about me

Hi! I'm Jessica Perry — the writer and illustrator behind Don't Borrow Trouble. I draw slow, sappy, small‑town stories about people who love each other badly and mean well. If it's got big skies, quiet mountains, and a little bit of heartache, it's probably mine.

Jessica, the artist, in overalls holding a cat plush
hi!
A fire lookout painting
my happy place
Raegen and Jamie, the leads
the leads <3

my toolkit

Everything's drawn in Clip Studio Paint on my laptop and graphic tablet, colored while I work through an alarming amount of water. The handwriting all over this site is a custom font made just for my comic by Day, my sibling's partner — and I love it to pieces.

what I'm making

Don't Borrow Trouble is my ongoing webcomic — a tender, messy story about Raegen, Jamie, and the people tangled up around them. New pages go up on Patreon, and you can start with the free prologue any time.

find me

Come say hi — I love mail.