April 1st, 2020 Dang it. I had all of this planned before tonight happened, before I lost my job of almost thirteen years; but I still want to do this, and I’m gonna, damn it. To address what happened simply, though: I will never be able to express how grateful I am, for so manyContinue reading “No Foolin’”
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Fin
March 30th, 2020 It’s done. The book is locked. It’ll be here soon. May 1st, 2020, to be exact. This is the cover. I am so happy it’s finished. So happy.
Excellent Adventure
March 28th, 2020 I finished the special Collector’s Edition behind-the-scenes pages of my book today, and it required me to go through all the material it took to get here. As you can see, it took no less than NINE notebooks, SIX years and THOUSANDS of pages to get to this 128-page graphic novel now.Continue reading “Excellent Adventure”
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March 24th, 2020 The word “duly” means importantly. And I think it’s important that we remember or realize that people are made up of “and”s. Not blacks and whites and “or”s, but a spectrum of color, and the grays that exist between them. I spent a lot of time thinking about this post. I wantContinue reading “&”
Thank You.
March 17th, 2020 Weird world. I was waiting until I could write something thoughtful and meaningful about everything that has happened over the last few days, and then I realized that waiting for anything is stupid, so here we are. First of all: thank you. I say thank you a lot, and I mean itContinue reading “Thank You.”
Give A F***.
March 15th, 2020 “This is a story about our struggles, and our suffering — and this is a story about how our connections to one another is the way we weather them.” That’s the last line of my description for The Weirdos. Today is the last day you can pre-order my book or donate toContinue reading “Give A F***.”
We Did It.
March 14th, 2020 WE DID IT. ❤ (I am celebrating and dancing and screaming in my head, and I’ll have so much stuff to say later, but we still have work to do!) WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: You can still donate! PLEASE still donate, if you can. In fact, the only way I canContinue reading “We Did It.”
The Final Countdown
March 12th, 2020 Voilá! Here’s a special banner for anyone who has donated to this work and wants to proudly display it. I ❤ my Weirdos. Which would actually make a great bumper sticker. We are at an astonishing $1,300 out of $1,500 needed. I legitimately teared up when I saw that this afternoon. THANKContinue reading “The Final Countdown”
This Is Your Book
March 11th, 2020 This is your book, in a very unique way. In the way that this book will be for the people who have already discovered it. And that’s you. Very rarely in life do you have a chance to not only say, “I knew about [this thing] before anybody else,” but get toContinue reading “This Is Your Book”
Look
March 10th, 2020 When you’re gripped by a dark thing, common wisdom dictates that you should take a look in the mirror. Stare into the eyes of who you are and what you’ve become to reach an mutual understanding. For me, the recognition and clarity never came through a mirror. It comes through photographs. PicturesContinue reading “Look”
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