Shortbox Comics Fair 2023

The fair closes in less than a week so I figured I should post my ~haul~ while considering what I can get next and trying to ignore the cries of my wallet.

The Things We Carve by Chan Chau is free: a 16-page little story about getting over a creative block and nurturing one's craft (+ established relationship).




( 'The Hawk and The Rabbit' by Hwei )

( 'SOMEONE DIED HERE' by Azam Raharjo )

( 'Parasocial Activity' by Pearl Law )

( 'The Things We Carve' by Chan Chau )

Hoping to get months later: The Stranger: a short speculative fiction comic set in the near future that explores the brief relationship between an old woman who is losing her memory and an android made in the image of her late wife. Not Shortbox-related/Shortbox-exclusive, thankfully! Most of my to-read/to-buy list is now comics/manga so idk if I'll fulfill my annual goal of finishing 12 books this year. I haven't gotten a single poetry collection either! I can feel my expressive ability withering haha