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Character: The Things

The Things don’t have arms, legs or a gender. Physically, they are nigh invulnerable and emotionally vulnerable, sensitive and kind. Sometimes they eat spoons!

  • Furious Curious? Comic Transcript The Things are kind, big eyed entities without arms or legs. Thing 1: I just heard the best advice! Thing 2: Yeah? Thing 1: Get curious when you’re furious. Thing 2 looks a little aghast. Thing 2: YOU get furious? Thing 1 smiles. Thing 1: for sure! Thing 1: But also, curiosity makes me really really happy. Thanks to Kate Mueller for introducing me to this lovely saying.

    Furious Curious? (Comic #789)

    Jun 27, 2025

  • What Are Emotions? Comic Transcript The Things are kind, big eyed entities without arms or legs. Thing 1 has a small rectangle shape visible in their torso. Thing 2 has a pentagon shape in their belly (oh my, I didn’t quite realize it was a pentagon until I was writing this transcript, it’s just a nice shape, no particular meaning attached!). Thing 1: What are emotions? Thing 2: They’re like feelings, only more so. Thing 1’s blue rectangle shape has migrated up to the back of their neck. Thing 2’s yellow pentagon shape has emerged from its body and now the end of it is in its mouth, like it’s a balloon it’s going to inflate. Thing 1: What are feelings? Thing 1’s blue rectangle shape has migrated on to the top of their head. Thing 2’s yellow shape is inflating like a balloon. Thing 2: They are messages your body sends you. Thing 1’s blue shape has migrated down to the front of their torso. Thing 2’s shape has now turned into a yellow balloon animal (probably a dog). Both the Things are smiling. Thing 2: If the words were written in balloon animal. Thing 1: It’s startling when they pop?

    What Are Emotions? – Feelings (Comic #788)

    Jun 16, 2025

  • Everything Anything Comic Transcript Thing 1: I’m too much of EVERYTHING! Thing 1: And not enough of ANYTHING! Thing 2: I think we all are. Thing 2: But to do lists help. Thing 1: To do lists do help!

    Everything Anything (Comic #785)

    May 12, 2025

  • Remove Judgement Comic Transcript Thing 1 is frowning and concentrating. Thing 2: What are you doing? Thing 2 looks a little sweaty around the eyeballs. Thing 1: I’m trying to remove judgement of how things should be. Thing 1 is now vibrating with concentration. Thing 2: And how is it going? Thing 1 grins. Thing 1: I don’t know! I have no idea how it should be! Thing 2 grins in return.

    Remove Judgement (Comic #775)

    Jan 10, 2025

  • Happy New Year (Comic #774) aka Hello World Three

    Dec 31, 2024

  • Sad Things Are Sad Comic Transcript Thing 1: Sad things are sad Thing 2: And that’s ok Thing 1: I was hoping for a better punchline Thing 2: We can laugh a bit if you like Thing 1: heh Thing 2: heh Thing 1: heheh Thing 2: hehehe Thing 1: heh Thing 1: Yeah, that helps.

    Sad Things Are Sad (Comic #771)

    Dec 13, 2024

  • Equinox Comic Transcript Thing 1 has a flower pop out of their head. Thing 1 looks happy; Thing 2 looks surprised. Thing 1 has two flowers pop out of their head. Thing 2: I thought equinox meant flowers were gone! Thing 1: No, just migrated to warmer places. Bunson appears as a warmer place, glowing with sunbeams. The Things smile and flowers appear everywhere. Thing 1: mmm!!! Thing 2: Ahhhh!!!

    Equinox (Comic #766)

    Sep 28, 2024

  • The Return of the Worst! Thing 1: I'm the worst! Thing 2: I think you should ask lots of people to tell you nice things about you and write them down! Thing 1: Oh no! Thing 2: And that's not the worst part! Thing 2: You should listen and not immediately inject "no" or "but" Thing 1: You are very mean. Thing 2: I might be the worst!

