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Marieke Nijkamp @mariekeyn.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

I'm not here often, but peeking it to say: do you love comics and do you want to celebrate Disability Pride Month? Pick up Absolute Spider-Man #32! It includes the first part of 'Mind and Matter', an action-packed backup saga celebrating disabled heroes, written by me, with art by Andrea Di Vito.

A white hand with silver splints holding up two copies of Amazing Spider-Man 32 in front of a blurred bookshelf. The cover on the left is by Jamie McKelvie and features Misty Knight, Hawkeye, Daredevil, Silhouette and Echo, with Hobgoblin looming creepily over all of them. The cover on the right is by Leinil Francis Yu and features Misty Knight in front of the disability pride flag.

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mahsa alimardani @mahsaalimardani.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

We didn't deserve this day.

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Celeste Moon Bunny @celestemoonbunny.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

*vibrates with high enough intensity to shatter glass* YALL. How'd I miss the preorder date pop up for the conclusion to one of my favorite series?? I'm SO HYPED!!Look at this BEAUTIFUL cover ahhhh 😭 Splinter and Ash by @mariekeyn.bsky.social has literally been life changing as somebody with hEDS😭💕

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Marieke Nijkamp @mariekeyn.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Are you looking for a middle grade adventure that celebrates trans joy, found family, and sword fighting? The third and final book in the Splinter & Ash trilogy, SPLINTER & ASH: THE LOST CROWN, hits shelves this November. Here's the gorgeous cover by Vivienne To, designed by Sylvie Lefloch 😍

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Marieke Nijkamp @mariekeyn.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Let me dust off this thread for no particular reason.

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Greg Greene (he/him/his) @greene.haus · 17/02/2026

They raided the jailed children to steal their letters. The problem, in federal officials' minds, wasn't confining children in prison-camp conditions; it was that the children could tell the public about it.

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Margaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.

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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Psst. Hey, come closer. No, closer. I have a New Year’s secret for you. It’s this: If you care about people you don’t even know, and try to live your life that way, you are absolutely beautiful no matter what you look like.

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JayIsPainting 🍁 @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca · 27/11/2025

I'm old. If you're not, listen to this. Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder. Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever. It's literally never been more important.

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Marieke Nijkamp @mariekeyn.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

OH HEY. Cat's out of the bag! Look at what @avivor.com , @dianasousaart.bsky.social and I are up to! This was *so* fun! 😏 #CriticalRole

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Jarrett Walker @humantransit.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

For Tolkien fans, a timely passage for No Kings Eve, from WH Auden’s review of Lord of the Rings.

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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 18/10/2025

For God’s sake let us sit upon the ground And tell sad stories of the death of kings

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

No kid should ever have to protest or advocate for their friends’ basic humanity. But they’re standing up at No Kings anyway.

A little boy holds a handmade sign with hearts glued to it. It reads, “leave my friends ALONE Donald Trump”. He’s bravely protesting at the No Kings Evanston protest.

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Ashley @aglo1886.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Little Rock, AR. #NoKings

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

If you’re out at a #NoKings rally today, stay safe, stay smart, and wear a mask! I love you!

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Celeste Moon Bunny @celestemoonbunny.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

It's here eeeeeee eeeee!! 🥰🥰 I'm so excited to dive into book 2 of this amazing series by @mariekeyn.bsky.social! 💖💖 I feel very lucky I discovered book 1 last month so I didn't have to wait long for the sequel 🥰 Disabled AND queer representation are BEAUTIFULLY woven in their series! 💖

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Marieke Nijkamp @mariekeyn.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Dusting off my account to share that SPLINTER & ASH 2: CITY OF SECRETS is out now! This series is my love letter to the fantasy adventures that I grew up on, but with a disabled princess and a nonbinary squire taking the lead in the fight to make their wartorn kingdom kinder and fairer. 💙

Hardcover copies of SPLINTER & ASH: CITY OF SECRETS on top of paperback copies of SPLINTER & ASH. An illustrated cover, with wonderful art by Vivienne To, shows the two main characters.

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Katherine Locke @katherinelocke.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

I'm hoping the algo gets this to the people who need it. If you were at UVU or you saw the video, you should play Tetris. Preferably today. You don't have to be good at it. Research tells us that playing Tetris after traumatic events helps to disrupt your brain's long term storage of the memory.

