Creator Critics Mugs

'The rot set in when I started doing these things in my own image - my early stuff was better.'

"Bah, I could've written a better dénouement in my sleep."

Cariactures

'It's a Joan Biro.'

"I'm afraid you were drawn too big and not centered on the page."

Cat with Nine Still Lives

"And maybe throw in a talking snake to make sure they don't take it literally."

Another Turning Point in History. Oh, the heck with it -- I'll never get these antlers right. Mickey Moose.

"How about a little more muse and a little less 'meow,' huh?"

"Oh, don't mind that, it's just my body of unseen work."

"Hmmm, this might just be not funny enough for The New Yorker."

The Origin of Creationism

"Your editor called again to see if the well was still dry."

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Bureaucrats held up by the workers.

'Can't you forget you were an art teacher?'

"I could do that."

We regret to inform you that your poem, "The Ramen," does not meet our publishing needs at this time. The short, frustrating career of Edgar Allan Typoe.

Creator's Block

How Do You Like My Moseying Along?

Real coffee vs usual vending machine stuff

"Apparently my writing is so bad I've been rejected by a gene editor. She said she could see the lack of talent in my DNA."

"I think the banana looks like a mustache, or a weird smile or something. How about an apple? ... Just a suggestion."

''Masterpiece Theater' will not be seen tonight, so that we may bring you 'Slushpile Showplace'....'

Phoebe Mary Waller-Bridge caricature

Turning around - searching for why hate happens.

'What have you got in the way of an imported red that has a label that doesn't look like my cat drew it?'

"Well - and I'm not just saying this because you're my husband - it stinks."

'Let's go around the room, and talk about the edgy, creative things we've done so far today.'

"His painting is actually better than it looks..."

"This painting, we're sorry to say, is pure trash."

"He feels the honey-citrus glaze overpowers the plum."

"Are you sure its supposed to look like that?"

"I find it helps to imagine Go as some kind of divine creator."

"I call it 'You kids turn down that so-called music. I can't even hear myself scream.'"