Balopian Tubes

The image and text are a preview of a graphic novel in progress entitled The Wheel of Lohbado. 

Sometimes I would feel the hunger coming on, a force building inside, forcing me to act. Sometimes it's not good to be a man of action. Friends told me to slow down. Look before you leap. Take time to reflect.

going to bed situation

Are you one of those people who dread going to bed, how the body doesn't want to let go and sink into sleep and deep relaxation? The above image shows Oogah appearing in a graveyard in front of a hill, a modern day Golgotha, place of the skull. Oogah also had trouble sleeping at night and waking up in the morning.

Finger Forward into the Future

Press the right button. To press the right button could of course be the wrong thing to do when relating to a spouse, boss, colleague or some friend or stranger. To press a person’s buttons could lead to anger, or conflict.

The Slough of Despond

Coffee, most people know the taste of coffee. I'd describe black, sugarless coffee as woody, acrid and slightly pungent, like the way the tongue curls from smell of a bog. The slough of despond, resulting from loneliness, weighed me down this morning. It's a familiar demon.

Male/Female Communion

I drew a character, gray-haired, perhaps androgynous, neither male nor female. He exists in a state of male/female communion, free from desire and at peace with his nature. Desire de-stabilizes a person.

Makefearsome's Ocean

"Another grand discobely!" (Finnegans Wake p. 294.) Back, from the real ocean of salt water to the horizon, sand and red cliffs, to the unreal ocean of samsara, or dog eat dog, catty world of the daily grind after vacation ends, don't be afraid as you plunge into the fearsome ocean.

Motel Highway

A stretch of highway between the New Brunswick Border and Riviere de Loup featured many motels with vintage signs. I snapped pictures as the car cruised down the road. We drove from PEI to Montreal in one day, two drivers.