Monthly Archives: September 2018
Sunday September 2, 2018
Monday September 3, 2018
Lynn's Comments: I once had to write a letter of apology to a girl whose finger I broke. We'd had a bad fight. She pulled a chunk of hair out of my head and I twisted her finger. It was a difficult few words to write. About 6 months ago, she and I met at the funeral of a mutual friend. It had been over 65 years since the incident…but it was the first thing we both had to talk about! Isn't it amazing how situations like this carve themselves into our memories. The apology, though hard to make, allowed us to maintain a friendship. We are both now in our 70s.
Tuesday September 4, 2018
Lynn's Comments: I was one to take a dare! I was dared to tell a classmate that she needed to wash more often. I wrote a note and stuck it on her locker. It said, "Veronica, you smell bad". She was devastated. The kids who dared me took her side and I was sent to the principal’s office. It was a mean thing to do, but I wasn't thinking about her, I was thinking about me. Here’s another lesson that has stayed with me since elementary school! The best lessons are often learned the hard way.
Wednesday September 5, 2018
Thursday September 6, 2018
Lynn's Comments: This was another story that ignited some controversy. These kids should never have been left to fend for themselves. I was writing about my own childhood. When I was old enough to babysit and put on the dinner, I was responsible for the house and my brother after school. Times have changed!
Friday September 7, 2018
Saturday September 8, 2018
Lynn's Comments: A fun story: One year, my husband and I flew out to Santa Rosa, California to visit Charles and Jeannie Schulz. "Sparky" was proud of his home and he asked us to come and walk about his property with him. I just had flats to wear, so he said I could borrow a pair of his sneakers. To make them fit, he stuffed the toes with Kleenex and off we went. There was a thick wooded area, a pond and a scenic ridge to walk along and we were gone for over an hour. When we got back to the house, I said to my hero, the creator of Peanuts, “Guess what, Sparky. I've walked a mile in your shoes!”
Sunday September 9, 2018
Lynn's Comments: You can't do strips about a dog if you've never had a dog. It’s just not possible. Farley was a load of work, but he provided me with a load of laughs!
Monday September 10, 2018
Tuesday September 11, 2018
Wednesday September 12, 2018
Thursday September 13, 2018
Friday September 14, 2018
Lynn's Comments: The hormone attack story was memorable. Not for me, but for all kinds of people who read it. For years after this series ran, folks would stop me and tell me how they were attacked themselves and when! I was privileged to some personal and sometimes too personal stories. When you write something folks can relate to, they let you know!
Saturday September 15, 2018
Sunday September 16, 2018
Monday September 17, 2018
Tuesday September 18, 2018
Wednesday September 19, 2018
Lynn's Comments: I once bit the coil off my scribbler. It was exhilarating…but hard on the teeth.
Thursday September 20, 2018
Friday September 21, 2018
Lynn's Comments: More angry letters…about drawing something “suggestive”. Well, of COURSE it’s suggestive! The person who “gets it” is the guilty one!
Saturday September 22, 2018
Sunday September 23, 2018
Lynn's Comments: Stuff that really happened was fun to write about and comforting to share. When this strip appeared, I got mail from folks who said that what happened in our bedroom, happened in theirs, too.
Monday September 24, 2018
Tuesday September 25, 2018
Wednesday September 26, 2018
Thursday September 27, 2018
Lynn's Comments: Why is this true? Can anyone tell me?
Friday September 28, 2018
Saturday September 29, 2018
Sunday September 30, 2018
