January 27th, 2006 -- Thwarted by genealogy
Cymry refers to the old Welsh kingdoms. On the off chance you're reading this strip but not a goth/fantasy freak, I'll tell you that Marion Zimmer Bradley wrote a popular Celtic/feminist retelling of the Arthurian legend called Mists of Avalon. Corrie ten Boom, on the other hand, was a member of the Dutch underground during WWII, and spent a turn in the camps at Ravensbruck for hiding Jews. She wrote about her experiences in several books which, while awesome and important, would be less appealing to an eight year old.
Alas would go on to decide that ten Boom was a pretty cool name after all.
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September 28th, 2008
Alas will be back for the month of October. How can I let a Halloween go by without her?
March 4th, 2008
Within 24 hours, Bauhaus releases a new album (inspiring my inner black-hearted Goth), and Gary Gygax passes away (crushing my inner magic-user geek). What up with that, world?
February 19th, 2008
I'm getting better-- the arrival of nearly 40 lbs. of temple oranges bodes for the return of full health. I'm genki enough that I'm trying out some really weird things this week-- expect amateur attempts at illustration stunts instead of plot. The blue pencil really has me trying things out.
