Our Dearest Readers,
We should warn you, the creative process can be dangerous, especially when other people are involved. You may think you know where the narrative’s going, but everything veers out of control before you can sneeze or finish another pack of chips.
Fortunately, we have cats. Cats make everything cooler. A rainy day. A dull TV show. A boring book. Even poetry—something that is already cool by default!
So, who do we have to thank for helping us stick the landing? (On four legs like cats do?) Well, the aforementioned cat, of course, but also two cool poetry making machines of the human variety: Obbverse and Michelle Beltano Curtis. (And now we’re seriously contemplating a new comic series about Mr. Mort, a super cat that saves the world from strands of especially excitable string.)
By the way, if you think this whole process was an easy flight, just check our previous editions. There were moments when we thought this would turn into a complete poetic disaster. This was the first time we considered running away in tears of defeat, praying to the ghosts of Shakespeare and Mayakovsky.
hm, what should I draw?
maybe a hairy monster with a furry claw
or a demon crow that sticks in the craw
or a huge bloodstained saw
hm, what should I write?
maybe a slow growl will stir up a fright
or a girl will be twirled by a meat-eating kite
or grandma pole-dances in a bikini too tight
hm, what is that?
the words have disappeared, the pictures aren’t flat
they’ve come to life like a cockroach cravat
crawling helter-skelter ’til i scream like a prat
hm, what the hell have i wrought?
my words have sprung to life, a ghastly thought
i need a superhero, musclebound and taut
or just leave my new comic to my cat, mr. mort
by TETIANA ALEKSINA, TONY SINGLE, TOMAS MANKUS, MUNIRA EZZI, OBBVERSE & MICHELLE BELTANO CURTIS
© All rights reserved 2020
haha grandma is awesome 👏👏
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Any grandma that can pull that off is the very definition of awesome, I agree! 😛
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Looking forward to meeting Mr. Mort.
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We should probably do something with Mr. Mort. 😛
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Definitely–for all us cat people.
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Thanks for the forum guys, it’s great fun! This is what we need, especially in these crazy times- a bit of a giggle that doesn’t veer into hysteria.
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I’m glad we could bring some levity to your day, Obbverse! We all could do with some of that for sure! 🙂
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Hooray for cats!
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Cats for the win! 😛
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I like it all and it came together. Great minds at work ❤️
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It’s fun when something like this comes together as well as it does, isn’t it! 😛
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Oh for sure that was me in your words “Grandma pole dancing in a bikini that is too tight”…oh if I only I was brave enough…
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Hee hee hee. Well, we only live once, so why not? 😛
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