So guess what!  My stories about endangered animals app, The Animals You Don't Know, is LIVE on the app store! Download it for free by clicking below (iPad only, I think), to get a preview of the book (and if you like what you see, why not download the rest of the story!). http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-animals-you-dont-know/id564601604?mt=8 A quarter to a half (still in negotiation of percentage) of my profits from sales will go to the London Zoological Society's EDGE of Existence charity that supports conservation efforts for endangered species all over the world. Story two, about a lonesome Bali starling will hopefully be available

Some of you may know that I recently started on a grad program at College of the Atlantic, a very unique, tiny college in northern Maine surrounded by amazing scenery. I've been somewhat slow at replying to people since term started because it's been so busy, with suddenly so much going on around me so i just want to say: What an amazing first three weeks! I'm super excited about projects and classes coming up, have met some lovely people doing awesome things and already feel like I am a part of the community. It's totally a world away from any other university experience! It's still hard being so far from home (after trying so hard to get

I've been time traveling a bit tonight.  Digitally that is, looking back over my last eight years on here, old journal entries, people I knew, how my art and writing style has changed. I realise I really don't *interact* on here half as much as I used to, and I'm sorry for that.  I know I was mostly away for a fairly long period, and the ever-changing, peripatetic nature of my life and work since leaving university hasn't been all that conducive to keeping up online contacts here, well, and people and things change and move away, but I realise I've also known quite a few people on here for quite a long time - and some of you guys have probab