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waste land poem comic. sad sadbook curled up in kitchen: 'april is the cruelest month' looks at empty cup on the table... 'breeding lilacs out of the dead land' brings lilacs, sets them in cup, brightens

#67 • April

December 10, 2023 By Sara Barkat

expectations, artist comic, family comic, stick figure human hears 'you should go to graduate school' '(I will be so proud when you do)' 'It's important to get ahead' 'doctor stick figure human!' 'I will help you with whatever you need to get a job in academics' 'you are very talented' 'when you have a talent you shouldn't waste it' 'no one will ever doubt you' 'I love you' 'you will be respected' 'I want that for you' stick figure human, ext to art supplies and books and everything that matters, says quietly, 'thank you'

#65 • Expectations

December 10, 2023 By Sara Barkat

near death experience comic, existential comic, artist comic, stick figure human lies in bed and thinks: 'and so I wonder (in between being so scared) am I happy with my life? Have I put something into the world that I'm proud of? If I were not going to wake up again, could I still know that I'd done what I could — left behind a few things that show where I'm going, what I'm trying to accomplish? If I became a tragic tale, would there still be some triumph in it? will others understand? Can I be content?' finally, thinks, 'yes. I think so.'

#64 • Near Death Experience

December 10, 2023 By Sara Barkat

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