Vacation Time

The AWP reading went well, considering we had a last minute change of plans. About three hours before show time I got a call from Karen and Jon. They were stuck in Connecticut because Jon had food poisoning! They hunkered down in a sleazy hotel while Jon recuperated. But that was half of my AWP readers! I was able to get Jon Chad, Chris Wright, and Dennis to step up and take their place. There were a few crash courses in PowerPoint, but everyone pulled together a great presentation.

Jon was a natural, he's a great voice actor. Whale Town was a hit! Dennis did a solo reading of Neon Girl (a comic with virtually no male characters) and helped me with a Sourpuss reading. I think he really nailed the voices of Jason and Sinclair. We both got to sing to Fugazi!

Alec really took advantage of the slide show format, and made some smart choices (like whiting out the captions). Chris read The Snake, which is one of my favorite stories from his collection Inkweed.

Jon Lewis recovered from his illness, he and Karen rolled into town in their Zip car about midnight. We spent the weekend eating good food, stomping around in the woods, shopping in New Hampshire (no sales tax!) and snorkeling in the frigid and murky White River. I miss those guys!

Tomorrow Dennis and I head to Baltimore for Damien Jay and Melanie Lewis' wedding. I don't have much of my own work to share in this post, but you can check out their websites instead. They are both hot talents in the mini comics world!

Summer Fun

WRJ is hopping! It's really amazing how much has been going on here, socially. There have been parties, movie marathons, 4-square games, potlucks, shows and film screenings every night of the week. The community has really come into its own. I'm excited about the future.

In the near future, I have an event of my own!



"For Immediate Release:


A.W.P. Comic Book Reading
Friday August 1, 6pm

Main Street Museum
58 Bridge Street
White River Junction, Vermont


AWP (Artists with Problems) is a Brooklyn-based cartoonist collective. Since 2003, the group has held weekly comic drawing parties at secret locations throughout Brooklyn. Its members include some of the best emerging talent to come from New York's comics community (including Vanessa Davis, Jonathan Bennett, Gabrielle Bell, Aaron Renier and many, many more).

On August first (first Friday!) AWP members Robyn Chapman, Jon Lewis, Alec Longstreth and Karen Sneider (AWP's founder and President For Life) will offer a slideshow comic reading at the Main Street Museum. This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be provided."


I hope we draw a decent crowd. I've never done a reading before! If nothing else, it's a good excuse to spend some quality time with my AWP friends. And that includes Alec, who (as of today) is a WRJ resident! He will spend the next year as a CCS fellow. I know he will be a valuable part of the community here.

In other news, Dennis and I just got the keys to our new apartment. It's spacious, light-filled, pet friendly, and a short walk from CCS. It's also located above a thrift store, how cool is that?

For clarification: yes, our new apartment is in WRJ. Earlier this year Dennis had planned to move back to New York City. About mid-summer, we decided to stay. Our employers were happy to keep us on, and the community here grows more inviting by the day. I think it was a good choice, and the right choice. It did mean moving to another apartment however, since we let some CCS students sign the next lease on our current place.

So started the great apartment hunt! Not an easy task considering our requirements (pets friendly and within walking distance of downtown). Dennis and I collaborated on an Apartment Wanted poster. It didn't help us find our apartment, but it was fun to draw.