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• Anime Midwest 2024: The Good, The Bad and The Smelly
  It’s 6:30 on a Wednesday. The night’s eye crust lingers on my eyes as I reflect on my 2024 markets and initiatives, while keeping one eye open on any notifications from my day job. Such is life. Getting into the habit of writing down my thoughts before too much time passes (looking at you, Karoshi-con 2024. It was a good […]
• Boomeranging Back to Blogging: The Return of the HookedOnCozy Blog
  So…yeah. If you’ve been a die hard fan for several years, you’re probably wondering what happened to hookedoncozy.com. I ended up jumping head first into social media and expanding how much I posted online and on different sites. I figured out a bit of the TikTok algorithm, and thanks to that, enjoyed a bit of buzz during my 2023 convention […]
• The Challenges and Triumph of Anime Conventions During Omicron
  It’s the end of the year. We made it! The last time I joined you all was during Anime Midwest 2021, which happens over 4th of July weekend. At that point in time, it had been a year without a convention, a year filled with mask mandates, lockdowns, and anxiety . However, when the con doors opened, the energy was […]
• Anime Midwest 2021 Post-Pandemic: A Vendor Perspective
  I go over my convention experience with some humorous anecdotes and a call for everyone to follow their favorite artist if they want the artist to continue.
• Dare to be Handmade
  Like many people on January 20th, 2021, I tuned into the Inauguration on Youtube. Initially it was to make sure that Questionable Q and Their Quest for A Coup Part 2 wasn’t going to happen. As the viewing continued and the eyerolls over the pomp and circumstance subsided, I began to have fun. I loved the peacoats and matching mask […]