Introducing a new addition to the ISBW Blog: Jared Axelrod!

Hi all!

I’ve returned from WorldCon exhausted and behind on work, podcasts, and family time. I’m crazy running to catch up, but I wanted to pause to announce that this blog just took on its first official contributor!

Jared Axelrod as "Villain in Repose" - Photo by JR Blackwell

Jared Axelrod has been my friend for years, and his wild mind and his inailbity to let anything stop his creative projects are a total inspiration. While I am thinking I don’t have the time or energy to write 1000 words, Jared is doing a podcast a day. While I am bemoaning my lack of creativity in anything but writing and audio, Jared’s making costumes and puppets. While I am fretting about creativity, Jared is doing it. The man creates more often than he breathes, I’m pretty sure.

A while ago, Jared asked me if he could pick up The News from Poughkeepsie where I left it off, and the idea to have him post on ISBW, bringing NFP here as well as any other creative posts he is interested in chatting about, hit me. I invited him and he accepted in a nanosecond. So please welcome to the ISBW blog the brilliant wordsmith, puppeteer, costumer, and all around awesome-infused guy, Jared Axelrod.