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New England Travelogue 2025

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Illustration of two pumpkin citizens of Pottsfield dancing with me in the middle. The title says “New England Travelogue 2025.”
Illustration of me trying to squeeze between a bunch of men dressed in their work clothes and squeezing hot sauce on their chicken and rice bowls. The caption says, “I found the source of the male loneliness epidemic. It’s at the Chicken and Rice Guys on Washington Street in Boston.”
Panel 1: Me and my sister running away from a group of children in front of a Kronosaurus skeleton. Panel 2: Me and my sister running away from a group of children in front of a bunch of taxidermy animals. Caption: “Running away from schoolchildren in the Harvard Museum of Natural History.”
An illustration of Edward Gorey lying down on his couch and sewing and surrounded by six cats while watching The Golden Girls on TV. Caption: “From an exhibit at Houghton Library: Edward Grey at home with his six cats, sewing his stuffed dolls and watching The Golden Girls.”
Caption: “Isabella Stewart Gardner makes acquisitions for her museum.” An illustration below shows a woman running after Isabella Stewart Gardner. The woman is saying, “Mrs. Gardner, we found a ‘Jesus without a cross’ figure from 1140-“ and Mrs. Gardner replies, “Excellent I want five of them.” The woman continues, “And John Singer Sargent sent a note -“ and Mrs. Gardner replies, “Have him packed up and shipped to the Gothic Room.”
An illustration of me holding up a phone in front of my baby cousin. The phone is playing the badger song (“Badger badger badger mushroom mushroom”). Caption: “Educating the next generation (my baby cousin) about early 21st century Internet memes.”
An illustration of me and my sister walking uphill while art students pass us on the sidewalk going downhill. The illustration is titled “RISD.”
Panel 1: My sister and I walk into a room and my sister says, “They filmed The Gilded Age in here.” Panel 2: I’m crouched in a small room with small furniture. A caption below the panel asks, “How?”
Panel 1: My sister and I walk towards a gift shop. The caption says, “November in Newport.” Panel 2: I open the door of the gift shop and we’re blasted with Christmas. Panel 3: My sister and I are suddenly wearing Santa hats and a Christmas wreath and a scarf and there are candy canes stuck to us.

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