I have a confession. I create comics. Well, not fully and completely, but I do write storyboards for short and longer comics. Maia draws them. We have filled quite some comic books together and we can even be found at the occasional comic convention.

Dorky, aren’t we? Fortunately, we are girls, in which case writing and drawing comics is thought of as rather cute. Especially by male dorks.

Last weekend Maia and I painted our equally dorky and cute smiles on our faces again at another comic event. And there, whilst sitting behind our stall and watching all the other comic artists and stalls, it dawned to me… I never read anyone else’s comics…
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I am a lucky girl. Since twelve months I am my own boss with my own writing and editing company and I’m making money and having fun. I have a brilliant boyfriend, a loving family and good friends. I am healthy and self-confident. Things are going pretty well.

Things aren’t motionless either. There is constant progress. But sometimes a whole lot of progress can aggravate a whole lot of stress.

I am a lucky girl. But I feel like crap.
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“I don’t want to go…”
“But you have to… and it will be okay, don’t worry…”
“Meh, I just have a bad feeling about it. News won’t be good…”
“Yes it will, and if it isn’t they will just patch you up nicely.”
“I dunno…”
“Honey, why are you shaking? And you look… you look a bit pale…”
“I’m scared…”

I wasn’t always so afraid. I used to be fearless. When I was a child I loved going on that annual trip. Anything was better than school! I simply wouldn’t understand why my parents didn’t enjoy their few hours off from work. I’d be singing and laughing in the back seat of the car. After all, for me it was only two minutes of sitting with my mouth open before I was told I could go home again…

But today I’m terrified. Today I need to go to the dentist as an adult.
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Once again I find myself forcing Matt and me to watch the news every day.
Once again I find myself reading elaborate discussions on the internet endlessly.
Once again I find myself caught in deliberate arguments about who, how and why.
Once again all eyes are on America.

After an interesting search for the candidates that are to represent their parties, now the true games have finally begun. Obama or McCain? Who is going to be the next president of the United States of America?
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