Category: writing
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A Cockamamie Story
I once saw a Clowder of Cats,Some, wearing cool Cowboy hats.They had all gotten loose,From the big red Caboose,That sold them to get rid of rats. I saw the list of “C words” this afternoon and I couldn’t resist. I tried to get fancy and make the image like folk art, since cats are popular…
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Beblubbered
I figured that some comic relief might keep my “Blogging Through the Alphabet” interesting, especially when combined with words that could help increase our vocabulary. The letter B was a lot of fun. This poor girl is obviously Beblubbered – she is “disfigured by weeping or covered in tears.” Her sobbing was so severe that…
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Abundantia
Gratitude is the seed of abundance. I’ve decided to go ahead with a new game this year, very similar to one I’ve done in the past – a few times. I’m calling this one… “Blogging Through the Alphabet, 2025.” So, here we go! I thought of the word abundance for the letter ‘A’ and I…
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It’s 5:00 Somewhere…
A Boomer Tale. –Gladys and the Gift of Gab– Oh my God, this is awful. Whoever thought that dressing up celery juice to look like a cocktail would make it taste any better was seriously misled. No matter what you drink it out of, it’s gross. Suzanna makes me go on this health kick with…
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Measuring Joy
I was going to say that I’m reverting to my childlike thoughts and images, but I suspected that could sound strange because I’m not 100% sure I’ve ever really graduated to the world of “adult” thoughts and images. Anyway, I started this illustration before Christmas, to post at Christmas. I really liked where it was…
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…in the window
“My head was once a filing cabinet. Now it’s a flurry of papers, floating on a draft.” -A.J. Finn, The Woman in the Window I started this woman some time ago and just came back to her after I got tired of the newer things I’ve been working on. I keep doing that… losing interest…
a sprinkle of faith 