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MechaniChris
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Writer, illustrator, comic book reader, unskilled video game player, movie enjoyer

Author of the novel: GRIM PORTENTS (available now on my website or anywhere books are sold)

Website: ChristianAkins.com
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MechaniChris @chrisakins.bsky.social · Oct 23
Do you like horror? Comedy? Fantasy? Road trips? Ghosts and the paranormal? Satire of government institutions and stories about hope in the face of overwhelming adversity?

Well that’s a lot, but luckily, I have JUST the book for you!

Order Grim Portents today!

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Grim Portents — Christian Akins
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This all certainly sounds nice, but that’s not the only reason they wanted you alive…

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"Our friend, we were in communication with him for a while. I asked him to find us a... a piece of Mu Araen tech. He sent us those coordinates to your remote device. He must have detected your signal thinking it was what we needed." "That makes sense," Otto said. "We've been running the remote on overdrive these past few days. I'm not surprised your friend picked up our signal." "Why so much lately?" Ashley asked. "Because of you two, of course." Kyah said "You wanted us to find the signal?" Cleo asked. "Not exactly," Otto said. "We've been trying to draw attention away from you. We figured that we could lead some of your pursuers out into the desert, while you two managed to get away." "Why go through all the effort for us?" Ashley asked. "I mean, you said you have a whole network of people like you out there. What's two more runaways?" Otto and Kyah gripped their hands tightly on the table looking over at their son who was eagerly reaching for another lumpia roll. "The world is a harsh place for people like us," Kyah said. "Anyone willing to sacrifice what you two have for each other is worth protecting. Maybe it's because we have a daughter your age, but the thought of you getting swallowed up as casualties of this needless conflict between our people... it just makes me ill." The Earthlings Cover
September 17, 2026 at 1:29 PM
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All the Wolverine game discourse is reminding me of when I was recently playing the new God of War games (which are pretty good) and I had the thought that the last like 5 PS5 games I had played felt exactly the same, with different weapons
September 12, 2026 at 3:13 AM
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Incredible thrift store find
Portable dvd player that still works
September 10, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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Ocarina remake and Godzilla Minus Zero trailer in the same morning got me climbing on the walls like the hereditary mom let’s GOOOOOOO
September 8, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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Beats my response to stress, which is to sit on the couch and eat cheese crackers until I feel ill

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Lana realized that her legs were now bouncing uncontrollably on the floor, and she willed her body to stop through no small amount of effort. "Mu Araens don't experience the same physiological response to stress. I admit it's a sensation I'm not quite used to." "How do you normally experience it?" "The onset of stress in the body releases mind heightening endorphins which boosts menta and physical effectiveness for a short time, allowing you to tackle the cause head-on. Afterwards, the body often requires at least four hours of sleep." "That.... makes sense for you. Human bodies are different, as I'm sure you're learning." "How do you address this problem?" "Different stuff. I watch movies, play games, call my friends. Anything to take my mind off of whatever's bothering me." "How does that solve anything?" "It doesn't, but it does refresh your mind so that you're ready to deal with the problem later. And if you're lucky, sometimes that problem just goes away on its own because you were stressing over nothing." Lana frowned at him. "Humans are terribly inefficient." Noah laughed. "Yeah. Get used to it." The Earthlings! Cover
September 8, 2026 at 12:28 PM
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They’re playing Pacific Rim for “flashback cinema” tonight and while I do love that movie, I am staunchly opposed to anything from the previous decade being chosen when they normally play things like “Jaws” and “Grease”. Feels like a personal attack
September 6, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories has no business being as long as it is
September 6, 2026 at 4:48 AM
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I’m pretty sure I’ve only ever used one of the six buttons on my rice cooker too. Those other buttons are none of my business.

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"Actually, yes. What do you know of these pods?" She gestured behind her. Cleo looked them over. Those three ovulor pods had been a regular part of her life since she was born, but to be honest, she knew very little about their capabilities and never thought to question their greater function. Perhaps she should have been more inquisitive about the bulbous devices, but she'd also grown up with a microwave, and didn't know what most of the buttons did on that either. "They receive signals from the homeworld." She did her best to explain. "They display some kind of holographic video, they're used to give me my mission briefings, and uh, they glow?" Lana sighed. "That describes less than a percent of the functions of a Mu Araean Adaptation Resequencer." "MAAR? That's not a very good acronym." Cleo said. "It's not supposed to be an acronym. We don't use acronyms on the home world, and even if we did, the words wouldn't be in Earthling, it would be in Mu Araean, which I assume you don't even speak." "I don't speak Earthling either. We call it English." Cleo felt a spike of satisfaction at having prompted Lana to run her hands through her hair in frustration. The Earthlings Cover
September 2, 2026 at 1:32 PM
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I HAVE DONE IT. I finally completed my playthrough of Baldur’s Gate 3. Which means I have finished every game on my list that I set out to beat this year. Does that mean I’m done? Not sure even close. Now I’m in bonus time babyyyyy
September 1, 2026 at 2:12 AM
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In my search for VHS tapes, I’ve gathered all available Star Wars movies, but was saddened to learn that Episode 3 never got an American release. So, I set about to correct that by designing and printing my own custom episode 3 tape to finish my collection

#vhs #starwars #rots
August 28, 2026 at 6:08 PM
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In my search for VHS tapes, I’ve gathered all available Star Wars movies, but was saddened to learn that Episode 3 never got an American release. So, I set about to correct that by designing and printing my own custom episode 3 tape to finish my collection

