March 12th, 2025 You can say a lot of things about Eric and I (and we’ve heard it all, knock it off!), but you can’t say we don’t try big things! When I was a kid, I promised myself that when I made my own comic, I would do it the “right way”: with paperContinue reading “The Weirdos Art Show”
Tag Archives: Community
School Update: Spring Break ’25
February 26th, 2025 It’s only a week until spring break (holy cow!), so I thought I’d write another school update for anybody who wants to read it. This is a good one. Grab a cup of coffee or hot cocoa (it’s on me) and let’s chat for a minute. So: I haven’t quit! Honest! AndContinue reading “School Update: Spring Break ’25”
Live From New York
February 16th, 2025 I’m an SNL fanatic. It has almost never been a popular thing to be or to say out loud. Even as the nerds had their revenge and became a force in popular culture, SNL has always been a target for haters, of which there are many. But I have always been aContinue reading “Live From New York”
MAGA Math
January 28th, 2025 MAGA. We did it, y’all. This is actually brilliant. Do you remember when our stable genius told us during the pandemic that if we tested less people, we would have less cases of covid? That wasn’t untrue! This is the same applied principle: guys, eggs can’t be expensive if you can’t buyContinue reading “MAGA Math”
Smarg Review
December 30th, 2024 I was so excited to finally get the first issue of Smarg delivered to my door! This book is both the debut of pals Paul Hallgren and Jesse Switters as a creative team and Snow Day Press, the new local comic imprint. Smarg himself is the alter ego of Swerven Niv-Bakcen, anContinue reading “Smarg Review”
Giveth & Taketh
December 16th, 2024 Wanna know how bad grocery prices are? I just spent $115 at Target this afternoon and have literally nothing to show for it. Sigh. Allow me to explain. This is a story about giving, taking, and how we decide what it means. I want you to know that as you read thisContinue reading “Giveth & Taketh”
Knife-work
November 19th, 2024 I work in an industry where people often complain on both sides of the table, and live in a world where that’s true at least a hundred times more, but I had two experiences last week in that work, in this world, that were wonderful, and I’m just going to write aboutContinue reading “Knife-work”
C is for Community
November 11th, 2024 What the A.A. program and hanging out with other writers has taught me about the core of any good community, and how we could use those lessons to work together (even if we don’t agree with one another).
Twin Cities Con 2024
November 10th, 2024 It’s been said by people way smarter than I am that we should “find community” this week and be with each other. Twin Cities Con couldn’t have happened at a better time. (A special thank you to the peerless TCC gang who make this show one of my favorite weekends of theContinue reading “Twin Cities Con 2024”
Take a look, it’s in a book
October 14th, 2024 “Are you a reader?” I asked her. I always ask when people approach my table now. “Yes?” the woman said, her face distorted. I asked why it sounded like there was a question mark at the end of her answer. She said she was startled by the question. Doesn’t everyone like toContinue reading “Take a look, it’s in a book”
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