May 18th, 2024
I love my friends in the creative community so much.
Cheers to a successful SpringCon, and a big thank you to Jen and the MNCBA and all the volunteers for today’s excellent event experience and for the vibe, especially. The vibe was good.
The quality of conversation and friendship was exceptional; there were several times the energy of a moment pulled me in different directions, so if you had a thought to finish or something else to ask or say, please let me know! All distractions and diversions were, per usual, not intentional.
Met a lot of new folks and if you’re new to my social media: welcome! I write a lot of bullshit here but it’s all from my weird little heart.
I hear often that the internet has ruined small talk because we always know what’s going on in each other’s lives, but I have strongly felt the opposite; the amount of people who reached out in person to tell me they read the May essay and gave me a hug was [bursts into tears thinking about it].
Something new I tried today: because I have so many different books (13 and counting), I have decided to stop trying to carry my full catalog to shows. I created these “Online Only” tabs to signify which books you can buy when you get home, if you so prefer.
This does a lot for me: I get to carry less books. It allows me to choose which work to focus attention on, which is less overwhelming (just whelming?) for both potential readers and me. It actually created demand for some the books I did not have on hand, which means that for some shows, I can take books “out of the vault” depending on the kinds of requests you make. I just started doing this and I love it.
Just like I love all of you! Thank you for being the best community of people in the universe, people I couldn’t be more proud to call my own. See you next month with the Minnesota Comic Exchange.
The Den 