My Begging Chart by Keiler RobertsISBN: 9781770464582
Publication Date: 2021
Ebook
Keiler Roberts mines the passing moments of family life to deliver an affecting and funny account of what it means to simultaneously exist as a mother, daughter, wife, and artist. Drawn in an unassuming yet charming staccato that mimics the awkward rhythm of life, no one's foibles are left unspared, most often the author's own. In My Begging Chart, her most encompassing work yet, Keiler meditates on routine and stillness. The vignettes of her everyday life exude immense presence, making her comics thoroughly relatable and reflective of our all-too-human lives as they unfold with humour, sadness, and relieving joy. Her MS diagnosis lingers in the background, never taking center stage. In transporting these stories onto paper, Keiler observes, and at times relishes, a fleeting present.