explore | Grilled Cheese

@michaelwhelan.bsky.social Oct 16, 2026, 2:29 PM

CROWN OF SHADOWS (1995) 
Acrylic on Panel - 28" x 22"

  There's something in the complexity of an anti-hero that grabs the attention of readers. Such rich characters naturally provide an illustrator with opportunity to revel in the shadows. #bookssky #art 🪐📚

An elegant man with shoulder length blonde hair and eyes glinting gold strides between a pair of trees barren of leaves but colored by alien lichen creeping up the trunk. He holds aloft a black sword drenched in purple flame. The edge rides a sinuous curve peaking high then retreating to upturned quillons and a curved grip tapering thin in the middle. The modest flames stand in contrast to shaded greens that tint the mountains behind him. His bearing is regal; his clothes made of fine black leather with gold trim and filigree. A purple sash runs beneath his long jacket, which sways trailing his motion. Behind him ephemeral spirits rise—the most prominent female with one arm and one knee raised. A volcano dominates the background, billowing smoke as it roils with electric green flame.

@reinventor.bsky.social Oct 13, 2026, 11:29 AM

𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 for the #wipsnips on 🅱🅻🆄🅴🆂🅺🆈

I see what you did there 😜

This is from 𝕎𝕙𝕚𝕤𝕡𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕊𝕚𝕝𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝔸𝕘𝕖
mybook.to/WOTSA

Ya' got a giant crab about to fight a Minotaur with his beloved Tanuki suffering in the stands above

It doesn't get much weirder

#bookssky #fantasybooks #mm #indieauthor

This is a screenshot from a word precessor. The text reads: Finally, the crab stopped and waved frantically.
Ben halted, brow ridges drawing tight at the strange display.
It held both antennae high and had both pincers raised. The crab stood tall enough to almost reach the top of the arena wall. For a moment, Ben thought it might be attempting to flee—
Until he saw it.
A familiar heather-blue vest—covering a fluffy brown-and-tan Tanuki’s body.
Fuku was surrounded by the strange spectator ghosts, his paws clamped tight over his ears. Ben stared and could see thin rivulets of blood ran between his fingers.

@michaelwhelan.bsky.social Oct 12, 2026, 12:53 PM

THE ADVENTURES OF LITTLE FUZZY (1983) 
Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 22" x 30"

  This was a fun assignment. I was asked to do a large-size children's book version of LITTLE FUZZY by H. Beam Piper.

#bookssky #art 🪐📚

In a lush green forest, a furry humanoid with huge green eyes with cat-like pupils, leans an arm on a thick tree. Huddled near a boulder at its feet, more of the creatures peer nervously as they make their way through the dense woods. The forest floor is alive with flowering growth. In the background on the other side of the tree, a man holds up a glowing sunstone.

@birdwriterwrites.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 4:22 PM

Celebrate #Canada #Thanksgiving with a feel good adventure for the whole family!

Buy Direct:

www.theelitelizzard.ca/product/hous... #canadian #canadastrong #cheeseandbooks #pizza #cookery #cookssky #bookssky #kidslit #illustrations #picturebooks

@michaelwhelan.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 12:31 PM

ARKADY (1985)
Acrylic on Canvas - 32” x 20”

Having passed through terrible destruction, the former hub of the Galaxy in Isaac Asimov's classic opus is now a pastoral world.

#bookssky #art 🪐📚

With a leather bag over her shoulder, a young woman with red hair stands on a metal platform set against a pastoral backdrop and blue skies. She wears an olive green jacket and striped shorts with yellow tights. Caught mid-step, she turns her head toward the audience. The angle of her legs are a mirror of the twisted metal of decaying towers that collapse into each other.

@stagtrends.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 3:52 PM

History made. Canadian poet and classicist Anne Carson has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature! 🕊️📖

Read our deep dive into her brilliant, boundary-pushing career and why this honor is so well-deserved:

#Poetry #BooksSky #NobelPrize

@svukic.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 2:23 PM

LGBTQ Global Book Odyssey
LGBTQ, everywhere, always…
New York City and its queer culture.

