From The Diaries of Tylostoma, 2026

photograph by Kevin Harding

Like yeah man you got the disease that wiped out half of Europe, like, a couple separate times within written history, and we have no clue how many times before that. To cure it you have to take 14 pills and drink lots of juice. You’re gonna feel kind of crummy for a while. It’s vitally important you take all 14 pills.

image description: a ceramic coyote with pale grey and tawny fur painted on. the coyote is posed in the middle of stepping forward, smiling with its eyes closed.

but no one seems to have a better explanation...

the kowari....

dont worry abt it, you just keep reading your lines and well take care of the rest. you'll be a star.

honestly for me this situation isnt drawing a single bead of sweat first i grab the tiger's jaw with both hands and pry it open, quickly bandaging the wounds i received (didn't hit anything important) and pushing the tiger away while simultaneously falling into my grizzly bear stance and watching as the tiger scurries away with its tail betweens its legs at the sight of my massive shoulder humps. i roar defiantly and catch three dozen salmon at the river