Michael: Browse The Strips

Monday May 21, 2018

Lynn's Comments: Here’s a strip that should have ended at the third panel. Sometimes I’d send off something I was sure of. Then, when I saw it in the paper later, I’d see how it could have been improved.

Tuesday May 29, 2018

Lynn's Comments: I not only bared my soul as a parent in this discipline series, I bared my soul as a kid. When you are playing two roles like this, you have to see both sides. Memories of how I felt and how I acted as a child are right here. This wasn't Michael thinking…this was me.

Sunday June 3, 2018

Lynn's Comments: I remember sitting like this and listening to my parents eating breakfast. It drove me crazy. My dad had full dentures and the sounds he made were different from my mom’s. The worst was the coffee "intake and swallow." I try not to make those sounds myself, but I'm not out there listening so I'm sure I do!

Friday June 15, 2018

Lynn's Comments: Bulging the thought balloons out of the margins made the "memory" strips work somehow. It’s funny how the comic art shorthand works; how lines, balloons, and the size of the lettering can convey so much information.

Wednesday June 20, 2018

Lynn's Comments: Nobody tells you about this side of childbirth. Sitting down becomes a challenge…as do other things too personal to describe!

Saturday June 23, 2018

Lynn's Comments: Ruth Carrie Johnston, my mother-in-law, was a lifesaver. She was my co-parent; someone I could count on every day and at all hours. My in-laws’ house was a 5-minute walk from our house, and I thanked my lucky stars for their love, warmth, kindness and generosity.

Friday June 29, 2018

Lynn's Comments: This has been wonderful for me too: watching my children play with my grandchildren. This is one of the many rewards in getting older.

Saturday June 30, 2018

Lynn's Comments: I had a great time drawing this cartoon. Can you "feel" Elizabeth bouncing in the jumper? If you can…I did my job!

Thursday July 5, 2018

Lynn's Comments: This happened to me. I had Aaron on my back and he pointed to a complete stranger in a supermarket (a very down and out character) and said, "Daddy!" It was a cringe-worthy remark. I was a single mom at the time.

Saturday July 7, 2018

Lynn's Comments: I lived for drawings like this one. This is when you know the muse is with you. There were times when I’d look up to some invisible source and say, "thank you." Most cartoonists and stand up comics will tell you they feel that they often have "help"! Maybe we channel some comedian from the past who still wants to create gags for a living!