Tag Archives: a cartoonist’s life

sausage gravy

Posted on April 27, 2013 by

The best sausage gravy ever. Nuff said.  If you live in the Western parts of the US Midwest or anywhere in the South, or live with someone from that kind of background, you know exactly what I’m talking about and … Continue reading →

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two things at target

Posted on April 21, 2013 by

Time to buy two things at Target: two paper hats, two seasons of “Archer” on DVD, two cans of refried beans. And, yes, they really are paper hats. Or so says the tag. A better everyday summer “straw” cannot be … Continue reading →

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missing things are found

Posted on April 20, 2013 by

Cleaning out the studio today so I can move the drawing table in anticipation of the contractors, who will be replacing the window under which said table has been standing for 23 years.  If you think this sounds like a … Continue reading →

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space 2013

Posted on April 17, 2013 by

SPACE (the Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo), in Columbus Ohio every spring, is one of my favorite conventions.  It’s hard to believe it’s been 13 years since the first SPACE was a one day show at the Ohio State … Continue reading →

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a title for a book and a color for a house

Posted on April 16, 2013 by

A book needs a title and a house needs a color, and deciding on either is a major project.  I did both in one long weekend and it’s left the old brain a little bit numb. But it’s done. The … Continue reading →

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welcome to “a cartoonist in kekionga”

Posted on April 13, 2013 by

Are you one of the many people I’ve handed my business card to recently?  Or maybe you found this URL in one of my comics, or on another website.  Or, of course, you might have landed here at random, dropped … Continue reading →

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sad news

Posted on April 4, 2013 by

A very large chunk of the world as I know it was deeply saddened to hear this week of the death of our friend Art Goldman.   When I saw this picture on the Motor City Con website, I had to … Continue reading →

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minicomics live 4– post 26: page 8 inks

Posted on February 26, 2013 by

And there we go– the basic inks for The Steaming Pool, completed from raw idea in about 22 hours of work spread over 5 days.  In that same period, I also wrote a 1250 word essay, made 4 drawings of … Continue reading →

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rantoul (have some airplane pictures)

Posted on February 1, 2013 by

Or, more properly, the Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum, on the grounds of the former Chanute Air Force base near Rantoul, Illinois.  I took what would have been 3 or 4 rolls of pics there on a cloudy day last November, … Continue reading →

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placemat sketch 1

Posted on January 27, 2013 by

The reason restaurants put paper placemats on their tables is to give us  something to draw on, right?  I thought this year I would post my better placemat sketches.  Date: 1/17/2013 Restaurant: Steak and Shake Lunch: regular chili cheese fries … Continue reading →

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