Megaceros
Irish Elk (Megaceros), Pleistocene Epoch Entry in “Fossils: A Guide to Prehistoric Life“: Europe had antlers up to 11 ft. across, the largest know deer. The collage is mostly made out of a newspaper weather map. Materials also include tissue paper, other parts of a newspaper, colored pencils, watercolors, pen. No matter how I saw the … Read more
Techno Power
Even before David Foster Wallace confirmed my suspicions about state fairs, I somehow managed to avoid the State Fair of Texas growing up. All my friends and family have gone numerous times and returned with vivid stories every year, but the promise of outrageous fried foods — the fulcrum of state fair coverage — wasn’t alluring enough. … Read more
Bump in the Attic
My parents had exactly one trick-or-treater this year. This doesn’t come close to the annual average, which is two trick-or-treaters. I answered the door for this brave soul, as she had to venture all the way down our darkened cul-de-sac to reach my parents’ house. It was a little girl as tall as my belly … Read more
A Thousand Pardons
Most of my father’s things have been sold, donated or thrown away by now. But I still have his off-white, fold-up storage box of comics. With some comics dating back to the late ’60s, I open the box every so often for minor revelations. The “Fantastic Four” comics have well-worn pages. There’s only one “X-Men” … Read more
Retcon
Allow me to press the reset button. There were some posts on here originally, but they were created out of necessity for class. From here on out, I promise that any future posts will not be for assignments or professional posturing. It has taken me years to fully commit to a blog of my own. … Read more
