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Technically

The cat meows. Me: "Technically, you still have food in your bowl."

The cat responds, "Technically MEOW MEOW MEOW"

September 11, 2020 by Nicole Smeltzer Tags: autobiocomic, cat illustration, collage, diary comic, tiny comic Leave a comment

It’s Monarch Time

We like to collect caterpillars in summer and watch them form a chrysalis.

It's so thrilling to watch them emerge

Especially to the cat. (Cat thinking "Flippity flappities!"

September 5, 2020 by Nicole Smeltzer Tags: autobio comic, butterflies, cat, chrysalis, collage, comic, flippity flappity, illustration, monarch, sequential art, tiny comic Leave a comment

Agatha Christie Novels

The ending to 85% of Agatha Christie novels:

Man, randomly: Say, why don't you and I get married?

Woman: Well, I suppose I have nothing better going on...

Man: WHAT A GAL!

Poirot: Ah, les femmes!

August 27, 2020 by Nicole Smeltzer Tags: agatha christie, classic novels, collage, cut paper, fiction, poirot, proposals, tiny comic, webcomic Leave a comment

Re-reading Emily of New Moon

Emily stands next to a cat. Ilse: You blithering centipede.

Emily bends to pet the cat. Ilse: You're a skunk and a bloodthirsty mink!

Emily walks away cuddling the cat. Ilse: YOU PROUD, STUCK-UP, CONCEITED BIPED!!

I’m keeping a catalogue of Ilse’s best insults.

April 25, 2020 by Nicole Smeltzer Tags: classics, cut paper, emily of new moon, Emily Starr, Ilse Burnely, insults, LM Montgomery, Lucy Maud Montgomery, rereads, tiny comic, webcomic Leave a comment

Norman Disagrees

Norman the cat scratches at an ottoman. Out of panel, a voice yells "NORMAN!"

Norman pauses. I say: No, Norman. No!

Norman thinks.

Norman returns to his scratching thinking: Norman says yes.

March 10, 2020 by Nicole Smeltzer Tags: cats, collage illustration, cut paper, humor, illustration, tiny art, tiny comic, webcomic Leave a comment

Don’t Put Maows in My Mouth

Illustration of a cat saying MAOW

Little girl to her mother: Awww! Norman says he's lonely and he wants us to adopt a kitten for him to play with!!

Cat, yelling: Stop misrepresenting me!

Cat, pouting behind his tail with a storm cloud over his head: That's NOT what I maowed.

March 7, 2020March 9, 2020 by Nicole Smeltzer Tags: cut paper, illustrattion, misrepresentation, tiny comic, webcomic Leave a comment

A Craving for Something

Daughter: I have a craving for something, but I don't know what!

Me: What?? We just ate dinner and you said you were full!

Daughter, swanning away: ...but WHAT?

February 10, 2020 by Nicole Smeltzer Tags: collage, cut paper, diary comic, illustration, sequential art, tiny comic, upcycled art, webcomic Leave a comment

Livin’ the Dream

I was having trouble concentrating during the meeting

Because out the window, just over my boss's shoulder, there was a crow circling

And when it landed, I would see that it was carrying a whole sandwich.

Me, thinking: livin' the dream...

February 5, 2020 by Nicole Smeltzer Tags: collage, comic, crow, diary comic, humor, illustration, lucky, paper art, sequential art, tiny comic, work Leave a comment

Groundhog Day

Father and daughter walking together. Daughter: "Daddy, what is Groundhog Day?"

"It's the day when the groundhog comes out of his burrow. If he sees his shadow, then there will be 6 more weeks of winter."

Daughter: Oh, I see.

And what is a "week"?

Flashback to when she was 3 years old.

February 1, 2020 by Nicole Smeltzer Tags: collage, comic, cut paper, famiky, groundhog day, illustration, tiny comic, upcycled art Leave a comment

Lucid Dreaming

Whoa! I'm floating!

Usually this only happens to me in dreams...

...but now it's happening to me in really life! FINALLY! (The woman's hair has turned green. She is holding a floating rabbit on a string. Her daughter has turned into a houseplant and is asking to go to the park.)

Image of search bar with the words: lucid dreaming too dumb??

January 20, 2020 by Nicole Smeltzer Tags: collage, comic, diary comic, dreaming, humor, illustrations, lucid dreaming, paper art, tiny comic Leave a comment

The Plunger

Child: MOMMY! Quick, I need the plunger!

Mom: What??

Child: Don't worry, I just need it to stabilize my fort!

Mom: WHAT??

January 14, 2020 by Nicole Smeltzer Tags: autobiographical comic, collage, cut paper, diary comic, family, humor, illustration, tiny comic, webcomic Leave a comment

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