“Every book is the wreck of a perfect idea. The years pass and one has only one life. If one has a thing at all, one must do it and keep on and on trying to do it better.” Iris Murdoch #writer

you see your pets twitching their little limbs in their sleep and say to your partner "look, it is running through a field in its sleep", you are wrong: your pet is in a casino: throwing dice, playing slots and video poker, walking on two legs and betting large on a blackjack table

I'm just a boy. Standing in front of people who make best books of the century lists. Asking them to please realize that they are allowed to read graphic novels other than Fun Home and Persepolis.

Any of my writing friends want to join a poetry hangout on Saturday the 13th at 3 pm EST? Drop me a line and I will share the link :) #poetry#writing#community

Story from my old hometown! #history#blm#elizabethcityamp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/07/...

from CK "If there's a movie about Elon Musk... "

Purrrr-fection

I've made a new screenprint! It is a limited edition of 100 signed and numbered copies available now at my shop: www.tomgauld.com/shop

SCIENCE CAT (my latest cartoon for New Scientist)

“We must unlearn the constellations to see the stars.” Jack Gilbert #writer