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xalieri

@xalieri@masto.ai

Married mid-50s-ish writer / author / editor / analyst / artist / poet / pixelherder / consultant w.r.t. academia / business / technology / esoterica / weird stuff. Slight preference for writing weird/cosmic horror.

US citizen currently residing in the Rizaline Republic of Luzvimindas, spitting distance from a not-entirely-quiescent supervolcano.

Leftist, LGBTQIA+/POC/feminist friendly. Friendly to ethical AI art.

On a first name basis with my personal demons.

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A few hauntings for your edification, industrial edition, set 5. 1 of 3

a photographic depiction of a humanoid in dancewear in a passage in a cluttered warehouse space
a photographic depiction of a crawling humanoid in dancewear in the middle of some kind of performance on a warehouse floor with brightly illuminated ropes

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A few hauntings for your edification, industrial edition, set 5. 2 of 3

a photographic depiction of a humanoid individual in party wear standing partially silhouetted in profile adjusting illuminated chains as decorations in a factory or warehouse space
a photographic depiction of a performer in stage attire on the floor of a factory or warehouse space being converted for a performance

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A few hauntings for your edification, industrial edition, set 5. 3 of 3

a photographic depiction of a humanoid individual in party wear, facing away and holding the end of a rope, possibly involved in decorating (or removing decorations) in a converted warehouse space
a photographic depiction of a humanoid individual in casual clothing holding onto a segment of cable in a strangely illuminated warehouse space
a photographic depiction of a humanoid individual dressed for a performance preparing to do some "flying" wirework in a foggy warehouse space

xalieri, to random
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Rare images of the library in the City of Dis, set 2. 1 of 3

an illustration of a nonlocal entrance to a special books pavilion in the library in the City of Dis from a cavern of unknown location
an illustration of an exterior view of a pavilion for special books on the campus of the library in the city of Dis, itself contained within a much larger cathedral-like cavern

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Rare images of the library in the City of Dis, set 2. 2 of 3

an illustration of the exterior of a round kiosk for -really- special books in the interior of the uppermost dome of the special books pavilion on the campus of the library in the city of Dis. Moss and lichen covers the top of the kiosk due to moisture build-up and a bit of exterior light through a domed skylight.
an illustration of the interior of the kiosk for -really- special books in the special books pavilion on the campus of the library in the city of Dis, with a table for studying among the pillars supporting the domed roof

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Rare images of the library in the City of Dis, set 2. 3 of 3

an illustration of an interior view of the reservations and returns kiosk on the campus of the library in the city of Dis revealing some organic-looking architecture supporting the domes ceiling
an illustration of a book repair station equipped for minor repair to returned books and materials on the uppermost dome of the reservations and returns pavilion on the campus of the library in the city of Dis. There is good light here and a work-desk with numerous compartments for special repair materials. And a bit of harmless moss for modulating humidity.
an interior view of a natural stone cavern used as a supervised study lobby for the viewing of reserved reference material that is not allowed to leave the campus of the library in the city of Dis

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In the forest by wisp-light, set 1. 1 of 3

#OutInTheWoods #Undergrowth #SmallFierceCreatures #IComeHereForTheAmbience #WeirdArt #PsychologicalLandscape #ImSureItMustMeanSomething

#DarkArts #DigitalArt #AIAssistedArt #AIArt #WomboDream #StableDiffusion

an illustration of a humanoid individual interacting with a huge beast with a fibrous head in a weirdly lit forest
a strangely lit illustration of at least one small beast that appears to be made of undergrowth in a weed-choked forest

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In the forest by wisp-light, set 1. 2 of 3

#OutInTheWoods #Undergrowth #SmallFierceCreatures #IComeHereForTheAmbience #WeirdArt #PsychologicalLandscape #ImSureItMustMeanSomething

#DarkArts #DigitalArt #AIAssistedArt #AIArt #WomboDream #StableDiffusion

an eerily illuminated illustration of a forest with an antlered quadruped and at least one smaller humanoid silhouette
a strangely lit illustration of a pair of tiny antlered humanoid silhouettes in forest undergrowth

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In the forest by wisp-light, set 1. 3 of 3

a strangely illuminated illustration of a large forest creature based mostly on a quadrupedal framework apparently made entirely of brush and undergrowth
a strangely illuminated illustration of a pair of two smallish creatures of a dark forest, one a bit insectoid and the other a bit thorny
a strangely illuminated illustration of a forest with a silhouetted pair of antlered quadrupeds and a reddish humanoid figure seated in the foreground

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Souvenirs of elsewhere, set 6. 1 of 3

a picture postcard illustration of a table with an "alien tiki" jar artifact and a number of bud vases in the form of "hollowed out residences" from the village
a picture postcard illustration of a number of small artifacts from "alien tiki" village craftspeople including two larger "hollowed-out residence" vases, one with a blooming flower, right

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Souvenirs of elsewhere, set 6. 2 of 3

a picture postcard illustration of a circle of "alien tiki" villagers in a town meeting making plans for the next growing- and tourist-seasons
a picture postcard illustration of a pair of "alien tiki" artisans and a table full of their collaborative crafts

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Souvenirs of elsewhere, set 6. 3 of 3

a picture postcard illustration of an array of "alien tiki" bottle artifacts arranged as if they were "hollowed out" residences in a village center
a picture postcard of an illustration of an array of "alien tiki" artifacts standing around like villagers on a tree-shaded plot
a picture postcard illustration of a table set with a number of cheerful-looking "alien tiki" artifacts for display purposes

xalieri, to escribiendo
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Another feature-length e-book presentation from SRF Heavy Industries Document Division!

