Paper Horse, Acrylic Painting By Jason Limon

Sometimes while I am writing for or editing an episode of the Dead West Podcast I get these images in my head and I have to get them out in some way or another. It normally comes out in some version of photo bashing or editing as I am still learning how to draw. This one is my edit of the American Gothic painting by Grant Wood. This came to mind as I was writing about the Davis Family in our first few episodes of the show.

A timely quote.

Dutch was many things, but at the end of the day he was a Dreamer.

RDR2 informs a lot for the show and if you ever want a peak into the creative process of the podcast know that most episodes of DW come with a few hours of riding around in RDR2.

How you feel when you're Truly Deeply Evil but you find an indie audio drama/podcast community that is kind and welcoming and gets your vibe and you just want everyone to get puppy kisses and shit.

A very happy audio drama sunday to y'all. I listened to so much good fiction in the last few days, but this week, we really have to give a shoutout to the period pieces.

🧨 I know the creators of @224bbaker have talked about this before, but I absolutely love how, in the form of Fawx, Madge, James, and Archie, they've somehow managed to nail every possible interpretation of the relationship between Sherlock Holmes and Watson. And that's not even considering how they're doing Sherlock Holmes and Watson! The ways in which this show explores relationships is masterful, and kind, while all the while the stakes are sky-high even if you ignore the murders. Amazing. Can't wait for this next ep.

🪼 I was so glad to see the return of Mercy: A Queer Eldritch Western, which is also setting up a supremely good character dynamic between Sawyer and Gray. They are both so bad at people skills in their own special way, and it is a riot. Combined with the extremely good worldbuilding and some very scary jellyfish, I cannot recommend this show enough.

👻 Talk about being haunted by the narrative! If you're not listening to @dead-west-podcast, what are you WAITING for? Like imagine you are a guy trying to use his gifts to help people, but your gifts involve having to see your racist, probably abusive dad's ghost all the time. I'm going to be honest, this last episode had me considering a very important question: Is Dead West just Supernatural, but good? What if Supernatural was good? Yeah, go check out Dead West.

👞 What's uuuup Kingmaker Histories! This show is so good at keeping you on your toes. Sometimes it's Fat Tuesday and the gang is having a bad drug trip, and sometimes your friend is forced to explain his actions from decades ago because if he doesn't, he dies. I love the political complexity this story presents to the listener, which meshes so nicely with its fantastical worldbuilding. If Kingmaker is steampunk, it elevates the whole genre. It's beautiful.

That's it for me! See y'all soon!

DEAD WEST PART 4: NOTHING BESIDE REMAINS is Live!

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1930s news about a trans woman: Well I'll be curfuffled young Corlotta Jhonson has transformed herself from a dandy into a dame and what a Bombshell she's become. And How!

1930s news about trans men: Wanted dead or alive this young lady who started wearing trousers, the tomboy terror known only as The Crust is wanted for snorting the President's personal stash of opium and has slain nearly every senate member in a pistol duel.

Another (4) 1-stars. At this point it really doesn't feel worth it to keep the show up since it wont be seen by anyone on Spotify for all this negative engagement out the door. They have done the same on Apple but I assume that since Apple Pods is tied to your phone number they cant abuse the system in the same way. Sigh. I just wanna tell little ghost stories.

Eeler's Choice S2 Crowdfund and TTRPG!

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Eeler's Choice S2

A return to the town of Eskmouth to continue the tale of the great eels. Campaign starts May 2025.

Hello Eel Enthusiasts. I have two announcements for you.

1, Lou and I have been working with Gabriel Robinson (who you may know from The Silt Verses RPG and Trophy, to create a brand new TTRPG set in the Eeler's Choice Universe.

The Eeler’s Choice RPG is a game of maritime folk horror and ecological threats, where hardworking folk build their lives along the coast, and the ocean never gives back what it takes… unchanged.

In this game, a group of residents of the coastal town of Eskmouth are serving their year of community service in the Watch, as all folk of Eskmouth do. Each comes from a different background, bringing their unique skills to respond to situations which threaten the livelihood of the town’s residents.

The Watch go about their lives in Eskmouth, tackling local problems and aiding the community as best as they can by pooling their resources and skills. But something else threatens the city and way of life as most folk know it – a creeping tide of sickness, pollution and strange aquatic mutations. The Watch will soon realize this is caused by the sinister forces of unregulated industry, and must ultimately confront the corrupt organization responsible, all the while maintaining the lives they’ve built in Eskmouth.

Gabriel and I sat down to discuss Game design as well as the Eeler's TTRPG in an interview you can find here

https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/64f7d10c28c7230011dce344

"This all sounds fantastic. How can I play this game?" I hear you cry.

Well, the full game is still some time away from release. But there is one way you can get access to an early access playtest version.

By donating to our crowdfund! If we reach our first stretch goal of $10,000, all backers will receive an early access copy of the game, as well as the opportunity to provide feedback that may be incorporated into the final game when it is released.

That brings us to point number 2,

2. The Eeler's Choice Season 2 Crowdfund!

Our prelaunch page is live now. You can sign up to be notified when we launch on May 1, 2025.

We have all kinds of great perks in store, including exclusive merch items, workshops, signed and annotated scripts, and more. If you loved season 1 and can't wait to see us delve even deeper into the waters of Eskmouth, you won't want to miss this.

Season 2 will have new characters, new locations, and new mysteries. We cannot wait to bring it to you, but we need your help to make it possible. So if you can spare a dollar or ten, that gets us that much closer to being able to pay our cast and crew the fair rate they deserve.

If you can't donate at this time, that's okay! You can help us by sharing this crowdfund with your friends and family. Eeler's is an indie project without an advertising budget. We can only spread through word of mouth. Every share makes a difference.

Thank you!

Daisy

The Ceaseless Grind

Working out some frustration in some design work today. I like this WIP alright enough, might try and find better elements to play with but it was at a point that I figured i'd share it. I normally just photobash or throw some elements I like into Affinity, do some blending work, color correct, and call it a day. Still trying to work on my own design work but drawing/conceptualizing images from nothing is a place in need of improvement on my end.

Fig. 1

Prints