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April 14, 2015
April 13, 2015
Friends in Brooklyn! Come by Greenlight for the big book...
Friends in Brooklyn! Come by Greenlight for the big book party.
You’ll enjoy wine, some mingling, mind-bending trivia, and a few writers’ secrets. (Time Out NY made it a Critics’ Pick!)
Wednesday, April 15
7:30pm
686 Fulton St., Brooklyn NY
12 Cartoons to Help You Break Awkward Silences
The Huffington Post! This was a ton of fun to put together.
Please share!
April 12, 2015
I'm nominated for a Webby!
Vote with me! - April 7th-23rd.
I’m floored to be nominated for a Webby Award in Humor.
You know when actor accepts an Oscar and expresses his surprise given the talent of his fellow nominees? That’s how I feel to be grouped with Clickhole, Funny or Die, and Jimmy Fallon. I’m Carrot Top standing next to Daniel Day-Lewis.
That said, vote for me and I’ll be eternally grateful.
13 Surprising Facts You Didn't Know About Words And Writing
From Conversation Sparks, a collection of fascinating, little-known facts.
Oh man, this made my day/week/month. Conversation Sparks in Buzzfeed!
April 11, 2015
April 7, 2015
It’s publication day for Conversation Sparks! I started this...
It’s publication day for Conversation Sparks! I started this tumblr because I missed drawing by hand. (I swear it wasn’t the narcissism of repeatedly drawing a cartoon self-portrait.) It’s been incredible to see you guys favorite and reblog my little illustrations.
37 micron pens, 350 pages, and two rounds of fact-checking later, it’s a real book! With 50% new facts! …Or 51%, I’m bad at counting.
A few gems you’ll find in its pages:
Cat urine glows under a blacklight.
Women have shorter tongues than men.
Every day, 16% of searches are ones Google has never seen before.
Jimmy Carter was the first U.S. president born in a hospital.
If you’d like to get a copy, please purchase one at your local indie bookstore.
And finally, a huge thank you to Wynn, Albee, Neil, & April at Chronicle and Rachel at Tumblr!
