Lara Willard
@larathelark.bsky.social
writer, editor, art teacher | comics, fiction, poetry | 🎓 Hamline MFAC (MFA in writing for kids and YA) | larawillard.com/links
This is Lucy after she ate our dinner off the counter. Lefty Lucy, Lucy Chew, Lucy Goosey, Goose, Mongoose, Chaos goblin
September 17, 2025 at 7:37 PM
This is Lucy after she ate our dinner off the counter. Lefty Lucy, Lucy Chew, Lucy Goosey, Goose, Mongoose, Chaos goblin
I am surprised I haven't seen any recommendation of Julie and the Phantoms for people who like #KPopDemonHunters. Absolute bangers, also on Netflix.
August 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I am surprised I haven't seen any recommendation of Julie and the Phantoms for people who like #KPopDemonHunters. Absolute bangers, also on Netflix.
I saw a clump of yellow leaves on a walk today, which means it's time for my annual rewatch of Dan in Real Life.
August 26, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I saw a clump of yellow leaves on a walk today, which means it's time for my annual rewatch of Dan in Real Life.
All of his photos for LOOK are available at the Library of Congress website! Highly recommend. www.loc.gov/search/?fa=c...
August 26, 2025 at 6:38 PM
All of his photos for LOOK are available at the Library of Congress website! Highly recommend. www.loc.gov/search/?fa=c...
I'm slightly obsessed with Kubrick's photos for LOOK magazine. The University of Michigan set in particular. I use this one to teach students about manipulating lighting
August 26, 2025 at 3:49 AM
I'm slightly obsessed with Kubrick's photos for LOOK magazine. The University of Michigan set in particular. I use this one to teach students about manipulating lighting
New profile pic, art by @neapaulatan.bsky.social
August 19, 2025 at 9:09 PM
New profile pic, art by @neapaulatan.bsky.social
HAMILTON meets LION KING
18yo Ovid is an emerging poet who, tempted by fame and women, loses himself and his muse: 15yo Selene, daughter of Cleopatra, who is haunted by her mother and her destiny to be queen. #YA #HF #GN with modern, free-verse retelling of Ovid's poetry #PosterPit #Q
18yo Ovid is an emerging poet who, tempted by fame and women, loses himself and his muse: 15yo Selene, daughter of Cleopatra, who is haunted by her mother and her destiny to be queen. #YA #HF #GN with modern, free-verse retelling of Ovid's poetry #PosterPit #Q
August 16, 2025 at 3:25 PM
HAMILTON meets LION KING
18yo Ovid is an emerging poet who, tempted by fame and women, loses himself and his muse: 15yo Selene, daughter of Cleopatra, who is haunted by her mother and her destiny to be queen. #YA #HF #GN with modern, free-verse retelling of Ovid's poetry #PosterPit #Q
18yo Ovid is an emerging poet who, tempted by fame and women, loses himself and his muse: 15yo Selene, daughter of Cleopatra, who is haunted by her mother and her destiny to be queen. #YA #HF #GN with modern, free-verse retelling of Ovid's poetry #PosterPit #Q
LADYBIRD x LAURA DEAN KEEPS BREAKING UP WITH ME
Cleopatra’s eldest daughter, Selene, navigates growing up in a patriarchy while haunted by her mother’s spirit, who is not impressed when Selene’s new romantic interest, the young poet Ovid, starts spitting verses #YA #HF #GN #PosterPit #Q
Cleopatra’s eldest daughter, Selene, navigates growing up in a patriarchy while haunted by her mother’s spirit, who is not impressed when Selene’s new romantic interest, the young poet Ovid, starts spitting verses #YA #HF #GN #PosterPit #Q
August 16, 2025 at 1:35 PM
LADYBIRD x LAURA DEAN KEEPS BREAKING UP WITH ME
Cleopatra’s eldest daughter, Selene, navigates growing up in a patriarchy while haunted by her mother’s spirit, who is not impressed when Selene’s new romantic interest, the young poet Ovid, starts spitting verses #YA #HF #GN #PosterPit #Q
Cleopatra’s eldest daughter, Selene, navigates growing up in a patriarchy while haunted by her mother’s spirit, who is not impressed when Selene’s new romantic interest, the young poet Ovid, starts spitting verses #YA #HF #GN #PosterPit #Q
At the birth of the Roman Empire, Cleopatra’s daughter meets the poet Ovid. She’s deconstructing her parents’ legacy of rebellion and death. He wants to write love poems instead of propaganda. The patriarchy has beef with both. #YA #HF #GN with fantasy elements and modern verse. #PosterPit #Q
August 16, 2025 at 4:13 AM
At the birth of the Roman Empire, Cleopatra’s daughter meets the poet Ovid. She’s deconstructing her parents’ legacy of rebellion and death. He wants to write love poems instead of propaganda. The patriarchy has beef with both. #YA #HF #GN with fantasy elements and modern verse. #PosterPit #Q
Week two of querying complete. Eleven queries sent, no responses—no rejections!—yet.
