I draw stories.

I make comics, illustrations, self-publish books, and write about life, art and things of interest.

Hope is a side road

March 7, 2026 | Miscellany

hope is a side road
an accidental exit
off a roundabout
an asphalt zipper 
coupling the suburbs 
to the farmland
straight 
purposeful
unfamiliar
a strange thoroughfare
to a seasoned traveller
of furrowed trails

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Boiling frog

Boiling frog

March 3, 2026 | Miscellany

The frog in boiling water metaphor gets an update, and we all learn a little something about our place in the world. Kidding, this will not make you smarter.

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Pump

Pump

March 1, 2026 | Miscellany

My parents own an old cottage on the far side of a small northern Ontario lake. When I was a kid it didn’t have hydro or running water, but it had a hand pump.

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Steve Smith on picking a career

Steve Smith on picking a career

January 25, 2026 | Miscellany

I’ll give you some advice to picking a career. There’s four things. Number one, got to be mostly enjoyable — nothing in life is completely enjoyable. Number two, it has to be a worthy challenge — boredom will kill your brain. Number three, you have to have the reasonable expectation of success. Like me going […]

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