Monthly Archives: January 2018

Ursula Le Guin, again?

Posted on January 31, 2018 by randomyriad

Giant Flying Cats! This woman really had some brilliant ideas. Although, it might be a bit frightening as well. But really this is a great book filled with some very interesting writing and fantastic storytelling, and big freakin’ cats that … Continue reading →

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A Dangerous Woman

Posted on January 29, 2018 by randomyriad

Ursula K. Le Guin: The Rabble-Rouser with a Gentle Smile By Neil Gaiman January 25, 2018 IN MEMORIAM   The thing about Ursula K. Le Guin was that she didn’t actually look like a rabble-rousing, bomb-throwing, dangerous woman. She had a … Continue reading →

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The Opposite of Civilization

Posted on January 24, 2018 by randomyriad

It is a durable, ubiquitous, specious metaphor, that one about veneer (or paint, or pliofilm, or whatever) hiding the nobler reality beneath. It can conceal a dozen fallacies at once. One of the most dangerous is the implication that civilization, being artificial, … Continue reading →

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Ink Mosaic

Posted on January 14, 2018 by randomyriad

Hand drawn using a Micron .oo5 black pen on bristol board.   Colored digitally by Photoshop 

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Quotes from the Tao Te Ching #5

Posted on January 11, 2018 by randomyriad

81    Telling It True True words aren’t charming, charming words aren’t true. Good people aren’t contentious, contentious people aren’t good. People who know aren’t learned, Learned people don’t know.   Wise souls don’t hoard; the more they do for … Continue reading →

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