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Mark Guyer (fiction) / Dustin Pinney (non-fiction)@markguyer· 27d

American Splendor. I watch it every few years and it wows me ever single time. #filmsky

The theatrical poster for the film American Splendor. It depicts comic book writer Harvey Pekar, played by actor Paul Giamatti, sitting, sliders hunched, with his back against a wall adorned with mostly empty comic book panels.

Mark Guyer (fiction) / Dustin Pinney (non-fiction)@markguyer· 27d

I am so very glad I gifted myself Heavy Metal for my birthday. #art #comics #print #heavymetal #reading #writing #writingcommunity

A paragraph from the editorial section of issue #5 of this current incarnation of the comics magazine Heavy Metal:

“In an era where comic book culture has been "sanitized" by massive corporate cinematic universes, Heavy Metal remains essential because it is unapologetically adult, messy, and experimental. Let's face it, we live in a world of digital algorithms, social media, and A.l.-curated content. The
"hand-picked chaos" of a magazine like Heavy Metal is generated by
HUMANS! It is a necessary antidote to the predictable, computerized content you may get from an aggregating app or orchestrated streaming service.
And we do it for no other reason than to blow your mind!”

Mark Guyer (fiction) / Dustin Pinney (non-fiction)@markguyer· 28d

Norm Breyfogle is my favorite Batman artist. In case you were wondering. #art #comics #batman #thebatman #dc #normbreyfogle

A stunning Norm Breyfogle drawing of Batman and Robin standing on a ledge with a searchlight shining on them. Bats surround them. Batman’s cape looks alive as he wraps it around himself.

Mark Guyer (fiction) / Dustin Pinney (non-fiction)@markguyer· Jun 25

ERNEST: Ah! Earl! This does not look like a Wall Street Tycoon. EARL: Ah. Silly me. I thought you said a windswept sand dune. But what do ya think? Do ya like it? ERNEST:…It. Could. Work. (one of my absolute favorite recurring Ernest bits) #art #ernest #jimvarney #tv #comedy #writing

An image from the television series Hey, Vern! It’s Ernest.

Ernest is in the chair at a barber shop. His hair has been styled to look like a windswept sand dune.

As Ernest looks at himself in the mirror, he decides it could work

Mark Guyer (fiction) / Dustin Pinney (non-fiction)@markguyer· Jun 25

In high school, I turned this book into a Reading Rainbow style video for a class of first graders. It was a joy… Except for my video production classmates who told me that I had to cut the scary stuff. I’ll be writing about that experience for my blog. #art #reading #writing #fairytales

The cover to the Little Golden Book version of Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. We are the Dwarfs being charmed by a singing Snow White. Except Grumpy. He’s Grumpy.

Mark Guyer (fiction) / Dustin Pinney (non-fiction)@markguyer· Jun 23

Bad as things are, at least I get to come home and watch Star Trek: The Animated Series. Which I borrowed from the library. Go to your library. I bet they got all kinds of cool stuff there. #art #startrek #treksky #libraries #library

A still from Star Trek: The Animated Series. It shows Spock sitting at his station on the bridge of the Enterprise. His eyes are closed and his hands are raised in front of him as he tries to make telepathic contact with a sentient cloud in the episode “One of Our Planets is Missing.”

Mark Guyer (fiction) / Dustin Pinney (non-fiction)@markguyer· Jun 20

Turns out I really love Star Trek: The Animated Series. It hits that sweet spot of visually stimulating enough to ignite my imagination while being amusingly cheap. And the stories ain’t half bad. I dig it a whole lot. #art #startrek #scifi #animation #treksky

A still from Star Trek: The Animated Series. On a green planet with a green sky, James T. Kirk had a conversation with a green alien. The aliens looks a bit like an Octopus stacked on top of a squid. I haven’t seen this episode yet. I just came across the image and thought it was great. I’m looking forward to watching it.

Mark Guyer (fiction) / Dustin Pinney (non-fiction)@markguyer· Jun 19

Once, while watching Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer, I had to go out in deep Pennsylvania winter so the dog could do his biz. I was shocked to be met with the largest moon I’d ever seen. It still feels like the thing noticed me and decided to get a closer look. #art #writing #memory #moon

Rainbow Brite rides her steed Starlite on a rainbow across space. Flying beside them is the robotic horse On-X and his rider Kris.