Very few agents accept graphic novel scripts, so the more I send out, the less likely I'll get a "yes," but I'm waiting for some to open back up to queries...hopefully this week!
Very few agents accept graphic novel scripts, so the more I send out, the less likely I'll get a "yes," but I'm waiting for some to open back up to queries...hopefully this week!
August 3, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Week two of querying complete. Eleven queries sent, no responses—no rejections!—yet.
Very few agents accept graphic novel scripts, so the more I send out, the less likely I'll get a "yes," but I'm waiting for some to open back up to queries...hopefully this week!
Very few agents accept graphic novel scripts, so the more I send out, the less likely I'll get a "yes," but I'm waiting for some to open back up to queries...hopefully this week!
“THERE’S A RHINOCEROS IN THE SEWER!”
After busting out of her confines at the San Diego Zoo, a tenacious tapir finds herself in a new sort of wild—1940s suburbia.
Tapir Escape! The True Story of “Terrible Trudy” is a #nf #pb for fans of Mr. Tiger Goes Wild #bluepit #bluepit📖
After busting out of her confines at the San Diego Zoo, a tenacious tapir finds herself in a new sort of wild—1940s suburbia.
Tapir Escape! The True Story of “Terrible Trudy” is a #nf #pb for fans of Mr. Tiger Goes Wild #bluepit #bluepit📖
July 13, 2025 at 6:45 PM
At the birth of the Roman Empire, Cleopatra’s daughter meets the poet Ovid. She is running from her parents’ legacy. He wants to write love poems instead of propaganda. The patriarchy has beef with both. #YA historical #GN with fantasy elements and verse. #bluepit #bluepit💥 #Q #HS #PO #F #ND
July 13, 2025 at 2:58 PM
15yo Selene wants to escape her mother Cleopatra’s infamy and start afresh in Rome. But when Cleo’s spirit returns to guide her, it’s less Mufasa and more grumpy cat—especially when Selene’s new boyfriend, the poet Ovid, starts spitting verses. #YA #HS #GN with #F and #PO. #bluepit💥 #bluepit #Q #ND
July 13, 2025 at 6:14 AM
HAMILTON meets LION KING
18yo Ovid is a poet who, tempted by fame and women, loses himself and his muse: 15yo Selene, daughter of Cleopatra, who is haunted by her mother and destined to be a queen in her own right. #YA historical #GN with fantasy and verse. #bluepit #bluepit💥 #Q #HS #F #PO #ND
18yo Ovid is a poet who, tempted by fame and women, loses himself and his muse: 15yo Selene, daughter of Cleopatra, who is haunted by her mother and destined to be a queen in her own right. #YA historical #GN with fantasy and verse. #bluepit #bluepit💥 #Q #HS #F #PO #ND
July 13, 2025 at 5:14 AM
An #agentsguide to my graphic novel CLEOPATRA SELENE, a #YA #historical #GN with #fantasy and #verse that I #amquerying now!
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July 12, 2025 at 9:01 PM
An #agentsguide to my graphic novel CLEOPATRA SELENE, a #YA #historical #GN with #fantasy and #verse that I #amquerying now!
🌒 🌓 🌔 🌕 🌖 🌗 🌘
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July 9, 2025 at 9:08 PM
#unhingedpit #q #ya #gn
The Nose.
It's not a euphemism. (Not yet.)
They call me Naso because it dominates my profile,
jutting, mountainous.
