IRS Dragon, artist unknown

I’m always surprised what I can find with a Google image search, and today is no exception.  Here we have the fearsome I.R.S. Dragon, a fearsome beast that we Americans must face every spring.  (I.R.S. stands for Internal Revenue Service, for my non-U.S. readers.) Tax day is usually April 15th (which was Friday), but that…

Puppy Dragon by RedTallin

Aww, isn’t she cute?  This is Puppy Dragon by U.K. deviantartist RedTallin, aka Rachel Denton. I can just imagine this little girl curled up on my couch with my other furkids (cats)… and in fact, as I look at it (and despite it being a “puppy” dragon), I can even see a little of my…

Tuesday Discover Challenge: Memory

Neeka’s morning alarm went off, the buzzing echoing off the walls of the small room as she threw her arm across the nightstand to hit the offending item that dared go off at 6:30 AM. Half asleep, she knocked the broken pocketwatch, hanging on its cheap plastic tree, onto the floor again.  She knocked it…

Golden dragon bicycle, photo by Jim Steinhart

This amazing photo of a specialty “Golden dragon” bicycle (circa 1880-1900), made at the Heritage Plantation in California, was taken in Sandwich, Massachusetts by photographer Jim Steinhart. I needed to find a dragon and a bicycle today, since I took my first long bike ride of the season on this beautiful, but super windy, Sunday…

Dragons of the Flight Rising browser game

  So tomorrow’s the big day, when the April A to Z Challenge starts and my alphabetically-chosen dragons take flight!  Look for each to arrive every day (except Sundays) just after 1:05 PM Central Standard Time (GMT -5).  On Tuesdays and Wednesdays, I’ll also be posting my usual Discovery Challenge and Writing Craft posts, but those…

Dragon Amulet by Felicia Cano

Today’s picture isn’t an actual dragon, I guess, but I really loved this artwork, and it gives me a chance to be even more geeky than usual as I talk about my weekend. This Dragon Amulet comes from an expansion called The Dragon for the Fantasy Flight Games board game Talisman: The Magical Quest Game.  It was created by U.S.…

Black Dragon by Kekai Kotaki

This dangerous Black Dragon by artist American artist Kekai Kotaki is in honor of tonight’s Walking Dead episode — it was a tense and ominous hour with an unforgettable ending, and I can’t wait until next Sunday’s 90-minute season finale! There is a lot more beautiful art at Kekai’s site, including some amazing fantasy landscapes, and also art from Guild…

Red Dragon by IsisMasshiro

Today’s Red Dragon comes from Finnish deviantartist IsisMasshiro.  I’m finishing up Marvel’s Daredevil tonight, and I thought this guy looked perfectly devilish!  Stay creative everyone! Image credit

Dark Knights by ChocoHal

Ah, my beloved Toothless makes another appearance tonight, yay!  This is Dark Knights by Italian deviantartist ChocoHal.  There’s a lot more Batman-related art as well as other fandom work on her page, you should check it out! My husband is out seeing the new Batman vs. Superman movie tonight.  Apparently the critical reception has been…

Wednesday Writing Craft: “It will wait for you.”

Go slowly.  Love your story.  It will wait for you. ~ Allan G. Hunter Happy Wednesday, everyone!  This bit of writerly wisdom comes from the blog of fellow writer Rosanna at Writing on the Pages of Life.  I found her site through last week’s Discover Challenge — she submitted a wonderful piece called “Zen and the Art…