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Nurse & Healthcare IT guy. Fosters and owns cats. Gonnabe Pro-Am (web)cartoonist; artist of HOSERS; multiple projects in-flight... drawing soon! I know some Kung Fu and Tai Chi. Dance a bit of swing. Links: http://linkinbio.killerfrog.org
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Oh my gosh it's true. Bonkers.

Thanks to @portsherry.bsky.social for the laugh this morning, seen while stumbling around the internet trying to motivate myself for work.

Fellow artists... you know this feeling.

Hey, you, stop doomscrolling and go get The Cartoonists Club from your local small bookstore today!

GLASS NIB INKING. is AMAZING. and I bet it's lefty-friendly and I wanna try it so much now. These lines are beautiful!

I used to use blender. The last time I tried it, last year to create a part for 3D printing, it was nearly indecipherable. I cannot WAIT to try bforartists this weekend. Very interested in how they handled grease pencil.

BlueSky, would an Edit button be so hard?

"On the days you only have 40%, and you give 40%, you gave 100%." - Jim Kwik

If you love the BlueSky ethos, their founder's shirt is back on sale. 💸👕

Always have your own website. Own and control your creative works! Platforms only get you so far.

Sometimes... sometimes Duo can be a bit intense.

Don't let yourself off the hook!

The @comiclab.bsky.social guys talked about tariffs' impact on comics creators in a recent podcast, and here is a good, detailed explainer from TCJ. H/T @sxbond.bsky.social.

Three great cartoonists walk into a bar... or something, and out comes this absolute gem!

Pigeon nests aren't bad, they're efficient!

Garden dragons are such a creative idea! My favorite is the Lavender. Flying with the grace of a bumblebee speaks to me. What's yours?

For 2025, I didn't make any resolutions, I made two imperatives. First, Finish What I Started. Second, Make The Mistakes. Along both lines, I finally finished the cats and noodles quilt started making for my wife in the middle of last year. :)

Sharing a kitten. A very pretty kitten! I have always loved the tabby M on the forehead. 😸

I have the pin. You want the pin. It's every bit as amazing add you think it is.

A guy walks into a genius bar

Good advice, fellow comics artists. Yes--Blambot Fonts had a great selection of free fonts. But if you've ever had an eye on @comicraft1992.bsky.social fonts like ComicCrazy or WildWords, New Year's Day is the day to buy!

Over the years, I've seen a number of decent homages and continuations (eg. Hobbes & Bacon, Gritty C&H) but in truth, C&H ended perfectly and I maintain that I don't want Watterson to reboot it or bring them back.

I love love love this advice. "Be kind to yourself!"

ComicLab - always providing the correct language to convey a critical thought. Comics is all about communication!

I'm picking up on some new webcomics and BCB is a dang *delight* for so many reasons. These adorable animals are just so human. :) Please check it out!

Hey everyone, i have a handful of 1-month gift subscriptions for @findingdeefish.bsky.social 's substack that I'd love to share. I'm sure one free month can sell you on making that into an annual subscription. 😁

More joy in your feeds!

Hi to the new BSky joiners now that codes are a thing of the past. I'm amazed if the algorithm shows you this, just incase, here is my cat, Bootsie Brei the Magnificent, looking for chicken soup that was on the counter a few minutes earlier. Enjoy. More stuff to come, someday!

Me, a nurse, every time a patient dies in a medical drama where the doctors hate nurses: "a nurse would have caught that a week ago and they'd still be alive."

It's the Care Bea--err, Care Cat Stare!

this is how your email finds me

This is THE definitive Thanksgiving song. It's not Thanksgiving without the Massacree.