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unforth's account, for blorbo posting and DPP things (we're an indie press publishing original works by fancreators. duckprintspress.com) fandoms: danmei, c-novels, a smattering of others such as Supernatural. 日本語 ✔️ | 汉语 ✔️

A graphic entitled Wild and Full of Marvels Art Teasers. It shows two art crops from larger works, with the name of the artwork and artist beside the art. Artwork 1: a person with long back hair drifting as though sinking, She has a medium skin-tone, facial make up or a tattoo across her nose and cheeks, and is wearing a red and white top. It's titled "Water Lily" by May Barros. Artwork 2: Watercolor artwork of a sleeping tiger. Entitled "Tiger, Tailor, Candle, Moon" by Max Jason Peterson.
A simple graphic with stylized book cases with lines of bookspines on them. Text in the middle reads "Reading Wednesday."
A graphic entitled Wild and Full of Marvels Art Teasers. It shows two art crops from larger works, with the name of the artwork and artist beside the art. Artwork 1: A merperson tail, watercolor, in shades of blue, titled "Two Mermaids" by Amalia Zeichnerin. Artwork 2: a young person in a red cape being spoken to by a person wearing only a loin cloth, with long white hair and wolf ears emerging from among their hair. Entitled "Hoodwinks and Wolfsbane" by Sam Inverts.
A graphic entitled Wild and Full of Marvels Art Teasers. It shows two art crops from larger works, with the name of the artwork and artist beside the art. Artwork 1: an anthropomorphized pig woman in farming clothes, gesturing and smiling like she's in the middle of a conversation, titled "Meetup at the County Faire" by Razz. Artwork 2: pink and orange light coming through a stained glass window in the side of a stone building, illuminating part of the face of a monstrous creature. Entitled "Sainte Radegonde et al Grand'Goule" by Florilége.
A butter dish shaped like Pikachu sitting on a kitchen counter. The butt has butter coming out.
A small graphic that says Lavender Con, with a simple graphic of a book seen from the edges, the "pages" making stripes in the colors of the rainbow.
A graphic entitled Wild and Full of Marvels Art Teasers. It shows two art crops from larger works, with the name of the artwork and artist beside the art. Artwork 1: the back of a person with long reddish hair, wearing armor with pronounced shoulder points on their torso, titled "Rainbow Sphinx" by Anne Hessel. Artwork 2: a close up of a panel, as of pseudo-stained-glass, showing two extended arms, each with the hand wrapped around the other's wrist. Entitled "Good Night, and Joy Be With You All" by Elias Strunck.
A graphic entitled Wild and Full of Marvels Art Teasers. It shows two art crops from larger works, with the name of the artwork and artist beside the art. Artwork 1:a close up of an eye, surrounded by wrinkles and crying a golden tear, titled "Aldara, the Deer Woman" by Cris Alborja. Artwork 2: a light skinned person with long light purple hair, wearing golden threads in her hair, as well as earrings, and pearls. She looks fondly toward something out of frame. Entitled "Thank you, the Princess said to the Frog" by Kendall Pletcher.
A graphic entitled Wild and Full of Marvels Art Teasers. It shows two art crops from larger works, with the name of the artwork and artist beside the art. Artwork 1: a close up on a goat and a pig in a classic style, labeled as "King Thrushbeard" by zazrichor. Artwork 2: close up on a person's shoulder, their dark-skinned arm raised, a wolf-head shrug covering much of their visible body, titled "The Offering" by Shea Sullivan.
A graphic on a pale blue background. Top text reads "Write What You Know": Pros and Cons: a Duck Prints Press Panel Sunday July 19 2 p.m. Eastern. In the middle is clipart of a typewriter with a graduation cap balanced atop it and a scrolled piece of paper beside it. Bottom text reads join patreon.com/duckprintspress for exclusive access.
A logo with a circular image with a rainbow background and the white silhouette of an open book and a poised quill over the circle. Text beside this reads Indie Press Webring.
A clipart of a drag queen with both her legs lifted up, neon text and 4 books covers on a light blue background. The text reads: Our Favorite Books with Drag. The books are: The Queen Bees of Tybee County by Kyle Casey Chu; Becoming Ted by Matt Cain; The Bell in the Fog by Lev A.C. Rosen; Rough Pages by Lev A.C. Rosen.
