This is a photo I took in the later half of 2011 to commemorate my upgrade from an iPhone 3G  to an iPhone 4s. I used to write product reviews for things like this, so I thought it’d be more amusing to do the same thing visually, with a photo that essentially says the new product knocks the other one out. Also, quite unnecessarily, I’m holding the two phones in the background. This photo is partly inspired by all the episodes of Bugs Bunny I grew up with, in which Daffy Duck or Elmer Fudd or both are trying to kill Bugs – but Bugs always manages to find a way out by defying the cartoon medium he’s in. Here’s how I did it…

Step 1: Take a photo of yourself punching an imaginary person

This was, strangely, the most difficult step in the entire production. Sure, there are several…

Found in a battered field notebook, these poems are the remnants of an expedition to the legendary Blatherhorn Vale. Cut off from human contact, the creatures of this mysterious land are nothing more than rumors. At this time, we cannot determine if these are true notes about unknown creatures or the ramblings of a madman. You be the judge.–Description from Goodreads Bestiary of Blatherhorn Vale by Charles E. Yallowitz

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If you are a fan of fantasy and unique original creatures all told in poetic form, this book will be one you do not want to miss. Charles Yallowitz is known for his limitless imagination, and this is yet more proof that he is very good at his chosen craft.

The poems contained in this volume are well written and captivate the reader’s imagination completely. I spent my time while reading through this poetry imagining what these creatures looked like…