{"id":2972,"date":"2025-02-14T22:29:55","date_gmt":"2025-02-15T06:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inkshark.net\/trove\/?page_id=2972"},"modified":"2026-05-13T13:24:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T20:24:34","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/inkshark.net\/trove\/","title":{"rendered":"about"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"299\" data-attachment-id=\"3839\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/inkshark.net\/trove\/about\/attachment\/div-gravestone-fuzzycats\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/inkshark.net\/trove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/div-gravestone-fuzzycats.webp\" data-orig-size=\"1200,350\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/inkshark.net\/trove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/div-gravestone-fuzzycats-1024x299.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/inkshark.net\/trove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/div-gravestone-fuzzycats-1024x299.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inkshark.net\/trove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/div-gravestone-fuzzycats-1024x299.webp 1024w, https:\/\/inkshark.net\/trove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/div-gravestone-fuzzycats-300x88.webp 300w, https:\/\/inkshark.net\/trove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/div-gravestone-fuzzycats-768x224.webp 768w, https:\/\/inkshark.net\/trove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/div-gravestone-fuzzycats-600x175.webp 600w, https:\/\/inkshark.net\/trove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/div-gravestone-fuzzycats.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">inkshark is a scandalously queer illustrator, author, and editor who lives in the rainy wilds of the Pacific Northwest. He enjoys exploring with his dogs, writing impossible things, and painting what he shouldn\u2019t. When his current meatshell begins to decay, he\u2019d like science to put his brain into a giant killer octopus body with which he promises to be responsible and not even slightly shipwrecky. Pinky swear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can read or lift other lengths and variations of my bio from the <a href=\"https:\/\/inkshark.net\/trove\/press-kit\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"3183\">Press Kit<\/a>, and if you were interested in me as an editor, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coryskerry.com\">CorySkerry.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" data-attachment-id=\"3838\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/inkshark.net\/trove\/about\/attachment\/230526_mysexydadjokefountain\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/inkshark.net\/trove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/230526_mysexydadjokefountain.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Pixel 7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;310&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0031948881789137&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/inkshark.net\/trove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/230526_mysexydadjokefountain-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/inkshark.net\/trove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/230526_mysexydadjokefountain.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of me and my partner in front of the Columbia River. Handwritten text with an arrow points at him which says &quot;Just told a dad joke&quot; and at me that says &quot;trying not to laugh and encourage his misbehavior&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-3838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inkshark.net\/trove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/230526_mysexydadjokefountain.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/inkshark.net\/trove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/230526_mysexydadjokefountain-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inkshark.net\/trove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/230526_mysexydadjokefountain-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/inkshark.net\/trove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/230526_mysexydadjokefountain-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/inkshark.net\/trove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/230526_mysexydadjokefountain-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stuff that&#8217;s important to me:<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Decentralized media combats enshittification<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cooperatives are to business what democracy is to government<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open Source doesn&#8217;t mean &#8220;free stuff,&#8221; it means &#8220;freedom&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Animals are better than people <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Negotiation &gt; assumption<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I will always chip in for your bail if you punched a Nazi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Proud member of:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artisans.coop\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"293\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"3272\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/inkshark.net\/trove\/about\/attachment\/artisanscoop-logo-round\/\" 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wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.editors.ca\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"259\" data-attachment-id=\"3263\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/inkshark.net\/trove\/about\/attachment\/editors_member_bil_en_16_rgb\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/inkshark.net\/trove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Editors_member_Bil_EN_16_rgb.png\" data-orig-size=\"1040,898\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Editors_member_Bil_EN_16_rgb\" 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size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edsguild.org\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1004\" height=\"192\" data-attachment-id=\"3264\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/inkshark.net\/trove\/about\/attachment\/logo-edsguild-2018_transparent\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/inkshark.net\/trove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Logo-EdsGuild-2018_transparent.png\" data-orig-size=\"1004,192\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Logo-EdsGuild-2018_transparent\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/inkshark.net\/trove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Logo-EdsGuild-2018_transparent.png\" src=\"https:\/\/inkshark.net\/trove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Logo-EdsGuild-2018_transparent.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inkshark.net\/trove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Logo-EdsGuild-2018_transparent.png 1004w, https:\/\/inkshark.net\/trove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Logo-EdsGuild-2018_transparent-300x57.png 300w, https:\/\/inkshark.net\/trove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Logo-EdsGuild-2018_transparent-768x147.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1004px) 100vw, 1004px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cartoonist.coop\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"294\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"3265\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/inkshark.net\/trove\/about\/attachment\/coop_logo-1740668803\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/inkshark.net\/trove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/coop_logo-1740668803.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"680,694\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"coop_logo-1740668803\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/inkshark.net\/trove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/coop_logo-1740668803.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/inkshark.net\/trove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/coop_logo-1740668803-294x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3265\" 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data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/inkshark.net\/trove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/div-grimoire-plampt-1024x299.webp\" src=\"https:\/\/inkshark.net\/trove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/div-grimoire-plampt-1024x299.webp\" alt=\"divider, drawing of an upright grimoire with foliage spilling out of its pages\" class=\"wp-image-3888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inkshark.net\/trove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/div-grimoire-plampt-1024x299.webp 1024w, 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He enjoys exploring with his dogs, writing impossible things, and painting what he shouldn\u2019t. When his current meatshell begins to decay, he\u2019d like science to put his brain into a giant killer octopus body with which [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":248,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2972","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inkshark.net\/trove\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2972","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inkshark.net\/trove\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inkshark.net\/trove\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inkshark.net\/trove\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inkshark.net\/trove\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2972"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/inkshark.net\/trove\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2972\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4223,"href":"https:\/\/inkshark.net\/trove\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2972\/revisions\/4223"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inkshark.net\/trove\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inkshark.net\/trove\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}