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it’s fine if it’s you

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Sick and tired

(Disclaimer: trans is at the head for a reason, but all else is random. Getting distracted by what should go where is exactly the petty distraction they want.)

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Review: Strange Pictures by Uketsu

I get really excited about weird Japanese novels, so I was highly anticipating this dark mystery. I recently read an interview in The Guardian with Uketsu and I was so intrigued by his enigmatic, surreal vibe. During lockdown, he posted a series of bizarre mystery stories on YouTube and since then has written several novels that have been big hits in Japan. Strange Pictures is the first to be translated into English and I have everything crossed that more of them are soon!

Centred around some childlike illustrations, Strange Pictures tells a dark, chilling story from several angles. The sketches of a pregnant wife, a child's drawing of his idea of 'mother' and a quick etching of a mountain view all add up to a horrific truth that will shake you to the core.

All of the pictures are simple and innocuous and I think it's that quality that makes the story they tell all the more frightening. There is so much to all of them that you just don't see until you hear the artist's story and perhaps that's exactly what Uketsu is telling us.

The mysteries themselves are complex. My brain was working pretty fast to keep up with all of the calculations and I did have to stop several times to make sure I was following it properly. I can only imagine the kind of mind that figured all this out and chose to present it in the way that this book does. It is such a clever book and I really appreciated the challenge.

It is also genuinely scary. I couldn't shake the constant creeping, haunting presence that felt like it was right behind me. Even when the smoke lifted and I knew what was going on, I was still scared! Uketsu manages to evoke that feeling of dread fantastically.

The first story tells the tale of two students figuring out why a blog mysteriously stopped being updated. The blog posts felt so genuine and I'm wondering if they actually were. This made it so easy to invest in the mystery and I was so eager to find out what had happened. Having this immediate hook caused me to power through the book and I was delighted when the other stories kept me as gripped as the opening.

Strange Pictures is an incredibly dark dive into a broken mind and the horrors that lurk within it. It's about the relationship between art and psychology, mothers and children, husbands and wives and friends. It's also about how one life can deeply affect many others, how trauma can ripple through generations and how the same story can look different depending on who's telling it. I'd definitely recommend it to anyone who loves complex mysteries with a touch of philosophy and a lot of macabre.

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I made a design for this amazing open submission project called PenPalestine, where artists from all over the world send their projects to be printed and sold as postcards in solidarity with Palestinians.

The postcards are printed in London, and 100% of the proceeds will go to medical aid for Palestine.

My design is inspired by M.C. Escher and the rich Palestinian culture of woven and embroidered patterns.

You can buy my design here, but I encourage everyone to browse through the incredible submissions, and all artists to contribute with some artwork.

Read more about PenPalestine.

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Nobody gets it like he gets it

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Deku gets hit by a quirk and temporarily becomes a dog ! 

+ pomeranian bakugou cause the size difference is funny to me

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