#LGBTQGlobalOdyssey #BooksSky #GayBooks #LGBTQ #QueerHistory #NewYork

@svukic.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 8:19 PM

LGBTQ Global Book Odyssey
LGBTQ, everywhere, always…
New York City, where this odyssey will spend some time, bookishly speaking.

#LGBTQGlobalOdyssey #BooksSky #GayBooks #LGBTQ #QueerHistory #NewYork

@bookmarkandburn.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 12:30 PM

Your TBR has a trope weakness. We all know it. 😂📚
Slow burn or instant chemistry? Enemies to lovers or friends to lovers? Found family or morally grey characters?
Drop your pick. #BooksSky #BookPeople

@svukic.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 3:15 PM

LGBTQ Global Book Odyssey.
Our neighborhoods.

#LGBTQGlobalOdyssey #BooksSky #GayBooks #LGBTQ #QueerHistory

@svukic.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 3:13 PM

LGBTQ Global Book Odyssey
LGBTQ, everywhere, always…
Taiwan — Bangkok — Hong Kong —. South Korea

#LGBTQGlobalOdyssey #BooksSky #GayBooks #LGBTQ #HongKong #Bangkok #Taiwan #Korea

@svukic.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 6:30 PM

LGBTQ Global Book Odyssey
LGBTQ, everywhere, always…
Japan

#LGBTQGlobalOdyssey #BooksSky #GayBooks #LGBTQ #QueerHistory #Japan #Tokyo

@svukic.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 6:30 PM

LGBTQ Global Book Odyssey
LGBTQ, everywhere, always…
Japan

#LGBTQGlobalOdyssey #BooksSky #GayBooks #LGBTQ #QueerHistory #Japan #Osaka #Tokyo

@birdwriterwrites.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 4:48 PM

#MomSky

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@svukic.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 2:11 PM

LGBTQ Global Book Odyssey
LGBTQ, everywhere, always…
Manila, the Philippines

#LGBTQGlobalOdyssey #BooksSky #GayBooks #LGBTQ #QueerHistory #Philippines #Manila

@svukic.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 2:10 PM

LGBTQ Global Book Odyssey
LGBTQ, everywhere, always.
In Australia, vintage lesbian magazines.

#LGBTQGlobalOdyssey #BooksSky #GayBooks #LGBTQ #QueerHistory
#Australia #Sydney

@svukic.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 2:10 PM

LGBTQ Global Book Odyssey
LGBTQ, everywhere, always…
In Australia, vintage gay magazine.

#LGBTQGlobalOdyssey #BooksSky #GayBooks #LGBTQ #QueerHistory
#Australia #Sydney

@michaelwhelan.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 12:40 PM

DELIRIUM’S MISTRESS (1985)
Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 30” x 22”

Tanith Lee was such a visual writer of fantasy. She gave the artist an inspiring painting concept on nearly every page, offering an inexhaustible supply of fascinating ideas.

#bookssky #art 🪐📚

Over the broken ruins of a fantastical city, a raven haired young woman takes flight on the back of a white lion. With golden eyes and azure mane, it spreads majestic raptor-like wings to soar. As she scans the distance, her eyes signal concern. Wind whips her hair back and billows her cloak. The silky fabric evokes magic in its pattern, black trimmed in red with a regal gold-dotted motif. Wispy tendrils of clouds trace powder blue skies, suggesting an upward drift of air current.

@pmcovington.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 5:17 PM

Let books be forthright, meaning "being completely honest, direct, and free from evasion" of their content.
📚 🤓 📖 🇺🇲 💙
#LetBooksBe #BannedBooksWeek
#BooksSky

@svukic.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 7:12 PM

LGBTQ Global Odyssey
In the news media.
India Willoughby - England
Ricardo Spinelli - Brazil
Fernanda Gentil - Brazil
Câe Vasconcelos - Brazil
Pedro Andrade - Brazil

#LGBTQGlobalOdyssey #LGBTQNews #GayBooks #BooksSky #Brazil #LGBTQBrazil