Maelstrom

Epiphany

brubaker — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:09:22 +0000

I had an epiphany asi waswakingup from a particularly bad night’s sleep. The night wasfilledwith dreams of servitude, deadlines, stress and a overload of anxiety.

I started the new year with big plans, increased writing, a new podcast (my first in two years), new production work for a person respect and consider a friend, a revival of an audio drama I walked away from two years ago, and many more things.

Crazy, right?

Anyone would think that all of these creative outlets,coupled with a full time job and a family might be the cause of my anxiety but they would be wrong. After rubbing the cat fur from my eyes, I realized that while all of these things could be stressful, they were all things that I enjoy (not so much the full time especially after this week) and were stress releases for me.

I was raised to be a person who always tries to help others. I say ‘yes’ a lot at work, and online. My epiphany is that I cannot say yes to everything and everyone. A lot of people might be scratching their heads at this and saying “duh, took you long enough” but while I’ve always known this, I haven’t always practiced what I preach to others.

What does this mean for my creative outlets and work I’ve already committed to? Nothing. What it does mean is that the shop is closed until further notice to any new projects and new requests. I’m hoping that this will provide a much more stable creative environment for me and more consistent content for you.

I’ve lost two years in my search for creativity. I’ve done a lot, and I’ve created a lot more, and I want to be able to start sharing these things with you. Oh twelve is the year for that.

Let’s take a little walk down the hallway a little ways, to the room on the left. You’ll know it when you see it. It’s the one with the heavy red curtains, and the lack of any light.

Goodnight, My love

brubaker — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:21:23 +0000

Bedtime is often a struggle for parents of small children. Little Daphne is no different in that regard. What makes Daphne’s case so noteworthy? She’s going to bed while the sun is just peeking out over the horizon.

Daphne’s family belongs to a special group. They keep different hours but they still try to make the world a better place for their children. In that way they’re just like you and me. In other ways, they’re like no one you’ve ever seen.

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The Freezer

brubaker — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:17:59 +0000

The world as we know it ended with a bang, and society retreated in on itself for a year to weather out the effects of the downfall. At Broadmore Psychiatric Hospital, they’ve found an interesting way of dealing with being cut off from the rest of the world. There’s only a few of them left alive, but there’s always room for more. In the Freezer.

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Woof

brubaker — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:08:39 +0000

A cool spring evening in Virginia is interrupted by the arrival of strange dog and
on its heels even stranger events. Will one man be enough to fend off a pack of
wild hounds in order to save his family?

Man’s best friend has long been used as the subject for conditioning experiments.
What of man? Has mankind been so conditioned as to not recognize the imminent
threat from his best friend?

Man’s best friend is his worst enemy.

Woof

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