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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!

  • For those left behind (Comic 813)

    Yesterday

  • Lets Play Tennis – Part 2 (Comic 812)

    Yesterday

  • Lets Play Tennis – Part 1 (Comic 811)

    Yesterday

  • Tenzin Palmo (comic #805) TRANSCRIPT: “Without someone to annoy us, how can we learn to be patient?” Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo Thing 1: Sometimes the person annoying me is me. Thing 2: What do you mean sometimes? Thing 1: tee hee! Oh brains!

    Tenzin Palmo (comic #805)

    Dec 05, 2025

  • A tribute to Wally Wood’s 22 Panels That Always Work(comic #804)

    Nov 27, 2025

  • Communities of Practice, cartoon transcript If you want to do a thing. Thing 1 looks sadly at a battered yellow hat. Find the generous teachers, and more importantly the people also drawn to learning. Thing 1 and 2 (wearing hats) look up a t a tall entity wearing a somewhat crown-ish hat) Paper hat expert: In my travles I’ve explored many paper hat making cultures. Communities of practice can become more than the craft. Thing 1: I struggle with crisp folds. Thing 2: Me too! I’ve been using a ruler, but I’m going to buy a bone folder. Thing 1: Ooooh! What brand? They can be a way to find people just as weird as you are. Multiple folks wearing different hats, some more silly than others, smiling at each other.

    Communities of Practice (Comic #803)

    Nov 13, 2025

  • Thing 1 wearing a Fez and zooming along on a bicycle. They don't have any legs, so their chest rests on the handlebars, their belly rests on the seat and they are zooming!

    Bicycle (801b)

    Oct 24, 2025

  • Ask, cartoon transcript Thing 1 and 2 are armless legless creatures of enormous kindness and integrity. Thing 1: Talks an enormous wall of words represented as lots of squiggly lines. Thing 1: Do you understand? Thing 2: That’s a lot of information to process Thing 2: How about you tell me what you want instead? Thing 1 looks aghast. Thing 2: You got this Thing 1: Can I borrow your bicycle? Thing 2: Sure!

    Ask (Comic 801)

    Oct 24, 2025

  • I can do this, cartoon transcript Thing 1 and 2 are armless legless creatures of enormous kindness and integrity. Thing 1: I can do this Thing 1 pauses to be in that moment. Then they shake. Thing 1: Or at least try. Thing 2: And I’ll be cheering for you regardless Thing 1 and 2: Adventures!

    I can do this (comic #800)

    Oct 16, 2025

  • I am enough cartoon transcript The Things are armless, legless, kind entities. They are drawn in blue, which is the color I use for sketching comics. I use black to finish a comic, so this comic is “incomplete” by the normal standards of finishing a comic. Thing 1 looks up into the air, Thing 2 looks at Thing 1. Thing 1 looks earnestly at Thing 2. Thing 2 smiles back. Thing 1 smiles a little tremulously. Thing 1: I am enough. Thing 1 and 2 smoosh their heads together with affection. Thing 2: Always.

    I am enough (comic #798)

    Oct 02, 2025

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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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  • 1 Image of a pink bunny dancing.

    Bunnies (Comic 810)

    Apr 12, 2026

  • 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)

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

    In Synch (Comic #756)

    Dec 22, 2023

  • 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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