Three cards are laid on a purple fabric with white floral motif. All the cards are right-side-up. The leftmost card reads “Submission Deadline” with an image of a stack of papers with lines on them representing text and a counter half-way counted down that says 30.  The middle card reads “Work In Progress” with an image of a pile of documents with a partially full status bar over it. The rightmost card reads “Enemies to Lovers” with an image of a pair of swords crossed near the tip and a heart over them.
A simple graphic with stylized book cases with lines of bookspines on them. Text in the middle reads "Reading Wednesday."
A screen capture of an e-mail. Text reads: $83,028 by 2,015 supporters New Campaign Total. Created by Queer Liberation Library. Sponsored by NOPI: Nonprofit Incubator. Transaction Summary. Reference #: [redacted]. Date: June 30 2026 10:39 AM EDT. Payment method: Mastercard. Contact Information: Claire Houck [redacted]. Address: [redacted]. Summary: Donation to Queer Liberation Library $72, Processing Fee $2.46, Tip for Givebutter: $1.
Three cards are laid on a purple fabric with white floral motif. The leftmost card is upside down and reads “Dog” with a silhouette of a dog in the "sit" position. The middle card is upside down and reads “There’s Only One Bed” with an image of a neatly made bed. The rightmost card is right-side-up and reads “Slice of Life” with an image of a slice of cake on a plate.
Three cards are laid on a purple fabric with white floral motif. The leftmost card is upside down and reads “Cat” with a silhouette of a cat on all fours and tail curled upwards. The middle card is upside down and reads “Hurt/Comfort” with an image of two figures, one is seated on the ground and hugging their knees as they cried while the other is crouched on one knee with one hand placed on the other’s shoulder in consolation. The rightmost card reads “Whump” with an image of an injured figure with their right arm in a sling. Their left leg is bandaged and they are using an underarm crutch on the left side.
A photograph of a booth set up in a large room. There's are two displays of books and a few items laid flat on the table. A sign on the front says Duck Prints Press We Print Diverity www.duckprintspress.com.
A banner on a blue background with clip art of some bugs, stars, a game controlled, a book, and gaming dice. Text reads This summer, something wicked your ways comes... Summerween Bundle July 1st to 28th 2026. https://itch.io/b/3743/summerween-bundle
A banner with text that reads Wild and Full of Marvels Queer Fanworks Inspired by Folklore and Fairy Tales. Beside this is a book cover of a book with the same title as that text, with artwork showing two women, one a light skinned mermaid adjusting her hair and waving, the other a darker skinned fisherwoman exchanging a flirty look with the mermaid. In the upper right hand corner of the banner is a circular badge that says PROJECT WE LOVE KICKSTARTER, and the Duck Prints Press logo is in the lower left corner.
A simple graphic with stylized book cases with lines of bookspines on them. Text in the middle reads "Reading Wednesday."
Text, a black silhouette of a dragon in flight, and six book covers on a dark blue starry background. The text reads: JD Rivers' Fantasy Books with M/M Romance Subplots. The books are: The Crack at the Heart of Everything (The Cursed Mage #1) by Fiona Finn; The Master of Samar by Melissa Scott; The Perfect Assassin (Chronicles of Ghadid #1) by K.A. Doore; Luck in the Shadows (The Nightrunner Series #1) by Lynn Flewelling; The Last Sun (The Tarot Sequence #1) by K. D. Edwards; The Edge of a World (Otar’s Universe #1) by JD Rivers
A graphic with art showing a beach on one side and wintery pine trees on the other. Text reads Smashwords July Summer/Winter Sale smashwords.com/sale
A logo with a circular image with a rainbow background and the white silhouette of an open book and a poised quill over the circle. Text beside this reads Indie Press Webring.
A logo that says "Readercon" in stylized font.
