Kelley Clink

(Extra) Soft Animal | Patreon Life with Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos

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...

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

September’s “Something Good” is all about #community.

#resistance #art #writing #joy #chronicillness #disability #eds #ehlersdanlos #neis #neisvoid
#chicago

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New essay about #chronicillness and #suicidality for #suicidepreventionmonth. There are #possums involved.

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#suicideprevention #suicidesurvivor #disability #mentalhealth #disabledartist #chronicillnesscomics

Looking at you @govpritzker.illinois.gov

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.

Hello #brainfog my old friend...

#spoonie #chronicillness #neis #neisvoid #heds #eds #ehlersdanlos #pots

Thanks for the rec! I’ve been meaning to do it forever and keep forgetting 😭 #brainfog

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

I would like to take a shower, but I don’t think I actually can.

#spoonie #neis #neisvoid #heds #chronicillness #disability #disabled #ehlersdanlos #pots

SANCTORA, INC. ANNOUNCES FIRST EVER CHILD BORN WITH LAB-GROWN HUMAN DNA It could happen.

“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.”

A collage on a failed Polaroid. A large yellow sunflower takes up most of the frame. In the top left corner is the black silhouette of a sunflower, partially covering the yellow one. You can see sky and trees in the areas not covered by the flowers

Every month I write a letter to @margaretatwood.bsky.social. This month it’s about #sunflowers, existential dread, and refusing to give up.

#hope #writing #polaroid #instantfilm #instantphotography #collage

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A four panel comic that features pencil drawings of my body from different angles, and reads “reminder: your body is not a problem to be solved. It’s a home to return to, again and again.”

#chronicillnesscomic #disabilitycomic #disabilitypride #disability #chronicpain #eds #heds #ehlersdanlos #disabledartist #comic #comics #neis #neisvoid

A drawing of my shoulder, throat, jaw, ear and hair, with the words “reminder: your body is not a problem”

A drawing of my bent legs, hips, and stomach, with my hand resting on my stomach, with the words “to be solved.”

A drawing of my torso and head from behind, with the words “it’s a home to return to”

A drawing of my torso and lower face from the front, my hand resting gently on my chest. The text reads: “again and again”

A #chronicillness #comic for #disabilitypridemonth

Salonpas lidocaine cream on the occipital area helps me, as does cefaly and occipital nerve blocks. Good luck!

My side garden, squeezed between a brick wall and a hedge. Very tall purple bell flowers tangled with something yellow from the rudbeckia family, not sure exactly what.

A very small baby cotton tail rabbit, ears perked, next to some droopy upright prairie coneflowers (yellow)

Selfie of my legs, seated in a chair next to the garden. I’m wearing black compression leg sleeves and coral crocs

Photo of my garden. Purple coneflowers and lavender bergamot in foreground, more coneflowers and yellow brown eyed Susan’s in background.

An essay about #gardening (and #grief). Also: all these pictures of #flowers!

#nativegardening #wildflowers #suicideloss #suicidesurvivor #suicidegrief #griefrecovery

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😂😂😂

Looking for other #disabledartists and creators to follow! Drop a comment if that’s you.

#disabled #disabilitypride #disabilityawareness #disabilitypridemonth #chronicillness #chronicallyillcreators

That’s so lovely! It’s such a relief when people get it

A three panel vertical comic. Panel 1: Pain Banana in pink letters on an orange background. Panel 2: a drawing of an anthropomorphic banana holding a cup of coffee and a briefcase, the banana is wearing glasses and dress shoes. Text reads: one time a guided meditation app told me to picture my pain as an object. I think the point was to let it know it could take a break or something. I don’t remember exactly, it was a while ago. Anyway, I pictured a banana showing up for work. Panel 3: a drawing of a banana wearing a lei, holding a coconut drink and tote bag, and wearing sunglasses and sandals. Text: now when my pain gets really bad I picture work banana and send them on vacation, and I’m cured! Just kidding. I do think it helps, though. It’s hard to take a banana too seriously.

A pencil drawing of a snail with a brain on its back instead of a shell. The brain is thinking, “wait for me!!!”

Some #chronicillness #comics for #disabilitypridemonth! More at open.substack.com/pub/kelleycl...

Thanks to @crucialcomix.bsky.social and @zareenc.bsky.social !

#disability #neis #neisvoid #ehlersdanlos #eds #heds #chronicpain #humor #brainfog

A pencil drawing of a rabbit sitting with their eyes closed, words above them read “it’s ok to do less”

Pencil drawing of a rabbit sleeping on their side, with the words “all bodies”

Pencil drawing of two sleeping rabbits cuddled together, with the words “need rest.”

All three drawings put together in one panel.

A #chronicillness #comic that applies to everyone, as #disabilityjustice so often does. #neis #neisvoid #eds #heds #disability #ehlersdanlos #comics #chronicillnesscomics @crucialcomix.bsky.social

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Happy birthday to me and Gary Busey! I celebrated with a list of 46 good things. Number 39 was #polaroidphotography of course.

#writing #blogging #photography #instantphotography #film #instantfilm #polaroid #sx70

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Please never stop doing these! You are the driving force behind my TBR pile ❤️

A close up Polaroid of my garden. A group of orange wall flowers in the front left corner, lots of white beardtongue, and the rest filled in with prairie grasses and flowers yet to bloom.

A close up Polaroid of my garden. Two purple coneflowers bloom in the foreground. A sprinkling of orange wallflowers and lots of green prairie grasses

No time for kings over here, but plenty of love for #monarchs! Wrote about #activism while #disabled, and of course would be remiss if I didn’t include #polaroids of my garden.

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#disability #chronicillness #neis #neisvoid #spoonie #protest #instantfilm

Shortie Postpartum Belly Wrap - Best for Shorter Torsos The Shortie is a latex-free, eco-friendly belly wrap with a six panel design designed to be worn post-pregnancy.

Yes, me too! This is the one I use: bellybandit.com/products/sho...

Two Polaroids. Left is a wide shot of my garden, lots of layers of messy green and trees in the background. Right is a close up of a peony in bloom.

What do Ruth Asawa and existential crises have in common? #Flowers of course!

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#art #drawing #illustration #ruthasawa #writing #creativity #flowers #wildflowers #polaroid #instantfilm #film #photography

Zodiac Tarot Stickers — Kelley Clink Tarot inspired zodiac vinyl stickers! 3 inches by 1.75 inches. Price includes continental US shipping.

New #tarot inspired #zodiac stickers! Hand drawn (none of that AI shit) 4$ (includes US shipping). kelleyclink.com/shop-1/zodia...

#illustration #stickers #supportartists #shopsmall

Will you, though?

#wildlife #wildlifeillustration #humor #bohemianrhapsody #comics #illustration #birds #nature #natureillustration

#comics #cartooning

Oh god, I’m so sorry! I hope it helps 🤞

Actually I think it’s all caps, SEEN

I really like Ethique’s unscented shampoo bar. The conditioner is…fine. Seen conditioner is ok, too.

This made me guffaw