Revenge

In a radical departure from my standard operating procedure, here's an excerpt (PDF) from actually current work—a little taste of Carrion Birds.

And in case you're wondering, yes, I do share some of Berke Breathed's oft-stated hostility to bad, vapid, and painfully repetitive so-called 'humour' strips that go on for decades past their creators actually having anything remotely interesting or entertaining to say. So yes, you might consider this a bit of revenge.