On Toxic Communities and How to Remedy Them (Hopefully)

A YouTube header image, but it says YerTerb.

As the year progresses, I find myself becoming less and less tolerant of the internet as a whole. Mostly because of knee-jerk reactions, tribalism, slogans, ragebaiting, hypocrisy, and other general unpleasantness. “Support artists!” (Follows and buys merch only from popular artists.) “People should succeed on merit!” (Watches videos and streams of only famous content creators.)…

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VTQ: NES Remix 2 (Part 1): The Revisitening

A medieval style illustration of Shaq discussing his idea for a blueberry cream soda with AriZona Iced Tea officials. They asked him, 'What is thy offering?' To which he replies, 'Sylvan berry draught.' They're all dressed in medieval robes, with one official wearing a crown of tea cans, and a bishop holding a staff topped with a tea can. Below this scene, there are stylized panels of Mario and a mushroom, Kirby as a blemmyae and a star, and Kid Icarus with a water of life.

Today’s a good day to revisit some stuff, so I’m reposting the second installment in my Vinesauce: The Questening project. If this is new to you, you can read the first one here to get an idea of what we’re in for. I’ll still dedicate a special space on another site for these and future…

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Short Story: The Measure of a Realm

A round sigil against a cloudy, dark blue backdrop. A nine pointed star, with its topmost point elongated, sits in the middle of a sandy blue sphere. In the center of the star is a black circle representing a void. Surrounding the star are random golden dots and scratches.

One of the struggles I have is introducing my fantasy world of Eximirene and just how to do it. Another struggle I have is with the fantasy genre itself. I’m tired of the doorstop bulkiness of modern titles and publishing companies demanding that I invest time, energy, and love into yet another high fantasy world……

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Writing and Coding and Planning

Soft clouds of pink alcohol inks with some golden lines for effects. Some text in the lower right corner reads, I couldn't think of a better image, so enjoy some alcohol inks.

Or My Brain Has Somehow Survived an Onslaught of Words These have been a busy past couple of weeks. I’ll spare you the gory details and just provide the text below: I’m working on three different websites: one for my tarot practice, another for my story projects, and the last one for research (you’ll see).…

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Inklenook: Shoestring Budget

A YouTube header image, but it says YerTerb.

From the description on the Inklenook channel: Maybe the ones with glitter threads woven in yield a higher return on investment. It’s funny because it’s literal. (Yes, I know the short is blown up on this blog, but there’s nothing I can do about it. I’m sure it looks better on a personal doomscrolling device…

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