Mark Guyer (fiction) / Dustin Pinney (non-fiction)@markguyer· Jun 14

Lost in Dusk (the big fantasy book I will write someday) is about healing. And it will hopefully feel like this… (taken from Legend, 1985) #art #writing #adhdwriters #writingcommunity #fantasy

A scene from the 1985 film Legend directed by Ridley Scott. We see a very wide shot of one of the rooms in Darkness’ castle. There are enormous pillars rising from the floor. Princess Lilly runs through them, dwarfed by their immensity. She appears as little more than a wisp moving through blue, lunar shadows.

Mark Guyer (fiction) / Dustin Pinney (non-fiction)@markguyer· Jun 7

The title of the big fantasy book I will write someday is “Lost in Dusk.” It will hopefully feel like this… (taken from Faust—1926) #art #fantasy #books #reading #fantasy #faust #filmsky #writing #writingcommunity

A still image from the 1926 silent film Faust. It sees a misty landscape, a burning sun, tall, leaning black tree, and a robed figure with their back to us. It is ominous and eerie.

Mark Guyer (fiction) / Dustin Pinney (non-fiction)@markguyer· Jun 4

1. NOSTALGIAMARES: PHANTOM DELIVERY is about a woman who finds herself trapped in the fictional world of her favorite retro YA thriller series. Basically: What if a millennial woke up in a FEAR STREET novel? She discovers, horror protagonists can’t catch a break. #TimeTravelAuthors

Mark Guyer (fiction) / Dustin Pinney (non-fiction)@markguyer· Jun 3

If you’ve never spent your day off in bed while projecting episodes of Tales from the Darkside on the wall, I highly recommend it. #art #adhdwriters #horror #horrorcommunity #tv #nostalgia

The title screed for TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE.

Mark Guyer (fiction) / Dustin Pinney (non-fiction)@markguyer· May 30

Thanks to the Libby app, excellent writing from @unamccormack.bsky.social, and the wonderful narration provided by @thekatemulgrew.bsky.social, I have been spending to afternoon in the stars—rather than in clouds of anxiety. Loving The Autobiography of Kathryn Janeway! #startrek #audiobooks #adhd

A screenshot of the audiobook for The Autobiography of Kathryn Janeway written by Una McCormack and read by Kate Mulgrew.

Mark Guyer (fiction) / Dustin Pinney (non-fiction)@markguyer· May 26

Apologies. I’m not sure what the spoons (or are they shovels?) symbolize, but it reminded me of Doc Seven.

Mark Guyer (fiction) / Dustin Pinney (non-fiction)@markguyer· May 25

Pick a Bond villain from the photos you already have on your phone.

These are my grandparents sitting at a picnic table with a chimpanzee wearing clothes.

Mark Guyer (fiction) / Dustin Pinney (non-fiction)@markguyer· May 25

A Halloween ornament I was able to help make at work today. #art #creativity #glass #writing #writingcommunity #halloween

A round, glass ornament with black and orange swirls

Mark Guyer (fiction) / Dustin Pinney (non-fiction)@markguyer· May 25

Found this abandoned #wip on my phone. I remember thinking “Two Toes” would be a funny title for a story. I do not remember typing any of this. Nor do I understand the use of the word tights. Maybe tight? #art #writing #adhdwriters #wtf #writer #writesky #books #reading

Text on a black screen:

Two Toes
There once was a boy with only two toes.
Both of them were pinkies, right left.
Between them was smooth hotdog skin that got tights and bubbled in the summer:

Mark Guyer (fiction) / Dustin Pinney (non-fiction)@markguyer· May 25

#startrek

The title card for a fictional episode of Deep Space Nine called “THE NAME OF THE PLACE IS BABYLON 5”

Mark Guyer (fiction) / Dustin Pinney (non-fiction)@markguyer· May 24

This is how I always think of it. #startrek

A title card for Star Trek: The Original Series that reads, “The Harlan Ellison Episode,” as opposed to “The City on the Edge of Forever.”

Mark Guyer (fiction) / Dustin Pinney (non-fiction)@markguyer· May 24

I think about this person a lot. Asked who his favorite Doctor is, he answered Colin Baker, who had yet to debut on American screens. So confident was he that Colin would blow everyone’s mind, that he staked a claim early. I’d be fascinated to know his feelings a year later. #DoctorWho

A mustachioed man in a purple shirt with red and yellow text reading: Whovian.

This is from an American Doctor Who convention in the 1980s. He is very excited at the prospect of Colin Baker taking over the role of the Doctor.

