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Author. Cartoonist. Coffeeholic (25 cups/day). Work in @nytimes @WSJ @Playboy @SatEvePost . Newsletter: . Buy me a ☕:

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No thanks.
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Friends: My new book of poems & drawings has arrived. A poet-robot … a chain-smoking seductress … a dying connoisseur. All appear. Buy Plumstuff @ indie shops, via the publisher , The Rolli Shop or Amazon
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This weekend, The New York Times published my poem "Brooklyn, 1:10 a.m.)." The illustration is by Times veteran Agnes Lee. #poem #poetry #nyc #yqr
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My little friend Whiskerdude.
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Farewell, Tummywumps. So many happy years... You were my best friend.
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I recently chatted over coffee with journalist @melissamalamut about my notorious (coffee) drinking habit. Read the full interview in New York Magazine @NYMag @GrubStreet #coffee ☕️
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It was an intense summer.
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My little friend Toot.
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G o o d n i g h t . . .
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🎵When the Reaper comes along, he can take away my body - but he can never take my song🎵 My friend @DoobieDukeSims & I wrote you a song. "When the Reaper Comes Along" is the final track from our EP CAHOOTS, streaming everywhere. @spotify @AppleMusic
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A cute intruder.
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I had prospects—yes but one morning rising I felt a sharp poem in my chest and knew I was doomed #poem #poetry
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A simple lunch is best.
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Ludwig Roselius, inventor of decaf.
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G o o d n i g h t .
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Happy to announce that Vancouver director Jennesia Pedri has optioned my short story "The Ashtray" (first published in @geistmagazine ) and will be developing it into a feature-length film. Many thanks to @filina_olga and @5OLiterary . #filmnews #yqr
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Friends: My new book of poems & drawings has arrived. A poet-robot … a chain-smoking seductress … a dying connoisseur. All appear. Buy Plumstuff @ indie shops, via the publisher , The Rolli Shop or Amazon
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My little friend Barnabas, who prefers the lemon cookies.
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G o o d n i g h t .
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Vaccinated. My monkey hurts.
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Opinions are boring. Cupcakes are fascinating.
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I have a new cartoon in @Playboy . 🐇
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A cartoon I drew for @HarvardBiz . They no longer publish cartoons, alas.
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G o o d n i g h t .
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“Friendship is important, but not friends, not really. People throw friends away. Even when they’re like family. They toss them out and find new ones.” Read my latest short story, "Liz" in The Saturday Evening Post. (I did the drawing, too) @SatEvePost
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G o o d n i g h t .
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G o o d n i g h t .
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My little friend Sniffer.
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G o o d n i g h t .
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G o o d n i g h t . . .
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The heart wants what it wants.
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G o o d n i g h t .
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My zodiac sign is lemon meringue pie.
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G o o d n i g h t . . .
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G o o d n i g h t . . .
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My little friend Pierre.
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I cartoon I drew for Reader's Digest recently.
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My new book. Poems and drawings from Plumstuff first appeared in @SatEvePost , @WSJ , @thewalrus , @RattleMag , @feathertale , @QuarterlyWest , @thenewquarterly , @TheAntigonish and other spots. Grab your copy today: #books #yqr #poetry #nationalpoetrymonth
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When I closed my eyes to this living, and the world whirled away, I heard a lone voice singing: "Are you going my way?" We come from the stars, and then we go back again.
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A cartoon I drew for The Wall Street Journal.
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My cartoon in the new issue of Reader's Digest.
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The one true religion.
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Gentle Friends - - - If you can see this message, please do add me to you Twitter lists. I hope you won't mind if I do the same. I'm seeing few people I follow on here anymore, and am showing up in few feeds myself. Hope this helps. Worth a try. Cheers - - - Rolli
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Sold a poem to The New York Times. Keep an eye out. 👁️
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G o o d n i g h t .
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G o o d n i g h t .
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A cartoon I did for @Adbusters .
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G o o d n i g h t . . .
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G o o d n i g h t . . .
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G o o d n i g h t .
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With my small friend. Today, I am an enormous teddy bear.
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G o o d n i g h t .
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Espresso chocolate cake. Tasty.
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G o o d n i g h t .
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My little friend Chip.
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I used to meditate but it takes too long. Cake is faster.
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Laugh the pain away.
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G o o d n i g h t . . .
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G o o d n i g h t . . .
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𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐃: "She isn't depressed, actually. She's just a writer."
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The Beautiful Institution I will swim to the beautiful institution by the sea write poems till poems compose me eat my mass in ballads then swim home again #poem #poetry #drawing
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Found the tiniest bunny. That’s a toothpick on the bottom left, for scale.
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Some years ago, at a signing, a woman muttered “books are too expensive” as she dragged her son away from my table. I saw her leave the store ten minutes later, her arms overloaded with exotic teas & scented candles. In the middle of the night, I sometimes think of her—and sigh.
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I drew this one many years ago. For a magazine where my work is no longer welcome.
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G o o d n i g h t .
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My little friend Snifter.
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Tabloid journalism is boring. Layered coffee is fascinating.
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If you see a bridge, cross it. If you see a piece of rich chocolate cake, eat it. My two guiding principles.
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G o o d n i g h t .
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My little friend Tummywumps.
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My little friend Sniffer.
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My new book, Plumstuff. A collection of poems and drawings for anyone with a heart and a head. Order a signed copy via The Rolli Shop () and you'll receive a free set of 3 mini art prints, as depicted below. #yqr
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A while ago, I talked to Bing Crosby - grandson and namesake of the great entertainer - about the abundant skeletons in the Crosby family closet. A dark story - with a hopeful ending. #addiction #mentalhealth @Bing_Crosby @boise51 @NMWTweets @medium
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Rest in peace, little friend.
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My little friend Victoria.
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Thank-you so much for the latte portrait, @RunaPocket . It made my day. ☕️
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G o o d n i g h t .
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My little friend Blue. He is 15 years old.
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G o o d n i g h t .
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Get the print:
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My cartoon in the new issue of @Adbusters , out now.
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My latest poem for The New York Times, published last month. #poem #poetry
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A piece of driftwood. But don't you think it looks almost exactly like a giraffe?
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My little friend Sprocket.
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G o o d n i g h t .
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G o o d n i g h t .
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Agendas are boring. Hedgehog cakes are fascinating.
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My little friend Snoose.
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G o o d n i g h t . . .
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Sold a cartoon to The Wall Street Journal. Keep an eye out. 👁
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