Storycomic Weekly Newsletter: February 11th
Podcast Updates
This past week we had a couple of excellent interviews with some powerful storytellers.
On Tuesday, the screenwriter, author, and comic creator Phoebe Xavier came to the show to chat about her latest work, ‘Superluminal Latency’, a collection of her sci-fi short stories that touch on some deeply thought-provoking horror and possible futures. Some incredible characters in these stories are unique.
On Thursday, We were honored to have the highly regarded and acclaimed Authors, of Uncertain Fruit, Rebecca and Sallyann Majoya!
They were here to talk about their heartfelt book: ‘Uncertain Fruit’. It is a riveting dual memoir where the reader follows a journey of heartbreak, hope, and new beginnings. The main thread throughout was the love the two have for each other.
Project Updates
Pivoting back to my Dad Joke book project this week. I was able to transpose a good chunk of my collection from over the past year and now have over 20 pages into my sequel book: ‘Dadder Jokes.’
Rereading some of the puns and one-liners, I have collected over the last 18 months was fun.
What I’m reading
This week, I read ‘Hilo: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth’. It is a children’s graphic novel that follows the adventures of a robot boy from parallel earth who befriends a couple of kids who help him protect the planet from evil robots.
It is an entertaining and heartwarming story with humor and great panel layouts that give the reader a sense of the cinematic. Judd Winick wrote and illustrated the story, and I look forward to reading another installment.
Personal Updates
This past week, contractor extraordinaire Rick laid the groundwork for moving our washer and dryer to the basement. They presently reside on the ground floor next to the living room, but due to housing code reasons, we will need to move them to ensure that the dryer vent connects to the outside.
We had a bit of a cold stretch at the last half of the week with below-zero temperatures for a couple of days. Luckily we have a full tank of heating oil and plenty of sweaters to stay warm.
Oh! vintage basement find!