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Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Cheering Section

Two of my blog buddies from the early days are making me all verklempt lately. D (here) is a very talented artist who makes illustrations that are fresh and incredibly expressive and complex without being pretentious. I don't know jack about art, but his work affects me on many levels. D had an illustration published in the New York Times last week. Isn't that amazing? Raise your hand if you've had an illustration published in the NYT. That's what I thought. I'm really excited for him. A sampling of his work is here.

Matt Allard (here) is a blog buddy who does things with words that will make you weep. He writes stories that are vivid and tactile and urgent. He has a unique voice - and I think that is quite rare in itself - and his very first book, To Slow Down The Time, is about to be published. Can you believe that? The cool website (where I pre-ordered my copy last night!) is here. I think a lot of people write well, but Matt is on a different level.

I'm so proud of these guys. Very deserving. It's fun to see good people with great talent get recognized.

6 comments:

  1. It's great to see awesome, talented people get what's coming to them. Hooray!

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  2. Thank you for always being so kind and encouraging. I'm very excited for you to read the book.

    This means a lot to me. Thank you!

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  3. matthew said it first and probably better than i can, so i'll just say, 'ditto.'

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  4. Isn't it about time that Mallard had a damn book published? I've been waiting for what feels like forever for that kid to get a book out! Now, I just can't wait until he's rich and famous and taking care of all his Blog Aunties. :)

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  5. Hi!! I don´t know anything about you. I´ve just found you at "My life list". I was looking for tips on how to learn to surf. The thing is that I live in a surfer spot (in the north coast of Spain) but I have never tried to surf. Now that I have a life list, I think I'm gonna give it a try. I love your blog, you seem to be quite similar to me, at least in what we like about life!! Just wanted to say hello!!
    Cheers from the Basque Country!!

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