David M. Briggs and Halberd Books

David M. Briggs, aged somewhere in the mid 30s, is a writer from Wisconsin, now exiled to Illinois

[David M. Briggs and Halberd Books @HalberdBooks]

The fully corrected version of Halberd Books vol. 1 is finally in my hands! This is the version you'll receive, whether you've already gone to https://t.co/uYDSOsZeyb to order yours or you're going to get yours right now!

[femiiiiii. @femiiiszn]

books are amazing because a stranger from 200 years ago can still ruin your afternoon emotionally.

[Vincent Alexander @NonsenseIsland]

RIP Marjane Satrapi, the great cartoonist and film director, best known for PERSEPOLIS. She was only 56. A great talent. She will be missed.

[Hal @HalberdierRadio]

And yes, I'll have this in Chicago :3

[Bri @wordsandsense]

My good friend Ursula K. Le Guin has some thoughts on this

[David M. Briggs and Halberd Books @HalberdBooks]

Happy Pride Month from The Book of Rainbow Joy! Two dozen artists teamed up to provide poetry, prose, playscript, sketch, painting, illustration and collage all about the ways we find joy in a world that tells us not to. Please visit https://t.co/ehUZ94y7KM to learn more!

[jerry @ANerdNamedJerry]

tbh I don't laugh at people for reaching for like symbolic meanings n shit anymore because i realized yeah maybe the author just meant the curtains were blue but somebody else thought it could mean more than that and that's beautiful

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Artificial intelligences do not undergo experiences, do not possess a body, do not feel joy or pain, do not mature through relationships, and do not know from within what love, work, friendship or responsibility mean. Nor do they have a moral conscience, since they do not judge good and evil, grasp the ultimate meaning of situations, or bear responsibility for consequences. They may imitate or even simulate, but they do not understand what they produce, for they lack the affective, relational, and spiritual perspective through which human beings grow in wisdom. #MagnificaHumanitas

[Tokyo Requiem - Shuake Noir AU Zine @shuakenoir]

Is that some flirty cigarette-lighting I spy in this fic excerpt from @HalberdBooks? With spot art from @ciamomiie? See for yourself in #TokyoRequiem, a #ShuAke noir zine, currently open for preorders at https://t.co/IvzU01uOFa 🚬

[goomy 🌈 MY COMIC IS DONE @GOOMYLOID]

Genuinely learn to love the outcome of anything you make no matter what. it doesn't matter if it's "bad," you still made something which is freaking awesome. i've kept drawing for so long because every time i make something I feel a little more like a person

[Millie, Gloomwife ♡ @docsmillie]

Enjoy making art! And be kind to yourself. You are always going to be learning with making art; if you beat yourself up, you're gonna go nowhere fast.

[ivy ⁷ ⊙⊝⊜ | fics in 📌 @vampyknj]

please write whatever you love, don’t let people make you feel like a trope is boring or overdone or not good, because i promise you, there are people out there who will cherish it

[tj 🐈‍⬛🍉 @tjtigertwt]

writers need to start viewing their own works as flowers. no two flowers are the same and you have so many varieties. comparing them will have obvious differences and there’s even places for dandelions too.

love your work more, because trust me, it’s beautiful to someone.

[ᯓlevi★ @animal2you]

this came to me in a dream last night

[Michaela Laws 📖🖋️Storyteller @VAMichaelaLaws]

Adding to this:
Do not create for the approval of others. Your art is not required to feed everyone.

Create for your heart.

The world is full of people who will listen and enjoy what your muse has to say, no matter what the message or meaning is.

[David M. Briggs and Halberd Books @HalberdBooks]

"On O'Hara's Birthday" takes up twelve pages of Halberd Books volume 3. Here's just a small part of one of my favorite pieces I've ever written. #poetry

[love drops @lovedropx]

— David M. Briggs

[skylar @skyglorp]

Valid TA four paragraph crashout about our essay papers

[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

Our public libraries are a testament to government's ability to deliver excellent free services. But for too long, they've been forced to fight for budget scraps.

This year, we are changing that: I am proud to announce $31.7 million in new funding for our libraries.

Expect more staff, expanded hours, robust programming, and lots of copies of the Very Hungry Caterpillar for New York's Cutest.

[David M. Briggs and Halberd Books @HalberdBooks]

Set up Pooshie Mart at Springfield PrideFest!! Once the rain clears up, come find us in the middle of the whole shebang!

[David M. Briggs and Halberd Books @HalberdBooks]

I've always wanted to put togwther a stack of Blind-Date-With-A-Books! These will be on sale at Springfield PrideFest until they sell out! But I will not give more than a single word of description for each! You gotta simply let fate decide!