Author Archives: Ampersand

Fox Goggles

It took me a few tries to write this strip. It’s the most vexing question of the Trump era, for me: How can so many people support Trump? I’ve known a bunch of Trump supporters. Many of them, in face … Continue reading

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The Kitchen Table Cycle

In the wake of the 2024 election, a poll from Blueprint found that a lot of swing voters believed that “Kamala Harris is focused more on cultural issues like transgender issues rather than helping the middle class.” Predictably, many centrist … Continue reading

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Elections and politics, Transsexual and Transgender related issues | 36 Comments

Nice Purse!

This cartoon is by me and Becky Hawkins. I’m not like this character – serenely unaware of mean comments. But I aspire to be like him. (Maybe I am like this character, but since I’m unaware of the comments I … Continue reading

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Feminism, sexism, etc, Men and masculinity, Sex & Gender, Sexism, Sexism hurts men | 8 Comments

Good News About Work And AI!

From a report in Fortune: AI is actually increasing strain for most employees, as the tools add more time to menial tasks, and actually takes away from deep-focus work. Since adopting AI into their workflows, time spent across every job … Continue reading

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The Search

This strip is drawn by the awesome Mike Lawrence, who really went wild with the chicken fat! I wrote this strip two months ago, after coming across this story: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is facing an unusual wave … Continue reading

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Radical Gender Ideology

This cartoon is by me and Nadine Scholtes. In a way, it’s also by Samantha Fulnecky, because a lot of the dialog was swiped verbatim from a paper she wrote. But I don’t think she’d appreciate a co-writing credit. “Radical … Continue reading

Posted in Atheism, Cartooning & comics, Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Feminism, sexism, etc, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues, Religion | 3 Comments

Centrist Dems Pre and Post Election

When Kamala Harris lost the election, a lot of centrist Democrats blamed progressives (as they did when Hillary Clinton lost in 2016), and it’s been a constant drumbeat of recrimination ever since. I’m talking about folks like Quentin Fulks, who … Continue reading

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Don’t Call Them Concentration Camps!

This comic is by me and Becky Hawkins. Becky writes: What’s a better challenge than drawing a period piece? Drawing a period piece where the reader is supposed to think it’s present-day until panel 4! Luckily for me, men’s fashion … Continue reading

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Parents’ Rights

The right-wing (plus some alleged liberals cough Singal cough) assault on trans kids is genuinely horrifying. Literally hundreds of anti-trans bills – most focused on trans people under 19 years old – are proposed every year, and some succeed in … Continue reading

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans and Queer issues, Supreme Court Issues, Transsexual and Transgender related issues | 15 Comments

Time Travel 2: Ask Me Anything

This cartoon is by me and Becky Hawkins. This is a sort of sequel to a previous cartoon I did about time travel. Rags really was one of my childhood dogs (and the most important one to me). Although Siggy, … Continue reading

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