The website for author, columnist and web developer Ben Woods. This site is home to past and current attempts at combining humor and technology into a worthwhile read.
Portfolio
Here's a sample of some of our recent work, as well as a few websites we've created while employed at other companies.
As the Grass Grows
The story of a gnome, his dog and the adventures that await - a web comic by Brad Samuelson. Gnonsense, the print version of Brad's comic, is now available!
my robot friends
New robots (from the girl next door to Abe Lincoln) every week from graphic artist Sean O'Connor.
Oddnik online comics
The goal of Oddnik online comics is to create the best stories possible, stories that everyone would like to read, without charging you, the reader, a dime.
Corporate Ties
Jason Harris has found the perfect job as a web developer with a Fortune 500 financial subsidiary. He meets his cool and quirky coworkers and even scores a date with an Indian princess/database administrator. This lasts all of eight days. Due to “organizational restructuring,” the parent company announces that all employees at Jason's location are being relocated to corporate headquarters in another state. Is the job really worth it? And why exactly do people give up their independence to become company drones?
The Developers
The Developers, a fiction novel by Ben Woods, mixes the insane and obscene with technology, romance and pop culture. But while the book's web development group tries to make its mark on the virtual world, it encounters pre-eminent issues that will soon be shaping the Internet of the future: Are individuals losing their remaining privacy due to the World Wide Web? Will online social interaction eventually replace in-person gatherings as a necessary means?
Education/non-profit
Southwest Baltimore Charter School
SBCS is a vibrant, rigorous school of active learners at the heart of a thriving Southwest Baltimore community. Our Mission is to empower each student to achieve authentic academic success by harnessing the kindness, cooperation, and trust of faculty, family, and community.
Blue Trails Guide
The Blue Trails Guide by American Rivers provides step-by-step instructions for developing thriving blue trails, the water equivalent to hiking trails, in your community.
Other
Annapolis Realty
Whether you are looking for that someplace special that will fulfill your waterfront dreams, looking for property in the heart of the Annapolis historic district, or looking for Real Estate outside of Annapolis our REALTORS® are here to help you discover all that Annapolis and its surrounding areas have to offer.
Needful Things logo
Needful Things is the home bakery of Elizabeth Strout, based out of Miami Florida. She specializes in vegan and vegetarian confections.
Karma Dogs illustration
Karma Dogs is an organization that helps struggling children learn to read, by pairing them with friendly canine reading companions.
Featured Book
Gnonsense - An As the Grass Grows collection
As the Grass Grows follows the adventures of a neurotic yard gnome named Gnorm, who is convinced he's the only thing standing between his home and utter annihilation.
In this first collection of the online comic strip, Gnorm and his faithful sidekick, Jack, must do whatever is...