I have some tidbits of news and business for your reading pleasure:
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1. I have packed up my autographed photo of Lassie and moved across the country to teach a senior thesis class and work on comics as the Fellow at the Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction, Vermont.
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Seen here:
Ponyo enjoys water out of her new, East Coast "Chowder" dish.
2. I will be at SPX (the Small Press Expo) for the first time in my entire LIFE next weekend.
Find me & "Calling Dr. Laura" at the table belonging to Tugboat Press & Alec Longstreth.
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3. Tell It Like It Tiz!, the book about my time with senior citizens at Portland's Marie Smith Center, is out now. You can order it through my Etsy store.
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4. Lil BUB, the only internet cat for me, put out a book, and I am in it! I did some fan art of BUB and it has graciously been included in this collection. Go get it. It's not like you'll be sorry you have this book around, am I right?
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