Pocket Posies

By Mel Jones

Image Description: Four panel vertical comic: Pocket Posies Comic 1: Sharing. A 4-paneled comic shows Plague Fairies (bird-like plague doctor figures in pointy hooded cloaks). First panel shows Plague Fairy laying on a Lazy-boy type armchair with a plate of cookies beside it. A wobbly speech bubble says “Heyyy…..” and reaches the last panel. The 2nd and 3rd panels are of the Fairy looking further down to see another Plague Fairy in the 4th panel, who says “You gonna share those cookies?” END ID.
Image Description: Four panel vertical comic: Pocket Posies Comic 2: Therapy. First panel: two Plague Fairies sit opposite each other. One fairy holds a clipboard and says “So, what brings you in today?”. The other responds, “Well, I’m fine I guess. It’s just that sometimes”. 2nd and 3rd panel shows a close up of fairy’s face in grotesque sketchy detail with the words “I think about how the government would rather police homeless and disabled people rather than actually help the public with societal change cuz that’s not good for the share holder”. Last panel shows the therapist fairy with the speech bubble “…”. The other fairy says, “But y’know, I’m good.” END ID.
Image Description: Four panel vertical comic: Pocket Posies Comic 3: What Are We? Panel one: Three Plague Fairies sit around a table, playing cards. The leftmost fairy says “Hey, guys?” Panel two: The leftmost fairy says “Are we like, birds?” Panel 3: Both of the other plague fairies turn to the leftmost. The rightmost fairy says “No, we’re plague doctors, Charles.” The leftmost fairy responds “But like, don’t they wear those little hats?” Panel 4: The rightmost plague fairy glares at the leftmost. The middle plague fairy looks upwards toward a thought bubble that shows two plague fairies wearing wide brimmed hats. One of the fairies lifts its hat at the other and says “Top o’ the morning to ya!”.
Image Description: Four panel vertical comic: Pocket Posies Comic 4: Pumpkins. First panel: 3 pumpkins of varying sizes colored in orange. A speech bubble reads: “I dunno. You think it’s safe?” A second speech bubble reads: “Yeah, yeah.” Second panel: A speech bubble reads “We can make sure there isn’t another ‘incident’.” The 3 pumpkins have sweat drop emojis hanging on and above them. 3rd panel: Two plague fairies in conversation. Right speech bubble reads “Just lock the Jack O’ Lanterns in Boxes. It’ll be spooky still.” The right plague fairy has a sleeve up to their beak. Fourth Panel: A speech bubble is above a plague fairy with a Jack O’ Lantern pumpkin stuck on their head. Speech bubble reads: “I mean, we just don’t want another Harry.” A star symbol to the left of the fairy stuck in the Jack O’ Lantern reads “stuck in pumpkin since 2022”.