Sara Ryan

Two days in a row, I saw Medusa hiding out in the women’s room. She was sitting on the floor, leaning against the mirrored wall with her wig off. The wig, with snakes in an especially fetching shade of electric blue, was next to her, like a well-cultivated houseplant or pet. But aside from a [...]

3:45 A.M. Friday: While we wait for baggage to come in, I learn that some folks come to Portland for the Argentine tango, and that the tango shoes of the moment are Comme Il Faut. 9:30 A.M. Friday: In line for coffee I realize that the girls in front of me are discussing the fact [...]

True life airport comics adventure! For the first time, I have seen something I had a part in creating on sale in an airport. Right now in one of the airport Powells, Hellboy: Weird Tales vol. 1 is featured in the window display. See?

…has taken place entirely in the Portland airport, as my flight has been delayed to the extent that it is now scheduled to take off when it was supposed to arrive. AWESOME. Further bulletins as events warrant.

Though, really, all the credit goes to Ron Chan, Cat Ellis, and Dylan Meconis, the illustrators of, respectively: Flytrap: Episode Three: Over the Wall: The story behind Bishop’s first tattoo. Einbahnstrasse Waltz: High school orchestra trip to Vienna. Gin and tonic, marzipan, angst. A standalone story. and Click: A snapshot of Battle’s senior year in [...]

In case not all y’all follow the comments on the WordPress side, I must point you to this macro’ed version of one of the most recent Snag photos, lolified by the esteemed Jeff Parker.

Snag ignores his water dish, no matter how recently we’ve filled it, in favor of this: So far he hasn’t figured out how to turn on the tap by himself, but it’s only a matter of time.

Harry Potter and the Last Gasp of Youth Inara Verzemnieks has written one of the more thoughtful and heartfelt HP articles I’ve seen — and I’m not just saying that because spinooti and Deborah and I were quoted.

I’m one of those people who, when going to a restaurant that I’ve been to before, almost always orders whatever I had the last time I was there. If it’s Cup and Saucer, it will be the World Famous Garden Scramble with seasoned tofu, no cheese, and a scone. When I think about that restaurant, [...]

Confetti in weeds, underwater. From the Mississippi Street Fair which I did not attend. Auto repair. You can see the building across the street reflected, if you look closely. I mistitled this in Flickr, I now realize. They offer not everything but everythng. Why am I such a sucker for this stuff? Possibly more relevant [...]