Aspen Leavitt is an illustrator, multimedia artist, and all-around life enthusiast! Aspen graduated from Woodbury University 2022 with a BFA in Animation, and now joyfully works freelance with organizations and individuals alike on a variety of ideas. In the Summer of 2024, he published his book, “Happy Here,” a collection of self-illustrated poetry that plays with themes of growing up, nostalgia, and optimism! He can’t WAIT for the next big art project! Aspen joins the Storytime family thanks to an introduction from another Storytime for the Apocalypse alum, Mike Sonksen, who read in 2020 in a special episode celebrating the life and legacy of Lewis MacAdams.

In this episode, recorded in October 2022, Aspen Leavitt reads ‘Ode to the Los Angeles River’ by Mike Sonksen.