Mark Guyer (fiction) / Dustin Pinney (non-fiction)@markguyer· May 21

The big fantasy book I’ll write one day will be about the importance of our shadows. Like my favorite fantasy novel, “A Wizard of Earthse,” this will be an epic story about accepting one’s darkness to become whole. Another source of inspiration? #art #fantasy #writing #book #reading #adhdwriters

The title card for the 1982 Jim Henson/Frank Oz masterpiece: The Dark Crystal.

Mark Guyer (fiction) / Dustin Pinney (non-fiction)@markguyer· May 21

I’ve got this feeling that I’m on the verge of becoming a Lord Dunsany fan. #art #fantasy #writing #books #reading #dunsany #adhdwriters #writingcommunity

One of the covers for The King of Elfland’s Daughter by Lord Dunsany. It looks like a stained glass.

Mark Guyer (fiction) / Dustin Pinney (non-fiction)@markguyer· May 20

When I finally write my big fantasy book, it will hopefully feel like this: (Taken from the Madonna video for her song Frozen) #art #adhdwriters #writing #writer #writingcommunity #creativity #publishing #fantasy #music #madonna #frozen

A screenshot of Madonna floating in the air, her body wrapped in dark robes, her black hair blowing in the wind. The background is an overcast, ominous sky.

Mark Guyer (fiction) / Dustin Pinney (non-fiction)@markguyer· May 20

When I finally get around to writing my big fantasy book, it will hopefully feel like this. (Taken from The Tragedy of Macbeth, 2021, directed by Joel Coen) #art #adhdwriters #macbeth #filmsky #fantasy #writing #publishing #creativity #books #reading

A snapshot from The Tragedy of Macbeth. We see a hazy battlefield. Standing by at the edge of a large puddle is a woman in dark robes. Her reflection appears twice, as though two others we can’t see stand beside her.

Mark Guyer (fiction) / Dustin Pinney (non-fiction)@markguyer· May 19

When I finally get around to writing my big fantasy book, it will hopefully feel like this. (Taken from Enya’s music video for her song “Book of Days.”) #art #fantasy #writing #enya #music #writingcommunity #books #reading

A snapshot from the music video for “Book of Days” by Enya. The Irish singer stands at a desk with books and candelabras. It looks very whimsical and magical.

Mark Guyer (fiction) / Dustin Pinney (non-fiction)@markguyer· May 18

When I finally get around to writing my big fantasy book, it will hopefully feel like this. Taken from F. W. Murnau’s Faust (1926) #art #writing #adhdwriters #fantasy #books #reading #faust #filmsky #writingcommunity

A scene from Faust (1926) in a dark, intimidating horror with a strange man sitting on the tangled root of a twisted tree.

Mark Guyer (fiction) / Dustin Pinney (non-fiction)@markguyer· May 17

Walking through Corning, NY #art #writing #corning #glass #tower #photography #walking #picture #ny

A picture of the Corning Inc office building with trees and a green lawn in the front, and a white tower in the back

Mark Guyer (fiction) / Dustin Pinney (non-fiction)@markguyer· May 17

When I finally get around to writing my big fantasy book, it will hopefully feel like this. Taken from the official video for Mummer’s Dance by Loreena McKennit. #art #writing #fantasy #books #writingcommunity #adhdwriters #music #folklore

A sepia tone image of a crumbling castle outlined against a misty morning sky, and people dressed in Mummer outfits dancing down the road

Mark Guyer (fiction) / Dustin Pinney (non-fiction)@markguyer· May 17

When I finally get around to writing my big fantasy book, it will hopefully feel like this: Taken from Shirley Temple’s Storybook: The Sleeping Beauty (1958) #art #fantasy #books #reading #writing #adhdwriters #writingcommunity

The Black Fairy from Shirley Temple’s Storybook sitting on the back of a stone horse. She looks cool, mysterious and witchy. The fog is nice.

The Black Fairy from Shirley Temple’s Storybook sitting on a chandelier in a ball room. It looks like a gothic church.

Mark Guyer (fiction) / Dustin Pinney (non-fiction)@markguyer· May 16

It is such a beautiful day outside! Stunning! The kind of afternoon Ray Bradbury would write about. So, naturally, I’m inside watching Dungeons & Dragons. #art #adhdwriters #writing #filmsky #fantasy #D&D #ttrpg #dungeons #dragons #writingcommunity