Maria Blackman Creates
@mariablackman.bsky.social
She/her
Artist 🖌️
Writer ✍️
Reader 📖
On Noongar Whadjuk Boodjar (Perth, Western Australia)
Artist 🖌️
Writer ✍️
Reader 📖
On Noongar Whadjuk Boodjar (Perth, Western Australia)
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We finally understand what we are seeing... forever shocked no longer surprised. Today's cartoon... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
How many nameless trafficked children… how many… how many | First Dog on the Moon
Can I somehow unknow this? Is that OK? Please
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:34 AM
We finally understand what we are seeing... forever shocked no longer surprised. Today's cartoon... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Agreed, sadly
Loathed Howard.
Hated Abbott.
Disgusted by ScoMo.
Terrified by Dutton.
Utterly disappointed by Albo.
Australia is complicit in genocide.
Australia profits from arms sales to Israel. #auspol #IsraeliTerrorism #EndTheOccupation #FreePalestine
Hated Abbott.
Disgusted by ScoMo.
Terrified by Dutton.
Utterly disappointed by Albo.
Australia is complicit in genocide.
Australia profits from arms sales to Israel. #auspol #IsraeliTerrorism #EndTheOccupation #FreePalestine
February 4, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Agreed, sadly
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Same. Sorry to whoever’s DMd me, I’m not doing an age check
My DMs are gatekept folks.
I'm too old to be carded at the app.
🤷🏼♂️
I'm too old to be carded at the app.
🤷🏼♂️
January 25, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Same. Sorry to whoever’s DMd me, I’m not doing an age check
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A writer is a person who cares what words mean, what they say, how they say it. Writers know words are their way towards truth and freedom, and so they use them with care, with thought, with fear, with delight. By using words well they strengthen their souls.
January 13, 2026 at 7:30 AM
A writer is a person who cares what words mean, what they say, how they say it. Writers know words are their way towards truth and freedom, and so they use them with care, with thought, with fear, with delight. By using words well they strengthen their souls.
Went to the library today and added to my TBR list.
January 12, 2026 at 6:17 AM
Went to the library today and added to my TBR list.
Writing a short horror story for a competition, who better to make the antagonist than a tech billionaire with aspirations of eternal life who's building huge properties in pristine wilderness areas. Nothing could go wrong, surely
#amwriting #noethicalbillionaires
#amwriting #noethicalbillionaires
January 11, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Writing a short horror story for a competition, who better to make the antagonist than a tech billionaire with aspirations of eternal life who's building huge properties in pristine wilderness areas. Nothing could go wrong, surely
#amwriting #noethicalbillionaires
#amwriting #noethicalbillionaires
January 11, 2026 at 4:24 AM
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Whitlam (Labor), Fraser (Liberal) & Hawke (Labor) AUS Govts actively opposed apartheid in South Africa thru sanctions, and sporting & investment boycotts.
2026: Under the Albanese (Labor) Govt, Australia is selling arms to the apartheid Zionist Israel, profitieering from a genocide! Shame. #auspol
2026: Under the Albanese (Labor) Govt, Australia is selling arms to the apartheid Zionist Israel, profitieering from a genocide! Shame. #auspol
January 9, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Whitlam (Labor), Fraser (Liberal) & Hawke (Labor) AUS Govts actively opposed apartheid in South Africa thru sanctions, and sporting & investment boycotts.
2026: Under the Albanese (Labor) Govt, Australia is selling arms to the apartheid Zionist Israel, profitieering from a genocide! Shame. #auspol
2026: Under the Albanese (Labor) Govt, Australia is selling arms to the apartheid Zionist Israel, profitieering from a genocide! Shame. #auspol
Any NYC Midnight writers here doing the scary story challenge? How did we go? I got 9th place so happily am in the 2nd round.
#NYCMidnight #NYCMidnightScaryStory #writing
#NYCMidnight #NYCMidnightScaryStory #writing
January 8, 2026 at 5:29 AM
Any NYC Midnight writers here doing the scary story challenge? How did we go? I got 9th place so happily am in the 2nd round.
