Finally! Here we are at what has become the traditional final post of the year here at The Earliad: the list of books I read over the cour...

Previously on Jedi/Superman . . .  Last Son of the Republic Growing Up Under Twin Suns Chariot of the Gods The Emperor's New Genocide Th...

Here are two objective markers for the DC Multiverse Miniatures Game. I've painted them purple and green to match the Riddler's cost...

Today Sean came over for a couple of games of Western Legends, a board game where you take on the role of an Old West figure of legend and p...

Here are a pair of drifters and a pair of prospectors for the board game Shadows of Brimstone. I used speed paints for these, and I'm pr...

Brutal Boxing Day 2023, everyone!   

Yesterday, Sylvia and I realized that 2023 marks our 20th Christmas celebrated together. Sylvia's mom captured a nice photo of us to sav...

I made it to the underground mall in Leaf Rapids at the last possible minute. It was gargantuan but nearly deserted, a seemingly bottomless ...

An Ewok Xmas Santa's hearty ho-ho-ho Distant jingle Bells Christmas in Leduc Photograph by Sean E. Woods Elizabeth's smile

Ewok glider crash Shatters silent night, pilot Missing, star twinkling  

Wong's tesseract thrums In the wake of a snow crash Peace returns softly  

Malfoy's alarm rings Out as Mrs. Claus snowboards Laughing merrily  

Palpatine's puppy Barks as the Emperor fries Ant-Man's Christmas train  

Radar dish detects Candelabra flames licking Sizzling turkey flesh  

Sizzling Strangely the Turkey followed by crinkling Of Xmas presents  

"Hands off my drink, cloak!"  Barks the disgruntled mage as Walker chugs along  

On a bunker sits An empty throne in silence While grandfather ticks  

A kitten purrs as Ewoks sing for butterbeer Arc reactor hums  

Leia shoots! She scores! Slapshot crack echoes while fan Munches cookie, smiles  

Shuttle kicks up snow Aberforth toasts arrival Okoye stands guard

A Gonk reindeer gonks As the frozen fountain drips Near tools and keyboard  

Snapping and popping The fire warms boy and his toy While the dark owl hoots  

A crackling fireplace Roar of robot and jetpack Xmas tree chaos  

Angelic heralds  Sing Hark! to Captain Rogers STAP*'s blasters silent *Single Trooper Aerial Platform--as seen in The Phantom Menace  

"This way to Hogwarts!" Iron Rudolph's cry met by Droid's "Roger, roger"