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How to get through cold, wet, dreary days
December 4, 2025
Huzzah. I finally got a new studio. Haven’t moved in yet. 💰 Gimme $2/mo if you’re enjoying this. 💰 This week’s question comes to us from Jim Christensen: How...
How to avoid listening to Radiohead
November 20, 2025
Read all the way to the bottom for your goodie stocking. 💰 Support my bullshit for $2/mo💰 This week’s question comes to us from Mike Jacobsen: I love...
How to point at fascists and laugh
November 7, 2025
The last slide from my new talk. It plays a role below. Contribute to my eventual bail fund at $2 a pop. This week’s question comes from me, actually: How...
How to watch my new talk
October 31, 2025
Hello. There is no question this week because I’ve been traveling. Just got back from Oslo last night. Got to give a new talk at Y-Oslo, which is a fun...
How to whistle for help
October 23, 2025
Soon I will start looking for a new painting studio. Whistles aint cheap. Gimme $2. This week’s question comes to us from Betsy Streeter: How can you be of...
How to make coffee
October 16, 2025
The back side of art. Enjoying the newsletter? Gimme $2. Coffee aint cheap. This week’s question comes to us from Victor Lombardi: What are your opinions...
How to eat with others
October 9, 2025
This is the last painting I did at my old studio. I left it behind. You can support my shenanigans for a mere $2/mo. This week’s question comes to us from...
How to die
October 2, 2025
These little ghosts ended up being part of a much larger painting. If you’re enjoying the newsletter gimme $2. This week’s question comes to us anonymously:...
How to come correct
September 24, 2025
A bunch of wee random paintings I made in 2022 or so. 💰Enjoying the newsletter? Gimme $2!💰 This week’s question comes to us from Charles Pearson: Is it weird...
How to cook brussels sprouts
September 18, 2025
This is FIX YOUR HEARTS, a little painting I did earlier this year. 💰 Support independent publishing and join the $2 Lunch Club! 💰 This week’s question comes...
How to fold socks
September 11, 2025
This is my art studio all packed up. It’s all in storage now. Still looking for a new place. 💰 Join the $2 Lunch Club! 💰 This week’s question comes to us...
How to clear an inbox
September 4, 2025
Cleared out of my art studio last week. Because last week’s newsletter was such a bummer, and because this was a short week, and because I have tickets to a...
How to lose a child
August 28, 2025
Out of kindness: We’re talking about children’s deaths. This is Uvalde, painted by me in 2022. This week’s question comes to us from Chad Moore: What do you...
How to rewrite the future
August 21, 2025
This is my art studio, currently in storage. This is temporary, but it’s got me in a mood. 💰 Join the $2 Lunch Club 💰 This week’s question comes to us from J...
How to stay hopeful
August 15, 2025
Close-up of a little Porky Pig painting from 2022. Join the $2 Lunch Club! This week’s question comes to us from Kevin Smith: Dystopias are fun to read about...
How to not build the Torment Nexus
August 7, 2025
This is No Gods No Masters, 2024, painted by me, in wax. 65x78” Join the $2 Lunch Club! This week’s question comes to us from Will Hopkins: When your job and...
How to hotel your parents
July 30, 2025
This is Empty Nest from 2022, I think. First off, I want to thank everyone who’s joined the $2 Lunch Club. I love you all very much, and I have a lot more...
How to build a barn
July 24, 2025
I lost my art studio, which is a story I may or may not tell at some point. But I’m looking for a new one. 💰Gimme $2 for ice cream.💰 This week’s question...
How to wrestle words
July 17, 2025
This is how I store excess wax in my studio. 💰 Gimme $2 so I can try something in Todd’s zine 💰 This week we’re ganging up two questions because, well,...
Summer Reruns
July 10, 2025
Waymo on fire, 2025 💰 Gimme $2 for a new art studio deposit. Because of some personal BuLLsHiT this week I didn’t have time to write a new newsletter. Also,...
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