Arterms

Archive Top Discussion About

Six years ago I typed out and illustrated Stuart Dybek’s Christmas story, “Vigil” for Chicago Independent Bookstore Day.

Feb 25

Snow is my favorite thing that nature does. There’s a small mountain that tops out halfway up my front window.

Feb 22

I avoided reading him all this time because of that name. Seems like a put-on.

Feb 18

His mask is under his chin like a kerchief. The bus comes and he starts yammering at the driver before even sitting down.

Feb 15

I’ve never met Ike, but I just painted his portrait.

Feb 11

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.

Feb 8

* This was written to induct Shel Silverstein into the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame in 2014.

Feb 4

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.

Feb 1

I scrolled through pages and pages of wreckage and injury for reference photos.

Jan 28

Lon’s a hat guy. It’s not because of the bald spot. Or, not only because of it.

Jan 25

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…

Jan 23

A new friend says Lit! the way I’d say cool.

Jan 21

#nojs-banner { position: fixed; bottom: 0; left: 0; padding: 16px 16px 16px 32px; width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; background: red; color: white; font-family: -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 13px; line-height: 13px; } #nojs-banner a { color: inherit; text-decoration: underline; } This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please turn on JavaScript or unblock scripts