S.J. Grabber's Blog

In some ways, it seems fitting that snow didn’t really come to stay here at my new home until January. Now in the morning when I wake and look out the window my city spreads before me as a huge blank canvas, primed by nature, and ready and open for whatever mark I might make upon it. And […]

  My dear Grammy Elvi was Finnish, and preparing for Christmas was always one of the coziest times of year in her house (which is saying something). The smells of coffee, fresh pulla, pine needles, and birchbark decorations will forever make me think of her. When I was little I especially loved playing with all the beautiful, handmade […]

Preacher boy searching for Salvation for his heart His heart it went wandering And got lost in the dark He didn’t watch it carefully He went and turned his back He cared for it so carelessly And now he wants it back   Poor poor preacher boy It don’t belong to you anymore You break […]

Conductive Release, that is. Don’t worry, there are no unexpected electrocutions, plasma explosions, or hyper-charged static that will stick you to the ceiling within this post. Just a piercing-eyed challenge.   Although to be quite honest this motivational post was spawned by nothing other than me procrastinating on homework by making the illustration in the above wallpaper. […]

Due to the pressures of classes and work, I missed posting this week’s update of Aisling & Bainstorm. To make up for it, I offer you this, the semi-official writers’ clan crest, and the very official crest of the Aisling & Bainstorm fan-clan! You can get your own print, shirt, hoodie, or mug over at […]

The floor-to-ceiling glass reflected back the light of the desk lamp, but it melted into the streams of lights that were the motorized pulse of the city far below. “Dialogue,” she said, leaning back in her chair with her fingertips just barely touching, one eyebrow quirked as she studied me with that pin-point gaze, “is […]

The floor-to-ceiling glass reflected back the light of the desk lamp, but it melted into the streams of lights that were the motorized pulse of the city far below. “Dialogue,” she said, leaning back in her chair with her fingertips just barely touching, one eyebrow quirked as she studied me with that pin-point gaze, “is […]

I’ve almost gotten my black belt in procrastivation (productive procrastination). Stressing how my illustration assignment wasn’t cooperating with how I wanted it to look, I took a break from it and, inspired by the fact that I watched both The First Avenger and The Winter Soldier over the weekend, I scrawled out my first Captain America fanart.   I […]

A man with the battered ears of a boxer and crows’ feet around his eyes came into my workplace today, and after a while we fell to talking. Nice little things at first, you know – the weather, the wares on the shelves – as if those things mattered, words to fill the quiet Then […]

It struck me that I’ve never seen Spidey encounter a pigeon in New York City. Seriously? It’s flipping NYC! If you like nonsensical stuff such as this, writerly thoughts and possible flash-fiction prompts, a likelihood of sarcasm, and procrastinating, you should saunter over to my Tumblr. Say hi if you do! I’ll wave back, promise. […]