Say, there; wanna get mugged?

Some of you will remember those halcyon days of yesteryear, when, among the other Wild and Crazy Things that were coming out of the Cat Farm and Confusion Factory were -- Tree-and-Dragon mugs, produced in support of the original publication of I Dare, in February 2002.

Thirteen years ago.  Wow.

We never did another run of mugs because, boy, were they breakable -- and whimsical, too.  We'd ship four in a Special Mug Mailing Box; three would arrive in pristine condition, while the fourth was a little mound of cobalt blue rubble.  We replaced the broken mugs, of course, so the whole experiment was. . .somewhat more stressful than was useful for anyone.

In the interest of History!  Here is a picture, front and back, of one of those original mugs, still in use at the Confusion Factory as of. . .today, actually:

Back of mug. You can see that the letters are chipping, though the mug itself has held up really well.

Front of mug, with my breakfast. The tree-and-dragon is chipping badly.

Well, after 13 years and many requests from mug owners, whose mugs are in similar straits, and from folks who never even got the chance to buy a mug -- we've partnered with Offworld Designs, the same folks who brought you the Liaden Universe® tees, polos, and denims, to do a run of all new coffee mugs.

This is a mock-up of what the new mugs will look like:

Mock-up of new Liaden mugs

NOTE:  The mugs are not yet ready for prime time.  You will be able to order them in time for Christmas.  As soon as the ordering page is live, we'll let y'all know.