#NYCMidnight #NYCMidnightScaryStory #writing
#NYCMidnight #NYCMidnightScaryStory #writing
The Australian Writers Centre, purveyor of innumerable online writing courses, now has a business writing course to teach you how to harness AI. Why???????
#noAI #AIkillscreativity
#noAI #AIkillscreativity
January 7, 2026 at 2:43 AM
The Australian Writers Centre, purveyor of innumerable online writing courses, now has a business writing course to teach you how to harness AI. Why???????
#noAI #AIkillscreativity
#noAI #AIkillscreativity
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December 22, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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• I oppose Zionism AND I grieve the murder of Jewish people celebrating Hanukkah at Bondi Beach.
• I oppose Israel's #GazaGenocide AND I want Jewish people in Australia to feel loved, respected & safe.
• I yearn for a #FreePalestine.
• I mourn the deaths at Bondi Beach. #BondiBeachShooting
• I oppose Israel's #GazaGenocide AND I want Jewish people in Australia to feel loved, respected & safe.
• I yearn for a #FreePalestine.
• I mourn the deaths at Bondi Beach. #BondiBeachShooting
December 15, 2025 at 8:03 AM
• I oppose Zionism AND I grieve the murder of Jewish people celebrating Hanukkah at Bondi Beach.
• I oppose Israel's #GazaGenocide AND I want Jewish people in Australia to feel loved, respected & safe.
• I yearn for a #FreePalestine.
• I mourn the deaths at Bondi Beach. #BondiBeachShooting
• I oppose Israel's #GazaGenocide AND I want Jewish people in Australia to feel loved, respected & safe.
• I yearn for a #FreePalestine.
• I mourn the deaths at Bondi Beach. #BondiBeachShooting
December 12, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Folktale Week: charm
"The wise old woman wove a charm over the sleeping boy's bed..."
#FolktaleWeek2025 #FolktaleWeek #kidlit
"The wise old woman wove a charm over the sleeping boy's bed..."
#FolktaleWeek2025 #FolktaleWeek #kidlit
December 11, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Folktale Week: charm
"The wise old woman wove a charm over the sleeping boy's bed..."
#FolktaleWeek2025 #FolktaleWeek #kidlit
"The wise old woman wove a charm over the sleeping boy's bed..."
#FolktaleWeek2025 #FolktaleWeek #kidlit
Folktale Week: book.
Yes, I'm very behind with my Folktale Week art (as usual 😆). Here is the next part of the story.
The man's son continued to lay in a deathly sleep. The priest came and prayed over him but to no avail...
#FolktaleWeek2025
Yes, I'm very behind with my Folktale Week art (as usual 😆). Here is the next part of the story.
The man's son continued to lay in a deathly sleep. The priest came and prayed over him but to no avail...
#FolktaleWeek2025
December 10, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Folktale Week: book.
Yes, I'm very behind with my Folktale Week art (as usual 😆). Here is the next part of the story.
The man's son continued to lay in a deathly sleep. The priest came and prayed over him but to no avail...
#FolktaleWeek2025
Yes, I'm very behind with my Folktale Week art (as usual 😆). Here is the next part of the story.
The man's son continued to lay in a deathly sleep. The priest came and prayed over him but to no avail...
#FolktaleWeek2025
Fellow Aussies, what are your plans for Bluesky? I just got the notification to verify my age so that I can access all the Bluesky features. So far I still seem able to just browse and post, though. Don't want to be dealing with a 3rd party for verifying my age
#australiansocialmediaban
#australiansocialmediaban
December 9, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Fellow Aussies, what are your plans for Bluesky? I just got the notification to verify my age so that I can access all the Bluesky features. So far I still seem able to just browse and post, though. Don't want to be dealing with a 3rd party for verifying my age
#australiansocialmediaban
#australiansocialmediaban
Perth folk, what happened to the Writers Weekend component of the Perth Festival? I can't see anything on the website or in the physical program about any literary happenings
#perthfestival
#perthfestival
December 5, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Perth folk, what happened to the Writers Weekend component of the Perth Festival? I can't see anything on the website or in the physical program about any literary happenings
#perthfestival
#perthfestival
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War as a moral metaphor is limited, limiting, and dangerous. By reducing the choices of action to “a war against” whatever-it-is, you divide the world into Me or Us (good) and Them or It (bad) and reduce the ethical complexity and moral richness of our life to Yes/No, On/Off.
