Diandra Mae
@diandramae.com
🇵🇷-Texan Illustrator 🖌️✂️🎨 | lover of 📚 | She/Her | ✨this✨close to wandering off into the woods forever 🏕️ Team#ADHD, so no method to my madness. Portfolio: diandramae.com | TX ICE Impact Guide: https://tinyurl.com/TxICE
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Diandra Mae
@diandramae.com
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Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day! I'm Diandra Mae, an author-illustrator who loves illustrating quiet moments, especially in nature. In 2026 I'm looking for board book & picture book projects. You can see more of my work at diandramae.com. I am seeking representation. 🎨
#kidlitart #kidlit #illustration
#kidlitart #kidlit #illustration
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Anyway, you can give $5 tax deductible to PBS for their app and get Ken Burns Revolutionary War doc along with Lupita and Sandra Oh in Twelfth Night and not pollute all of Memphis while you’re watching it.
First trailer for Darren Aranofsky's new AI animated series 'On This Day... 1776'
• Tells short narrative stories about the Revolutionary War
• Uses Gen AI tools, including tech made by Google DeepMind
• Has SAG voice actors
• Tells short narrative stories about the Revolutionary War
• Uses Gen AI tools, including tech made by Google DeepMind
• Has SAG voice actors
January 29, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Anyway, you can give $5 tax deductible to PBS for their app and get Ken Burns Revolutionary War doc along with Lupita and Sandra Oh in Twelfth Night and not pollute all of Memphis while you’re watching it.
I could hear the crows making an absolute racket, so I wandered outside to see what was going on. Quickly spotted this red-tailed hawk chilling in one of our trees.
🫡 to the neighborhood watch. 😄
🫡 to the neighborhood watch. 😄
January 29, 2026 at 3:09 PM
I could hear the crows making an absolute racket, so I wandered outside to see what was going on. Quickly spotted this red-tailed hawk chilling in one of our trees.
🫡 to the neighborhood watch. 😄
🫡 to the neighborhood watch. 😄
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Folks, please don’t tell artists they shouldn’t be making or selling their art right now. For many, it’s how they pay the bills. Art is vital during times like this. ALL ART. Whether it’s a protest sign or a book cover or just a beautiful drawing. It’s part of the heart of humanity.
January 28, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Folks, please don’t tell artists they shouldn’t be making or selling their art right now. For many, it’s how they pay the bills. Art is vital during times like this. ALL ART. Whether it’s a protest sign or a book cover or just a beautiful drawing. It’s part of the heart of humanity.
I really hate that these blinding LED headlights are so widespread, I’m beginning to see differences in the tints: pink, purple, and blue. 😵💫
January 29, 2026 at 12:54 AM
I really hate that these blinding LED headlights are so widespread, I’m beginning to see differences in the tints: pink, purple, and blue. 😵💫
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Definite uptick in Bluesky content aggregators taking legit clips regarding Minnesota from a few days or weeks ago and posting them without any sort of timestamp context, which gives the impression of them happening today, which then gets clicks. Be vigilant with what and how you share.
January 28, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Definite uptick in Bluesky content aggregators taking legit clips regarding Minnesota from a few days or weeks ago and posting them without any sort of timestamp context, which gives the impression of them happening today, which then gets clicks. Be vigilant with what and how you share.
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My husband is working with a group delivering groceries to families from an overwhelmingly Hispanic school in Mpls. He will be buying groceries this Friday. $350 will finish covering their food needs for the week; if he raises more he will buy TP/laundry detergent. Venmo: Edward-Burke-MSP.
January 28, 2026 at 7:07 PM
My husband is working with a group delivering groceries to families from an overwhelmingly Hispanic school in Mpls. He will be buying groceries this Friday. $350 will finish covering their food needs for the week; if he raises more he will buy TP/laundry detergent. Venmo: Edward-Burke-MSP.
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I've seen five or six similar posts today regarding emails purporting to be from authors, agents, and publishers, along with the four I've received from nonexistent book clubs and the one from the Editorial Director of Penguin.
If you get any unsolicited book-related messaging, assume it's a scam.
If you get any unsolicited book-related messaging, assume it's a scam.
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT:
If you receive a marketing pitch from "Smart Bitches Strategic Partnerships," IT IS NOT US.
Big thanks to the Cold War historian who forwarded me the scam email he received.
AGAIN: NOT US.
If you receive a marketing pitch from "Smart Bitches Strategic Partnerships," IT IS NOT US.
Big thanks to the Cold War historian who forwarded me the scam email he received.
AGAIN: NOT US.
January 28, 2026 at 3:19 PM
I've seen five or six similar posts today regarding emails purporting to be from authors, agents, and publishers, along with the four I've received from nonexistent book clubs and the one from the Editorial Director of Penguin.
If you get any unsolicited book-related messaging, assume it's a scam.
If you get any unsolicited book-related messaging, assume it's a scam.
