Ted Closson

@vinegartom

All this machine does is draw and write and make little comics, that's all. (Bi, He/Him)

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Ted Closson@vinegartom· Jun 14

Had a little moment this afternoon, where I think I finally started to understand what Virgil meant when they wrote the words "look upon these things with joy." I hope you do someday too.

A child seated with her legs tucked beneath her, looking at a book in her lap in the upstairs of a barn. Light streams down onto her from a window and from below through an open door.

Ted Closson@vinegartom· May 26

My feed is doing a thing...

Screenshot of two posts in a feed on BlueSky, one about the BBC using dung heaps to film wildlife and the other about a small kitten pooping in the wrong place again.

Ted Closson@vinegartom· Apr 27

Small statue of an angel holding a pillar on its side in a center dash console of a car alongside a Fanta can and an empty Dunkin Donuts cup.

Ted Closson@vinegartom· Apr 10

At Back Cove Books right now for the S'mores Award Launch Party. This is the opening event for the start of @comicartsmaineport.bsky.social #campfest2026 If you can't make it tonight, come check out the convention tomorrow in the Portland Public Library!

Group of people gathered for a presentation at Back Cove Books in Portland, ME. A projection screen shows covers of books from a book launch taking place.

Ted Closson@vinegartom· Apr 8

More work you can see at my table this Saturday from 10am to 4:30pm at @comicartsmaineport.bsky.social in the Portland Public Library. ##campfest2026 Below is a piece of short fiction detailing a meeting between the spirit of Jesus Christ and the mythical figure of Baba Yaga deep in the woods...

Red illustrated cover with two matroshka dolls on the front, one of Christ the other a smiling Baba Yaga. The title, "In the Woods" appears below these in Slavic style font.

Page from the interior of "In the Woods" showing a Christ figure talking with Baba Yaga at night around a campfire.

Ted Closson@vinegartom· Apr 7

More work waiting to be seen this Saturday at @comicartsmaineport.bsky.social #campfest2026 Below is the cover and an interior image from a piece not previously seen in print in its entirety before now. Deeply personal, it was one of the most difficult books I have ever had to write or illustrate.

Cover image for a comic titled "As Before, So Behind (redux)"- a river flows across a dark densely forested landscape as clouds scud across the sky overhead and three white birds fly into the distance.

Interior full page illustration of a woman in a dress and a hat holding a transparent red umbrella while she poses on one leg in the middle of a slowly moving river.

Ted Closson@vinegartom· Apr 6

Just showcasing some of the work I'll be debuting this Saturday at @comicartsmaineport.bsky.social #campfest2026 Many thanks for the editorial assistance of @atlathewriter.bsky.social and colorist Luana Cristini with this particular book.