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[[Exterior: A quaint rural abode.]]
JEN: Harold? I have a…well, I guess you would call it a confession.
JEN: I’m not really a 9/11 hero. I wasn’t a survivor of the attack.

[[Interior]]
JEN: My fiancé, or in some accounts my husband, didn’t die. There was a guy who died, but he wasn’t my husband. We weren’t wed in a secret Hawaiian ceremony. He was just a dude I was stalking. It was this whole big thing. But anyway.
JEN: I didn’t return a dying man’s wedding ring to his widow. I didn’t start a charity for the orphaned children of firefighters. I wanted to, but it was hard.

JEN: Hard to let go of the spotlight. Everyone asking me if I was all right. Everyone caring about me for the first time. And…I’d like to think that maybe…you can still care about me, even after all this. Am I wrong?
JEN: Harold, get your hand out of your pants I am trying to be serious here
HAROLD: Sorry, I hear “I have a confession”, it’s like a Pavlovian thing.

{{header: come clean at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: therapy’s going great, why do you ask?}}

#340; Harold’s Unfortunate Reflex transcribed by in

[[Exterior: A quaint rural abode.]]
JEN: Harold? I have a...well, I guess you would call it a confession.
JEN: I'm not really a 9/11 hero. I wasn't a survivor of the attack.

[[Interior]]
JEN: My fiancé, or in some accounts my husband, didn't die. There was a guy who died, but he wasn't my husband. We weren't wed in a secret Hawaiian ceremony. He was just a dude I was stalking. It was this whole big thing. But anyway.
JEN: I didn't return a dying man's wedding ring to his widow. I didn't start a charity for the orphaned children of firefighters. I wanted to, but it was hard.

JEN: Hard to let go of the spotlight. Everyone asking me if I was all right. Everyone caring about me for the first time. And...I'd like to think that maybe...you can still care about me, even after all this. Am I wrong?
JEN: Harold, get your hand out of your pants I am trying to be serious here
HAROLD: Sorry, I hear "I have a confession", it's like a Pavlovian thing.

{{header: come clean at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: therapy's going great, why do you ask?}}

therapy's going great, why do you ask?

#340; Harold’s Unfortunate Reflex

  — September 28th, 2007

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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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