Unexpectedly, today I received a delivery containing the first two off-the-press advance copies of–yes–the actual finished book of The Littlest Shoggoth! Holy cats! Talk about a GREAT surprise (especially on a Monday!). They look, feel, and even smell AWESOME! (I love “new book smell!) And I can’t wait to be able to share them [...]
We’re moving into the home stretch for the Kickstarter campaign. Only two weeks left, and The Littlest Shoggoth is nearing in on $7,500 in pledges … which is great! At this rate we’re seeming closer and closer to certain that the stretch goals for color interior and a hardcover printing will be met. And yet, [...]
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
The other day, my friend Andy posted the following question to all his Facebook friends: What is your favorite holiday-season song? Not just “I like Jingle Bells,” but the SPECIFIC VERSION you like best. Almost immediately, he started getting some very interesting replies. The Little Drummer Boy as sung by David Bowie and Bing Crosby [...]
Friday, November 23, 2012
The turkey is eaten, the leftovers are in the fridge, it’s the start of a long weekend . . . IT’S TIME TO SHOP!!! Yes, so-called “Black Friday” is upon us, and all over the U.S. (and around the world, I’m sure), shoppers are out looking for interesting and appropriate holiday gifts for friends and [...]
Thursday, November 22, 2012
A number of years ago, I’d sort of established it as a tradition to write a special Thanksgiving post here on the blog. (Check back in the archive for 2006–2009, if you like.) It is, longtime followers may recall, my favorite holiday, in large part because (colonial origins not withstanding) Thanksgiving is not based on [...]
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
It’s a double holiday today … one Mathematic, the other Japanese! HAPPY PI DAY! Today it March 14th, a day many people (at least here in the States) notate as 3/14 or 3.14 … which just happens to be the first three numerals in the famous mathematical constant of the ratio between a circle’s circumference [...]
It’s another one of my Artist Holidays, this time the birthday of the man who brought us the adventures of Arthur Dent through the media of radio, print, television, and interactive text-based adventure — Douglas Adams! I must say that as much as I’ve enjoyed the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy in ALL of its [...]
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Yes, it’s another one of my Artist Holidays … the birthday of Edward Gorey. Celebrate by inviting The Doubtful Guest to come in, sit on The Curious Sofa, and watch the Gashleygrumb Tinies scurry to and fro.
Today is another of my artist holidays … well … actually it’s TWO of my artist holidays all rolled into one square on the calendar. June 21st is both Al Hirschfeld’s and Berke Breathed’s birthdays. Al Hirshfeld is one of the great caricaturists of the 20th-century, indeed (in my opinion) of all time. I became [...]
It’s another one of my Artist Holidays … this time celebrating the 152nd birthday of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes and all around late 19th-century rock star. Doyle was one of the first authors I went ga-ga over, reading the entirety of the Sherlock Holmes collection somewhere around the 4th grade. Granted, some [...]