Nilah Ate the Blog

Illustration, books, and baking… probably

Digital drawing of a brown-skinned woman with dark wavy hair wearing a dark trench coat, a magenta sweater, gray slacks, and brown shoes. There is a pendant on her chest hanging from a chain around her neck.

They Only Come Out at Night

This post is mirrored on my ko-fi page. F0llow me there! I’ve been trying to get back in the habit of posting regularly online, and let me tell ya, it’s hard! For like ten years I’ve mostly just been working…

What I Read This Month, May 2026

What I Read May 2026

We’re five months into the year so this is a perfect time to start a new series on the blog I use sporadically. Actually I just got through a huge deadline and my time is about to free up considerably…

Sketch of the back of a woman's head. She has shoulder-length hair, glasses, and a piece of paper stuck to her forehead.

Keeping Busy

This Friday is my last day on Disney Junior’s Ariel, the production I’ve been working on for the past two and a half years. As of next Monday, I’ll be on the job market! I decided to jot down a…

A digital drawing by Nilah Magruder. A Black woman with short black hair and pointed ears looks over her shoulder. Her hand is on the back of her neck and a sword and scabbard hang from her left side from a belt. She wears a yellow jacket with blue stripes down the sleeves, orange pants cropped mid-calf, and sneakers.

Blowing Off Steam

I’m trying to blog more, and that means posting art on my blog more, too. I draw a lot. My day job (I’m a storyboard revisionist on Disney Jr.’s Ariel) is drawing. I’m also working on graphic novels in my…

A sketch by political cartoonist Ann Telnaes. Sam Altman, Jeff Bezos, Patrick Soon-Shiong and Mark Zuckerberg present sacks of money to a giant statue of Donald Trump standing on a pedestal. Mickey Mouse lies prostrate, face down at the foot of the statue.

Have We Hit Rock Bottom, Yet?

Listening to: Rät by Penelope Scott I am distracted. I have deadlines, and I am distracted. I have chores that need doing, and I am distracted. Our democracy is collapsing, and I am distracted. It is quiet, and it is…