I AM A WRITER WHO DOES NOT DRAW
AND AUSTIN KLEON IS A WRITER WHO DRAWS.
MAYBE I SHOULD. WHEN I TAUGHT AT PARSONS
YEARS AGO I GOT FREE CLASSES. ONCE
I TOOK A PAINTING CLASS AND PAINTED WORDS.
THE TEACHER SAID NO. THESE ARE NOT
PAINTINGS AND WHO KNOWS WHY I BELIEVED HIM.
AUSTIN KLEON HAS A SUCCESSFUL SUBSTACK
90,000 READERS AND HE SAYS HE HAS THE KEY.
HERE IT IS IN HIS WORDS:
Thanks for reading. This newsletter is free, but not cheap. You can help it keep going: forward it to someone who’d like it, read my books, shop for some of my favorite gear (I get a cut), buy a t-shirt, or hire me to speak.
I HAVE NO GEAR (ALTHOUGH I LIKE THE IDEA
OF ESTHER COHEN GEAR BUT WHAT WOULD THAT BE?
PROBABLY EARRINGS AND BRACELETS AND RINGS,
MANY RINGS. MOSTLY TUAREG.) NO T-SHIRTS EITHER.
I SPEAK FOR FREE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
BUT IF YOU COULD SEND MY POEMS TO A FRIEND OR TWO
AND TELL THEM TO SUBSCRIBE, THAT’S
AUSTIN KLEON ENOUGH FOR ME.
will do; i love your poems/newsletter & will share. and thank you: just bought a t-shirt from austin kleon (isnt that sorta a sci-f i name?) for my husband's birthday in a few weeks. he always receives from me: a t-shirt; a book or 2; a ridiculous handmade card by me, and a giant chocolate cake with chocolate frosting.