Author: brendan

A drawing of a green kaiju stomping around in front of a nighttime cityscape with an upside-down jack-o-lantern on his head

The Perfect Email Newsletter

Post date 2026-10-02

A montage of Janice's capsule wardrobe images, each derived from a different piece of art and converted into a color palette before being assembled with different clothes and accessories.

A Profile in Style with Janice of the Vivienne Files

Post date 2026-09-25

The Kaijuville banner with Garmegula, a big green monster, yelling "you can click these"

Six Links that Aren’t the News

Post date 2026-08-31

A photo I shot at the Rockford Japanese Garden, focused on a goose staring at me with foreboding, while its little yellow goslings are nestled in the greenery nearby.

How to write a five-sentence story in twelve sentences

Post date 2026-08-24

A digital blue drawing of four young adults squeezed together in a hug.

How to Win a Web Forum

Post date 2026-08-15

The cover of VGA256's book, Mages & Modems: A Childhood Well-Wasted in the Golden Age of Personal Computers, Games & Internet Piracy

Spinning Discs with vga256

Post date 2026-07-13

Liiiiinks

Six Links that Aren’t the News

Post date 2026-07-03

A drawing of a woman threading a needle, entitled "The Seamstress," by Henri Matisse.

Tend to the Small Things

Post date 2026-06-24

A hasty blue doodle of a giant lizard monster bending down to peer at a man taking a selfie.

Remember to Turn the Paper

Post date 2026-06-12

Mechnozoid, a giant crab-robot kaiju, frowning and fiddling with a Sheikah Slate from Breath of the Wild

Taking a Breath with Ethan Marcotte

Post date 2026-06-05

Liiiiinks

Six Links That Aren’t the News

Post date 2026-05-29

A digital blue-pencil sketch of Garmegula, a wild-eyed lizard kaiju, leaning down toward the viewer.

Zooming in with C.Q. Lucius

Post date 2026-05-20

A sideways instant photo of a cluster of heart-shaped violet leaves and their small flowers, with ferns in the background.

Violets can’t read the news

Post date 2026-05-15

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