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Roadtrip: Carol Tyler
This week I drove to Cincinnati, OH (and across the river to Covington, KY) to see Carol Tyler give her talk, “Graphic Emotion: Weighted Words and Moving Marks” at the…
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SPX Day Two
Sunday September 14 was the second day of the 20th anniversary of SPX, the Small Press Expo. The first panel of the day, “Stories of Girlhood,” was expertly moderated by…
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SPX Report, Day One
Last weekend I travelled to Washington, DC to attend the 20th Anniversary Small Press Expo in Bethesda, MD. The star-studded presenter lineup was too good to resist! SPX badge by…
Read MoreNew/Old Comic Added
Thanks to a recent conversation with Brian Fies, creator of Mom’s Cancer, I have resurrected and finally colorized “My Graphic Medicine Origin Story.” It was created to possibly be included in…
Read MoreNerdette Shout Out!
Chicago Public radio’s “Nerdette” podcast has become my absolute new favorite. It’s smart, funny, and affirming of all things big nerd. Just like me! The podcast’s conceit, according to their website:…
Read MorePhotos of the Week
Spent a few hours siting in Paris’ Place de Voges last week. What a pleasure to be able to write that. There’s something to be said for staying in one…
Read MoreTravel Update: The Crayon Revolution Begins
Last week’s class was cancelled as I was traveling to St. Paul, Minnesota to be the closing speaker at the Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement Colloquium. In the middle…
Read MoreWriting & Drawing the Graphic Memoir: Weeks 12 & 13
Our workshop marathon continued with time spent creating pages three and four of memoir comics. I’m noticing that for some (most) students, this is super productive time. Many stay for…
Read MorePhoto of the Week: Cormorants
I’m pretty sure they are cormorants, anyway. Feel free to correct me. I was pleased to see them since contemplating this quote about writing memoir: More photos from an outing…
Read MoreWriting & Drawing the Graphic Memoir: Week Eleven
Blogging from lovely Anaheim, California today. Flew out the morning after class to speak with my colleague Michael Green at WonderCon and then at University of California at Riverside Medical…
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