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Aug 8, 2011 Posted by kormantic

The eighties can suck it!

So I dated a guy named Jason, and he broke up with me, out of nowhere, and a guy had never broken up with me before and I was pissed, but not hurt. (I ran into him at ComiCon last year, too. AWKWARD.) Then I dated another guy, also named Jason, right after Jason I and he too broke up with me, and I’d been expecting it, but I was hurt, and whatever, it’s a boring story and there’s no... read more

Jun 15, 2011 Posted by rose

etymon “true sense” + logos “word”

As you may know, I write historical romances. This entails a lot of research. Some of that means reading books and articles like The Regency Underworld or Black London: Life Before... read more

Jun 1, 2011 Posted by matt

The Untold Wonders of Beartato

I have this thing where I compulsively register domain names. I get a germ of an idea and immediately start hunting for a website name, registering it on the spot when I inevitably come up with something I can’t believe no one has taken already. Seriously, I had favoritethingever.com a good solid year before the site went up (and this is also why it sucks for you if your last name happens to be... read more

May 9, 2011 Posted by kormantic

Seattle Geekly: Local Flavor, Global Appeal

The best thing about Seattle-Geekly.com is that you don’t have to live in Seattle to get something great out of their podcasts. I have enjoyed their interviews with various sci-fi and horror writers and people like the curator of the Experience Music Project/Science Fiction Museum, Shannon’s reviews of hideous horror films, Matt’s book and game reviews, and their promos for events like... read more

May 6, 2011 Posted by kormantic

Make magic happen: Shazam!

The internet has magic powers. It can bring you all manner of worldly delights: books, music, film. And there’s a sea of sheer content out there that comes when you call it, if only you can speak its name. I’ve found a fair number of songs I was looking for by googling a fragment of half-remembered lyric, but how do you type in a melody? I got an iPhone because Matt wanted the 4G and he got... read more

Apr 4, 2011 Posted by Nate

Music that’s cheaper than food

I have eclectic tastes in music. I was raised on classical orchestral music from my mother and classic rock via my father. I spent a year as a music department manager of a small store... read more

Apr 1, 2011 Posted by matt

An internet connection & a dream

I've worked as a graphic designer since sometime around 1991, and I cut my graphic designer teeth making newspapers. And as archaic as it may sound, when I first started publishing... read more

Mar 11, 2011 Posted by kormantic

A starving artist at the grocery store

Dorothy Gambrell is best known for her comic strip Cat and Girl, a deadpan little social commentary strip with a dry sense of humor and a heavy heart. It’s beautifully drawn, full of strong, clear lines and lively backgrounds, and the titular characters discuss nostalgia and consumerism and what it means to be alive. It features a bespectacled, lead-paint eating Cat and a glum, slump shouldered... read more