The best way to end this epic story arc is to make a callback to Strip #127, where Theo gets to explain why Cora’s first meeting with him was so warm. With this cuddly scene, the introduction of Cora to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Looks like Theo isn’t the only one who can’t get to sleep tonight. Speaking for myself, those restless nights of non-stop brain-racing thoughts are best soothed by having a loved one to hold on to, talk with, calm down with.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Few nights are as lonely as the ones spent without someone you’ve fallen in love with. So many questions, so many hopes and fears. Even when a relationship has grown to the point where we know that we will see[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In The Merchant of Venice, Portia is to be wed to whosoever chooses the correct chest, from a selection of three. The first contender is the Prince of Morocco, who sees the three casks and the notes upon each (Act[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In my short story “Real Love on a Train” (the title is a play on the title of music by Tangerine Dream), one of the characters observes, “Falling in love is effortless; maintaining it requires effort, but it’s worthwhile effort.”[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The “eHarmony” advertising of matching people “on 23 different levels” became part of the commercial television landscape as early as its August 2000 launch. I dropped watching commercial TV and cable in August 2008, so I have to hope that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Theo’s concerns are well-grounded, and it’s uncharted territory. Still, as we’ve said from the first installment of the strip: It’s good to have a place where you can be yourself. As always, don’t forget to subscribe, absolutely free. We’ve been[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Once a fox, always a fox. Lightfoot is showing some of his ancestral roots and background here. Although born and raised in San Francisco, Lightfoot still has his parents, his extensive self-education, and his heart to lead him to himself.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s difficult to imagine Theo not being hungry… although it might be said that he’s still discussing his appetites, at some level. I don’t think Lightfoot is supposed to be on the menu. Seems to me that there’s more conversation[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
My mentor wasn’t thrilled by the 1980 mini-series of his masterwork, calling it “the most boring mini-series ever made, apart from ‘The Wimps (sic) of War.” I found it a fair attempt, and the segment in the second of the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…