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ella t. holmes (wizard) @ellatholmes.bsky.social · 21h

legend has it that if you send in a message, it will be printed for eternity, and you shall be granted good luck by the wizard's usually evil orb

#books #booksky #disability #disabled

ella t. holmes (wizard) @ellatholmes.bsky.social · 12d

I want your empowering/supportive/disability justice messages, poems, and sentiments for the Disability in Dystopia Anthology!

I'm going to make them into art for the collection.

Submit a picture or typed message to [email protected] 💌 from now until November 1st!
#books #disability

This image contains text on a two-toned green background. Header text in white reads "Handwritten message submissions wanted". Below that, a ripped piece of paper has brown handwriting that reads "We will survive. Together!".
In the bottom left there is a slightly askew neon green mail sticker with the image of a green gas cloud and a skull. To the right of that is light pink text that reads "Write an empowering and supportive disability justice message, poem, or sentiment. Take a picture & submit to dis-anthology@outlook.com It will be included in a collage inside the upcoming anthology!"
At the very bottom, centred, in bright green text, is the message "if you cannot hand write it.I can do that for you! Simply submit it as a typed message."

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ella t. holmes (wizard) @ellatholmes.bsky.social · 1d

😁💖 thank you!!

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ella t. holmes (wizard) @ellatholmes.bsky.social · 2d

I'm so happy to share that I have a story out in @aurealisfsf.bsky.social issue #185 ✨

'Catch and Consume' is fishy, mysterious, and a little weird 🐟
Just the way I like 'em.

A screenshot from Aurealis showing the cover of Issue #185 on the left, and a partial list of published works inside on the right in black text. From top to bottom, they read: 'Birdie' by John Pegios; 'Catch and Consume' by Ella T Holmes; 'Hooked' by Caroline Smith; and Frankenstein in Pop Culture: From 1910 to Now (part 3) by Claire Fitzpatrick.

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Aurealis Magazine @aurealisfsf.bsky.social · Aug 27

Showcasing the extraordinary internal art in Aurealis #183, our latest issue, here's Joshua Hardie’s stunning illustration for Ceinwen Langley’s creepy ‘I Need Help’.

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Aurealis Magazine @aurealisfsf.bsky.social · 2d

So rich, so rare, so exhilarating – Aurealis #185, our October 2025 issue, is here.
Get it, or subscribe, at www.aurealis.com.au

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ella t. holmes (wizard) @ellatholmes.bsky.social · 2d

I'm so happy to share that I have a story out in @aurealisfsf.bsky.social issue #185 ✨

'Catch and Consume' is fishy, mysterious, and a little weird 🐟
Just the way I like 'em.

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 4d

I donated some copies of Let This Radicalize You for distribution at an ICE watch training for folks who want to join school patrols in a nearby neighborhood. Not everyone got a copy, because 120 people showed up for that training tonight. I am endlessly proud of Chicago.

A display of copies of Let This Radicalize You on a table in front of a sign that reads: "Let This Radicalize You offers stories, strategy and heart for the kind of collective care and resistance we're building together today. It helps us move from reacting to organizing. Showing how ordinary people protect each other, build power, and keep hope alive. Take a copy. Read it. Stay connected."

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Ellie Lieberman @ellielieberman.bsky.social · 6d

Most recent indie reads! Highly recommend!

Baker Thief @clh2oars.bsky.social
Taken @katkinneywrites.bsky.social
Artifice & Access @ellatholmes.bsky.social
Dirt You Shall Become @karenlykkebo.com
Moonshadow's Guardian @diannalgunn.bsky.social
The Wisdom of Cerridwen @tristahendren.bsky.social

Collage of six indie book covers from top left to bottom right...
Baker Thief by Claudie Arseneault
Taken by Kat Kinney
Access and Artifice organized by Ella T. Holmes
Dirt You Shall Become by Karen Lykkebo
Moonshadow's Guardian by Dianna Gunn
The Wisdom of Cerridwen by Girl God Books

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ella t. holmes (wizard) @ellatholmes.bsky.social · 4d

Ooh wow!! thank you so much for including Artifice & Access 💖

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ella t. holmes (wizard) @ellatholmes.bsky.social · 6d

Please send in some messages to be included as artwork in this anthology! ✨

🚨If we can raise an extra $400, there'll be enough funds for more art which will go into the presentation of each story! gofund.me/797ce01c

#books #booksky #disability #anthology #submissionscall

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ella t. holmes (wizard) @ellatholmes.bsky.social · 7d

I don't think I've introduced you all to Commander Onion, but he's a little freak and I adore him

A picture of a ginger kitten with wide eyes looking playfully into the camera. he is sitting in the basket part of a cat tree, and his arms are around the scratching post part.

