FFCC #art by OP #Luu Kah #Ramsey #look at themmmm #really love the colors I can feel the fire they're around even when it's out of the picture

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Word count: 4,719

Chapter 2 of the third year is up! Time for the party's first dungeon.

Thanks to @crookedvoidbird for proofreading again!

(Official pic by Toshiyuki Itahana. The landscape looks like it could be Shella lake!)

#FFCC

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Story update!

#oops was I reading something else? well now I'm reading this~

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Some sketches from Seasons. For those who read the later chapters of my original posting, the scene with Howie and Bee is the one where they're talking in the pantry. Shannon at a young age. Baby Howie. He turned out so stinkin' cute (the fear: drawing babies that look like evil potatoes), and now I want to protect him with my life. If you want to support my art, there are many ways to do so! Ko-Fi I have a book out called Geckos, Automata Wishlist And sharing my work, especially my book sales! :D

#Transition of Seasons #Howard Bartholomew Liddell #Shannon Miles Liddell #Beau Whitby Liddell

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To everyone reblogging this and wishing me congrats, to the people buying the book or planning to when they have the chance, to anyone gushing about the book to someone else: Thank you so much! I really appreciate it, you have no idea how much. 🧡

Geckos, Automata is available now as a paperback and on Kindle! You can order here.

Four years ago, the Lydrian Upheaval devastated the city of Pandion and had a ripple effect on the rest of the world. Ghosts haunt the world in greater abundance. The rich became richer, the poor poorer. Several governments took steep dives toward fascism. Human rights have never been more vital or dismissed.

Mortimer surrounds himself with his projects, tinkering with automatons he first learned to build with his late husband.

Duncan is homeless and struggling to raise a child in a post-apocalyptic world.

Rosalia is a disgraced reporter moonlighting as a ghost hunter.

Their futures intersect when the possibility of trouble stirs anew.

[mcalhenwrites]

Geckos, Automata is available now as a paperback and on Kindle! You can order here.

Four years ago, the Lydrian Upheaval devastated the city of Pandion and had a ripple effect on the rest of the world. Ghosts haunt the world in greater abundance. The rich became richer, the poor poorer. Several governments took steep dives toward fascism. Human rights have never been more vital or dismissed.

Mortimer surrounds himself with his projects, tinkering with automatons he first learned to build with his late husband.

Duncan is homeless and struggling to raise a child in a post-apocalyptic world.

Rosalia is a disgraced reporter moonlighting as a ghost hunter.

Their futures intersect when the possibility of trouble stirs anew.

[mcalhenwrites]

Life mental health hack: draw Rinkah

#art by OP #love your art even when I'm not familiar with the characters #the way you draw muscles and proportions is absolutely beautiful #also fluffy hair <3

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Thank you for buying a copy! :D I'm really excited that copies are already arriving (other then ebook) - I hope you enjoy it!

ohhhhhhh snap!!! My copy of Geckos Automata is here yall!!! My bestie made this and I'm so proud of him!!! 💖💖💖

Buy your own copy here : https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D2NGHHPF?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_28RDGRE2ZTGA0F59K7HX&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3kZFEkI27yfZD-zdw28kJZdRidxDc-q_u4ESVy2KYtZwRicUwTOVympFg_aem_AbL0C4jdQkcF7X4T0FIkbdyjbn8RDHA4AyI1IJCEw7hk8r57B5JDlsuXPrOWGjoTdK9SZDFSuThPGdBTzO_j7Ys0

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If you buy a copy, feel free to take a photo and tag me if you want to show it off, I'll reblog it if that's okay! \o/

Geckos, Automata is available now as a paperback and on Kindle! You can order here.

Four years ago, the Lydrian Upheaval devastated the city of Pandion and had a ripple effect on the rest of the world. Ghosts haunt the world in greater abundance. The rich became richer, the poor poorer. Several governments took steep dives toward fascism. Human rights have never been more vital or dismissed.

Mortimer surrounds himself with his projects, tinkering with automatons he first learned to build with his late husband.

Duncan is homeless and struggling to raise a child in a post-apocalyptic world.

Rosalia is a disgraced reporter moonlighting as a ghost hunter.

Their futures intersect when the possibility of trouble stirs anew.

[mcalhenwrites]

Geckos, Automata is available now as a paperback and on Kindle! You can order here.

Four years ago, the Lydrian Upheaval devastated the city of Pandion and had a ripple effect on the rest of the world. Ghosts haunt the world in greater abundance. The rich became richer, the poor poorer. Several governments took steep dives toward fascism. Human rights have never been more vital or dismissed.

Mortimer surrounds himself with his projects, tinkering with automatons he first learned to build with his late husband.

Duncan is homeless and struggling to raise a child in a post-apocalyptic world.

Rosalia is a disgraced reporter moonlighting as a ghost hunter.

Their futures intersect when the possibility of trouble stirs anew.

[mcalhenwrites]

Geckos, Automata is available now as a paperback and on Kindle! You can order here.

Four years ago, the Lydrian Upheaval devastated the city of Pandion and had a ripple effect on the rest of the world. Ghosts haunt the world in greater abundance. The rich became richer, the poor poorer. Several governments took steep dives toward fascism. Human rights have never been more vital or dismissed.

Mortimer surrounds himself with his projects, tinkering with automatons he first learned to build with his late husband.

Duncan is homeless and struggling to raise a child in a post-apocalyptic world.

Rosalia is a disgraced reporter moonlighting as a ghost hunter.

Their futures intersect when the possibility of trouble stirs anew.