When I was a little girl, I had a big imagination. This imagination let me make up all sorts of imaginary friends to play with. I could imagine that I was a knight, a hero, or an intrepid explorer. I was an alligator hiding in the river. I was an eagle soaring over a canyon. …
I have heard it said that you can tell a home-schooler from a “regular” child because there is something “off” or “odd” about them. Not necessarily bad, mind you, just something a little unusual. This is complete nonsense. Everyone is a little “odd” compared to our entirely fictional standard of normalcy. I think the greatest …
Or, Who Died and made YOU the Author? V 2.0 Note: This article contains frank discussion of character deaths in the show Torchwood, the movie Serenity, and the books I, Claudius and Anathem. Readers sensitive to spoilers are advised to watch/read those stories before reading this journal. At least read the books. Because they are …
I have lately found myself giving the URL for this website to all sorts of people, and for all sorts of publications, and I realize that at first glance it may appear a sadly stagnant and deserted house. This is not the case. For as the atheist likes to say: lack of proof of one …
What: AnthroCon Where: Pittsburgh, PA, USA When: June 14th-16th 2012 Report: As previously described, AnthroCon is a furry convention, which means it’s about three times as fun as any other kind of convention. It has a special place in my heart, as it was my first ever fur con, and my first time meeting one …
This week I am flying to Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, as I have done for the past three years, to attend AnthroCon, the world’s largest furry convention. The trip is partly business: I have a dealer’s table where I sell pictures, prints, comic books, and commissions. But it is also for pleasure: I have a lot of …
A lot of my friends have asked me, why Goldeen Ogawa? They ask because Goldeen Ogawa is not the name that I first introduced myself with when we met. If you bother to read the About page, you’ll learn that my full name is Grace Goldeen Ogawa, and on the whole I have found it …
Recently I’ve been watching a lot of True Blood, on DVD. True Blood is an HBO show created by Alan Ball about a telepathic waitress from a small town in Louisiana, set in an alternate narrative of our world in which vampires (and everyone from that happy band: werewolves, witches, minor monsters) are not only …
Today was a good day. Well, it’s not over yet so something awful could still happen, but barring that, this has been a good day. I think it’s important to note the good days, because they can too easily be forgotten. Here are some pictures of today to remind me of this. I love going …
After a catastrophic storm leaves the city of Redling half-filled with mud and the magician Bouragner Felpz ill with exhaustion, his faithful ward Corianne determines to take him on a relaxing country vacation. This however is soon upset by the sudden appearance of a ghostly witch, who holds the key to preventing an even greater …
