Rhonda McCormack's Blog

We organize, express ourselves, and gain ground, but it was four years ago that sexism played a role in keeping a highly qualified woman from the presidency and we’re only now accepting that truth. And it is true. This country takes issue with powerful women. It’s also true we must end this impediment that restricts half our nation.

I’ll begin here:

 

On Tuesday October 20, 2020, NBC News reporters Julia Ainsley and Jacob Soboroff published an article regarding 545 migrant children separated from t...

Inspired byRosie Revere Engineer's Twitter Dance Party,I'm adding a new song/video.
Things are bananas. I know. So...
Stop Everything and Dance!

Recently, I took the big step of overhauling my Patreon project and reducing the number of tiers and offerings.I'm still sharing stories and art, but at lower rates ($1 and $2 monthly). I'm also beginning to share my mixed media comics, which are graphic memoir-esque and both funny and reflective.
The post below is my first Patreon post of 2019. I'm sharing it here because it's about the ups-and-downs of the creative process. On Patreon, this post is embellished with comics. The with...

From time to time it’s good to take stock. Review the inventory. Add it together, clean it out, and tidy it up. With that said, I offer my new and improved blog biography, which I call my herstory. Please enjoy.

These two, artistically altered typewriter keys were found in a Seattle street market. My friend bought them, for daily inspiration. Storm? Row! Years later, when I met some of my first creative struggles, she passed the keys to me as a reminder: in the midst of heavy weather...

solids
stripes
dots
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Media Sharing Note:
This rainbows: everywhere post is part of storm row studio's media sharing series called DRIFTWOOD. DRIFTWOOD posts appear on my Patreon page, and in the case of rainbows, STORIES Patrons get exclusive access to any story shorts and snippets inspired by these arcs of color. To become a STORIES Patron, click here and sign up for the $2 monthly tier. Once you do, you have an immediate pass to all STORIES posts, including DRIFTWOOD: rainb...

from the glass table top.

through the air.

to the floor.

it keeps every ounce of its brilliance.

gongoozler  n.  one who stares for hours at anything out of the ordinary

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Today I'm gongoozling two, arty picture books that feature cityscapes. If you want to support these authors, illustrators, and their work, check out their books from the library, buy their books at your local independent bookseller, and share reviews and news on social media sites. 
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What If... Written by Samantha Berger, Illustrated by Mike Curato

And Peggy Written & Illustrated by Anna Walker

What I...

brilliant, clear rainbowsoften happen here.and double rainbows?easy.

Media Sharing Note:
This rainbows: everywhere post is part of storm row studio's media sharing series called DRIFTWOOD. DRIFTWOOD posts appear on my Patreon page, and in the case of rainbows, STORIES Patrons get exclusive access to any story shorts and snippets inspired by these arcs of color. To become a STORIES Patron, click here and sign up for the $2 monthly tier. Once you do, you have an immediate pass to all STORIES...

Do you see it?

There it is.

Small but wonderful.

“The flowers don’t know they’re late bloomers. They’re right in season.” Debra Eve