Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

This was supposed to be a Faces in the Crowd exercise, wherein I make up stories about strangers as fictioneering practice. However, I chose a food hall that shall remain nameless. The food was so astonishingly bad that I had to go somewhere else for lunch. Plus, the floor plan is not set up wellContinue reading “Fiction Fail at the Food Hall, Have a Cat”

Awareness of the outside world. The 80th anniversary of Fat Man dropped on Nagasaki is tomorrow. Fstoppers: From Kodachrome to the Atomic Bomb: The Strange, Dark, and Untold History of Film, Webster, 31 July 2025. ~~~ Kymulga Grist MillTalladega County ALJuly 2025 Video description. 11 seconds of a small stream making stream noises. (Having InternetContinue reading “Sound Collecting, Photography”

Awareness of the outside world. WWF: Bittersweet: chocolate’s impact on the environment. Not sweet but has hopeful notes. ~~~ ISO a spunky sport Saddlebred with a range of interests. Lower level eventing. [Finding A Horse To Match The Hat] Local jumpers. In-state saddle seat shows. The two ASB shows that offer jumps. [Saddlebred Versatility, Jumpers St.Continue reading “Yet Another Requirement For My Theoretical New Horse”

Awareness of the outside world. 80 years ago today. “We have opened a special webpage to deliver a powerful message on peace from Hiroshima to the world.” Hiroshima For Global Peace. ~~~ Breathe. Switch gears. ~~~ RazzySuperstar school ponyHunt seat lessonThe Hunter PlaceAugust 2025 Lesson Log If I write it down, I may remember, orContinue reading “The Lessons Continue”

Awareness of the outside world. I have the worst luck with algorithms. Yes, I peeked at Facebook again. Yes, it was a mistake, again. When I tried TikTok, I lasted a handful of minutes. Why was this thing videoed? Why was this video posted? Why does XYZ Corp think showing this to me will makeContinue reading “Chilling out, Morning Walk Stories”

Awareness of the outside world. The balloon thing came up again. Releasing balloons to honor the victim of tragedy. Once again I didn’t say anything. Now is not the time. So the question is, when is the time? How to approach this? [Rodney’s New Dinner Bucket] “Worldwide cleanups sponsored by the Ocean Conservancy during the pastContinue reading “Why Do We Horse, Shoeing Edition”

Awareness of the outside world. CCS: Tillie Walden To Be Appointed Vermont’s Fifth Cartoonist Laureate, 2023. It is a three-year term. (ibid) “Vermont is the only state to consistently name cartoonist laureates. The position was created in 2011, as a way for Vermont to promote and celebrate cartooning in the state. Alaska appointed a cartoonistContinue reading “I-Wish-I-Could-Draw Graphic Memoir, People & Pets Segment”