Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for September 19, 2023

Petey, quick, distract her away from the injury and get her home quickly so you can lie down.

I think the don’t bleed part was for his own sake.

Peter is kindly resisting the urge to tell Alice that if she bleeds, the blood beasts will come to the house at night and attack her.

Aww, Petey is showing he’s a good brother, but can’t handle boo-boo’s with blood.

must have been some sugar filled cupcakes

Oww Woo Hoo- sounds like she’s cheering on the pain.

cool that he is so quick to help

Sounds like she OD’d. On sugar.

I love that Petey is a good brother and worries about her.

Owies.

Nice to see correct use of the apostrophe from one so young.

Too much sugar!

I love this little storyline. And the art of alice jumpnig around. Thompson REALLY got the energy of a small child down pat.

Look at the beauty of that ‘OW’ – such a wonderfully written ‘OW’ hearts

She sounds like a Hal David / Burt F Bacharach song. "What’s new pussycat…

Happy birthday, Miss Bliss!

Alice was courting a mini-disaster, and she found it: owwie! To be sure, it seems even worse for Petey, who tries so hard to avoid any deviation from placidity….

Alice can be annoying.