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Header image with 4-panel comic strip showing Zara's character proudly admiring her "Writer's" trophy, inly to have another writer come along and take it away, leaving Zara feeling confused, then sad, then annoyed.

Looking for my bylines (last seen on the internet): Authorship and attribution in online content writing

A graphic personal essay that explores the complexities of maintaining a writer's sense of identity in an online world, where the lines between authorship and ownership are blurred.

Creating art for mental health: Screaming into the void

I read an article that interviewed artists on "The mental health benefits of creating art" and decided that I belonged in it too!

The dreaded 'Inbox Vortex'

Who else relates to the idea that their inbox is like a vortex?

Landlord vs tenant cartoon: Is the idea of "home" an illusion for tenants?

Faced with the prospect of being homeless again, I freaked out and drew this funny cartoon, depicting the battle between landlord and tenant

Cartoon about grief: How a death in the family made me manic

A funny cartoon and personal story about how differently people respond to and grieve a death in the family

Stories about hypomania: There's "happy" and then there's hypomania...

A funny cartoon (true) story about how I nearly smothered my niece while hypomanic.

Walking the dog is thinking time

This is how I walk my dog (and I wonder why I’m not a CEO yet). It wasn’t always like this though. It’s not that I’m a pushover or that I don’t have the skills! Once upon a time my dog knew how to ‘heel’. Hell, once upon a time I even ran my own business teaching other people’s pups how to ‘heel’. My problem is that I lack consistency, which is why I bring this story to LinkedIn (which was where this story was originally published, in case you didn't get that) . I keep readin

LinkedIn for introverts

Wanna know why I love Thursdays? We’re over the mid-week hump and the weekend is in sight but there's still time to get all the sh*t done! So, um, how’s your week going? (I wrote this LinkedIn post as a pathetic attempt to get people to engage in the comments. Needless to say, it didn't work. But the cartoon is cute.) Enjoyed this? Scroll down to subscribe to my free weekly newsletter and I'll keep you updated on new cartoons, blog posts and news.