A Mother’s Day Gift That Actually Means Something Flowers are nice. Candles are fine. Chocolates disappear in about six minutes. But a book? A book sticks around. It gets dog-eared, highlighted, revisited. It becomes part of someone’s life. Mother…

Most Mother’s Day gifts get used once and forgotten. This one lasts all year. Dr. Martha Lucas’ books are built on decades of real clinical experience. Her paperbacks are 10% off through Mother’s Day. armlinhouse.com/a-mothers-da... #mothersdaygift #giftideas

Something’s wrong underground. Collage inspired by the atmosphere of Van Helsing, but I wanted more grit, more danger. So I built my vision.

#horrorart #darkart #vampireart #digitalcollage #gothicart #creepyart #surrealart #horrorcommunity #vampires #womenartists

Sometimes what you don’t show is what makes something truly unsettling. And honestly… sometimes a grin like that is more than enough.

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#horror #horrorart #creepy #monster #zombie

How Writing a Book Can Fuel Your Business Growth Have you ever considered how writing a book could help your business thrive? While it may seem like an unconventional strategy, the truth is that writing a book can be a powerful tool for business …

Have you ever considered how writing a book could help your business thrive? Here's some helpful info on why you should write that book. armlinhouse.com/how-writing-...
#businessbook #business #marketing #publishing

Sunflower Life-Cycle: A Hand-Drawn Ink Series Exploring Form and Movement. This sunflower life-cycle series began as a study in shape and transformation. See more illustrations at armlinhouse.com/category/art...
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How to Fix POV: Why Omniscient Openings Break Your Story (and How to Fix Them) One of the most common point-of-view mistakes in fiction happens right at the beginning of a chapter. Writers often slip into third person omniscient without realizing it, especially when trying to…

How to Fix POV: Why Omniscient Openings Break Your Story (and How to Fix Them)
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Tarot (2024) proves horror doesn’t always need buckets of gore to be fun. Creative tarot-inspired monsters & a vibe that feels made for popcorn & friends. It has flaws, but it knows its lane. Full review on winniejeanhoward.com.
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New mom. No sleep. Tina wanted a parenting class with spells to soothe a colicky baby—not a spiral into magical danger.🍼 Dark and funny. By Colorado Gold winner Michele Emmy. FREE thru tomorrow: www.amazon.com/dp/B0D3D1YQTC
#FamilyMagic #WitchLit #MomLife #DarkFantasy #UrbanFantasy

The Riklis Collection of McCrory Corporation

Jake Berthot, Yellow Bar with Red, 1977
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Stop “Beginning to Do” Things: Why -ING Verbs Weaken Your Writing If your sentences are constantly “beginning,” “starting,” or “continuing” to do something, I’ve got bad news: your writing is dragging its feet. Even worse, it’s announcing that it’s dragging its f…

If your sentences are always starting or beginning to do things, your writing is stalling before it even moves.
“Began walking,” “started talking,” “was trying to explain”—all hesitation, no momentum.
Here’s how to cut the fluff and write cleaner, stronger sentences 👇
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This short motion piece started as a flat, abstract bird drawn by hand with markers—very simple, very geometric. I turned that static shape into a fluttering bird by animating layered vectors, exploring how minimal forms can suggest movement without overcomplicating the design. #motion #bird #art

Abstract video art featuring colorful, floppy flower-like shapes moving and swaying in a soft, surreal motion.
#art #flowers #abstract #vectorart #shapes

Have you written a memoir filled with your exciting life adventures? Need a publisher? Submit at Submit at

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Reading together before bed helps kids sleep better.
No screens, just stories and snuggles.
Here are perfect nighttime picks:
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Manuscripts Are A Dirty Business: Remove The Extra Sections, Breaks, and Spaces Before Submitting or Formatting Your Book

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Just another of my marker drawings turned into a digital piece in Adobe Illustrator. More on my website at wendyspurlin.art #art #abstract #drawing #digitalart

Flunking motherhood? There’s a spell for that, or a curse!

Free on Amazon through 10/23/25

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#fantasy #witches #womensfiction #fiction #supernatural #book #reading #magic #family

When the jack-o’-lantern bites back… 🎃🕷️🔥
This one isn’t waiting for Halloween night—it’s already hungry. Beware the hand that creeps from the shadows.

#Halloween #spookyart #darkart #creepy #horrorart #halloween2025 #jackolantern #scarystuff #halloweenvibes

Can’t decide between a P and a J? Why not both?
This quirky type mashup is what happens when typography refuses to pick a side.
P for play. J for joy. Or maybe… Pj for pajamas and printmaking chaos?
#typographydesign #letteringart #designexperiment #creativealphabet #mixedtype #typelove #artoftype

The first 3 books in the Angels Dark and Dumb series are FREE on Amazon Kindle from September 3-7!
Angels, demons, sarcasm—it’s the apocalypse with attitude.
📚 www.amazon.com/dp/B0C9VWR9Y2

#ebook #fantasy #comedy #goodvsevil #demons #fiction #supernatural

Teacup: The Horror That Forgot to be Scary
Stayed for Yvonne Strahovski & gas mask guy. Got wishy-washy characters, zero tension, and #horror without the horror.
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#creepy #tvhorror #horrorreview

🦉 Two owls. One unlucky squirrel.
The forest watches. The moon whispers.
Something ancient just woke up...

The hunt begins.
No one leaves the branches tonight. 🌕🌲

#HorrorArt #SpookySeason #OwlWatch #SurrealForest #DarkFantasy

God bequeathed Barry with the ability to wipe the existence of every evil trader to the heavenly kingdom. Angels Dark and Dumb is “bad taste” horror comedy at its best.
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Introducing Polished Pages: Clean Up Your Manuscript Like a Pro (Even If You’re Not One) Let’s be honest—MS Word is powerful, but it’s also sneaky. One moment you’re typing away, and the next your manuscript is littered with mysterious formatting marks, rogue section breaks, and quotat…

MS Word is powerful, but it’s also sneaky. One moment you’re typing away, and the next your manuscript is littered with mysterious formatting marks that can’t make up their minds.
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Assembled the Lego DeLorean because crying into my wine is not a “constructive hobby” according to my therapist. 😂 Now accepting applause and time travel requests.
#lego #legocommunity #legofan #LegoDelorean #BackToTheFuture #Nerd #Adultchild #TimeTravel #GreatScott #toys #BrickByBrick #Geek

It’s HERE! New Shelby Cobra starts tomorrow… #lego

Exploring beauty, control, and contamination through the distorted lens of childhood and the uncanny.
More haunted visuals at www.winniejeanhoward.com
#CreepyCollage #SurrealHorrorArt #DigitalCollageArt #BugArt #HorrorArt #GlamHorror #DarkSurrealism #GothicPopArt #NeonNightmares #DisturbingBeauty

Javanese Mannequin

Javanese Mannequin

A cartoon illustration of a ghost painting the portrait of another ghost in a room full of past portraits of the same ghost. Caption reads "Over the centuries he'd been getting better."

Practice. #grickledoodle #ghosts #painting #horror #cartoon #art #drawing #funny

School project a while back. The way my brain is working lately, I should do some more of these. #patternart #art