Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Willow Wednesdays: I'm late! I'm late!

Welcome to Willow Wednesdays! Featuring art by Willow, the cover artist for the Monkey Queen series, with her kind permission! Read on after the cut for more!

Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Willow Wednesdays: an early Journey

Welcome to Willow Wednesdays! Featuring art by Willow, the cover artist for the Monkey Queen series, with her kind permission! Read on after the cut for more!

Sunday, August 21, 2016

gonna set this blog alight

Kicking Sunday off with this reminder: If you didn't catch it earlier, a new short story, "Adoption Day", was posted this week! Scroll up or click here to read it. If you liked it, feel free to drop me a line or leave a comment, and you're encouraged to share the link to this story everywhere you can find! More after the cut.

Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Adoption Day: A new short story! (Post #450)

Here's the surprise I promised for the 450th post on this blog: A new short story! It features Henrietta Honeycutt and Duncan Wizansky, two characters who debuted in Redblade (needless to say, there are spoilers ahead). It's a slice of life story, much like "That's Amore", and there's only a little magic...unless the magic in the human heart counts.

If you like this, feel free to leave a comment or drop me a line, and you're welcome to share the link all over social media! Spread the word! And read on...after the cut.

Sunday, August 14, 2016

your sister can't blog (but she can rock & roll)

A small announcement to start the Sunday catchup: Willow Wednesdays will be taking the coming week off, as Wednesday is when post #450 to this blog will be going up. Willow Wednesdays won't be going away for good; there's still lots of great art by Willow to share! It'll be back on the 24th.

After the cut: A geek music update!

Friday, August 12, 2016

Francophone Fridays: AD_e!

Welcome back to Francophone Fridays, where we take a look an artist from the French-speaking part of the world and feature some of their art. This week: Meet AD_e...after the cut!

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Willow Wednesdays: Bookmarks Are Magic!

Welcome to Willow Wednesdays! Featuring art by Willow, the cover artist for the Monkey Queen series, with her kind permission! Read on after the cut for more!

Sunday, August 7, 2016

all the young girls blogged Alice

Starting this Sunday catchup with a reminder: Comments and feedback are always welcome! Jump in here on the blog, chat with me on Facebook, tweet at me on Twitter! I like hearing from people, and I don't bite, so talk to me!

More after the cut, including a look at Harry Potter And The Cursed Child. Warning: Spoilers!

Friday, August 5, 2016

it's that time again...

First, Francophone Fridays will return next week. Things have been crazy at my day job lately, and I haven't been able to put in the time to get the next post done as it should be. I think it's going to be a good one, so stay tuned!

But we have something else to discuss.

Every year, John Kovalic - the cartoonist behind the great gaming webcomic Dork Tower, and the gaming illustrator best known for his work on Munchkin - takes part in a bike ride to help a charity in his home of Madison, WI. Bike The Barns raises funds to help bring locally-grown organic food from farmers to needy families. That is one heck of a win-win.

And every year, John sets a fundraising goal, reaches it, and bikes the entire 60 miles...with a duck on his head.

This year, the goal is $7500. If he hits $10,000, he'll also wear tentacles.

You get all sorts of goodies for backing him, even if you don't live anywhere near Wisconsin. A $20 donation will get you a Munchkin postcard, a "Army of Dorkness" button, two coloring book PDFs, and a PDF of a print with a duck limerick illustrated by John...and written by Patrick Rothfuss.

And if you up the donation to $50, you get the art as an actual mini-print...signed by both John and Patrick.

So, get your browsers over to the Bike The Barns page and donate already! The fundraising started late this year, but there's still time to help a good cause...

And even better, make a grown man wear a duck on his head. Again.

Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Willow Wednesdays: a dark secret revealed

Welcome to Willow Wednesdays! Featuring art by Willow, the cover artist for the Monkey Queen series, with her kind permission! Read on after the cut for more!