Based on Canada'a Golgotha by Francis Derwent Wood It's the dead of night and you are sound asleep inside the trench you dug.  Dreaming of home, or the Kizar, or some froline, I dunno what Jerries think about.  It's cold, dirty, damp. I'm coming to take you out of your misery. In the shadows we lurk, clad in darkness and wearing more blackface than an American minstrel show.  In my hand a butcher's cleaver, readied over you.  Why not just shoot you?  Simple - guns are loud, k

Hello Dreamers. While I am not American what happens in the USA has ripple effects in my home in Canada. So while I cannot be at a No Kings rally today, due to CanCon and being in Canada, I do want to show my support for the country and those watching what happens when you have an unitary president. The Symbol of Resistance: The Frog Portland, Oregon, had protests with people dressed up in silly animal costumes to demonstrate the ridiculousness of armed patrols in a town whe

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Hello Dreamers. At time of write I have this side hustle trying to sell print on demand posters of some of my digital art. Its called Bold Expressions Spot if your interested to check it out. You can own this image as a poster print here. Has an alternative colour swatch. As part of operations I run a few ads on Facebook. There I link to other posters in the store. A/B testing showed that many resonated with the "Respect My Existance or Expect My Resistance" piece over o

Hello Dreamers. AI generated image. I promise there is a point to it Let me start by saying, unlike a lot of individuals in my profession as starving self-published author, that I do not hate AI. AI, like any computational technology or paradigm, is an extension of the mind. Just as early computing helped make math easier and less prone to error, AI can be leveraged to assist in many tasks. Yes, I am aware it isn't without growing pains, such as programming jobs disappeari

The Dilemma of Choices The other day, my mother approached me with a simple request: "Could you find me a solar-powered fountain for a bird bath?" Before you roll your eyes, thinking Yet another old crone who can't work a computer , let me share her reasoning. "I can get them on Amazon," she said, "but I would rather not. You have an account on Temu, can you check?" This same woman has often warned me against buying from platforms like Wish, Shein, and Temu. Her reasons are w

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Hello Dreamers I hate July. The problem I have with it is that it's a very emotional month for me. My birthday is on the 8th. My...

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