Sammy the Sea Turtle makes an unannounced visit to Chloe. Her fins were mottled and her eyes were bloodshot.
coral reef
page 29 of “Chloe”
Chloe’s friends met.
“I’m concerned about Chloe,” said Anne.
“She seems sad and distracted,” added Liz.
“She told me she’s OK and just wants space,” Bruce informed them.
“Let’s give her space to figure it out,” they agreed.
Page 26 of “Chloe the Clingfish”*
She stood there and stared at the boxes. How could she be so excited to buy them and now feel so ambivalent? Her heart fluttered. She had no more credit for purchases. And her clutter was leading to less and less room in her home.
To get her mind off of her problems, she decided to watch some TV and have a snack.
page 25 of “Chloe the Clingfish”*
The doorbell rang. Chloe signed for her boxes and set them down by the door. She could hear B.B. King’s voice singing, “The thrill is gone. The thrill is gone away. The thrill is gone, baby. The thrill is gone away…”
* a story about shopping addiction
Page 19 of “Chloe the Clingfish”
The next day, Annie Anthias invited Chloe over to hang out. They exchanged seaweed soup recipes and baked shrimp cakes. Annie wanted to go on the Keto diet together. She had gained some weight TV binging and hadn’t been to the gym in months.
“We can’t go on that diet! Where in the coral reef would we find cauliflower and cheese?” asked Chloe.
Book 3 (in progress)
page 13: “I think we need to shake things up. Our subscription numbers have leveled out. We need to do something new,” Liz said.
“I don’t know. Why mess with perfection?” Chloe did not like change. It caused her to worry. It caused her great stress.
Page 12 of Chloe (in progress)
“One Friday night, Chloe was at Liz’s house hanging out. They were talking about work.”
Book3 illustration
I’m working on the illustrations for my third book…what a fun process!
Book Update
I’ve chosen the font and set the text for my third book. It just needs some tweaking here and there, but I’m almost ready to do the illustrations! The goal with this one is experimental: write about “adult” issues in a children’s book style.
Concept Sketch #13
When Bruce the Boxfish had a big medical scare, Chloe held his fin for hours and assured him everything would be fine.
Kismet 