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Kate Elliott @kateelliottsff.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

I don’t know, peeps, but I just keep coming back around to the idea that what so many people want is a hopeful vision of a better world, with autonomy, dignity, & respect for all, affordability of food/shelter, education, medical care, clean air/water, & a place in a community. That’s the message.

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Caitlin O'Connell @caitlinrenata.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

New York City friends! Go vote today! Don't rank Cuomo! Stay hydrated!! I'm rooting for you all!

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Lyndsey @lyndseydoob.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

I needed to read this today. Thought someone else might need it too.

A screenshot of a post previously from Greenpeace. It’s a photo of a blue fence with black writing on top. The writing says:
‘If you ever feel heavy because you care deeply about injustice, suffering and ecological destruction. Remember that’s trillion dollar propaganda machine was built to make you numb and it didn’t work on you. ‘

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Marieke Nijkamp @mariekeyn.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

I'm honored AFTER WE BURNED is kicking off such a spectacular list of LGBTQ+ books! 🌈📚

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Eef @allenvooreef.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Just finished Splinter & Ash by @mariekeyn.bsky.social and really loved it! The story was full of surprises and the characters were well rounded and relatable. As someone who also tries to fight for a better world for all, I felt very seen ❤️

A photo of the book Splinter & Ash stood up on a patio table.

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BOO Bolander @bbolander.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

the kid looks fucking terrified, knows the university will probably punitively hold the diploma they've worked three or four years to get, and also knows people have been disappeared recently by fascists for doing way, way less. still says it! just an incredibly fucking brave person

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Marieke Nijkamp @mariekeyn.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

This is what I'm hoping for. Good thread, great context.

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Marieke Nijkamp @mariekeyn.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

icymi, BOUNDLESS: 17 STORIES STARRING DISABLED KIDS will be coming to bookshelves near you!

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Marieke Nijkamp @mariekeyn.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

✨️ NEW BOOK ✨️ One of the greatest joys of my career so far has been to put together UNBROKEN: 13 STORIES STARRING DISABLED TEENS. One of my dreams has always been to edit a collection like it for middle grade readers. So I'm *beyond* thrilled to share: BOUNDLESS: 17 STORIES STARRING DISABLED KIDS

Grace Kendall at FSG has bought Marieke Nijkamp's Boundless: 17 Stories Starring Disabled Kids, a middle grade collection of joyful, empowering short stories featuring disabled characters and the adventures they deserve, with contributions from Samira Ahmed, Cindy Baldwin, Ronni Davis, Clare Edge, H.E. Edgmon, Kati Gardner, Mike Jung, Lillie Lainoff, Ann Clare LeZotte, Natalie Lloyd, Anna-Marie McLemore, Mo Netz, Gabe Cole Novoa, Natalia Sylvester, Jazz Taylor, and Gail D. Villanueva. Publication is set for winter 2027; Suzie Townsend and Sophia M. Ramos did the deal for world English rights.

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Marieke Nijkamp @mariekeyn.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Happy #IndependentBookstoreDay! Visit your favorite local indie! Buy books! (I did too!) And if you'd like to preorder one of my upcoming books, I have two separate "the world is burning, let's fight [a treacherous conspiracy/the patriarchy] with friendship, trust, and collective action" titles!

The cover of SPLINTER & ASH: CITY OF SECRETS, the second book in the Splinter & Ash series. The cover features two kids in a fantasy city that appears to be on fire. To the left, Splinter holds a sword and stares fiercely at the reader. To the right, Ash holds a walking stick and a key. She looks a little more mysterious.

Mockups of AFTER WE BURNED, my new YA book. The cover is teal, with the title written in ash black and six matches side by side. The left match is barely used, but they're progressively burned up. The sixth match on the right looks like a stick figure. The edges of the book are designed to look burned.

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Alyssa Long @measuredandslow.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Hi I used to work at Starbucks customer service: if you call or email about this, they are absolutely tracking those numbers, and a sufficient amount of public pushback does make them rethink shit sometimes, so now would be an EXCELLENT time to let them know they’re being ableist shitheads

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Lindsey Boylan @lindseyboylan.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

I have had, and continue to have, many conflicts with the church I was raised in. This Pope, though the leader of all that, did many brave and iconoclastic things as the leader in his lifetime. I have more respect for him than most of his peers in power across the globe.

