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Denver Graphic Novelist R. Alan Brooks Hits the Big Screen With Always, Most of the Time Brooks teamed up with his childhood friend to make the film happen.

An interview with me & Victor V. Hogan II, about our FREE film screening this Friday at Lighthouse Writers Workshop, 7pm!
(I think our hair is pretty much the same as it was back in the day, don't you?)
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Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous

NEWS: U.S. Senate advances bill to reopen the federal government in a 60-40 vote.

Dems who votes yes:
🔵 Catherine Cortez Masto
🔵 Dick Durbin
🔵 John Fetterman
🔵 Maggie Hassan
🔵 Tim Kaine
🔵 Angus King
🔵 Jackie Rosen
🔵 Jeanne Shaheen

Republicans who voted no:
🔴 Rand Paul

Tonight was a very bad night.

"What'd I Miss?": A slice of police misconduct Ossie and Myra chat about the New Jersey case of a cop who opted to stop for pizza instead of answering a call about a shooting.

Police 💙 Pizza.
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"What'd I Miss?": New twists on "basically Black" Ossie and his friend share experiences dealing with people who happily claim Blackness — at least when it's convenient.

Black is The New Black.
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I wrote an Archie Comics story! It’s going to be drawn by Colleen Doran, & will probably be available next year.

Thx to Nancy Silberkleit for inviting me into this short project!

I’ll let you guys know when the art is done and the story is available!

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"What'd I Miss?": What's the actual COVID vaccine policy? The cartoonists hop into a DeLorean and time travel to figure out whether this administration has a consistent COVID vaccine policy.

Vax To The Future!
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"What'd I Miss?": A prophecy that didn't happen Ossie has a theory on why a South African pastor's popular prediction of the Rapture might have been just a little off on the details.

Rapture Practice!
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Thanks! And I can't wait until it's near you!

Film Premiere: Always, Most of the Time Join us for the Denver premiere of a new film written by Lighthouse instructor and Board member R. Alan Brooks! This FREE showing will occur directly after the 4:30–6:30 p.m. Friday 500 (register here...

Yo, come see MY MOVIE!
Fri, Nov 14th, at Lighthouse, for FREE!!

See why we're winning awards all over for this!

It's gonna be a vibe, y'all. You can register for your free seat at the link below.

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California, this November 4th, the whole country is counting on you.

Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide.

So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.

"What'd I Miss?": Filling cracks in the health care system The cartoonists illustrate how a failure to accurately diagnose symptoms and point a patient toward proper resources can turn deadly.

Ignored to Death.
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"What'd I Miss?": Thinking twice ... for safety's sake Ossie's encounter with another driver over a collision that didn't happen made him make an uncomfortable calculation.

Held Hostage.
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"What'd I Miss?": Recycling economic advice The cartoonists explore the endless circular reasoning describing the difficulty of squaring education (and student loans) with employment.

This is only the 1st panel of grandma's insightful advice.
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YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live Jimmy Kimmel is Back!

As I was saying…

When you lose your job for calling out a racist’s racism, that’s called Klancel culture.

If this became a weekly series, it would run longer than The Simpsons.

De La!

"What'd I Miss?": Mental health and magic mushrooms Ossie, who's been struggling with his own mental health, shares a shocking story with Myra about a terrifying cockpit incident.

Flight Risk. For real.
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Charlie Kirk called me a ‘lunatic’ and a ‘prostitute’ and demanded I be deported.

Nothing, *nothing*, justifies killing him, or robbing his kids of their dad.

We don’t know the identity or motive of the shooter but murder can *never* be the response to political disagreements.

"What'd I Miss?": Untested, unbelievable In "What'd I Miss?" Myra explains to Ossie how untested rape kits delayed or denied justice, and how one scenario played out like an awful movie script.

Sometimes The News Seems Like a Bad Movie.
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The Final Countdown!
39 hours left on the campaign.
The goal is reached, so for anyone else who
wants to jump in, you have just over
a day to do it!

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Thx to everyone who backed this one -
I look forward to getting these books
out to you!

"What'd I Miss?": Covering the cost of mental health care Struggling with the state of current affairs, Ossie seeks mental health care but quickly discovers that it's not so readily available.

What DO we have $$$ for, then?
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Words, Images, & Worlds with R. Alan Brooks YouTube video by Jason DeHart

In this interview, I talk abt the new Burning Metronome (you still have a coupla days to jump in on that Kickstarter).

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The Burning Metronome: Remix is FULLY FUNDED!

Thx for supporting my work, thx to everyone who shared this campaign on social media (& with their friends). It all helped to bringing us here!

I'll be posting updates, but if you have any questions, feel free to message me.

Thanks again to you all!

Last 5 days of my bday Kickstarter: 92% funded.

Need the remaining $1067 by 8/31, or I don't get ANY of the $$$ to make my 2 graphic novels.

- Lowest reward tier is $30, & you get 2 graphic novels for it
- Pledge today: no money's deducted until 8/31

Thx!
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