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DL Shirey

@dlshirey.bsky.social

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DL Shirey is best known for writing speculative fiction. He also dabbles in comics and word puzzles. Click msha.ke/dlshirey for more.

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DL Shirey @dlshirey.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Pain Chart Comics No. 968 #police #station #lineup #cosplay #costume #costumes #crime #criminal #criminals #comiccon #painchart #singlepanelcartoon #singlepanelcomic #comicoftheday Those costumes are the real crime...

DL Shirey @dlshirey.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Pain Chart Comics No. 967 #bird #birds #pigeon #pigeon #feed #park #bench #painchart #singlepanelcartoon #singlepanelcomic #comicoftheday Feeding frenzy...

DL Shirey @dlshirey.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Pain Chart Comics No. 966 #potato #potatoes #hotpotato #loadedpotato #bakedpotato #painchart #singlepanelcartoon #singlepanelcomic #comicoftheday This comic is small potatoes...

DL Shirey @dlshirey.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

This week's puzzles are on Substack. Subscribe and play at tangletowns.substack.com. It's 100% FREE. #tangletowns #geography #quiz #geographyquiz #history #travel #word #puzzle #wordpuzzle #game #games #wordgame #wordgames #newyork #alaska #wyoming

DL Shirey @dlshirey.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Pain Chart Comics No. 965 #waiter #restaurant #food #steak #order #welldone #painchart #singlepanelcartoon #singlepanelcomic #comicoftheday Order in the (food) court...

DL Shirey @dlshirey.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Pain Chart Comics No. 964 #moses #burning #bush #burningbush #commandments #10commandments #tencommandments #painchart #singlepanelcartoon #singlepanelcomic #comicoftheday Holy Moses...

DL Shirey @dlshirey.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Pain Chart Comics No. 963 #bed #mattress #foam #memoryfoam #painchart #singlepanelcartoon #singlepanelcomic #comicoftheday Memories...

DL Shirey @dlshirey.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Pain Chart Comics No. 962 #car #cars #tire #tires #flat #drive #driving #spare #sparetire #painchart #singlepanelcartoon #singlepanelcomic #comicoftheday Don't go changing...

DL Shirey @dlshirey.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Pain Chart Comics No. 961 #seuss #drseuss #samiam #greeneggs #ham #eggs #sodium #cholesterol #painchart #singlepanelcartoon #singlepanelcomic #comicoftheday That Sam-I-Am, that Sam-I-Am...

DL Shirey @dlshirey.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Pain Chart Comics No. 959 #laptop #computer #slam #revenge #geteven #painchart #singlepanelcartoon #singlepanelcomic #comicoftheday Laptop backtalk...

DL Shirey @dlshirey.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

This week's puzzles will be on Substack. Click on link in profile and subscribe today. It's 100% FREE. #tangletowns #geography #quiz #geographyquiz #history #travel #word #puzzle #wordpuzzle #game #games #wordgame #wordgames #missouri #mississippi #vermont

DL Shirey @dlshirey.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Pain Chart Comics No. 958 #movie #movies #planet #apes #planetoftheapes #soylent #green #soylentgreen #painchart #singlepanelcartoon #singlepanelcomic #comicoftheday Movie Monkey Business...

DL Shirey @dlshirey.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Pain Chart Comics No. 957 #reception #kiosk #selfserve #human #humans #robot #robots #painchart #singlepanelcartoon #singlepanelcomic #comicoftheday Some like tech, some like human interaction...

DL Shirey @dlshirey.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Pain Chart Comics No. 956 #pickle #ball #pickleball #beaver #beavers #volley #kitchen #painchart #singlepanelcartoon #singlepanelcomic #comicoftheday Remember, no volleying in the Kitchen...

DL Shirey @dlshirey.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Pain Chart Comics No. 955 #teenage #mutant #ninja #turtles #ninjaturtles #hatch #hatchlings #painchart #singlepanelcartoon #singlepanelcomic #comicoftheday Don’t care if they are turtles. They’re still mutants.

