About Theresa McCracken

T- McCracken is a cartoonist living outside of Waldport, Oregon. She is also writer, historian and naturalist.

1995 Highlights: A Hum Drum Day on the Oregon Coast

My 1995 year-end letter where I talk about a typical day, waking up in bed with starving pets, working in a supposedly haunted Lightkeepers House, a description of The Hair Curler from Hell (the most imaginative use of binder clips ever known to womankind), and building a Dr. Seuss-like greenhouse.

T Heceta Porch

T- on Heceta Lightkeeper’s House’s Porch

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Highlights 1993: The Hardest Part about Building May Be Getting A Loan

My 1993 year-end letter where I tell about hoops I had to go through to get a construction loan, putting in a water system with the help of a pot farmer, and having one of my contractors die just as we started to build my cabin.

1993 04 Dad Mom T Oregon Trailer In Paint Clothes

T-, Dad, and Mom in front of my leaky trailer after a day of painting

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