September 22, 2019 Homestretch A moment’s digression before I begin: Happy Birthday Bilbo and Frodo! I wonder, on this wet and drizzly first day of autumn if Tolkien deliberately chose the fall equinox for the Baggins’ joint birthday. Perhaps it was a question of age, both hobbits having entered their autumnal years, if you will,… Continue reading Homestretch. Resurrected Post.
Month: November 2022
Rose City Comic Con 2019. Resurrected Post.
September 15, 2019 Rose City Comic Con 2019 Some might consider that I wasted a three-day pass to Rose City Comic Con by only attending Friday night. But downtown Portland is a bit of a trek from my house, and I only needed to be there Friday for my panel. I took a few trips… Continue reading Rose City Comic Con 2019. Resurrected Post.
Publicity, Ugh. Resurrected Post.
September 8, 2019 Publicity, Ugh. It is self-evident, of course, that if no one hears of your work, no one will purchase it. I understand that, I acknowledge and accept it. That doesn’t mean I have to like the necessary corollary: publicity. But I’m doing it, with as much good grace as I can muster.… Continue reading Publicity, Ugh. Resurrected Post.
Fair Enough. Resurrected Post.
September 1, 2019 Fair Enough I have been writing about little excursions here and yon recently, haven’t I? Well, I’ve been taking these little trips, after all. No reason not to mention them. For example, today I drove MBW and the HA down to the State Capital for the State Fair. Rides, livestock, and fried… Continue reading Fair Enough. Resurrected Post.
Florence. No, Not That One. Resurrected Post.
August 25, 2019 Florence. No, Not That One. MBW, the HA, and I just returned from a weekend at the central Oregon coast, visiting my father and step-mother. A late return means much to do in a short time before Monday’s inevitable arrival. Thus this will be primarily a pictorial post. Lucky you. Here are… Continue reading Florence. No, Not That One. Resurrected Post.
Kicking Back. Resurrected Post.
August 18, 2019 Kicking Back I enjoyed a quiet, uneventful weekend. I really can’t complain. After a morning’s work on the sequel to Karl Thorson and the Jade Dagger (look for it in mid-November from Twilight Times) I took MBW and the HA up to a friend’s cabin on the river, near Mt. Hood. And… Continue reading Kicking Back. Resurrected Post.
Post-Con Musings. Resurrected Post.
August 11, 2019 Post-Con Musings I finished my last panel for MALCon 2019. Here it is noon, Mountain Time, and I have ten hours until my flight home. So, I suppose I’ll sit here in the lobby, write up this week’s web log, and watch the usual colorful con suspects go by. The panels I… Continue reading Post-Con Musings. Resurrected Post.
Run, It’s an Advertisement. Resurrected Post.
August 4, 2019 Run, It’s an Advertisement. Only a brief note this web log, I’m afraid. MBW, the HA, and I were in Washington State this weekend, visiting a couple places we’ve not been to before. A late arrival home, added to necessary chores, squeezed out the time required to scribble my usual nonsense. So,… Continue reading Run, It’s an Advertisement. Resurrected Post.
Oregon Brewer’s Festival 2019. Resurrected Post.
July 28, 2019 Oregon Brewers Festival 2019 Beauty and the Beer Beast Last year’s beer jamboree was the festival of guava and mango. That wave has receded. The new hotness (to employ an antiquated Smith-ism and indicate how old and out of touch I am) is sours. This year was heavy on sours, goses, and… Continue reading Oregon Brewer’s Festival 2019. Resurrected Post.