Signs of Intelligence [Art Post]

Intelligence doesn’t always look the way we expect it to. Human intelligence is one thing… but what of inhuman intelligence? Is it so alien as to be unrecognizable? Or are there universal constants through which we can communicate? Perhaps there are higher truths not subject to the whims of our perception, and through these we may find …

About Furries

This week I am flying to Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, as I have done for the past three years, to attend AnthroCon, the world’s largest furry convention. The trip is partly business: I have a dealer’s table where I sell pictures, prints, comic books, and commissions. But it is also for pleasure: I have a lot of …

Why Goldeen Ogawa?

A lot of my friends have asked me, why Goldeen Ogawa? They ask because Goldeen Ogawa is not the name that I first introduced myself with when we met. If you bother to read the About page, you’ll learn that my full name is Grace Goldeen Ogawa, and on the whole I have found it …

Fantasy vs Reality

I want to begin this journal with two quotes, each from men far older and more accomplished than myself. The first is from George R. R. Martin, author of A Song of Ice and Fire series. It is called On Fantasy: “The best fantasy is written in the language of dreams. It is alive as …

Making Covers: 2 — Pure Text Covers

Foreword: This is the second in a series of journals I’ll be posting about book covers, and how to make them. It is intended for the self-publishing writer with limited resources, but anyone who has any interest in creating covers can hopefully find some helpful info here. For my part, I am a self-publishing writer, but …