Blogs about: Lynda Barry

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Risk and the Good Idea9 comments

Dmae Roberts wrote 1 month ago: Photo by Richard Jensen I went to a way too loud Imax movie  the other night called “Adrenalin … more →

Tags: Artists, Funding, Freelance, Dreams, Risk, bliss, radio producer, npr, public radio

Welcome to Writing the Unthinkable

thisfrenzy wrote 1 month ago: from Lynda Barry’s What It Is. Why haven’t you gone out and bought this book already? Je … more →

Tags: Language is not all in our heads, On The Art of Poetry, memory/imagination, rim of the vast silence, to survival and beyond

Lynda Barry on Why Writing and Typing are Different Things

thisfrenzy wrote 1 month ago: from Lynda Barry’s What It Is. Go buy this book. from pages 107-109. Her book is a graphic col … more →

Tags: Language is not all in our heads, writing, good advice if you can get it

Lynda Barry on Images and Thoughts

thisfrenzy wrote 1 month ago: from What It Is, her graphic/illustrated guide to writing. And living. And memoir. And art theory. T … more →

Tags: On The Art of Poetry, Language is not all in our heads, ars poetica, Images, memory/imagination, writing

I'm Getting Older, Too

inmadison wrote 1 month ago: All morning the images and sounds of P.S. 22’s singing of “Landslide” has stuck in my mind. Their ea … more →

Tags: dancing, Singing, nia

Before Breakfast: A Merit Badge Inspired by Lynda Barry

animary wrote 2 months ago: I stitched this patch before breakfast this morning. I’m reading Lynda Barry’s What It … more →

Tags: Art, Embroidery, Merit Badges, dead bird, Merit Badge, What it is!

Observation 31: Reading Lynda Barry makes me feel slightly more okay about my own personal level of neurosis.

page66 wrote 2 months ago: … more →

Tags: observations, One Hundred Demons, Books, Neurotics, Comics, Graphic Novels

"That cereal state of mind"

kt20 wrote 3 months ago: Those who do not believe cartoons can be fine art have never come across Lynda Barry’s work. L … more →

Tags: Art, Cartoonists, Creativity, Female Artists, Forms of Expression, cartoons, imagery, Richard Simmons

Review: What It Is

EMI wrote 4 months ago: I met Lynda Barry last summer. Ivan Brunetti told me to take her Writing The Unthinkable class, and … more →

Tags: Review

The Future of Comics?

jtebeau wrote 4 months ago: The sainted Matt Groening’s long-running strip Life In Hell is being dropped from the L.A. Wee … more →

Tags: Alternative Comics, Matt Groening, la wekly, Humor, Mobile Technology

Best Comics of 20082 comments

Jeet Heer wrote 6 months ago:     Lynda Barry’s What It Is.   In the comic book world, everyone is offering up their list o … more →

Tags: Arts and Aesthetics, Popular Culture, Art Spiegelman, chris ware, Seth, kim deitch, Simon Deitch, Seth Deitch, jaime hernandez

How to play with dolls - part 11 comment

Elena wrote 6 months ago: The first of a three-part series on playing with dolls. This – and the “Marco the Electr … more →

Tags: The Creative Process, Cartoon Blog, play with dolls, Dragon Ball, role play, Creative Process, Children playing, What it is!

Learning to Play2 comments

shaun wrote 6 months ago: As I’ve said a couple of times, the Wii has been great for getting us playing together. The t … more →

Tags: family fun, Why Homeschool, Music and Art, Our Philosophy (such as it is), Oh Mother, Play, Creativity

On Creativity and Trust11 comments

Knits With Carrots wrote 7 months ago: I just finished reading Lynda Barry’s What It Is. I like it. I like the way it’s making … more →

Tags: Embroidery, Love, Creativity, What it is!, writing, Trust

I skipped work today

theofficebum wrote 7 months ago: Yeah I gave the excuse of registering my timetable for next semester to go to school instead of goin … more →

Tags: What it is!, Comic Book

Inspiration: Finding it between the pages1 comment

Jennifer wrote 7 months ago:   Once I realized that no map would appear, I pulled a paragraph of experience here and a sentence t … more →

Tags: Motherhood, Creativity, maira kalman, quonset, Marilynne Robinson, Alice Waters, Tillie Olsen

The Best American Comics 2008

Last Visible Dog wrote 7 months ago: When you name a book “The Best American Comics,” you expect it to at least try to give y … more →

Tags: Graphic Novel Reviews, Cathy Malkasian, derf, Gene Luen Yang, jaime hernandez, Jason Lutes, jessica abel, john mejias, lilli carre

But I still don't work until Monday2 comments

radishly wrote 7 months ago: I stayed up late last night reading through Lynda Barry’s most recent book. It’s a mix o … more →

Tags: bloggo, Parenting, Kiddo, NaBloPoMo, Childhood, exhaustion, What it is!

Sarah Oleksyk 19nov08

Arthur Smid wrote 7 months ago: A woman working at an all-night copy shop becomes emotionally involved with one of her customers and … more →

Tags: Comics Journalism, Dark Horse, ivy, Sarah Oleksyk


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