Mom's Best Friend, page 4 (Patreon)

The name 'Samantha' was also chosen because of my Mom. As a girl, she'd been a big fan of the show Bewitched, and for years had planned on naming her future daughter after the main character. She ended up choosing a family name when I was born, but I'm happy with it. Looking back, a lot of who she was and what she did was tied into this project. It makes sense, she was entering the final stages of cancer, and on my mind a lot. 

She still frequently shows up in my work. In FE, it's usually related to Dawn and her family. The ice cream cone Brian accidentally shoved into Dawn's ear? She did at once. The heart necklace Dawn wears is similar to one my Mom wore for church. And Dawn and Brian's experiences of visiting her Mom in the hospital are inspired by my own. I'm never satisfied with those scenes - it's hard staying focused when writing them. But I do like the memories writing brings back.

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