Told-You-So Back Pain

My punishment for bad posture and slouching.

Growing Old Pains

Everything about adulthood aches a little.

Sketchbook: Things That Made My Life Better Lately

No new comic today, but sharing a few sketchbook drawings of moments that made my life better recently, drawn from memory.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B6B38IuAQz3

Sketchbook: Working Through It

I've been writing through some hard stuff, which I'm learning is an important part of the creative process. I'm also learning to to replenish as I go. Thanks for your patience and support while I work through it. It's not easy, but I'm feeling the love too.

https://ko-fi.com/i/IG2G619WPJ

Less Single On Average

I sometimes wish I had a naturally charming personality and that I always knew the socially appropriate thing to say.

It would make life less awkward --

But maybe also more boring for elephants :)

Very Intense Humans

Please excuse the lag in posting new journal comics. I spent my holiday focusing on writing longer-form material and reminding myself it is okay to be in the middle of the process. Thanks for reading along as I figure it out.

Artists are very intense humans :)

Sketchbook: A Sick Day in the Life

Had a cold; better now.

:)

Even When We Know Better

Older self to younger self: Trust me on this one.
Younger self: I refuse.

New journal comic about the lessons we have to learn in real time.

Time Limit, Emotional Support

Bad day? I gotchu. But an elephant's gotta eat too. :)

In A Perfect World

In a perfect world, we seek what we need and always find it :)

Not Wired For Relationships

A new comic about trust and vulnerability. Somehow, it never stops being hard to practice them.

Encountering Happy Couples

Whenever I encounter a happy couple, I want to ask them this.

New comic starring NYC pigeons.

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Sketchbook: Are Mud Baths Relaxing?

Sketchbook stream of consciousness comic. Things I wonder, but not out loud.

Elephants Know Better

Sorry for the late posts. Experiencing technical issues this week.

New journal comic https://www.instagram.com/p/B4S__URgdXj

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Can't Decide What To Be (Remix)

A costume identity crisis :)

Sketchbook: A Hedgehog Named Alphie

Fun fact! Hedgehogs are nocturnal animals and do not like to suffer fools.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B4I84UwgPEt

Sketchbook: Elephant Stretch

Baby elephant versus tired human.

Sketchbook: My Friend's Dog

Sketch of my friend's dog, who tolerates about me only 30 percent of the time.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B4A46XiALcV

Update: New Comic on the Symptoms of Stress for The Lily

"Many of us learn to be tough and resilient under stress, which serves us well in our daily lives. The only catch is that these “superpowers” can become weaknesses if we rely on them too much...Compartmentalizing and suffering through emotional discomfort can have mental and physical costs over time. Changing old habits is not easy, but I am learning to sit with difficult emotions longer and to listen harder to what they are trying to tell me."

Read as separate panels on Instagram

For The Washington Post's The Lily.

Good At Boundaries

Maybe too much of a good thing. New journal comic about boundaries and self-awareness. 

Read on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B396Lj9g4nO

Sketchbook: Friday Feeling

Put on music. Dance badly, off the beat. Be grateful nobody is watching.

Sketchbook: Getting Through It

Netflix, no chill. Friday can't come soon enough. Thanks for sticking with me!

Some Weeks Are Like This

Trying to figure it out.

No Way Of Knowing

Meditating or procrastinating?
Waste of time or living the dream?
To lunch or not to lunch?

Just-for-fun journal comic. https://www.instagram.com/p/B3fZ9lXA9ao

Clouds Accumulating & Friendly Intervention (Two Comics)

Two new comics about feeling overwhelmed.

Thanks to my friend Aatish for listening to me vent and accurately observing that I should chill out :)

Hidden Track (Recolored)

A cartoon from 2014 that I recently recolored. For that voice that comes from who knows where ;)

View on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B3UrDjKA6OD

Shy With Dogs

These are based on real dogs at the climbing gym I go to and drawn from memory. I think I do this with people too. I'm social, but I have a very careful approach.

You can read this as separate panels on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/B3KR1tFA9nu

Learning To Swim As An Adult

I can swim now, but it wasn't easy :)

Thank you for reading and supporting and sharing your own stories with me.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B3CioG5gx45

Self-Care Swim

New journal comic about the relief that comes after swimming. Personally significant because I just learned to swim this summer. (See my comic for The Lily earlier this year.)

Even In Darkness, There Is Light

Or we make our own.

New journal comic strip, just for fun.

Sketch: Greta Thunberg at the UN Climate Summit

History is watching us.

Photo reference via Reuters.

Fewer Birds In The Sky

"It’s as if all birds are canaries, and the entire world their coal mine." - Ed Yong for The Atlantic.

A haunting line that I've been thinking about a lot. New journal comic inspired by the article.

Link: The Quiet Disappearance of Birds in North America

Comic on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/B2ph0eWAAms

Extinction Is A Bummer

A cartoon about the 6th mass extinction of life on Earth.

Thanks to my good friend Aatish Bhatia for his editorial help on this one! 

Predicting The Future

"In time, you too will regret fanny packs."

The New Yorker: A Monstera's Memoir

A new webcomic for The New Yorker:

https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/a-monsteras-memoir

Sketchbook: Mid-Autumn Full Moon

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival from New York.

Mooncake Friends

Want to split a mooncake with me? Happy Mid-Autumn Festival :)

View on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B2VL1kxgkTy

The Ravages of Time

Pre- and post-heartbreak self. Gonna need new headshot photos.