Howard = Stepdad ?

In April’s Real Blog, qnjones posting as Becky suggested the possibility that Howard become her step-father by marrying her mother. By my rules of posting, which is that I try to make my posts match the comic strip For Better or For Worse, this idea would never work, as Becky’s parents are in the middle of a divorce, which cannot happen until the parents have been separated for a year. It raised an interesting question with the way I have been portraying Howard, the gay man. I have had him fall madly in love with Brenda Starr on the premise that Brenda is a gay icon, like Judy Garland, etc. Having established that Howard has been intimate and so enamored with Brenda does take away from the idea that Howard is gay. I will see if I can work a little more gayness back into Howard, but still keeping the relationship with Brenda Starr going for as long as schmoosie cares to post as Brenda.

Jeremy Jones began his initial overtures to Adrianne_p’s Alexandra Love. Adrianne_p has been doing an excellent job establishing this character, and it will be interested in seeing if the socially awkward Jeremy Jones can actually do a romance without messing it up.

Monday’s strip jumped to post-Liz / Paul action, so the time is right for Constable Paul Wright to appear. He works the night shift, so that is when he will likely post.