Posted by Unknown at 3:00 AM
So let me make this clear: ARK LIFE can be
lived anywhere, any place; all one needs is what you carry with you...
This is especially good if you are, like Feathermaye and me: starving artists.
Between our writing, painting, photography and jewelry design, we have a lot of keen interests which, along with sixty-five cents, will get us a cup of
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"Waiting in The Wings"
Photography by
Feathermaye |
coffee...Just not at Starbucks.
The pursuit of ART is not only solitary, it's most often unrewarding, financially. Ergo, one needs the proverbial day job to pay the expenses, which we try hard to keep minimal.
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S. Bond Herndon's New Novel
Coming Soon |
We did a year of cruising through the great wilds of East Texas, taking photos, writing great American Novels, blogging about it all, and selling our wears at one of the oldest swap meets in the
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1st Monday Trade Days
Canton, Texas
One of the oldest swap meets
since the late 1850's |
country.
This got us a lot of material, but as funding ran low, we had to get back to our jobs: Self-Storage Resident Managers.
For us, it's the perfect fit. You see, The Fabulous Feathermaye and Yours Truly enjoy each other's company more than anything else, so working side by side, day in and day out, living without neighbors or distractions just works.
Plus, our ARK LIFE STYLE leaves us with
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Many of the residences we've been
housed in have huge, open space
great for studio work. Paint, photography
music recording, we do it all |
plenty of space in the apartment (usually included with this job), so we turn that space into a studio.
If you stop by our place to visit, we'll happily set you up on an air mattress--don't knock it, we slept on them for two years--right next to paint canvasses and drop cloths. You'll get to look through stacks of photos, paintings and we'll probably talk your ears off when we're not watching something on ROKU.
You'll get to dine on fine, Gluten Free cuisine,
and if you want to hit the town, we take the train (station is just behind the property) into downtown to take in museums, music, parks etc.
It's the simple life, with focus.
More about that focus, as well as a lot of tips on ARK Living in future posts...
Posted by Unknown at 12:59 AM
Okay, so I'm a bit self-prejudiced since she is, after all, my lovely wife...However, I'm the grandson, and son, of artist-women-folk; good ones. I know good when I see it with my eyes.
and so, I'm quite proud to announce that the Herndons have gotten their ART ON!
Next Market Weekend will be the official unveiling of feathermaye multimedia's "MOUNTAIN ART".
Here's just a taste folks: Another masterpiece by feathermaye...
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Waiting in the Wings: by feathermaye
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We hope you'll drop by to see our
work... fun!
Shop Canton, experience The Mountain!
We invite you to follow our little blog here, and thanks to all who've just joined in on the fun. You can always find us on facebook, and I'm known to Stumlbeupon great notions that I Digg. And, hey, if you'd be so sweet, please give this one a Tweet!
Posted by Unknown at 11:10 PM
THE AGONIZING TRUTH (Cir. 378 and growing!)
Agony, Texas 11.09.11
Jackson Tuck Editor
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| Last known picture of Travis age 12 |
Thelma Drylander tops 107! One of Agony's oldest citizens reached a new milestone today. Congratulations to Thelma whose son Travis (Age 76) only recently the subject of a missing persons investigation, discovered to be hiding out 'On the Mountain' in Canton, Texas. Still no recent updates as to why, exactly, the former Radio man, and son of centenarian Poker Champion Thelma Drylander, is doing in that part of the state, where the controversial writers S. Bond Herndon and his wife Feathermaye are reported to also be "hiding out" on that sandy little hill in Canton.
A Very 'Tuck' Wedding: Wedding plans continue for the latest social event here in Agony, another Onyx/Tuck wedding.
Johnny Tuck, currently head of 'Tuck Land, Livestock and Mineral' announced today that the wedding is back on! His son Dewitt, engaged to Onyx Oil heiress Natalie Onyx, was reported as missing, not long after the infamous Drylander incident.
Dewitt Tuck was found in an abandoned school bus just south of Sonora. He was suffering from exposure, and had no memory of going off, nor how long he had been gone. "I figure I was drugged and carried off out yonder..." Tuck told the AT. "Either somebody give me something... Or I just got carried away and took too much of one thing or another."
The wedding will go on as scheduled. services to be held at the New Life Emmanuel Methodist Church of the Everlasting Reformed Baptist Savior, here in Agony. Both the Tuck and Onyx families invite one and all to the Tuck ranch main house for the big BBQ and reception.
Deaths:
Noland Pickertell, a long-time Agonite and former constable was found dead in his home on Black Tea Street. It appears to investigators on the scene that Pickertell fell at his home, and was impaled upon an old horseshoe stake. "Punched right through his spine..." The County Coroner told the AT. "We figure he lay there that-a-way for hours, maybe longer, before he finally succumb. Tough old bird..."
Citizen fined for Hot tub use in Drought. Doug Diddle of Sagebrush Ave was issued a fine for his constant filling, draining, and re-filling of his huge hot tub. "It's worth it..." He told the AT.
