jasonderoga86

Finally got the prize I've been seeking for so long, one that got lost in shipping on the first purchase: ladies and gentlemen, I finally snagged Jeff Smith's BONE -- in a single volume! And man, this book is THICK. No, seriously, this tome is HEAVY. I like the size, though. It's not too small, but also not too big. Glad to have bought it from my local bookstore's website, it was packed so tightly and with such care -- much more than I typically get from Amazon. I haven't seen the owner for a while, last time was in late 2022. I was amazed to learn that this bookstore's most successful year was the most unlikely of them all: 2020. They made more money during the Covid-19 lockdown than any other year, to the point of the owner and staff delivering ordered books in person, and the owner herself operating from her house using only a smartphone and receipt printer/register. It makes me proud to have been welcomed into her family back around 2010. She loved the Lil' Hero Artists books so much, she never asked me to return unsold stock. Better still, not only did she promise to support me in the future, but she told one customer that I was the only self-published graphic novelist whose books she would allow on her shelves. 

Yep, I have to accept that compliment now. I'm busy as hell right now, but when I'm ready to do business, man, have I got some goods for her. Until then, I'm getting ready for the holidays. Christmastime is one period in time where family bickering is near non-existent, and most of all, Christmas is my mother's birthday. My co-worker's advising me to buy something for her, but see, my mom cares nothing about gifts. She keeps saying the family is her gift. Guess I'm gonna have to surf Amazon.com for something...