ORTHOGRAPHS

The Definitive Illustrated Phronematization Manual

In 2009 I drew my first “Orthograph” on my old “Pithless Thoughts” blog.

By that time I had been Orthodox for ten years and had fooled a bishop into ordaining me a sub-deacon. I also had done, said, thought, and embraced just about every “zealous new convert” mis-step. A lot of people, both clergy and laity, were patient with me and some, like Walter, my old cranky Russian friend who was the inspiration for Curmudgeophan the Recluse, just whacked me upside the nous, hard. And I loved (and still love) them for doing that. Because of them I was able to see how foolish I was and looked trying to “go native” having just landed on the runway. Not only did I not understand the language, culture, customs, idioms and landscape, I didn’t even understand myself. The greatest leap forward in my spiritual life as newly Orthodox was to learn to laugh at myself and not buy what my own logismoi was selling me.

I continued to draw Orthographs for the past fifteen years and they have become somewhat of a “spiritual autobiography”. I am in every one of them. But like all spiritual autobiographies you may see something of yourself in my journey.

The book is 212 pages of drawings, graphs, and comics about “being Orthodox”. It has some of the “classics” that have been around the Ortho-net for years (that most people probably don’t know I drew them). It also has Curmudgeophan, the “Monkabee Magazines”, and sections on Lent, the spiritual life, church stuff, converting, and theology.

Here’s a few sample pages:

INTRODUCTION: Reviews

…And much, much more!

All copies ordered in this first print run are autographed.

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