Did You See the UFO?
At least sixteen calls came in to the constable's office on October the 7th. The calls all came around or just after nine pm, according the Cletus. "Folks were sure fire scared, I tell you what..." The Constable told the AT. "I rode around a while, but didn't see anything, like they was talking about."
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Posted by Unknown at 8:16 AM
No one is standing there ready to hand out advice when you set out to see if you can find America. You accumulate it as you go; sometimes folks you encounter along the way will offer up some useful tidbits, time or money savers that help--but most of the time, it's trial and error. And, we've got a lot of ideas. But, that's how it goes...
The Fabulous Feathermaye and I have finally concluded that WE are going to have to jot down the notes that others can follow. Some of it is silly, sure, some of it can really make a difference. As I've said in earlier blogs: We are operating from a very thin precipice... avoiding mistakes can be the difference in staying in your budget, or going hungry.
Of course, the best way for a Blogger/Novelist/Humorist/Satirist to pay for his or her room and board, is by Advertising!
I don't want to make too much of this; after all, the last thing I want to do is alienate my readers, just to make a buck. Besides, no readers=no blog=no advertising bucks to keep going with.
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My Fabulously Brilliant wife has taken great pains to shop for the right sort of advertising clients, not based upon how much we can make; but rather upon the sort of products or services that I'm already talking about in the blog.
Beyond that, we had to decide if the product or service is something that we can actually get behind, actually promote, in other words: Would we use this ourselves?
A very wise man named Judge Ziglar
(yes, that one, the brother of Zig) told me once that it's always important to remember the last four letters in the word "enthusiasm". The Judge told Yours Truly that those four letters actually mean: I Am Sold Myself. Ergo, we now have some new affiliate advertisers that we not only care about, but feel their product lines are unique and fit well with our over-all theme. And, just so you know... Judge Ziglar once sold TV sets in rural Mississippi, before there were any TV Stations!
He also holds the world's record in sales of Pots and Pans, Insurance, you name it. The man knew what he was talking about. That's the sort of advice you tend to keep...
We will diligently report any and all new products that we come across as helpful or useful. And, we hope to develop long term relationships with our affiliates, as we open up the rest of our web pages in the near future.
Allow me to introduce our new affiliate sponsors!
The Fan Zoo is, simply stated, a Sports Memorabilia distributor, based out of Vancouver, Canada. Their overall mission, however, is so much more. From their website:
The Fan Zoo is committed to "Connecting Athletes with their Communities of fans" through:
- Sports Memorabilia signings
- Hockey player events with local children and youth
- Hockey schools
- Outfitting local sports teams
All our sports initiatives have a societal impact on local organizations or individuals.
The next company we're now working with, and equally excited about, is SpiceBox Ltd. As promised on their website:
SpiceBox creates high quality books and activity kits, designed to foster learning, friendship, fun and laughter.
This mission is very special to Feathermaye and me. Also, knowing that many of you have artistic interests and hobbies, and a few of you are STARVING ARTISTS like us, we really couldn't turn away from the chance to do business with such fine folks. These cool art kits are a fantastic way to expose your talent to different media, without investing a fortune! We love to go look at their product line...
**I also want to mention that both The Fan Zoo and SpiceBoxBooks.com reached out to us personally in response to our application for affiliate advertising. Both companies took the time to visit this website and ask questions to determine how well we fit together. These are exactly the sorts of relationships we hope to foster over the coming years.
Stay tuned for the next edition of "...ways and means..." to hear about some of our other sponsors, like Minimus.biz (which you absolutely NEED when living life in survival-mode), and FiveFingerTees.com, your ultimate resource when you need some ridiculously awesome t-shirts.
Be sure to look for us on facebook. And, it would really help OUR cause if you click to follow this blog. Please be sweet and give this one a Tweet! as you Stumbleupon to your next brilliant find...Digg it!
Posted by Unknown at 2:08 PM
THE AGONIZING TRUTH
Circulation (319) AGONY, TEXAS
Jackson Tuck Editor
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Drylander, always a large man, rumor has it
that he's dropped hundreds of pounds and is
getting involved with The Mountain, in Canton
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Long time Radio personality and owner of KGAY radio, here in Agony, Travis Drylander was reported to be both alive, and well. Drylander told the AT: "I just had to get outta town. I followed the Herndons to this place. I like it, and I'm staying. That's all..."
Folks here in Agony were shocked to hear of Drylander's seemingly clandestine jettison of his home town. "I've known Travis all my life. He never much came outside, much less ever left town. Shoot...I didn't even know the fool could drive!" Clim Stanton told the AT.
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| The Cuts of Agony "The Big Nothing" |
"I figured he wondered off into the Big Nothing," Sam Carmichael told the AT. "We searched out yonder for days and didn't find enough to feed a chigger, much less somebody Travis' size..."
Drylander was always a large man at least until this last year, where a few scattered reports surfaced of Agonites seeing Travis as he slimmed down.
