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”
Tag Archives: Gratitude
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”
National Recovery Month
September 24th, 2024 September is National Recovery Month. If you’re reading these words, then congratulations: you know someone who struggles with addiction! I couldn’t begin to list all the reasons why I’m public about my own sobriety, but there are two big ones: 1. I believe that light is a disinfectant; that so many ofContinue reading “National Recovery Month”
Contagious Magic
September 4th, 2024 It’s easy to feel disenchanted. Like every trick has been revealed and every rabbit is dead in its hat. But what if the natural state of this world is magic? What if all it takes is patience and our attention to unlock it? I repeat this idea to myself as I tryContinue reading “Contagious Magic”
Comic Class 101!
August 24th, 2024 Our deepest gratitude to everyone who attended our very first Comic Book 101 class at Mind’s Eye Comics and made it such a success! When I was kid, I was obsessed with drawing, storytelling, and the Burnsville Center. It was one of my favorite places in the world. I don’t know ifContinue reading “Comic Class 101!”
New Era
February 6th, 2024 omg. My paperback copies of Sunny Days of Rain arrived today, and I was not joking about its size. My last essay collection was a slim 451 pages, compared to this 824-page giant-sized behemoth. If you would have told me back in 2017 that there would be over 1,200 printed pages ofContinue reading “New Era”
Sunny Days of Rain
January 31st, 2024 What kind of psycho announces and then drops a new book on the same day? It’s me. I’m the psycho. Sunny Days of Rain, my twelfth book and second essay collection, is out now. This video gives you all the information (and affirmations) you need, but I did write a few quickContinue reading “Sunny Days of Rain”
The Key
December 28th, 2023 A year ago this week, I announced — in celebration of a decade publishing books and comics, and twenty years of making music as The Next Step — that I would be focusing on a different Sleeping Kitty Productions project every month for all of 2023, taking you behind the scenes andContinue reading “The Key”
Fall Finale
November 5th, 2023 Fall Tour 2023 is… OVER. I want to give a massive, heartfelt thank you to everyone to came out to the MCE show, the Theia book club, my writing class, and Twin Cities Con; you have been so supportive and have taught me so much this season. Conventions are a beautiful, brutalContinue reading “Fall Finale”
School’s Out!
November 1st, 2023 I learned more than I taught in my first Writing Class and I have these wonderful writers to thank. We’re missing three more (they had unfortunate or unexpected events arise, and were deeply missed!), but this group was so special and I couldn’t have asked for more compassionate and understanding, generous andContinue reading “School’s Out!”
The Den 