Kelly Mangan (She/Her) 🏳️🌈💖💜💙
@kellyamangan.bsky.social
MAEVE MULVANEY HAS HAD ENOUGH (Holiday House).
LIKE THAT ELEANOR (Cardinal Rule Press).
#KIDLIT author/illustrator. Comics geek. Trekkie. Squirrel Girl enthusiast. “Endearingly sarcastic.”
Rep: @tajmccoy.bsky.social
Www.Authorkellymangan.com
#NoAIArt
LIKE THAT ELEANOR (Cardinal Rule Press).
#KIDLIT author/illustrator. Comics geek. Trekkie. Squirrel Girl enthusiast. “Endearingly sarcastic.”
Rep: @tajmccoy.bsky.social
Www.Authorkellymangan.com
#NoAIArt
Pinned
It's #KidLitArtPostcard day!
I’m queer, neurodiverse #KidLitArt illustrator who favors
- sketchy lines
- painterly color
- playful patterns
- luscious lighting
- quirky characters
- tons of texture
- sweetly subversive humor
www.authorkellymangan.com/portfolio
Rep: @tajmccoy.bsky.social
I’m queer, neurodiverse #KidLitArt illustrator who favors
- sketchy lines
- painterly color
- playful patterns
- luscious lighting
- quirky characters
- tons of texture
- sweetly subversive humor
www.authorkellymangan.com/portfolio
Rep: @tajmccoy.bsky.social
Lost my bestest fuzzy friend of 18 years today. Rest peacefully, my sweet old man.
November 28, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Lost my bestest fuzzy friend of 18 years today. Rest peacefully, my sweet old man.
My contributions to the thanksgiving table. Well, some of them. I also made the mashed potatoes but everybody knows what mash looks like. 😆
November 27, 2025 at 10:57 PM
My contributions to the thanksgiving table. Well, some of them. I also made the mashed potatoes but everybody knows what mash looks like. 😆
My fav picture book as a kid was A Little House of Your Own,
by Beatrice Schenk De Regniers
& Irene Hass. It’s about respecting everybody’s right to alone time & personal space. It was published in the 1950s, so I have no idea how I ended up with it. But it spoke to me so much. I still have it.
by Beatrice Schenk De Regniers
& Irene Hass. It’s about respecting everybody’s right to alone time & personal space. It was published in the 1950s, so I have no idea how I ended up with it. But it spoke to me so much. I still have it.
November 27, 2025 at 1:37 PM
My fav picture book as a kid was A Little House of Your Own,
by Beatrice Schenk De Regniers
& Irene Hass. It’s about respecting everybody’s right to alone time & personal space. It was published in the 1950s, so I have no idea how I ended up with it. But it spoke to me so much. I still have it.
by Beatrice Schenk De Regniers
& Irene Hass. It’s about respecting everybody’s right to alone time & personal space. It was published in the 1950s, so I have no idea how I ended up with it. But it spoke to me so much. I still have it.
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Those under 26 you can get a Seattle library card through the Books Unbanned program. Intended to provide access to ebooks other libraries will not license because of right-wing campaigns. It was founded by the Brooklyn library system they will provide if under 21.
www.spl.org/programs-and...
www.spl.org/programs-and...
Books Unbanned
Teens and young adults ages 13 to 26 living anywhere in the U.S. can access our entire collection of e-books and audiobooks.
www.spl.org
November 24, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Those under 26 you can get a Seattle library card through the Books Unbanned program. Intended to provide access to ebooks other libraries will not license because of right-wing campaigns. It was founded by the Brooklyn library system they will provide if under 21.
www.spl.org/programs-and...
www.spl.org/programs-and...
I work in a kitchen when I’m not writing & illustrating to support my 2 kids.
In 8 yrs, I’ve been lucky to make $11,000 in publishing. That works out to $1,375 a year.
Authors & illustrators aren’t the petty bourgeois. Stealing from us doesn’t make you a working class hero: It makes you a scab.
In 8 yrs, I’ve been lucky to make $11,000 in publishing. That works out to $1,375 a year.
Authors & illustrators aren’t the petty bourgeois. Stealing from us doesn’t make you a working class hero: It makes you a scab.
November 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I work in a kitchen when I’m not writing & illustrating to support my 2 kids.
In 8 yrs, I’ve been lucky to make $11,000 in publishing. That works out to $1,375 a year.
Authors & illustrators aren’t the petty bourgeois. Stealing from us doesn’t make you a working class hero: It makes you a scab.
In 8 yrs, I’ve been lucky to make $11,000 in publishing. That works out to $1,375 a year.