It also intrudes.
Nosey, yes. Yet what they should call me
... is ears.
Because the poet always listens.
The Nose.
It's not a euphemism. (Not yet.)
They call me Naso because it dominates my profile,
jutting, mountainous.
It also intrudes.
Nosey, yes. Yet what they should call me
... is ears.
Because the poet always listens.
July 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
#unhingedpit #q #ya #gn
The Nose.
It's not a euphemism. (Not yet.)
They call me Naso because it dominates my profile,
jutting, mountainous.
It also intrudes.
Nosey, yes. Yet what they should call me
... is ears.
Because the poet always listens.
The Nose.
It's not a euphemism. (Not yet.)
They call me Naso because it dominates my profile,
jutting, mountainous.
It also intrudes.
Nosey, yes. Yet what they should call me
... is ears.
Because the poet always listens.
Today's #bluepithype is for art and mood boards! I'm not illustrating this graphic novel myself, but here are some reference images I've saved for research—and aesthetic
July 9, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Today's #bluepithype is for art and mood boards! I'm not illustrating this graphic novel myself, but here are some reference images I've saved for research—and aesthetic
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I got a comment at 3:13, went to read it at 3:25, and I get this??? No email, no notification in my account at all. What is going on?
I got a comment at 3:13, went to read it at 3:25, and I get this??? No email, no notification in my account at all. What is going on?
June 19, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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I got a comment at 3:13, went to read it at 3:25, and I get this??? No email, no notification in my account at all. What is going on?
I got a comment at 3:13, went to read it at 3:25, and I get this??? No email, no notification in my account at all. What is going on?
Anybody who has read X-Men comics or watched the animated series knows that any politicians who want a registry of people are unequivocally the bad guys. – @literallyneil.bsky.social
April 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Anybody who has read X-Men comics or watched the animated series knows that any politicians who want a registry of people are unequivocally the bad guys. – @literallyneil.bsky.social
Share to save a book.
By the power vested in me (because it’s my birthday), I hereby declare April 17 to be Buy That Book You Wanted from an Indie Bookstore Day
(or anything other than Amazon. Local shops deliver! Online, try @bookshop.org!)
By the power vested in me (because it’s my birthday), I hereby declare April 17 to be Buy That Book You Wanted from an Indie Bookstore Day
(or anything other than Amazon. Local shops deliver! Online, try @bookshop.org!)
April 17, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Share to save a book.
By the power vested in me (because it’s my birthday), I hereby declare April 17 to be Buy That Book You Wanted from an Indie Bookstore Day
(or anything other than Amazon. Local shops deliver! Online, try @bookshop.org!)
By the power vested in me (because it’s my birthday), I hereby declare April 17 to be Buy That Book You Wanted from an Indie Bookstore Day
(or anything other than Amazon. Local shops deliver! Online, try @bookshop.org!)
My daughter has now watched Frozen and Frozen II 345 times, which means I've watched them 345 times.
These are the parts from each movie that never get old.
Frozen I:
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These are the parts from each movie that never get old.
Frozen I:
(tap to expand)
April 12, 2025 at 12:04 AM
My daughter has now watched Frozen and Frozen II 345 times, which means I've watched them 345 times.
These are the parts from each movie that never get old.
Frozen I:
(tap to expand)
These are the parts from each movie that never get old.
Frozen I:
(tap to expand)
Remembered I had a Tome account, saw all the fandom profiles on the app, and made mine entirely Mr. Tiger Goes Wild themed.
(Hi, @peterbrownstudio.com. If this tribute is too infringing, I will absolutely change my theme! Just wanted to share my love of your art 🧡)
(Hi, @peterbrownstudio.com. If this tribute is too infringing, I will absolutely change my theme! Just wanted to share my love of your art 🧡)
March 29, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Remembered I had a Tome account, saw all the fandom profiles on the app, and made mine entirely Mr. Tiger Goes Wild themed.
(Hi, @peterbrownstudio.com. If this tribute is too infringing, I will absolutely change my theme! Just wanted to share my love of your art 🧡)
(Hi, @peterbrownstudio.com. If this tribute is too infringing, I will absolutely change my theme! Just wanted to share my love of your art 🧡)
