[[Street scene. A sandwich board in the street reads OPEN HOUSE.]]
PROSPECT: Thanks so much! Lovely place.
AGENT: Thanks for coming in!
JOHN: What'd you think?
MARY: Ehh, I didn't love it. The AGENT was nice enough, but the COOKIES were CLEARLY store-bought.
I liked that townhouse better. Bottled water AND free fridge calendars.
JOHN: The two-bedroom up on 28th had cookies that tasted HOMEMADE.
MARY: Ooh, I could take another look at that one.
JOHN: Hey, remember that CONDO? With the PIZZA?
MARY: Ha ha ha!
PIZZA!
In THIS housing market!
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{{Alt-text: once I saw offered at an open house a big bowl of fried chicken. true story}}
once I saw offered at an open house a big bowl of fried chicken. true story
The computers tell me it was 20 years ago, June 9, 2006, that I arrived in New York for my first-ever comic convention as an exhibitor, MoCCA.
It was an important trip for me, a milestone in what would go on to become my career.
I wrote a little reminiscence on Patreon (free/unlocked) — including a first-since-then reprint of the photocomics I made at the time, documenting the trip!
Read the rest here: [ 20 Years Ago (In Photocomic Form) ]
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