Atrophy, Page 9

PAGE 9, PANEL 1

Lily sits on what appears to be a bed, looking tired and unmotivated, wearing undergarments.

NARRATOR: "A little harder to get dressed."

PAGE 9, PANEL 2

Lily's silhouette against a light background, turning away from the light.

NARRATOR: "A little harder to lift my face to the light."

PAGE 9, PANEL 3

Decorative flourish - wavy white lines against black background.

NARRATOR: "I am changing."

PAGE 9, PANEL 4

Lily crouches in darkness, her pale figure contrasting against the black background, hands near her face in a twisted posture.

NARRATOR: "Like a plant that's been grown in the dark,"

NARRATOR: "I've become all pale and twisted."

Ho boy. Here’s where I started swapping in ink washes. I was using ink washes the same way a horror movie director commands use of static or “spooky” lenses. I was breaking up the story with disparate media. The idea was to show her breaking with reality in this way.

Comments (Archived)

  1. Lauren

    Depression’s a bitch.

    Love this story, even after all these years.

  2. Falcon Whitaker

    Still loving this story so hard. And I adore the plant simile – it’s so beautiful and yet so sad at the same time.

  3. Chloe

    The “I have become all pale and twisted” line has always stuck with me. The first time I read it, I was so shocked by how perfectly it described me.