Burnished gold sunburst mandala with glowing evening sun at center all against a deep rust background.
First post in a while…
Golden Hour Mandala #artshare #digital #mandala
@fbgfran.bsky.social
I’m a writer and graphic artist. I publish a small perzine called FAT BLACK GIRL IN A WHEELCHAIR. My poems, art, and essays have appeared in DREAMSTREETS, GARGOYLE, QUARTET, and others. I’m interested in disability rights, art, music, and beauty.
Burnished gold sunburst mandala with glowing evening sun at center all against a deep rust background.
First post in a while…
Golden Hour Mandala #artshare #digital #mandala
First essay in a while #essay #politics #currentevents
open.substack.com/pub/franetta...
I watched Erika Kirk’s town hall so you don’t have to … #essay #ErikaKirk #BariWeiss open.substack.com/pub/franetta...
14.12.2025 20:42 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Square digital photo of remixed stones with an orange and rust border, a rust, white, and brown inner circle, with a gray stone center and 8 pointed star at the very center.
Pebble Circle #art #photography #digital #abstract #autumn
13.12.2025 13:10 — 👍 14 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
New audio tale live! #fiction #dystopian #audiobook
ihave.spoken.press/p/dy-N5f_6ihm
New essay live! #essay #gratitude #adversity #hope
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New streaming audio tale posted on YouTube. #fiction #dystopian #urbanfantasy #audio #spokenpress
youtu.be/moUtUJB829U?...
Digitally remixed leaves and broken concrete in an abandoned parking lot. Black bordered circle with eight pointed star at center. Primary colors: black, rust, gray slate
Autumn Stone Star #photography #digital #abstract #autumn #mandala
07.12.2025 16:37 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Digitally remixed photo of autumn leaves of mostly brown, gold, and rust. Outer edges are blurred, center shows a vaguely demonic figure seated upon and elaborate throne.
An older piece…
Dante’s Dream #digital
#abstract #autumn
#photography #surrealism
I’m on You Tube now! Audio of my story Border Crossing is live now! #fiction #scifi #dystopian youtu.be/jSr4B91p3V4
24.11.2025 14:10 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
My latest.. #essay #oligarchs
#writing
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A post for all those not feeling the holidays this year… #essay #holidays #hope open.substack.com/pub/franetta...
18.11.2025 14:14 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1Remixed photo collage of autumn leaves in the shape of a cross. Pink and tan leaves form the border. The inner cross is sage at the tips and golden at the center. At the very center is an 8-pointed pink flower.
Autumn Cross #photography #digital #abstract #autumn #November
14.11.2025 13:05 — 👍 13 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
New Audio Story Live! #fiction #dystopian #spokenword #ghosts
ihave.spoken.press/p/sa0MXQUZjbw
Digitally remixed photo of autumn leaves arranged in a totem like structure. Rich rust at the bottom blends into subtle lavender and blues at the top. All against a stark black background.
Contraption 5 #digital #photography #abstract #autumn #november
10.11.2025 16:41 — 👍 14 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
A little bit of flash… #shutdown #flashficton #dystopian
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Digitally remixed plant vaguely shaped like a vase with an elaborate lid. Warm magenta tint at the base, deep teal at the center and magenta and violet tint at the top all against a stark black background
Contraption 4 #digital #photography #abstract #artshare #autumn
07.11.2025 21:06 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Digital collage of leaves in a vaguely hourglass shape tinted ice blue at edges with a slight sepia tint at the center against a stark black backdrop
Contraption 3 #photography #digital #abstract #artshare #autumn
06.11.2025 16:48 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Digital photo mandala of remixed autumn leaves along with a random piece of indigo plastic. Indigo and mottled green at border, tan towards center, and glowing rust and yellow center
Untitled #art #artshare #BlueSkyArtShow #autumn #mandala
31.10.2025 12:44 — 👍 10 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
A spooky tale for the season… #fiction #horror #halloween
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Top has kaleidoscopic photograph of blue tinted flower petals. Bottom text reads Windowmaker by Franetta McMillian, made with Spoken
New Story up for Spooky Season! #fiction #urbanfolk #Halloween
ihave.spoken.press/p/RTzCjpWZCCo
Trying to post my work more often, so here’s a ~comedic?~ poem I wrote about the job market back in 2018. It’s only gotten worse from there 😅 but I remain whimsical.
Source: Mausoleums of the Eye and other poems
#poetry #jobhunting #WriteSky #lgbtqwriters #indieauthor #writing
New essay #shutdown #trump #BigUglyBill
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Two New Pieces for No Kings Day #art #essay #NoKingsDay
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New Crescent audio tale is live! THE PLAGUE CHILD — Prologue #fiction #dystopia #audio #spoken
ihave.spoken.press/p/OnmmWG5d_7S
Photographic collage. An sepia tone Black woman with locks in an updo sits on a bed facing left. A line of glowing butterflies adorns her back. There is a sky full of clouds at golden hour in front of the woman. In the top left corner is an analog clock with Roman numerals that reads 10 minutes to midnight.
The Freedom Dream #art #photography #collage #October #blacksky #digital
13.10.2025 13:20 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Ascension #art #Artshare #blacksky #digital #October #portrait
11.10.2025 23:33 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Mary Poppins
30.09.2025 12:17 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Words of encouragement after a dark weekend of the soul #essay #hope #resistance open.substack.com/pub/franetta...
30.09.2025 12:16 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1Charlie Kirk’s funeral is today. This is the memorial he deserves. #CharlieKirk #guncontrol open.substack.com/pub/franetta...
21.09.2025 11:40 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 1