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foolish child

Recent foolish child posts

Dickens is looking on their phone and reflecting how powerful it is to see people manifest good things on social media. Their friend Saira recommends Dickens manifests things with their "little cartoons" instead.

Foolish Child #102: Manifestation

Dickens August 25, 2021
Dickens and Sarai share a cup of coffee. Sarai believes the barista was flirting with Dickens, who responds "she doesn't even know what I look like with the mask." But Sarai says the mask just adds an air of mystery to Dickens "Clueless tall nerd" energy.

Foolish Child #101: Is This Flirting?

Dickens August 11, 2021
100 comics is in a rich brown color against an orange and green background. The 100 is covered in bright string lights.

Foolish Child #100 🎉

Dickens July 28, 2021
Dickens friend asks where Saia is, Dickens responds that they are looking for a rebound for a post-Covid Hot Girl Summer and to check the basketball courts. Their friend laughs and says that rebounds probably means girls, not basketballs.

Foolish Child #99b: Post-Covid Hot Girl Summer

Dickens July 14, 2021
Child asks Dickens "Is my Dad cheating on you?" And Dickens responds, "Ew. No is that a joke?"

Foolish Child #99a: Where Is My Dad?

Dickens June 30, 2021
Dickens holds up a Pride Lego set triumphantly, even though they were just badmouthing corporate pride. Their friend is unimpressed.

Foolish Child #98: Corporate Pride

Dickens June 16, 2021
Two friends talk against a rainbow background: “Kink has always been a part of Pride, Penny! If you can’t hang, don’t go.” / “Oh, so we just don’t change ever because that’s how it’s always been?”

Foolish Child #97: Kink at Pride

Dickens June 2, 2021
Dickens faces "the camera" in this one panel comic. They are in a green shirt, against an orange and grey background, creating the colors of the Palestinian flag. They say to the camera: "A power imbalance between two entities, that leaves one of those entities perpetually fighting for their rights and their lives, is not a ‘complicated matter’ that requires a graduate degree to push back against."

Foolish Child #96: It’s Not Complicated

Dickens May 19, 2021
Dickens is in a green shirt against a purple background, they are pondering directly to the camera: "Some months I want to draw everything, and my confidence in my ability to draw it is through the roof. The pencil goes exactly where I want it to go. And other months…"

Foolish Child #95: Muscle Memory Lapse

Dickens May 5, 2021
Dickens discusses with their child the upcoming verdict in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin, asking if their teacher has discussed with them Tamir Rice or Trayvon Martin or Adam Toledo or George Floyd. The two characters are against a purple background.

Foolish Child #94: The Verdict

Dickens April 21, 2021
Dickens is in a one panel comic with a blue and orange background, they are talking to their friend. The friend makes a joke about sex. Dickens nervous laughs over hard on purpose, "in the key of ace"

Foolish Child #93: Asexuality

Dickens April 7, 2021
A drawing of Dickens in a green polo shirt against a pink background. Dickens is explaining to their friend, "I figured since my treadmill we be delivered soon, I might as well start learning some smoothie recipes to get my energy up"

Foolish Child #92: Blender

Dickens March 24, 2021
In a two panel comic with a pink background, Dickens is working at a computer. Their friend comes up to them and says "Do you know your child is evil?" Dickens feigns surprise.

Foolish Child #91: Your Child IS Evil

Dickens February 25, 2021

Foolish Child #90: It’s Black History Month, I’m on Break

Dickens February 10, 2021
A small brown child sits on the couch with their aunt. The child is in a turquoise shirt and the aunt is in a green hoodie with a ponytail. She asks the child, "What do kids DO these days?"

Foolish Child #89: Child’s Play

Dickens January 28, 2021
Dickens stares directly at the reader and asks, "Remember when I said "Happy New Year"? Scratch ALL That."

Foolish Child #88: Insurrection

Dickens January 13, 2021
Sarai says, "I'm just happy not to be a Dildosaurus Rex anymore."

Foolish Child #87: Dildosaurus Rex

Dickens December 30, 2020
Two hand drawn dinosaurs are asking, why are they in fact dinosaurs? A baby Dino sits on one of their backs making cute noises.

Foolish Child #86: Dinosaurs

Dickens December 16, 2020
Dickens and their friend discuss the hot new queer film "Happiest Season." Dickens — repeating the famous Mariah Carey meme — declares, "I don't know her."

Foolish Child #85: Happiest Season

Dickens December 2, 2020
A hand drawn panel of a bright blue sky, with queer people dancing in the street. One has a sign that says "Bye Don 202!" There's a rainbow above. One of Dickens' friends suggests that the group join the dancers. Dickens says, "If you can call that dancing."

Foolish Child #84: After the Storm

Dickens November 18, 2020
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