[Re-upload of a newsletter from Nov 4, 2025, for the archive]
Unlike the others, this one is fully just illustrations, and... well, I think all I can say is that it was really, really difficult to make, but also really, REALLY important for me to make.
A handful of times throughout my years in therapy, my therapist has helped me try to imagine going back in time to save myself as a form of healing. It always felt only... half-effective? With my aphantasia (inability to "see" in my mind) and the fact that I was still terrified of my dad, I could never imagine myself going back there -- it always had to be like, a fictional hero in my stead.
Going through the process of writing and drawing these comics for the last few months, and then steadily confronting all my fears about posting them, and actually saying all my thoughts "out loud"... I sort of still can't believe it, but I think it gave me a sense of innate bravery and self-worth that I've literally never felt before. And I think it's that brand new bravery and self-worth that made it possible for me to even conceive this comic.
So I imagined the coolest possible version of myself in this one jumpsuit I have, and got to drawing.
I think.. I think I could not be more proud of myself, to be sharing this now. :')
Here's "Sending Dandelions" 🌱
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This is the last Sent with Dandelions chapter, for now! After this one, I'll just make new chapters "whenever I feel like it" haha. Could be once a month, could be a few months and then a bunch at a time, I don't have a schedule; the plan is just to use it as an outlet whenever I need to. :)
Thank you so, so, so very much for reading and following along. Hearing everyone's responses to my work has been surprisingly healing, in and of itself. Thank you, truly, for letting me be me. <3
All the best,
Jessica