[Name Redacted] I Love You, But You're Bringing Me Down

. . . but you're still the one pool where I'd happily drown.

D.A.T., R.I.P.

The great David A. Trampier has passed away.

Strangely enough, I'd spent much of the past week scouring the Internet for online examples of his artwork. (I'm sure anyone of a certain age who played AD&D has a few favorite Trampier drawings etched into the back of their minds.) I had no idea that, in the middle of my revived obsession with his work, he was departing the world.

He was a true artist. Thanks, Dave, for giving us a glimpse into your world. Farewell.

The first sentence must capture the reader's attention.

Paul Krugman knows how to write a good first sentence:

Regular readers know that I talk quite a lot about zombies, but also occasionally talk about cockroaches.