Last Watch Before Dawn: Volume 1, Page 64

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I forgot how much fun shadows are.

Our protagonists will be moving on next page, promise. In the meantime, there’s a brief description of imperialist violence as they get ready. In this setting, some people live a very long time, and others don’t. Some memories linger.

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Last Watch Before Dawn: Volume 1, Page 63

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This page and the next one were originally one rather crowded page. I decided to split it up to give these thoughts some more room.

To that end, I also didn’t put in any backgrounds to speak of on this page. If it ends up being too empty or too confusing, I will add some in on the next draft.

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Song of the Week

MAREWREW, “Sonkayno”

Good morning! More Ainu music for today.

I am so sad to have missed the Chicago Pride Book Fest. My car stopped working on the way out of Milwaukee, and despite trying very hard (we got a jump from roadside assistance, but it didn’t help), we ended up having to head home. Fortunately, it managed to make it there (at like 35 miles an hour, max), so we didn’t get stranded. I’m taking it in to the dealership today.

If the newsletter is something that interests you, it’s going to go out at noon tomorrow (Central time). You can put your email in the box at this link. Be sure to check your inbox right after for a confirmation. This edition has garden and cat pictures, plus a bunch of Brooke’s new paintings.

New pages of Last Watch Before Dawn this week. This coming month will finish up Chapter Four, and then we’re on to the last one!

A couple of petitions:

Via Native Organizers Alliance: Save the Equal Access Rule

Via Action Collective: Drop the 30-year charges against ICE protestors

Via All Out: Stop deporting LGBT+ people into danger

That’s all for now. I love you, take care, and have an excellent week.

Last Watch Before Dawn: Volume 1, Page 62

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If you were a fictional samurai (or a fictional knight or some such), and you’d been only around other fictional samurai your whole life, other people might find you very strange.

Slay the Lake Chicago Pride Book Fest is tomorrow! I am so excited to go out and celebrate and talk about books. Noon to 5 at Soundgrowler Brewing, 8201 183rd St, Tinley Park, IL. All ages, all genres, and free admission, plus a drag show! Brooke and I will be outside!

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Last Watch Before Dawn: Volume 1, Page 61

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On a journey with a caterpillar egg, a can-do attitude, and the world’s most depressed man. What could go wrong?

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Song of the Week

Mozart Gabriel, “Road Drum”

Good morning!

Slay the Lake Pride Book Fest is this Saturday! Noon to 5 at Soundgrowler Brewing, 8201 183rd St, Tinley Park, IL . It’s free to enter, all ages, and all genres. Here’s the Facebook event and here’s the website. See you there!

New pages of Last Watch Before Dawn this week. By my new count, we’re ten pages from the end of this chapter, and there is one chapter left after that.

A couple of petitions:

Via Cosecha: Free Martin Soto

Via US Campaign for Palestinian Rights: No pride in genocide

Via No Business With Genocide: Pass the Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act

Thanks for being here, and I hope to see you on Saturday. Happy Pride and have an excellent week.

Last Watch Before Dawn: Volume 1, Page 60

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Page 60!!!

Ichiro’s journey to grow out of his toxic masculinity will be a long one, but he’ll get there.

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Last Watch Before Dawn: Volume 1, Page 59

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Almost two thirds of the way done with this first volume!

Our friends here will be moving along shortly, I promise. (For me, drawing two pages a week, it feels like we’ve been in this tent for a month and a half).

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Song of the Week

Ajeemama, “Thillana”

Good morning!

I mostly do the same things every week these days, so this I know this space doesn’t really offer much in the way of news, but I do enjoy the opportunity to bring you some new music.

On that note, two more pages of Last Watch Before Dawn this week. We’re about to get our protagonists, and the plot, moving along again.

Don’t forget about Slay the Lake’s Chicago Pride Book Fest on the 27th!

A couple of petitions:

Via Save the Children Action Network: Keep kids fed and thriving

Via Win Without War: Stop the boat strikes

Via Fòs Feminista: End the global gag rule

I’ll be back tomorrow with a new comic page. Thanks for being here and have an excellent week.

Last Watch Before Dawn: Volume 1, Page 58

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Sometimes life gives you lemons. Sometimes, life gives you a mortally wounded man suffering from multiple layers of crushing PTSD, all while you’ve got your own problems.

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