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Her harmless fibs to get through the moment are brought up by her daughter a year or two later, yet without hesitation Roberts will request that her daughter’s imaginary friend not visit when she is around. Her MS diagnosis lingers in the background, never taking center stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 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 humor, sadness, and relieving joy. In transporting these stories onto paper, Keiler observes, and at times relishes, a fleeting present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePraise for My Begging Chart\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[Keiler Roberts's] comics... are fairly existentialist. They feel like part of a mindfulness practice, exercised to keep the creator's mind on the world and her body and brain involved. If you slow down while reading them, they can do the same for you.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ccite\u003e The Comics Journal\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoberts doesn’t tell a story, rather she reveals the parts of life left out of stories. Slow but short moments that don’t really go anywhere but do have, at their heart, a hint of humor and character, that when put together across a book create a stronger, realer sense of a person than most traditional narratives can achieve. Roberts shows herself and her family at vulnerable moments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ccite\u003e SOLRAD\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCandid and funny, \u003cem\u003eMy Begging Chart\u003c\/em\u003e finds whimsy in the minutiae of everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ccite\u003e Shelf Awareness\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThoroughly entertaining... 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It always lowers my blood pressure... Keiler Roberts is my new hero.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ccite\u003e Christopher Borrelli, The Chicago Tribune\u003c\/cite\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe wry wit and earnestness that makes [Keiler Roberts] a good teacher also makes her a good artist... 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