Sep 22, 2026On covers
A Sweeping Tale of Passion and Plumbing
I made a cover for Master Pipe Layer. It is a loud, deliberate, gold-foil joke — and it got flagged Not Safe For Work by the exact reflex the joke is about.
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From the desk
Essays on craft, dispatches from the three universes, and the occasional confession.
At My Current Royalty Rate, I Can Afford a Real Illustrator in the Year 2109
Ideogram costs me 29 dollars a month. My Amazon royalties last month were 1 dollar and 87 cents. Here is the math on when I can commission a human artist, and why it is not art versus AI.
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