Shades of Charleston

While looking for new sunglasses this morning, I ran across Shades of Charleston Sunglasses Shop. They have all the cool brands plus hats, stainless steel straws, and coozies. Buy online or go into their store. You’ll have it made in the shade. Tell them Tim from Armadillo Island sent you.

Bad things happened, an entire run of them that shut me down, caused me to withdraw from everything except my inner self.

One afternoon, in a hammock, I took a photo of myself. Just my legs. But there was no one to send it to. No one to understand.

I needed a sidekick so I sketched an armadillo because they’re crusty on the outside but not within. I made him my butler. Crusoe’s manservant Friday.

We began interacting—my hammock photo speaking to that critter, that critter speaking back.There’s a folder of cartoons somewhere. For now there’s just this one. (LINK)

Eventually after that I began writing novels.

I’m still a hermit, marooned you might say, but leaving my shell more and more—my inner self seeking its freedom through writing.