on friday afternoon,

comic artist

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omg yayy decorated my flowery bromides~! (,,>‿<)੭ ✿

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rest in peace, flower boy...

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✱ 𝗵𝗲𝗵…𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗺𝘆 𝙟𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙖

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𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚢 𝚋𝚒𝚛𝚝𝚑𝚍𝚊𝚢, 𝚙𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚎 𝚋𝚎 𝚖𝚢 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚛 ♡

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hello!! I just wanted to say that I love Please Be My Star so much, I found it at a free book thing and instantly fell in love with the art style I am a SUCKER for romance, so I immediately read it, and it is one of the best books out there I relate to Erika on levels I hadn't felt from a character, both the writing and art are gorgeous the relationship between Erika and Christan is amazing. ever since I found this gem of a book, I like to read it at least once a month it just never gets boring, to me, every time I pick it up is like the first one. Please Be My Star is such an incredible book, and I can't wait to read your other works in the future <333

thank you so much for sending me this note. reading this means the world to me. i’ve been treasuring it all week & thinking of what to say in response.

i'm an avid re-reader / re-watcher / re-listener myself with all my favorites, so knowing anything i've made has touched you similarly & made you want to experience it again & again…that’s a very high honor ! one of the best i can hope to accomplish making comics.

i’m really grateful erika & christian have found their way to you & i want to thank you for making a home for them in your heart. i really hope my future books are as enjoyable for you, too ! thank you again for reading please be my star & sending this kind note my way. <3 <3

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PULP SUMMER.

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❝ 𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚒𝚜 𝚂𝚑𝚊𝚢𝚊𝚗 𝚂𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚛𝚘𝚜𝚊 . . . 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚘𝚢 𝚠𝚑𝚘 𝚁𝚄𝙸𝙽𝙴𝙳 𝙼𝚈 𝙻𝙸𝙵𝙴!! ❞

I'm so, so excited to announce my next comic, FINDING MYSELF WITH YOU, which follows Alex down the rabbit hole as she exacts revenge on Shayan Santarrosa, the boy who broke her heart. But did Alex really love him or did she want to be him? Out in Spring 2027 from Scholastic/Graphix FMWY is a romance both deeply personal & of my wildest dreams – falling in love & changing each other forever as you become more alike, wading into the liminal space of sexuality & gender. I hope you’ll look forward to falling down the rabbit hole with Alex & Shayan ♥️ ♣️ ♦️ ♠️

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WELCOME BACK MY BELOVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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HI HELLO!!!

this is so random but i picked please be my star up at a bookstore today, i literally finished it like an hour later IT WAS SO COOL!!! i can definitely see so many parts of myself in the characters, and the references to music and other pop culture stuff was so funny. literally dropped my jaw seeing sans undertale 😭😭 ANYWAY i just wanted to say that i loved your book so much that’s it!! 😁😁

thank you so much for sending this note my way TwT i love that you inhaled it right after getting it and enjoyed the characters and references (ESPECIALLY SANS HAHA -- i had to, erika would absolutely love him).

ah, it just makes me so happy hearing how you found it and what you enjoyed!!! thank you again. your message means so much 💚

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𝙿𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚎 𝚁𝚎𝚒 🦋

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"𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥… 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝙢𝙚"

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Hiii! I just finished Please Be My Star from my local library and feel absolutely in love with Erika and Christian!!! I felt so seen as a Queer girl reading the whole thing. Their weird ways they express themselves honestly make me so happy and so into them as characters. I love their layers and couldn’t put the book down. Every page was such a treat to read and reread, looking over every little hidden gem drawn in with such care! The colors, emotions, framing, everything was absolute eye candy! Honestly there’s so much more I could say but just know I’m so glad to have found this and look forward to any of your other work!!! Thanks so much!!!

I'll be honest, I wavered a bit on answering this simply because tumblr tends to rudely remove asks from your inbox when you answer them. And, selfishly, I wanted to hold on to your comment a little longer.

I'm so glad you found Please Be My Star, as you're exactly the kind of reader I had hoped would find and enjoy Please Be My Star. Your note means the world to me. Thank you so, so much for sending me these kind words. I really hope you continue to enjoy my stories in the future.

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hi! i was a big fan of balderdash back in 2015, found the link while trawling through old bookmarks, and found myself here! i wanted to say CONGRATULATIONS on publishing a graphic novel! it's so wonderful to see artists i loved finding success. it looks like a fantastic story :-)

Oh, thank you so much. I'm very lucky and thankful to have made the switch from webcomics to graphic novels. And I love to hear from a balderdash! reader all these years later ♥

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𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚒𝚜 . . . 𝙴𝚁𝙸𝙺𝙰 / 𝙲𝙷𝚁𝙸𝚂𝚃𝙸𝙰𝙽

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He's the type to be in your play simply out of pity. What was it? "Out of the kindness of his beautiful heart." I'll be honest. As long as I can be close to him... Does it matter?

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𝓘 𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓵𝓸𝓿𝓮 𝓘 𝔀𝓪𝓷𝓽 𝔀𝓲𝓵𝓵 𝓼𝓹𝓸𝓲𝓵 𝓶𝓮