December 1, 2025 at 8:42 AM
War as a moral metaphor is limited, limiting, and dangerous. By reducing the choices of action to “a war against” whatever-it-is, you divide the world into Me or Us (good) and Them or It (bad) and reduce the ethical complexity and moral richness of our life to Yes/No, On/Off.
Beautifully written article about illustration 💗
Informative, beautiful and deeply human: it’s time to cheer the underrated art of illustration | Oliver Jeffers www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Informative, beautiful and deeply human: it’s time to cheer the underrated art of illustration | Oliver Jeffers www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Informative, beautiful and deeply human: it’s time to cheer the underrated art of illustration | Oliver Jeffers
We do judge books by their covers. Illustrations spark young imaginations, solve problems, present information - and shape our world, says the children’s author on National Illustration Day
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Beautifully written article about illustration 💗
Informative, beautiful and deeply human: it’s time to cheer the underrated art of illustration | Oliver Jeffers www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Informative, beautiful and deeply human: it’s time to cheer the underrated art of illustration | Oliver Jeffers www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Taking a little break from Folktale Week art posting because I have another writing project that needs to be finished. I will get back to Folktale Week soon - I never get it done in one week anyway!
November 27, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Taking a little break from Folktale Week art posting because I have another writing project that needs to be finished. I will get back to Folktale Week soon - I never get it done in one week anyway!
Folktale Week: rain
"After the man and his son brought the Hawthorn wood home, the rain poured and poured and the son sank into a deep sleep"
#FolktaleWeek2025 #FolktaleWeek #kidlit #illustration
"After the man and his son brought the Hawthorn wood home, the rain poured and poured and the son sank into a deep sleep"
#FolktaleWeek2025 #FolktaleWeek #kidlit #illustration
November 25, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Folktale Week: rain
"After the man and his son brought the Hawthorn wood home, the rain poured and poured and the son sank into a deep sleep"
#FolktaleWeek2025 #FolktaleWeek #kidlit #illustration
"After the man and his son brought the Hawthorn wood home, the rain poured and poured and the son sank into a deep sleep"
#FolktaleWeek2025 #FolktaleWeek #kidlit #illustration
Folktale Week: echo
"Do not touch the Hawthorn tree as it belongs to the little people"
#FolktaleWeek2025 #FolktaleWeek #illustration #kidlit
"Do not touch the Hawthorn tree as it belongs to the little people"
#FolktaleWeek2025 #FolktaleWeek #illustration #kidlit
November 25, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Folktale Week: echo
"Do not touch the Hawthorn tree as it belongs to the little people"
#FolktaleWeek2025 #FolktaleWeek #illustration #kidlit
"Do not touch the Hawthorn tree as it belongs to the little people"
#FolktaleWeek2025 #FolktaleWeek #illustration #kidlit
Folktale Week: Night
"Come sit by the fire and let me tell you a tale."
I love old folktales because they show how oral storytelling traditions have survived over many generations.
#FolktaleWeek2025 #FolktaleWeekNight
"Come sit by the fire and let me tell you a tale."
I love old folktales because they show how oral storytelling traditions have survived over many generations.
#FolktaleWeek2025 #FolktaleWeekNight
November 21, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Folktale Week: Night
"Come sit by the fire and let me tell you a tale."
I love old folktales because they show how oral storytelling traditions have survived over many generations.
#FolktaleWeek2025 #FolktaleWeekNight
"Come sit by the fire and let me tell you a tale."
I love old folktales because they show how oral storytelling traditions have survived over many generations.
#FolktaleWeek2025 #FolktaleWeekNight