grydscaen

29 Mar

Mangaka – Creating grydscaen manga

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As an author, script writer and illustrator who does the cover art and all the graphics in grydscaen: tribute, it is a passion for me. The project “A Storm’s Coming” or otherwise known in kanji as “Imminent Storm” is the first graphic novel or manga for grydscaen. The project took about 3 weeks to create once all the drawing was completed. The manga is black and white and features Rom, the main character on the cover. Rom was the very first…..

27 Feb

Packrat Underground 42

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This is Rom from the Packrat Sprawl creating waves and coming to you live from the middle of the Echelons down on Astor street right before you get to Drake and the Tram eatery. The food trucks are out today. You best get there early if you want to eat. They have ramen today with mushrooms and shallots. Pretty sophisticated if you ask me. They must be wanting to treat us homeless derelicts with class. There is an action coming…..

20 Feb

Character Profile: Rom

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Rom is an LGBT teen living on the streets. We learn more about him in grydscaen: tribute. Rom who’s real name is Eleric Stuart was originally from the metropolitan City before he was captured by the government and they wiped his memory. Rom is a hacker who was affiliated with Jester’s hacker guild in the City before he had his memory wiped and they threw him out on the streets of the Echelons with no memory, no history and only…..

12 Feb

Publishing grydscaen: alliance

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The production process has started for grydscaen: alliance. This book is one of the shorter books that explores the Packrat culture as it progresses the plot. Faid Callen, the leader of the Packrats plays a prominent role in the story as Lino’s knight and the head of the Packrat hackers. I wanted to explore the Packrat culture more, and this book allows me to do that. About a week and a half ago, I sent the manuscript, cover illustration, author…..

06 Feb

Social Terrorism and Privacy

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Twitter and other social media online outlets have been shutting down accounts that promote dangerous activity and terror. Some of the accounts were directly related to groups known for recruiting online. With these social media companies working with law enforcement, accounts have been taken offline to stop the recruiting and messages of hate. With the laws dealing with the Internet far behind the actual practices and activity that happens online you have to think that there might be a privacy…..

31 Jan

Social Engineering 101

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We hear a lot about hackers infiltrating corporations and the government these days. Is it China, maybe Russia, or some obscure hacker from Ukraine. These script kitties and ninja can infiltrate remote, cull your data, steal it and sell it on the dark web or to other companies making a killing. But those are large entities, what about the individual? Ever get those spam emails in your inbox? They might look legitimate, but look closely. There may be a malicious…..

16 Mar

Playing Internet Hardball

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With the European ministry taking action and blocking questionable Internet sites that insight terrorism or hate we see governments taking action. France was recently in the news for blocking five websites which carried questionable content, the crux, there was no court order to block the sites. Internet service providers were given 24 hours to comply and take the sites off the air. With this new action, the rules of the game may end up being changed. In the past a…..

01 Mar

Stop Domestic Violence

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I wanted to talk about ending domestic violence today using characters from the YA dystopian scifi novel grydscaen: utopia because the main character Lino has to deal with that in this book. First, as a writer I need to relate my experience to domestic violence. It can be physical, emotional and sexual including rape. I have not had a lot of relationships, I can count them on one hand but in those few I have experienced violence. Having a…..

25 Feb

Survival Sex and LGBT Street Youth

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In the big cities and metropolitan areas the world is harsh, cold and sometimes frightening. The LGBT youth who flee their homes for reasons such as abuse, being neglected, being ridiculed when they come out or being bullied at school or by family, take to the streets for their existance. The street is harsh and unforgiving. There is not a lot of work for street youth if any and many times they are forced into certain acts just to…..

09 Feb

Ending Homelessness

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Homelessness is a problem in many areas, not just in the large metropolitan centers. 40% of homeless youth are LGBT. The plight of homeless youth is harsh and difficult. Staying warm, finding a safe place to sleep, staying safe and finding food are all things that are critical on the streets. Homeless veterans are also on the rise. The day to day struggles of being on the streets can be daunting. There are services available but they don’t reach everyone…..

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