My World and Welcome to It

2. The Disenchanted

Lydia runs away from home feeling she is being treated unfairly. Her father a...

3. Little Girls Are Sugar & Spice, and Not Always Nice!

John desperately tries to not be beaten by his daughter in a game of chess.

4. Cristabel

When Lydia's raspberry and asparagus-loving pooch dies, she thinks her father...

5. The Night the House Caught Fire

Lydia is sick in bed so Dad entertains her with stories. The first tale about...

6. The Ghost and Mr. Monroe

John quits when one his cartoons is rejected. Announcing he's going to write ...

7. Nobody Ever Kills Dragons Anymore

John feels his life has become humdrum after conversations with his wife and ...

8. Seal in the Bedroom

John is frustrated by Hamilton rejecting his latest cartoon. He meets with hi...

9. The Saga of Dimity Ann

John is fearful of his daughter Lydia's cat Dimity Ann and plots to get rid o...

10. A Friend of the Earth

Cartoonist John Monroe is bugged by his chief rival Zeph Leggin, a local home...

11. Maid in Connecticut

Ellen has to be away so she hires a housekeeper to take care of John and Lydi...

12. Native Wit

John one ups Zeph, the local sage and humorous storyteller. Zeph decides to l...

13. The Shrike and the Chipmunks

John has a very low opinion of children's authors and is unhappy when assigne...

14. Rally Round the Flag

John comes up short of his daughter's desired Christmas gift and returns home...

15. The War Between Men and Women

A wife's incessant interruptions of her husband's humorous story at a cocktai...

16. The Mating Dance

Lydia's escort Leonard is an uncouth young bully who gave a black eye to Elbe...

17. Darn That Dream

When his young daughter has nightmares, John Monroe eases her fears with a so...

18. The Human Being and the Dinosaur

Lydia has a disagreement with a neighborhood boy and lands a solid punch on t...

19. Dear Is a Four Letter Word

John is taken to task by his wife Ellen as she believes he has a communicatio...

20. The Middle Years

Monroe is having a time of being stressed and overworked. When a beautiful ne...

21. Rules for a Happy Marriage

John Monroe becomes busy discussing the shortcomings of wives with some other...

22. The Wooing of Mr. Monroe

When John starts a collaboration with the attractive Dorothy Carter, Ellen tr...

23. The Mea Culpa Bit

When John is working Lydia's frequent interruptions slow him down so he chase...

24. The Fourth Estate

John is upset when his editor Hamilton rejects one of his cartoons. To add to...

25. Monroe the Misogynist

Monroe is accused by his wife and editor Hamilton of being a woman hater with...

26. Child's Play

Monroe breaks a picnic date with daughter Lydia and is bothered by her disapp...