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#099: "Being with you..."
Introducing an adult character, the Boy's grandfather, who I imagine has been a big influence in his life and contributes much to the...
Dec 8, 2021


#098: The beauty of fun is that it shows...
I'm taking part again in Dani DiPirro's 30-day gratitude challenge. The prompt for this comic is FUN. A fun experience is an immersive...
Nov 30, 2021


#097: "Better a dinner of herbs..."
I'm taking part again in Dani DiPirro's 30-day gratitude challenge. The prompt for this comic is FOOD. Fitting for Thanksgiving, Proverbs...
Nov 24, 2021


#096: "Do you ever get bored..."
I'm taking part again in Dani DiPirro's 30-day gratitude challenge. The prompt for this comic is ROUTINE. Sometimes routine gets a bad...
Nov 18, 2021


#095: "Let me fall, if I must fall..."
I'm taking part again in Dani DiPirro's 30-day gratitude challenge. Today's prompt is Change. Ever since reading this quote by Baal Tem...
Nov 10, 2021


#094: "Courage is knowing it might not work..."
It's useful to be able to tell the difference between when you're being brave and when you're being stupid. But it's OK if you don't...
Nov 2, 2021
Happy Continuation Day!
November marks the one year birthday, or continuation day, for "The Oxherd Boy" webcomic! As I look back on this year, I thought I'd...
Oct 31, 2021


#093: "Autumn is a second spring..."
There's more than one way of looking at life and death. It's sometimes even comforting to think of them as one and the same.
Oct 26, 2021
Character Studies and World Building
Even though my literary agent, Liz and I signed to work together on THE RABBIT & THE SPARROW, which some of you have read, I actually...
Oct 24, 2021


#092: "This is really hard," the Boy thought...
Inspired by Miyamoto Musashi and JW von Goethe. What are you working on today?
Oct 19, 2021


#091: "Love is like the sea."
"Love is like the sea. It's a moving thing, but still and all, it takes its shape from the shore it meets, and it's different with every...
Oct 18, 2021


#090: "Will you teach me everything you know?"
Inspired by Sadhguru, "When a child comes into your life, it is time to relearn life, not to teach them your ways."
Oct 18, 2021


#089: "Some people are very sure about their morals..."
Inspired by Isaac Asimov... What is your relationship with religion?
Oct 13, 2021


#088: "These mountains that you are carrying..."
What makes pain and trauma so difficult for us to let go of? "These mountains that you are carrying, you were only supposed to climb." -...
Oct 11, 2021


#087: As the Boy looked down into the valley...
Inspired by George Bernard Shaw After I finished university, I turned down an opportunity to work in corporate finance for a large...
Oct 10, 2021


#086: "There is a time to live and a time to die..."
Though most scholars of Taoism agree that Lao Tzu never said this, this quote is often attributed to him. It seems like a modern Zen...
Oct 4, 2021
We've found a home!
A few weeks ago I shared that I was participating in a Twitter event to pitch the first Oxherd Boy book. I was very touched that so many...
Sep 30, 2021
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