A fantastical artistic rendering of a small figure standing on a slope in front of a huge glowing screen. Behind the small figure is a giant, vaguely robot, figure sitting cross-legged. The quote reads: "Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things. They are but improved means to an unimproved end." Henry David Thoreau

Toys

A fantastical artistic rendering of a figure standing in a doorway that looks out onto back space. Surround the doorway is the cosmos. The quote reads: "And if that is not to be, let there still be, to the last, gratitude, unbounded, heartfelt gratitude, for having been granted a spell in this world of wonders." J.M. Coetzee

Gratitude

A fantastical artistic rendering of a figure with a bird head standing and watching as a giant bird draws very near. The quote reads: " Over the strained time-ridden faces. Distracted from distraction by distraction. Filled with fancies and empty of meaning " T.S. Eliot

Distracted

A fantastical artistic rendering of a giant head rising from a fog high in the air. A small figure watches from the bottom right. The quote reads: " We are living in dangerously weird times now. Smart people just shrug and admit they’re dazed and confused. The only ones left with any confidence at all are the New Dumb." Hunter S. Thompson

Weird

A fantastical artistic rendering of a small mountain in front of a big mountain. They are both rising out of what may be a sea. The quote reads: " And there I got my hurt; for a man that flies from his fear may find that he has only taken a shortcut to meet it. " J.R.R. Tolkien

Fear

An artistic rendering of a figure standing before an open entrance in a small structure that leads to a stage.to a stage. In front of the stage is a crowd. The figure and the entrance are in colour. The surrounding land is open and sepia toned. The quote reads: " People always say that I didn't give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn't true. I was not tired physically, or no more tired than I usually was at the end of a working day. I was not old, although some people have an image of me as being old then. I was forty-two. No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in." Rosa Parks

Tired

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The Alien Life, one panel Comic. Two aliens are standing to the left of a third alien. The third alien has one eye. The caption reads: “Well, we aren’t in the land of the blind, are we, Mr. Thinks He's King.”

Thinks He’s King

The Alien Life, one panel Comic. An alien is getting away from the ocean fast with a worried look. Behind him is a weird human looking figure emerging from the water. The caption reads: York wasn't hanging around. Everyone knew the humanish couldn't cause much damage in the water. But once they hit the beach, look out.

Hit The Beach

The Alien Life, one panel Comic. A building with one door in the front has a CCTV camera on the roof. The camera is bigger than the building. The caption reads: The newly installed CCTV camera was negatively affecting attendance at the Privacy Matters clubhouse.

Privacy Matters

The Alien Life, one panel Comic. Two aliens are standing beside each other. One is tall and skinny and the other is short. The tall one looks proud of himself and the short one looks surprised. The caption reads: Ollie knew he was no genius, but Stan's claims of dominating Sumo training didn't seem right.

Sumo Training

The Alien Life, one panel Comic. An alien with glam makeup on is walking out to meet his friends. The caption reads: It was Stefon's opinion that every occasion called for a little glam.

Glam

The Alien Life, one panel Comic. A big alien bird is sitting in, and overflowing, a nest. The caption reads: Three squares, a bed, no rent. There wasn't going to be any empty nest syndrome on Dave's watch.

Empty Nest

The Alien Life, one panel Comic. An alien is standing in a dramatic Kung Fu pose. The caption reads: Abe felt the key to strong Kung Fu was a dramatic pose.

Kung Fu

The Alien Life, one panel Comic. An alien is standing in grass up to his waist, and one hand is in the grass. The caption reads: Stu had two thoughts at once: 'It's time to cut the grass' and 'I hope that's the neighbour's dog I'm petting.'

Cut The Grass

it's your life
you understand

The Beautiful Boy protected the Magical Savage while she kept him safe always.
~ William ~

A black and white image of a caveman using a barbecue.

Echoes: From Pasts Unknown

I had no idea how finely you dined continue...

A black and white image of a bee pushing a ball.

Echoes: Bees At Play

A bee takes a moment to see what happens next continue...

An artistic rendering of a small figure standing in the middle of a street with very tall buildings on either side. The perspective is of a long street fading to a point in the horizon. The street is washed with red approaching the figure.

The Blood Does Not Run Hidden

How we learn to hate continue...

I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you.
~ Nietzsche ~

The Beautiful Boy protected the Magical Savage while she kept him safe always.
~ William ~

A black and white image of a caveman using a barbecue.

Echoes: From Pasts Unknown

I had no idea how finely you dined continue...

A black and white image of a bee pushing a ball.

Echoes: Bees At Play

A bee takes a moment to see what happens next continue...

An artistic rendering of a small figure standing in the middle of a street with very tall buildings on either side. The perspective is of a long street fading to a point in the horizon. The street is washed with red approaching the figure.

The Blood Does Not Run Hidden

How we learn to hate continue...

An artistic rendering of a path through the woods.

Quick

I find myself here today continue...

A colourful artistic rendering of some steps leading out of a building onto a cobblestone path. The exit is a round opening in the wall that is framed by curtains drawn and tied.

The Curtain Sets On Laughter Rising

Descartes, bless his heart, neglected art continue...

I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you.
~ Nietzsche ~

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