#vhs #starwars #rots
August 28, 2026 at 6:08 PM
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I got my notes ready from my alpha reader (my wife) so I think it’s time to finally start the next draft of The Earthlings! and hopefully get it into shape for the next round of reader (avoiding the B word to fend off bots)
August 26, 2026 at 12:26 AM
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I don’t know, still sounds like kidnapping

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"Cleo?" "Sorry," Cleo said. "I've been sitting here for the past few hours trying to think of what to say, and I haven't come up with anything good." Ashley forced a nervous chuckle. "You're, uh, you're scaring me a little." "I know, I know. I'm sorry. There's just so much I need to explain." "Can we start with where we are?" "Right, we're in a motel I found off Hollywood Boulevard." "Hollywood Boulevard?" Ashley asked, suddenly panic-stricken. "How? Why?" "I had us somewhere nicer, but I forgot to get rid of your phone, so I had to move us somewhere we couldn't be tracked." "You got rid of my phone? Wait... " Her eyes searched around in case there was something in arms reach she could use to defend herself. "Are you kidnapping me?" "No, no, I'm preventing you from being kidnapped!" The Earthlings cover
August 25, 2026 at 1:35 PM
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Day 67 drawing #Hoenn Pokemon

And that’s all folks! Last Hoenn Pokémon done! And last one for a while, until I get urge to do gen 4 someday
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August 23, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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Day 67 drawing #Hoenn Pokemon

And that’s all folks! Last Hoenn Pokémon done! And last one for a while, until I get urge to do gen 4 someday
#pokemon #pokemonart #art #illustration
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August 23, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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Day 66 drawing #Hoenn Pokemon

In the Pokémon world, obsession is about a shop that sells Jirachi ish tags instead of One Wish Willows
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Jirachi 385
August 21, 2026 at 4:37 PM
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Day 66 drawing #Hoenn Pokemon

In the Pokémon world, obsession is about a shop that sells Jirachi ish tags instead of One Wish Willows
#pokemon #pokemonart #art #illustration
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August 21, 2026 at 4:37 PM
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Day 65 drawing #Hoenn Pokemon

What if Rayquaza’s thing was the same as the other two, and wanted to obliterate land and sea to make Earth a gas giant
#pokemon #pokemonart #art #illustration
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August 20, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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Day 65 drawing #Hoenn Pokemon

What if Rayquaza’s thing was the same as the other two, and wanted to obliterate land and sea to make Earth a gas giant
#pokemon #pokemonart #art #illustration
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August 20, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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Complete this sentence. I own a ridiculous amount of:

> Books
> VHS tapes
> Blurays
> Retro toys
> Video Games
> Board games
> Star Wars merch
> Marvel merch
> Godzilla merch
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Complete this sentence. I own a ridiculous amount of:

> Books
> CDs and LPs
> T-shirts with prints (ranging from Metal & Punk bands to cute owls)
> Perfume
> Vaping liquid
> Pipes
> Postcard books (look, I was a kid of the 90ies, who REALLY was into writing, okay?)
> DIY tools
> Chocolate
> Tofu
servantand.bsky.social Joel Flanagan-Grannemann @servantand.bsky.social · Aug 19
Complete this sentence. I own a ridiculous amount of:

> Books
> Disney stuff
> T-shirts (see above but lots of other characters too)
> DVDs
> Cat toys
> Greek yogurt
August 20, 2026 at 1:14 PM
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Hoenn Pokédex: 377-383
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Regirock, Regice, Registeel 377 378 379 Latias and Latios 380 381 Kyogre 382 Groudon 383
August 19, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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Gotta be careful who you trust when you’re being pursued by two opposing alien insurgent forces I guess
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"Aren't you supposed to be the good guys?" Cleo asked. This time, Kyah stood up. "We are at war!" Ashley and Cleo looked at one another. "You knew?" Ashley asked. The calm and comforting demeanor of the small woman was gone. She stood next to her husband and commanded the room with her presence. "My hands are just as bloody as his. The futures of both of our peoples are at stake in this conflict, and we cannot afford to wring our hands over moral superiority. I wish it didn't have to be this way, and no one is asking you to take up arms, but don't you dare vilify us for being the only ones strong enough to stand up against a galactic regime. You aren't children anymore. If you expect to survive in this conflict, you both need to grow up fast." The earthlings cover
August 19, 2026 at 1:26 PM
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Lanterns pilot was so good, I had to dig out my old 1995 issue of Green Lantern/Silver Surfer crossover to remember when I first fell in love with the Lanterns. Still holds up, great issue, and a GREAT show
August 19, 2026 at 5:04 AM
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I caved. I clearly need more toys to fill in all the empty space I have on these shelves

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Hello kitty /Godzilla collab Happy Meal toy 3 full shelves of Godzilla merch and movies. Here’s something bizzare for the alt text reading freaks. That little sleeping Godzilla drawing on the bottom shelf? That was drawn by Dave Filoni, creator of The Clone Wars and current president of Lucasfilm. Now, you may be wondering, “Chris, why would you have a Godzilla drawing by the Star Wars guy?” Well, my best friend working on the Mandolorian and Grogu, and I guess Filoni is a HUGE fan of Godzilla. Which makes the Zillo beast arc in Clone Wars make a lot more sense. Anyway, he doodled all the time on set, and was chatting with my friend while drawing this. He then gave it to him, and my friend did not have the foresight to ask for him to sign it. So I have this bizarre one of a kind artifact that has no signature and therefore no way to prove its value at all. Anyway, I like it because it has a picture of sleeping Godzilla in it.
August 18, 2026 at 10:51 PM
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Day 64 drawing #Hoenn Pokemon

I wonder if that tail doubles as a hair buzzer
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Groudon 383
August 17, 2026 at 4:57 PM