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Sometimes tattered and worn = loved

I use my books. It drives Victor insane. He’s the person who will scream “YOU MONSTER!” at a complete stranger if he hears the sound of a spine breaking, and most of his best comics are permanently sealed in hard plastic slabs, mostly to protect them from me probably. I live on the other side ofContinue reading “Sometimes tattered and worn = loved”

Shit. I am a terrible mother.

Last week my friend – Jeremy – who taxidermied Rory (the Furiously Happy raccoon) emailed to tell me that Rory turned 5 years old on Friday, but I’m terrible at keeping up with emails so I totally missed his birthday. So to make up for it I gave him a vespa. Or, rather, I stole one of Hailey’sContinue reading “Shit. I am a terrible mother.”

I have a big announcement to make and I’m not sure how to say it but it’s all your fault. Sort of.

So. I’ve dropped a few hints about a project I’ve been working on but I haven’t really written about it because I lost my words. But they’re coming back and so now I’m going to try to explain it and hopefully you’ll understand why it’s important to me. When I was on book tour lastContinue reading “I have a big announcement to make and I’m not sure how to say it but it’s all your fault. Sort of.”

If you don’t have the ebook of FURIOUSLY HAPPY you need to read this right now.

Hey! So FURIOUSLY HAPPY got selected to be promoted on the ebook edition so today only you can get it for $2.99. That’s less than the cost of a greeting card or a good burrito. Plus, if you already have it in hardback you can put it in your reader so you can read itContinue reading “If you don’t have the ebook of FURIOUSLY HAPPY you need to read this right now.”

Dear stranger who made my whole day:

Dear anonymous stranger in the car ahead of me who paid for my breakfast: You made my whole morning brighter and you inspired me to pay for the next person behind me. Which actually made me feel even better, which is the nicest thing ever but it’s also sort of weird because the gift you gave me isContinue reading “Dear stranger who made my whole day:”

Bad Lizard Math

Whenever you write a book you always end up with a few chapters that you love that your editor suggests you cut and most of the time you argue about it until one of you caves. This was one of those chapters from Furiously Happy and it was one of my favorites but it hadContinue reading “Bad Lizard Math”