An Eighth Shot of Espresso: Coffee and Creativity on Mum's Third Shift

What is Haiga? Dip the glass pen into the ink make straight lines curved into letters minimal strokes of the brush to convey a scene for all to see green for spring flowers blue for deep rivers white for puffy clouds red for sunset's tears words and art work in tangent in harmony to make the idea whole.    (art "Star Dancer" copyright A. Dameron, 2015)   touch the stars tonight all over your fingertips dances all winter  

  Rebel with a Cause don't lecture her about being a Lady. She will smile nod and go on her merry way with her high heeled boots clicking-clacking. The world is her oyster Happiness is her pearl. She left all inhibitions far far behind in her younger years She's paid her dues time to reap the benefits. An embarrassment? Only if you see it as so. She doesn't at all. "Be yourself" they all said to her as long as you follow our rules. Young and old alike grimace at her confidence. But that pose years in the making shines full like the stars above. And eclipses all others in its brilliance. She has her own way.

  "Borrado (Erased)"  Digital, Paper for iPad, 2015 The feeling of being erased from people's thoughts and memories, but not being physically dead. It is almost like you are a ghost that is still walking around. Eventually, you are forgotten and that is when you truly die.

  Ale (full name: Aleain LeCroix, originally Oathbreaker Paladin, became Oath of Redemption, level 11/12). Digital, Marker, 2019 Ale the Paladin, with his 2 familiars, named Dark and Stormy. He was my DnD character from a campaign years ago. He started out as a comic relief, always drunk, needed alcohol to fight, and was generally a pathetic guy. But then his background came out. He was a Fallen Paladin, who abandoned his first Deity after a tragedy. Then the God of Alcohol recruited him. A fierce fighter, he actually had a combat  bonus  if he charged into battle soused. Ale picked up 2 magical familiars when they bonded to  him  instead of the party’s ranger. The orginal Ale eventually met his end when he made a suicidal run against a horde of cave gnolls. They engulfed him in a fireball and he had so much booze in his veins that when the fireball exploded, it took out him, the gnolls and the cave itself.