How to be Happy

Posters are available at my shop. For more comics on the pursuit of happiness, check out my book The Shape of Ideas.

Sounds & Silences

This comic was inspired by my stay at the Spruceton Inn Artist Residency. I spent a week in the snowy woods drawing, hiking, and listening.

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Stages of Work

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Perfect Reading Spots

This comic appears in the Sunday NY Times Book Review! Posters are available at my shop.

Reading Goals

This comic appears in the Sunday NY Times Book Review.

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Sky Studies

Love Note

Incidental Comics at Changing Hands Bookstore

I'll be at Changing Hands Bookstore in Phoenix, AZ this Saturday to talk about creativity and The Shape of Ideas. More about the event here. Hope to see you there!

The Specter of Failure

This comic was inspired by the essay "Notes on Failure" from the excellent book The Faith of a Writer by Joyce Carol Oates.

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Can you spot the difference?

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How to Become a Literary Recluse

This comic appears in the NY Times Sunday Book Review. Thanks to editors Pamela Paul and Lauren Christensen!

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New Year's Resolutions

Happy New Year! I drew this comic for Evernote.

For more great comics (including a few on New Year's resolutions), you can order my Shape of Ideas book and calendar. They are available internationally wherever books are sold!

My Bookshelf

You can add my book "The Shape of Ideas: An Illustrated Exploration of Creativity" to your bookshelf - get it here or wherever books are sold. If it doesn't change your life, you can at least use it as a hat!

Types of Light

This comic appears as a fold-out poster in the latest issue of The Believer. Thanks to art director Kristen Radtke!

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The Search

I was interviewed by Pamela Rosen of Evernote about my creative process and my unique double-life as an orthodontist. You can read the profile here.

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