Category Archives: Design

Design

A Thousand Words

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. I suspect this is why Devil often tell me to write shorter posts and add more photographs. The attention span of readers these days aren’t quite what they used to be. He’s quite right, of course. But simply posting photographs as they are can be wearisome,

The Lost Book Covers

Sometimes it’s a surprise what we dig up, little pieces of our history that we have neglected or forgot about. Recently, I set about listing down some stories for my next ebook. I only realised how long this project has been in hiatus when I uncovered several “new” covers for the ebooks which were created

Oxtentatiously Oxpicious

. Gong Xi Fa Cai! 新年快乐 Xīn Nián Kuài Lè! Chúc mừng năm mới! Gung Hei Faat Choy! And of course, the good ol’ “Happy Chinese New Year!” . Now I would normally end this post with these greetings, but it felt right for once to begin where we should begin. To greet everyone with

Celebration!

. “How very queer,” said Mrs. Duck to Mr. Bunny. “I thought Snow White was a myth. A Fairy Tale. Something old drakes would tell the young ducklings. Whoever heard of a princess spending her buoyant and bosomy hours with seven swarthy, sweaty dwarves in a cave dark and dank? Unthinkable. Scandalous.” “Well,” replied Mr.

The Lady from Shanghai

. “There’s only one sun,” he says. She nods her head, not catching his meaning nor caring much either. It is enough that she is kind and patient. These sorts give up after a while and move on, further down the bar where it may be easier to land a catch, and sure enough, they

Little Red

. “Little Red, Little Red, open the door and let me come in.” Who does he think I am, a silly piglet waiting for the slaughter? Nay, I would not be that foolhardy. I know what men are like. Animals. Sweet words drip like honey from stolen combs; there’ll be a price to pay later

Howl

. Dance with us. That’s what the witches say, that’s how they sing and reel their boys and their princes in. They like them young, juicy bones and a decent chew of rump, as sure as brooms are made for flying. This all sounds a little ridiculous, no? — but it’s All Hallow’s Eve, and