Slightly More Pleasant
David Ellis DickersonTwo cartoons, two silly poems and one other thing by David Ellis Dickerson. As scheduled as I can manage.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 45 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | 4 months ago |
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WEEKLY PLEASANT: Glasses, Pronunciation, Carrots, Relativity
I woke up yesterday with this image in front of me beside my bed (because I sleep sideways):
It was the first thing I saw in the new house I just moved into, and it is an image that gives me hope and promises all kinds of possibilities—tho...
The Weekly Pleasant: Probability, Clerihews, Audiobooks, Chopin (Not That One)
WHERE DID I GO?
Cards on the table. One of the reasons I never charge for this newsletter is precisely because I know that my brain is unreliable. And in this case, I seem to have suddenly wandered off into actual full-on depression (prett...
WEEKLY PLEASANT: Game Shows, Sisyphus, and 150% More Cartoons and Silly Poems Than Usual
CREATOR
A certain young fellow named Wade
Gets meaning from being displayed.
Each week he posts six
Colonoscopy pics,
And that’s how his content gets made.
--4 Nov 2025
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I’m back! My goodness, it feels like it’s been a...
Weekly Pleasant: Game Show, Wapiti, Moon, Manila
For some reason I’ve been focused this week on things that make no sense at first blush, and then make less sense the more you think about it. Case in point:
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I apologize for the blood. I wasn’t sure mere x-ed out eyes would co...
Weekly Pleasant: Bach, Abecedary, Monday, Office Saga
Every so often, I draw a cartoon and think, “Okay, THIS is the dumbest idea I’ve ever had.” And then I continue to surprise myself. To wit:
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I will not be taking questions at this time.
That said, I’ve been sitting on this...
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Autistic Ex-Christian Geek who writes things that are difficult to monetize. Cartoons. Poems. Tabletop RPGs. Culture and politics.
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