I told myself to find something, anything to draw while this virus has me couch surfing for a few more days.

The master's degree is done, and I've set my sights on writing and illustrating books kids in my classes can read. For now, as ideas and word lists germinate, I'm practicing by picturing my life in doodles again, and Thing2 gave me the perfect tale to doodle.

My second pride and joy sat down on the couch to figure out a new song on the guitar for school. The incoming storm made the lights flicker in and out, and I started to draw as I listened to the unelectrified strains of Stevie Ray Vaughan's Pride and Joy.

The drawing was terrible — even for a first after a hiatus -but the picture it saved in my mind is priceless.