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Sweet-Tooth

Written by: Matt Luckhurst. Illuminated by: Matt Luckhurst.

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Be careful what your sweet-tooth craves. You may get a cavity. Matt Luckhurst wrote this sitting in a small room deep in reminiscent thought and trying to explain his fear of those that believe the unbelievable. The metaphor is worked through the true life story of his childhood and an Uncle who always had sweets on hand.

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Life Is Hard

Written by: Brennan Kelly. Illuminated by: Brennan Kelly.

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Brennan Kelly plays with our perception of ourselves. Look around. Look at all the people bustling around the streets. They all made it this far. Their genes have been carried a long way, through some very nasty times. We may not always consider this, but it is a very relevant point. Your ancestors went through some shit to get here, so try to enjoy it... they would have.

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Transvestite Jesus.

Writing: Matt Luckhurst. Illumination: Drew Morrison.

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Drew Morrison helped envision these different concepts of God.Matt Luckhurst takes a stab at his 'dream' supreme being. While 'transvestite jesus' may seem like a joke or offensive to some, it touches on a serious point of how we envision ourselves and the fairness of the society we live in.

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Being Ridiculous

Written by: Matt Luckhurst. Illuminated by: Matt Luckhurst.

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Being ridiculous is beautiful, and we often forget this. Humans are pooping, swearing, spitting, tripping, goofy beings that are put in some very harsh conditions. We forget to accept that we’re human as we get caught up in our personal and modern day notions of how we are supposed to behave. You’re just a monkey too my friend, and its ok. Be as you are and enjoy.

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