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My mother

My mother at the lake in Central Alaska

My mother at the lake in Central Alaska

Hopefully, the fact that my mother is the epitome of kindness and grace won’t make you feel bad about your mother. I’m sure she’s positively wonderful, just not quite as wonderful as my mom. Photo courtesy my father, who is pretty swell in his own right. If you enjoyed this …

Mysterious Skin cover

Dissecting a cover design, part one

Examples of Interesting Cover Design Before dissecting my own design process, I want to show you several cover designs that influenced my thinking. Note, the covers are presented at the sizes of the sources I’ve linked to, giving you a good idea of how they appear online. The exception is …

Caado

Cameras, bars, drinks and candles. No, Jinxx wouldn’t be partaking.   If you enjoyed this post, please share it. email

Blown out

I assume followers of this blog have figured out that I like taking pictures, particularly ones take from odd angles, close to the subject. I took a photography class a long time ago and enjoyed it, but spent over a decade without a camera and many years without batteries in …

The Virtues of Quiting

Uninspired text can’t be polished. It’s warped wood and the only solution is to throw it away, take a walk, drink some wine, critique something I’m behind on, or (not that this actually happens) clean house.