Behind the Scenes (Patreon)

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Hello Premium Patrons,
I wanted to write a little about this latest sequence that's happening in this story, where the boys have stolen life rafts from the base and Edie and Gloria join them.
This all comes from these three sentences in Grandpa Jack's memoir:
"The base also had a supply depot that we discovered could be raided. My friends Herbert Collucio, Jimmy Hatter and I would sneak into the depot and help ourselves to military things. Once we filched life rafts and paddled them down the nearby Mohawk River."

I love thinking about him stealing the boats. In my mind I see him running across the fields clutching the raft, excitement brewing. I can almost feel his heart racing. I love trying to figure out how he and his friends did it, how they snuck into the base. The video above is an instructional video for a life raft that would attach to a parachute in WWII, which I've used extensively to draw these pages. I have no idea if this is the same one they stole, but it's possible! The internet is amazing. 
Creating this fictional world out of my grandpa's memories is almost like drawing myself into his life. I just realized that. 
As always, thank you for your support. It means the world to me. I'm going to try and post more of these special posts, which will only be available to you patrons. 
much love,Melissa