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ronnaraz.bsky.social
Ronna Raz
@ronnaraz.bsky.social
I draw comics and read books!
TAW - GS21
She/her
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https://www.ronnaraz.com/
Graduated from TAW! I got so much out of these four years, both in experience and friends. Next thing now!
June 18, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I have recently finished my internship as a comic journalist and illustrator at @missionlocal.org. I will soon show off more of the work I have done while there, but for now all I want to say is thank you!

missionlocal.org/2025/05/sf-b...
May 21, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081
April 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Folks! Check it out! My comic also made it into Crucial Comix!!
What cool urban wildlife have you spotted in San Francisco? Artist @ronnaraz.bsky.social of @missionlocal.org explores the birds, bees, and bugs of the city. www.crucialcomix.com/comic/catchi...
April 25, 2025 at 5:35 AM
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People spend a lot of time wondering why the left is worse at using independent media to control the national narrative.

A useful exercise is to ask why the left is also worse at selling snake oil and pyramid schemes, because I think the reasons are basically exactly the same.
April 21, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Thank you!! Guys here is another comic I made with @missionlocal.org that you should check out
April 17, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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Publishing looks glossy from the outside. Inside? It’s built on unpaid labour.

My first book is out this year.
Here’s what I actually got paid, what my contract says, & why most authors can’t afford to do this twice.

kristie-de-garis.ghost.io/published-do...

#Publishing #Books #Author #Writer
Published Doesn’t Mean Paid.
I want to talk about money. (Ugh, I know. How crass.) Specifically, how much money authors make, or more accurately, don’t. I signed my publishing deal in 2023. My advance was £2,500. That’s it. I w...
kristie-de-garis.ghost.io
March 25, 2025 at 9:19 AM
New piece with Mission Local! In my humble opinion it's a cool looking one
San Francisco has eight "alternative courts"—places where people can go outside of traditional criminal prosecution.

By completing a program, which can take months or years, participants avoid jail time & often turn their lives around.

One of them is drug court...
March 29, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Hi! Im looking for good educational sources about finances as a freelancer. Finishing art school and... You know. Anybody have recs for good places to look to?
March 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Folks! Check out the first article I made for @missionlocal.org ! It's been a blast to work on, and excited to make more 😉
March 14, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Check out my work with Mission Local!
It's a new term, a new Board of Supervisors, & all 11 have got plans & goals for the coming years.

Most San Franciscans don't know much about their local electeds—so we put pencil to paper, illustrating a bit about their backgrounds & promises.

First up: Connie Chan.
March 14, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Another slightly ~crappier~ piece for Mission Local
March 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Art I drew!
Mayor Daniel Lurie has made downtown recovery a top priority, but a key part of that is missing: Maintaining fully-serviced public transit.

With a $15M budget shortfall, Lurie's team appears resigned to Muni service cuts this summer.

via @kellywaldron.bsky.social

missionlocal.org/2025/02/mayo...
Mayor Lurie has 99 fixes for San Francisco’s downtown. But fixing transit ain’t one.
Mayor Daniel Lurie has made downtown recovery a priority, but a key part of that is missing: maintaining fully-serviced public transit.
missionlocal.org
February 28, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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Speaking of comics:

Whether this new administration “observes” it or not, it’s still Black History Month.

Here’s a list of great comics by Black creators, and/or centering Black characters & stories 🕊️ 📚

bookshop.org/lists/graphi...
Graphic Novels for Black History Month
Graphic novels created by Black authors/artists, and/or centering Black stories and culture.
bookshop.org
February 1, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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The words of dictators and their assassins.
February 15, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Made a lil drawing of Chappell Roan a bit ago, trying to get out of my children’s book art era
February 14, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I recently landed back in California to start my comics journalism internship. Very excited! Very turbulent time in news to start reporting, but is it not always? This short comic I made a while ago about how media algorithms can tunnel into negativity feels as relevant as now as ever.
February 6, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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WHAT IS THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION EVERN FOR? We have an Ology for that.

2, actually.

Law scholar @proftolson.bsky.social walks us thru the whole thing & then in a bonus: I read the whole thing to you.

This ep came out a few years back but seems relevant, yeah?

www.alieward.com/ologies/nomo...
Nomology (THE CONSTITUTION) with Franita Tolson — alie ward
If you've never read The Constitution, you're like most of us. What does it even say? Most of Americans aren't law scholars, which is why we sat down with a Dean of USC's Gould School of Law, Professor Franita Tolson, to have her give us the crib sheet on the most important document in the free worl
www.alieward.com
February 5, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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GenAI has polluted image search results, especially for animal pics. It’s now basically impossible to find accurate art references.

Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.
Exotic Animal Photo Reference Repository
www.animal-photo-references.com
January 27, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Hi ✨
I’m a comic artist :)
I care about the environment, and I hope to create evocative journalism with my work.

Here are a few pieces, I’ll post more in the coming days!

I’m not all too skilled at social media, but I’m glad to be here!
February 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
How do I miss hourly comics day every year?? Anyways - I’m on bluesky now 🌿
February 3, 2025 at 4:31 PM