Storycomic Weekly Newsletter: September 12th
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Mima Tipper channels Marilyn Monroe in her warmhearted YA paranormal novel
In my newest interview, I’m joined by award-winning Vermont author Mima Tipper to talk about her new YA paranormal novel Channeling Marilyn.
Published by She Writes Press, Channeling Marilyn follows seventeen-year-old Lexa Donovan, a timid, plus-size high school senior who longs to be more than a background character in her own life. When Lexa is chosen for her school’s spring production of Bus Stop, she thinks she may finally have a chance to step into the spotlight. Then the story takes a supernatural turn: the spirit of Marilyn Monroe takes up residence in Lexa’s body.
The result is a funny, heartfelt coming-of-age story about confidence, grief, friendship, fame, self-acceptance, and what it means to find your own voice. Mima has said that part of her wrote the book to give Marilyn “another story,” and the novel was released in time for Marilyn Monroe’s 100th birthday year.
Mima is also the author of Kat’s Greek Summer, winner of the 2025 Vermont Book Award for Children’s Literature.
In our conversation, we talk about Marilyn Monroe, theater, paranormal storytelling, body image, Vermont writing, and why teen stories can be both funny and deeply moving.
Project Update: Getting Back Into Fate Core Writing
This week, I’ve been working on a Fibber McGee and Molly-inspired version of a Fate Core sourcebook.
This is really just a fun exercise to help me get back into the swing of writing Fate Core supplements again. Working with a familiar old-time radio style gives me something playful to experiment with while I refresh myself on the structure, mechanics, and tone of writing for the system.
It has been a good way to ease back into that kind of creative work without putting too much pressure on myself, and I’m hoping it helps sharpen things up as I continue moving back toward Appliance.
Book Review: Tag Team: El Toro & Friends by Raúl the Third
One of the bedtime books I read with Iggy this week was Tag Team: El Toro & Friends, and it turned out to be a really fun little read.
The story follows El Toro and La Oink Oink as they deal with a huge mess after a wrestling match. At first, the cleanup looks pretty overwhelming, but once they start working together, the whole thing becomes much more manageable.
That simple idea is really the heart of the book: big jobs feel a lot easier when you have someone helping you.
What made it especially enjoyable as a bedtime book was the energy in the illustrations. The wrestling theme gives even ordinary chores a sense of action and excitement, which is a pretty clever trick. Sweeping, picking up trash, and washing dishes are not usually the stuff of high drama, but here they feel like part of the match.
I also liked the way the book mixes in Spanish words and phrases. It gives the story a little extra personality without making it hard for younger readers to follow.
Iggy seemed to enjoy the characters and all the colorful action, and I appreciated that the story had a good message without feeling like it was trying too hard to teach one.
It was short, funny, colorful, and perfect for bedtime.
And if a book can make cleaning up look even a little bit exciting, I have to give it some credit.
Personal Update: A Busy Week and Some Family Fun
This was a fairly busy week, with a mix of work, home projects, and some good family time.
We finally got our driveway resealed. Since the house we bought has a paved driveway, it is one of those maintenance jobs that needs to be done every few years. It is not exactly an exciting project, but it is nice to have it checked off the list.
Last Sunday, we took the kiddos to the Caledonia County Fair, and we had a really good time. There is something about a fair that always makes for a fun family day, especially when you can just slow down and enjoy watching the kids have fun.
Work was pretty normal overall, although it was a short week for putting the paper together because Labor Day is next week. Even with the tighter schedule, we were still able to squeeze out a 20-page edition, which I was happy with.
At the radio station, I am still working through ideas for building in more redundancy for power and transmission backups. It is one of those things you hope you never really need, but I want to make sure we are in a better position if something unexpected happens.
We also had some fun at the movies this week. I took the kids to see Coyote vs. Acme, and we all thought it was pretty good.
I have also been introducing them to some of the fun movies I grew up with from the 1980s and 1990s. On Friday, we watched Mystery Men, which was a fun one to revisit.
Overall, it was a busy but enjoyable week. We got some things done around the house, kept work moving, and still found time to make a few good memories together
Driveway resealed!
Mystery Men!