    The Return of the Worst! (Comic #765)

    Aug 02, 2024

  • Saint Patrick’s Day Webcomic Transcript Thing 1 is green. Thing 1: I thought I’d go green for St Patrick’s Day Thing 2: Cute Thing 1 has a few flowers spouting out of their head. Thing 1: Oooh! Photosynthesis! Thing 1: has more flowers sprouting out of their body Thing 2: What fun! Thing 1 and Thing 2 smile at each other, many flowers sprouting from their bodies. Thing 1: I love having fun with you.

    Saint Patricks Day (Comic #763)

    Mar 17, 2024

  • Thing 1: Ah Choo! Thing 2: You ok? Thing 1: Yeah, just allergies Thing 2: But we don’t even have noses! Thing 1’s eyes are massively blood shot Thing 1: But we do have eyes. Thing 2: Ah choo! Now Thing 2’s eyes are bloodshot. Thing 1: I’ll get us tissues.

    Allergies!!!!!! (Comic #762)

    Mar 17, 2024

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Thing 2: I have a sad Thing 1: Are you looking for solutions or comfort? Thing 2: I would like to be angry, then sad, then comforted, then adventure for solutions, then giggles Thing 1: Let’s start! Thing 2: Raar
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  • 2 Saint Patrick’s Day Webcomic Transcript Thing 1 is green. Thing 1: I thought I’d go green for St Patrick’s Day Thing 2: Cute Thing 1 has a few flowers spouting out of their head. Thing 1: Oooh! Photosynthesis! Thing 1: has more flowers sprouting out of their body Thing 2: What fun! Thing 1 and Thing 2 smile at each other, many flowers sprouting from their bodies. Thing 1: I love having fun with you.

    Saint Patricks Day (Comic #763)

    Mar 17, 2024

  • 3 The Return of the Worst! Thing 1: I'm the worst! Thing 2: I think you should ask lots of people to tell you nice things about you and write them down! Thing 1: Oh no! Thing 2: And that's not the worst part! Thing 2: You should listen and not immediately inject "no" or "but" Thing 1: You are very mean. Thing 2: I might be the worst!

    The Return of the Worst! (Comic #765)

    Aug 02, 2024

  • 4 In Synch Webcomic. See text below for full details.

    In Synch (Comic #756)

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  • 5 Little Liz: This is my most ambitious comic yet! DAYS LATER Little Liz: Perfection! Now to remove the sketch layer. Little Liz: Noooo! I drew on the sketch layer. When I take away the blue, this is all that's left! DECADES LATER Museum Tour Guide: And this famous painting is from her periodic explorations into abstract minimalism and our struggles against adversity.

    Masterpiece (comic #809)

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  • 6 Equinox Comic Transcript Thing 1 has a flower pop out of their head. Thing 1 looks happy; Thing 2 looks surprised. Thing 1 has two flowers pop out of their head. Thing 2: I thought equinox meant flowers were gone! Thing 1: No, just migrated to warmer places. Bunson appears as a warmer place, glowing with sunbeams. The Things smile and flowers appear everywhere. Thing 1: mmm!!! Thing 2: Ahhhh!!!

    Equinox (Comic #766)

    Sep 28, 2024

  • 7 Biases Comic Transcript Boot: I’m going to work on my own biases today. Boot sits in silence. Boot sits in silence. Boot: Because if I don’t, who will?

    Biases (Comic #768)

    Oct 22, 2024

  • 8 Transformative Plans Comic Transcript Little Liz a smiling cartoon talks to us. Little Liz: Making plans is transformative. Little Liz: Not because half the plans happen… Little Liz: But because I know myself better. Little Liz: So I can respond to life in the most meaningful way.

    Transformative Plans (Comic #781)

    Mar 07, 2025

  • 9 Transcript: Boot: zzz... Boot: zzz... Boot: zzz... Bunson: zoomies...zoomies...quiet zoomies... Boot: zzz...

    Quiet Zoomies (comic #807)

    Dec 19, 2025

  • 10 Webcomic, see text below for full transcript

    Fancy! (Comic #738)

    Dec 24, 2022

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