This drawing appears alongside a NYT Opinionator Draft essay by Henry Hitchings about the use of nominalization in writing. One type of nominalization is the appropriation of verbs as nouns, leading to attention-grabbing (and annoyance-inducing) phrases like the ones found in this comic. You can also see the illustration and article in print in the March 31 NYT Sunday Review. Thanks to AD Matt Dorfman for the gig!
A note on the rabbits: probably my favorite short story of all time is "Stone Animals" by Kelly Link, from her collection "Magic For Beginners." It features numerous, mysterious, and possibly sinister bunnies lurking in the yard of a suburban home. Also, I remember loving the epic rabbit allegory "Watership Down" when I read it in middle school. I have it on my bookshelf and intend to revisit it soon. Coincidentally, my bunnies will appear in print on Easter. As always, you can order a poster at my shop.
You should consider animation.
ReplyDeleteInteresting that the envision comes before the inspire. I'd have expected it to be the other way round.
ReplyDeletemy first thought was 'plot bunnies!'
ReplyDeleteI initially interpreted the phrase "the lie-awake" in a different way.
ReplyDeleteyour drawing is so adorable, I like this kind of drawing style.
ReplyDeleteAbout comics story, all of yours is good. :)
I hope I can draw like your style.
Just 4 days back I got a reject letter from my first grad school and I'm seeing this . This somewhat connects to my life of past 3 years.
ReplyDelete@theweirdhippo: Aw, that's too bad. Sorry you could relate, but hope you liked the comic!
ReplyDeleteI love "Stone Animals" and I love your comics. So much joy in this intersection of the two!
ReplyDeleteIn a single post author addressed many situations which majority of the students face in their life and solve with help of professional college writing services.These all situations needs effective writing and management.So all should read it.
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