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Change in Posting Schedule
Regular readers may have noticed a bit of a lull around here lately. Where are the new comics? After four years of (mostly) weekly comics, I’ve decided to change my posting schedule to a less specific interval. Things have changed quite a bit for me since I started this endeavor back in 2012– I’ve got…
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Poet Recommendation: An Assortment
For this final poet recommendation of National Poetry Month 2015, I find myself at something of a loss. Thinking of numerous poets isn’t too difficult, of course, but who have a I read enough to truly recommend? Who has left enough of an impression with me to “keep in my heart”, as it were? I…
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Poet Recommendation: Wendell Berry
Given the environmental theme of this week’s comic, and the fact that it’s Earth Day, it seems like it might be a good time to recommend to you the work of Wendell Berry. Mr. Berry, like Mr. Alexie, is a living writer, and still active today, even at the age of 80. He also wears…
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Poet Recommendation: Kobayashi Issa
Since this week’s National Poetry Month haiku comic features a theme of concern for insects, it seems appropriate to recommend a haiku poet who is one of the masters of that particular form: Kobayashi Issa. Considered one of the four greatest Japanese haiku masters, Issa was born in 1763, and is known for his many…
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Advertising
Readers of the comic familiar with the old site may have noticed something new show up in the last couple days: advertising. Have you seen it yet? It’s currently over on the right side of the site, just below the tip jar drawing. It’s an experiment for me, and so far it seems to be…
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Tyranny of Pants Redesign!
Did you know it was two years ago today that I posted my first comic on my website? To commemorate the occasion, I’m going to go ahead and do a “soft-launch” of this new website redesign. The Tyranny of Pants is now a semi-autonomous sub-domain of my regular site! That means the URL has changed…