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Inspired by Sophie Yanow's "A Gentle Comics Habit"
I cannot do anything in 1 minute so my version has been just "do it quickly and resist the urge to fix most errors."

I plan to do this until it starts feeling like a slog. We'll see how long that takes!

I wasn't going to post them to my website because ugh I'm not installing Wordpress or a comics manager, everyone I know who does that hates it, and then I thought "but html is easy and I could just make a gigantic list of images."

Sure. Let's go with that. We'll see how long this lasts, too.

0. This one was for "Make a Terrible Comic Day" 2026, but I'm putting it here because it uses the same characters/setting. I didn't track time on it, probably 90-120 minutes?
A comic showing Zhenshay, a demonic-looking man with long purple hair, and Moon, a one-eyed white cat. Zhenshay: “Mmm. Needs a pinch of griffon’s wort--” Moon: *knocks griffon’s wort bottle off the counter* Zhenshay: “Yes, that” *bends to pick it up* Moon: *jumps after it, grabs with all four paws, glares at Zhenshay* Zhenshay: “Or not?” Moon: *gnaws on bottle* Zhenshay: “Not, then.”

1. (8 minutes)
Off-panel: Voice 1: This cat bed seems a little big for her. Voice 2: She has a big spirit. Center of panel: simple single-color cartoon shapes of a white cat curled up in a very large O-shaped orange cushion

2. (17 minutes)
Single panel of a vantablack man with horns, a tail, and long purple hair curled up in/around a wraparound oval pillow. The oval is too small for him and his legs and arms stick out both above and beneath it. A white cat is curled up by his front, atop the pillow. Dialogue: Voice 1: Okay it's DEFINITELY too small for you. Zhenshay: Some people are never happy

3. (24 minutes)
Reflection in an oval mirror of a cartoon woman with curly black hair and brown skin, and Zhenshay, a reflectionless black figure with purple hair and horns. Very simple sloppy images. Woman: Sometimes I wish I looked a little less, y'know, boring Zhenshay: I have potions for that! Woman: I said A LITTLE

4. (25 minutes)
Simple colored drawing of Zhenshay, a reflectionless black figure with horns, a tail, and long purple hair, lying on a bed, back against a big orange body pillow, face towards the pillow. Moon, a one-eyed white cat, is standing with her paws on his shoulder and ears splayed in dismay. Zhenshay:

5. (40 minutes)
Simple colored drawing of two figures talking across a counter: Zhenshay, a reflectionless black figure with horns, a tail, and long purple hair, and a feminine person with light blue skin, long ears, and wings, wearing a dark blue dress with frills. Blue person: The other day, your cat made a potion for my garden Zhenshay: Moon's not my cat Blue person: --your familiar-- Zhenshay: Yeah not that either Blue person: Anyway, it worked great! Can she make more? All my friends want it Zhenshay: Have you considered asking Moon directly?

6. (19 minutes)
Close-up of simple drawing of a blue woman with dark curly hair, wings, and pointed ears, with one raised hand. Blue woman:

7. (29 minutes)
Simple colored drawing of two figures talking across a counter. Zhenshay, a reflectionless black figure with horns, a tail, and long purple hair, faces the viewer, while a feminine person with light blue skin, long ears, and wings, wearing a dark blue dress with frills, has her back to the viewer. Blue woman:

8. (33 minutes)
Simple colored drawing of two figures talking across a counter, in profile to the viewer. Zhenshay, a reflectionless black figure with horns, a tail, and long purple hair, and a feminine person with light blue skin, long ears, and wings, wearing a dark blue dress with frills. There's barely-visibly bite marks on her hand. Blue woman:

9. (50 minutes)
Simple colored cartoon. First panel has Zhenshay, a reflectionless black figure with horns, a tail, and long purple hair, seated and reading a book. Second panel has Zhenshay with one hand raised while Piper, a feminine person with brown skin and dark curly hair, peers into the panel. Dialogue: First panel: Piper: Zhenshay? Zhenshay? Hey, Zhenshay, you home? Second panel: Zhenshay, shouting; ARGH yes what is it? Piper: Ooh, sorry, didn't realize you were studying. New magic tome? Zhenshay: No, new novel Zhenshay, muttering:I just got to the good part, too...