I am not a Christian. I identify as an Eclectic Pagan.
I am not sorry.
I am not interested in being converted to Christianity, so don’t even try.
My relationship with Christianity has been… tumultuous. Continue reading “Let’s Talk About Spirituality. No. Really. (Part 1)”
This afternoon I stopped at the local library to donate a bag full of books that I haven’t read in over a year. I figured the library would use those books way more than I ever would (and I know I’m right. As a former librarian, I can tell you: public libraries can always use public donations of books).
However, while I was there, I figured I would take a peek at their graphic novel section. I was hoping to see “The Sculptor” by Scott McCloud in there, but I didn’t see it and it wasn’t in the catalog.
(This is why it’s important to donate books to your local library: so that your books can be added to their catalog. And if it isn’t added, they can sell it and use that money to get – GASP – more books.
Though I was disappointed that “The Sculptor” wasn’t there on the shelves, I did find these three books, which made my day even better:
“Super Mutant Magic Academy” and “This One Summer” were graphic novels I had already heard about. But “In Real Life” by Cory Doctorow and Jen Wang was a new one.
I’m very excited to read all three, but I’m most excited for “In Real Life.” Just based on the premise (about a MMORG-playing girl who discovers someone in the game is running a scam to try and get out of poverty) it has a lot of promise, especially for moral grayness and ambiguity of morals…which is Jen Wang’s specialty. If you haven’t read her graphic novel “Koko Be Good,” read it and you’ll see what I mean.
Have you gone to your local library recently? Found any new books to read? Leave a comment below!
Thank you for reading.
You. Are. Awesome.
I was just meditating on this idea, so I thought I would share it.
Yes, I meditate. I’m a big advocate of it because I’m the self-reflective, introverted type of person that meditates to solve problems.
This morning I thought on gender identity and how we, as a culture, place so much importance on material things to validate our identity. Continue reading “Your Gender Identity is You: A Meditation”
So, in between my webcomics and my day jobs, I’ve still managed to make some new sketches to develop some comics I have in the works.
I have them posted below. They’re not in color (yet) but I wanted to show you the (dare I say, gorgeous) line-work I used to draw them.
This last sketch is from a webcomic my sister Kia and I are hoping to get on KickStarter, called “Seeing Him.”
The story is about a young lady named Kate who wants to find Mr. Right. She finds him in Adam, a devilishly handsome OB/GYN who is also a trans man.
We both felt like there weren’t enough stories with trans men in them, and what few there are don’t necessarily portray them as, like, people. We hope that “Seeing Him” can help change that.
We tried running a KickStarter previously, but we didn’t meet our goal.
But this time, we learned: we’re going to lower the fundraising goal, and offer more digital rewards and custom commissions for backers.
The plan is to get the KickStarter up online on Saturday, but with my two day jobs deciding they want me to work full-time hours, I don’t know if that’ll happen.
However, if the project gets fully funded, I can actually QUIT one day job for a while. And that would be super cool to just make more comics more often, yo.
Wish me luck!
It all started when a neighbor of mine (and by “neighbor” I mean someone five miles down the road and across the river from my house) taught my sisters and me how to crochet blankets. Continue reading “Crafting is Fun, Yo”
