They’re pulling down the Christmas tree in the lobby where I work because “it might offend somebody”. If we sweep every cultural icon that “might offend somebody” under the rug, what will be left of our culture? Unfortunately, it does little good to complain that pulling down a Christmas tree offends me. Apparently, the offense […]
There’s Always a Little Truth ….
A two-sentence story: The clockwork beast lay before me, thanks to the advisements of one Mr. Carroll, burbling fluids from the hissing gash I cut through its infernal iron boiler. This Jabberwock would wreak no more havoc, but how many more were even now whiffling through the mysterious, flaming, eye-shaped portal in Tulgey Wood, and […]
Untitled
Brand names related to disposable toilet seat covers would also serve well in the bedding industry. I find this significant.
A Shambles
A two-sentence story inspired by the joy of seeing the sun after > 3 weeks of continually overcast skies: The rain stopped and Rebekkah saw the sun for the first time since her wedding night. She heaved herself out of the earth and shambled off between the headstones to find a stream in which to […]
Uncle Cato
I won something! In a drawing held by the inimitable Jeanette Andromeda over at HorrorMade, I won a choice of prizes, the most valuable and desirable of which, if you ask me, was a custom art piece by Jeanette herself. I asked her to please draw Uncle Cato, a character from my novel-in-progress, The Last […]
From the Side?
Help me try to decide … what should his pattern look like from the side? I’m about ready to fur this fursuit head I’m making for Halloween (yes, cutting it close) and I’m having trouble visualizing how the pattern looks on his head in 3-D from the side. Does the white wrap under the black? […]
Grisled Claw Gin
In the novel I’m writing, and several short stories, Grisled Claw is a popular brand of gin. It is a particular favorite of Graowf. My daughter drew me a grisly claw hand for the label I made for it. Then I recently made a bottle stopper based on her drawing. The stopper is cast in […]
Ewok Mask
I worked on this Ewok mask now and then over the summer. It is for a friend’s little boy who wants to dress up as an Ewok on Halloween. My daughter said, “It looks creepy — just like a real Ewok.”
So, I Was Thinking ….
I wonder what would happen if an art site encouraged artist to contribute by using some other artists’ work as a prompt? On FA and DA and such there is a lot of “Don’t steal my art. Don’t use my this or that. It all belongs to me. Ask first. blah blah blah.” And that’s […]
