Lynn's Comments: The other place where a silent candy wrapper is needed is church! Mom never minded the peppermints Dad brought so we kids would stay awake during the sermon... she was embarrassed by the sounds of the wrapper!
Lynn's Comments: Somebody told me once that it takes 10 positive comments to overrule one negative comment. Seems like a lot, but then we tend to be very sensitive creatures.
Lynn's Comments: The first panel was taken from a photograph. I traced it from a photo because I wanted the parliament building to be easily identifiable.
Lynn's Comments: When my son was in high school, he had left a pair of shoes in the front hall—again. As I bent down to pick them up, I noticed how big they were. I remembered how tiny his shoes had been just a short while ago. I realized he and his feet were now the size of an adult and it wouldn't be long before I would be wishing his shoes were still in the hallway.
Lynn's Comments: This story begins with the true account of a friends' desperate bid to escape from East Germany. He managed to crawl through barbed wire, elude guards, and hide in a frozen trench. He made his way to Canada and I met him at art school. We remain good friends today. So many people have incredible stories. You just have to ask.
Lynn's Comments: Nobody corrected the word “comftrable” here. Usually, readers pounced on anything that had a colloquial spelling or was written in the vernacular. This time, I suspected that folks simply didn’t notice!