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I get that this is mostly a me thing but seeing so many posts making fun of "holy blood cannibalism pomegranate deer" style writing just makes me sad ;-; . guys that's a lot of people's first stab at poetry that's hobby art that's a vulnerable thing to post those are passion projects...

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what's pride month without bees, huh?

I'm not leaving this time you have to deal with the bad joke it's in my bones

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the more things change the more they stay the same

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the more things change the more they stay the same

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Wanted to do a full body doodle of Amber from RWBY.

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lan zhan, lan zhan! hi!

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[Authors note: Will she?]

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did i do it? did i do the meme right?

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[Authors note: The sculpted child.

And a life update, the school year has ended so I've got about two months off of teaching now, hooray! I think I did this spiel last year but Masonry of the Body and my art is what I consider my true job, teaching is the gig that supports me financially. As nice as it is to have a little break and fully dedicate myself to my art I'm also not getting a paycheck right now. If you like my work Patreon and Ko-fi monthly memberships are a great way to support what I do, see the chapters as they're made, get pages early, and see bonus content. If that's not your thing I've also got a store through Ko-fi that's got stickers if you want a little something to keep. Sharing the comic with friends is also a big help, I love when I get new eyes on MotB, it means the world when I see people getting excited in tags or leaving comments on the website. Thank you for reading as always!]

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[Authors note: Boy he sure loves having paintings of his wife all around. The stickers I mentioned last week are going to arrive later today so I'll talk more about them during next week's update along with a short comic I'm releasing this Wednesday on itch!]

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[Authors note: Making plans for escape. Chapter 11 has recently been finished and is available to read for monthly supporters on patreon and ko-fi, and for one time supporters on itch.io. The comic has been coming along with out a hitch lately and very soon I'll have summer off from teaching to hammer out chapter 12. I've also got a new sticker coming to the shop very soon, more on that next week (hopefully).]

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[Authors note: Content warnings for chapter 10: misgendering/dehumanization, past pregnancy complications/pregnancy horror

Welcome back, there's a lot in store with chapter 10 that I'm excited for.]

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[Authors note: A bonus comic about butchering was suggested by Compassion in the discord server, this was a fun one to put together!

Time for some house keeping stuff, the other week I completed a new supporter exclusive piece which you can see a preview of below. On itch.io I now have chapters 1-9 compiled into a single volume 1 file, this volume also includes all bonus pages. It's free but if you pay $5 or more you can get access to some art made between 2022 - June 2024 that had been previously only available through patreon or ko-fi. I'll see you back on May 19th with regular weekly updates.]

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[End of Chapter 9]

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[Authors note: Oh, we've done this before, but things feel different now.

Well, that's a wrap on chapter 9, chapter 10 is available on itch.io with purchase or to monthly supporters on patreon/ko-fi. I should have a bonus comic finished in the next few weeks but regular updates wont begin until May 19th. One last thing before I go for now, my partner Liz wrote a very sweet fic based on an MotB au we brainstormed. See you all again soon.]

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[Authors note: It's a little gay that she can't keep her eyes off of her.]

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[Authors note: Masonry of the Body is three years old now, the first update was March 29th 2022, I can't believe I've been doing this for that long, Happy Birthday MotB, Ada's still in hell.]