Olympia Power & Light is a biweekly newspaper serving the Oly area. My
Bezango column has been an irregular feature since the first issue. Here's my introductory piece.
The editors usually decide what the headline will be, as well as the illustration. Generally they leave my text alone. And guess what? They actually pay me!
As a result of my participation in
OlyBlog as a contributor and moderator, I figured more Olympia readers would know me as
stevenl than my real name, so there it is.
I believe I did request an image of Morty the Dog to accompany the logo, which is now a regular icon for the column. Co-Editor Meta Hogan found this one online and it really fits! It was originally drawn for the cover of
The Almost Complete Collected Morty Comix (1984)
The main illustration for this debut essay was by an artist named Edward Lange (1846-1912), who drew urban panoramas and frequently filled the borders of his art with little advertisements, like this one.
