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Webomator : Art, Stories & Distractions by Bradley W. Schenck Latest Tweets My money’s on the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man. (link) , Jan 20 RT @WardQNormal : The trouble with conspiracy theories is that a lack of evidence is not taken as proof it’s not real, but instead as proof the conspiracy is indeed everywhere. This is like thinking that the reason you never see elephants hiding up in treetops is because they’re good at it. , Jan 12 Publius Clodius was a populist demagogue in the late Roman Republic. He knew how to whip a mob up into a frenzy, but he wasn’t clever enough to use them effectively. He failed. , Jan 7 One of these seems to say "Come on down!" (link) , Jan 7 Just a reminder that I still have a bunch of old original art for sale. These all come to us from the 1980’s, with drawings from The Runestaff, the Leslie Fish/Rudyard Kipling Cold Iron songbook, The Folk Harp Journal, and more. (link) (link) , Jan 14 Good Reading: Janitors of the Post-Apocalypse Terminal Alliance by Jim C. Hines Terminal Uprising by Jim C. Hines The Murderbot Diaries All Systems Red by Martha Wells Artificial Condition by Martha Wells Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells Exit Strategy by Martha Wells Network Effect by Martha Wells Can’t Stop Thinking Computer Graphics Found on the Web Hodgepodge Imaginary Editor Patently Absurd Print On Demand Reading / Watching / Consuming Slaves of the Switchboard of Doom Thrilling Tales of the Downright Unusual Web Development Works in Progress April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 April 2018 March 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 April 2012 March 2012 February 2012 January 2012 December 2011 November 2011 October 2011 September 2011 August 2011 July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 December 2010 November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 January 2010 December 2009 November 2009 October 2009 September 2009 August 2009 July 2009 June 2009 May 2009 April 2009 December 2008 November 2008 October 2008 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008 February 2008 January 2008 December 2007 November 2007 October 2007 September 2007 August 2007 July 2007Bradley W. Schenck Work History Published Work Retropolis Thrilling Tales of the Downright Unusual The Celtic Art Works The Pulp-O-Mizer The Title-O-Tron The Irkutsk Bureau of Peculiar Devices My bases in No Man’s SkyHere’s what’s coming to Patreon in April Filed under Works in Progress Happy April! If you’re not sure why Patreon has become so important to me, you can read all about that here . Yeah. That was depressing, wasn’t it? So let me try to cheer you up with the rewards my Patrons will receive this month. April 6 (for Patrons at $5 and above) Pirate Penguins of Patagonia was a game proposal that I put together twice: once – as a simple treatment – around 1995, and again in 2001. That second time I made a demo, a trailer, a soundtrack CD, and a printed proposal. I’m going to tell you its story, and then you can download a PDF of the proposal so you can see it for yourself. April 13 (for Patrons at $15 and above) Two print-resolution Celtic knotwork borders at greeting card size, with transparent areas inside the borders. If you have image editing software you can place your own picture or message inside the border. (These are for personal use only.) April 20 (for Patrons at $10 and above) Of Vulcanis is a sort of Dunsanian short story I wrote (probably) in 1978. There was once a title illustration, but that’s lost: you can read the story here. though. This one holds up surprisingly well. April 27 (for Patrons at $1 and above) Stalking Made Me Who I Am recalls an episode from my family history that might be illegal now, but I can’t regret that. Without a little stalking I would never have been born. So, as usual, $15 patrons will see something every week while the rest will see one, two, or three updates. I hope you enjoy them! This entry was posted on Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019 and was filed under Works in Progress There have been no responses » Here’s what’s coming to Patreon in March Filed under Works in Progress Here we are in March. You can go back outside soon. If you’re not sure why Patreon has become so important to me, you can read all about that here . Yeah. That was depressing, wasn’t it? So let me try to cheer you up with the rewards my Patrons will receive this month. March 6 (for Patrons at $5 and above) Chapter 6 of the first draft for a sequel to Slaves of the Switchboard of Doom . This final chapter advances the plot – all the pieces are now in place – but this is the point where I set it aside, for reasons I explain in the notes. March 13 (for Patrons at $15 and above) Two print-resolution Celtic knotwork borders at greeting card size, with transparent areas inside the borders. If you have image editing software you can place your own picture or message inside the border. (These are for personal use only.) March 20 (for Patrons at $10 and above) Six scanned pages from The Well-Dressed Clairseach, a book of designs and techniques for decorating Celtic harps. I worked on this in 1986 but never completed it. Only a few pages have been seen before now. March 27 (for Patrons at $1 and above) Ten covers, dating from 1981 to 1985, for Runestaff – the sometimes monthly, sometimes bimonthly newsletter of the Barbarian Freehold Alliance. I was the Runestaff’s editor through most of those years, and I nearly always drew the covers. You’ll see a selection of the ones I like best. So, as usual, $15 patrons will see something every week while the rest will see one, two, or three updates. I hope you enjoy them! This entry was posted on Saturday, March 2nd, 2019 and was filed under Works in Progress There has been 1 Response » Here’s what’s coming to Patreon in February Filed under Works in Progress Here we are in February. Have a good one! If you’re not sure why Patreon has become so important to me, you can read all about that here . Yeah. That was depressing, wasn’t it? So let me try to cheer you up with the rewards my Patrons will receive this month. February 6 (for Patrons at $5 and above) W. B. Yeats’ poem The Hosting of the Sidhe with my 1982 illustration for it, from Runestaff #5. February 13 (for Patrons at $15 and above) Two print-resolution Celtic knotwork borders at greeting card size, with transparent areas inside the borders. If you have image editing software you can place your own picture or message inside the border. (These are for personal use only.) February 20 (for Patrons at $10 and above) The Chapter 5 first draft from my unfinished sequel to Slaves of the Switchboard of Doom . It’s probably my favorite of the six chapters I wrote. Don’t tell the other chapters I said so. February 27 (for Patrons at $1 and above) The Big Mad Science in Slaves of the Switchboard of Doom examines the way Retropolis has dealt with its abundance of Mad Science. Is there a method behind the madness? Read and decide. So, as always, $15 patrons will see something every week while the rest will see one, two, or three...