

I’m a freelance graphic designer, illustrator, and content creator. I take my coffee black, never leave the house without a book, and love sending mail. Years ago, I made a half-hearted commitment to read one book about every U.S. president. As you can see, it spiraled out of control.
*Yeah, I know it’s weird. Just roll with it.




Twice as fun? Or twice as confusing?
I have two email newsletters. Both are free and sporadic (generally no more than once a month). Both include: presidential trivia, off-beat doodles, Venn diagrams, history, book recommendations, and inexplicably long tangents.
Subscribe to one, both, or neither.
The POTUS Notice: my original newsletter
Free presidential trading card (while supplies last).
Regular prizes randomly sent to POTUS Pop Quiz participants.
Occasionally fun snail mail (at my discretion).
Presidential Briefs: for those who prefer Substack
Not necessarily brief. Or about briefs. But not necessarily not not about briefs. Like this one.
No prizes or fun mail.
Much of the same content as my regular blog, but the emails will always be different from The POTUS Notice.
See what’s it’s all about.


MY BIBLIOGRAPHY // WHAT I’M READING // MY BOOKSHOP
I don’t mean to brag, but I’ve read at least one book about every U.S. President. And then some. I doodle my way through biographies and share my sketchbooks.

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I ❤ sending mail
Sometimes I sent mail to POTUS Notice subscribers who are really into my project (regularly play my quizzes, comment on my blogs or newsletters, share with their friends, and/or rescue me from embarrassing mistakes, etc.). Something to keep in mind.
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I can’t stop making family trees
What if Alice Roosevelt was a boy? Everything may have been different. Take a journey through the chaos in my head, unleashed by a collaboration with a public historian. Or scroll through the rest of my family trees.
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I’m a Bookshop affiliate
Bookshop supports independent booksellers. Hypothetically speaking, I’d earn a commission if anyone ever made a purchase through my links. But even if nobody does, I love to create lists on Bookshop (like the one below).
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I’m a freelancer
Looking for a graphic designer or illustration who can spew out presidential trivia on demand? I can’t think of anyone else you’d want to hire. Check out my services.
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My itty bitty store: meh
The juice wasn’t worth the squeeze. But if you’re looking for quirky presidential items to sell in your gift shop, I’d love to chat. See some of the stuff I made.
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I ❤ Venn diagrams
They’re sprinkled all through my sketchbooks. This one is particularly gross.
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Free trading cards!
While supplies last, pick out a free trading card when you subscribe to The POTUS Notice.
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My brain tries to organize it all
I have collections of books that overlap, centenarians, sketchbook cameos, mistakes, funny names, and more.
I also have my own personal Frick Collection.
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This guy wrote a #1 pop song
VP Charles G. Dawes and Bob Dylan: the only people with both a #1 pop hit and a Nobel Prize.
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So. Many. Tangents.
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Anthropomorphic maps are fun
This one is a nod to the first and only time the VP was selected by the senate. Find more maps with faces in my Mega Maps Medley.
Finally reading about Lady Bird!
Feeling my insufficient vocabulary
Accidentally read the whole thing
Frances Perkins is everywhere.
Sneak peek at a forthcoming book!
All the presidential timber … and then some! 🪵
Get to know Julia Chinn
"Eternal means forever."
Loving this book pile!
Another novel. Couldn’t help it.
It’s fiction, but I couldn’t help it.
Spoiler: she was never POTUS
An anodyne flip through my doodles
Flip through my sketchbook
Flip through my sketchbook and learn about Boiling Water
Flip through my sketchbook and find out who went pants-less!
📢 PSA: READ THIS BOOK
Lots of hateful people. Plus, one mind-blowing doozy!
Jefferson: “disarming ideological promiscuity”
Constitutionally required perfection
A quick tour of my sketchbook and Chester Arthur’s final resting place.
Take a quick dash through Washington’s cabinet. Don’t blink or you’ll miss it!

🎁 I packaged up all the birthday boys