Fewer Birds In The Sky

"It’s as if all birds are canaries, and the entire world their coal mine." - Ed Yong for The Atlantic.

A haunting line that I've been thinking about a lot. New journal comic inspired by the article.

Link: The Quiet Disappearance of Birds in North America

Comic on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/B2ph0eWAAms

Extinction Is A Bummer

A cartoon about the 6th mass extinction of life on Earth.

Thanks to my good friend Aatish Bhatia for his editorial help on this one! 

Predicting The Future

"In time, you too will regret fanny packs."

The New Yorker: A Monstera's Memoir

A new webcomic for The New Yorker:

https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/a-monsteras-memoir

Sketchbook: Mid-Autumn Full Moon

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival from New York.

Mooncake Friends

Want to split a mooncake with me? Happy Mid-Autumn Festival :)

View on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B2VL1kxgkTy

The Ravages of Time

Pre- and post-heartbreak self. Gonna need new headshot photos. 

Event: Brooklyn Book Festival on September 22

I'm honored to be moderating a comics panel with these amazing cartoonists at the upcoming Brooklyn Book Festival this year!

Event information: https://brooklynbookfestival.org/events/anxious-in-public-serious-and-or-hilarious-comics-about-real-life-tough-stuff/

I'll be conversation with Catana Chetwynd (Little Moments of Love), Adam Ellis (Super Chill: A Year of Living Anxiously), and Lucy Knisley (Kid Gloves: Nine Months of Careful Chaos), all debuting their latest books. Join if you can!

Sketchbook: Live from New York

Just living my best life ;)

Just for fun digital drawing https://www.instagram.com/p/B2Iqjl8gNd8

Elephant, Tacit Criticism

Maybe I live too much in my own head. New journal comic about deciphering tacit communication. 

View on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B2FVKdjgxeS

Excess Thoughts

What it looks like when I overthink things. New elephant journal comic.

Sketchbook: Goats in the City

A herd of goats were brought to the city for a few months as an NYC Parks "goatham" initiative to clear out weeds. I visited them so much, I almost memorized all their names.

They were 25 to start and these are the final 4 who haven't gone back to the farm. The remaining goats will return upstate this week. They were the highlight of my summer. :)

Marking the Occasion

New York City is an amazing, never-easy, ego-crushing, mettle-testing place to live. I just passed my 12-year anniversary of moving here. 

I guess I wouldn't trade it. That's the kind of trademark ambivalence New Yorkers have -- a feeling like you survived the day, the week, and the last 12 years of your life. 

I'll probably make popcorn and watch Netflix later to celebrate. Cheers.

Low Self-Esteem Relapse and Not Everyday

Two new sketchbook cartoons from journal entries. I recently started experimenting with drawing digitally. It changes my style a little, but also gives me some more flexibility to play around.

Thanks for reading along!

Creative Anxiety Spiral

Oh my gawd. Please, stop.
Sincerely, Elephant

New comic about self-doubt and the creative process. This is one of my more irritating habits of mind ;)

Sketchbook: Sleeping Couple on the Subway

Sleeping couple I saw on the New York City subway today. There was something statuesque and relatable about their exhaustion. 

Who among us isn’t tired, after all? Sleep well, friends. 

Elephant Acceptance

My new hobby is not dieting. Today's journal comic.

View on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B1boN1HjFnM

Sketchbook: Babysitting a Terrace Garden in NYC

One of my favorite things is watering my friends’ terrace garden when they are away. It’s the best. A Sunday sketch from memory.

Emotional Maturity, What A Drag

I'm just sayin', it's not my top choice. New comic about emotional maturity.

Awkward Over-Apologizing (Redo)

Redo of an old cartoon from 2016. Comic over-apology :)

A Day of Climbing at the Gunks

New journal comic after climbing at the Gunks again. It's been a year since I was there.

Thanks to my good friend Matt for leading the climbs and who is always joy to follow.

View on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/B1Hf1_agvKY

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Return to the place where your heart broke
a year later.
Forgive yourself - because you did the best you could
with what you had.

Sketchbook: Stay Calm and Keep Writing

Started a new journal :)

A New York City Subway Scene

NYC subway scene in 2019. Just mentally recording it for myself.

View on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/B06DERMAjMD