Tess Fowler Gutierrez

An angry comic about him getting away with it. That's what happens. They're rarely if ever held accountable. I was an expendable child. Tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com

A comic about Covid and 5 portraits from the scariest years. These are all in the diary comics book at tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com

The newbie RN, diary comic from 2025.

Diary comics.

We're ok. This is just life. Gotta lock in and focus now because this hit at the worst possible moment (amidst processing the 2nd printing) and it may nuke our ability to keep self publishing physical books. Pausing physical orders until we are on firmer ground. All orders still happening!

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A diary comic illustrating one of The Old Man's letters. PART ONE OF THREE. The diary comic collection is at tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com now! Out next month.

A diary comic illustrating one of The Old Man's letters. PART ONE OF THREE. The diary comic collection is at tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com now! Out next month.

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22 Sept

The reaction to my memoir on Instagram was overwhelmingly in the "string him up" camp which I do understand. Its just not my style these days. Lol Also ooo Bluesky let me upload more than 4 images!

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11 Aug

Been catching up on shipping lately. Missed out on scanning quite a few but we got these two in. My art has changed so much in just a few years. Its kinda shocking honestly.

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22 Sept

The reaction to my memoir on Instagram was overwhelmingly in the "string him up" camp which I do understand. Its just not my style these days. Lol Also ooo Bluesky let me upload more than 4 images!

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20 Sept

Da es self-published ist und jeden Buzz gebrauchen kann: ich habe heute diesen autobiographischen Comic von @tessfowler.bsky.social über Grooming, Abuse, Brustkrebs und Körpertraumata gelesen und habe keine Worte. Er ist furchtbar und brillant. tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com/product/digi...

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The offers I've had for readers to off "The Old Man" from my book are buck wild. I need you to read this book. Understand that trauma is complex but these crimes can be prevented. If you're educated about these men you can stop them in their tracks BEFORE they strike. Tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com

18 Sept

Oh nothing insurance just cut me off from the oncologist I've seen for 6 years randomly without warning. I'm ok. Just means a lot of jumping thru hoops to get everything I have right now, and a delay in care. 90% high risk cancer patient here, and I'm in limbo again. This is American healthcare.

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Four pages from my memoir Take the Fall. Breast cancer during the pandemic was gnarly. The book is available at tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com

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Parts 1 and 2 of a diary comic about my existential dread. I think on paper. My emotions don't make sense until I draw them. What does this one mean? I know what I see in it. What do you see?

Four pages from my memoir Take the Fall. Breast cancer during the pandemic was gnarly. The book is available at tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com

Parts 1 and 2 of a diary comic about my existential dread. I think on paper. My emotions don't make sense until I draw them. What does this one mean? I know what I see in it. What do you see?

The spam sent to my shop is getting really weird folks.

Working on heading to Amazon for a paperback version of the memoir. My EU audience seems happy about it so I'm pleased. I remain leery of interviewers who usually discuss cape books tho. It deserves a serious discussion. Yet outside interviewers fear my comic background.

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The response from readers has been more than I could have ever hoped for. Its helped a lot of people feel less alone. I'm proud of that. I've never been 100% proud of myself until this memoir. Just wish I knew where to take it from here. Tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com

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Forewarned is forearmed, right? What happened to me ruined so much of my life. It affected everything. Is it too much to hope for to have this discussion, in this climate? Am I screaming into an impossible void? ...she asks as she types into the void.

I'm okay. I promise. Just had an inbox full of survivor stories this morning and I'm sad. I'm angry. I'm exhausted. I will keep talking thru the work and I will help who I can. Of course. But I'm pissed that victims pay a lifelong price while predators get to thrive.

Tess Fowler Gutierrez@tessfowler.bsky.social

I likely have to take the plunge to try my hand at filming again. Chris and I can discuss it on camera. I just hate that I'm being forced to do this instead of spending my time working. Interviews I can do. They're controlled. Doing it myself seems counterintuitive.

I'm tired. We live in a world where grooming children is just another topic for political talking heads to bandy back and forth. Why do I have survivors piling up on IG with no support systems? I made a book about what happened to me and my hope is that it will help with healing and PREVENTION.

Thank you so much for taking the time to write this. 🥺 I'm so grateful.

Zeenis@zeenisenvy.bsky.social

I bought a digital copy of this book and I had to take like, 3 breaks while reading it. It's raw, unfiltered, heart-wrenching and beautifully drawn and painted. My heart broke several times while reading and I closed this book feeling hope and love after so much darkness. It begins again with hope.

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I made a graphic novel while I was in crisis. I struck out to conquer whatever ghosts were rattling around in my rusty innards, making it so difficult to accomplish chemo and surgeries. I self published that book. Tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com

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I found out I'm autistic and I have some pretty potent OCD, all while making this comic. In the book I talk about cancer, estrangement, grooming and SA of a minor. I discuss multiple felony crimes that were committed in the late 90s. Tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com

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The Old Man had a live in girlfriend and a belly full of rage. His eyes were dead unless he was in front of a crowd, or making me cry. He will never do time for his crimes against me. I carried that darkness with me into every dr office, not knowing I was haunted. Tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com

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The Epstein/Trump headlines drove me into a pretty bad depression there for awhile and I couldn't promote this book. My Instagram grew almost overnight when I released the memoir originally. Survivors all telling me their stories. The support has helped me a LOT. Tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com

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11 Sept

I'm giving it a go with Amazon. Thank you to everyone who DMd or commented. I hope this goes well. More soon.

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What say you Bluesky friends? I'm unable to afford a softcover version of any of my books because pricing is double that of hardcover. Take the Fall is dying on the vine after a great self published debut. And I'm continually advised to get it onto Amazon PoD. But I need advice. Sound off please!

A follow up for those voting no in the poll on Instagram.

11 Sept

Evening follow up.

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Part 1 of a diary comic about my ongoing existential dread. The diary comics are coming next month. The book is still available for pre order at tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com

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8 Sept

I made a comic book about the damage of being groomed/SAd as a minor. The complex nature of trauma and how it can live in your body for the rest of your life. There is hope. Anything is survivable. You can find the book and my work at tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com

Part 1 of a diary comic about my ongoing existential dread. The diary comics are coming next month. The book is still available for pre order at tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com

8 Sept

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Diary comics from the collected volume dropping in October. Tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com

Diary comics from the collected volume dropping in October. Tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com

Hey...has anyone else been struggling with Google more than usual lately? I'm searching things that used to come up and now there's nothing. Or it brings up something totally unrelated. I mean I get just a few hits back. Wrong results. Totally unrelated. Feels odd.

I'm so tired. Whole sites are just...missing from searches. Its like Google can't find them. My reach feels so small. I dont know how to explain it.

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17 Aug

Promotional diary comic! Take the Fall is at tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com

24 Aug

Diary comics! Available at tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com

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Will Potter

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24 Aug

Been anticipating this for months, a harrowing, honest and beautifully rendered autobiography by two of the best people, @tessfowler.bsky.social and @chrisgutierrez.bsky.social. Seek out TAKE THE FALL here: tessfowlerart.bigcartel.com