Cartoons
Single Brownish Male Seeking
Grandma Shirley and Me
In the wake of my grandmother’s death, many of the comments on my Facebook page offered this traditional Jewish condolence: “May her memory be a blessing to you.” Less than 24 hours after her passing, Grandma Shirley’s memory is already a blessing; a very well dressed, outspoken blessing. And it’s pushing a vacuum cleaner. As a kid, my relationship…
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I Was a Six Year Old Feminist
When we were very young, my little sister and I would drop off our “babies” at “daycare” with my mom. Then we’d go to our women’s lib meetings, where we marched around the living room, raising fists and chanting, “Women’s… women’s… womennnnn’s… WOMEN’S LIB!” There we were—two little Jewish girls holding a fascist rally for…
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Death by Cookie
Another Lesson Learned
I recently started the slow journey back in time to redraw some of my older comics. Unfortunately, my improved drawing skills have had little effect on laundry day (or my marriage). Take a look below to see how my updated version compares with the original, which was done in 2012. I think the updated cartoon lacks some of the charm of the original. What do you…
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