The saga of the Vampire and the Seventh Daughter continues, with all my energy focused on the final, largest and central illustration of the work. In an earlier blog, I illustrated one attempt at the main image, and said that I had decided against it. Never assume that I am telling you the truth. Actually, [...]
Archive for March, 2008
Searching for my Outer Blood-sucker
March 20, 2008Back at it.
March 17, 2008Now that I’m over the worst of a late winter cold, I’m back to work on the press. Part of it was prompted by a gathering at a pub of the mighty Ottawa Press Gang, a group that is growing mightier all the time. I had the privilege to meet three new members, which [...]
I’ll See Your Cloak of Invisibility, and Raise You a Vorpal Blade
March 5, 2008Just one brief post, this time related to memories of my youth rather than childhood.
During high school, being neither jock nor scholar of particular worth, I took up Dungeons and Dragons, and it became the central social feature of my teens and early 20s. I have that game, and the quirky brainiacs who played it [...]
Snowy Day
March 5, 2008Judging from the most recent dump of snow out there this morning, I have to conclude that the ice age is pretty much underway. I think many authorities agree, although I’m pleased to say that, barring cataclysmic events, I’ll have to wait anywhere from 200 to 1,000 years before the glaciers force my relocation. For [...]
