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Kelley Clink

@kelleyclink.bsky.social

they/she art, writing, chronic illness/disability. not necessarily in that order. www.kelleyclink.com www.extrasoftanimal.com https://www.patreon.com/cw/ExtraSoftAnimal

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Kelley Clink @kelleyclink.bsky.social · 5mo ago

It’s a #bird, it’s a #comic, it’s a #sticker, it’s a #zine! It’s #pigeons of #encouragement (Because we could all use a little #love right now.) kelleyclink.com/shop-1

A cartoon sticker of a pigeon saying You are Loved

Kelley Clink @kelleyclink.bsky.social · 7mo ago

#BadBunny’s halftime show filled my heart. This #valentine is available as a PDF to print out at home for free. Please send it to everyone you love. kelleyclink.com/shop-1/bad-b... #illustration #love #protest #hope

A line drawing of bad bunny smiling surrounded by hearts of different shades of red, and the words The Only Thing Stronger than hate is…

A line drawing of bad bunny holding his hands in a heart shape, shouting the word LOVE. Mucho Amor, Kelley (and Benito).

Kelley Clink @kelleyclink.bsky.social · 7mo ago

I’m not good, thanks. open.substack.com/pub/kelleycl... #comics #chronicillness #chronicillnesscomics

A five panel comic featuring two ice cream cones. The one on the right says “how are you?” And the one on the left says “oh, well, uh…, I’m okay, I guess?” While melting slightly as the panels progress. By panel 5 they are a puddle filled with ants, while they ask the ice cream on the right: “how are you?” The ice cream on the right says “good thanks!” And has not melted at all.

Kelley Clink @kelleyclink.bsky.social · 9mo ago

goodbye, 2025: open.substack.com/pub/kelleycl... #comics #chronicillness #disability #acceptance

A black and white five panel comic. The first panel shows a striped caterpillar crawling toward a group of flowers, six butterflies in the air overhead. The next panel shows the same butterflies and flowers but zoomed out, and next to them is a fresh grave with a headstone that reads Old Life. A drawing of me looking at the headstone is in the foreground, the caterpillar on my shoulder. Next panel is a counter with a weekly pill case, pill bottles, and scattered pills, the caterpillar crawling toward the next frame. This one shows an accessible parking tag hanging from a rearview mirror, the caterpillar clinging to the side of the tag. The last panel shows me at a desk or table, writing in a journal, the lines lifting off the page and forming into butterflies.

Kelley Clink @kelleyclink.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Some thoughts on goodbye season, a butt-ton of #polaroids, a #zine round up, and more! #polaroidphotography #instantfilm #blogging open.substack.com/pub/kelleycl...

November, So Long

plus, a little Something Good

open.substack.com

Debi Lewis @debilewis.bsky.social · 9mo ago

It could happen.

INVERNESS-MAIN CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS PROPOSAL TO SECURE ALTGELD GARDENS (excerpt)

It could happen.

thiscouldhappen.substack.com

Kelley Clink @kelleyclink.bsky.social · 9mo ago

For my #midlifecrisis, I’m turning into a #bear. #fiction #fictionwriting #flashfiction #motherhood #parenthood #chronicillness #disabledparent open.substack.com/pub/kelleycl...

Mama Bear

a metaphor/allegory/emotional memoir/absolutely true tale of being a chronically ill, disabled parent

open.substack.com

Kelley Clink @kelleyclink.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Some seasonal #Polaroids and a #poem at extrasoftanimal.com open.substack.com/pub/kelleycl...

A grid of 9 Polaroids of various fall scenes, including bright yellow trees, crabapple berries, silhouettes of branches, and prairie plants gone to seed.

Kelley Clink @kelleyclink.bsky.social · 10mo ago

I made a spooky #zine about my chronically ill body! Thanks to @crucialcomix.bsky.social and the chronic illness comics club. Open to trades! #hallozine #chronicillness #disability #ehlersdanlos #heds kelleyclink.com/shop-1

A stack of zines fanned out. The cover reads “Fearfully Made: a chillingly incomplete tour of my chronically ill body, by Kelley Clink.” There are silhouette drawings of bats and rats.

Kelley Clink @kelleyclink.bsky.social · 11mo ago

I did a thing I was proud of, so I made a little #comic to celebrate. Then I wrote a whole essay about celebration. TLDR: if you don’t do it, the fascists win. open.substack.com/pub/kelleycl...

A line drawing of a small frog saying “Hey.”

Same small frog, now joined by slightly larger frog, saying “You did it.”

A giant toad has been drawn behind the two small frogs, and they’re saying “Congrats.”

Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Whistling when ICE is about to kidnap someone for no reason is incredibly effective. They know what they are doing is wrong and will scatter in the wind when too many witnesses gather.

FORM A CROWD
STAY LOUD
PROTECT EACH OTHER
CODE I:
ICE NEARBY
BLOW QUICKLY IN A BROKEN RHYTHM:
PRE-PRE-PRE!
→ ALERTS THE COMMUNITY THAT ICE AGENTS ARE IN THE AREA.
ROGERS PARK WHISTLE PROTOCOLS
WHY A WHISTLE? ON THE STREETS
• A SIMPLE TOOL FOR FAST ALERTS.
• LOUD.
RECOGNIZABLE.
IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE.
• OUR VOICES ARE
STRONGER TOGETHER.
WHISTLES GUIDE
PEOPLE TO:
• FOLLOW ICE CARAVANS
• CATCH UP WITH THE CROWD
• ALERT NEIGHBORS
TO JOIN IN
NOISE = VISIBILITY.
CODE 2:
CODE RED
BLOW THREE LONG BLASTS:
PREEEE-PREEEE-PREEEE!
→ ICE IS DETAINING SOMEONE.
FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD.
DON'T STAY SILENT. STAY NONVIOLENT.
WHY IT WORKS
• INSTANT ALERT
SYSTEM
• FASTER THAN SOCIAL MEDIA
• TURNS SILENCE INTO COMMUNITY
ACTION
ORIGINAL FLYER CREATED BY:
WHAT YOU CAN DO
• WEAR YOUR WHISTLE AROUND YOUR NECK
TEACH FAMILY
EIGHBORS TH
CODES
• USE IT WHEN ICE IS
SPOTTED
• PROTECT EACH OTHER, ALWAYS
TOGETHER, WE KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.
FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD.
THIS FLYER DISTRIBUTED BY:
PROTECT RP
• @PROTECTRP_

Gregory Pratt@royalpratt.bsky.social · 11mo ago

ICE / Border Patrol threatening to arrest a cyclist for following and recording in Chicago

Kelley Clink @kelleyclink.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Me, in early October: “Huh, I’m actually feeling pretty good this year!” #OctoberSlide: ”Hold my beer…” #chronicillness #chronicfatigue #chronicpain #disability #heds #eds #ehlersdanlos #neis #neisvoid

A screen shot of my daily readiness numbers falling from 100 to sixteen in a matter of 4 days.

Kelley Clink @kelleyclink.bsky.social · 11mo ago

I turned my latest blog post into a newsletter #zine! #snailmail #writing #disability #chronicillness open.substack.com/pub/kelleycl...

A photograph of a gray manual typewriter with a pink sheet of paper on which I’ve typed an essay and done some illustrations.

Kelley Clink @kelleyclink.bsky.social · 11mo ago

For those who don't do Substack, I am slowly dipping a toe into #Patreon. Please follow! Writing about #art #disability #chronicillness and everything in between. Posts are free. #eds #ehlersdanlos #chronicpain #cci #heds #neisvoid www.patreon.com/cw/ExtraSoft...

(Extra) Soft Animal | Patreon

Life with Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos

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Kelley Clink @kelleyclink.bsky.social · 11mo ago

September’s “Something Good” is all about #community. #resistance #art #writing #joy #chronicillness #disability #eds #ehlersdanlos #neis #neisvoid #chicago open.substack.com/pub/kelleycl...

An illustration with the outline of the city of Chicago, the south and west sides covered in native wildflowers, and the words Re-Fund the Community

Kelley Clink @kelleyclink.bsky.social · 11mo ago

New essay about #chronicillness and #suicidality for #suicidepreventionmonth. There are #possums involved. open.substack.com/pub/kelleycl... #suicideprevention #suicidesurvivor #disability #mentalhealth #disabledartist #chronicillnesscomics

Kelley Clink @kelleyclink.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Hello #brainfog my old friend... #spoonie #chronicillness #neis #neisvoid #heds #eds #ehlersdanlos #pots

A piece of paper that has been typed on with a typewriter. There are several attempts to type the phrase “it has been hard to think lately,” and each attempt is full of mistakes. Two attempts have been abandoned.

Kelley Clink @kelleyclink.bsky.social · 12mo ago

I would like to take a shower, but I don’t think I actually can. #spoonie #neis #neisvoid #heds #chronicillness #disability #disabled #ehlersdanlos #pots

An omron home blood pressure machine with a reading of 77/64, HR 111

Debi Lewis @debilewis.bsky.social · last yr.

“With more than thirty-thousand embryos of varying gestational age stored in Sanctora’s vaults across Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi, it is crucial that more parents take advantage of early-stage pricing for implantation of their DNA in Vessels.”