I’m trying my hand at a creative personal essay talking about my whipple experience (and coming out…and sickness…and the meaning of suffering lol) and damn nonfiction is HARD!! if anyone would be down to give me feedback on it, I’d appreciate it 🙏

✨ Nib & Ink Fest 2026 Submissions are NOW OPEN! Co-op members, submit your comics to the Marketplace, the Webcomic Sampler, and the Oops All Comics Zine! Submissions open 9/1/2025 and end 10/1/2025. Check out nif.cartoonist.coop/submissions for more info!

another surgery done today and hopefully the last for a looong time. finding myself again one piece at a time!

in pain and can’t sleep. thinking (not super coherently) about recent happenings in my life & how i feel there’s has been a great thinning of intersectionality as identities calcify and social groups further delineate themselves from others, all the while ignoring intragroup differences.

another surgery done today and hopefully the last for a looong time. finding myself again one piece at a time!

Halfway through submission month, have you done yours yet? 👀

Manben episode of Otomo Katsuhiro is out! 😳 www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...

So excited about our first residency!! This was one of our first dreams when we started the Co-op and it’s so exciting to see how the support we’ve gotten has brought it to fruition!!

After FIVE YEARS of waiting, SHARP EYE #1, our follow-up to FIRST KNIFE, just hit Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sha... Check out our creepy full trailer, and then also all the info on the project following the link above, and please consider sharing and supporting our beautiful child!

So excited about our first residency!! This was one of our first dreams when we started the Co-op and it’s so exciting to see how the support we’ve gotten has brought it to fruition!!

I'm excited to announce DRAWN TO LOVE: An Anthology About Finding Romance Through Original Characters edited by me and @bridalbeast.bsky.social !! I know so many people whose romance bloomed through OCs, can't wait to read your submissions! Read our open call here: radhakaizan.com/drawn-to-love/

DEEP DREAM is my first anthology as an editor. It features many excellent writers imagining the future of art, as well as nonfiction and art by Diana Scherer. It was nominated for a Locus and Ignyte Award:

great piece from Naomi Kanakia on the history of the western, genre expectations and myth! www.woman-of-letters.com/p/i-love-the...

some whole and fragments for august...! sloaneleong.com/2025/08/25/w...

sun prints with my partner @verywildthing.bsky.social 🌞

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finding it again…

finding it again…

It rockssss

The Cartoonist Co-op stands against the censorship and pay discrimination of 18+, erotic, and NSFW artists. Check the link below for our official statement, ways to take action, and resources. cartoonist.coop/censorship-p... Art by @greedygulo.bsky.social

This time it was my turn to say YES!! 💍 @verywildthing.bsky.social planned the most magical engagement day for me, a surprise riverside picnic where they proposed and then a cozy celebratory dinner with my siblings. I love my partner, my family, my life!! 💚💚💚

Last week at sunset in Michigan, under the gentle eyes of deer and fireflies, I got to propose to the person I want to spend my life with, my world-shifting, loving, creative genius Tess! And they said YES!!! I feel so lucky and loved and ready for our future together!! 💚

'When we look at the development of writing and magic we begin to see they're actually the same thing...all of these [artistic[ effects were regarded as supernatural powers in the ancient world...you are modifying the conciousness of the reader and modifying the reality of the reader.'

another big change in my life and I’m feeling wildly unburdened and able to feel happy in a way I haven’t in awhile 💚 swallowing all the barbs and spines of this past year and n disgorging an even stronger, more vicious self. Reinvigorated, ready to fight for everyone I love and everything I want

another big change in my life and I’m feeling wildly unburdened and able to feel happy in a way I haven’t in awhile 💚 swallowing all the barbs and spines of this past year and n disgorging an even stronger, more vicious self. Reinvigorated, ready to fight for everyone I love and everything I want

TODAY IS THE LAST DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Last week I was able to get some markings I’ve been wanting for a long time honoring my ancestries💚 @latigressetattoo.bsky.social did a lot of research finding and melding various patterns and symbols to make this perfect piece! Their eye for detail and awareness of the body was incredible to behold

Just a reminder that anyone can vote for the works/people showcased by the Ignyte Awards here. DEEP DREAM is nominated for Outstanding Anthology, if you liked the book. All the finalists are here:

had a blast at my first Magic Con today!

