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Vigil
Six years ago I typed out and illustrated Stuart Dybek’s Christmas story, “Vigil” for Chicago Independent Bookstore Day.
samarov
Feb 25
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A Blessing on the Ground
Snow is my favorite thing that nature does. There’s a small mountain that tops out halfway up my front window.
samarov
Feb 22
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The Talented Mr. Pancake
I avoided reading him all this time because of that name. Seems like a put-on.
samarov
Feb 18
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Microchip in the Vaccine
His mask is under his chin like a kerchief. The bus comes and he starts yammering at the driver before even sitting down.
samarov
Feb 15
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Meet Ike
I’ve never met Ike, but I just painted his portrait.
samarov
Feb 11
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Time to 'Z' out
Now that the book is off to the printers, it’s time to start over. Like at the bar at the end of the night, when it’s time to 'Z' out the register.
samarov
Feb 8
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Feathers too light
* This was written to induct Shel Silverstein into the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame in 2014.
samarov
Feb 4
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InDesign or die trying
I’ve been living in InDesign the past week or two. It’s not my favorite neighborhood but it’s where I have to go to make my book.
samarov
Feb 1
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Made Me Think of Something Else
I scrolled through pages and pages of wreckage and injury for reference photos.
samarov
Jan 28
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Innocent When You Dream
Lon’s a hat guy. It’s not because of the bald spot. Or, not only because of it.
samarov
Jan 25
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Buratino (Буратино)
I didn’t grow up with Pinocchio. I had the Soviet knock-off, Buratino. I thought about him this week after seeing Matteo Garrone's unsettling new Pinoc…
samarov
Jan 23
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Lit!
A new friend says Lit! the way I’d say cool.
Dmitry Samarov
Jan 21
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