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guest post by Erin Fitzgerald (a.k.a. A Girl Named Earl) I started drawing comics quite by accident. In 2016, I attended Lynda Barry’s Writing the Unthinkable workshop at the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, New York. I did not go there to learn comics. That was not my intention or my goal. I went there to get out of my comfort zone, get some good creative energy, and work on some writing. And while all of those things did happen (especially the part about the comfort zone), they turned out to be only a small part of my experience there. The… Read More

The Drawing Together community convened again on Sunday, October 30. Our session was led by Elizabeth A. Trembley, a Lambda Literary award-winning mystery writer who now tells her stories in comics. Her new graphic memoir Look Again explores the fragmenting nature of trauma by tracing the convoluted evolution of her own story through six variations of the same event. Elizabeth has a PhD in literature from the University of Chicago, and currently works for the Sequential Artists Workshop. She lives in West Michigan with two big dogs, two cats, a collection of Batman toys, and her episcopal priest wife. She walks in the… Read More

Our guest host for Drawing Together #42 was Liz Argall. Liz is an Australian cartoonist, game designer and author based in Seattle. In the world of comics, she’s been a script writer, artist talent scout, worked with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to create social message comics (with topics as diverse as Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, end of life planning and sustainable hunting practices.) Liz creates the webcomic Thingswithout.com. She’s a professional member of SFWA, graduate of Clarion Writers Workshop and has been an Associate Artist in Residence at the Atlantic Center for the Arts. Liz began our session by… Read More

guest post by Jill Greenbaum, Ed.D., www.jillgreenbaum.com I am a visual storyteller and storycatcher with a special interest in end-of-life arrangements. After a career in education and then directing programs for survivors of sexual violence, I have devoted the last dozen years to graphic facilitation, teaching visual thinking skills, and more recently, capturing people’s wishes, hopes, and dreams for their final days and death. I am in my first year of chaplaincy training at the Upaya Zen Center.  In stepping into my first Clinical Pastoral Education internship experience, I discovered that people of all ages, denominations, races, genders, and, classes… Read More

guest post by Caroline Jones  The words “You have breast cancer” may be some of the hardest you’ll ever hear about your health. My graphic memoir/health guide book has anecdotal and evidence-based tips about getting through treatment and maintaining your health after treatment has concluded. Readers have told me this illustrated format is a less-scary way of talking about breast cancer. That is my purpose – to try to make something incredibly scary and anxiety-provoking a little easier to bear as well as provide some tools and ideas to help you heal.   My greatest wish is to find a… Read More

from our friends at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum in Columbus, OH: Lucy Shelton Caswell Research Award Applications for 2023 open now This award of up to $2500 supports researchers who need to travel to Columbus, OH to use the collections of the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum. Awards may be used to defray travel expenses, living expenses in Columbus, or research costs. ELIGIBILITY: The award is open to non-OSU graduate students, faculty, and independent scholars (including scholars with or without advanced degrees or without institutional affiliations) who are at least 18 years old and live more than… Read More

guest post by London-based comic creator, consumer and collector R.E. Burke. R.E. reviews comics for BrokenFrontier.com and has a particular interested in all things small-press and indie in the comic-sphere. Over the last few years, I have been making comics about the secrets I had previously held onto and decided that they do not need to be secrets anymore. This has led to an array of autobiographical comics: about period pain, quitting my day-job, and my struggles surrounding sex. I am sharing these secrets as keeping them inside has led to feelings of isolation and loneliness that I hope I… Read More

Hello Graphic Medicine friends! I’m Dr. Michael Green. I’m working on my annual article of the “Best of Graphic Medicine” for the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA.) I would love to hear your recommendations for consideration! What are your favorite graphic medicine reads published in 2022? Please add your recommendations to the comments below.   THANKS!