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ella t. holmes (wizard)
@ellatholmes.bsky.social
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Writer✨ Essayist. Disability Justice advocate. Thought-haver. Covid competent. Best of The Net Nominee 🤯 Wizard.

💖 https://linktr.ee/ellatholmes
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Well. Because life wasn't already hard enough, my ol' laptop decided to spontaneously fall apart 😭
Literally deteriorating into teeny pieces right before my eyes 👹
Ella's grey laptop semi-closed, with the camera focused on the broken hinge and exposed screws.
November 12, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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Disabled & chronically ill folks: I NEED YOUR HELP. YES YOU!

The disability in Dystopia Anthology is coming along, and...

It needs a title! ✨️

Have any ideas? Let me know!
We're #CrippingDystopia 😈
a black background with dark smudges, featuring white distorted text that reads "you wouldn't crip a dystopia"
November 9, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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Mr. Bingley says hello 👋
A mostly white cat lying on his back on a grey rug, looking up at the camera. he has wide curious eyes and looks slightly playful, but mostly very cute.
November 9, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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Sorry, can't talk if you haven't read Artifice & Access: A Disability in Fantasy anthology 😏

Check it out → tinyurl.com/ykbc29jr

This anthology seeks to disrupt #disability stereotypes and flip off exclusionary narratives🖕.
Disabled and chronically ill people DO belong in fantasy!
a maroon-hued illustration of a man in a suit holding his right hand up as if to stop someone talking. What text sits above his hand, reading "You haven't read Artifice & Access yet"
November 7, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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I got to chat with @harperkinsley.bsky.social about writing disability and the complexity of "overcoming" narratives 😁💖

Watch it here 👉 youtu.be/Jaklw1v1r_E?...

& let us know what you think!

#Disability #DisabledStories #Writer
A pink and purple background with centered light blue text that reads "On Writing Disability & Overcoming" on top, and two wavy edged pictures of Ella (left) and Harper Kinsley (right). Between them is a light pink speech bubble with black text that says "chatting with Harper Kinsley".
November 6, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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Sorry but the ABC writing about Lidia Morawska winning the 2025 Prime Minister's Prize for Science...

for recognising that #COVID primarily transmits through air...

... and using the phrase "during COVID" multiple times, when we've done nothing to clean the air, is diabolical 🧍

#DisabilityJustice
a screenshot of an ABC article with a black background and white text. the text reads "Scientific leadership during COVID. Professor Morawska's expertise became especially critical during the COVID-19 pandemic, and her leadership led to global recognition that the virus spreads mainly through the air. Her work in previous years, including on the 2003 SARS pandemic, had "equipped [her] with an understanding of how respiratory infections are transmitted", including the key role of tiny, airborne particles." I have highlighted the phrase "during covid" in yellow.
November 5, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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✨️ I drew my newest TTRPG character, a goblin called Wyld Myke.

👏 I can draw yours like this too, for the cost of three meals ($60 AUD). If you're interested, please hit me up 😊

I have 2 slots open! 💖

#art #artist #digitalart #TTRPG #CharacterDesign
A digital illustration of a blue goblin with long ears wearing a green blouse and a brown leather shoulder brace. the character name "wyld myke" sits to the left of the portrait. the character also wears a green leaf shaped mask, and has grey-brown hair in a curly bob style.
October 31, 2025 at 1:19 AM
ellatholmes.bsky.social
my GP asked me to keep a diary of symptoms & dosages and I told her to prepare for me to do way too much.
I hope she likes learning about all the tiktok migraine tips I've been experimenting with 😆

(no, espresso + lemon juice did not ease my pain levels 😅)
a screenshot of a grey table made in Google docs, with a rectangle of text that says "I read that someone drank 1L of chocolate milk and it helped them, so I tried that, couldn’t drink that much, and regretted it."
October 26, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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Mr.Bingley has stared into the soul of the Halloween pumpkin and seen things
a photo of a giant orange pumpkin on the left, and Mr.Bingley (a white and black cat) sitting next to it on the right. They are sitting on a shelf above a white title backsplash.
October 18, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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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.
October 12, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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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.
October 7, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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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.
October 7, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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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 dis-anthology@outlook.com 💌 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."
October 2, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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We are almost at 50 written reviews for Artifice & Access! 😍

If you're a #reader of fantasy #books 👀 you may have a good time with this one!