"Man would not come out if people were about," Mimi Lutz of Lutz' diner told the AT. "Travis always comes in about three, or four in the morning, depending on how many folks would be in here, sitting in the diner. Last few days, we ain't seen him any."
Why Drylander would go so far as to follow Novelist S. Bond Herndon as far away as Canton, Texas no one may ever know.
We made a quick phone call to Herndon about the report and asked if he had anything to add. "Well, we're about to need a radio man up this way..." Was all the controversial writer had to say about the matter.
Posted by Unknown at 11:45 AM
One of the most unexpected benefits of setting off to look for things that make you want to just BE FREE UPON THE FACE of The EARTH, are the people that come out of no where to help. As near as I've ever been able to tell, it's a very organic thing...
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Post Katrina found us, and a lot of
other Houston area folks digging
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With supposition, I can clearly see how others want to reach out. We certainly have given whenever we had it. Usually anything above our basic needs, we've given, in one form or another. Especially in a time of great need.
Some might even ask: "How can you ever expect help when you won't give it yourself?" I know most of YOU give whenever you can. It's not a solitary notion--THANK GOD.
As The Fabulous Feathermaye is always quick to remind me: It's never easy accepting HELP from others... After all: we're supposed to be self-sufficient...Right? But, that's the sort of thinking that leads to disaster!
Survival Rule #1-- never turn down help!
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| Rule #217 in effect |
Feathermaye is assembling all the new rules we've come up with or against, as the case may be. Such as Tip #217 for living in survival-mode: When you wake to a sudden downward shift in the temperature, be prepared to add layers and carry on.
There are lots of things like that which we'll be passing along.
So we say thank you, to the wonderful people who have helped us along the way, and have welcomed us into the bosom of THE MOUNTAIN. I promised not to call them all out by name since they would only be embarrassed by the recognition...they give without thinking twice.
Meanwhile...Work is piling up, and I've we've got to get back to it!
Remember: Come see us on THE MOUNTAIN as soon as you can. If you're an artist who has been following, send us an email if you would like to plan a trip down to attend, and participate in a Trade Day Weekend.
Artists who wish to know more about, or just ask questions about THE MOUNTAIN please feel free to contact either Heather@feathermayemultimedia.com or sbond@feathermayemultimedia.com
We are always happy to talk about THE MOUNTAIN...
Remember you can always find us on facebook, (THANKS ZUCK!). We welcome you to follow this blog. Please be sweet and give this one a Tweet! as you stumble through your day...can you digg it?
Posted by Unknown at 2:53 PM
THE AGONIZING TRUTH (cir 319)
Sunday October 23rd 2011
Jackson Tuck Editor
Local Housewives Shoot for Stardom
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| Mrs. Nayland Tuck |
Six local Housewives announced today their intention to shoot and market their own TV Reality Series: The Real Housewies of Agony...Texas. "We got the idea from feathermaye..." One source within the group told the AT, mentioning the wife of controversial Novelist S. Bond Herndon, who was also the target of a record number of lawsuits just last week.
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Mrs. Tank Mortson was
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"She's always thinking up ideas like that..." Willa Wadswood, one Agonite Housewife, added about THE FABULOUS FEATHERMAYE. "She's the one that pointed out how we folks here in Agony have an advantage, when it comes to marketing and branding..." Wadswood went on: "Like how her husband used the play on words in the title of his new book: A Week in Agony...TEXAS"
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Herndon's controversial book tells all the
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| Willa Wadswood |
Not one of the "Real Housewives" I spoke with today was prepared to do more than speak about the Herndons kindly. None of these women chose to participate in the lawsuit. "We think the whole lawsuit business is just foolishness on the part of some around town..." One Housewife insider wishing to remain anonymous told the AT.
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Norma Sipes Lead Cashier
Greasy Dollar General Store |
"We plan to start production sometime in the next few months..." Norma Onyx told the AT. "We're still working on our screen tests and such as that...feathermaye said we should take our time with it..."
Y'all remember Norma when she was the lead majorette on the Agony High Marching Band and Bugle Corps. Of course, she still works over at the Greasy Dollar store, over by the oil patch.
Evidently, these women are serious about putting this pilot together, and then sending it up for consideration with the available networks.
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| Little Anna Dixon folks! |
"It's going to be a feathermaye production, to start with..." Little Anna Dixon told the AT: "They do all that sort of stuff, plus they write books and all that...it's all just so exciting! Jerry, my husband, went and bought me a new semi-automatic for this weekend's hunting!
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The only Onyx in the competition?
Where's Olyandra? |
Not to be outspoken, Millicent Onyx also tossed her hat into the ring of contenders, even though she has been widowed these last seven years. "I still consider myself a 'housewife', Milly told the AT. "Who's to say otherwise? I've done nothing else for the last forty years!"
What do the women of the Agony Poker Club have to say about "The REAL Housewives of Agony...Texas"? That and more in the next issue!
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lived anywhere, any place; all one needs is what you carry with you...
and if you want to hit the town, we take the train (station is just behind the property) into downtown to take in museums, music, parks etc. 
