Comic Transcripts

Woman: Winston, you — Oh my! You’ve changed!
Winston: As have you!
BOTH: I did it for you!

Woman Oh dear, it looks like we have ourselves a real “Gift of the Magi” type situation.
Winston: Do we , though?
Winston: Or is it closer to Romeo and Juliet’s tragic irony?

Woman: I say no, we’re still alive.
Winston: True. Mabye this is more a “Cask of Amontillado” sorta thing.
Woman: No, No, No. But hold on — How did Tristan and Isolde end up?
Winston: Are we at all close to “Black like Me” ?

NINE HOURS LATER
Woman: Okay, so we’ve narrowed it down to either those chapters of “Moby Dick” that everyone skips , or an early unpublished draft of Tartuffe.
Winston : I’m still holding out for that “Nancy Drew” book whose name I can’t remember .
Winston: Something “Skeleton”

[[header: star-cross’d WONDERMARK.COM]]
[[alt-text: ‘The Secret of the Rusty Skeleton.’ But it is nothing like this.]]

#787; In which Love triggers Sacrifice transcribed by in

Woman: Winston, you — Oh my! You’ve changed!
Winston: As have you!
BOTH: I did it for you!

Woman Oh dear, it looks like we have ourselves a real “Gift of the Magi” type situation.
Winston: Do we , though?
Winston: Or is it closer to Romeo and Juliet’s tragic irony?

Woman: I say no, we’re still alive.
Winston: True. Mabye this is more a “Cask of Amontillado” sorta thing.
Woman: No, No, No. But hold on — How did Tristan and Isolde end up?
Winston: Are we at all close to “Black like Me” ?

NINE HOURS LATER
Woman: Okay, so we’ve narrowed it down to either those chapters of “Moby Dick” that everyone skips , or an early unpublished draft of Tartuffe.
Winston : I’m still holding out for that “Nancy Drew” book whose name I can’t remember .
Winston: Something “Skeleton”

[[header: star-cross’d WONDERMARK.COM]]
[[alt-text: ‘The Secret of the Rusty Skeleton.’ But it is nothing like this.]]

#787; In which Love triggers Sacrifice transcribed by in

Woman: Winston, you -- Oh my! You've changed!
Winston: As have you!
BOTH: I did it for you!

Woman Oh dear, it looks like we have ourselves a real "Gift of the Magi" type situation.
Winston: Do we , though?
Winston: Or is it closer to Romeo and Juliet's tragic irony?

Woman: I say no, we're still alive.
Winston: True. Mabye this is more a "Cask of Amontillado" sorta thing.
Woman: No, No, No. But hold on -- How did Tristan and Isolde end up?
Winston: Are we at all close to "Black like Me" ?

NINE HOURS LATER
Woman: Okay, so we've narrowed it down to either those chapters of "Moby Dick" that everyone skips , or an early unpublished draft of Tartuffe.
Winston : I'm still holding out for that "Nancy Drew" book whose name I can't remember .
Winston: Something "Skeleton"

[[header: star-cross'd WONDERMARK.COM]]
[[alt-text: 'The Secret of the Rusty Skeleton.' But it is nothing like this.]]

''The Secret of the Rusty Skeleton.'' But it is nothing like this.

#787; In which Love triggers Sacrifice

  — January 10th, 2012

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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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