Meredith McClaren's Blog, page 81

Description: An illustration of myself in a black and white suit...

Description: An illustration of myself in a black and white suit in the middle of a gas station store.  I’m eyeing the donuts.

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Description: An illustration in black, white, and red of me being caught drinking sangria straight from the pitcher.  Text reads: ‘Easter Offense: Drinking sangria straight from the pitcher like an animal.’  I do not pretend to be classy.

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Description:  A series of four panels detailing Blake performing various jobs around a farm, from cleaning stalls to stocking hay.

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Panel1:  Blake sits at her desk, doodling.

           TEACHER:  Did anyone catch the symbolism in thischapter?

Panel2:  Close up of Blake’s doodle.  It’s a black dog.

           STUDENT:  The white horse.

           TEACHER:  Yes! Excellent!  What is the symbolismof a white horse?

Panel3:  Blake startles.

           TEACHER:  Blake?

Panel4:  Blake answers.

           BLAKE:  Um. The pale rider?  Death rides awhite horse.

TEACHER:  Exactly. What other symbols do we see that indicate a coming death?

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Description: An illustration of me standing in front of a mural that reads: ‘Clever Koi, Across the Pond, Model Citizen, Parking in the back.  I’m in a simple shirt dress and leggings.

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Panel1:  Blake leans against the buswindow.  It’s raining outside.

Panel2:  Outside on the street is a largeblack dog.  There’s ahighlight of red in the eyes.

Panel3:  Blake scrutinizes that.

Panel4:  Blake gets to school.

Panel5:  Blake passes a IN MEMORIUM board.

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Panel1:  The two sit.

           MOM: I just dreamt about corgis.

           BLAKE:  Hm.

Panel2:  Mom goes to rinse her plate.

           MOM: Are you going to make it todinner tonight?

Panel3:  Blake eats.

           BLAKE:  Nah, I promised to babysit Charlie after work.

Panel4:  Mom looks at the window.

           MOM: Take an umbrella.

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New Kickstarter!  Servant of the Black Dog is a mini about dark fae folklore and trying to distinguish what is really happening around us.

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Panel1:  A lake.  It’s dark and dreary.

Panel2:  Repeat panel 1.  A figure walks into frame.  Their arms are up, carrying something.

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Panel1:  We cannot see the figure’s face.  They’re well hooded.  They are holding an urn.

Panel2:  The urn is poured out.

Panel3:  The ashes hit the water.

Panel4:  The blackness spreads out.

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TitlePage:  Servant of the Black Dog

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Panel1:  Blake bumbles into the kitchen.  Her mom is making an egg for herself.

           BLAKE:  Morning.

           MOM: Morning!

Panel2:  Blake grabs a bowl.

           MOM: Sleep well?

           BLAKE:  Mm. Weird dreams.

Panel3:  Mom eats her eggs.

           MOM: Ah.  The family curse.

Panel4:  Blake eats.

BLAKE:  I’m at a crossroads.  In the middle of nowhere.

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SPLASHPAGE:  Blake talks.

BLAKE:  And there’s a dog.  It looks like a normal dog.  All black, kind of big.  But the eyes are just a little red?  It’s sort of blurry, but like, paintspatters.

BLAKE:  I’m not scared of the dog.  Even though it’s crouched.  Like it wants to attack.

BLAKE:  I opens its mouth to bark.

BLAKE:  But instead it screams.

Description: A photo from the produce aisle of a grocery store. ...

Description: A photo from the produce aisle of a grocery store.  An illustration of myself stands in front of the apples.  I’m wearing a long shirt dress with black and white stripes.

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Description: A photo of a downtown mural.  It’s bright and declares ‘Midtown PHX.’  An illustration of myself in a western inspired black dress leans against the mural.