Tales of humour, whimsy and courgettes
“I think I’m lost,” sighed Sprite.
“Funny,” said Jellyfish, “I just lost my wife while she was working down by the shoreline.”
“Working?” asked Sprite. “What does she do here?”
“Oh, it’s hard to say,” sighed Jellyfish. “She sells sea shells on the seashore.
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I regularly get asked where my inspiration comes from. I attribute it to a childhood spent watching the Twilight Zone and British comedies. But it does help to give the grey matter a nudge every so often. I’ll often check out prompt-challenges.
Most of the time, I don’t try to stick through a month of prompts. I’ll take what I want then bugger off to the next thing. This weekend, I’ve noticed a few month-long prompts in my feed for June and figured I’d share them with the class.
Kaijune: Illustrate a Kaiju a day for the month of June. You all know Kaijus right? Big-arse monsters like Godzilla, King Kong or them mean buggers from Pacific Rim.
JuNoWriMo: NaNoWriMo comes to June. I don’t think it’s the actual NaNoWriMo team, but there’s a few of them. I’ve come across them on WordPress.com a few times.
NaNoMangO: I’ve no idea if this one’s even going this year, but the idea’s good enough to mention. Create a 30-page comic over 30 days. It’s traditionally taken place in June. Quite literally, nobody is talking about it this year though. That’s not to say you can’t take that idea and just create a comic over 30 days, aye?
Solo Photo Book Month: One for photographers. Create a photobook across the month. Another one, I’m unsure if it’s still going. It ran every year from 2008 to 2018. It’s been quiet since. Not sure if it’s a dead project. Again, there’s nothing stopping you doing the challenge yourself.
If you know of any other June prompt-challenge let me know. I’ll add it to my post and give you a credit link for mentioning, of course.
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Story by Marge
Cleric walked into the conference room. Dragon was there, by her illusory fireplace, reading.
Cleric walked over and tried to see over Dragon’s shoulder. “What are you reading?”
“Today’s newspaper.” Dragon pointed at the picture on the page she was reading. “Look. There are ads in here for burial plots.”
Cleric scoffed. “That’s the last thing you need.”
The story, Dragon and Cleric by Marge of margecutter.wordpress.com. An enjoyable visitation to her Sunday stories characters. If you fancy meeting her characters again, head on over to her blog for weekly tales of fantasy, dwarves and ponies.
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“I’m tellin ya,” sighed Floofy, “when 2020 comes, we’re gonna have a year of bad vision puns.”
“That’s looking ahead,” replied Floof.
“I see what you did there,” laughed Floo.
“Bugger,” sighed Floofy.
I do like Floof. It’s the bestest of names. Tomorrow I have a collab with Marge and then next week I return to the usual Little Fears photo-doodles. I will be mixing in doodles like the Floofs as I go.
As with all of this week’s doodles, the forest Floofs are available over on my Etsy store. I’ve also dropped the price of a lot of my older original illustrations. If you’ve had an eye on one but the price has put you off, now’s the time to nobble. Linky: littlefears.etsy.com
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“The eyes have,” cried the speaker. “The eyes have it.”
The members of the house remained quiet, unable to watch as wooden hands emerged from the front bench, dragging her in. She let out a scream, silenced as her throat turned to wood.
The speaker looked to the empty place on the bench where the Prime Minister had sat. The fallen ministers returning his gaze. “The eyes have it,” he sighed.
As with all wee cards this week, The original drawing of The Eyes Have It is available on Etsy for £5. Linky: littlefears.etsy.com
After three years of cocking up and Brexit, the unelected Prime Minister, Theresa May, has finally been forced out by her own party. There are only two good things about her tenure. First, it takes grit to stand up and give speeches with that many knives sticking out of her back. Second, she’s better than Boris Johnson, who’s poised to take her position.
Hmm, that’s not really good things is it? Oh well, another squatter evicted from 10 Downing Street.
For those outside the UK who may not get the ‘eyes have it’ reference. ‘The ayes have it’ is a phrase used by the Speaker, Mr John Bercow, during parliament after vote results.
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“Botanica, mate,” said Ami, “what’s up?”
“I just chased a mugger out of my garden,” sighed Botanica.
“Oh dear,” replied Ami. “Did he steal anything from you?”
“My wallet,” grumbled Botanica. “He really gave me a run for my money.”
#MicroDoodle4Lyfe. My micro Fear is available on Etsy. Linky: littlefears.etsy.com
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“Mate,” said Soil, “I tell ya now, I live for fiction about mud.”
“Nice,” said Sprite. “I live for fiction about alarm clocks.”
“Sounds a bit odd,” remarked Soil.
“It is,” sighed Sprite. “But it’s the only thing that gets me up in the morning.”
#MicroDoodleLub. My micro Fear is available on Etsy. Linky: littlefears.etsy.com
Shout out to Lisa of Prolific Pulse for buying me another cuppa on Ko-Fi yesterday.
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“What’s up?” asked Wobble.
“I’ve lost my mood ring,” grumbled Wibble.
“Oh dear,” replied Wobble. “I hope you’re not too upset.”
“Honestly,” sighed Wibble, “I don’t know how I feel…”
#MicroDoodle4Lyfe. This tiny Fear is available on Etsy for £6. Linky: littlefears.etsy.com
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“You look bummed, mate,” said Sprite.
“I am,” sighed Deerhound. “I slept in a puddle last night. Now the fur on my knee is all matted.”
“Sorry to hear that,” replied Sprite. “Hey, it could be worse. You could have your leg stuck in a hole in the ground filled with water.”
“Give it a break,” sighed Deerhound. “I know you mean well…”
HAH! Unusually subtle for me. Like yesterday, my tiny Fear is available on Etsy for £6 with free global postage. Linky: littlefears.etsy.com
When I posted yesterday, I looked at the panel and remembered why I don’t like the ultra short comic style for the Fears. Drawing out a story for maximum-groan is what causes my readers to cry out in pain when they read the punchline. Without the longer story side of it, readers are less likely to slam their heads on the desk, snap pencils or throw keyboards across the room.
It seems most people agree. That’s fine with me!
I was surprised at how many folks showed the love for my usual lo-fi photo with doodle on. My cockles were warmed. Cheers, rabble! So, mixing it up is the way forward. A little of this and a little of that, all within the Fears aesthetic and humour.
Although, this week, it’s all about the micro doodle.
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I have no video today because it would be far too short. I’ll save this week’s tales up and put five into a single video.
Please do let me know if you prefer this style or my usual wordier stories and old style images. I only plan to do these for a week, but it’ll sure help knowing what is and isn’t liked in the future.
I’ll be selling this week’s doodles on Etsy. They’re only trading card size, but it’s a cheap way to nobble a Fears doodle. Linky: littlefears.etsy.com
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