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ella t. holmes (wizard) @ellatholmes.bsky.social · 7d

Buy and read Artifice & Access if you want to see cool disabled characters do cool things in cool fantasy settings
tinyurl.com/yc6rhynr

Artifice & Access: a disability in fantasy anthology

a disability in fantasy anthology

tinyurl.com

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ella t. holmes (wizard) @ellatholmes.bsky.social · 7d

Sorry I accidentally took a system of oppression seriously when it was meant to be a teehee haha jokey bit of escapism 😤 my bad!

#books #booksky #bookish

a comic style meme in four squares.
Top left: a hand rising out of blue ocean waves, with white text labelling it "This story hates disabled people".
Top right: a second hand enters from the left, labeled with white text that reads "escapist readers".
Bottom left shows the Escapist Reader hand high-fiving the drowning hand, with white text that reads "you should just read to have fun".
The bottom right image shows the original drowning hand falling below the waves.

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ella t. holmes (wizard) @ellatholmes.bsky.social · 8d

hmmm. the wizard has begun polishing his evil orb. which could mean nothing

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ella t. holmes (wizard) @ellatholmes.bsky.social · 9d

I thought you might love this book! I really enjoyed it

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ella t. holmes (wizard) @ellatholmes.bsky.social · 10d

Send in a message and help me make some art! ✨

ella t. holmes (wizard) @ellatholmes.bsky.social · 12d

I want your empowering/supportive/disability justice messages, poems, and sentiments for the Disability in Dystopia Anthology!

I'm going to make them into art for the collection.

Submit a picture or typed message to [email protected] 💌 from now until November 1st!
#books #disability

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ella t. holmes (wizard) @ellatholmes.bsky.social · 10d

→ Many disabled and chronically ill writers seem to value action differently; Where other authors/stories might break out into a bombastic, physically demanding scene to create drama and high staked, many of the submissions chose to play with other narratives

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ella t. holmes (wizard) @ellatholmes.bsky.social · 10d

→ Anti-capitalism is a popular politic
→ There was a common thread of recognising that everyone has inherent worth, regardless of ability
→ Many stories had absolutely phenomenal descriptions of physical sensations and experiences, as well as sensory details

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ella t. holmes (wizard) @ellatholmes.bsky.social · 10d

→ Most stories featured collective care and interdependence in different ways
→ Narratives of unbelonging & trying to find belonging seem to be very popular and much-needed
→ A lot of stories were intersectional

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ella t. holmes (wizard) @ellatholmes.bsky.social · 10d

🧵A thread on observations I made while reading dystopian story submissions by disabled & chronically ill writers:

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Mon @nomonbooks.bsky.social · 13d

The forever workshop emailed this morning with a line about writing stories that will make people say “damn, you wrote that? Also, you ok?”. This is the consistent response I get to most things 😂 Especially this one: www.torchliteraryarts.org/post/friday-... #litmag

Friday Feature: Mon Misir

Mon Misir (she/they) is a queer Black British writer and recovering lawyer based in London, UK. They use their writing to explore facets of their experience as a black woman, with a speculative bent. ...

www.torchliteraryarts.org

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ella t. holmes (wizard) @ellatholmes.bsky.social · 12d

I want your empowering/supportive/disability justice messages, poems, and sentiments for the Disability in Dystopia Anthology!

I'm going to make them into art for the collection.

Submit a picture or typed message to [email protected] 💌 from now until November 1st!
#books #disability

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 11d

Disabled people fight for the right to wear masks during an ongoing pandemic and got told to “just stay home”

We get coughed on, laughed at and threatened

Those mask bans passed

But when California tries to prevent ICE from hiding their faces?

It’s “unconstitutional”.

The cruelty is the point

L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 11d

DHS posted their response on X: “To be clear: We will NOT comply with Gavin Newsom’s unconstitutional mask ban." LAPD has kept quiet, following several L.A. TACO requests for comment.

By Aisha Wallace-Palomares

The full story: lataco.com/masked-law-e...

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ella t. holmes (wizard) @ellatholmes.bsky.social · 11d

yay, thank you so much!! 💖

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ella t. holmes (wizard) @ellatholmes.bsky.social · 12d

I want your empowering/supportive/disability justice messages, poems, and sentiments for the Disability in Dystopia Anthology!

I'm going to make them into art for the collection.

Submit a picture or typed message to [email protected] 💌 from now until November 1st!
#books #disability

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