How to be a carnival barker
“My first book is coming out this year and I have a hard time with self promotion. What are your thoughts on getting the word out and shutting down the ‘humility’ programming so many of us grow up with?”
How to deal with your kid leaving
My child is in high school and I’ve been in deep mourning for the last two years that they’ll (likely) be leaving me first for college, and then for...life!
How to pick a movie
What are your top ten favorite movies?
How to smoke
I used to love to smoke. If it weren’t for the whole lung cancer, emphysema, death thing, would you recommend smoking?
How to read
I want to write like you when I grow up. What potential paths would you recommend to travel towards?
How to eat pizza
Can I eat the last slice of pizza in the box?
How to usher in an era of abundant donuts
What would you say to someone who proclaims, "I want to be a donut maker", but has never actually made a single donut in their life?
How to talk to plants
Do I talk to plants? Yes. I talk to everything. I am constantly in conversation with all manner of objects, both animate and inanimate.
How to love your neighbors
How do you form a circle of like-minded people to keep your sanity when so many horrible things are happening?
How to do the work
I’m paintings ducks. This week’s question comes to us from Tony: How do you keep doing a thing you love, that you’ve done for decades, when you hate what the...
How to love comics
Had to. (Wanted to.) Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. This week’s question comes to us from Betsy Streeter: What is the most powerful artistic medium and why is it...
How to start a record collection
This week’s question comes to us from YuYu Schatz: I recently got my first record player. What records should I get? Congrats. I’m sorry. I tried to talk...
How to grow strawberries
Feels so good to have a studio again. This week’s question comes to us from Anthea Tawia: I came to San Francisco to visit the company I work for—sadly I was...
How to listen to records
Yes, I bought a 3D printer just to make whistles. Fuck ICE. This week’s question comes to us from Alan McCoy: What's your process for welcoming a new record...
How to raise children
A wee little painting (11×14”, sans stick) I made last week. This one got auctioned off on Bluesky to help folks in Minnesota. I’m making more. This week’s...
How to vote early and often
First painting in my new studio! This is The Einbinder Trilogy. Enjoy this newsletter? Gimme $2/mo. This is labor. This week’s question comes to us...
How to survive high school
I am 14 years old. I have friends my age. They’re nice, I like them, but they are sort of boring—even the weird ones!—and it’s hard to have engaging conversations. How do I get through high school like this?
How to haunt a house
Our grandmother’s house READ TO THE BOTTOM FOR AN EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT! This week’s question comes to us from Betsy Streeter: Do you think houses can be...
How to fix a Kit Kat clock
I haven’t started making anything in my new art studio yet, but I organized! This week’s question comes to us from Gwen Dubois: How do I keep functioning in...
How to feel wonderful
New art studio taking shape! This week’s question comes to us from Kylie Gusset: What makes you feel wonderful? Ok, yeah. So… the last couple of newsletters...