Our shoulders carry so much, inside and out.

This post is part of an archive of the small-scale newsletter I began while studying decolonization in education at Goddard College in 2020.

Our shoulders carry so much, inside and out.

If you’re wondering just HOW mess a zero draft should be…look no further!

This post is part of an archive of the small-scale newsletter I began while studying decolonization in education at Goddard College in 2020.

Warming up is key. We each have different ways of doing it, and we know each person’s warm up or ritual is going to be different.

Using this mindset of the minimum baseline is a trick for the brain. If what you choose to do seems mind-numbingly easy, you’re right on track.

What decisions do you NEED to make about your work before you zero draft it? Just two.

ou can steal from (aka be inspired by) your favourite comics works. That’s your favourite artist lifting you up!

You’re still telling your story, your way, with help. 

Here’s the thing, folks: you’re never going to start with a refined idea, and then wild it out later. The energy you bring in this first gesture, these raw moments, is precious.

Tell me if this sounds familiar: you’ve got a comics project you love, whatever size, and your ideas are GREAT, but you’re struggling to start. Too much of it is in your head, and it’s overwhelming to get it all out imperfectly.

…That’s where a zero draft comes in.

This post is part of an archive of the small-scale newsletter I began while studying decolonization in education at Goddard College in 2020.

This is what I wrote to you almost a year ago, at the start of my very own Golden Hour.

Experimenting is kinda my jam. Bravery is a huge part of my personality.

This post is part of an archive of the small-scale newsletter I began while studying decolonization in education at Goddard College in 2020.

This post is part of an archive of the small-scale newsletter I began while studying decolonization in education at Goddard College in 2020.

This post is part of an archive of the small-scale newsletter I began while studying decolonization in education at Goddard College in 2020.

How does one make meaning through sickness? How does a sick life work when most of our wisdom for illness is focused on the short term? How do we know what to do, how to think, problem-solve, plan for the future, respond to the present, advocate for ourselves, build a very specific life of personal accessibility and health, without role models?

This post is part of an archive of the small-scale newsletter I began while studying decolonization in education at Goddard College in 2020.

To the people who chose the career, the profession, the calling to care for others, and specifically to those who take up the responsibility of caring for me.