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INKTOBER 52 2024 Week #51: WRAPPED. “Ah, to be wrapped in the cold, squishy, possibly slimy, embrace of a squid, am I right? It is often said that cephalopods are nature’s greatest huggers. Probably. I mean, someone must have said it at some point, at least. Actually, I just did, so my observation stands.

INKTOBER 52 2024 Week #50: GINGERBREAD. “Alright, yet another odd word for a prompt. I guess it’s a good challenge, though. It forces me to think outside the box about things I ordinarily wouldn’t to try to come up with something fun. I certainly can’t say I ever think about gingerbread, because I don’t

INKTOBER 52 2024 Week #49: KRAMPUS. “Add this to the list of ‘huh?’ prompts. Something I’m loosely aware of (the Krampus seems to have cropped up on American social media in recent years, otherwise I would have no clue), but don’t think or know much about. Apparently, he’s the German anti-Santa, a half goat,

INKTOBER 52 2024 Week #48: CORNUCOPIA. “What an odd word for a prompt. I honestly can’t say I ever think about cornucopias. I think the only time in my life I have any memory or association with them is from elementary school Thanksgiving decorations or something, but no one on either side of my

INKTOBER 52 2024 Week #47: TRAIN. “No pain, no gain! Feel the burn! Go hard or go home! Welcome to the gun show! Pick things up and put them down! Light weight, baby! Ain’t nothin’ but a peanut! If the shoe fits, eat it! Not sure about that last one. Anywhat, PMD has invented

INKTOBER 52 2024 Week #46: WAFFLE. “Some time around 2011, I started drawing on some of the xmas card envelopes we sent out to friends and family. They were mostly very rough, unrefined ballpoint pen sketches of PMD doing something silly and holiday related (and they were from a time when PMD looked VERY

“…Wampa Monkey Dynamo? Plunger Wampa? Either way, ‘Star Wars’ is awesome. Have I ever mentioned I like monkeys? Shocking, I know. Related to that, sort of, I like spending time thinking about how any given animal might have adapted had it evolved in a wildly different environment than the ones we currently find them

INKTOBER 52 2024 Week #44: LANDMARK.“It seems like everyone that winds up going to Italy to see the Leaning Tower of Pisa has THAT picture. You know, the one where they use a little forced perspective to make it look like they are propping the tower up or are leaning against it. I half

INKTOBER 52 2024 Week #43: EXPEDITION. “Going on adventures has always appealed to me. Grabbing some basic necessities and just heading off to explore the wilderness, whether it’s a forest, up a mountain, or into the desert. It’s why I like camping and hiking. It’s also one of the reasons archaeology has always fascinated

INKTOBER 52 2024 Week #40: BOOTS. “What’s better than stomping around in freshly formed mud puddles? Doing it in a pair of rubber Plunger Monkey boots, of course! Seriously, I wasn’t sure where my Brain was going with this idea, but now I see yet another eventual marketing opportunity if I ever get famous