Emylle on Wheels – Episode #3
Emylle on Wheels opening panel by Milene Correa
English Text:
In this comic, Emylle, our heroine, who’s a woman in a wheelchair, with short, curly in waits at the bus stop. A large bear stands beside her.
The bear notices Emylle and sits down, starting a conversation by saying, “Are you in school?”
Surprised, Emylle replies, “I… I was taking an undergrad psychology course.”
The bear then starts a monologue, “I see. You have to comprehend your own mind, so that you can master it. And then you’ll be able to have full control of your body, and will overcome your limitations, like your disability. If you master your mind, you can do anything you want. It’s called manifesting.”
Emylle’s completely done. She replies to the bear, whose eyes grow wide: “So, are you saying that if I think hard enough you’ll quit talking crap?”
Text & Illustrations: Milene Correia
Content supervisor: Emylle Torres
Look for more Emylle on Wheels soon! In the meantime, enjoy some great reads from the MockingOwl Roost contributors and staff:
- Emylle on Wheels Episode 1
- Emylle on Wheels Episode 2
- A Girl Called Enough – Poetry
- Selling Books – Fiction
- Fix Anything – a Short Film Review
- The Outcasts – Fiction
Emylle Torres
Emylle Torres Aguiar, is 22 and born in Fortaleza, Brazil. She finished a Tourism Course (2017), and is currently studying Spanish. She is a medalist and paralympic athlete of Boccia at a project called Esporte Sem Limites ("sport with no limits"), thought by the Associação D’Eficiência Superando Limites – (ADESUL). "Emylle On Wheels" is a webcomics work inspired by her life as a person with a disability. Through this work she’s become a character of the book series "Liz e seus Amigos" (Liz and the gang), a project by Associação Cearense de Beisebol and Daniel Brandão, a Brazilian comics artist.
Milene Correia
Brazilian multidisciplinary artist. Major in English Language and Literature, taking a specialization course in Teaching of Drama. I write, rewrite, draw and compose and expose because my heart can’t fit all these feelings. Leo, Queer, 92.Follow Milene on Instagram for more.
