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[4-panel comic. Panel 1: I don't have a sense of being in my thirties yet. Panel 2: It's still new. Panel 3: As is the realization that I survived my twenties. Panel 4: It took more than I thought I had, but I made it to my thirties.]

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[4-panel comic. February 22, 2021. Panel 1: When it was my turn to grow up, Panel 2: a year of birds stole me from the ground. Panel 3: though maybe they weren’t really birds. Panel 4: and maybe I wasn’t myself either.]

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[4-panel comic. January 16, 2021. Panel 1: I try to dance with it rather than around it. Panel 2: But dancing wants a bravery I don’t have. Panel 3: If I look bad, I want to disappear. Panel 4: If I look good, I want to disappear and stay gone.]

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[Comic #1, December 23, 2020: Panel 1: “I’ll always remember the day I got engaged” Panel 2: a ring. Panel 3: a toilet plunger. Panel 4: “was the day the toilet clogged.”] [Comic #2, December 24, 2020: Panel 1: I say “I can’t stop thinking maybe my engagement is a trick.” Panel 2: Inara (my cat) asks “from your fiance?” Panel 3: I say “from the universe.” Panel 4: Inara says “The universe isn’t out to get you. You’ve been mistreated before, you can have love in your life.”]

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[4-panel comic. December 22, 2020. Panel 1: Inara and I used to be best friends. Panel 2: But ever since my boyfriend moved in, I’ve been demoted. Panel 3: My boyfriend tells me “If it helps, you’re *my* favorite.” while holding Inara who stares at me angrily. Panel 4: I say “It doesn’t.”]

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[4-panel comic. December 21, 2020. Panel 1: I say “I’m a bit afraid of 2021.” I’m holding a baguette. Panel 2: Inara (my cat) says “You should make a list.” while reaching for a jar of jam. Panel 3: Inara is carrying the jar of jam and says “It usually makes you feel better.” Panel 4: I say “2021 ways 2021 could hurt me.”]

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[4-panel comic. December 16, 2020. Panel 1: Trying to think about small things like podcasts and my bullet journal Panel 2: So I don’t think about being things and panic Panel 3: but I’m already in panic mode so everything feels big. Panel 4: Hopefully everything will be the right size again tomorrow.]

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long story short it was a bad... time

long story short i... survived

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[4-panel comic. December 9, 2020. Panel 1: Inara (my cat) and I are making a snowman. I say “If I go back to school, we’ll spend a bit less time together.” Panel 2: Inara says “I’ll have more time for crime!” Panel 3: I say “I was hoping you would use the extra time to help with chores.” Panel 4: Inara says “You’ll have to be more realistic if you want to pass your classes.”]

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[4-panel comic. December 8, 2020. Panel 1: I tell Inara (my cat) “I love you, but I have to work.” Panel 2: Inara says “We just watched a Christmas movie about prioritizing love over work.” Panel 3: I say “Pretty sure it was about wearing red sweaters.” Panel 4: Inara says “You don’t deserve Christmas movies.”]

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[4-panel comic. December 5, 2020. Inara (my cat) and I are talking in bed. Panel 1: I say “We should get matching pajamas.” Panel 2: Inara says “I will forgive you, but only because you had a bad year.” Panel 3: I say “If I have another bad year, can we get matching pajamas?” Panel 4: Inara cuddles me and says “It will be okay. And no.”]

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[4-panel comic. December 2, 2020. Panel 1: I say “As a kid, I was bullied for having acne.” Panel 2: I say “Being covered in dots is bringing back painful memories.” Panel 3: Inara (my cat) says “I promise I won’t bully you.” Panel 4: I say “You bully me all the time!”]

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[4-panel comic. December 1, 2020. Panel 1: Inara (my cat) asks me “Are you grumpy because you’re having another allergic reaction?” Panel 2: I say “I’m grumpy for many reasons.” Panel 3: Inara says “I’ll be grumpy in solidarity.” Panel 4: Inara walks away saying “Let’s go be grumpy under a blanket.”]