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Open book and notebook on a desk, with handwritten notes and a hand writing with a red pen, documenting research and reflections for an altered book project.

February, and signs of motion

Woman drawing at a desk in a home studio, with a faint, ghosted image of her younger self in the background.

The Future I Stopped Pretending Not to Want

A black-and-white illustration of a woman standing in a laundry room, holding up a zine with a thoughtful expression as if examining a shirt. A laundry basket in front of her is filled with zines, short stories, and creative papers. Behind her, more artwork and small illustrations hang from a clothesline above a washing machine and dryer.

December in the laundry room

A soft-focus photo of a library reading area, with an empty wooden chair in the foreground and shelves of colorful picture books blurred in the background.

The Illustrators Who Raised Me

Collage of four hand-drawn winter animal illustrations—bear with a bass, rabbit with a banjo, fox with a fiddle, and a Blue Ridge lettering design—surrounded by colored pencils and sketchbook tools.

Inside my winter sticker sketchbook

Hands holding a small round mirror with a blurred face reflected inside, against a soft neutral background with warm light.

When a Story Tries to Turn Into Cinderella

A purple paint-splattered apron rests on a messy worktable beside pencils, a sketchbook, and paper scraps — the quiet evidence of my return to the studio after a long pause.

Return to the studio: dust, light and the first day back

Studio Second Street zine display at Johnson City Zine Fest, set against white brick wall.

Notes from the table: what I learned at Johnson City Zine Fest 9