SWIMMING WITH SHARKS

I figure it's okay to post this now that the book has come out. Here is the cover art for Encounters #4. It illustrates the issue's feature story Swimming With Sharks.

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PARANORMAL ACTIVITY and DISCUSSION

My daughter went to see PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2 last night. She enjoyed it for the goofy horror movie that it was and as I drove her home from the theater she asked me: "What would you do if you had to deal with someone who was possessed by demons?"

I immediately answered "I would contact the Reverend Sean Manchester." 

My daughter nodded sagely at this response because she knows very well that The traditionalist Right Reverend Seán Manchester, the Bishop of Glastonbury (bishop in the Old Catholic Church, not the Roman Catholic or Anglican Church) is an author, exorcist and demonologist. Bishop Manchester gained fame when he headed up the investigation into a string of bizarre happenings which plagued Highgate Cemetery beginning in 1967 and ending in 1982.

My daughter agreed that would be a good idea. When we got home we asked my wife what she would do. My wife rolled her eyes and said "Can we please, for once, talk about something that makes sense?"

We said no more about the subject except to agree that my wife would probably kick the demon's ass.

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ENCOUNTERS #4

The PDF edition of this magazine has just been released. I know the thumbnail is small but guess who did the artwork for the cover? You guessed it! I also did all the interior illustrations. The stories are really good especially "I Regret That I Must Eat You" by Tom Barlowe.

Pick up a copy if you can. It's well worth it. You can find out more about it here.


Or just check out this preview:

Open publication - Free publishing - More fantasy

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THE REAL REASON I'M SAVING TO GO TO EUROPE

This fella isn't getting any younger. I'd like to see it before it's gone.

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THIS IS WHY I PLAN TO VISIT EUROPE

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BATGIRL HO!

The second in a series. My wife says these ladies look like prostitutes trying their luck at a comic-con event, which struck me as really funny. I will probably do more as I get time between assignments. They're fun. This one was done in Corel Painter X and took about four hours.


Here's the previous one.


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JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS

You know that planet that astronomers recently discovered? Turns out it wasn't there at all.


http://wattsupwiththat.com/2010/10/12/supposed-new-planet-20-light-years-away-has-been-undiscovered/


That's what you get for rushing the story without checking your data.


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THANKSGIVING

Today is the Thanksgiving holiday in Canada. Why does our thanksgiving happen a full month before the same holiday in the U.S.? Well, according to twilightbridge.com:

In Canada Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday in October. Unlike the American tradition of remembering Pilgrims and settling in the New World, Canadians give thanks for a successful harvest. The harvest season falls earlier in Canada compared to the United States due to the simple fact that Canada is further north.


The history of Thanksgiving in Canada goes back to an English explorer, Martin Frobisher, who had been trying to find a northern passage to the Orient. He did not succeed but he did establish a settlement in Northern America. In the year 1578, he held a formal ceremony, in what is now called Newfoundland, to give thanks for surviving the long journey. This is considered the first Canadian Thanksgiving. Other settlers arrived and continued these ceremonies. He was later knighted and had an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in northern Canada named after him - Frobisher Bay.

In our house this year we are feasting on the traditional Thanksgiving Mango Chicken Masala with curried vegetables and roti. Well, it's actually not a tradition but our family is a little scattered this year and can't get together for the holiday.

One of the Thanksgiving Traditions in our house is sitting around the dinner table and telling each other what we are thankful for.

Right now I would just like to let anyone reading this know that I am very thankful that you have taken the time to pay attention to what I have written or come by to look at the pictures that I have drawn. I am also very thankful to my regular followers and particularly to those who leave comments. I am honoured by your interest and doubly honoured by those who join the conversation, scant as it it sometimes compared to others.

Thus I raise a virtual glass of spirits to all those who have wandered this way. May your homes and lives be filled with warmth, love and happiness.


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YOUR FREMEN NAME

Cal over at the Cave of Cool wrote a post about his Fremen name. The Fremen are, of course, the natives of the planet Arrakis from Frank Herbert's Dune.

So I was calling my daughter last night and I called her J'lel. She looked at me and said. "That's my Fremen name". I laughed and agreed.

My daughter is a huge Dune fan, both of the books and of the TV movies (she has not yet watched the David Lynch version) and we talk about it a lot. I decided that J'lel in the Fremen language is the name of a desert creature that is compelled to investigate all the little nooks, crannies and holes. My daughter thought that was appropriate.

I asked what her mother's Fremen name should be. Frances said she wasn't Fremen, she was Bene Gesserit and my daughter and I couldn't argue with that.

So I gues that makes me M'kel, which means one who draws marks in the sand.

Now if only we could get a hold of some spice and get those funky blue-within-blue-eyes...

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SUPERTRAMP

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SWORDS OF FIRE Sampler

I just wanted to remind you all that Swords of Fire, a fantastic sword and sorcery anthology, is still available for purchase. Here is a sampling of the excitement that awaits you between its pages:

Open publication - Free publishing - More swords

You can purchase a print copy or an electronic copy by visiting www.lulu.com/ragemachinebooks.

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MASTERS OF ADVENTURE

Just wanted to remind you all that Masters of Adventure Issue 1 is still available for purchase. Here is a sampling of the excitement that awaits you between its pages:

Open publication - Free publishing - More john buchan

You can purchase a print copy or an electronic copy by visiting www.lulu.com/ragemachinebooks.

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