Meredith McClaren's Blog, page 52

C2E2 2022

Hey y’all!

I’m hanging out at Booth I-10 in Chicago this weekend. If you’re in the area, stop by.

Best pancakes

Best pancakes

leaf-hates-pears:I took my dad to pride today. After ask...

leaf-hates-pears:

I took my dad to pride today. After asking him and saying what itt might entail, I made him a free dad hugs sign:

While walking there, a lot of people pointed at him and said it was a cute idea. They were right.

My (and his) personal highlights were:

A guy hugging him and saying something in Ukrainian (bc of the flag, probably)Someone asking him if they can call him “daddy” (I had to explain to him why I started laughing. He now knows.)Someone giving him a roseSomeone kissing him on the cheeckA lot of people seeing me standing around awkwardly while there was a line forming in front of him and hugging me tooA guy my dad’s age hugging him with tears in his eyesA kid my age shouting “I don’t have a father!”, Running towards and almost tackling himA guy in a fetish-related dog mask hugging him and clinging to him like a lifelineTwo children between eight and ten initiating a group hug with him and giggling the entire timeEveryone thanking him afterwards and a lot of people saying he gives the best hugs in the world. One guy said he’d never been hugged like that beforeThis guy in a moving lorry shouting and making the lorry stop driving to get a hug from my dad:

My dad said that the majority of people hugging him were either older (25-60) queer men or younger (15-25) trans people. He really loved the experience and felt like a lot of the people, especially the older guys really needed it.

Anyway we’re definitely doing this again next year

East of West Variant Print from The Storefront

East of West Variant Print from The Storefront:

I’m doing a massive overhaul of my bedroom and I discovered that I’ve just been sitting on a pile of some pretty nice prints.  SO IF YOU’RE INTERESTED…

Greece cont’d

Greece cont’d

Description: An illustration of a forest at night. Everything is...

Description: An illustration of a forest at night. Everything is bathed in blues. The trees and leaves are blurring by.  Near the middle of the frame is a gaunt looking girl,walking through the forest.  Her eyes are red and she doesn’t look right at all.  In the corner, in bright pink are the words ‘Meat Eaters.’

Ryoko belongs to Tenchi Muyo! . Artwork by Meredith...

Ryoko belongs to Tenchi Muyo! . Artwork by Meredith McClaren

Description: An illustration of Ryoko from Tenchi Muyo.  She’s dressed in her battle gear, floating in space towards the audience.

My adventures in Greece continue

My adventures in Greece continue

Description: A photo of a line of buildings in Athens. An...

Description: A photo of a line of buildings in Athens.  An illustration of myself is walking, with my head just out of the hedges around me.

Description: An illustration of a buff Bowsette from Mario....

Description: An illustration of a buff Bowsette from Mario.  They’ve got both hands up, ready to box.