Pat Byrnes is a cartoonist and the creator of the syndicated strip “Monkeyhouse.” The illustrator of Eats Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss, he is also the author of Captain Dad: The Manly Art of Stay-at-Home Parenting. His gag cartoons appeared in book form in What Would Satan Do, as well as in Because I’m the Child Here and I Said So. Born in Detroit, he received a degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Notre Dame and is married to the attorney general of the State of Illinois.
Cartoons that have appeared in Narrative:
- Kale, a cartoon, in Volume 2016-03, Winter 2016
- Bun-Over, a cartoon, in Volume 2016-09, Fall 2016
- Points for Looking Up, a cartoon, in Volume 2016-11, Fall 2016
- Smart Hammer, a cartoon, in Volume 2017-02, Winter 2017
- Prude, a cartoon, in Volume 2017-04, Winter 2017
- F-Hashtag, a cartoon, in Volume 2017-06, Spring 2017
- Bigger Ark, a cartoon, in Volume 2017-07, Spring 2017
- Exercise Desk, a cartoon, in Volume 2017-08, Spring 2017
- White House, a cartoon, in Volume 2017-09, Fall 2017
- College Loan Debt, a cartoon, in Volume 2017-11, Fall 2017
- Drywall, a cartoon, in Volume 2018-02, Winter 2018
- Better than Sex, a cartoon, in Volume 2018-03, Winter 2018
- Skills, a cartoon, in Volume 2018-04, Spring 2018
- Free Cat, a cartoon, in Volume 2018-05, Spring 2018
- Toilet Water, a cartoon, in Volume 2018-06, Spring 2018
- Adam & Eve, a cartoon, in Volume 2018-08, Fall 2018
- Ate My Homework, a cartoon, in Volume 2018-11, Fall 2018
- Translate, a cartoon, in Volume 2018-12, Fall 2018
- Forgive, a cartoon, in Volume 2019-01, Winter 2019
- Myers-Briggs, a cartoon, in Volume 2019-03, Winter 2019
- Academic Departments, a cartoon, in Volume 2019-07, Spring 2019
- Thinker, a cartoon, in Volume 2019-08, Fall 2019
- Tchotchkes, a cartoon, in Volume 2019-09, Fall 2019
- Whistle, a cartoon, in Volume 2019-10, Fall 2019
- Early Bird, a cartoon, in Volume 2019-11, Fall 2019
- Pronouns, a cartoon, in Volume 2020-02, Winter 2020
- Nighthawks, a cartoon, in Volume 2020-04, Spring 2020
- Flies, a cartoon, in Volume 2020-06, Spring 2020
- Told You So, a cartoon, in Volume 2020-07, Spring 2020
- Fife, a cartoon, in Volume 2020-12, Winter 2021
- Will To Evil, a cartoon, in Volume 2021-01, Winter 2021
- Talked to Death, a cartoon, in Volume 2021-04, Spring 2021
- Number to Call, a cartoon, in Volume 2021-05, Spring 2021
- Moue, a cartoon, in Volume 2021-07, Spring 2021
- What I Was Going to Think, a cartoon, in Volume 2021-09, Fall 2021
- Sponges, a cartoon, in Volume 2021-11, Fall 2021
- Charities, a cartoon, in Volume 2021-12, Winter 2022
- Sports, a cartoon, in Volume 2022-03, Winter 2022
- Dangerous Types, a cartoon, in Volume 2022-04, Spring 2022
- Bitch, a cartoon, in Volume 2022-05, Spring 2022
- Complimentary Water, a cartoon, in Volume 2022-06, Spring 2022
- Personal Pronouns, a cartoon, in Volume 2022-10, Fall 2022
- Earth, a cartoon, in Volume 2022-12, Fall 2022
- Herding Cats, a cartoon, in Volume 2023-04, Spring 2023
- Playing Dead, a cartoon, in Volume 2023-05, Spring 2023
- Good Boy, a cartoon, in Volume 2023-06, Spring 2023
- Devil Forks, a cartoon, in Volume 2023-09, Fall 2023
- Mock, a cartoon, in Volume 2023-10, Fall 2023
- Teenage Girls, a cartoon, in Volume 2024-02, Winter 2024