Collaboration

With the arrival of another summer comes more free time to adventure and, most importantly, write! Busy with papers and projects and winter hibernation, I didn't write nearly as much as I had hoped to over this past school year, though I did start in on a few things. Hopefully in the next little bit I'll polish them up and post them, but in the meantime, I've embarked on something very new. Kelsey and I, upon our summertime reunion here in Ojai, have started in on a collaborative project--a bit magical realism, a bit autobiography, and a bit graphic novel, it's a strange and fun jumble right now. Pens and watercolors are the medium of choice for the illustrations, and the story is just beginning. Kelsey and I basically trade-off writing and drawing (though Kelsey is infinitely better at the illustration part than I am--mine are pretty sketchy and have zero perspective) and our writing styles have woven together quite nicely thus-far. The above photo documents the very beginning of our collaboration, and the inspiration for the setting of our tale (courtesy of dear friend Doug)! Oh, and if you're interested, you can see Kelsey's kooky talents here.