243. House share
Hi! It’s been a while!
I guess like everyone, I’ve been having a bad time because of the coronavirus pandemic. But also nice things have happened, and I’ve moved into a new very comfortable tiny house with cheap rent, and my partner lives only a few doors away from me.
I’m slowwwwwwly readjusting to life, but it is a struggle. I’m autistic, and before the pandemic I was just starting to try to socialise more with the help of a therapist, and then several lockdowns and inadequate public health regulations kept me very isolated. It was hard enough pre-pandemic, but it’s even harder now.
This comic started out scary, but ended up being compassionate towards myself.
Credit to Avery, who kindly drew the monster in the second and third panels when I was stuck! Also, warmth and gratitude to my generous patrons on Patreon, including the glorious Lorelei and Juliane. š
In other news~
I’ve ditched Twitter because it’s getting very far-right and alarming, but the icon in the bookmark bar isn’t easy to change, so I’ve changed it to point to Poly in Pictures on the Fediverse (Mastodon) instead.
Yaaay, really glad to see you post āØš„°āØ
Thank you, that’s so sweet! š <3
Always love to see you post, and bother the monster and the sofa are very cute. Can you curl up there together sometime? š
Oh yes, the trouble is we spend *too much* time together, and the monster needs downtime! š I have no choice but to go outside, get some fresh air and sunlight, meet other humans, become part of a community, etc etc…
I’ve just finished a read through of the whole archive of this comic, and I love it!! It was such a nice way to spend my downtime (and reminded me wistfully of webcomic binges I would go on as a teenager – I don’t do that so much now xD). Thank you for making it, and I hope the Great Outdoors is going okay :3
Thank you for saying so, and I’m glad you had a good time perusing them all! š
I’m really happy you are well! I was a bit worried when you stopped posting, but hopeful that life had just taking you elsewhere in a postive way. Seeing this added a sunshiney moment to my day, so thank you! š
Aw, that’s very sweet, and thank you for thinking of me. <3 I hope you're doing okay too. Life has been a bit up and down for many, many years, and I think it just pulled me away from comics for a bit. I do want to keep posting comics when the mood takes me, but there are so many things that need attention all the time! I need to work on my comic/life balance. š