DL Shirey @dlshirey.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Pain Chart Comics No. 954 #boxing #hook #lefthook #captainhook #peterpan #painchart #singlepanelcartoon #singlepanelcomic #comicoftheday Peter Pan principle...

DL Shirey @dlshirey.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Pain Chart Comics No. 952 #haute #cuisine #hautecuisine #chef #yeschef #fashion #painchart #singlepanelcartoon #singlepanelcomic #comicoftheday

DL Shirey @dlshirey.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Pain Chart Comics No. 951 #superman #clarkkent #superhero #decision #indecision #wardrobe #painchart #singlepanelcartoon #singlepanelcomic #comicoftheday Super indecisive...

DL Shirey @dlshirey.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Pain Chart Comics No. 950 #frankenstein #monster #burger #bacon #cheese #cheeseburger #frankenburger #painchart #singlepanelcartoon #singlepanelcomic #comicoftheday Frankenburger...

DL Shirey @dlshirey.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Pain Chart Comics No. 949 #memory #painchart #singlepanelcartoon #singlepanelcomic #comicoftheday A trip down memory lane...

DL Shirey @dlshirey.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Pain Chart Comics No. 948 #sheep #bopeep #shepherds #lost #found #painchart #singlepanelcartoon #singlepanelcomic #comicoftheday Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep...

DL Shirey @dlshirey.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Pain Chart Comics No. 947 #heimlich #maneuver #heimlichmaneuver #choke #choking #painchart #singlepanelcartoon #singlepanelcomic #comicoftheday No choke...

DL Shirey @dlshirey.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Pain Chart Comics No. 946 #donut #versus #bagel #donuts #bagels #everything #sprinkles #breakfast #painchart #singlepanelcartoon #singlepanelcomic #comicoftheday Donut vs Bagel...

DL Shirey @dlshirey.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

#tangletowns #geography #quiz #geographyquiz #history #travel #word #puzzle #wordpuzzle #game #games #wordgame #wordgames #utah #utahpuzzle #utahhistory #utahtravel #visitutah

DL Shirey @dlshirey.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Pain Chart Comics No. 939 #go #big #home #gobig #gohome #gobigorgohome #mansion #painchart #singlepanelcartoon #singlepanelcomic #comicoftheday

DL Shirey @dlshirey.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Pain Chart Comics No. 938 #train #trains #engineer #engineering #reverse #reverseengineering #painchart #singlepanelcartoon #singlepanelcomic #comicoftheday

DL Shirey @dlshirey.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Pain Chart Comics No. 936 #squirrel #squirrels #squirrelly #gang #dog #dogs #painchart #singlepanelcartoon #singlepanelcomic #comicoftheday Yes, this comic is a bit squirrelly...

DL Shirey @dlshirey.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Pain Chart Comics No. 935 #king #tut #kingtut #egypt #egyptian #pharoah #mummy #tomb #mask #deathmask #painchart #singlepanelcartoon #singlepanelcomic #comicoftheday Tut tut...

DL Shirey @dlshirey.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Pain Chart Comics No. 934 #early #bird #earlybird #birds #worm #worms #earlier #painchart #singlepanelcartoon #singlepanelcomic #comicoftheday Earlier is better...

DL Shirey @dlshirey.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Pain Chart Comics No. 933 #road #trip #roadtrip #car #vacation #arewethere #arewethereyet #painchart #singlepanelcartoon #singlepanelcomic #comicoftheday Road trip!

DL Shirey @dlshirey.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Pain Chart Comics No. 932 #bird #birds #flock #migrate #migration #sos #help #watcher #birdwatcher #birdwatchers #painchart #singlepanelcartoon #singlepanelcomic #comicoftheday Birds of a feather flock together

DL Shirey @dlshirey.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

#tangletowns #geography #quiz #geographyquiz #history #travel #word #puzzle #wordpuzzle #game #games #wordgame #wordgames #newjersey #newjerseypuzzle #newjerseyhistory #newjerseytravel #visitnewjersey

DL Shirey @dlshirey.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Pain Chart Comics No. 931 #airport #airports #tsa #precheck #check #checks #tsaprecheck #flight #flights #x #painchart #singlepanelcartoon #singlepanelcomic #comicoftheday X marks the spot...