And if you've already read it, writing a short review will help me continue uplifting disabled & chronically ill writers 😁💖
An image of shrek running, facing toward the bottom right corner, with a bright green wavy pathway beneath him. Above him is the green text "we're on the way to...". The path stops in the lower right corner where a wooden sign reads "50 written reviews". in the bottom left is magazine cutout letters that read "help" above small green text that says "graphic design is my passion". on the right side of the image is a screen shot of the 4.64 rating and orange stars from Goodreads. Two images of the blue book cover for ARTIFICE & ACCESS sit on the left and right of the image.
October 2, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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if you like #reading you may, like this totally real picture of Paul Rudd, enjoy ARTIFICE & ACCESS 😁

14 short stories by authors from around the world, exploring disability in fantasy. It really is that cool!! 😭

#books #booksky
An image of paul rudd wearing black framed glasses , wiping his eyes as he cries. he is wearing a gray t shirt, and is holding a book. The cover for Artifice & Access has been hastily pasted on top of the book cover in the original photo. Black text to the left of paul rudd reads "it's just so good!" and "really and honestly brings a tear to his eye".
September 25, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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am i bananas, or is my study not absolutely terrible? 😱
a white digital canvas with a photo of a sunlit hand on the left, and a painted version on the left.
September 23, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Thank you for all your wonderful submissions to the Disability in Dystopia anthology! 😍

Readings are well under way. I hope to get back to everyone soon.
on a dark purple background there is a neon green stamp with wavy edges. the stamp has a bright green illustration of a mushroom cloud from a toxic explosion, as well as white text that reads "DYSTOPIA" in capital letters. the left side of the stamp is discoloured to a bright red. above and below the stamp, slightly tilted, is white text that reads "Greetings from" and "Thank you!". The artists watermark sits in the bottom right corner and reads "Ella t Holmes" with a tiny heart beside it.
August 24, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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"Normal" is social constuct 🦐

#Disability Justice fights for a world that rejects able body supremacy and not only welcomes but loves all bodies 💖

#art #illustration #disabledartist #cripart
a neon green prawn on a deep purple background, with hot pink words behind it that reads "what is Normal?". the background has faded prawns oriented differently to the green prawn. a small green watermark in handwriting runs under the word "normal" and reads "Ella t holmes" with a small heart.
August 19, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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It baffles me in the absolute best way that Artifice & Access has been rated and reviewed this much 😍✨️
a screenshot of the goodreads page for the book Artifice & Access. The book cover is in the top centre, and beneath it is the full title "Artifice & Access: A Disability In Fantasy Anthology". Text below that reads contributors names, "Ella T. Holmes (Editor), Ashley N. Y. Sheesley (Contributor), M. Steven (Contributor)... more". the star rating is 4.7, with 53 ratings and 38 reviews
August 16, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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I drew what feels close to my true form, a #disability pride jester 😍

#art #illustration
a creamy coloured background with a jester posing with their hands cupping their cheeks. their outfit is the colours of the disability prise flag, including dark grey, blue, pink, green, and yellow. the jester has bob length orange hair and is holding a disability pride flag in the crook of their right elbow. to the right of the figure is grey text that reads "disability pride jester"
August 16, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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Sorry, I should have been clearer! The link I followed was from the first email asking me to confirm my subscription. That link took me to my WordPress subscriptions, and your blog didn't show up until I searched it and clicked "subscribe" again (pic attached)
a screenshot of a WordPress page that says "Manage Subscribed Sites".
July 26, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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#Disability is the only universal marginalisation, making up 1/5 to 1/4 of the world's population, yet so few of our stories are published!

Help me uplift disabled & chronically ill #writers by supporting & submitting to this #anthology ❤️‍🔥

Guidelines: shorturl.at/jges6
Deadline: July 31st 2025.
a red square image with translucent flames in the background. All text is in capital letters, and reads "DISABILITY IN DYSTOPIA ANTHOLOGY". The bottom of the image features graphics in dark red, purple, and pink, of several differently disabled people holding flags, signs, and capes.
June 29, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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I can't get my hands on a Labubu because they sell out so fast, so I drew my dream version 🧙🏻‍♂️
An illustration of a smiling monster doll with sharp teeth, wearing a blue and starry wizard robe. Text below the illustration reads "ELLA LABUBU" with a small blue heart. The wizard Labubu is carrying a wooden wizard staff with a heart-shaped pink gemstone. It wears a blue headband with a small wizard hat to the right.
June 24, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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Disabled people are not as rare as you might think—we're just excluded and told to stay home due to ableism, inaccessibility, and eugenics.

We may be magnificent and cute, but we're not unicorns! 🦄

#disability #disabilityjustice #art #illustration
a digital illustration of a rainbow unicorn with a hot pink outline. around the unicorn is hand-drawn multicoloured block text that reads "disabled people are not unicorns. even if we are cute!"
June 18, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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this is frankenstein's monster to me (i've never read it)
Mike Meyers dressed in a black and white cat costume with a red and white striped hat. he is holding an umbrella, a rake, a stack of books, and a glass bottle of milk while sming at the camera.
June 18, 2025 at 7:38 AM