Patchwork Earth
Writings of Michael Peterson, including original fiction and pop culture commentary
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Pre-Thanksgiving Showdown! - 357 days ago
Well, this has been one Hell of a week already. I’ve got a column to work on, but I should provide at least a bit of a status update. I’ve finished six issues of script on “Project: Ballad,” and the artist hunt has begun in... Topics: Admin, Comics, Mailbag, Musings, Notes, Personal

Comics Column gets comic press! - 361 days ago
Well, I rolled out of bed tired as all Hell and look what greeted me!Savage Critic Abhay Khosla has apparently been reading my column over at THND, and posted a link to Column #4, the most recent installment, up at the Image Comics Forums - and Dirk... Topics: Mailbag, PE Street Team, Personal

Project: Ballad - 363 days ago
So!I failed to get much up on the site, at all, over the length of my vacation. You do have a new column at the House to read, as I just posted, but my long-standing and overdue posts have gone unattended.That’s because I’ve been pushing to... Topics: Admin, Comics, Personal

Comics Column #4 is Live! - 363 days ago
As always, visit The House Next Door for me talking comics. This time around, it’s another familiar commentary: comics as mapmaking and the nature of time, with a sideline on the “art comix” accepted by the general public. Horrocks,... Topics: Cartography, Cinema, Comics, Essays

R.I.P. - 373 days ago
This has been a sad week. Earlier this week, Andrew Johnston passed away. He was an incredible critic, and a good man. While we both contributed to The House Next Door, I sadly never got much chance to talk with him, but he was a powerful influence on... Topics: Musings, Personal, Space, Viral


