friendship

7 Jul 2018

Something wicked

As soon as we started comparing notes, it dawned on me that our pet misanthrope most emphatically is the oily grifter I’d thought he only pretended to be. Grifting to the tune of hundreds from your faithful correspondent, thousands from another, and from the network at large free storage, free transportation, free accommodations, and under-the-table […]

20 Dec 2014

The companion

It’s a one-panel Glen Baxter cartoon. In the center of the panel, a man sits in his easy chair reading a newspaper. A dog is seated on the floor beside him, its chin resting near the man’s right elbow. Little hearts float above the dog’s head as it gazes up at the man worshipfully. The caption beneath the dog […]