Little Orphan Annie
As we saw in our last post, the pathway to the character of Little Orphan Annie was longer and more interesting than one might think. Heck, we did an entire post and didn’t even get to the actual red haired […]
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Little Orphant Annie
I have an endless fascination with fictional characters who experience long lives and evolutions through by being expounded upon by different artists who keep the character alive and transforming through generations. As surprising as it may seem, few characters really […]
Fairy Tale Castles
Let me be clear from the get go: i have stolen the idea for this post lock stock and barrel from Charming Trinity without shame or honor. She has a post called, coincidentally enough, Fairy Tale Castles which seemed like such a good […]
Jason Broderick: Search For A Twitter Star
Jason Broderick, the male lead of A Steampunk Opera, the voice of Edgar, Byron and Soldier 7285 is in the semi finals of Search For A Twitter Star. Voting ended yesterday (AAAAAHHHH! This just came to my attention this morning! Damn […]
Across The Universe
RIP John Gwynne-Craig. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bk2aVNf55e4&feature] I’m having a bit of a tough day and this song is all i can seem to listen to. I can’t decide which of the following two covers is the best. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAe1lVDbLf0&feature=fvst] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ5WPXxNzPU]
Mad Fairy Painter: Richard Dadd
As long as we’re on the subject of slightly unhinged creative types, i present to you now a famous Victorian painter known for his faerie and other supernatural themed paintings: Richard Dadd. Richard Dadd was born in 1817 and recognized […]
Philip K Dick: The Penultimate Truth
YEARS ago i went through a big Philip K Dick phase. I read all of his books in about a 1 year period. There was a great little sci-fi bookstore near me and several times a week i would buy […]
Meanwhile, On The Lighter Side…
From Questionable Content, a daily online comic strip by Jeph Jacques.
The Whole Birth Father Thing Epilogue
I leave this topic with a song. It never got less awkward. The conversations were always horrifically awkward. He wanted a father/son relationship i couldn’t give. I never developed feelings for him. I just… they never came. He and some […]
Finding My Birth Father Pt.2 of 2
(note, these events occurred in 2008. This is being posted now because John Gwynne Craig is dying and the email that it is over is imminent.) THE CONCLUSION (email to close friends after returning from meeting birth father) Hi.I’m back. I went […]