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Also I’ll see you next month at @battleofbc.com woo!!

Makkaka-san - [Urban Legend|Yokai] - A strange eerie boy dressed entirely in vivid red rain gear from head to toe, appears with the downpour of rain. its said that If you see him you will die. unless you’re wearing red too. - Full Post: samkalensky.com/products/mak...

Bōzu-danuki - [Yokai] - A Tanuki that was said to live in the thicket by a bridge known as "Bōzu-bashi" in Tokushima. Legend had it that whenever someone crossed Bōzu-Bashi they would suddenly find that their heads had been shaved clean like a Buddhist monks!!! Full: samkalensky.com/products/boz...

Am tired!!! Thank you #fanexpovan @fanexpovancouver.bsky.social ❤️❤️✌️ find more of my work on samkalensky.com & support my ongoing work at patreon.com/samkalensky super satisfying weekend yall give me hope. I sleep now and will be back with highlights soon 🥰🥰🥰😴😴😴😌😌😌

New (free!) post up on my Patreon page: The Willow Spirit. This is a folk tale from Fukui Prefecture, made famous in Lafcadio Hearn's book Kwaidan. My translation is at the link below: patreon.com/posts/willow-spirit-122960626

Vancouver, thank you for an epic weekend. Your energy was incredible. Ready to do it again? Next year’s adventure is back on Family Day Weekend, February 14-16, 2026, and tickets go live on March 13 at 11 AM PT. Let’s make more memories together. #FANEXPOVancouver #FANEXPOVancouver2025 #FXV25

🐱SUPER CATS, NINJA, & THE EMPEROR'S BIRTHDAY🥷 February 22nd is 'Cat Day' (ねこの日/ニャンの日 'Neko-no-hi' or 'Nyan-no-hi')!😺🥳 'Meow' in Japanese is 'nya-' (にゃー)... ...as February 22nd (22.2 'ni ni ni') sounds a little like "nya nya nya", the day is devoted to our feline friends. #Kyoto #Japan #ねこの日 #京都

Am tired!!! Thank you #fanexpovan @fanexpovancouver.bsky.social ❤️❤️✌️ find more of my work on samkalensky.com & support my ongoing work at patreon.com/samkalensky super satisfying weekend yall give me hope. I sleep now and will be back with highlights soon 🥰🥰🥰😴😴😴😌😌😌

HOLY SMOKES today was busy!!!! I had my highest earnings at fanexpo /EVER!!!!/ Thank you everyone!!!! I'm off to restock stuff for tomorrow then zZz 🥰❤️ more pics later <3!

Nice to see everyone today I’ll see y’all tommorrow for day 2! #fanexpovan

There was apparently a 3.5 earthquake and tsunami warning today, but I didn’t feel a thing while at fanexpo. lol con centre is very safe!

Nice to see everyone today I’ll see y’all tommorrow for day 2! #fanexpovan

Heyo 👋 if you’re going to #fanexpovancouver this weekend stop by table A210 @samkalensky.com and say “Ahoooy Sammy!!1!” - I’ll likely have a little 🍅🧀 surprise for you!!

I can't even BEGIN TO EXPLAIN HOW EXCITED I AM ABOUT THIS!!!!! It looks SO GOOD!!! Like yes, Sailor Moon had a big influence on me as a kid but honestly probably Samurai Pizza Cats just as much

My contribution to #BoBC7 this year was a simple yet attractive 'Grill & Watch' apron! ideal for summer BBQ's! exclusive to their merch shop this year. Nab one while you can! www.start.gg/tournament/b...

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Set up is tommorrow evenin’ wish me luck!

Fuji Musume - [Charm] - The spirit of a blossoming wisteria tree, she wears a black-lacquered umbrella-hat & carry's a branch of flowers over her shoulder, she writes letters to her betrothed.. Alas, her love is unrequited.. Pop-subject in Kabuki & Otsu-e! samkalensky.com/products/fuj...

Oni no Nenbutsu - [Yokai|Charm] - A repenting Oni, dressed in Buddhist attire and performing "Kannebutsu" Rings a shōgo to collect temple funds on early winter mornings. A Demonic Solicitor with ulterior motives??? - Another pop-subject of Otsu-e! - full post: samkalensky.com/products/oni...

messed with my domain settings and now the main page of my site is down (other pages seem to be working) hopefully it fixes itself soon.

Obake Daikon - お化け大根 - [Yokai] - The vengeful spirit of a wasted bifurcated Daikon. - Vegetables often appear as yokai, especially"Bakemono Tsukushi" style Omocha-e (toy prints) late edo period. Kids, you'd better eat your veggies or else. MOTTAINAI!!! 👻🥕- full story: samkalensky.com/products/oba...

Wympsis - [Fearsome Critter] - said to appear in the Autumn when golden leaves fall from birch trees across North America; it rolls around in the pitch & peat covering itself in itchy leaves for warmth. Sharp claws, short arms, so scratch, it cannot! samkalensky.com/products/wym...

Waniguchi – 鰐口 – [yokai] - a Tsukumogami of an antique copper shrine bell, named for its resemblance to a crocodile (or a dragon.) The bell has rusted and turned green, sprouting fangs and the wriggling draconic body like a 'gators. 
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Elkhare. - [Fearsome Critter.] - An Odd Hoofed variant of Jackalope, Native to the Parsnip River by Mount Vreeland, BC. Moves clumsily on level ground. Females subsist on raw parsnips, the males are known to eat ensnared packrats off of their horns! samkalensky.com/products/elk...

Kokkuri-san - 狐狗狸 - A type of divination (similar to table turning &/or the ouija.) Often played using a 10¥ coin (instead of a planchette) invoking the spirit of a Kitsune, Tengu or Tanuki. Players take turns asking the spirit questions... Full post: samkalensky.com/products/kok...

今日は #チョコミントの日

#毎日造物大女王さま はっか味の骸骨たち

The VA is the one thing keeping me from sinking, and I'll be in a bad way if I lose that support that I earned by signing away my life for 6 years and I'm not even a vet that's gotten the worst of it, as noted in this blog.

The Best Of Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller July 26,1965