HOW TO TOUCH GRASSย is a comics anthology with just TWO WEEKS LEFT on Kickstarter! It's aboutย connection, isolation, and accessibility, all through the lens of the goofy command to "touch grass," balancing humor with sincerity.
From the award-winning publisher ofย HEARTWOOD: Non-binary Tales of Sylvan Fantasy, this adult non-fiction collection brings together personal stories, informative essays, original journalism,ย foragingย recipes, how-to guides, amateur philosophy and more โ all in oneย massive,ย grass-species-colored tome.
I know what you're thinking: "Um, Iย already knowย howย to touch grass, but thanks."
Think about it for just a second longer... You might realize that youย don'tย actually. Notย really.ย I mean, when was the last time you even did it? Can you even remember...?
"Touch grass"ย is a fucking funny demand, yet everything the metaphor representsย is deadlyย serious:ย
Losing touch with our immediate surroundings, our ability (and willingness) to organize,ย the blurring lines betweenย facts and falsehoods, the decline of public spaces where we can exist outside our homes, the danger of isolation for disabled communities especially, and of course, our collective mental health when trapped in online sinkholes.
Here's the thing:ย
Evenย literallyย touching grass is harder than it sounds when you're overworked, disabled, in car-dense areas, or can't afford to leave the house anyway.ย This collection exists for us to talkย about all of these things:ย the problems, the solutions, the obstacles to those solutions, and what's at stake if we keep denying our fingers some of thatย sweet, sweet green.
"Touching grass" (reconnecting to the realities of the world around us and the direness of our circumstances) isย theย key strategy for securing our collective future. Join us as we boldly go...ย
...that's right:ย
OUTSIDE!