Many thanks to the Ignyte jury & organizers for placing DEEP DREAM: SCIENCE FICTION EXPLORING THE FUTURE OF ART (@mitpress.bsky.social) as a finalist for Outstanding Anthology. Congratulations to all the contributors & the team at MIT Press who laboured to make this (genAI-free) book!

a little bit of honest blogging in 2025, sharing some fragments of things I like sloaneleong.com/2025/06/01/w...

I'm proud to announce that I will be a judge for this NEW ONLINE RESIDENCY from the @cartoonist.coop!! We're looking to support comics that utilise the possibilities of websites and coding as a creative tool. $1000 USD, free hosting. Deets and FAQ here: cartoonist.coop/digital-resi...

It’s official the @cartoonist.coop has just announced our first paid digital residency!!! More info at the link below ❤️ cartoonist.coop/digital-resi...

Just TWO whole days left of Nib & Ink Fest to grab this amazing lineup of comics! Many of which are currently ONLY available through the NIF website, y'all! Let's close this month out by supporting some amazing cartoonists, don't wait! #NIF2025 nif-shop.cartoonist.coop

Just a little PSA, someone’s been pretending to be me and offering to finance films of screenwriters & directors. This is like the 4th time this year, so figured I’d share :/ really annoying!!! Also if could fund a movie why wouldn’t I fund MY OWN MOVIE I DO SCREENWRITING lol

does anyone have any trans or bipoc writer discords they’re in? or any freak horror writer discords lol looking for some more of my people after my creative hiatus to shoot the shit with

I’ve always been a night owl writer but lately I’ve been doing morning pages before work and the cliche stands! Bookending your day with tapping into your thoughts & creativity, moving through it uplifted by the meaningful work you already accomplished? morning pages got hands

does anyone have any trans or bipoc writer discords they’re in? or any freak horror writer discords lol looking for some more of my people after my creative hiatus to shoot the shit with

starting to work on a new novel! feels good to pick at something word by word, improvise and follow threads as they manifest. the premise is a nun forced to go on a pilgrimage with a giant sacred beast in tow and either save or end the world depending on their reception before journeys end…

Wrote a little bit about my 35th birthday over at my blog because it’s a little special! sloaneleong.com/2025/05/22/s...

We've got another weekend of fun, virtual #NIF2025 events! Join in on the streams by checking the events page for times and Zoom links nif.cartoonist.coop/events/ or watch live or recorded at www.youtube.com/@cartoonistc... Check below for more info on five May 24th + 25th Nib & Ink Fest events ⤵

(1/3) May 24th has 3 streams: 1pm EDT - Beginning to End: A Creative Process Conversation with Kody Okamoto, Jasmine Walls, Blue Delliquanti, Ashanti Fortson and moderator Jessi Eoin 4pm EDT - The History of Comics Labor Organizing with Yuki Clarke

Wrote a little bit about my 35th birthday over at my blog because it’s a little special! sloaneleong.com/2025/05/22/s...

what happens when you put four webcomic creators in a Zoom room and shake em all around?! guess you'll have to tune into our @cartoonist.coop Nib & Ink Fest panel to find out 😌 Come join me, @byelacey.bsky.social, @bob-artist.bsky.social, and @itsnero.com as we talk webcomic process!! #NIF2025

I'm one of the editors of the @cartoonist.coop 's weekly public newsletter, which is packed with recommendations for members' comics, plus crowdfunding campaigns, merch and news. Here's the latest, you can subscribe to have it sent right to your mailbox too! cartoonist.coop/journal/news...

So thrilled one of our DITM 2 author’s story is featured but also honored to be longlisted as a notable story for this myself!! If you haven’t read A Saint Between the Teeth, it’s one of my fav stories I’ve written 🥰 www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/a-sa...

Just a little PSA, someone’s been pretending to be me and offering to finance films of screenwriters & directors. This is like the 4th time this year, so figured I’d share :/ really annoying!!! Also if could fund a movie why wouldn’t I fund MY OWN MOVIE I DO SCREENWRITING lol

Adored Xavier’s story, it was the first we chose for Death in the Mouth vol 2!!! Couldn’t be happier for you to be recognized my friend! 💚

I'M SO AMPED. @cartoonist.coop Nib & Ink Fest creators have made almost $2k in sales so far!! #NIF2025