#6 of Rat World features a 6-page comic about creative block, deadlines, and having story ideas that you haven’t thought through – while I get berated by my own fictional characters again. Rat World Issue Six is available for purchase HERE. Read my previous Rat World comic HERE, and my …
The following is a short story from Rat World Issue Three Valentine’s Day 2004 Lucy wanted to spell the name of the boy she liked. I, a hopeless romantic at age five, volunteered to help. I could spell. I was damn good at spelling, and I was going to use …
The following is a short story from Rat World Issue Three . Kelly Tarlton’s 2002 My mum has a cute story that she likes to tell of the first time she took me to Kelly Tarlton’s Sea Life Aquarium to visit the king penguins. “Ooh, look at the penguin!” She …
#5 of Rat World features a 4-page comic where I struggle to decide which graphic novel idea to make, battle my high expectations for productivity, and argue with the protagonist about the content of her story. Rat World Issue Five is available for purchase HERE. Read my previous Rat World …
A four-page detailing of my experiences pursuing an ADHD diagnosis and access to medication treatment in New Zealand. Rat World Issue Four is available for purchase HERE. Read my previous Rat World comic HERE, and my next Rat World comic HERE. Read #1 of Mixtumq HERE. Read #1 of Transience HERE.
Two short stories from my neurodivergent childhood. In one I spiral into existential dread as a misunderstanding leads me to think that penguins are 6-foot-four. In the other a good-natured cupid-moment teaches me the consequences of lying to 5-year-olds with dyslexia. Rat World Issue Three is available for purchase HERE. …
A 4-page comic exploring my spiralling daily anxiety, and my aversion to looking at my phone. Rat World Issue Two is available to purchase HERE. Read my previous Rat World comic HERE, and my next Rat World comic HERE. Read #1 of Mixtumq HERE. Read #1 of Transience HERE.
A 4-page comic I made for the first issue of Rat World, repurposing pages from Transience #1 and an abstract page from a sketchbook that I had lying around. It became an exploration of how time hasn’t quite worked the same since the lockdowns in 2020. Rat World Issue One …