Authors & illustrators aren’t the petty bourgeois. Stealing from us doesn’t make you a working class hero: It makes you a scab.
I am begging school administrators: Please don’t bury vital dates & info in massive email newsletters about concerts, awards, and other non-essential niceties.
Parents already get an ungodly number of emails. Especially if you have kids at multiple schools.
Parents already get an ungodly number of emails. Especially if you have kids at multiple schools.
November 24, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I am begging school administrators: Please don’t bury vital dates & info in massive email newsletters about concerts, awards, and other non-essential niceties.
Parents already get an ungodly number of emails. Especially if you have kids at multiple schools.
Parents already get an ungodly number of emails. Especially if you have kids at multiple schools.
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hiiii today is my BIRTHDAY!!! 🎉(′ꈍᴗꈍ‵)🎉
it would mean a lot if you shared my art! peace n love 💖
it would mean a lot if you shared my art! peace n love 💖
November 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM
hiiii today is my BIRTHDAY!!! 🎉(′ꈍᴗꈍ‵)🎉
it would mean a lot if you shared my art! peace n love 💖
it would mean a lot if you shared my art! peace n love 💖
The seventh & final prompt to close out #FolktaleWeek: Dawn
Somebody get Aurora a cup of coffee before her shift.
@folktaleweek.bsky.social
#FolktaleWeek2025
#FolktaleweekDawn
Somebody get Aurora a cup of coffee before her shift.
@folktaleweek.bsky.social
#FolktaleWeek2025
#FolktaleweekDawn
November 23, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The seventh & final prompt to close out #FolktaleWeek: Dawn
Somebody get Aurora a cup of coffee before her shift.
@folktaleweek.bsky.social
#FolktaleWeek2025
#FolktaleweekDawn
Somebody get Aurora a cup of coffee before her shift.
@folktaleweek.bsky.social
#FolktaleWeek2025
#FolktaleweekDawn
#FolktaleWeek Day 6: Storm
In Greek mythology, harpies personified the destructive power of storm winds. They're often characterized as ugly (as ferocious women often are), but I've always found them oddly beautiful.
@folktaleweek.bsky.social
#FolktaleWeek2025
#FolktaleweekStorm
In Greek mythology, harpies personified the destructive power of storm winds. They're often characterized as ugly (as ferocious women often are), but I've always found them oddly beautiful.
@folktaleweek.bsky.social
#FolktaleWeek2025
#FolktaleweekStorm
November 22, 2025 at 1:58 PM
#FolktaleWeek Day 6: Storm
In Greek mythology, harpies personified the destructive power of storm winds. They're often characterized as ugly (as ferocious women often are), but I've always found them oddly beautiful.
@folktaleweek.bsky.social
#FolktaleWeek2025
#FolktaleweekStorm
In Greek mythology, harpies personified the destructive power of storm winds. They're often characterized as ugly (as ferocious women often are), but I've always found them oddly beautiful.
@folktaleweek.bsky.social
#FolktaleWeek2025
#FolktaleweekStorm
#FolktaleWeek Day 5: Charm
"Come away, O human child, to the waters and the wild, with a fairy, hand in hand. For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand." ~WB Yeats
@folktaleweek.bsky.social
#FolktaleWeek2025
#FolktaleweekCharm
@debrastyer
@louve.draws
@matejalukezic.bsky.social
"Come away, O human child, to the waters and the wild, with a fairy, hand in hand. For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand." ~WB Yeats
@folktaleweek.bsky.social
#FolktaleWeek2025
#FolktaleweekCharm
@debrastyer
@louve.draws
@matejalukezic.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 11:38 AM
#FolktaleWeek Day 5: Charm
"Come away, O human child, to the waters and the wild, with a fairy, hand in hand. For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand." ~WB Yeats
@folktaleweek.bsky.social
#FolktaleWeek2025
#FolktaleweekCharm
@debrastyer
@louve.draws
@matejalukezic.bsky.social
"Come away, O human child, to the waters and the wild, with a fairy, hand in hand. For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand." ~WB Yeats
@folktaleweek.bsky.social
#FolktaleWeek2025
#FolktaleweekCharm
@debrastyer
@louve.draws
@matejalukezic.bsky.social
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#FolktaleWeek prompt #4: Book
Brigid was the Celtic goddess of poetry & wisdom. Christian monks later made Brigid the Saint of poets. It seemed only fitting I should quote an Irish poet here: the divinely talented @nikitagill.bsky.social
