My FIFTH published book(available for purchase here)…its kinda insane how much time I’ve put toward my self-publishing endeavors the last 3 years. “ABCs of Beasties: Cryptids and Critters from A-Z” came out in 2023, the hardcover 2nd edition of ABCs AND “Birds in My Backyard: A Suburban Safari” both came out in 2024. I created a cryptid alphabet coloring book in early 2025…and now my 5th book is here in 2026.

Sometimes as an artist/creator its hard to step back and really take stock of what one has accomplished creatively. All the best work is created with intention and really digging in….its slow going and we’re constantly bombarded from modern life that things should be easy and quickly gratifying…which isn’t the reality of being a creator at all. I struggle with reminding myself of this constantly 🙂

This month I’m celebrating my creative wins and remembering that intentional progress forward every day is still progress no matter how small. I hope you buy The Bantam Dragon, and if you do, please let me know what you think of it! I’ll be sharing some more behind the scenes stuff over the next few weeks so stay tuned for more details!