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this is what long covid feels like [CW: body horror illustration, occasional art nudity]

2025_5 and 2025_6 don’t be afraid (to) begin again again

the figure is split by diagonal lines in to a dozen sections. each section is colored a different combination of pink &/or purple in different darknesses. The coloring is done vertically, so the sections look like dripping dye. on the line of each diagonal the word "again" is written in the same hand and ink as the top memo section, where the caption is written. There are 12 lines which each have an again. for good measure, at the very bottom right on a printed line, there's one more "again"

2025_5 and 2025_6 don’t be afraid (to) begin again again

I thought after my beyond-words-awful Migraine and GI flare which kept me from drawing, I would only have to begin again once, and then I would be back in the swing of this project. That was far from accurate, but I’m trying to be gentle with myself.

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