I am offering a custom sweater bear (a bear made from a recycled sweater similar to the one in the picture) in your choice of solid color.

They range in size from approximately 9-13" tall, and are jointed and poseable. I usually use vintage buttons for their eyes, nose, arms, and legs. More pictures of sweater bears can be found here. And here.

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I am offering a story of at least 1000 words, based on a prompt you give me (World Fantasy Award nominee, William L Crawford and Ditmar awards winner, KJ Bishop). Please give me at least 3 prompts to choose from -- more is fine! The story will be fantastical or surreal; the theme will influence how odd it is.

I am happy to use characters or ( Read more... )

For those unfamiliar with WordPress: WordPress is a kickass (and totally free!) content management system that is amazingly adaptable and useful for all manner of online content. Even if you don't want a blog-centric site, WordPress is a great way to go. Page updates are easy, adding photos, mp3s, updatable calendars -- easy!

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For sale, one custom-made calendar, poster, mug, mousepad, whatever, with photos I've taken. I'm not a pro, but I do have a DSLR camera that gets some great shots. All my pics are up on my Flickr account and you can choose whichever pics you like.

I live in San Diego, which has lots of scenic places, like the San Diego Zoo: (links go to ( Read more... )

Up on the block is a tuckerizaiton of yourself in my next novella: Bride of Tranquility.  This gonzo murder mystery is a follow up to my 2005 novella Tranquility.  Tranquility was a runner-up for a Darryl award.

Bride of Tranquility is scheduled to be published by Yard Dog Press in 2009.  The book is already written folks.  And the winner of the ( Read more... )

I will do an illustration, book cover, web site banner or digital illustration for anyone who wants it - for their work, for promotion via the internet, or for publishing purposes.  I have done over 200 book covers and up until 4 weeks ago, was "in the closet" as an artist.  I am the designer of the Book View Cafe banner.


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Unfortunately, because of my financial situation, I cannot be a buyer. Thus, I must be a seller. Not sure why this idea didn't occur to me until the middle of last night, but hey ( Read more... )

Up for auction: a custom portrait, 8x10 or larger, of your favorite furry family member (or scaly, or slimy--or even your favorite zoo animal, I'm at your literal bidding) to be rendered according to your specifications in your choice of two media.

Oil pastels on heavyweight brown sketch paper:


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Another service offered by the Austin Browncoats, www.austinbrowncoats.com. We are a Non-Profit Organization and support charitable causes, like this.

Do you have a special event coming up? Want to give the gift of a video to remember for your special day?

The higher the bidding, the more photos you can use. For example if the bidding is at $50 I ( Read more... )