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Ben Carlsen

Ben Carlsen

Bright and Sunny

It does seem to be true that comedians are often highly depressed people, and use their comedy as a coping mechanism. It can sometimes…

Jul 24, 2017

Bright and Sunny

Jul 24, 2017

Ben Carlsen

Expression

It does seem like music would be the most obvious form of creative expression for a songbird, but Josh is probably the type to get quite…

Jul 21, 2017

Expression

Jul 21, 2017

Ben Carlsen

Planning

Planning ahead is something that, for a long time, was seen as an inherently human trait. Catching food when they aren’t hungry and saving…

Jul 17, 2017

Planning

Jul 17, 2017

Ben Carlsen

Learning

Many people seem to believe that art is something you’re born with the ability to do, and anyone who isn’t can only draw stick figures…

Jul 14, 2017

Learning

Jul 14, 2017

Ben Carlsen

More Gardening

Lewis has dabbled in gardening before, with the same kind of benevolent as well as nefarious reasons. He didn’t say he was going to throw…

Jul 10, 2017

More Gardening

Jul 10, 2017

Ben Carlsen

Success

It seems common for adolescents to believe that they know more than their parents, though in Clarence’s case it may actually be true…

Jul 5, 2017

Success

Jul 5, 2017

Ben Carlsen

Independence

Jim and Terry again show their understanding, or lack thereof, of American politics and culture. Of course, I bet they’re more…

Jul 3, 2017

Independence

Jul 3, 2017

Ben Carlsen

Haiku

I don’t really like poetry, but Lewis seems like the poetic type, so I have to have him doing poetry now and then. Plus, haiku are always…

Jun 30, 2017

Haiku

Jun 30, 2017

Ben Carlsen

Confidence

I feel like this a lot of times. When it actually comes to doing the thing, things tend to work out better than I expect them to, but I…

Jun 28, 2017

Confidence

Jun 28, 2017

Ben Carlsen

Good vs Bad

I have no problem with people being passionate about art and entertainment that they like, but a lot of people are very passionate about…

Jun 26, 2017

Good vs Bad

Jun 26, 2017

Ben Carlsen

Ben Carlsen

Freelance illustrator. Comic strip and comic book enthusiast. Author of The Bird Feeder web comic. Check me out: http://thebirdfeeder.com or http://arkholt.com

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