February | 2022 | Imperfect Glass

Nothing writing-related today: in light of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, advice on writing seems… rather unimportant. But when we feel overwhelmed or don’t know what to do, sometimes life sends us something that can restore just a spark of hope… even it’s just a small promo from a channel dedicated to cartoons:

Just thought it was worth sharing today. And if you want to try and make a difference like I do, here are some links that can help:

List of charities to help Ukraine

Red Cross relief for Ukraine families

Doctors Without Borders

Finally, you can contact your representatives and senators and ask that they pursue imposing the strongest sanctions possible against the Russian government for what they’ve done.

This morning, Universal Studios released the teaser trailer for ‘Jurassic World: Dominion,’ giving us our first in-depth look at the conclusion of the ‘Jurassic’ franchise.

I’ve written about ‘Dominion’ before, and back in 2019 I tried my hand at theorizing how the film might turn out… by taking the scripts for ‘Jurassic Park,’ ‘Jurassic World,’ and ‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ and putting them into a predictive text generator to see what sort of gibberish it would spit out. I originally intended to do dozens of pages of Grant, Ellie, Ian, Owen, and other characters talking nonsense, but real life got in the way and I never finished the project. With the release of the trailer, I figured this would be a good time to post the pages that were finished, if only to give people a laugh at what would have been the most bonkers summer blockbuster ever released. (If the pictures are too small, right click and open them in a new tab.)