ravine: Browse The Strips

Monday April 8, 2024

Lynn's Comments: This illustration was hard to draw. I was very emotional when I did it. I could see the outcome immediately, but readers had to wait for 24 hours to find out what happened next.

Wednesday April 17, 2024

Lynn's Comments: Tragically, the day this strip was originally published was also the date of the Oklahoma bombing. There was no way to halt or change this story and it ran at a time when North America was in shock and people's hearts were breaking.

Thursday April 18, 2024

Lynn's Comments: On one hand, this story was running at the worst time possible. On the other hand, teachers in Edmonton were using it to teach young children about the dangers of playing in the local creeks—so dangerous in springtime.

Monday April 22, 2024

Lynn's Comments: When this story originally appeared, my friend Charles Schulz was furious. He couldn't believe that Farley had been allowed to die. He called me and said, "That stupid little girl! What was she doing down at the river in the first place? That stupid little girl!" He actually blamed April and not me!