sam hester

Graphic recording, graphic medicine, & comics about real-life local stories.

[sam hester @calgaryhester]

I loved Twitter. & I think leaving is "obeying in advance." So I'm keeping my account, but won't be posting much here anymore. Find me everywhere else w/ the same handle!
A long time ago I took this pic at a Red Deer, Alberta hotel. This feels like the right place to leave it.

[sam hester @calgaryhester]

@Suz_Todd @livewithmecfs I can't do ear loops, either! These Vitacore ones have head straps, though, similar to 3M Aura. Maybe they are not on the Canada Strong site anymore? They are my favourites.

[Mark Carney @MarkJCarney]

Deeply saddened by news of the passing of Dr. Darren Markland earlier this week.

Darren was a tireless advocate for patients and health care workers in Edmonton and across Canada. His compassion and dedication made our country stronger. I am keeping his family, and the entire Edmonton community, in my thoughts.

[sam hester @calgaryhester]

This week, my Drawing Book comics newsletter is for the Dylan fans! Presenting my theory on the connection between Dylan's song "Love Minus Zero/No Limit" and George Eliot's masterpiece "Middlemarch." Read on if you dare!
https://t.co/iiM1A5zHAn

[sam hester @calgaryhester]

This week, a grab bag of random pages from my old sketchbook journal series, The Drawing Book. Sign up for free if you like old comics and stories about Calgary!
https://t.co/AhuZQ90i96

[sam hester @calgaryhester]

This week in "The Drawing Book," instead of comics, a story about @cityofcalgary's project to restore personalized bricks from the 1988 Winter Olympics, to the folks who ordered them almost 40 years ago. Spoiler: I got mine!
https://t.co/fLX9uVmK6o

[sam hester @calgaryhester]

@lyricalpitbull I thought you might enjoy this headline! (And maybe vote for it to be 2024's Headline of the Year?) 🙂
Best wishes for 2025!

[Paul Fairie @paulisci]

🎇The Second 2024 Headline of the Year Finalist🎇
Alarming Poetry Sales

[sam hester @calgaryhester]

@thatbrookeclark Thought you might enjoy this headline 🙂

[Paul Fairie @paulisci]

🎇The Second 2024 Headline of the Year Finalist🎇
Alarming Poetry Sales

[sam hester @calgaryhester]

It's the last issue of "The Drawing Book" for 2024! My last Substack newsletter of the year includes some old comics about what to do on the last night of the world. And hats!

https://t.co/vANbKxok1M

[sam hester @calgaryhester]

Calgary journalism outlet The Sprawl needs some new supporters in order to make it through 2025! This week in The Drawing Book newsletter, I'm looking back on 7 years of comics for The Sprawl. Check it out... and consider signing up as a new member!

https://t.co/Nzonu3aQ3t

[sam hester @calgaryhester]

This week in my (free!) Substack newsletter that's all about old #comics I wrote many years ago: why I dream about airplanes.
https://t.co/sKzttRsoUZ

[sam hester @calgaryhester]

@RealTalkRJ @MastersMatt This was a thoughtful and self-reflective talk, good to listen to!
Both of you (@RealTalkRJ & @MastersMatt) might consider joining in the conversation in the blue place, I think lots of people there would like to hear about this! 😊

[sam hester @calgaryhester]

This week in The Drawing Book, I surprised myself by writing about why I changed my last name, 24 years ago: https://t.co/2WJWqGHir9

[sam hester @calgaryhester]

In today's newsletter from "The Drawing Book," an old comic and a new graphic recording about peace. Oh, and my brother is in there, too!
https://t.co/C82YqVMg4c

[Bob Dylan @bobdylan]

Saw Nick Cave in Paris recently at the Accor Arena and I was really struck by that song Joy where he sings “We’ve all had too much sorrow, now it the time for joy.” I was thinking to myself, yeah that’s about right.

[sam hester @calgaryhester]

This week in "The Drawing Book," I'm excited to share an old #comic about the old, strange, & beautiful ballad "Willie o' Winsbury." I learned to love this tune thanks to the music of @RthompsonMusic. You might love it too!
https://t.co/5eFn1tJSR3

[sam hester @calgaryhester]

Hi everyone! Most Sundays I try to post a link to my Substack newsletter, "The Drawing Book," where I share old #comics about life in #yyc. This week, a short comic about my response to the US election... 20 years ago!
https://t.co/rHcgVAxxkF

[sam hester @calgaryhester]

@CureLongCovid Hooray - thanks very much! I'll keep an eye out for it!