Author Archives: Howard

About Howard

I'm a cartoonist and writer, best known for my graphic novel, Stuck Rubber Baby, and my comic strip from the 1980s, Wendel.

Moviemaking Overhead

Posted on August 1, 2009 by Howard
Who would have thought that Eddie and I would spend part of our lives with a filmmaker living over our heads? Or hearing the feet of a filmmaker’s toddlers padding about, for that matter?

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I’m Resurfacing

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Howard
I’ve been polishing up graphics, finalizing page layouts, and completing supplementary text for a new book collection of my old gay-themed comic strips.

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My Open Letter to President Obama

Posted on June 16, 2009 by Howard
As a gay American who supported you enthusiastically during your campaign, I am increasingly dismayed by the hollowness of your promise to be a "fierce advocate" for gay rights.

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Cushion Up a Storm

Posted on June 10, 2009 by Howard
Remember "abuse pillows"? Therapists used to encourage their clients to punch them, throw them, and stomp of them as a harmless way of venting their suppressed anger.

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West Coast Report (Part 2)

Posted on May 26, 2009 by Howard
We were a motley crew as we chatted away in a dark back corner of the Chow Restaurant on San Francisco’s Market Street last Tuesday night.

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West Coast Report (Part 1)

Posted on May 24, 2009 by Howard
Eddie and I hung out with some really big trees in Oregon last week.

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Off To The West Coast

Posted on May 11, 2009 by Howard
I was going to blog at more length today, but time has run out and Eddie and I have to pack for our trip to Portland and San Francisco.

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Drawn & Quoted

Posted on May 6, 2009 by Howard
Now that the May issue of Berkshire Living has finally rolled off the presses, I can share with you the cool collaborative image that photographer Adam Mastoon and I concocted last fall.

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Funny Moths

Posted on April 28, 2009 by Howard
Yesterday I stumbled across some unpublished spot illustrations I drew nine years ago that were commissioned to accompany a humorous article about moths.

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My SCSU Memory Book

Posted on April 22, 2009 by Howard
I returned from New Haven this weekend with many fond memories of the comics panels and camaraderie at "Encountering the Text," Saturday’s Graduate English Conference at SCSU.

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