A long, wonderful life

This week my wife and I said goodbye to one of our babies. Maddie had just hit 17 years old on Monday and left us on Thursday. It was heartbreaking as we watched her slowly decline over the last year. About a month ago things took a turn for the worse and we knew the end was near.. She was my constant companion over the last four years of divorce, depression, loneliness, and then the joy of a new marriage. My new wife took such good care of her in her very, very elderly years, treating her with kindness and love as the days got harder and harder.

She will be missed dearly every day, but I am glad of the time we had with her and the love she gave us. We all loved you, Maddie, and thank you for everything over the last 17 years. 

Maddie Jackson, May 5, 2008 - May 8 2025

Grimwall - new writing project?

 

Been doing a bunch of writing lately and I was perusing the ol' blog here and I came across the post with the grimdark pictures from the end of last year and it got my noggin' spinning with ideas. Trying for a The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie kind of feel. Bleak, gritty, grimdark...but with furry animals! 

Arneson Gaming

 

For whatever reason, this little game I wrote has suddenly become of interest around the world. Creators has translated the game into Portuguese, Czech, Italian, and now French!

Check it out here: https://mattjackson.itch.io/arneson-gaming

Update: Rock Johnson

 

Updated cover, courtesy of HuckSawyer'S excellent eye for editry.

ALSO:

I made my wife read it. I made her promise to tell the truth. She said it was actually pretty good. I made her swear it was the truth. 

A few typos to fix, a wee few things to tweak, and it will be ready for the presses!

And a sneak peek at a few pages!

Rock, printed at home

 

I printed this at home yesterday evening, and I have to say it is a wonder to hold in my hand, I absolutely love it. This is at about a A5 size but I would actually like to make it slightly smaller, to mirror the old pulp paperbacks my dad and uncles probably read back in the day.

The return of Rock Johnson...?

 
Just finished up the cover for that Rock Johnson story I played around with last year. 

I essentially rewrote the entire story to be much much better, and tighter. And yeah, had to raise the price from 25 cents to 75, sorry about that. Darn inflation!

I am not sure I will do anything with this. I might share with a few friends, more of a fun creative exercise than anything else, but I had a blast doing it.