A glimpse into Edison’s past…or just her imagination? Only time will tell.
I’m taking a long road trip into Eastern Washington this weekend, so there’s a chance that I may not have Monday’s strip done on time. I’ll do my best. Rest assured, I’ll have it posted as soon as I can.
In the meantime, I hope you have a great weekend!
Oh man, this is so hard to read for me. It might be in her imagination and it might be 100% her fault, but her perfectly wholesome husband (who I am not convinced he is) reminds me so much of my ex in many ways. I too remember running away too and feeling like a horrible person who was guilty of everything. I was so ashamed of myself for being an intoxicated mess, but I was too busy being a mess.
My ex and I reunited briefly, but that went horribly. He finally decided to leave me alone for good, long after our divorce. Once I began to sober up, I found about the mistresses, the welfare fraud that he committed behind my back, his draining of my entire life savings to entertain said mistresses (he admitted to spending $30,000 on just one of them) and leaving me $8000 in debt. Suddenly, being a sex-crazed, drug addled and fuel-boozed didn’t seem like such an unreasonable response to being Mister Perfect’s wife. Of course, I remained the fuck-up in people’s eye in my old community, and my ex remained a respected man who could do no wrong. Thankfully, once I left him, his art career went nowhere, while mine did, so I guess that gives me some comfort.
Then there’s my really good friend, who reminds me a lot Edison. She too had the “perfect” husband, and “peaceful life.” Her spouse was never physically abusive or mean, he was just gentle. I remember a lot of people judged her for being an awful woman, abandoning her spouse and going into impulsive binges of self-destruction when she left him. Of course, having been in her situation, I was one of the few people who seemed to noticed that “nice guy” controlled every aspect of her life, every penny she earned, called her every 15 minutes, was emotionally distant, didn’t allow her to do the work that she loved and otherwise treated her more like a pet than the human being. I remember begging her to divorce him before she lost her sanity, but her being reluctant because her husband had never done anything “bad.”
Maybe I am projecting, but man, this installment is stirring up all manner of emotions for me. I guess that’s what good art is supposed to do. But, man…
Oh Vas, thank you for that.
I’m sorry if GK dredges up painful memories, but, on the other hand, it is flattering to know the story is engaging.
Sounds like we could all use some “Stephanie Time.”
Don’t apologize for creating art that evokes raw emotion, even when it hurts. That’s what art is supposed to do.
Or, in the words of Elton John: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X23v5_K7cXk
@ vas,
i’ve seen guys like that, one face to the world, another, wholly different in private. per example, the latest exposed monster in the news. i’m not the perfect man, or husband, i get grouchy at times, and sometimes just want to be left alone, but my wife is my best friend. and lover and i try to keep those moods away from her. she’s perfectly free to go where she pleases and do as she likes without questions. i trust her, and she’s never given me cause to doubt her. i cannot understand the “control freak” type of man who thinks he has to have a woman “under supervision” every moment. i hope you’ve found your freedom and will keep it from now on.
I love it, and my current husband is the awesomest!
@ charlie,
dream sequence?
I asked around, but nobody knows Howe Driaye M.
I’m working up the courage to respond, but you hit the emotional ‘Mother Lode’ (But today is . . . Mothers Day).
Didn’t anyone notice the funny chicken?!? It adds funny to counteract your bad moods.