Daily Archives: June 29, 2011

It Doesn’t Have To Be the Way It Is

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The test of fairyland [is that] you cannot imagine two and one not making three but you can easily imagine trees not growing fruit; you can imagine them growing golden candlesticks or tigers hanging on by the tail. The quotation, … Continue reading →


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How Do You Know a Bad Idea?

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It happens to all of us–the bad idea comes courting, usually dressed in shiny clothes and seeming like the best thing to show up since air conditioning. It can happen any time of day, but late nights are its favorite haunts, and once you let it in, watch out. Continue reading →


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Cover Graphics and How They Grew: Rocket Boy

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To sell anything on the internet, you need a picture.  That an image is worth a thousand words is actually a low-ball valuation.  I personally would never buy anything online without being able to see it.  How much more is … Continue reading →


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There’s a Bimbo on the Cover, Verse Three: Here there be dragons.

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There’s a dragon on the cover of the book. There’s a dragon on the cover of the book. He is long and green and scaly, but he’s nowhere in the tale. He is a dragon on the cover of the … Continue reading →


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