Atrophy, Page 1

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Title: "Atrophy" in stylized script.

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A young woman with short light-colored hair stands alone, wearing a turtleneck sweater and dark skirt. She looks pensive.

NARRATOR: "Look at me."

NARRATOR: "You cannot see that I am alone."

NARRATOR: "I haven't a friend in the world."

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The woman (Lily) is shown talking with another girl with curly/wavy hair.

NARRATOR: "There are people I talk to."

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Lily passes by a young man and a fashionable woman on the street.

NARRATOR: "People I pass on the street."

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Two people greet Lily enthusiastically - a young man with spiky hair and a smiling girl.

NARRATOR: "Even people who claim to be my friends."

FRIEND: "It's great to see you again!"

FRIEND: "Hey, Lily!"

It’s another comic with a non-Rachel the Great character, so it’s obviously about me. She even has the pixie cut that I tried to make work at that time in my life! I can really see how crooked my jaw was before surgery here. Dang. Photo credit: this was taken in a Walmart by my friend Wanda who later died of breast cancer. I really miss her.

Comments (Archived)

  1. Lauren

    I really related to this comic. And the haircut.

  2. Falcon Whitaker

    Oh man, I have read this comic so many times. It makes me cry because I relate to it so strongly.