As we roll into June and the weather warms up our family finds ourselves closing in on a major transition in our son’s life. The end of this school year will conclude his time as a fourth-grader and also as an elementary school student. In our school district, middle school begins in the fifth grade. … Continue reading “Elementary’s End”
I feel like most of you who come around here know my politics and ideologies well enough, but in case there’s any doubts as to whether they’ve changed in the wake of the political climate here in the U.S., I figure the start of Pride month is a good place to reiterate them. First and … Continue reading “Happy Pride!”
Anime Boston is this weekend so I should talk more about it, but business be damned. I had a proud parenthood moment last night and that takes precedence over the pursuit of profit. But otherwise yes, you should come see me at Anime Boston this weekend and buy several copies of all my books. Anyway, … Continue reading “The Concert Before the Convention”
It’s that time of year again, when I return to the first convention I ever had a table at. Anime Boston means a lot to me, not only because I got my first taste of having a table, but I met people who would become not only valued colleagues but lifelong friends. The very first … Continue reading “Anime Boston weekend!”
The last few weeks I’ve been playing two games, one of which I wrote a blog about: Blue Prince and South of Midnight, a brilliant puzzle game and a heartfelt story of empathy, respectively. They affected me in different but significant ways. Blue Prince pushed me to think in ways that challenged my intellect. South … Continue reading “Ready To Dumb It Down A Bit”
I make no secret of the fact that I despise almost everything about A.I. The one and only exception is when I see it used in medical programming to help predict and detect the onset of diseases, but that’s not what most people think of when A.I. is mentioned. They think of the image-generation and … Continue reading “The Work Is What Happens Inside You”
We adopted Normandy, a young black cat, a little over a month ago. Our beloved cat Scamp had recently passed away from health complications from his old age, and our remaining cat Mugsy was unaccustomed to being the sole animal in a household. We brought her in to be a companion to Mugsy and the … Continue reading “Mugsy and Mandy”
Black and white is my medium of choice. I don’t think well in color (as several of my artist friends have told me) and I enjoy the striking contrast of black and white comics. It speaks to me and I enjoy expressing myself within it. However, there is more to black and white comics than … Continue reading “Mookie, Shades of Gray”
Last week I wrote about comparing myself to my puzzle-savvy friends who are better than I am and faster than me at solving puzzles. This was in reference to a game we’ve been playing called Blue Prince. I may not be great at puzzles but this game has taken over my life. There’s a lot … Continue reading “Blue Prince”
As the title of today’s blog implies, I had an eventful weekend. On Saturday I attended the bat mitzvah of my dear friend’s daughter, and Sunday I attended another dear friend’s Arbor Day celebration; the former was rooted in time-honored tradition and the latter was my friend’s effort to create a new tradition of his … Continue reading “A Weekend of Ritual and Community”