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Figure Painting

Why Didn't I Ever Think of This?

  • Michael R. Clark

Michael R. Clark

26 Jul 2017
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Mike's Painted Miniatures. What a great idea.

This guy has gone and done something I never even considered...he's primed and pro-painted M.U.S.C.L.Es and they look fantastic!

Just a little of his work...click the link to see 'em all.

Muscle 7a copy
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I was a Boy Scout in suburban Maryland in the 80s. I had a bit of a love-hate relationship with the organization; I really did enjoy camping and being outdoors, but I resented the paramilitary "ranks" that seemed required for ongoing membership. I never progressed beyond "
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What's Eating Us? The Stuff, Consumer Culture, and  LLMs

What's Eating Us? The Stuff, Consumer Culture, and LLMs

Back in the mid-’80s, Larry Cohen made an over-the-top body horror riff on The Blob called The Stuff, where unsuspecting Americans discover a mysterious white goo bubbling out of the ground that turns out to be both delicious and malevolently sentient. Once you eat it, it takes
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Friday Poem: "Falling Asleep With the Dog"

Friday Poem: "Falling Asleep With the Dog"

Here's an early poem, one of my first publications, that I wrote about my Boston terrier, Harvey. Like many of his breed, he had a big personality in a small package. One of his more quirky traits was his nightly routine of digging a nest in the covers,
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