Writer, artist, guitarist, grumpy veteran, folklore enthusiast. Malice of Olga’s Burning Sparrows. Creator of the Slavic Tarot. More: www.maimurray.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/maimurray.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/maimurray.bsky.social/post/3mp5blh2h4s2sApparently today is #unhingedpit and I'm coming a little late to the game, but I had fun making these. I've got character theme songs, an AITA pitch, and the comps I *wish* I could use while querying 😅 (and for those who want a whole metalhead romantasy playlist, I got you) #a #q #f #romantasy25 Jun 2026 20:32 +0000at://did:plc:b4hqc5c22ypcsxeaebapl42f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp5blh2h4s2shttps://bsky.app/profile/maimurray.bsky.social/post/3mknb4iyb4s27As the daughter of the wealthiest khan in the north, Aylin knew she could never be a real apothecary. She earned her degree anyway. Now she’s a licensed chemist, engaged to a widowed khan...and in love with his children’s caretaker. Steeped in Turkic Mythology and folklore. #QuestPit #Q #A #F #RF29 Apr 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:b4hqc5c22ypcsxeaebapl42f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknb4iyb4s27https://bsky.app/profile/maimurray.bsky.social/post/3mjrzxlcvo22pOne title she was born with; the other, she earned. But she can't keep both. 🌙 Turkic mythology 🌙 Slow-burn love triangle 🌙 Heroine in STEM 🌙 Political intrigue 🌙 Agent interest! A Fate Inked in Blood ✖️ Wild Reverence ✖️ Shield of Sparrow #PosterPit #Q #A #F #R18 Apr 2026 18:10 +0000at://did:plc:b4hqc5c22ypcsxeaebapl42f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjrzxlcvo22phttps://bsky.app/profile/maimurray.bsky.social/post/3mjrubqsz222pAs the daughter of the wealthiest khan in the north, Aylin knew she could never be a real apothecary. She earned her degree anyway. Now she’s a licensed chemist, engaged to a widowed khan...and in love with his children’s caretaker. #PosterPit #Q #A #F #R18 Apr 2026 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:b4hqc5c22ypcsxeaebapl42f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjrubqsz222phttps://bsky.app/profile/maimurray.bsky.social/post/3mjre4l5bx22pAs the daughter of the wealthiest khan in the north, Aylin knew she could never be a real apothecary. She earned her degree anyway. Now she’s a licensed chemist, engaged to a widowed khan...and in love with his children’s caretaker. #PosterPit #Q #A #F #R #Romantasy18 Apr 2026 11:39 +0000at://did:plc:b4hqc5c22ypcsxeaebapl42f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjre4l5bx22phttps://bsky.app/profile/maimurray.bsky.social/post/3lihxe224e22zExactly this. As a veteran who studied international relations and deployed twice, exactly this. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Feb 2025 19:05 +0000at://did:plc:b4hqc5c22ypcsxeaebapl42f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lihxe224e22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/maimurray.bsky.social/post/3lhcw77rj422mA bit late, but words come when they will: Blessed Brigid, Lady of Fire, Forge in me the strength to be a light in this time of shadows.04 Feb 2025 01:36 +0000at://did:plc:b4hqc5c22ypcsxeaebapl42f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhcw77rj422mhttps://bsky.app/profile/maimurray.bsky.social/post/3lgkwst42ok2yTo my sisters still serving in the US military, now subject to the worst possible SecDef: I am so, so sorry. I will continue to be loud on your behalf. To my sisters considering joining: Maybe don’t. It’s gonna get a lot worse before it gets better again.25 Jan 2025 12:43 +0000at://did:plc:b4hqc5c22ypcsxeaebapl42f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgkwst42ok2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/maimurray.bsky.social/post/3lgkwqggmw22yIn other words, a whopping three Republican senators have spines. Thank you to Murkowski, Collins, & McConnell for doing the right thing in the face of overwhelming party pressure. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Jan 2025 12:42 +0000at://did:plc:b4hqc5c22ypcsxeaebapl42f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgkwqggmw22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/maimurray.bsky.social/post/3lgj6xuhp5k2aGonna pull a quote (completely out of context) from Oderus of GWAR, because I can think of no better description of the current administration and it is bringing me a measure of joy amid all the miserable absurdity: “Confused and poorly conceived spectacle of mediocrity.”24 Jan 2025 20:04 +0000at://did:plc:b4hqc5c22ypcsxeaebapl42f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgj6xuhp5k2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/maimurray.bsky.social/post/3lfxh27ytss2gI’ve had the same thoughts. As an elder millennial I’ve never had a TikTok and don’t quite *get it* but banning it at the federal level seems like a whole lot of effort for not a lot of payoff. We have bigger fish to fry. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Jan 2025 18:40 +0000at://did:plc:b4hqc5c22ypcsxeaebapl42f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfxh27ytss2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/maimurray.bsky.social/post/3lfsjc3ql7c2bI’m considering titling my dissertation, which is about the legacy of ancient Scythian warrior women in medieval literature & folklore, “Fight Me, Hegseth.” Women have always, ALWAYS been on the battlefield, as casualties and combatants. And we always will be. May as well let us have a weapon.15 Jan 2025 19:37 +0000at://did:plc:b4hqc5c22ypcsxeaebapl42f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfsjc3ql7c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/maimurray.bsky.social/post/3lfacu2lq4k2cOk can we just acknowledge the absolute absurdity of the US president elect talking about invading Greenland? Like once, ok, sure, he’s a clown but…buckling down on the idea of actually deploying the military to do it? Wtf HOW DID THIS IDIOT WIN08 Jan 2025 13:54 +0000at://did:plc:b4hqc5c22ypcsxeaebapl42f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfacu2lq4k2chttps://bsky.app/profile/maimurray.bsky.social/post/3ldbsin7gsc2uBrowsing the news this morning, shocked to discover DJT and I actually agree on something: daylight savings time is irrelevant for our present civilization and, in short, sucks. Who’d’ve thought he actually had a reasonable idea? Huh.14 Dec 2024 17:16 +0000at://did:plc:b4hqc5c22ypcsxeaebapl42f/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldbsin7gsc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/maimurray.bsky.social/post/3ld3a7umuf224If Hegseth gets confirmed as Sec Def I’m gonna riot. Ok, so not literally riot because how does one even start a riot? but I am definitely gonna burn something. Ok, so just candles. But like…really angry candles. With hexes. Except I don’t do hexes. …time to write more angry song lyrics, I guess.12 Dec 2024 02:33 +0000at://did:plc:b4hqc5c22ypcsxeaebapl42f/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld3a7umuf224https://bsky.app/profile/maimurray.bsky.social/post/3lbwuxj5aic2rFor my inaugural post (no pressure, right?), how about a selfie from when I got to see none other than Iron Maiden with the fam? 🤘 #metalhead27 Nov 2024 15:36 +0000at://did:plc:b4hqc5c22ypcsxeaebapl42f/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbwuxj5aic2r