As I write this, Bend Oregon is heading into its fifth consecutive day with a median AQI of over 400. That’s on beyond Unhealthy, Very Unhealthy, and solidly into the Hazardous zone. It looks hazardous, too. Particulate matter is so thick the trees across the street are cloaked in haze and Pilot Butte, normally visible …
I don’t normally share interior illustrations online, but considering the amount of work that went into the ones for Lucena in the House of Madgrin, and how well they came out, and that as the publisher I possess the rights to do so, and that we are living through a global crisis, I figured this …
It snowed the weekend they closed the pool, which meant I had four days of nothing but kettlebells before I dared go out on the bike. Those four days have been the hardest so far, except maybe the ones that I was actually sick, but at the same time they were comforting. Nothing makes me …
These began as a way for me to print my own stationary for use writing thank you notes and suchlike, but when Leslie at Rose City ComicCon reached out asking if I had any coloring pages or similar to donate to their RC Jr. At Home series, to help parents who are suddenly having to …
First I want to tell you about drowning. I currently work as a professional lifeguard, so drowning is something I’ve had to study. As we understand it, drowning is a process. Specifically it is asphyxiation due to submersion or immersion in water. A person who has drowned will have one of three outcomes: survival with …
Got everything packed. Doggo got to come with since she could stay with brother at his house in San Jose and so leaving was easier than it sometimes is. On the other hand we got to experience the full spectrum of Winter Driving Conditions, from snow and ice on 97 to high gusting winds at …
The E-Newsletter of Goldeen Ogawa • Issue 25, December 2019 Originally posted for Patrons on December 6 on Patreon What have I done? Cleanups for “Lightning Does Strike Twice” and “Moonrise Over Hades” (Driving Arcana Wheel 3) Edits for Star Walker Cover and interior illustrations for Lucena in the House of Madrin and embellished prints What am I doing? Cleanups on …
His coat was like a forest in autumn sun; full of color, light, and life. His coat was like a river with shadows and currents to get lost in. He snaked his way through sunbeams, through my veins, to my heart. And there he will reside a cat-shaped hole filled with all the love we …
The E-Newsletter of Goldeen Ogawa • Issue 24, November 2019 Originally posted for Patrons on November 1 on Patreon What have I done? Cleanups for “Sir Camilla” (The Camilliad, Book 4) Edits for Star Walker Cover and interior illustrations for Lucena in the House of Madrin and therapy watercolors What am I doing? Cleanups on Driving Arcana, Wheel 3) Edits for …
The E-Newsletter of Goldeen Ogawa • Issue 23, October 2019 Originally posted for Patrons on October 4 on Patreon What have I done? Cleanups for “Sir Camilla” (The Camilliad, Book 4) Released print and eBooks of The Aubergine Spellbook (Felpz Volume III) and Paving the Road to Hell (Driving Arcana Wheel 2) Product illustration for Earbrella charm What am I doing? …
