Challenging the Dragon

November 5, 2015

A personal memoir about living with Multiple Sclerosis? Oookay…

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Will Overby

9 years ago

Now I think you’re just messing with us.

DED

9 years ago

I can see the graph paper lines.

katz

9 years ago

For a second there I thought you were making a tasteless joke about the art quality.

Hitch

9 years ago

I’m starting to really, really hate that font.

POSREIN: Good for the MS Survivor, and we have to assume that one of his kids did that drawing, boys and ghouls.

katz

9 years ago

Reply to Hitch

Algerian is my personal bugbear.

red

9 years ago

Reply to Hitch

Which font?
a) Algerian
p) Papyrus
c) None of the above.

Take Cover

9 years ago

Not quite right aligned, and not quite centered. I’m thinking there’s a couple of invisible spaces at the end of one of those lines…

James F. Brown

9 years ago

Challenging Crayola Art.

At least the artist stayed within the lines.

Hitch

9 years ago

Reply to James F. Brown

At least the artist stayed within the lines.

MWAHAHAHAHAH.

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