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theorangefedora.bsky.social
@theorangefedora.bsky.social
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comics | storytelling | design | research
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An oldie but still a fav - published in Alta Magazine for their Winter 2021 collection.
cartoon with the title" The First Person to Try Horseradish. It shows some prehistoric women looking worried, the woman in the center is sweating and crying, saying "Don't eat this stuff, it's poison! I'm dying! I never loved Jeff! I'll miss you all... wait, maybe it's fine, it's delicious..."
September 22, 2026 at 12:32 AM
theorangefedora.bsky.social
As a child, I was afraid of a run on the bank, even though I did not understand what that meant! www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE5k...
Mary Poppins – Bank Run
YouTube video by ABC Productions
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September 11, 2026 at 9:01 PM
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loweredtech.bsky.social
Today's Lowered Techspectations newsletter shows what goes wrong when everyone is prompting but no one is reading the output. Know the feeling? #techworkers #aislop
August 19, 2026 at 8:28 PM
theorangefedora.bsky.social
Come check out my art studio if you're in the area! There will be food trucks and a new art gallery show opening. Lots to see! Saturday the 22nd from 5-7:30.
August 19, 2026 at 3:11 AM
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loweredtech.bsky.social
Strategent (the company where Lowered Techspecations takes place) conducts twice-annual biennial Employee Engagement Surveys, and then tries to act on the results.
Three panel cartoon of Dogboss asking for feedback from his employees, and berating them with "Don't all speak at once!"
July 31, 2026 at 7:03 PM
theorangefedora.bsky.social
If you've ever been in an MRI machine, you know what I'm talking about - it's the sick beats. Thanks to @funnytimesofficial.bsky.social for including this in their latest issue!
June 30, 2026 at 11:08 PM
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loweredtech.bsky.social
Tech support isn't what it used to be.
A woman kneels on the floor in front of the toilet with her hair pulled back. Towards her phone, she says "Ok, honey, I'm going to try 'clearing my cookies'".
May 27, 2026 at 4:30 AM
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loweredtech.bsky.social
Darlington, a brave speech engineer at Strategent, volunteered to try the new portal to another dimension. In today's newsletter you find out where he went. buttondown.com/LoweredTechs...
Profile of Darlington, with a short bio and a drawing of him. He has a pig head and 1950's Dad glasses. He's "great at building speech recognition models, bad at communication"
April 29, 2026 at 4:07 PM
theorangefedora.bsky.social
I hate it when I get logged out of my shower.
Cartoon of a man in the shower, soaking wet, trying to tap on a touch screen. Touch screen says "please log in to continue your shower experience"
April 27, 2026 at 4:13 PM
theorangefedora.bsky.social
Laundry never ends.
Cartoon of a row of washing machines at the laundromat. Inside one of them is a woman going around and around inside in a perfect circle with her toes touching her face.
March 23, 2026 at 10:15 PM
theorangefedora.bsky.social
I had two cartoons in the March 2026 issue of @funnytimesofficial.bsky.social. Here's a quick look at them! I LOVE the Funny Times, check them out!
March 18, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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loweredtech.bsky.social
Isn't there always that ONE GUY?? Read this week's Lowered Techspectations to get the goss. buttondown.com/LoweredTechs...
Cartoon panel of two women in a conference room, one is saying "Hey Liz, now that it's just us, I can tell you about that guy in the meeting."
March 4, 2026 at 11:25 PM
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loweredtech.bsky.social
This week's Lowered Techspectations is a double feature - one comic and one advice column! Check it out: buttondown.com/LoweredTechs...
Two panels of a longer comic titled "Robot team steerco". We see a team gathered in a conference room, and then a close up of one nervous-looking product manager saying "so, we made some pivots..."
February 4, 2026 at 6:54 PM
theorangefedora.bsky.social
Today the @latimes.com published a piece I created with @emenez2.bsky.social! I'm so pleased with how it turned out. Many thanks to editor Philip Gray.