A five-by-five bingo grid laid over beach graphics. List of Bingo Squares: 1. recommendation (friend, rec list, etc); 2. translation; 3. graphic novel or comic; 4. author local to you; 5. (auto)biography or memoir; 6. novella or novelette; 7. nonfiction; 8. sequel; 9. author’s debut; 10. published this year; 11. re-release or 2nd edition; 12. new (to you) genre; 13. FREE SPACE; 14. seasonal or weather related; 15. reread an old fave; 16. published 200+ years ago; 17. adaptation or retelling; 18. from your TBR pile; 19. standalone novel; 20. poetry; 21. epistolary format; 22. new (to you) author; 23. pick a book by its cover; 24. author from another continent; 25. short story collection
A simple graphic with stylized book cases with lines of bookspines on them. Text in the middle reads "Reading Wednesday."
A bingo card graphic entitled Duck Prints Press 2026 Storygraph Reading Challenge. Top row: queer rep bingo! aromantic character; genre challenge! read a queer historical fiction book; queer rep bingo! queer bipoc character; queer relationship challenge! read a book that includes a transgender character in a sexual and/or romantic relationship; genre challenge! read a queer horror book; genre challenge! read a queer science fiction book; and format challenge! read a queer children's book. second row: format challenge! read a queer graphic novel;read a queer book that includes found family; read a queer work in a different format than your usual; biseuxal or pansexual character; read a queer book published before 1990; read a queer book; and read a queer book that takes place in a contemporary setting. third row: read a book that includes a t4t relationship; gay character; nonbinary character; queer disabled character; read a queer biography, autobiography, or memoir; read a book that includes a f/f relationship; and read a queer action and adventure book. fourth row: read a queer romance book; read a queer book that was recommended to you; read a queer thriller; genre challenge! read a queer fantasy book; freebie; queer rep bingo! queer neurodivergent character; and queer relationship challenge! read a book that includes a polyamorous relationship. fifth row: read a book that includes a f/m relationship involving queer characters; freebie; read a queer book from your TBR; asexual character; read a book that includes a non-binary character in a sexual and/or romantic relationship; read a queer Western; and queer relationship challenge! read a book that includes a queerplatonic relationship. sixth/bottom row: read a book that includes a m/m relationship; read a queer mystery book; transgender character; read a queer short story or short story collection/anthology; read a queer book published in 2026; ead a queer novelette or novella; and lesbian character
A graphic entitled @unforth_duckprintspress's June 2026 Reads, followed by a montage of book covers. The books are listed in the provided link. Graphic 1 of 3.
A graphic entitled Wild and Full of Marvels. It shows three artworks with accompanying text. The first is a book cover, shown as a complete wrap around (so the back cover, spine, and front cover are all shown). It has a decorative border. On the back cover there's a hand holding a dagger, and on the front a hand holding a wand. Accompanying text says Journal with a Warp-Around Cover. Below this are a row of two artworks. On the left is art of a fisherwoman tugging a line and exchanging a flirty look with a pale-skinned mermaid with a pink-purple tale, labeled Front Cover Art Print. On the right is brightly-colored art of a woman in renaissance clothing staring longingly at a marble sculpture of another woman, standing before a stained glass window with a heart-sun-rose motif, labeled Acrylic Window Hanging.
A graphic over a background of a rainbow gradient. Text reads, Buy Queer Creations! Support Queer Causes! with Duck Prints Press's 4th Annual Bundles for Charity Drive June 1 - 30th. At the bottom are three "categories" of thing, one a couple book covers in shades of blue and text that reads "25 general imprint stories," one a pile of book covers in shades of red and text that reads 15 explicit imprint stories, and the last artwork of two women, one a monster, touching noses, and text that reads 10 digital artworks. Two stars have been added, stark black and red against the gradient background. One has text that says ENDING SOON, the other reads LAST 3 DAYS!
A photograph of a booth display set up under a tent on a street with a park in the background. The tables are set up with stickers, books, art prints, bookmarks, and more, and a front banner reads Duck Prints Press We Print Diversity.
A booth set up on a paved city street. It has various merchandise, stickers, art prints, pins, books, and zines on display. A banner read Duck Prints Press We Print Diversity.
A graphic entitled Wild and Full of Marvels. It shows two artworks with accompanying text. The first is a golden key, labeled Enamel Key Pendant + Necklace. The second is black and white artwork of two people kissing surrounded by/made of wings, encircled by an ouroboros. It is labeled Slate Engraved Coaster.
A banner that reads Toying Around Block Party est. 2015 #upstateny June 27th
A simple graphic with stylized book cases with lines of bookspines on them. Text in the middle reads "Reading Wednesday."
