Life without judging, scorning, prejudices and the like, is it possible ? Is it possible to have a joyful and happy life ? Maybe, maybe not. I have a joyful life, but tinted with sarcasm and realism.... More > Can I keep my observations and those sarcasm for myself ? Well... At least a pictured thought per strip.< Less
Sometimes stories that I’ve used to mythologize my childhood resurface in my mind as actual memories … Perhaps if you tell a story enough times, it will become the truth.” This... More > admission by Mark Greensleeves, in 'Some Facts About Me', sums up Frank Burton’s sharp, surreal and subversive short story collection, A History of Sarcasm. The seventeen stories in this collection blur the boundaries between fact and fantasy through a series of obsessive characters and their skewed versions of reality. Among them are a man who insists on living every aspect of his life in alphabetical order, a girl who believes she is receiving secret messages through the TV, a paranoiac who is pursued by an army of giant lobsters, and an academic werecat.< Less
"Sometimes stories that I’ve used to mythologize my childhood resurface in my mind as actual memories . . . Perhaps if you tell a story enough times, it will become the truth." This... More > admission by Mark Greensleeves, in 'Some Facts About Me', sums up Frank Burton’s sharp, surreal and subversive short story collection, A History of Sarcasm. The seventeen stories in this collection blur the boundaries between fact and fantasy through a series of obsessive characters and their skewed versions of reality. Among them are a man who insists on living every aspect of his life in alphabetical order, a girl who believes she is receiving secret messages through the TV, a paranoiac who is pursued by an army of giant lobsters, and an academic werecat.< Less
Sometimes stories that I’ve used to mythologize my childhood resurface in my mind as actual memories … Perhaps if you tell a story enough times, it will become the truth.” This... More > admission by Mark Greensleeves, in 'Some Facts About Me', sums up Frank Burton’s sharp, surreal and subversive short story collection, A History of Sarcasm. The seventeen stories in this collection blur the boundaries between fact and fantasy through a series of obsessive characters and their skewed versions of reality. Among them are a man who insists on living every aspect of his life in alphabetical order, a girl who believes she is receiving secret messages through the TV, a paranoiac who is pursued by an army of giant lobsters, and an academic werecat.< Less
When Lilly gets out of her relationship with Bryan, things don't seem the same anymore. She realizes that being single has changed her perspective on her insecurities and the world around her. But... More > when Aidan, a guy who sees things differently, comes into her life, this changes. His view on Lilly's relationships, along with his rebellious sister, Allison, leave Lilly wondering: maybe it's time for a change.< Less
When Lilly gets out of her relationship with Bryan, things don't seem the same anymore. She realizes that being single has changed her perspective on her insecurities and the world around her. But... More > when Aidan, a guy who sees things differently, comes into her life, this changes. His view on Lilly's relationships, along with his rebellious sister, Allison, leave Lilly wondering: maybe it's time for a change.< Less
