Owen giggled a little, but ultimately chose Rufflefrump McGrumpy as the name for my blog mascot. I'm sure Henri Fuseli is rolling around in his grave/tomb/sarcophagi on that, but he should be happy that Barry Napier (and K.V. Taylor) identified his painting: The Nightmare.
Jamie is now the proud owner of Zombie Haiku by Ryan Mecum and Barry will receive a copy of Sand #3, due this February with cover art by yours truly. (Hey, I'm no Fuseli, okay...)
In "please barf at the cuteness of my children news", Max asks to see Barack Obama in the newspaper every day since the full page spread on Tuesday. "Where id Barack Obama? Dare he id!"
Oh brother.
Showing posts with label Ryan Mecum. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ryan Mecum. Show all posts
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Thursday, January 22, 2009
The Contest at the End of this Post
Do you want a free copy of Zombie Haiku by Ryan Mercum? There is a contest to win just that at the end of the post.
Last night, Aimee and I went out with another couple (on a school night even!) and I had two martinis. TWO! Thanks to older, wiser heads, I also had a glass of water and some Advil before hitting the sack, so I'm doing okay. I can already hear the cries of "Lightweight!" and I will not shrug them off. I am a lightweight. Have been for the last few years. Funny how kids will do that to you...
"Gary Sump's Hidden City" is the story of the day at Everyday Weirdness today. I wrote this one on a lark while reading Secret Lives by Jeff VanderMeer. I highly recommend Secret Lives; I laughed and felt disturbed in equal measures.
So, for the contest: See that little dude in the title above? He's from a fairly famous painting. I'd like to give him a name. I'm going to let Owen, my five-year-old, pick from entries sent by my dear readers. The winner receives:
Last night, Aimee and I went out with another couple (on a school night even!) and I had two martinis. TWO! Thanks to older, wiser heads, I also had a glass of water and some Advil before hitting the sack, so I'm doing okay. I can already hear the cries of "Lightweight!" and I will not shrug them off. I am a lightweight. Have been for the last few years. Funny how kids will do that to you...
"Gary Sump's Hidden City" is the story of the day at Everyday Weirdness today. I wrote this one on a lark while reading Secret Lives by Jeff VanderMeer. I highly recommend Secret Lives; I laughed and felt disturbed in equal measures.
So, for the contest: See that little dude in the title above? He's from a fairly famous painting. I'd like to give him a name. I'm going to let Owen, my five-year-old, pick from entries sent by my dear readers. The winner receives:
I've only read the book once, so it is in excellent condition. Also, there will be a little something for the first person to correctly identify the painting from which the little guy hails.
Happy name hunting.
Oh yeah...the contest entries must be in by Sunday (1/25/09) at noon (my time) CST.
Friday, August 22, 2008
Zombies on the Brain
A coworker gave me a copy of Zombie Haiku by Ryan Mecum--a nice little gift for driving to a school "training". I devoured (pardon the word choice) the book in a no time (um, each haiku is only seventeen syllables...), and found it tasty.
While one could read through the book as a story, some of the bits are most enjoyable isolation. My favorites include a poem comparing a baby to a fast food kid's meal (with prize inside). Sick, yes. Entertaining, yes.
A great gift for the zombie lover in your life.
While one could read through the book as a story, some of the bits are most enjoyable isolation. My favorites include a poem comparing a baby to a fast food kid's meal (with prize inside). Sick, yes. Entertaining, yes.
A great gift for the zombie lover in your life.
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