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An illustration of a hiking guide titled "N2", with information like "Route Type" (Loop) and "Difficulty" (Easy-Moderate) above a low-angle shot of a pine tree. Tags below the image read "Decomposition", "Scenic overlooks", and "Wildflowers". The description is "A casual stroll through one of the classic biogeochemical cycles! The nitrogen cycle is a wonderful next step after the more beginner-friendly water or rock cycles." Ferns cover the page.ALT
Three tall panels of wood grain with holes chewed across them. In the far right panel, a fat white grub squeezes through the holes and out of the panels, next to an oblong beetle.ALT
A two page spread of a textbook excerpt. The section header is "1.3 The Nitrogen Cycle", and diagrams show the nitrogen cycle, nitrogen-fixing bacteria, and ribbon lighting (another source of nitrogen fixation).ALT
A two page spread showing a tree toppled into a bed of ferns. The stump and body of the tree are dotted with small holes. The border of the page depicts the longhorn beetle life cycle, from egg to cocoon to fully grown, and text at the top reads "The Nitrogen Cycle?"ALT
A two-page closeup of a fallen log. Panels across highlight mushrooms taking root and growing across the bark. The border of the page depicts the mushroom lifecycle, from spores to fruiting bodies. A spiderweb is spun down the left side, and a longhorn beetle winds across the page to be caught in it.ALT
Three varieties of nitrogen-fixing plant. A close up of nitrogen-fixing bacteria overlaps roots spreading into rich soil. Panels overlaid on top show sunlight, the veins of a leaf, plant cells, and a growing root system. The border of the page depicts a sunrise and a moonrise, with the nitrogen fixation process along the bottom.ALT
A fallen log, now covered in moss and large mushrooms. Panels across the top show a bee pollinating a flower that then wilts and bears fruit. The corners of the page depict a frog's life cycle, while the bottom shows a slug progressing from eggs to fully grown. A large black bird cuts across the panels and plucks a slug from the border.ALT
A dead bird decomposes, covered by snow then uncovered by spring rain. Panels depict a closeup of earthworms, ferns, crown shyness, and animal cells. The border of the page has wildflowers, birds, and bugs in repeating patterns, along with an intricate repeating knot of worms.ALT
A low angle shot of a forest, with a tree stump in the foreground. Panels overlaid show a blue sky with clouds, planets, and the moon, half-obscured. A birds-eye shot of pine trees swallowed in fog. Panels overlaid show a log slowly decomposing, as a new sapling grows from it. Borders of the page depict stars, earthworms, nitrogen returning to the atmosphere, and slowly gathering stormclouds.ALT
A single panel with a ribbon of lightning curving across it.ALT
Blank page, text reads: shannonkao.com / twitter.com/mellificsALT

N2, my comic for shortbox 2022!

kitchen-light:

“When I first asked my grandma if I could write and publish about her, she gave me an instruction that has stuck with me over the years and I try to always keep it in mind when I write about family. She said, roughly translated from Korean: “you can write what you want, but let us live a little more beautifully the second time.” I took this as permission with a condition that I would fictionalize where necessary, to protect them and myself. The women I write about are both us and not us. Maintaining that fictionalized barrier is important to me.”

— Jihyun Yun, from “you can write what you want, but let us live a little more beautifully the second time": Jihyun Yun in conversation with Nicole Lachat, published Prairie Schooner, March 9, 2023

ventruee:

alt version of he would not fucking say that. they would not fucking have kids

girl-chunks:

Hey, don’t cry. A single thread in a tapestry, though its color brightly shines, can never see its purpose in the pattern of the grand design, ok?

yellenabelova:

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You idiot. We could have been… us.

murphysletsdraw:

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Dead tree (gouache)

This will be my June print for my postcard club on patreon! Be sure to check the link to my patreon in my pinned post if you’d like an a6 print of this painting :D

Image description: a gouache painting of a gnarled dead tree in the middle of a dark forest. Moss grows on and underneath the tree. The background is turquoise.
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nataliaaromanovas:

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me: i watch the witcher for the plot
the plot:

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wibblyowzah:

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I wasn’t, um… I wasn’t the original concept designer, but I worked very closely with upstairs on it.

drbonesmccoy:

Watching the Enterprise being (re)built: 2255 vs. 2263

many-bees:

The thing you have to keep in mind about Moby Dick is that it’s an explicitly anti-racist text written by a white guy in the 1850s. So you end up with stuff like Ishmael spending an entire paragraph complimenting a Polynesian guy on his skull shape.

tarrevizsla:

if you could have the gender of any one tolkien character, who would it be

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itwashotwestayedinthewater:

the most Child Emperor urge i have is to shout “BOOORRIINGGG!!!” when i have to witness something i dont like for too long

evansgarfield:

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GOOD OMENS (2019-)

2x01 - The Arrival