Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for November 01, 2009
October 31, 2009
November 02, 2009
Transcript:
The deadliest beast in the forest wasn't the strongest or the fastest, it was the most treacherous... man. I found the body of a hunter stripped of all his possessions on my journey back to the Mi'k Maq tribe. I immediately knew this was the handiwork of a vicious tribe that had no name... or a conscience. It was fall, a time when tries prepared for the long, harsh winter... and when this nameless, soulless tribe was the most dangerous. They survived by raiding other tribes, leaving nothing but death and destruction in their wake. I had to get back and warn the Mi'k Maq! It all seemed vaguely familiar... then suddenly, all my memory came rushing back! It was just like the marauding Norsemen* I escaped from... Dog: Oh, goody. Reruns... Angel: Duncan, be nice. Homer: Yeah, but oddly enough, it put me at ease... because I had a plan! Homer - the Reluctant Soul... *The Djorks - fundamentalist Vikings.
For those like Mr. Doty who are still a bit confused about the Homer saga, it is nothing more than fiction. It is NOT religious in any way, but it is spiritual (there’s a difference). And the character doing Homer’s “Past Life Review” is not God. That’s Bert, who is a counseling angel.
The element of reincarnation is central to the theme here as a writing device, which enables me to place Homer into any era of history, which means he would look different in each life… different races and different genders, depending on the storyline. The only consistent “look” he has is when he’s in Heaven.
I hope that clears things up.