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Today in "The Drawing Book," sharing my latest @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social #comic! This one's about #yyc shopping centre Glenmore Landing. samhester.substack.com/p/glenmore-l...

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Check out The Sprawl's deep dive into #yyc's Glenmore Landing, including a new Curious Calgary comic! Right now, I'm working on my (free!) weekly comics newsletter, The Drawing Book (samhester.substack.com). It'll have some Glenmore Landing tidbits for the history fans. Out tomorrow - stay tuned!

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@klaszus.bsky.social I thought you might like this!

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Every week, I post #comics and stories from my old sketchbook journal, "The Drawing Book." This week's story is about breaking the rules. It also features the #Alberta provincial government. Those two subjects just happened to be on my mind today. samhester.substack.com/p/breaking-t...

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Back in 2021, a young male great horned owl spent the winter in our #yyc back yard. This year, we've had glimpses of owls, and always wonder if it's him. Happy #SuperbOwl Sunday!

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I wrote about my theory that Bob Dylan’s song “Love Minus Zero/No Limit” was inspired by George Eliot’s novel “Middlemarch.” To my surprise, this has become one of my most-read newsletters! Sharing this again for any Dylan fans (or Eliot fans) who missed it. samhester.substack.com/p/love-and-t...

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Look, it's a piece in the @lethbridgeherald.bsky.social about my friend, #YQL's @ericdyck.bsky.social. How to describe Eric? Cartoonist, educator, naturalist, community activator, friend of turkey vultures... well, just read the article! lethbridgeherald.com/news/lethbri...

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On a day when US-Canada relations are less than friendly, The Drawing Book just happens to be about a cross-border romance. This week's newsletter, featuring comics from my old sketchbook journals, is here, and it's free! samhester.substack.com/p/us-canada-...

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It's almost the end of the day, & I'm not sure if everybody is feeling fine, but might as well continue my annual tradition of posting this line from a good #BobDylan song. If you aren't feeling fine, here's a virtual hug for you!

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This week, my Drawing Book comics newsletter is for the Bob Dylan fans! Presenting my theory on the connection between Dylan's song "Love Minus Zero/No Limit" and George Eliot's masterpiece "Middlemarch." Read on if you dare! samhester.substack.com/p/love-and-t...

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This week, a grab bag of random pages from my old sketchbook journal series, The Drawing Book. Sign up for free if you like old comics and stories about Calgary! samhester.substack.com/p/the-tale-o...

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Hello! In my (free!) weekly newsletter, The Drawing Book, I share pages from my old sketchbook journal, documenting my life in Canada! This week, a few sketches and photos from a trip to the Maritimes in a January long ago. samhester.substack.com/p/january-tr...

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It's getting dark now, but the #yyc sunset was pretty nice!

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This week in "The Drawing Book," instead of comics, a story about @cityofcalgary.bsky.social's project to restore personalized bricks from the 1988 Winter Olympics, to the folks who ordered them almost 40 years ago. Spoiler: I got mine! samhester.substack.com/p/the-olympi...

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I am hoping that this headline about #poetry wins the Headline of the Year contest! So now I'm just going to tag my favourite poets like @pacificraft.bsky.social in hopes that they might enjoy this headline too (and maybe vote for it)!

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@erinjoslin.bsky.social It wouldn't be Christmas without the Christmas hippo! We were so glad to see him there! 🎄

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A trip to the top of the Calgary Tower turns out to be a good way to reflect on a year of @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social! There's the Firestone Tower, the old Herald building, the railroad tracks, and of course, City Hall!

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It's the last issue of "The Drawing Book" for 2024! My last Substack newsletter of the year includes some old comics about what to do on the last night of the world. And hats! samhester.substack.com/p/the-last-n...

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New Sprawl comic by @calgaryhester.bsky.social! The rise of a local TV station—and a Calgary Christmas tradition. 🎄

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Thanks to all the folks in the @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social community who have helped to make this work possible! Really looking forward to making some new comics for you in 2025 ❤️

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Why, @support.bsky.team @safety.bsky.app @moderation.bsky.app @bsky.app ???

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Calgary journalism outlet @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social needs some new supporters in order to make it through 2025! This week in The Drawing Book newsletter, I'm looking back on 7 years of comics for The Sprawl. Check it out & consider signing up as a new member! samhester.substack.com/p/the-sprawl...

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Wiped out from working a full day at the @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social table at Market Collective. Came home to this. Can't quite believe it. Need to tally it all up to update the fundraising progress bar on the Sprawl website. Will do that in the morning but—wow!!! 🤯😭🥰

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There’s no sugarcoating it: The Sprawl is not currently sustainable. And if we can’t increase our membership numbers, The Sprawl will likely fold in 2025. Read my full update and please consider pitching in to keep this project going. www.sprawlcalgary.com/save-the-spr...

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This week in my (free!) Substack newsletter that's all about old #comics I wrote many years ago: why I dream about airplanes. samhester.substack.com/p/airplane-n...

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