I just found out that George Latshaw passed away. When I was in college, I got an internship at the Center for Puppetry Arts. To add to my good fortune, I was assigned to the cast of Wizard of Oz, directed by George Latshaw. I had already read his book, The Complete Book of Puppetry, […]
This falls into the category of things that I wonder if I should blog about. See, my parents are going to worry, but there are enough things that make me cranky that I’m going ahead with it. Let’s discuss the importance of obeying traffic laws, shall we? As I was biking to work this morning,
I’m very, very pleased to announce that Shimmer’s spring cover will be graced by the art of World-Fantasy award-winning artist, John Picacio. For the spring issue, we’ll be taking a look at the role that art plays in fiction. For this issue, the cover art comes first and the story follows. We’ve teamed with Liberty
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Avid UK has a number of small documentaries about Lazytown on their website. You get to see behind the scenes footage, including me! My face isn’t visible, since it’s pressed into one of the puppet’s backsides, but you can see the operating position that we work in. I was able to grab a screen shot
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I spent today being the Blue Fairy while floating down the river with an assortment of elves, fairies and other creatures. The Portland Spirit has these Cinnamon Bear cruises which are pretty cute. We spend about two-hours, providing kids with a trip through Maybe-land. It’s fun, in its own way. It is also pretty draining.
Normally, I have a formal dinner party for Christmas every year and this year it was scheduled for Sunday the sixteenth. You know. The day after Rob got back from Iceland. Why would I do something like that? Because, our friend Jodi was in town and leaving on the 17th, which meant that the only
Hey there. Shimmer has a limited-time special offer for the holidays. Anyone who buys a subscription to Shimmer between now and the end of the year, gets a signed copy of our holiday chapbook. This year’s holiday story is Christmas Season by Jay Lake. A subscription is only $17. Already have one? Send Shimmer to
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This is the holiday video greeting from a friend’s company. Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy.
I had planned on going to see Christmas from Home 1941 last night, as it was my only chance, but about 6:00 realized that I wouldn’t make it unless I took a nap. I did wake up from the nap in time to go. I was just dizzy with fatigue and decided that it was
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Wow. I was going to do an update about dinner last night and stuff, now that I’m safely back in Portland but my brain just shut down. Helloooooo jet lag. So, quickly. I met Lon Prater, MaryClaire, Jed Miller, Sam Paden, Emily DeCola and Jonathan Judge for dinner at Pure Food and Wine. It was
Safely to NYC. Dinner with friends. Horribly, horribly jetlagged. Getting up to catch plane in three hours. Why am I online? So my parents don’t think I’m dead.
I’m getting on the 5:00 flight this evening to head back to the States. I’m quite melancholy about this and again find myself reluctant to go. The good news is that I have an overnight layover in New York City. I’m getting together with friends around 9:30 or 10:00 tonight. We’re still sorting out the
Chris Gerrib has given the Autumn issue of Shimmer a very nice review on his website, Private Mars Rocket The first thing you notice about Shimmer Magazine is the impressive physical package. No flimsy magazine in recycled newsprint, Shimmer is perfect-bound with low-acid paper and a sturdy paperback cover. Each article or story has its
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I’ve spent most of the last two days trying to solve the issues with ventilation in ways that don’t make it really unpleasant for the actors. The thing about testing to see if the fogging still occurring is that really the only way to do it is to put the head on and start a
It’s only fourteen seconds long, but Oh. My. Goodness.
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