Sorry For Apologizing

Sorry For Apologizing

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Just the Journal

Just the Journal

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So, I’ve been really wanting to post but have been struggling to make comics. Mostly because I’m getting ready to make The Most Comics Ever (see: grad school thesis) and I want to preserve my creative juices. But also because it feels important to listen to my gut.

I’m going to switch things up. I know usually I post comics but I’ve decided I’m going to start making some text only posts called, “Just the Journal”. These are raw, unedited journal entries that I want to document and share.

I have, am, and always will be coexisting with mental illness: anxiety, depression, OCD, and c-PTSD. There are really specific experiences I have, and I feel like I don’t see them talked about in unedited or un-pretty ways. So maybe if I post some of my unpolished ramblings, they’ll make sense.

And hey, maybe they won’t. I mostly just want them to be out there somewhere. With someone.

Let me know what you think! And hey - thanks for sticking around


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