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 →

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 →