MythTickle by Justin Thompson for March 29, 2010

Hi! Welcome to Mondays. Announcement: I will be at my own booth at Wondercon (in San Francisco) this coming weekend, signing the new book and some of the old ones too. I’ll be there Friday and Saturday but NOT Easter Sunday, ‘cause I have kids. Come see me and get the inside scoop on the fate of our darling dragon.

That’ll do then.

The fare for Crossing Over charged by Charon has gone up, I think! (So, what hasn’t?) He probably has to pay for all those new security and safety installations….

He needs liability insurance too, Sisyphos. What if someone were to un-die on the trip?

Don’t even fix a price.

Something by Styx would also be appropriate.

Y’see, Justin! My Premonition of Doom keeps its perfect batting average! BWA-HA-HA-HA-HA!!!!! :))

Well, this is one way to explore that part of mythology…and I can’t think of a nicer guide.

I can’t recall when Sir Dudley the Tin Can has ever shown such remorse (look at his eyes - oh, what pathos!), and of course his flag says it all.

Oh shoot - now I forget what I was going to say.

I just saw Charon a couple of nights ago on ‘Clash of the Titans’. It looks as if he finally used some of the obols he gets to buy a nice pair of gloves.

Or maybe he just has one, which he took from Michael Jackson in lieu of cash.

Word to the wise, Boody…it might be a good idea to stay away from pomegranates for a while.

Whow!! He has “X’s” for eyes and you know what that means!!

Charon now takes Visa and Mastercard.

Make sure you don’t eat any pomegranate seeds while you’re there, Boody!

“Boody, you’ve just kicked the ectoplasmic milk bucket! What are you going to do now?”

“I’m going to Dis!”

“Now my advice for those who die Declare the pennies on your eyes”

Ahh, i don’t think this end of booty, but would be likely lead in…

NO! boody don’t cross!