A graphic entitled Wild and Full of Marvels. It shows three artworks with accompanying text. The first is a donkey and a dark-skinned person in a long dress, standing together as the woman looks tender and the donkey glares protectively. The palette is the trans pride flag - white, pastel pink, and pastel blue. It is labeled Suncatcher Sticker. Below this is a brown duck with teal blue-green wing-fins and a mer tail, labeled Merduck Dux Sticker. On the right side are two images labeled front and back, one showing a dragon in shades of black and purple, the other a knight in shades of gold. The duo are labeled Bookmark.
screen capture of a donghua, showing a young man in a blue shirt and an awkward expression on his face mimicking a cough, while another older man in the foreground stares open-mouthed with multiple sweat drops on his head. They are both on a train. The subtitle reads "haven't you ever seen a pervert before?" the blue-shirted man is Gao Ying from Gu Wei Nan Ting.
A flier-esque graphic entitled A Big Gay Market Downtown Troy Troy Pride Night Out. Below this is a picture of a booth display, identified by a banner as belonging to Duck Prints Press, and another circle beside that has text that reads "I'm a vendor!" Additional text reads, Next Market Friday, June 26th. River St - 3rd St. Troy NY. 5 p.m. - 9 p.m. At the bottom, it reads Our Beneficiary and is followed by the logo for the Alliance for Positive Health. Lastly, text reads learn more www.abiggaymarket.com and this is accompanied by two QR codes.
Graphic with text that reads Pride Without Prejudice 40 books for only $40! From June 18 to 30. https://itch.io/b/3733/pride-without-prejudice
A graphic of a beach on a sunny day, on the sand there are shells and a pair of flip-flops. There’s a big text on the background of the blue sky that says: Queer Beach Reads.
A graphic over a background of a rainbow gradient. Text reads, Buy Queer Creations! Support Queer Causes! with Duck Prints Press's 4th Annual Bundles for Charity Drive June 1 - 30th. At the bottom are three "categories" of thing, one a couple book covers in shades of blue and text that reads "25 general imprint stories," one a pile of book covers in shades of red and text that reads 15 explicit imprint stories, and the last artwork of two women, one a monster, touching noses, and text that reads 10 digital artworks. Two stars have been added, stark black and red against the gradient background. One has text that says ENDING SOON, the other reads 10 DAYS LEFT!
A logo with a circular image with a rainbow background and the white silhouette of an open book and a poised quill over the circle. Text beside this reads Indie Press Webring.
A graphic with text that reads June 15 - 30 Bi and Pan Authors for Pride Month 19 books by bisexual and pansexual authors only $18! There are also hearts in the colors of the bi and pan pride flags, and both flags flying from a flagpole.
Wrap-around cover art for the anthology Wild and Full of Marvels. The back-cover section features a blue border of fantasy elements, encircling a merperson's tail wrapped in a fisher's net emerging from the water. There is room for text at the top, but no text currently. The spine features a hand lifting a wand and is otherwise blank. The front cover has an elaborate border in blue, showing fairies lifting gauzy curtains to reveal the scene beneath, a white mermaid with webbed fingers lifting her hair to show her bare back and purple-pink tail as she sits on a rock; in the foreground, a medium-skin-toned fisherwoman with black hair held back by a bandana pulls her net while meeting the gaze of the mermaid.
The cover of a book entitled Wild and Full of Marvels: Queer Fanworks Inspired by Folklore and Fairy Tales. It features an elaborate, fantasy-sinpired border in shades of blue and green, with fairies lifting a gauzy veil to reveal a fantasy scene below of a white mermaid with blonde hair drawing her hair back to reveal her bare torso and curve of her back, which segues into a pink-purple mermaid tail. In the foreground is a slim, muscular darker-skinned woman with long black hair in a braid held back by a bandana. She wears simple clothes and stands knee-deep in the water, and is pulling on a rope as if to tow in something not in view. Her gaze meets that of the mermaid, who raises a hand with webs between the fingers in an inviting beckon.
