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(finale) Chapter 8: Being

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footnotes:
* tagged Mature because of direct violence against a child, body horror and mutilation
* (page 157) The story really is just a whole lot of metaphors (like this "gatekeeper"). Not sure if they were all accurate, but feel free to interpret them however they make sense to you.
* (page 159) Take responsibility for our own sins, before posterity has to pay for them forever.
* (page 160) "She" is referring to Reshi (or Shu, her birth name before the kidnapping).
* (page 163) I don't remember why it's significant to use "her" here. Probably because Von feels deep down Saber could not escape that body.
* (page 164) When I found out that third singular "it" in Chinese used to refer to snake, I tacked on a word for "eye" to it and that became Tamu's name as well as his design. As for what's going on with the "chemical wash" and the transformation, interpret it how you wish.
* (page 165-167) Does transition mean death and rebirth? People keep talking about losing the person even if "it's still them."
* (page 168) It's fantasy.
* (page 169, 172) I think I drew the mustache too thick...
* (page 170-171) It was supposed to be a two-page spread

Thank you for reading. You can buy a print-on-demand copy from IndyPlanet (6"x9" dimension) if you like. ^_^

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Heart of A Colt

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When tradition demanded that only a son of the tribe leader can succeed him, a determined little girl put all her faith in a fairytale that could make her the next chief.

At 172 pages, "Heart of A Colt" was my first graphic novel. The project was started and completed in 2011. The story is simple and the writing even simpler, but the subject matter(s) may not be comfortable for some readers (child endangerment, implied slavery/sacrifice, subconscious death wish, blood, etc.). You can buy the print-on-demand version at IndyPlanet (the amazon version is larger and needed white border padding to fit their size), which includes a few pages of notes on Oracle Bone Script shown in the story. Thank you.

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