Collaboration and Abundance (Comic #784)
Posted on May 2, 2025 by liz

I have “Collaboration and Abundance, not Competition and Hierarchy” written on a post-it in my office. I wrote that when I was thinking about how the nonprofit principles I adore and were raised in align with open-source principles.

It got me thinking about how scarcity can produce challenges and tightness. And how folks cultivate abundance in other ways… like maybe money might be tight, but they are abundant in their ability to listen, make music, ask questions, have bold dreams or a kind word here and there.

It made me think of all the amazing people I’ve known who have created abundance wherever they go. How their abundance can be contagious. It can be hard sometimes, I’m such a role model of the good that can come when you don’t mask a lot…. And also why people mask as much as they do. And when I get frazzled, it’s nice to have things like this to return to. A constancy and a hug from a little pink bunny who likes dancing, friendship and cake.

Thanks to all my patrons and a special big extra thanks to Kate Webb, Erik Owomoyela, Stuart Barrow, Jesse the K, Brian Fies, Tracey Radford, and Jay Hedtke.

Liz

Collaboration and Abundance Comic Transcript

Little Liz looks down.

Little Liz: It can be hard when the world gets tight.

Little Liz looks up and smiles.

Little Liz: But collaboration and abundance,

Little Liz looks out at us and looks serious and sad.

Little Liz: Not competition and hierarchy.

Bunson Hoppydew leaps to Little Liz, Little Liz smiles and is ready to receive the hug.

Little Liz: And always, always bunnies.

Chuffles Misses the Moon, and so it begins

Posted on October 7, 2015 by liz
And now in the month of Halloween, of transition and change I give to you Chuffles Misses the Moon. Every week day I’ll put up a fresh page from this children’s picture book I drew. THE FIRST EVER CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOK I’VE DRAWN, unless you count the things I did when I was actually a kid. Drawing something in this format was a new learning experience for me. I’d love any notes or comments you have as the updates go up. I might try self publishing it when it’s done so folks can have something in hand to read to kids (OMG, the idea of something I’ve written being a bedtime story… kinda amazing). If I self publish I’d love you, my dear ones, I’d love your help to turn it up to eleven before we go to print. Please enjoy, Chuffles Misses the Moon.

Joyfully Uncanny Things Need Your Kickstarter Support

Posted on August 30, 2015 by liz
Originally posted over at lizargall.com In March I read a short story by Kat Howard over at Uncanny Magazine called Translatio Corpus. I liked the story so much that the Things responded to it.
Kat Howard's Uncanny Magazine story is responded to be things webcomic characters
This is also a call back to one of the earliest Things comic, Spoons!
  After a very successful first year Uncanny is running a Kickstarter to support year two (and asking for a lot less money as wonderful Patreons and Weightless Books e-subscribers come on board). They would like your money and will use it to bring more wonderful diverse stories, poems and non-fiction to the world. If Uncanny makes it through all the stretch goals there will be a Things Respond to Fiction comic for EVERY EPISODE. We are so excited about this on so many levels. We are so honored to be part of the Kickstarter. Less than 10K to go at 16 days, not an easy goal, but most definitely doable. Join the Space Unicorn Corps! Go check out the Kickstarter!
Things Webcomic #14, back when I was learning how to do everything… so some things don’t change in 13 years, still needing to learn everything!