Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson for March 06, 2025

Phoebe should just write “transmogrifier”, “time machine” or “duplicator” on that box like Calvin does.

Guess you can say Marigold was thinking inside the box.

So, the rule that each unicorn can invent up to eight new words every year. Is that a running total, or does it reset to zero on New Fears?

Phoebe should poke holes so Marigold can breath. Then again, Marigold knows how to poke holes although that might startle the moving guys.

Kitteh wants the box!

If you understood what it meant, it’s a neologism. It may not be in the dictionary yet, but if you keep using it and enough people pick it up, it will be.

Be sure to mark it “This Side Up” and “Fragile” Moving crews love a challenge.

Emboxening is a perfectly cromulent word.

Emboxening is not a word. Self-emboxening, on the other hand…

Didn’t think this one through, did you, Marigold?

I agree with the cat.

Kitty has a weird “meow”

Man, I wish I could cast the Enchantment of Room Emboxening! The property managers told me last night that they’re temporarily moving us on Monday so they can start working on this building before the apartment they’ll be putting us in permanently is ready. I was already struggling with the April moving deadline.

Tha boxes situation is slowly going out of control. The cat will be really happy.

Why didn’t Phoebe end up in a box? (and Gladys too)

Maow indeed.

“Emboxening” IS a word when Marigold uses it. Especially if it’s to emboxen a room. Magic needs those ten dollar words and a 5 letter word like “embox” just won’t do.