
Well anyway, thank God she is okay! No broken bones, no brain damage, big miracles. Feel better real soon Abbi!


This is a great idea, though, and by next time I will have actual sketches!
For my birthday, my brother Shawn commissioned plushies of my characters B and Conscience Cat, to be handcrafted by Kaeti at Tyler Poncho Toys. I could not have imagined a sweeter surprise when I pulled back the wrapping tissue to see these adorable plush creations of… well… myself! And my conscience in cat form!
Such amazing attention to detail, right down to my little messenger bag that actually holds an Easel Ain’t Easy sketch book, little buttons on my coat, and perfectly stitched facial expressions. And thanks to an inspired bit of velcro, B and CC can hold hands!
Kaeti details how she made these over at her blog. And the rest of her creations are just as awesome, so take some time to explore her website.
These plushies will be available to order, if you’re interested. We’ll have that page up soon, so stay ‘tooned!

I think I could sum it up by a wish that I expressed the other day when I was leaving Rachael in Maine: “I wish that everyone I love would be in one place with me.” I’d add to that, “I wish I could keep drawing comics forever.” As in, not have to take some crappy temp job when my graphic novel doesn’t leave me rolling in dough. I can’t complain, though, I really can’t. I’ve had an entire year to do what I love, no strings attached, and I am so thankful for that. And I’m thankful to have friends and family who will still listen to me when I get in a funk, even if they aren’t all in the same time zone. But plenty are, and I just gotta keep looking to the blessings. And even if comics are just a hobby, they’re a dang great hobby.
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