Today in 3 Panels, by Dean Mang-Wooley

Dean is sitting at a computer, working on an animation. They think to themself: I just drew the same thing 60 times. And 2 hours have mysteriously disappeared.

Animation vortex

Sep 27, 2008

Dean is house sitting for their mom's coworker. They are in a storage room, looking at a photo album. Image text reads: "After a few minutes of snooping, I finally found what I was looking for...photos of my mom's workmate as a kid." There is a close up image of one of the photos, showing a child with the year 1953 printed above his head.

Invasion of privacy

Aug 9, 2008

Dean is on a city bus, reading a book. Text reads: As I was reading 'Heart of Darkness' on the bus, I started listening to two women talk about the life they left behind in Botswana. Everything I do is trivial.

Microcosm

Sep 23, 2008

Dean is working as a cashier at a cafe. They have a new haircut. A regular customer approaches Dean and says: "I like your haircut. Do you feel brave today?" Dean says: "I don't know. I feel like the haircut is more daring than I am." The customer replies: "That's great. Now you can live into that daring."

Bravery

Jul 5, 2015

Dean's friend Alison is at a clothing store. She looks into a box of hats and sees a baseball cap with a large garish cross printed on it. She buys the hat at puts it on. She grins and gives a thumbs up.

Fate

Aug 14, 2008

Back in the saddle

Back in the saddle

May 29, 2016

Dean, aka Rita, is sitting in front of a campfire with their uncle. Their uncle tells them: "you're so skilled. I really...respect you." Dean rests their chin on their hand and thinks to themself: "wow."

The uncle who never talks to me

Aug 2, 2008

Dean and their twin, Hannah, are walking outside together. They see a lot of bottle caps on the path in front of them. Dean says: "Look at all those bottle caps." Hannah says: "Maybe someone was going to bury them for posterity." Dean says: "Burying bottle caps is a wise economic decision."

Bottlecaps

Aug 25, 2008

Dean and Naz are sitting on a couch together. Dean asks Naz: "How...are you?" Naz replies: "I'm good. I'm tired. Grief is exhausting. But I'm good."

Check in

Aug 15, 2016

Becoming our dads

Becoming our dads

Jul 7, 2016

Dean is in their back yard, using a hose to spray water onto a pile of dirt. Dean thinks: "My only goal right now is to turn this pile of dirt into a pile of mud." There is a close up image of the water hitting the pile of dirt, followed by a close up image of Dean's head. Dean's eyes are closed, and their mind is empty.

Pre-housesitting meditation

Aug 7, 2008

Dean is on the main floor of their house. They hear their dad yell from the basement: "Something down here just REEKS!" Dean goes down to the basement and thinks: "I don't smell anything." They smell their own underarm and think: "Maybe it smells exactly like me."

Reek

Sep 17, 2008