OREGON HISTORY COMICS

We did it! In March, nearly 150 collaborators and I came together to release a series of 10 comics about little-known Oregon histories. The release was EXCELLENT: Standing room only, Powell’s sold out of box sets, and there were lots of old people in attendance who were hungry for trivia prizes. OPB hosted a Think Out Loud about the history comics project and the Portland Tribune published a very kind profile of the project.

The comics are published in with local arts group the Dill Pickle Club and 10 different Portland artists. You can order a box set of the comics online, find them at a bunch of local stores (like Powell’s City of Books and Floating World Comics), or pick up single issues from  Multnomah County Library.

Read more about the Oregon History Comics project and see some photos and illustrations here on my comics page.

SEX FROM SCRATCH

Half of Americans aren’t married—so it’s high time to step back and figure out what’s working and what’s broken about the way we live and love. Sex From Scratch: Rules for Relationships from People Who Make Their Own Rules will be a book of smart relationship advice from people who’ve spent their lives learning the ins-and-outs of queer, feminist, and nonmongamous relationships the hard way.

In spring of 2012, I’ll be traveling around the country interviewing sex and gender writers, as well as just regular people who have articulate insight on building nontraditional relationships. From people who’ve decided to never have children to people who know they’ll never be happy with just one partner, how do you make good decisions without relying on religion or tradition?

Follow along with my book-writing process and interviews at my Sex From Scratch blog.

RECENT WRITING

I edited this year’s Sex Issue for the Portland Mercury, so of course it’s all about birth control and lady parts.

We Have Enough Humans, Thanks: As the global population hit six billion in November, I profiled Portland and Seattle twentysomethings who have decided they never want children——but often face social stigma and pushback from doctors if they try to get sterilized.

Last August, I finally wrote a story I’ve been interested in for years. The Last Summer of Mass Destruction explores the chemical weapons plant that has resided peacefully outside the small town of Hermiston, Oregon, for 70 years. After spending decades stockpiling deadly chemical weapons, the plant has spent the last 20 years incinerating them, one by one.

I also recently made this just-for-fun comic about LA. Hope you like it!