I just finished a short piece for the next edition of the “Not My Small Diary” autobio anthology zine collection thingie, which centers around the theme of “High School”. I’m not going to post that story now, obviously, because you should buy NMSD when it comes out, as it is always fun and full of interesting stories. So, below is my story for the previous edition, the theme of which was “Transportation.” It features my sister and nephew and my only slightly-exaggerated fixation on the benefits of them getting a transit card for a short visit. Enjoy!

After two different times registering and then having to bag out, this year I finally made it to the Portland Zine Symposium. I tabled with the affable and talented Mr. Cr. Sabatini, the gentleman I was randomly assigned to table with at the Olympia Comics Fest a few months back. You should subscribe to his Eight And A Half By Eleven Comics as they are amusing and sometimes feature talking dogs and birds (think actual animals conversing, not Donald Duck). Speaking of Chris, here’s a (strange) jam comic we did whilst tabling together – I did the first, third, and fifth panels:

Okay, so this is a bit off in the future, but I will be tabling both days at the Portland Zine Symposium on August 6th and 7th. Go to Portland and look at zines!

I’m tabling at the Olympia Comics Festival, this Saturday, May 21st. Check it out! Click the poster for all the info:

I have a story in the just-out issue #16 of the “Not My Small Diary” anthology – two volumes of stories centering around Transportation. Mine involves bus passes, innocent family members and a slight OCD tendency. Grab a copy, as it’s packed with interesting stuff, with a nice cover and layout. Two volumes, around 170 pages of fun! I’m in the red volume, obviously the superior color. Ordering info at the links below:

Not My Small Diary #16

Wow…it’s been awhile since I posted anything! Anyway, I’m still here…and I just finished a new story for the upcoming “transportation” issue of the way-neato “Not My Small Diary” anthology comic! I was almost in the last one, about brushes with celebrity, but I lamed out. This time I did something and got it sent in about a month after deadline, but that’s better than not, right? Um, right! So: it’s a short comic, and although I’m excited to show a preview, I don’t want to give the story away, so…here are two pages, but with the dialog balloons emptied. Weird, I know, but this way I can give an impression and show some of the art without spoiling the story, and I have to say, I love how comics pages look with the words sucked out of them. All those empty balloons are kinda cool. I’ll post an update when the comic is available, as I heartily recommend picking it up regardless of whether I’m in it or not. Which I am this time.

So, here it is! – Weird no-words sample from upcoming NMSD story:

Okay, this isn’t comics (I’ll post something soon), but Mountain Kids Fantasy, the band I’m in with Malkah Duprix, is playing the Skylark Cafe on Thursday, July 30th. We’ll be up 2nd (around 10) and plan to rock. Also, we’ll have stickers. See you there!