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When I ask friends how they’re coping with election stress, they say: “I’m a mess!” Well, I have PreTSD, too. Thank goodness I’m a cartoonist, free to invent solutions to the Problems of Being Alive Now. 

Consider these strategies to help you through voting day and the chaos beyond. 

Sample all 21 local brews that medaled at the Great American Beer Fest. Bottoms up!

A cartoon drawing of a man sleeping it off under three shelves of empty beer glasses. A sign reading "wake me in 2028" is stuck in the ground near his feet
(Peter Moore, Special to The Colorado Sun)

Psilocybin has been decriminalized, you know.

A cartoon drawing of a man sitting in a lotus pose floats about a ballot drop-off box that says "Please do not incinerate" on the side
(Peter Moore, Special to The Colorado Sun)

The U.S. Space Force is recruiting.

A cartoon drawing of a space shuttle orbiting in a tranquil blue sky about the earth. A thought bubble coming from the craft says "It looks so peaceful from up here ..." but symbols in red, indicating swear words, are shooting from a drawing of Earth.
(Peter Moore, Special to The Colorado Sun)

Noise-canceling headphones actually work now

A cartoon drawing of a man looking very anxious as political words and phrases bombard him
(Peter Moore, Special to The Colorado Sun)

Road trip! (Playlist of Canadian folk singers here.)

A cartoon map showing the distance to Canada from Colorado, "Only 1,133 miles. Also: hockey, eh?" The map includes drawings of a Canadian goose, a maple leaf and a jug of maple syrup. It also points to the birthplace of hockey star Nathan MacKinnon in Nova Scotia
(Peter Moore, Special to The Colorado Sun)

Read something boring and incomprehensible. It’ll knock you right out. Possibly for 20 years. 

A cartoon of Rip Van Winkle snoozing under a leafless tree, a skeleton bird hanging from a branch
(Peter Moore, Special to The Colorado Sun)

If all else fails, learn coping strategies from residents of the Denver Zoo. 

Five cartoon ostriches with their heads buried in the sand. There is a sign on a fence reading "Ostrich: caput harenae. 'Our National Bird'"
(Peter Moore, Special to The Colorado Sun)

Type of Story: Opinion

Advocates for ideas and draws conclusions based on the author/producer’s interpretation of facts and data.

Peter Moore is an editor, writer, illustrator, ghostwriter, co-author, radio host, TV guest, speaker, editorial consultant, and journalism lecturer. In his most recent gig he was interim editor-in-chief of BACKPACKER magazine. Peter...