Club High Castle Pre-Pandemic

When I’m stuck for something to blog about, it means it’s time for a military story. I can only stretch “I liked 2013!” into so many cliché words that everyone else is chatting about right now. ‘Tis the season for reflection, and I can’t deny that. I just can’t stretch something that won’t stretch! Portraits It was 2004, and I was deployed to Iraq. Our base was once an Iraqi base, and it was still showing signs of the first Gulf War. The Iraqi military didn’t clean up a lot of the first mess. There was even a downed, Russian built helicopter near one of the buildings my shop supported. One afternoon I was tired of being cooped up in our windowless shop. The day had been a particularly long one so far. I excused myself with pretenses of using the porta potty (In all honestly, I really had to go, but there were no rules against taking your time). I walked to the abandoned shower/bathrooms on the other side of our building. The abandoned showers had been thoroughly gutted and n

It has been snowing off and on during the week. The marvel of it has not worn off yet. I still think it’s amazing. I like watching it fall (if I can). ...And in the spirit of snowy tidings, I did a test drawing of Thranduil from The Hobbit . I was mostly playing with an ice king look. I may make a new and improved Thranduil drawing later on. It has been a busy few weeks for me: Solve for 10 points Retail + the holidays = brain - sanity Extra Credit If Sally gets angry because she spends $0.00 and is upset at about not buying anything, how much money did she potentially save?   The time flies, and I hardly notice it. Thank the universe that I normally work in the back!  Your pop quiz is over, and I have some good news! My short story, Lucius Sinclair , is now available at the iBookstore!

This year has flown by. It's still hard to think that it's already December. At any rate, I'm happy to say that I survived my first retail Thanksgiving and Black Friday. I'm normally in the back,but on those two days, everyone is pulled out of their comfy caves to ring people up. The number one thing that was said to me on Thanksgiving was: "I'm not sure if I want this. I don't think it's on sale enough. Hmm...I guess I can always return it if I don't like it!" No comment... [ Insert witty paragraph transition here ]  I can only stare at a document so long! I should make a list of paragraph transition catch phrases and rotate them. "And now for a sudden change in topics because the giant space kitten in my computer demands it..." The space kitten wears go-go boots, so it's all good. I've been drawing Disney/Babylon 5 crossovers lately, and it is time that I posted some fanart again. Princess Talia Winters B