I still make a comic that I post to my website every Monday even though I rarely post on socials about it anymore. You can view it here:
ellejohara.com/threads/
Look at that subtle blue/green CSS. The tasteful simplicity of the UI. Oh my god, it even has an RSS feed.
ellejohara.com/threads/feed/
![Anouk and Midori converse as their trip continues north.
Midori (off panel): Then you arrived all the way from the Southern Water Tribe!
Midori: Since Harmonic Convergence was a global phenomenon, it makes sense that new airbenders would come from all over the world.
Midori: Who knows how many others are out there.
Midori: Oh!
Midori: This is so exciting!
Midori: I hope you don't mind that I'm doing so much talking.
Anouk (writing): It's okay. I'm not the best at conversation.
Midori (looking at her hands): I'd love to learn how to talk with my hands.
Midori: It seems like a beneficial skill to have.
[Anouk's journal is filled with her previous conversation, plus the following:]
Anouk (writing): I should introduce you to my old waterbending master. She could teach you.
Midori (off panel): I wonder if the old Air Nomads had a handsign language of some sort.
Midori: Wait...
Midori: You had a waterbending master?!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:smfbrzsfsmjotl42ibwscqua/bafkreiciuooszojfqb5oerfrch6spwjs5n2mfpehl5zrpwaxg4yf5estdm)
![Azula is snurled up like a little kitten on Ty Lee's lap. Ty Lee is texting Suki.
Ty Lee: I'm running late. Stuck in traffic.
Suki: Not a problem. Get here when you can.
Suki: Say hi to traffic for me! [wink emoji]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:smfbrzsfsmjotl42ibwscqua/bafkreigncgmcvfhzda5s2p2t5sm5wzakthdkdzb476337mje6s4lxqjqni)
![From my webcomic, "Threads from the Blue Rock Tapestry". Roimata and Drago are having a conversation in her car.
1.
[Drago and Roimata are sitting in a car together, waiting outside of an apartment complex.]
Drago: Hey, can I ask you something?
Roimata: Sure.
2.
Drago: Why are you helping me?
Drago: I mean, you don't owe me anything. And I've got nothing to offer you.
3.
Roimata: What is the most important thing in the world?
Drago: Money. Wait, food. ... Air?
4.
[Roimata pokes Drago in the shoulder and he pulls his hand back in surprise.]
Roimata: People. People! It is the people!
5.
Roimata: None of us choose to exist. Every single person is fighting a personal battle that shapes the way they deal with the world. And often that can feel really isolating.
Roimata: But it doesn't have to be.
6.
[Roimata points back and forth between the two of them.]
Roimata: Humans and sprites, in our universe or in this one ... we're all struggling together in this chaos called life.
Roimata: I feel we owe it to each other to make our short time here the best it can be for everyone, not just for ourselves.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:smfbrzsfsmjotl42ibwscqua/bafkreid6z7pjvozce64mtizqgcun2hn7rtha5qtbvz3iw5pelmgjcsi4yq)
![Kitab - Not Really Anything
1.
[I lean on the sink and look at my reflection.]
In my youth, people often told me I had so much potential to become somebody.
Like a famous artist or something.
But I have never been able to live up to this potential.
Now, decades later, I understand why.
For a while I thought it was Borderline Personality Disorder.
But I found out what it actually is.
2.
[I hold my fists up. Above each is a figure: the ADHD Creature and the Autism Creature.]
It turns out one can be ADHD and autistic at the same time.
That's a hard-hitting one-two punch that makes everything I try to do much more difficult and frustrating.
3.
[Behind me are some folks. Two are chatting. Another two are flirting. I cannot tell the difference.]
It's why I don't understand how people work.
For example, I always misinterpret social cues.
4.
[Around me are examples of hobbies and projects I've abandoned or left unfinished. I look very sad/frustrated.]
Vintage computers; making videos for my YouTube channel; belly dance (and dance in general); my graphic novel; my homebuilt electronic wind instrument (and music-making in general); volleyball (specifically sand court)
It's why I abandon hobbies and never finish what few projects my executive dysfunction actually allows me to start.
5.
[I cry out in anguish as the tag on my tee shirt drives me insane.]
It's why I sometimes lose my shit over something completely trivial.
Like an itchy tag irritating the back of my neck.
6.
[Finger guns to my reflection.]
I am AuDHD. It's not a bug. It's a feature.
Which is fine, I guess. I'd definitely rather be autistic than borderline.
7.
[I glare over my shoulder into the camera.]
I'm 50 years old now. I've always been like this. It's not going to change.
I'm fundamentally dysfunctional.
8.
On the bright side, I guess I don't need to feel pressured to try and become someone anymore.
Because now I know that's probably not even possible.
[Text on each side of my face: Certified Nobody]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:smfbrzsfsmjotl42ibwscqua/bafkreiasmgx2oxkd6wqpe2r5pmnuz3yeqo3bcy6kwu2mwncbzxyduqiy3m)
![Beau (Beau-ly): I'm gonna go sleep in my own room. Just pound on the wall if you need me.
Jester (confused): Wuh... You don't want to...
SADNESS looms over Jester and her heart cracks in twain
Jester (weakly): Yasha? Do you want to be my roommate?
Yasha (with stoic kindness): Yeah, I'll be your roommate.
Jester: Okay
Yasha (who loves flowers): You have one of the garden rooms, right?
Jester (bits of candy floating above her): Sure!
Yasha: Yeah. I will come in there.
Jester: Okay!
Beau: Caduceus, you flying solo?
Caduceus (pointing at Fjord): No, we're...
Fjord (interrupting): Just you.
Beau (dawning realization): Oh! *I'm* flying solo.
Jester (exasperated): I thought that's what you said you were doing, Beau!
Beau (pointing her thumb back toward the guys): I just didn't want to sleep with *them.*
Jester (eager once again): Well then, sleep with me and Yasha.
[Beau considers this in a probably non-canonical dream sequence]
[Jester is the little spoon, Yasha is the big spoon, andBeau is snugly sandwiched between them on the bed. They're all smiling.]
Beau: (making a good decision): All right. I'll sleep with you and Yasha!
Jester (very pleased): Oh, okay!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:smfbrzsfsmjotl42ibwscqua/bafkreibegeb2lca7oj3unzrmv347qql3prl5vx77uqjv6j6d6bf7lzqunu)
