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– Mom? I just want to say I’m sorry. For wishing you cancer at age six because you sent me to bed early. That was wrong of me.

– I didn’t mean for it to turn out this way. What with the chemo and the radiation and the hair loss and all. So… I’m sorry.

– Finally! I’ve been waiting twenty long years to hear that sweet apology! Now I can be done with this charade!

– You… You mean that you’ve been faking cancer for twenty years? Just to teach me a lesson?

– Well, when put it THAT way, it sounds bad.

header: soothe your soul at WONDERMARK.COM
alt-text: she actually does have cancer. she’s just mean

#126; In which Cancer is faked transcribed by in

- Mom? I just want to say I'm sorry. For wishing you cancer at age six because you sent me to bed early. That was wrong of me.

- I didn't mean for it to turn out this way. What with the chemo and the radiation and the hair loss and all. So... I'm sorry.

- Finally! I've been waiting twenty long years to hear that sweet apology! Now I can be done with this charade!

- You... You mean that you've been faking cancer for twenty years? Just to teach me a lesson?

- Well, when put it THAT way, it sounds bad.

header: soothe your soul at WONDERMARK.COM
alt-text: she actually does have cancer. she's just mean

not everything is about you, charles.

#126; In which Cancer is faked

  — September 27th, 2005

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Applications open for Genius Northwest – an IRL gaming competition

May 8, 2026 by David Malki !

Last year, I participated in Genius Northwest, a gaming competition inspired by the Korean gameshow The Genius and its ilk.

It’s a reality show without the cameras — a 3-day, all-inclusive weekend retreat structured around a series of challenges and puzzles, in which personalities and dealmaking matter as much as playing games.

It’s truly a remarkable thing. I came in dead last in the competition, but I still had a great time participating.

The event is held annually in the Pacific Northwest (hence the name) and applications are now open to participate in the 2026 competition!

Learn more — and apply — at GeniusNW.com.


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