Close to Home Uncut
Now appearing in more than 650 papers around the globe, Close to Home has been making readers laugh from Los Angeles to Washington, Hanoi to Tokyo, and New Delhi to Trinidad.Only in the world of Close to Home can you find hospitals staffed with hypochondriac-sniffing dogs, Yellowstone employees who secretly spike Old Faithful with gallons of Mr. Bubble, and telephones equipped with Caller I.Q.  Of course, for the creator of the screamingly successful Close to Home, it’s just another no-holds-barred day at the drawing board.Specializing in humor in everyday situations, John McPherson lampoons the worlds of parenting, marriage, school, health care, work, and leisure in ways that get readers to laugh at themselves.  Spin-offs from the increasingly popular panel include mugs, refrigerator magnets, address books, stationery, and an award-winning line of greeting cards.