A quick post to show what has been going on Under Distant Suns.
First, some reinforcements for the Greywater Chronicles:
You may recognize a few from the various recent lead rot posts. Not all of these are destined for the pages of the comic, but who knows.
Another project that has been taking up some time:
This is a guitar I bought at a pawn shop 20 years ago with the intention of rebuilding it. It’s an old Westone that was not working. It sat virtually untouched that whole time, except when I chipped the paint off of it shortly after buying it. I have an interesting idea on wiring it now, so I have been working toward that. I am putting varnish on the neck and body here, almost done. Satin finish rather than gloss. I made a few mistakes, as you can see on the headstock where varnish pooled when it was turned upside down, but I’ll live with them. This may be a prototype for a line of guitars (with a different body), but it will be a unique creation no matter what. New pickups and pots are on the way.
Related to that, my friend Scott and I finally finished the album project we have been working on the last couple of years. Using new (to us) computer-based recording has proven a tremendous learning curve, but worth the effort in the end. We have broken the recordings into two EPs, which we’ll be putting on Soundcloud later this month. I’ll link here when they’re up.
Tales From the Magician’s Skull wrapped up their open call for stories a few days ago. I had intended to submit one, and indeed I was encouraged a bit by the last issue, knowing I could do better than that. But knowing and doing are two different things, of course, and in the end I wasn’t real happy with the potential story I’d done for the submission. It felt rather obligatory, than a solid story, so I’ve shelved it for the time being. Maybe I just need to start my own magazine, like I talk about in the sidebar to the right.
Saturday would have been my Dad’s 82nd birthday. My sister came down and spent the afternoon with Mom and me. It was very nice.
That’s it for now. New Greywater Chronicles about a week away. Working on an adventure for Dark City Games. More on those later.
I hope you are all well!
Looking good. You are quite the widely talented person!
Hey, Rick,
I’ve got some degree of knowledge in a dozen areas of interest, and real skill in none of them! But I’ve always liked a lot of things, and tried to indulge as many of those passions as possible as I stumble through life. Sword & Sorcery, gaming and fiction, and music are the top two, though. Actually, I guess that is three.
Thanks for stopping by, and dropping a comment! I appreciate it.
Thank YOU… for continuing to inspire me!