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AD's avatar

I hope you include this afterword in the published version.

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Myla Jack's avatar

Same!

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randombean's avatar

Me too- this is so powerful

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Myla Jack's avatar

I know, right?🤩🤩

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Myla Jack's avatar

Hey if anyone wants to come check out my substack that would help a lot!😊😊

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Myla Jack's avatar

Oh my goshhhhh😍🤩

That view! I can see why you got inspired up there.. it’s beautiful ☺️☺️🌸thank you so much molly! I’m really happy that you made this story 🙂 and I’m sure that a lot of us agree🌈🌈✨❤️🌺

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Beth A.'s avatar

Thank you so much for allowing us to be with you on this journey. It is beautiful.

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Umut's avatar

This was one of the most beautiful stories I have read lately and likely ever.

The simple yet elegant and close-to-home motif of hiding a part of yourself, letting it just hurt yourself, and seeing it as a responsibility. Written and illustrated so perfectly, you could feel the heart of the artist.

The colors, the layouts, all the details... all creating such a good mosaic that is supporting the story without getting in the way.

Thank you for creating this and sharing it with the world. Thank you while I felt alone with my Laura

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Liam Baillargeon's avatar

A beautiful afterword to a beautiful story. Thank you.

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Kai's avatar

Wow, this is amazing. Joshua Tree is one of the most beautiful places in the world to me and Darkest Night has been just as beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing it <3

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Walktopia ( Ghi Kopera)'s avatar

Bravo!! Darkest Night on its own was phenomenal, but how you got there was even more inspiring! 😍 🥰

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Maia Savich's avatar

Reading darkest night was such a beautiful experience. I feel such a rich emotion from these comics- and i look forward to the physical version :) thank you for creating this gorgeous story.

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Kai Morgan's avatar

Such a beautiful feeling, thanks for shaking it with us. Loved this comic as much as I loved this metaphor of how stories can change lives, people, and even weather sometimes 💫

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lenny's avatar

hi molly! i just found this. i read it all in one sitting, listening to the music as i went. i haven't cried in a while. i started crying during the scene where mags finally cried, down in the basement. i haven't quite stopped yet. it's good. thank you for sharing this. this is a story i'll return to.

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Violet Rose in The Rain's avatar

So this was a form of therapy? Congratulations on getting it out.

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Arthur Joyce's avatar

I can’t remembering taking in a work of art that displayed this hidden nameless thing about trauma better than this one. Really beautiful and so moving. Thank you!

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Matthew Makak's avatar

I finally finished reading all the chapters and this excerpt. It took me a while because this comic felt so heavy. I wanted to read it and know what happens next, but I needed to keep putting it down because it was a lot for me. It was so excellent and I love what you wrote here. Thank you for writing this comic and for sharing parts of yourself with us, your readers.

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Martha Einav's avatar

Would it be cheeky to have this made into a small brick sized book to take to Thought Bubble in November for you to sign? I will happily buy it if and when it appears in print, but don’t want to be cheeky

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Molly Knox Ostertag's avatar

that would be very cute and probably cost a lot of printers ink; you have my blessing! (slightly easier option: i can also sign a paper you can stick in the front when you buy the official edition :)

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Medha Murtagh's avatar

A beautiful share. Thank you.

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sparklemaia's avatar

Very much looking forward to reading this story again when it's all compiled into a book I can hold in my hands. I really hope this afterword gets included; it might be my favorite part of the whole project. Thank you for sharing your heart through this story, Molly.

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