I continue to be an occasional fan of true scary stories found online. The “realistic” ones are cautionary tales, and might even give an important reminder to be on guard and keep one's eyes open…and the more unusual/“unexplained” stories are pretty darned entertaining and addictive!
Anyway, I ...

Surprise and Suspense courtesy of the Master
Banes at 12:00AM, Sept. 29, 2016—
Sorry for the lack of picture! Computer is not cooperating. I'll add one today if I can!
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You may already know of Alfred Hitchcock's take on surprise and suspense. Here it is:
“There is a distinct difference between “suspense” and “surprise,” and yet many pictures continually confuse the ...
QUACKCAST 289 - Managing your personal brand
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Sept. 20, 2016 LISTEN!
Art by Ozoneocean
This time we're talking about the weird notion of managing your online brand: what name do you publish your creative works under and how do you go about curating that? It's an idea I had after a great artist friend of mine known as ...
A Great Big Community Project Round-Up!
HippieVan at 12:00AM, Sept. 2, 2016
There are quite a few interesting little projects going on right now! I thought it would be nice to showcase some of them in case people are interested in getting involved. Community projects are a great way to play around with your characters, get creative with writing and drawing, and ...
QUACKCAST 286 - Offence, walking on eggshells
Ozoneocean at 12:00AM, Aug. 30, 2016 LISTEN!
Art by Ozoneocean
- Do you worry about offending specific people with your writing? Where's your line between honest expression and regard for other people's feelings? This was Bane's brilliant idea for a Quackcast. We touch a little on the idea of a “culture of offence”, where ...
Tales of a Pokemon GO! Trainer
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Aug. 22, 2016
It was a blisteringly hot Thursday morning when my nine-year-old pupil pulled out a cell phone and opened an app saying, “There is a Ponyta in the area!” Having grown up in a Pokemon World, and knowing a good chunk of the original 151 pokemon, I said, “Wait, don't ...
The First Nineteen Minutes
kawaiidaigakusei at 12:00AM, Aug. 8, 2016
-art by Gunwallace
I enter the gym, change into my running shorts, running top, black socks, running shoes, and with towel and water bottle in hand, find the cleanest looking elliptical trainer and begin zoning out while listening to the fast paced music playing on the speaker. No matter how ...