Notices by Damon Thomas (ruralgloom@c.im)

"It matters more to write and make art in a state like Florida, where the governor and his supporters are actively hostile to both culture and journalism, than it does in a place like Brooklyn, where I once saw a grown man unironically wearing a propeller beanie." https://slate.com/business/2024/10/hurricane-milton-florida-update-damage.html #florida #writing #art

“The main thing that I learned about conspiracy theory, is that conspiracy theorists believe in a conspiracy because that is more comforting. The truth of the world is that it is actually chaotic. The truth is that it is not The Iluminati, or The Jewish Banking Conspiracy, or the Gray Alien Theory.

The truth is far more frightening - Nobody is in control.

The world is rudderless.”
― Alan Moore #quotes

"We can be wonderful. We can be magnificent." #comics

Anywhere near Jacksonville, FL? Come see me at the library Book Fest! I'll have a pile of my new book for sale and random stickers for free. They'll be bringing in Gabrielle Zevin, Vashti Harrison, and Jason Reynolds as guests. A book party! https://jaxpubliclibrary.org/bookfest #comics #books #poetry #library #jacksonville #florida #SouthernGothic

@youronlyone Like TTRPGs it is a form of cooperative storytelling. Your actions shape how this Visual Novel unfolds.

@youronlyone As a youth I tried to rush through and had a bad time in places like the Marsh Cave.. A game that rewards patience and preparation.

"And so, their journey begins..." #games #nes

Having been online in the 90s I'll say the most accurate part of "Hackers" was the Angelina Jolie to boring dudes ratio. #movies #hackers #90s

“I didn’t mean my experiments with comics to be immediately taken up as something that the whole industry should do,” he said. “When I was doing things like ‘Watchmen,’ I was not saying that dark psychopathic characters are really cool.” https://www.huffpost.com/entry/comics-creator-alan-moore-royalties_n_6502f709e4b0800d579d8372 #comics