Op-comic: What I learned from a banjo (and a frog)
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
Op-comic: What I learned from a banjo (and a frog)
When I felt too low to make friends, an instrument challenged me and showed me how to take risks.
www.latimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:35 PM
theorangefedora.bsky.social
Excellent article by Emily Atkins. Sometimes, conspiracies are real. open.substack.com/pub/heated/p...
It's time to embrace climate conspiracy
Trump’s Venezuela oil play exposes what climate reporting has documented for decades—if we’re willing to say it out loud.
open.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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loweredtech.bsky.social
This week's installment of Lowered Techspectations is a double feature! We've got an advice column by Zen Paycheck and a comic by Theora Kvitka. buttondown.com/LoweredTechs...
Sitting pretty much all day
It's time to get up and move.
buttondown.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
theorangefedora.bsky.social
Who needs an emotional support dog when you could have an emotional support cookie? 🍪 Jk I need both. 🐶
#gagcartoon #emotionalsupportdog #foodmotivateddog #bakedgoods #eatingmyfeelings
Cartoon of a man walking two small dogs. The man has stopped to look in a bakery window, and one of the dogs barks that the man is " very food motivated"
October 28, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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loweredtech.bsky.social
Check out our first email newsletter! buttondown.com/LoweredTechs...
Introducing Lowered Techspectations
A newsletter helping you deal with working in tech.
buttondown.com
October 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
theorangefedora.bsky.social
We're just trying to keep our options open! 😅 😎 Here's my collab cartoon with humorist @miriamjayaratna.bsky.social !
Black and white cartoon of two women walking in a park. One is saying "I just feel like I"m at that awkward age where I'm too young to retire, but too old to get kidnapped."
September 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
theorangefedora.bsky.social
I had a fantastic time last weekend @smallpressexpo.bsky.social ! Thank you so much to the organizers. SPX puts wind in my sails to keep drawing comics and keep going even when it is hard. Thanks also to my table mates @ghostlysloth.bsky.social, @jadepagecraft.bsky.social and @ruemxu.bsky.social ❤️
Photo of Alondra, Jade, Theora and Ru behind their tables at SPX 2025 Photo of Theora behind her table at SPX
September 19, 2025 at 7:44 PM
theorangefedora.bsky.social
Here is a snippet of some of the work I'll have at my table @smallpressexpo.bsky.social this weekend, stop by to take a look! #zines #comics
Photograph of a printed zine titled "Job Market Report" Cartoon panel of military-looking people with t-squares and rulers, saying "We're from the coalition of Concerned Graphic Designers... Your typography is terrible and must be stopped." Cartoon panel of a body in shades of blue, climbing over a rock. Voice over says "Well, this is my experience right now." Cartoon page of a table at a gift shop, featuring "Tiny cacti that will not survive on your kitchen counter", Sunglasses, "Rose Quartz for spiritual closet cleansing", Kokopelli statuettes, Sunscreen, and T-Shirts that say "It's a Dry Heat"
September 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
theorangefedora.bsky.social
I'll be at the Small Press Expo this Saturday and Sunday in Bethesda, MD. Find me at table H6! I've been feverishly preparing for months 😅... I'll have a bunch of zines, stickers, etc to sell, plus an all-new minicomic! 🥳🤖 (More to come on that soon) @smallpressexpo.bsky.social
#art #comics
September 10, 2025 at 6:49 PM
theorangefedora.bsky.social
My first cartoon published in Narrative Magazine this month! Thanks to editors Matt and Mimi. See the full carousel of great cartoons here: www.narrativemagazine.com/issues/sprin... @narrativemag.bsky.social
Black and white cartoon of two houseplants looking out the window at the rain. One house plant says to the other "it's not fair, they all get a drink."
May 28, 2025 at 4:20 PM
theorangefedora.bsky.social
Today, @emenez2.bsky.social and I have a piece in the LA Times Op-Comic section. She wrote it and I made the drawings. I'm really pleased with how it turned out! www.latimes.com/opinion/stor... @latimes.com
Op-comic: A personal case against eliminating the penny
President Trump said he would direct the Treasury to stop making pennies. I immediately thought of my late grandmother.
www.latimes.com
March 27, 2025 at 6:55 PM