The cover of a book entitled Wild and Full of Marvels: Queer Fanworks Inspired by Folklore and Fairy Tales. It features an elaborate, fantasy-sinpired border in shades of blue and green, with fairies lifting a gauzy veil to reveal a fantasy scene below of a white mermaid with blonde hair drawing her hair back to reveal her bare torso and curve of her back, which segues into a pink-purple mermaid tail. In the foreground is a slim, muscular darker-skinned woman with long black hair in a braid held back by a bandana. She wears simple clothes and stands knee-deep in the water, and is pulling on a rope as if to tow in something not in view. Her gaze meets that of the mermaid, who raises a hand with webs between the fingers in an inviting beckon.
A simple graphic with stylized book cases with lines of bookspines on them. Text in the middle reads "Reading Wednesday."
A graphic on a pale blue background. Top text reads What We, as Editors, Love to See and What We Hate to See a Duck Prints Press Panel Saturday June 20 9 p.m. Eastern. In the middle is clipart of a book overlaid with a pencil, eraser, and magnifying glass. Bottom text reads join patreon.com/duckprintspress for exclusive access.
A photograph of an open hard-cover book resting on a white surface. It's sunny and bright. A blurred-out background suggests the outdoors. Text over the image reads "Creator interview! Meet Shea Sullivan." The Duck Prints Press logo is at the bottom middle of the image.
Photograph of a booth display under a blue tent. A banner identifies Duck Prints Press we print diversity. Visible in the display are stickers, books, zines, pins, and more.
A logo with a circular image with a rainbow background and the white silhouette of an open book and a poised quill over the circle. Text beside this reads Indie Press Webring.
A graphic over a background of a rainbow gradient. Text reads, Buy Queer Creations! Support Queer Causes! with Duck Prints Press's 4th Annual Bundles for Charity Drive June 1 - 30th. At the bottom are three "categories" of thing, one a couple book covers in shades of blue and text that reads "25 general imprint stories," one a pile of book covers in shades of red and text that reads 15 explicit imprint stories, and the last artwork of two women, one a monster, touching noses, and text that reads 10 digital artworks.
A graphic over a texture washed out rainbow background. Top text reads Pride Vending! In the middle is a logo of a rainbow with text that reads Capital Pride Albany New York 1970 - 2026. Bottom text reads Capital Pride Washington Park Albany, NY Sunday, June 14th 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
A photograph of a river with trees and some buildings on the side, with a partially cloudy sky and a rainbow overhead.
A simple graphic with stylized book cases with lines of bookspines on them. Text in the middle reads "Reading Wednesday."
A photograph of a booth set up. A banner in front says Duck Prints Press we print diversity. The displayed stuff includes books, stickers, golding fans, art prints, pins, and more.
Photograph of a booth set up identified as Duck Prints Press by a banner. It includes a bookshelf with books, a stand-up display of stickers, a rotating table rack, and more. It is outside on grass in a walled blue tent.
Text, and a graphic of a pink portable CD player with headphoneson the background of a rainbow gradient, surrounded by 26 audiobook covers. The text reads: Our Favorite Queer Audiobooks. The audiobooks are: The Escape Game by Marissa Meyer & Tamara Moss , read by Keylor Leigh & Ryan Vincent Anderson; All of Us Murderers by KJ Charles; Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature by Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian; The Edge of a World by J.D. Rivers; Nicked by M.T. Anderson; Màgòdiz by Gabe Calderón; Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner; The Raven Cycle series by Maggie Stiefvater; Breaking Character by Lee Winter; The Locked Tomb series by Tamsyn Muir; The Charioteer by Mary Renault; Hunger Pangs: True Love Bites by Joy Demorra; The Mercy Makers by Tessa Gratton; Nevada by Imogen Binnie; Unstoppable series by Charlie Jane Anders; The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass; The Honeys by Ryan La Sala; The Extraordinaries series by TJ Klune; The Radiant Emperor series by Shelley Parker-Chan; Once & Future series by Cory McCarthy & A.R. Capetta; A Clash of Steel by C.B. Lee; The Murderbot Diaries series by Martha Wells; The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes by Cat Sebastian; Notes from a Regicide by Isaac Fellman; Apparently, Sir Cameron Needs to Die by Greer Stothers; The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin.
A graphic on a black background with rainbow decorations. Text reads LGBTQ+ SFFH Bundle! Itch.io bundle 23 stories for $10.