Melissa Blake (born 1981) is an American writer, blogger, journalist, and disability activist.
[7] Blake lives with Freeman-Sheldon Syndrome, a genetic disorder affecting her bones and muscles in addition to causing a visible facial difference.
[9] Blake's father died by suicide in March 2003 after undergoing treatment for sinus cancer.
[10] Blake is an outspoken critic of United States president Donald Trump[11] and was harassed online after writing an article about him for CNN in 2019.
[16] It won an Alex Award from the Young Adult Library Services Association the following year.