AUSTIN KLEON is a writer and cartoonist. He lives in Austin, Texas with his wife, Meg.
Feb 13, 2009
Valentine's day is tomorrow: are you running low on time? Print out this PDF, fold it in half, fold it in half again (like we used to do in elementary school), and write an old-fashioned deep-fried love letter to your valentine!
Feb 11, 2009

Another one cut from the book.
The cartoonist Tom Hart (Hutch Owen) has a fantastic blog called "Cartooning Like You Mean It," and he's been posting recently about mark-making, poetry, and drama. Here's a clip from his post, "Drama vs. Poetry":
Drama is the …
Feb 11, 2009
Mike Judge, creator of Beavis and Butthead, King of the Hill, Office Space, and Idiocracy, visited the University of Texas tonight for an RTF "Master Class" with John Pierson. I told John I was a huge fan, and he was nice enough to invite me. Of course, I …
Sean, Mar 21, 2007:
dang, this is a pretty virb page. you gots the css skillz.
next up, come up with a way to make virb blackout poems.
Austin, Mar 19, 2007:
yeah, it's really pathetic
Sean, Mar 19, 2007:
you need more virb friends, son