Eirik Gumeny

@egumeny.bsky.social

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Cardigan-wearing depression enthusiast. Writer. Editor, @AtomicCarnival.bsky.social. Cystic fibrosis-haver, lung transplant-getter. He/him. https://linktr.ee/egumeny

White guy with glasses and greasy hair (me) lying in a hospital bed.
Screenshot of Walgreens app, showing negative results for COVID-19 and influenza.
Askew photograph of Latina woman in white dress standing outside of the Selena museum.
Tall white guy (me) and short Latina (wife) standing on riverboat deck with French Quarter in background across Mississippi River.
Photo of paddlewheel at rear of riverboat with river behind it.
Photo of a tall, white guy in an orange beanie holding a small, scruffy, blonde dog.
Photo of 2023 Brave New Weird award certificate, stating "certified Weirdo"
Two bell pepper plants in white pots. On left, one about 6 inches tall with leaves and buds. On right, a barely alive sprout.
Blonde schnoodle with ears wide like a gremlin.
Hazy photo of the solar eclipse through cloudy sky with a small reflection of the eclipse in bottom center.
Marvel's Hellcat on top of giant arctic wolf in a field of red-eyes bunnies.
Photo of real estate sign with PENDING on top, and a green sign saying FREE PIZZA WITH PURCHASE on the bottom
White guy in red flannel and red beanie, with a gray RZ facemask.
Photo of powder blue Coronet typewriter from the '70s.
Still of Jeff Bridges from The Big Lebowski: the Dude is standing in doorway in bathrobe holding a white russian.
Paperback of Escalators to Hell on top of paperback of This World Belongs to Us on top of another paperback of Escalators to Hell.
Anatomical heart in background. Overlaid text reads: A crack exploded from withing the tower room, ripping Eliza from her reverie. Beckett, swearing, disappeared through the floor. Dozens of hearts, red and pink and veiny--merged into enormous hands like the world's worst and weirdest Voltron--replaced him, crawling out of the hole and walking around on beating fingers like Salvador Dali's version of The Addams Family's Thing T. Thing.
Professor Farnsworth from Futurama, pointing at a lathe suppository.
Sign on pool gate, reading: Persons currently experiencing, or having experienced diarrhea within the previous 14 days shall not be allowed to enter the pool water.
Photo of white man (me) in grey flannel shirt with grey hat and black, industrial-looking facemask in doctor's office.
Screenshot of Instagram Story. Angled photo of window, with text reading: Lung transplant clinic day! Should be boring but always brings back the traumatic memories. Hot pink stylized text at bottom reads: Trauma!
Hotel ceiling. Image slightly tilted.
Single leg on hotel bed, black sweatpants, fancy Nordic-designed sock.
Empty graham cracker packaging and a mini ginger ale can on a hospital tray.
Feet in non-slip socks hanging off foot of hospital bed.
Mural of Godzilla on side of motel, radioactive breath appearing to hit a minivan.
Taylor ham, egg, and cheese sandwich, cut in half.
Image of large intestine holding a crowbar in a snowstorm. Overlaid text reads: INFERNAL ORGANS, a novella by Eirik Gumeny. Atomic Carnival Books logo in lower right.
Small terrier sitting between curtain and sliding glass door with tail poking out.
Small, scruffy, blonde schnoodle dog sitting on floor with tongue partway out.
Duolingo screenshot. "Correct! Meaning: My horses collect teeth."
Screenshot from Duolingo. In Spanish: "Mis caballos coleccionan dientes." Translated to English: "My horses collect teeth."
Scruffy blonde terrier with tongue partway out.
Still from DESTROY ALL MONSTERS (1968). Godzilla centered with other monsters flanking him.
Godzilla, circa 1964.
Inspirobot poster. Lonely starfish with text reading "You're as special as a deodorant."
Family - short Mexican woman, tall white man, each holding a terrier - in front of Christmas tree.
Gingerbread cookies piled in a round plastic Tupperware.