@FolktaleWeek
#FolktaleWeek2025
#FolktaleweekBook
Brigid was the Celtic goddess of poetry & wisdom. Christian monks later made Brigid the Saint of poets. It seemed only fitting I should quote an Irish poet here: the divinely talented @nikitagill.bsky.social
@FolktaleWeek
#FolktaleWeek2025
#FolktaleweekBook
November 20, 2025 at 1:47 PM
#FolktaleWeek prompt #4: Book
Brigid was the Celtic goddess of poetry & wisdom. Christian monks later made Brigid the Saint of poets. It seemed only fitting I should quote an Irish poet here: the divinely talented @nikitagill.bsky.social
@FolktaleWeek
#FolktaleWeek2025
#FolktaleweekBook
Brigid was the Celtic goddess of poetry & wisdom. Christian monks later made Brigid the Saint of poets. It seemed only fitting I should quote an Irish poet here: the divinely talented @nikitagill.bsky.social
@FolktaleWeek
#FolktaleWeek2025
#FolktaleweekBook
#FolktaleWeek prompt #4: Book
Brigid was the Celtic goddess of poetry & wisdom. Christian monks later made Brigid the Saint of poets. It seemed only fitting I should quote an Irish poet here: the divinely talented @nikitagill.bsky.social
@FolktaleWeek
#FolktaleWeek2025
#FolktaleweekBook
Brigid was the Celtic goddess of poetry & wisdom. Christian monks later made Brigid the Saint of poets. It seemed only fitting I should quote an Irish poet here: the divinely talented @nikitagill.bsky.social
@FolktaleWeek
#FolktaleWeek2025
#FolktaleweekBook
November 20, 2025 at 1:47 PM
#FolktaleWeek prompt #4: Book
Brigid was the Celtic goddess of poetry & wisdom. Christian monks later made Brigid the Saint of poets. It seemed only fitting I should quote an Irish poet here: the divinely talented @nikitagill.bsky.social
@FolktaleWeek
#FolktaleWeek2025
#FolktaleweekBook
Brigid was the Celtic goddess of poetry & wisdom. Christian monks later made Brigid the Saint of poets. It seemed only fitting I should quote an Irish poet here: the divinely talented @nikitagill.bsky.social
@FolktaleWeek
#FolktaleWeek2025
#FolktaleweekBook
#FolktaleWeek prompt #3: Rain
Champ is a cute little monster that lives in Lake Champlain. Seems like a decent bloke to me.
@folktaleweek.bsky.social
#FolktaleWeek2025
#FolktaleweekRain
@debrastyer
@louve.draws
@matejalukezic.bsky.social
Champ is a cute little monster that lives in Lake Champlain. Seems like a decent bloke to me.
@folktaleweek.bsky.social
#FolktaleWeek2025
#FolktaleweekRain
@debrastyer
@louve.draws
@matejalukezic.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 11:40 AM
#FolktaleWeek prompt #3: Rain
Champ is a cute little monster that lives in Lake Champlain. Seems like a decent bloke to me.
@folktaleweek.bsky.social
#FolktaleWeek2025
#FolktaleweekRain
@debrastyer
@louve.draws
@matejalukezic.bsky.social
Champ is a cute little monster that lives in Lake Champlain. Seems like a decent bloke to me.
@folktaleweek.bsky.social
#FolktaleWeek2025
#FolktaleweekRain
@debrastyer
@louve.draws
@matejalukezic.bsky.social
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#FolktaleWeek Day 2: Echo
There was once a new king in the ancient kingdom of Shilla. His ears started growing bigger after the coronation, and eventually became like those of the donkeys’. The king was so flustered snd embarrassed by this phenomenon that he kept it a secret. (1/?)
#kidlitart
There was once a new king in the ancient kingdom of Shilla. His ears started growing bigger after the coronation, and eventually became like those of the donkeys’. The king was so flustered snd embarrassed by this phenomenon that he kept it a secret. (1/?)
#kidlitart
November 18, 2025 at 12:21 PM
#FolktaleWeek Day 2: Echo
There was once a new king in the ancient kingdom of Shilla. His ears started growing bigger after the coronation, and eventually became like those of the donkeys’. The king was so flustered snd embarrassed by this phenomenon that he kept it a secret. (1/?)
#kidlitart
There was once a new king in the ancient kingdom of Shilla. His ears started growing bigger after the coronation, and eventually became like those of the donkeys’. The king was so flustered snd embarrassed by this phenomenon that he kept it a secret. (1/?)
#kidlitart
#FolktaleWeek prompt #2: Echo
An oracle hearing the echoes of the The Fates (Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos).
@folktaleweek.bsky.social
#FolktaleWeek2025
#FolktaleweekEcho
@debrastyer
@louve.draws
@matejalukezic.bsky.social
An oracle hearing the echoes of the The Fates (Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos).
