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B. Erin Cole
@berincole.bsky.social
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historian, museum professional, and cartoonist. Currently working on a graphic history/memoir about nuclear Colorado. Comics: http://www.littlebraincomics.com Merch: http://littlebraincomics.etsy.com
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B. Erin Cole @berincole.bsky.social · Nov 27
Hey new followers! I'm a historian of the modern American West, a freelance exhibit developer/museum consultant, and a cartoonist.

I'm currently working on a graphic history/memoir about nuclear Colorado and a graphic memoir about recovering from brain injury

here's some links to my work:
berincole.bsky.social
thank you!
February 9, 2026 at 6:38 PM
berincole.bsky.social
new stickers are up in my Etsy shop! Screens, sky, sweatiness, and SOUP...

littlebraincomics.etsy.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:14 PM
berincole.bsky.social
New comic! I reflect on the TBI I got ten years ago, and how it's changed my life since....

www.littlebraincomics.com/ten-years/
Ten Years
what happens when you hit your head on the ice in a parking lot
www.littlebraincomics.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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pauljholden.com
Posting this again to remind you you dont have to be an amazing artist to draw comics!
A comic showings cartoon man degrade into a bubble with eyes and a mouth saying that comic work no matter how well drawn they are.
February 6, 2026 at 3:38 PM
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mcopelov.bsky.social
We Should Have Finished Reconstruction: A Brief History of American Politics, 1865-2026
wihorne.bsky.social Dr. William Horne @wihorne.bsky.social · 3d
FWIW this is more or less how white conservatives destroyed multiracial democracy after emancipation. That & paramilitary violence, but of course they would never... oh yeah they're doing that too.
gregsargent.bsky.social Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 3d
Here's @rickhasen.bsky.social detailing the scenario in which Trump uses search warrant to seize ballot boxes in a contested 2026 locale. This is more worrisome than ICE at the polls. Hasen also suggests ways to act against this now.

It's harrowing stuff:

newrepublic.com/article/2062...
February 6, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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douglasmack.bsky.social
Suddenly realizing that in 10-20 years, the MN Historical Society will have an exhibit about *all this* and there will be a whole wall showing different types of whistles
smcgee.bsky.social smcgee @smcgee.bsky.social · 5d
We have favorite whistles now. I never could have imagined.
February 5, 2026 at 2:12 AM
berincole.bsky.social
except that I don’t work there anymore!
February 6, 2026 at 6:28 PM
berincole.bsky.social
Hey! I know that book sticker! (it remains one of my favorite commissions ever)
renatakeller.bsky.social Renata Keller @renatakeller.bsky.social · 11d
@draftingthepast.bsky.social has the best swag!! Thanks again to @katecarp.bsky.social for the great conversation and beautiful mug. And for those of you who may have missed our convo, you can check it out here: draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...
Photo of a mug and stickers
February 2, 2026 at 10:05 PM
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noethematt.bsky.social
The Reassurance Snake

@berincole.bsky.social

#GraphicMedicine

www.littlebraincomics.com/the-reassura...
The Reassurance Snake
the snake we didn’t know we needed
www.littlebraincomics.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:21 PM
berincole.bsky.social
we all need some reassurance from a friendly snake after this year…

www.littlebraincomics.com/the-reassura...
The Reassurance Snake
the snake we didn’t know we needed
www.littlebraincomics.com
December 21, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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matthewdowsmith.bsky.social
I know a lot of people are starting to log out for the holidays, so while we're all still here, I just want to share an important annual reminder from Comic Book Dad that you are awesome --
I'M NOT YOUR REAL DAD, BUT IT'S BEEN A ROUGH YEAR AND IF YOU DID ANYTHING CREATIVE AT ALL THIS YEAR, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I'M PROUD OF YOU. -COMIC BOOK DAD
December 18, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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karlckrumpholz.bsky.social
“Do you enjoy Bridget Jones?” “…who?” A quick sketchbook comic about something that actually happened as Kelly, @berincole.bsky.social , and I were walking through Leicester Square in London last month.
A quick sketchbook comic about a man and two ladies walking through Leicester Square and suddenly being asked if they enjoy Bridget Jones. The man has no idea what they are talking about while the two women are a firm ‘No.’ A photo of quick comic done in a sketchbook about a man and two ladies walking through Leicester Square and suddenly being asked if they enjoy Bridget Jones. The man has no idea what they are talking about while the two women are a firm ‘No.’
December 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
berincole.bsky.social
I drew a comic about Rulison and Rio Blanco - about both the history of these tests and their aftermath and how we remember them today:

www.littlebraincomics.com/project-plow...
Project Plowshare: Nuclear Testing in Colorado
In 1969 and 1973, the Atomic Energy Commission detonated nuclear bombs deep underground in Western Colorado, to try and release natural gas. These tests were part of Project Plowshare -- an initiative...
www.littlebraincomics.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:36 PM
berincole.bsky.social
Congratulations - can’t wait to read this!
December 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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bb.usefairuse.com
Good news today for anyone who got a grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services: all grants are reinstated! www.imls.gov/news/statem...
Statement of Agency’s Reinstatement of Terminated IMLS Grants
Statement of Agency’s Reinstatement of Terminated IMLS Grants Washington, DC– Upon further review, the Institute of Museum and Library Services has reinstated all federal grants. This action supersedes any prior notices which may have been received related to grant termination.
www.imls.gov
December 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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comicslibrarian.com
I mean this with all sincerity, and I think I speak for a lot of others: we would rather see undisciplined, amateur art by hand than shitty AI "art" any day.

You want to make fun of Pete Hegseth in a cartoon, but you can't draw? I would rather your stick figures than AI. Just draw.
December 3, 2025 at 5:10 PM
berincole.bsky.social
need gifts for your historian or archivist pals? have a hard-to-buy-for friend who is deeply interested in nuclear landscapes and/or hot dogs? my Etsy store is here to assist you:

www.etsy.com/shop/LittleB...
December 1, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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msteph.bsky.social
Gearing up for Don'tcember, where every time I think I need to do something, I don't
November 29, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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magpie.tips
The city of los angeles is such a strange and wonderful place that has been through some absolutely terrible shit this year. And I am so glad they get to celebrate a world series win.
November 2, 2025 at 4:39 AM
berincole.bsky.social
Nooooooo
November 1, 2025 at 11:09 PM
berincole.bsky.social
at least my health insurance for next year is still less than my mortgage
November 1, 2025 at 2:54 PM
berincole.bsky.social
wishing all self-employed people a less-enraging start to open-enrollment season than we are all imagining
November 1, 2025 at 2:48 PM
berincole.bsky.social
Thank you!
October 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
berincole.bsky.social
new comic about the best season!!!
Hello, Fall!
(a few weeks late, but it's still October and still fall)
www.littlebraincomics.com
October 29, 2025 at 9:49 PM
berincole.bsky.social
I am now!
October 21, 2025 at 5:59 PM