{"id":9366,"date":"2016-01-25T20:12:11","date_gmt":"2016-01-26T00:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=9366"},"modified":"2017-11-20T08:08:30","modified_gmt":"2017-11-20T12:08:30","slug":"episode-152-carol-tyler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-152-carol-tyler","title":{"rendered":"Episode 152 – Carol Tyler"},"content":{"rendered":"

Virtual Memories Show #152:
\nCarol Tyler<\/a><\/p>\n

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“I don’t think you can go predict when you go into a long-term memoir project, that the people you’re writing about will see their lives profoundly change.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Soldiers-Heart-COVER\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Carol Tyler<\/a> spent 10 years making Soldier’s Heart: The Campaign to Understand My WWII Veteran Father: A Daughter’s Memoir<\/a>\"\" (Fantagraphics). We sat down at her home in Cincinnati to talk about her perspective on the book now that it’s in her rear-view mirror. We also talk about the glass ceiling for female cartoonists, what it means to be a parent first and cartoonist second, how her dad’s PTSD affected so much of her life, how she drew the last part of Soldier’s Heart<\/em> in hospital rooms, going on food stamps in the midst of this project, her struggle to retain her hippie-ish enthusiasm during a period of heavy loss (4 family members and 3 close friends in 4 years), and how she broke into a frat-house to steal post-party empties for recycling. It’s a fun, deep conversation with a master cartoonist (even when it borders on Gil-as-therapist), so give it a listen!<\/a><\/p>\n

“I couldn’t solve my dad’s problems. I couldn’t solve him.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’m not kidding about the therapist business; we get into some really thoughtful stuff about how she dealt with her dad’s behavior, how she sorta tries to replace him now, and how it might lead her into whole new modes of storytelling. Go listen!<\/a><\/p>\n

“Color speaks; it sings like music! It’s non-language-oriented. When i use it, it helps me tap into what is nonverbal so I can communicate those emotions.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"23530796552_ece06760d9_z\"<\/a>Also, if you want to find out who she’s reading nowadays and get a list of the books and comics we talked about, join our Patreon<\/a> and become a monthly contributor to The Virtual Memories Show!<\/em> The first bonus episode (coming Jan. 31) includes a conversation with Carol about how she became a reader, and the author she goes back to read perennially.<\/p>\n

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Enjoy the conversation!<\/a>\u00a0Then check out\u00a0the archives<\/a>\u00a0for more great episodes! You might like:<\/p>\n