Cover of INFERNAL ORGANS, a novella from Eirik Gumeny. Large intestine holding a crowbar in foreground; two silhouettes, oblivious to threat, walking away through a blizzard in background. In lower right corner, very small, are several dozen eyeballs also following the silhouettes. Entire image is obscured slightly by blowing snow.
Blonde schnoodle with a blue penguin bandana sitting on lap with blurred desk in background.
Cover of INFERNAL ORGANS, a novella from Eirik Gumeny. Large intestine holding a crowbar in foreground; two silhouettes, oblivious to threat, walking away through a blizzard in background. In lower right corner, very small, are several dozen eyeballs also following the silhouettes. Entire image is obscured slightly by blowing snow.
Top center, in stylized text: On Ingolstadt Island, the INFERNAL ORGANS Harvest YOU! Bottom left: Kindle and mobile phone mock-ups of INFERNAL ORGANS cover. Right: Subscribe to the Atomic Carnival Books' newsletter, and get a copy for FREE on Dec. 21st! Background: Gray, snowy sky with high tension wires crisscrossing.
Cover of INFERNAL ORGANS, a novella from Eirik Gumeny. Large intestine holding a crowbar in foreground; two silhouettes, oblivious to threat, walking away through a blizzard in background. In lower right corner, very small, are several dozen eyeballs also following the silhouettes. Entire image is obscured slightly by blowing snow.
Cover of INFERNAL ORGANS, a novella from Eirik Gumeny. Large intestine holding a crowbar in foreground; two silhouettes, oblivious to threat, walking away through a blizzard in background. In lower right corner, very small, are several dozen eyeballs also following the silhouettes. Entire image is obscured slightly by blowing snow.
Small, black-and-white terrier resting on a Star Wars blanket.
Stylized text over image of broken window, reading: AUTHOR "Starblossom," The Rumen, April "On Being a Real-Life Frankenstein," Bodies, Uncensored, Keeping It Under Wraps, April "No More Wars Left to Fight," Impossible Worlds, June "Part of a Balanced Breakfast," Soul Jar, Forest Avenue Press, October EDITOR Greater Than His Nature, Atomic Carnival Books, October Open All Night, Atomic Carnival Books, October
Golden brown apple cake.
Cover of INFERNAL ORGANS. Large intestine is holding a crowbar threateningly in a snowstorm. In the background, two silhouettes are unaware and walking away.
Text over bright, broken-glass window reading: AUTHOR "Starblossom," The Rumen, April "On Being a Real-Life Frankenstein," Bodies, Uncensored, Keeping It Under Wraps, April "No More Wars Left to Fight," Impossible Worlds, June "Part of a Balanced Breakfast," Soul Jar, Forest Avenue Press, October EDITOR Greater Than His Nature, Atomic Carnival Books, October Open All Night, Atomic Carnival Books, October
Cover of INFERNAL ORGANS. A large intestine holds a crowbar threateningly in a blizzard. In the background, two unsuspecting silhouettes are walking away.
Sign on end table in hospital waiting room, reading: You Make A Difference. Your words matter. Your behaviors matter. Our patients and our teams matter. Thank you for being mindful of the energy you bring into this space.
Scruffy blonde terrier looking at camera.
Yard decoration of a witch with a noose around her neck rising from rocks.
Lawn decoration of a skeleton witch on a red house broom.
Photo of Halloween decorations. Skeleton with witch hat is positioned so as to look like it's flying over a "melted" witch face and spread out cloak.
Roughly carved wooden Abe Lincoln with disproportionately long arm outstretched and pointing into the woods.
An enormous pitchfork sculpture, with trees and sky in background and a small cabin-y structure in the bottom left, beneath the pitchfork handle.
Frothed milk and cinnamon atop a cup of coffee, vaguely in the shape of the 40s' Wolf Man.
Fall foliage in Shenandoah National Park.
Willem Dafoe on stage in IDIOT SAVANT