This is one of two strips that was on my desk when Sybil Lamb and Casey Plett stayed at my house in October 2014 for their tour, and that Sybil read aloud to me making up voices for all of the characters, and I can not imagine this dialogue in any other voice than that of Sybil Lamb
So you should know that
This is part of the storyline that, at least for the time being, I am kind of imagining as “it” for Bad Mother, other than occasional “Year 3” style comics feat. Cathy and a mysterious and nebulous supporting cast. There was a lot more planned (specifically for the latter part of Year 2, which I will maybe allude to in the blog posts for the rest of these comics, because who does not love a good rambling comix blog post??), but for reasons previously stated, I am really detached from this overall world and project, and as bitter experience has taught me, once you start feeling detached from a project, you should generally let it go. I feel kind of bad about this–I do really like these characters and think that the art is sort of getting to a place where I don’t hate it–but okay real talk, writing a story about mostly cis people who have or are kids is very alienating and strange, esp once “writing outside of one’s experience” is no longer a decision one views as the default and only option. Once there is a choice in this matter. The choice to center Fun Cis Folks is the kind of decision I would make in 2011 when I was planning out Bad Mother and worried about alienating all of the trans lady friends who lived in my imagination and who I did not have, and not really the kind of decision I would make today, and exactly what do you become if you remain too attached to the past?
I think the only time I have seriously regretted letting a project go is Boat Girl. Maybe I’ll just only do Boat Girl now. Maybe I will do something different altogether. Maybe I will do nothing.
anyway enjoy these kids! what scrapes will they get into