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Libraries need to be more vocal about the digital pricing problem. I only buy for Sora (the school version of Libby) when specifically requested by a patron. I talk a lot about why I don't buy on the regular and patrons are always shocked at the price difference. I have to pay $75 not $1.99!
Your Libby rental was free for you, but did you know it cost the D.C. Public Library $59.99?
The e-book boom (and a complicated pricing model from publishers) has left library systems strapped for cash. But D.C. lawmakers have a plan to fight back. 51st.news/ebooks-are-e...
The e-book boom (and a complicated pricing model from publishers) has left library systems strapped for cash. But D.C. lawmakers have a plan to fight back. 51st.news/ebooks-are-e...
Libraries can't afford e-books. D.C. lawmakers have a plan.
The demand and price for e-books is up — and it’s busting the D.C. Public Library budget.
51st.news
January 28, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Libraries need to be more vocal about the digital pricing problem. I only buy for Sora (the school version of Libby) when specifically requested by a patron. I talk a lot about why I don't buy on the regular and patrons are always shocked at the price difference. I have to pay $75 not $1.99!
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Hey cuties. Everything sucks ass. Get some valentines and send them to your friends.
I'm sad. You're sad. They're probably sad.
Send them a valentine.
It keeps Skype a Scientist running, which hey, is very good too.
squidfacts.bigcartel.com/product/deep...
I'm sad. You're sad. They're probably sad.
Send them a valentine.
It keeps Skype a Scientist running, which hey, is very good too.
squidfacts.bigcartel.com/product/deep...
January 28, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Hey cuties. Everything sucks ass. Get some valentines and send them to your friends.
I'm sad. You're sad. They're probably sad.
Send them a valentine.
It keeps Skype a Scientist running, which hey, is very good too.
squidfacts.bigcartel.com/product/deep...
I'm sad. You're sad. They're probably sad.
Send them a valentine.
It keeps Skype a Scientist running, which hey, is very good too.
squidfacts.bigcartel.com/product/deep...
Just got back from my first pottery throwing class. I had absolutely no idea what I was doing, but the instructor said I did a great job, and I had so much fun. All I could do was focus on clay and wheel in front of me, and it was a great mental break. 10/10 do recommend. 🤗
a cartoon character is holding a statue in front of a shelf of pots
Alt: Kuzcoo is handling a lump of clay on a potter's wheel, before it flies off to the side.
media.tenor.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Just got back from my first pottery throwing class. I had absolutely no idea what I was doing, but the instructor said I did a great job, and I had so much fun. All I could do was focus on clay and wheel in front of me, and it was a great mental break. 10/10 do recommend. 🤗
Doing a little reference sketching, and now I’m mad because there are a couple of lines in this thing that are *perfect* and I’m definitely not going to be able to reproduce them. 😅 🎨
#artlife
#artlife
January 27, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Doing a little reference sketching, and now I’m mad because there are a couple of lines in this thing that are *perfect* and I’m definitely not going to be able to reproduce them. 😅 🎨
#artlife
#artlife
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One small thing you can do today: ICE is ramping up in Maine. Food For All is delivering meals to 300 families that can't leave their homes. They need $7k a day to continue operations. The Culture Study community is raising enough to cover a day—join us?
Donate directly: givebutter.com/Scx87A
or
Donate directly: givebutter.com/Scx87A
or
Food Delivered With Dignity
In the current environment we need to raise a $7,000 a day to sustain our operations
givebutter.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:30 PM
One small thing you can do today: ICE is ramping up in Maine. Food For All is delivering meals to 300 families that can't leave their homes. They need $7k a day to continue operations. The Culture Study community is raising enough to cover a day—join us?
Donate directly: givebutter.com/Scx87A
or
Donate directly: givebutter.com/Scx87A
or
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I’m donating this 8×10” painting to the Publishing for Minnesota auction- proceeds will support orgs providing legal aid, emergency assistance, food, and community resources to those in urgent need.
The auction runs Thurs 1/29 until Fri 1/30.
More info here: www.32auctions.com/publishingfo...
The auction runs Thurs 1/29 until Fri 1/30.
More info here: www.32auctions.com/publishingfo...
January 27, 2026 at 7:43 PM
I’m donating this 8×10” painting to the Publishing for Minnesota auction- proceeds will support orgs providing legal aid, emergency assistance, food, and community resources to those in urgent need.
The auction runs Thurs 1/29 until Fri 1/30.
More info here: www.32auctions.com/publishingfo...
The auction runs Thurs 1/29 until Fri 1/30.
More info here: www.32auctions.com/publishingfo...
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Hey y'all! While the fight in Minnesota is FAR from over, I have been keeping an eye on Maine as well. I connected with the awesome folks over at No ICE for ME and got some links to share!
The biggest one is the Maine Solidarity Fund. They are doing EVERYTHING right now. We just sent them $1000.
