Harebrained News is the blog of Maija Graham, an artist, educational media developer, graphic designer, and schemer.

The Chook, the Squid, and the Sweetheart

sweetheart-thOnce upon a time, I slipped a little piece of romantic fiction into Australia’s history. This was long before Wikipedia, back when you had to do it by hand.

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The Speed of Hope

white on blue

I’m great at concocting harebrained schemes, but sometimes the challenge is finding a really good reason to execute them. For example, take my plan to steal a 35 metre long, 160 tonne gaff schooner from the middle of land-locked southern Alberta and get it to the freedom of open ocean 1400 kilometres away without anyone noticing. I think I can sneak it as far north as Edmonton, but as soon as it turns west, I’m afraid that someone might start asking questions

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