Furthermore, Larson has stated that if he had been dropped a week earlier, he would have never pursued his dream.
Ironically, this happened a week before The Seattle Times dropped Nature’s Way. Arnold suggested a name change from Nature’s Way to The Far Side. They met face-to-face and discussed syndication. After a short pause, Arnold continued by stating, “I love ‘em!”. When Larson confirmed, Arnold told him, “You’re sick!”. On the other line was cartoon editor Stan Arnold, who had reviewed Larson’s work. By chance, while waiting by the receptionist, Larson was handed the phone. Towards the end of his short vacation, Larson paid an in-person visit with the intent of taking back his portfolio and leaving California as a failure. Day after day he called the receptionist at the San Francisco Chronicle in hopes that the cartoon editor had made a decision. He left his portfolio with them and quickly realized he didn’t have another to take to other publications. He used all of his vacation time from his current job at the Humane Society and took his one and only portfolio to the San Francisco Chronicle.
Eventually, in 1979, Larson submitted his work to The Seattle Times under the title Nature’s Way, which was published weekly.ĭespite early hesitation to submit to other publications, Larson decided it was time to raise the stakes and made a trip to San Francisco. He produced a few crude drawings and took them to Seattle-based magazine Pacific Search (now The Seattle Times: Pacific NW Magazine). Larson was working at a record shop in Seattle, Washington when he decided it was time to make a career change.
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