I Am Funny, Damn It

April 8, 2014
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Cartoon. Series of panels labelled 'the writer' where a writer sits in front of her computer muttering to herself, "Haha. This is funny. (Pause) Maybe not hilarious, but funny. (Pause) It is sort of funny. It seemed funny when I thought of it. Maybe it's not funny. (Pause.) Not. It IS funny. I'm really very sure it's funny. Definitely. (Pause)" 'The reader' gets one panel. The reader reads the book says, "Haha."

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Whether You’re High or Low

April 4, 2014
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Album cover for Party Ben's mashup "This Tightrope's Made For Walkin" featuring Nancy Sinatra and Janelle Monáe

I’ve become freakishly fond of mashups recently. There’s something about the way a remix will drop the beat or pick up the tempo that tweaks songs in a way that makes me smile. In this instance a song that’s less than five years old and one that’s nearly fifty years old turn into something kinda […]

You Can’t Convince Me a Hockey Stick Isn’t a Weapon

April 3, 2014
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Checkbox list with the heading 'Hockey is:' Options include: blood, brothers, anger, sweat, faith, joy, dreams, tears, strength. But the one that's marked is 'a battle'.

Me: I kind of want to make one of my characters a hockey player. Rick: (thoughtful silence) So then it’s research? Me: (laughing) See? You get me. I think I’m just not comfortable having an aspect of my life that’s not somehow connected to work… The thing is, I’ve accidentally become an ice hockey fan. […]

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Fragmented. That One Looks Familiar.

April 1, 2014
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Styles of Writing. Twelve panel comic showing literal interpretations of 'active, passive, constrained, flowery, experimental, figurative, strong, forced, ghostwriting, fragmented, rewriting and persuasive writing'.

 

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She Said It’s All Gonna End And It Might As Well Be My Fault

March 28, 2014
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Rumpled but empty bed. Caption reads: Dear 3am, we've got to stop meeting this way. I'd much rather sleep with you.

This song is weird and I don’t know what the video means. But it feels lost and confused in the middle of the night and that’s about right for this book, so… She said it’s cold outside and she hands me my raincoat She’s always worried about things like that / And she only sleeps […]

Outside the Box

March 25, 2014
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Their Eyes Are on the Sky or the Ground Below

March 21, 2014
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Cover art for Josh Ritter's album "Hello Starling". Washed green image of the man himself playing with his guitar and looking at you.

This one’s a little more metaphorical and I can’t explain because spoilers. Also, I am very, very sleepy. So… here’s some… pretty music with birds in it? I’m going to nap now. I’d rather be the one who loves than to be loved and never even know  

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Don’t Care. I’m a Bear.

March 18, 2014
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A dancing bear waves all of its paws and tosses its head. Caption reads: Don't care. I'm a bear.

I leave this here without comment.  

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How Classical Ballads Were Written*

March 14, 2014
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No tunes today. Today only this: * Not a joke. Pretty sure there’s a similar level of truthfulness at work here as there was in most of the traditional ballads written back in the day.  

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That’s a Cat Who Has Her Priorities in Order

March 11, 2014
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