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1. Lynda Barry started trending when she won a MacArthur fellowship last week and for good reason. Lots of people love her work. But it's more than that -- she's been a mentor and inspiration to two generation of writers, cartoonists and artists.
2. Certain artists are contagious: people not only love their work but also get a kind of permission from it to make their own art. Dylan was like that and so is @NearSitedMonkey. She has a way of opening up people to their own creativity.
3. If you ever have a chance to attend one of Lynda Barry's art & writing workshops, you should take it. It's the most mind-altering thing you can do short of dropping acid. I explain why here thenation.com/article/macart…
