CRIMES OF THE SPIRIT: Elevation

Had it been an hour since Millicent lay down or two? She concentrated on the voices in the other room. Attempts to understand the distant conversation left her tired and nauseated. She focused on the lazy game of catch playing in her gullet, bile pitching up from her stomach to her mouth and lurching down [...]

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Time Bum

Witness the ongoing adventures of one man with all the time in the world.  He.  Is.   Time Bum! Return monthly to Trip City throughout 2012 to follow the non-adventures of a transient travelling through the ages to avoid responsibility. Experience single-panel, panoramic, hobo-sci-fi comix as never before! Written by Jef UK.  Art by Paul Ahern.  Created [...]

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Abduction

In the late 1980s, I co-created and drew a story with a writer who lived in the deep south. It was moderately successful for an independently produced publication and I wanted to draw a sequel. I decided it would be best to knock brain-pans in-person with the writer, whom I had never met. So, I [...]

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ICONS OF POP

My love of pop-culture, especially of the nostalgic variety, brought me to the Chiller Theater, a gathering of Oscar winners, ex-child-stars, sitcom survivors, and cult icons, multiple times over the past few years.  I am no autograph collector though.  I collect a different type of souvenir…faces.  As a portrait photographer, Chiller Theater has provided me [...]

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Halley Feiffer’s THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR STOPPING

“I originally wrote “Thank You So Much For Stopping” for my Saturday Night Live audition years ago and then reworked it and now it is a brilliant short play and was published in an anthology of short comic plays called Shorter, Faster, Funnier” –Halley Feiffer   THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR STOPPING (Lights up on [...]

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Episode 9: Halley Feiffer + Chiller Theater Interviews

Dean Haspiel has a candid conversation with actress/playwright/filmmaker, Halley Feiffer, the daughter of famous satirist/playwright/cartoonist, Jules Feiffer, and writer/actress/comedian, Jenny Allen, and they discuss Halley’s career, the differences between theater and film, and what it means to let your kitchen faucet drip. And, check out Halley’s brilliant short play, Thank You So Much For [...]

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The Lights Across The River

I saw stars. That black echo of dull feeling that comes from a good hit to the head had its grip on me. Still though, I immediately spun around with a fast right hook to see Rob move aside like slow lighting as his hand grabbed tight around my wrist. He smiled and then [...]

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Toucannuí 03: Tanto Chuva

My favorite thing about landing in a new city is the way it smells when you get outside the airport. Each city has its own: Fort Lauderdale’s is a humid brew of salty ocean breeze and old people’s band-aids; JFK smells like black rubber tires and burning popcorn. São Paulo’s Guarulhos International sits well outside [...]

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Tonight, Down by the River

  She wasn’t afraid. It wasn’t their first date and while she was as nervous as she always was when they met, she wasn’t scared. She just didn’t want to get caught. She arrived at their favorite meeting place early, a small bar called Hemingway’s on Forbes Avenue, and she slid into their favorite booth. [...]

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Thomas the Headless Boy - Part Two - Page 16 through 20, but feel free to catch up. Part one is right behind here. Created By Aaron Bir, Written by Jeffery Burand, Illustrated by Aaron Bir

Thomas the Headless Boy – 2

Return biweekly for new episodes of our most-ages freak-fest, Thomas the Headless Boy!  Roald Dahl meets Tim Burton in this new graphic series about a magical young boy who must navigate the world with a bizarre disability–a missing head! Start at the beginning HERE. Story by Aaron Bir and Jeffrey Burandt Written by Jeffrey Burandt Art [...]

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MODERN ALICE: Thin Walls

As I’ve told James, the dog-walker has a crush on the girl in 5C. The girl in 5C doesn’t know this. She’s never heard what I’ve heard: how for weeks he arrived with “Baxter? BAXTER?! Hey there BAXTER!” He’d jiggle the key in 5C’s lock as Baxter cannonballed to the door. I could hear the beagle’s [...]

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Tales of the Perv Whisperer: Eating Out

  I’m always shocked to find out what kind of pervert I’ve somehow subconsciously summoned. Based on my Perv Whisperer status, I pretty much always expect to be asked by a date to give him a golden shower or wrap him in raw meat, but what actually happens always manages to exceed even my expectations. [...]

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