Molten Lead

Isolating yourself from family for love is a bad idea.  It's understandable that Prince Harry would want to protect his family.  Considering the loss of his mother at an early age, it's no surprise he would try to create distance between her and any threat or source of pain. He has discovered Beauty. By that I am not referring to Meghan Markle's appearance.  I am referring to the profound meaning and purpose he has discovered having become a husband and a father. Harry has moved from relative insignificance to being the master of his own destiny, That is a very empowering thing. The problem is that by doing so, he has isolated himself in his own little world and placed all that he loves in a little glass bubble.  That with only a fragile, thorny flower for his companion. I hope he comes to his senses soon and rebuilds the relationships he has sacrificed to establish his independence. They are the meaning for his existence.  We emerge from family to return t...

Now being a responsible adult is to stay at home and do nothing. But isolating yourself with your family is like living in a fishbowl. Loving someone is suddenly not being touchy, yet everyone is in your face. I’m loving the way the Coronavirus lockdown is turning our world upside down and outside in! Interesting times… Illustration by rob@flamingpencil.com I submitted this cartoon to the  Professional Cartoonists Org.  as part of a ‘toon challenge. The theme was simply: “Goldfish” It will be interesting to see how my work stacks up against better, more experienced artists. I find the humour, subtlety and brilliant insights of British Cartooning very inspiring. I’ve always been told to dumb my ideas down and aim for the lowest common denominator. I feel I have to raise my game here so I am feeling right at home! Since we are in a coronavirus lockdown and you have oodles of time, why not go and see more of my work? You can view more of my other current affairs commentary on...