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Out Now: Issue 18 of Once Upon A Crocodile

The online humour magazine I have been running, editing and doing artwork for since 2017/2018 had its 18th issue out on Christmas 2025.

Happy Blah (insert religious or non-religious holiday here)

It’s that time of year once more. (No, not the one where I take a bath). The one where, suddenly, Halloween decorations are sold simultaneously with tinsel and baubles in the same aisle for a couple of weeks, followed by just festive decorations in mid-November if you’re lucky (if you aren’t so lucky, there areContinue reading “Happy Blah (insert religious or non-religious holiday here)”

The goddess Lamashtu & Sumerian Amulets

Part XII of Amulets & Talismans Sumeria was in the southern part of Mesopotamia, which is now mostly Iraq. The ancient Sumerians had a few different types of amulets for different purposes, including engraved models of animals, bell-shaped amulets, and agates made to look like eyes. The tiny models of animals were some of theContinue reading “The goddess Lamashtu & Sumerian Amulets”