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Pain

Pain is such a tedious pain. No really. For the past 6 years I’ve been struggling with Chronic Pain and its exhausting. It steals away satisfaction and motivation. It saps your energy so you can’t get much done, and after you do get something done you feel the overwhelming need for a nap. I didn’tContinue reading “Pain”

Ziyal

In November of 2020 I was on a community page for Italian Greyhound owners and lovers. As it sometimes happens, someone saw and posted a listing from a rescue for 6 Italian greyhounds. They were listed as having been in a puppy mill like situation, and needed new homes. Wonder of wonders, it was actuallyContinue reading “Ziyal”

Flesh Eating Turtles

As I work on my Druid’s guide to Mundane Animals, I always keep my eyes and ears out for strange, interesting, and possibly useful animals. So when I was listening to Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by Caitlin Doughty I immediately perked up and did an inappropriate double take at my blank wall when sheContinue reading “Flesh Eating Turtles”

The Sway of the Tower

This is making me feel the nauseating and fear inducing sway of the building just looking at it. Did I ever tell you about going to the empire state building when I was a kid? I must have been 6 or 7. We were in New York thanks to my Uncle T and of courseContinue reading “The Sway of the Tower”

The importance of an image of correct proportions

Warning, this brushes up against NSFW. So. I’m setting up a page on Reedsy for no other reason than I’d like to do some illustrations and book covers, and it seems like a fun way to do it. Well, a way worth exploring anyhow. I decided that I’d like to put up my working mermaidContinue reading “The importance of an image of correct proportions”

The Ritual of the Chip

Meghan was carefully cleaning up the vector of a drawing she had done. It was Sunday afternoon and she was in her happy place, listening to a book and doing the fussy bits of art making when Justin came into the room. She turned to look at him, and he held out a plate. ItContinue reading “The Ritual of the Chip”

Kali

So when I got graduated college and got married, I also had to do a hard break from my family and the conservative culture I grew up in. Not really what I wanted, but my parents thought they got to have a say in who I married. Also, I was coming to terms with myContinue reading “Kali”

Well, that was cool

So I made a thing. A very cool thing, I thought, but a thing that was just for fun. I shared with some nerds because I thought they’d like it. Turns out they did. A lot. And then… Mothereffingholycraponachriststick that made my day. My week! It kicked my sense of being absolutely alone in theContinue reading “Well, that was cool”

Portfolio, Assemble!

I’ve put together many portfolios in my life time, for various reasons. No matter what, I’ve never felt happy with what I had to share. To me it felt like my failings and lack of skill dominated my work. It just wasn’t good enough. I wasn’t good enough. It’s different this time. This time IContinue reading “Portfolio, Assemble!”

Introduce Yourself (Example Post)

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”