The Symptoms
Ashley HoltIllustrated essays and other drawings by Ashley Holt
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Instamatic Karma
Among the resentments of childhood that I cherish in my old age is the realization that my parents never took a photo of their children in our Halloween costumes. Not once. No snapshot of my sister as Raggedy Ann or me as the Phantom of the...
Grudge Packer
For the past several years, I’ve made a promise to myself to develop a few grudges. I’ve never had any, and I think it’s time I did. Not just the minor tiffs and quarrels life invariably presents, but the sort of deep, serious resentments t...
Collect Call
I suppose my favorite collector, if I have to choose a favorite, is the guy who’s bought, as of last count, 212 Greedos. He doesn’t have a Star Wars action figure collection, as such – no Chewbaccas or Obi Wans or Death Star Pipefitters – j...
Symptoms Sketchbook: Bus Sass
As one who privately rules the world, I have prescribed rules for daily living to the hustling masses. And for those enjoying the miracle of public transit, there is a code of proper etiquette by which the greasy passengers should abide. Do...
A Few Beers' Resolution
Among the festive New Year’s Eve traditions of binge drinking, ball dropping, and pretending to know the words to Auld Lang Syne, there is the annual reading of this legendary Symptoms essay. And since Grandpa Hortense choked on that bicycl...
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Award-shunning writer and illustrator living in Germany. He resides online at www.ashleyholt.com.
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