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Ridley @rid-ley.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Guys, I love all of you, but the answer to RFK, Jr. is not that autistic adults hold jobs, pay taxes, and get laid, it's that everyone deserves to live even if they can't work, pay taxes, or get laid.

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Marieke Nijkamp @mariekeyn.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Hey Blueksy, if you're looking for magic books and magic school books that *aren't* horribly exclusionary, let me share some fantastic examples with you. #BookSky 💙📚

A hand holding up a stack of books in front of blurry bookshelves. The books are, from top to bottom:

LIKE A CURSE by Elle McNicoll
ONYEKA AND THE ACADEMY OF THE SUN by Tolá Okogwu
MIA AND THE LIGHTCASTER by Janelle McCurdy, illustrated by Ana Latese
WITCHES OF BROOKLYN by Sophie Escabasse
WITCHLINGS by Claribel Ortega
THE MARVELLERS by Dhonielle Clayton
THE GRIMOIRE OF GRAVE FATES edited by Hanna Alkaf and Margaret Owen

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Jamie McKelvie @mckelvie.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

This is where your Harry Potter money goes

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Marieke Nijkamp @mariekeyn.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Dear fellow graphic novelists and comics writers, a gentle reminder: 💫 Credit your full creative team at every possible opportunity. 💫 If you work on any graphic story, get into the habit of celebrating all the people who make it what it is. Artists, colorists, letterers, cocreators, your team. 💙

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Gabe Cole Novoa @thegabecole.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

trans author with trans characters, you say? #TDOV THESE VENGEFUL GODS is out May 27th starring an all-queer main cast & chronically ill trans protagonist! if a gladiator-like deadly competition in a world of magic and gods is your jam, you can pre-order here: tinyurl.com/bdet4wfw

These Vengeful Gods by New York Times Bestselling Author Gabe Cole Novoa. Dystopian fantasy, disabled trans protagonist, all-queer main cast, magic and gods, deadly competition. Preorder now. Out May 27.

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Marieke Nijkamp @mariekeyn.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

And speaking of, happy #TransDayOfVisibility! Protect trans kids. Protect trans lives. Fight for trans rights. Celebrate trans stories.

A stack of my books and several anthologies I contributed to, on top of a progress pride flag. From top to bottom:

- AFTER WE BURNED
- SPLINTER & ASH
- EVEN IF WE BREAK
- AT THE END OF EVERYTHING
- UNBROKEN: 13 STORIES STARRING DISABLED TEENS (edited by me)
- THIS IS OUR RAINBOW (edited by Katherine Locke and Nicole Melleby)
- OUT OF OUR LEAGUE (edited by Dahlia Adler and Jennifer Iacopelli)
- THE GRIMOIRE OF GRAVE FATES (edited by Hanna Alkaf and Margaret Owen)

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Marieke Nijkamp @mariekeyn.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

This is a fantastic thread with #TransDayOfVisibility recs! Check it out! 🏳️‍⚧️

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Marieke Nijkamp @mariekeyn.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

I have a story in this! All about finding yourself and finding a place to belong through TTRPG. Also, all the characters in this story (except for one flashback) are autistic and that was such a *joy* to write 🥰

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Marieke Nijkamp @mariekeyn.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Boosting this! If you haven't had a chance yet to donate and you are in a position to do so, there's a matching offer now! 🩵

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Marieke Nijkamp @mariekeyn.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

I know the world is going to hell in a handbasket, and everything feels uncertain right now. But I'm holding the arcs of my upcoming YA, and I'm so grateful that I get to tell these difficult stories about hope and healing. 💙

An advance reader copy of AFTER WE BURNED, showing six matches in various stages of burned. One looks like a stick figure.

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exozetart @exozetart.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Mein Beitrag für #ComicsGegenRechts Auch wenn vieles gerade düster und bedrückend scheint, wir dürfen nicht vergessen, dass es SO viele Menschen gibt, die sich für Menschenrechte und Gerechtigkeit einsetzen und diese Werte schützen wollen. Du bist nicht allein, zusammen sind wir stark 💖🕊️

Digitales Aquarellbild mit zahlreichen unterschiedlichen Vögeln, die auf Zweigen sitzen. Die Farben sind bunt. Der Text sagt “Wir sind solidarisch, wir sind stark, wir sind viele. Deine Stimme zählt. Comics gegen Rechts”

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