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rachel elliott

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author-illustrator of THE REAL RILEY MAYES (harpercollins 2022)

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Robin B.'s avatar Robin B. @robin.noflyingnotights.com
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This is amazing news! I cannot wait to see what this imprint produces.

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Rainesford Stauffer's avatar Rainesford Stauffer @rainesford.bsky.social
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Paid writing opp: 100 Days in Appalachia is looking for politics-related pitches in the lead up to 2024 elections from writers in the region ages 13-24 (for a youth vertical). Pay starts at $200 for opinion, $300+ for reporting. Happy to help brainstorm ideas: rainesford.alexandra@gmail.com or DM.

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rachel elliott's avatar rachel elliott @okieelliott.bsky.social
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probly not legible. i gotta go but will see what i can do later

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oh good phew, its special lighting for a musical number

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everytime i try to sing this, i forget the words and accidentally go into “jesus loves the little children”

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Nicky (🦵🏼🔑) Rodriguez is looking for work!'s avatar Nicky (🦵🏼🔑) Rodriguez is looking for work! @artofnickyrdrgz.bsky.social
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#PortfolioDay ✨ I'm Nicky & i draw comics as well as color and flat them 💖 i'm mostly interested in working on adult and upper YA projects outside of my own graphic novel endeavors & u can shoot me a line at:
artofnickyrodriguez@gmail.com
artofnickyrodriguez.com

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rachel elliott's avatar rachel elliott @okieelliott.bsky.social
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during all this i now realize i cant spell wiener and autocorrect wont even help me

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conrad potao 🍉's avatar conrad potao 🍉 @mctrmt.bsky.social
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I'll see your "wiener details" and raise you one "wiener denials" (how I misread your misreading)

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rachel elliott's avatar rachel elliott @okieelliott.bsky.social
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i just misread “webinar details” as “wiener details” how are you doing?

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rachel elliott's avatar rachel elliott @okieelliott.bsky.social
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that’s fascinating to me! i have a hard time using up red! (but when i think of stuff you’ve posted it kinda makes sense!)

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rachel elliott's avatar rachel elliott @okieelliott.bsky.social
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ooh! those are kinda similar. do you use it a lot for shadows or it just seems to help you make a whole palette?

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i assume that is the foster family’s pants 😂

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upfromsumdirt's avatar upfromsumdirt @upfromsumdirt.bsky.social
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speaking of which... i really enjoyed this one from Ben Passmore — Your Black Friend and Other Strangers.

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Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic's avatar Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic @grubreport.bsky.social
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YOU CAN'T RESIST THOSE EYES RACHEL

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rachel elliott's avatar rachel elliott @okieelliott.bsky.social
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😂 my partner and i are looking for a cat

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hey #kidlitart friends and illustrators! 👋 happy hour question:

if you use physical materials to color, what color(s) do you run down / run out of the most???

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Katharine LaRonde's avatar Katharine LaRonde @katlaronde.bsky.social
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If the French defeat the Nazis and America doesn’t, we will have to retire some of our most cherished jokes.

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rachel elliott's avatar rachel elliott @okieelliott.bsky.social
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side note: the deer lady is real, if anyone ever asks you.

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rachel elliott's avatar rachel elliott @okieelliott.bsky.social
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i cant choose! 😭 but here are eps that made my head and heart go “OH, it can be like this??” - Mary Tyler Moore: chuckles’ funeral - Reservation Dogs: the first ep where the deer lady appears (S1EP6?) - Carol Burnett skewering Anita Bryant - First ep of Only Murders in the Building

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Maritza Ruiz-Kim's avatar Maritza Ruiz-Kim @marzkim.bsky.social
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It started to dawn on me: maybe my bike accident (brain injury) affected me, maybe not just a lack of effort & will, maybe I didn't just suck

Day 7 of 10
See in order > #ABrainMatterMRK > toggle to LATEST > scroll to end > see comics in order by scrolling up
#kidlitartist #kidlitart #kidlit #comics

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question for the #kidlitart megafeed:

*if* i reshare old sketchbook drawings of mr martin short in the leadup to new episodes of only murders in the building, *is* that kidlitart related?

it’s part of my cartooning practice, but dont want to spam yall with grownup stuff.

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Shaenon K. Garrity's avatar Shaenon K. Garrity @shaenon.bsky.social
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If you see this, post a bird

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Zamira Rahim's avatar Zamira Rahim @zamirarahim.bsky.social
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'Sometimes things don't go, after all, from bad to worse' Thinking a lot about this poem today.

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