Decided to take on the #inktober challenge this week, had a lot of fun each day dreaming up and inking episodes of the Story of a (starving) Artist. I constantly think back to the book Bird by Bird and the chapter about how the writer disciplined herself to sit and write a small piece of writing every single day. I also imagined myself as a full time cartoonist like Charles Schulz doing the same thing each day at his drawing board without repeating himself.

The #inktober challenge is truly a satisfying experience so far. I don’t actually know where the story is headed or how it will end, it’s spontaneously crafted each day based on the day’s prompt and my imagination. That’s actually part of the fun.

Though there aren’t many followers, I’m happy just to have a little outlet where my imagination can roam free. I’m especially grateful for this during a time when our government is tightening its grip of the democratic voices of the city. Hate to talk politics, sigh.