DL Shirey @dlshirey.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Pain Chart Comics No. 930 #write #writer #writing #typewriter #early #draft #writersblock #writers #block #painchart #singlepanelcartoon #singlepanelcomic #comicoftheday Too early to tell if it’s writer’s block

DL Shirey @dlshirey.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Pain Chart Comics No. 929 #gulliver #travel #gulliverstravels #bedbugs #lilliputians #travels #travails #painchart #singlepanelcartoon #singlepanelcomic #comicoftheday Maybe he shouldn't travel...

DL Shirey @dlshirey.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Pain Chart Comics No. 928 #smokey #bear #smokeybear #smokeythebear #bald #painchart #singlepanelcartoon #singlepanelcomic #comicoftheday Smokey the Bald

DL Shirey @dlshirey.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Pain Chart Comics No. 927 #restaurant #tip #tips #painchart #singlepanelcartoon #singlepanelcomic #comicoftheday Here's a tip. Always pay in cash.

DL Shirey @dlshirey.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Pain Chart Comics No. 925 #jail #gotojail #monopoly #donotpassgo #dice #rollthedice #painchart #singlepanelcartoon #singlepanelcomic #comicoftheday Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200.

DL Shirey @dlshirey.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

DL Shirey @dlshirey.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Pain Chart Comics No. 925 #bed #mattress #bedroom #less #lessismore #painchart #singlepanelcartoon #singlepanelcomic #comicoftheday The ultimate mattress...

DL Shirey @dlshirey.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Pain Chart Comics No. 924 #oil #rig #oilrig #spill #oilspill #helicopter #chopper #cleanup #painchart #singlepanelcartoon #singlepanelcomic #comicoftheday This comic is rigged...

DL Shirey @dlshirey.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Pain Chart Comics No. 923 #pool #swim #swimming #book #books #booklover #read #reads #reading #bookclub #swimclub #deep #shallow #painchart #singlepanelcartoon #singlepanelcomic #comicoftheday Is this a swim club or a book club? Or both?

DL Shirey @dlshirey.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Pain Chart Comics No. 922 #log #rolling #logrolling #logging #off #logoff #loggingoff #lumber #jack #lumberjack #painchart #singlepanelcartoon #singlepanelcomic #comicoftheday He’s a lumberjack and he’s okay...

DL Shirey @dlshirey.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Pain Chart Comics No. 921 #count #thecount #wrestle #wrestling #painchart #singlepanelcartoon #singlepanelcomic #comicoftheday Now this is a comic you can count on...

DL Shirey @dlshirey.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

For the answer to today's puzzle, click on link in profile and visit Substack. #tangletowns #geography #quiz #geographyquiz #history #travel #word #puzzle #wordpuzzle #game #games #wordgame #wordgames #iowa #iowapuzzle #iowahistory #iowatravel #visitiowa

DL Shirey @dlshirey.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Pain Chart Comics No. 920 #god #heaven #desk #ai #painchart #singlepanelcartoon #singlepanelcomic #comicoftheday Heavenly...

DL Shirey @dlshirey.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Pain Chart Comics No. 919 #police #detectives #homicide #chalk #outline #chalkoutline #numbers #sudoku #painchart #singlepanelcartoon #singlepanelcomic #comicoftheday Sudoku anyone?

DL Shirey @dlshirey.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Pain Chart Comics No. 918 #child #kid #kids #children #zoom #meeting #painchart #singlepanelcartoon #singlepanelcomic #comicoftheday This meeting is kid approved...

DL Shirey @dlshirey.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

For the answer to today's puzzle, click on link in profile and visit Substack. #tangletowns #geography #quiz #geographyquiz #history #travel #word #puzzle #wordpuzzle #game #games #wordgame #wordgames #arizona #arizonapuzzle #arizonahistory #arizonatravel #visitarizona

DL Shirey @dlshirey.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Pain Chart Comics No. 917 #devil #devils #satan #icebath #post #possession #recovery #painchart #singlepanelcartoon #singlepanelcomic #comicoftheday That ice bath will take a lot of ice...