@folktaleweek.bsky.social
#FolktaleWeek2025
#FolktaleweekEcho
@debrastyer
@louve.draws
@matejalukezic.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 12:10 PM
#FolktaleWeek prompt #2: Echo
An oracle hearing the echoes of the The Fates (Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos).
@folktaleweek.bsky.social
#FolktaleWeek2025
#FolktaleweekEcho
@debrastyer
@louve.draws
@matejalukezic.bsky.social
An oracle hearing the echoes of the The Fates (Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos).
@folktaleweek.bsky.social
#FolktaleWeek2025
#FolktaleweekEcho
@debrastyer
@louve.draws
@matejalukezic.bsky.social
Little spot illustration I did today.
November 18, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Little spot illustration I did today.
Reposted by Kelly Mangan (She/Her) 🏳️🌈💖💜💙
Worth mentioning that by our own tests we know these videos were made with OpenAI’s Sora, highlighting how tools released by some of the richest companies in the world are being combined to generate and monetize videos that take advantage of human suffering
The latest trend in Facebook’s ever downward spiral down the AI slop toilet are AI deportation videos. And the Facebook algorithm is rewarding creators for it. @jasonkoebler.bsky.social reports.
Full story: www.404media.co/ai-generated...
Full story: www.404media.co/ai-generated...
November 17, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Worth mentioning that by our own tests we know these videos were made with OpenAI’s Sora, highlighting how tools released by some of the richest companies in the world are being combined to generate and monetize videos that take advantage of human suffering
Reposted by Kelly Mangan (She/Her) 🏳️🌈💖💜💙
Wait uh if you watch through to the end of the clip THEY TRIED TO BUY TACOS FROM A SHOP WHERE THEY HAD PREVIOUSLY KIDNAPPED A WORKER, WHO IS STILL DETAINED
I’m still struggling with the fact that ICE “brown shirts” went to a taco shop and thought they would get served.
F that!
F that!
November 17, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Wait uh if you watch through to the end of the clip THEY TRIED TO BUY TACOS FROM A SHOP WHERE THEY HAD PREVIOUSLY KIDNAPPED A WORKER, WHO IS STILL DETAINED
It’s the first day of #FolktaleWeek2025!
Day 1 Prompt: Night
I’ve always loved Nyx, the primordial goddess of night.
Here I decided to reimagine her as a child.
@folktaleweek.bsky.social
#FolktaleWeek #FolktaleWeekNight
Day 1 Prompt: Night
I’ve always loved Nyx, the primordial goddess of night.
Here I decided to reimagine her as a child.
@folktaleweek.bsky.social
#FolktaleWeek #FolktaleWeekNight
November 17, 2025 at 11:46 AM
It’s the first day of #FolktaleWeek2025!
Day 1 Prompt: Night
I’ve always loved Nyx, the primordial goddess of night.
Here I decided to reimagine her as a child.
@folktaleweek.bsky.social
#FolktaleWeek #FolktaleWeekNight
Day 1 Prompt: Night
I’ve always loved Nyx, the primordial goddess of night.
Here I decided to reimagine her as a child.
@folktaleweek.bsky.social
#FolktaleWeek #FolktaleWeekNight
Okay, opinion time: pink or teal?
#KidLitArt
#KidLitArt
November 17, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Okay, opinion time: pink or teal?
#KidLitArt
#KidLitArt
Fashion elf takes his job very seriously.
November 16, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Fashion elf takes his job very seriously.
Did a new self portrait for my socials, and a portrait of @michellejingchan.bsky.social using the same color palette and background. I really love how oranges, pinks, and teals play together.
November 15, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Did a new self portrait for my socials, and a portrait of @michellejingchan.bsky.social using the same color palette and background. I really love how oranges, pinks, and teals play together.
Reposted by Kelly Mangan (She/Her) 🏳️🌈💖💜💙
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
I worked on this a bit more today. Something about the composition of it didn't look quite right. So I flipped it and moved some things around. I'm feeling better about it now.
November 13, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I worked on this a bit more today. Something about the composition of it didn't look quite right. So I flipped it and moved some things around. I'm feeling better about it now.
My 11yo is super grounded. We’re going to learn that you don’t leave afterschool— in the dark— to go hang out at a friend’s house when their parents aren’t home. After both your parents AND their parents told you no.
November 13, 2025 at 12:12 PM
My 11yo is super grounded. We’re going to learn that you don’t leave afterschool— in the dark— to go hang out at a friend’s house when their parents aren’t home. After both your parents AND their parents told you no.