Comic of the Month

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Thanks Linebyline, I knew I could count on you!

[Linebyline]

Mag is such a slow learner. I kinda love that about her. It's so easy to fall into the trap of thinking that because a character has learned a lesson, they have to immediately change their behavior. I've certainly caught myself thinking that way. And in fairness it is a bit frustrating to see Mag respond to every new scary thing by insisting there's no way it could possibly work the way Id says it will. But you know what? That's life. Heck, that's me. We all fall back into the same habits even after we should know better. And this is probably a pretty minor spoiler, but...

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it's so satisfying when she admits to herself, "I keep forgetting normal rules just don't apply here."

EDIT: And then shortly after...

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she catches herself blaming Id for being in this mess and then immediately reminds herself that she'd be way worse off without her.

Also, FYI, Widdershins is back from hiatus and just updated today! (The 22th, according to the URL.)

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Also, FYI, Widdershins is back from hiatus and just updated today! (The 22th, according to the URL.)
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YAY!!  I know this is the last chapter, and it will be good to see it ended properly

[Linebyline]

I'm making it to the end of my reread just in time for the end of the month. The ending is a little more troubling than I remembered, or at least it's really easy to read that way. But I think it's ultimately still a good message, even if I suspect an expert on the subject would have some notes.

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It seems almost like the cure for depression is being depicted as "just think happy thoughts." Which, yeah, that doesn't work.

But I think that's just somewhat clumsy phrasing. If you look at what's really going on, you can see it's not about Polyanna-ing your way out of severe mental health problems. It's more that positive thinking is something that has to be nurtured. Koo'bur says it best when he tells Mag, "It will be the hardest thing you'll ever do," and while the battle is endless, "it's one worth fighting."

Thanks to all who joined me on this journey to the center of a neurotic gryphon-thing's fragile psyche! Who's got June?

[Jitter]

Anyone for June?

Linebyline I read it through and enjoyed it! Some parts were a bit simplistic but overall it was a good depiction. Thank you for the recommendation!