The biggest one is the Maine Solidarity Fund. They are doing EVERYTHING right now. We just sent them $1000.
Maine Solidarity Fund
When Our Neighbors are Under Attack, We Stand TogetherRight now, immigrant and Trans Mainers are facing unprecedented threats to their safety, dignity, and basic rights. Families are afraid to leave t...
www.zeffy.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Hey y'all! While the fight in Minnesota is FAR from over, I have been keeping an eye on Maine as well. I connected with the awesome folks over at No ICE for ME and got some links to share!
The biggest one is the Maine Solidarity Fund. They are doing EVERYTHING right now. We just sent them $1000.
The biggest one is the Maine Solidarity Fund. They are doing EVERYTHING right now. We just sent them $1000.
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"The Dark Lord has taken over our land. What do we do?"
"Learn from the goblins."
"What? Those useless little-"
"Takes skill to mask rebellion as incompetence."
"What?"
"They know His reign will end. For now, they persist and resist."
"Oh."
"Also: remember every moment of joy is a victory."
"Learn from the goblins."
"What? Those useless little-"
"Takes skill to mask rebellion as incompetence."
"What?"
"They know His reign will end. For now, they persist and resist."
"Oh."
"Also: remember every moment of joy is a victory."
January 27, 2026 at 4:42 PM
"The Dark Lord has taken over our land. What do we do?"
"Learn from the goblins."
"What? Those useless little-"
"Takes skill to mask rebellion as incompetence."
"What?"
"They know His reign will end. For now, they persist and resist."
"Oh."
"Also: remember every moment of joy is a victory."
"Learn from the goblins."
"What? Those useless little-"
"Takes skill to mask rebellion as incompetence."
"What?"
"They know His reign will end. For now, they persist and resist."
"Oh."
"Also: remember every moment of joy is a victory."
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Greg Ketter, founder/owner of DreamHaven Books & Comics, Winner of the Will Eisner Spirit of Retail Award, 1999.
As Greg has said here, the store's site has crashed from the traffic/flood of orders. But a GofundMe is still live to help with the store's renovation.
www.gofundme.com/f/dreamhaven...
As Greg has said here, the store's site has crashed from the traffic/flood of orders. But a GofundMe is still live to help with the store's renovation.
www.gofundme.com/f/dreamhaven...
January 27, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Greg Ketter, founder/owner of DreamHaven Books & Comics, Winner of the Will Eisner Spirit of Retail Award, 1999.
As Greg has said here, the store's site has crashed from the traffic/flood of orders. But a GofundMe is still live to help with the store's renovation.
www.gofundme.com/f/dreamhaven...
As Greg has said here, the store's site has crashed from the traffic/flood of orders. But a GofundMe is still live to help with the store's renovation.
www.gofundme.com/f/dreamhaven...
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Trusted friends in Minneapolis tell me that this fund is supporting many people but does not have enough money. If you can give, please do: chuffed.org/project/1671...
EMERGENCY RENT FUND: Support Workers in Minnesota
Rent is due FEBRUARY 1st. Support our Emergency Rent Fund for Minnesotan workers and families facing eviction due to ICE Raids. We are calling for a rent moratorium, but regardless of if that happens ...
chuffed.org
January 27, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Trusted friends in Minneapolis tell me that this fund is supporting many people but does not have enough money. If you can give, please do: chuffed.org/project/1671...
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#KidLit Illustrator friends: #KidLitArtPostcard Day is coming up quickly - February 5th is our next event. Learn more here: www.ginaperry.com/postcard
All about KidLitArtPostcard — Gina Perry Illustrations
www.ginaperry.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:51 PM
#KidLit Illustrator friends: #KidLitArtPostcard Day is coming up quickly - February 5th is our next event. Learn more here: www.ginaperry.com/postcard
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I personally don't tell people who have been fighting their hearts out daily for weeks not to celebrate wins of any size. I certainly don't do that when I've been nowhere near the place where the fight has been happening and have done little more than make some donations from miles away.
January 27, 2026 at 3:37 AM
I personally don't tell people who have been fighting their hearts out daily for weeks not to celebrate wins of any size. I certainly don't do that when I've been nowhere near the place where the fight has been happening and have done little more than make some donations from miles away.
For those who may not know, Rep. Castro has been working on confirming Liam’s whereabouts while in DC. Rep Chris Murphy was here in Texas and denied entry into the Dilly facility where Liam is believed to be. Here’s the update given a few days ago: bsky.app/profile/joaq...
(Sorry to QP you, Erik)
(Sorry to QP you, Erik)
I have a question. How come none of you are going to down there to get him
Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 AM
For those who may not know, Rep. Castro has been working on confirming Liam’s whereabouts while in DC. Rep Chris Murphy was here in Texas and denied entry into the Dilly facility where Liam is believed to be. Here’s the update given a few days ago: bsky.app/profile/joaq...
(Sorry to QP you, Erik)
(Sorry to QP you, Erik)