This drawing was the (Salon) editor's (Sarah Hepola) idea, not mine. My idea began life as something to do with Harold and his purple crayon, but it didn't quite come together. Good for Sarah, sometimes deadlines and simplicity do work together in mysterious ways. I thought this drawing turned out very well.

The article on Salon:
The monster inside my son
For years I thought of his autism as beautiful and mysterious. But when he turned unspeakably violent, I had to question everything I knew
By Ann Bauer

Drawing by me.

And a footnote: The other reader of this blog will have noticed that I did some spring-cleaning. It doesn't go back any further: This post marks the beginning of the 2009 redo. It's how I procrastinate on other things :) And it's also how I test my css! Live!! So, do let me know where it breaks.