#Fiction #MosaicNovel #StoryCollection #WeirdFiction #LiteraryFiction #MagicRealism w/ #SF & #Horror elements 110,000+ words/490+ pages #EPUB #PDF #MOBI #AZW3

#WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #WritersOnMastodon

$5 at https://l.xal.li/KOFI-TOT !

xalieri, to DigitalArt
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A few failed abstract landscapes, set 4. 1 of 3

a semi-abstract landscape featuring agricultural rurality: rain-carved gulleys in the foreground, flowering plains, a few trees, a farmhouse in the distance, and a raining sky
a semi-abstracted landscape featuring a central agricultural building of a rural nature amid flowering fields with a dirt road and mountains in the distance

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A few failed abstract landscapes, set 4. 2 of 3

a semi-abstracted agricultural landscape with rows of low bushes in the foreground and tree-dotted rolling hills leading to low mountains in the background under a raining sky
an abstracted rural landscape featuring nearby mountains under a blue and cloudy sky partially obscured by what appears to be an explosion of silhouetted tree

xalieri,
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A few failed abstract landscapes, set 4. 3 of 3

an abstracted landscape featuring a strange eruption on flat plainsland with distant mountains on the horizon
an abstracted landscape featuring smoke rising from pale amber fields on the side of a hill with conifers in the middle distance and rounded hills on the horizon
an abstracted landscape with amber fields surrounded by dark hills dotted with burned and burning trees, one of which partially obscures on the right

xalieri, to random
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Might I interest you in a minor cataclysm? Something (probably) survivable, but with a good chance of scrambling your personal chain of causality? Equal parts beautiful and horrible, but in a hundred or so tiny bite-size pieces for short attention spans?

I've got you covered!

Professionally edited edition, ~ 110,000+ words/~500 pages, mosaic novel, weird fiction/literary fiction with SF/horror elements, ebook available in EPUB, MOBI, AZW3 and PDF for $5!

https://l.xal.li/KOFI-TOT

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A few hauntings for your edification, industrial edition, set 4. 1 of 3

a photographic depiction of a quartet of pendant artifacts of unknown purpose, glowing slightly, protected by wire cages
a photographic depiction of an artifact that is nearly humanoid in form and proportions hanging from chains and slender cables in an industrial space

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A few hauntings for your edification, industrial edition, set 4. 2 of 3

a photographic depiction of a large industrial artifact of unknown purpose hanging from stout chains in a warehouse or factory space
a photographic depiction of a winged humanoid figure pendant on chains (as a kind of performance) with a pair of other artifacts in a sheet-draped warehouse or factory space

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A few hauntings for your edification, industrial edition, set 4. 3 of 3

a photographic depiction of a large industrial artifact (possibly a forge) hanging from the ceiling in a large open factory or warehouse space
a photographic depiction of a pendant light fixture hanging from the ceiling in a large open factory or warehouse space
a photographic depiction of a cluster of gauges and other less identifiable industrial items hanging by cables and chains near a wall in an industrial space

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Rare images of the library in the City of Dis, set 1. 1 of 3

a photographic depiction of a long passage in the city of Dis's library with a column-supported arched roof, shelves of book along the walls, and a tiled floor designed to call to mind a nearby frozen lake
a photographic depiction of a passage with an arched ceiling and bookshelves lining the walls between supporting columns in the city of Dis's library

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Rare images of the library in the City of Dis, set 1. 2 of 3

a photographic depiction of a broad column-supported arched hallway with periodic chandeliers providing illumination and bookshelves lining the walls. Hall ends in a T junction with arched windows on the wall of the T. In the center is a table for examining books.
a photographic depiction of a bit of column-supported architectural chaos where two wings of the library at Dis meet. The stone of the older section is more gray, and the overflowing book collection has spread to here as well.

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Rare images of the library in the City of Dis, set 1. 3 of 3

a photographic depiction of a column-supported hall with long tables and chairs with an open passage at the far end into a room with access to books of a specific nature
a photographic depiction of a room in the library of the City of Dis furnished with tables and chairs (and light through windows) for scholars to sit with their books
a photographic depiction of a column-supported book-lined hall in the city of Dis's library set with tables for study and featuring a central canal from the memory-wiping Lethe so scholars who have hit a dead end in their research can start over without carrying over any previous assumptions

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An exploration of organic mineral forms and textures, set 16. 1 of 3

a photographic depiction of organic mineral forms featuring a marbled turquoise and red jasper surrounding a greenish yellow socketed jade-ish orb with a bit of red veining
a photographic depiction of organic mineral forms featuring an irregular egg of semi-polished calcites with red veining on the bottom socketed in a colorful marbled swirl

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An exploration of organic mineral forms and textures, set 16. 3 of 3

a photographic depiction of concentric rings of layered colored calcites around a central socketed orb in a more neutral color
a photographic depiction of organic mineral formations featuring a brownish bean-shaped nodule and a milky marble covered by a marbled turquoise calcite in a pebble-textured socket
a photographic depiction of organic mineral formations featuring a small spherical grayish aqua marble in a socket of spherical layers of colored calcites and some fibrous crystallizations

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