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PANEL 1: FILIA holds the glowing staff. FILIA: Divining a place, to be sure. BUT WITH LIMITATIONS. PANEL 2: FILIA has placed the staff back on the table, and walks away. FILIA: It has but modest means to reach out. PANEL 3: FILIA starts to sit down in his pilot chair, 2 glass screens behind him foot controls on the ground. FILIA: I suspect it was birthed to be a linchpin in a larger system. On its own, it’s practically inert. But in the embrace of a wider array, IT BECOMES A COMPASS NEEDLE POINTING NORTH. PANEL 4: FILIA, sitting in his pilot chair, feet on the controls, places his hands on the glass screens. FILIA: And so, little spirit, —little remarkable spirit — we will build you that system. PANEL 5: Close up on FILIA’s foot as he pushes a control forward. FILIA: We will delicately step up your power source, to amplify your strength. PANEL 6: From outside FILIA’s ship, the ship lays flat on the desert ground. FILIA, from inside the ship: We will weave a lattice in the ship’s antennae, to widen your reach. PANEL 7: The ship takes off, sort of like a fish - its wings and ring point down toward the ground. Smoke and dust rise up from below. FILIA: And we will carry your voice to the ship’s navigation. That you might whisper where to go. PANEL 8: The sun sets on the desert, clouds swooshing across the sky. The ship heads towards the sun. FILIA: And across 10,000 years, little spirit — OH HOW YOU’LL SING. —— Want 5,000 more comics like this? Join us at Patreon.com/sheldoncomics for the *FULL* Sheldon archives, art giveaways, fun community, and more! Sheldon Comics copyright Dave Kellett. Colors by Beth Reidmiller
PANEL 1: FILIA holds the glowing staff. FILIA: Divining a place, to be sure. BUT WITH LIMITATIONS. PANEL 2: FILIA has placed the staff back on the table, and walks away. FILIA: It has but modest means to reach out. PANEL 3: FILIA starts to sit down in his pilot chair, 2 glass screens behind him foot controls on the ground. FILIA: I suspect it was birthed to be a linchpin in a larger system. On its own, it’s practically inert. But in the embrace of a wider array, IT BECOMES A COMPASS NEEDLE POINTING NORTH. PANEL 4: FILIA, sitting in his pilot chair, feet on the controls, places his hands on the glass screens. FILIA: And so, little spirit, —little remarkable spirit — we will build you that system. PANEL 5: Close up on FILIA’s foot as he pushes a control forward. FILIA: We will delicately step up your power source, to amplify your strength. PANEL 6: From outside FILIA’s ship, the ship lays flat on the desert ground. FILIA, from inside the ship: We will weave a lattice in the ship’s antennae, to widen your reach. PANEL 7: The ship takes off, sort of like a fish - its wings and ring point down toward the ground. Smoke and dust rise up from below. FILIA: And we will carry your voice to the ship’s navigation. That you might whisper where to go. PANEL 8: The sun sets on the desert, clouds swooshing across the sky. The ship heads towards the sun. FILIA: And across 10,000 years, little spirit — OH HOW YOU’LL SING. —— Want 5,000 more comics like this? Join us at Patreon.com/sheldoncomics for the *FULL* Sheldon archives, art giveaways, fun community, and more! Sheldon Comics copyright Dave Kellett. Colors by Beth Reidmiller
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Posted on July 2, 2026 by Beth Reidmiller

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Posted on March 12, 2024 by Beth Reidmiller

GET IT TOGETHER PICKLES is on Kickstarter now!

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Posted on March 5, 2024 by Dave Kellett

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Posted on January 18, 2024 by Dave Kellett

For those of you who have Kindle Unlimited accounts, a heads up: All three Drive books are now on Unlimited. You can read ’em, review ’em, rate ’em, and more! Here are the links!

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As you’ll see on my Author Page, all my books are now on Unlimited. All ten Sheldon books, all the pug books, all the themed books, and all the Anatomy books! So if you have an Unlimited account, happy reading!
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Posted on November 2, 2023 by Dave Kellett

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