I found a comment on a Stack Exchange question that inspired this back-to-school comic. “Masks are used to protect the other people around – not the one who wears it. I want to be protected by my peers.” – Bernhard Döbler
Masks make my face sweat

Can they go back to school safely?
CNN: “About 23,000 children in the state have tested positive for Covid -19, [President of the Florida Education Association, Fedrick] Ingram told CNN’s ‘New Day’ on Tuesday. ‘It’s unfortunate that we have a governor that is playing politics with children’s lives, with teachers’ lives, with cafeteria workers and bus drivers and secretaries, and people who really want to get back into our public schools,’ he said.” Florida educators file lawsuit after state forces schools to reopen this fall
Orlando Sentinel: “Gov. Ron DeSantis doubled down on fully reopening Florida schools Wednesday, saying that the state ‘shouldn’t allow ourselves to be paralyzed by fear,’ but again stressed that parents and teachers will have a say in whether they want to opt out of in-person instruction. DeSantis says Florida schools will ‘find a way to make do’ in reopening
Still not wearing a mask. I’m young. I’ll recover.
The anti-mask team has a strong position. They don’t want to wear masks. But they like it when other people wear masks around them.
Top 10 Excuses Offered For Not Wearing Masks Despite Covid-19 Coronavirus
Makes sense to me.
I’m sure it makes sense to the Clock Maker too.

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Woman sitting on school bus photo by Daniel Borges from Pexels

The game I call Demon Spotting developed over time as I worked through emotional entanglements and confusing break-ups. My misery became code words. Code words became mat drills. Mat drills became winning combinations. And my confusion lifted. Consider this your invitation to play. Clarity is freedom.