But, dang, I am depressed. The news has been bad lately, both personally and publicly. An old friend who was a mentor to me when I was a kid subsequently became sort of a right-wing nationalist, and now he has brain cancer. So I am sad about that. And people keep being killed by lunatics with guns. And cops keep abusing their powers. And education is being run into the ground via the business model.
I want to make some art out of this, but I need some help. So this is not a plea for help, but a call for help. Hey, anyone here an illustrator and want to help me make some absurdist childrens' books? I know, I know, we are not supposed to post things that are not real diaries...and I get that. But I also feel sort of disconnected and distressed, and I want to reach out to anyone else here who uses art or words to get out of the real world every once in a while. Anyone want to collaborate on something acerbic or bittersweet or mad?