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Red Alert! It’s a… football?

31 Thursday Dec 2015

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It is a dangerous time in America. Fall television shows are on hiatus. The holidays are nearly over. American Idol won’t start up for another week. The country might look away from the televised circus and notice the bakeries are aflame. There might be riots or angry tweets or folks withholding donations to political campaigns. Red Alert! Red Alert!

I’m just kidding. Thankfully we have the National Football League to keep our attention fully occupied. Continue reading →

Thank You Letters They’ll Remember

29 Tuesday Dec 2015

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The worst part of the Christmas season has arrived. As children, it made us question whether the entire holiday season was worth it. As grown-ups we must convince our children that a phone call does not replace a carefully hand-written letter of thanks. Neither does a text message. Do we even need to discuss emojis? As a result, we question whether the holiday is worth it as adults, too. Continue reading →

The Odd Christmas Eve Post

24 Thursday Dec 2015

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First, we at Tempest in a Teardrop wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas!

Second, Glyph wrote us this beautiful Christmas carol, and so we thought we’d share. Codex says it feels a bit… self-aggrandizing, but I pointed out that we are shameless cartoonists and this is just the sort of thing we should be doing. Then I waited until she was out of the house to post it. Continue reading →