An e-zine about spaceships, aliens, science, memory, motherhood, magic, and cats.
The first character I got to 60 way back when Warcraft was new was my Night Elf hunter, and she’s still one of my mains now.
“Reader of Signs” sets the stage for a kind of mini doo-wop musical inspired by that character.
Back in the day, tracking things on your mini map was a special skill for hunters that not every class had. Even though that’s not true anymore, it still seems like tracking is core to the concept of being a hunter. Continue reading “Insipid Liner Notes: Doo-Wop Ranger”
My spouse asked me to make an album for his 45th birthday. “Purple Goes with Green” is the opening and title track. Those are our favorite colors, and when we met, we’d each independently concluded the best complement to our favorite was the other.
“So Many Unicorns” is a fun, silly, cheerful song about several kinds of animals… that turn out to not be unicorns. And one that is. Continue reading “Insipid Liner Notes: Purple Goes with Green”
The cats are mysterious and important.
I spent 2.5 hours at a local bookstore being interviewed by Riveter Studios today. They’re gonna be releasing a couple videos from my interview, starting in a few weeks, including a reading of my story, “Too Cuddly.” Pretty exciting! Continue reading “Giant Toys, Interviews, and Such”
I have more than 400 lyric videos up on YouTube and have been releasing a new one daily from my album, “Hot Chocolate for the Unicorn.”
Today’s song is “Spoiler Warning”—a satirical piece about TV shows & their fandoms that turned out quite catchy.
“Sister Ghost” is a light, pretty folk rock song about finding an appropriate home for the singer’s sister ghost at a haunted hotel. At least, literally. Continue reading “Partial Insipid Liner Notes: Hot Chocolate for the Unicorn”
This mini-musical was inspired by all the years I’ve spent playing Diablo.
If you like the idea of cheerful, upbeat, catchy music about killing demons and skeletons as you descend toward hell, then this is definitely for you!
When you start playing Diablo, the first thing you have to do is choose…
“What class are you gonna train?
Are you gonna swing a sword?
Draw a bow?
Or call the lightning and the rain?” Continue reading “Insipid Liner Notes: Doo-Wop Demon Hunter”
I’ve been invited to turn my book universe into a game for Hidden Door. So, as a first step, I’m having Claude write a series bible for the Otters In Space series, and it has the loveliest things to say…
“Warm, witty, accessible … wry humor and genuine affection for all its characters — even the villains are understandable. There’s real danger and real stakes, but the tone stays fundamentally hopeful. Think: the warmth of a Pixar film with the political texture of Ursula K. Le Guin.” Continue reading “Randomosity”
“Paw Prints Beyond the Moon” was a really fun collection to create a soundtrack for, because it required so many different musical styles. And also, the whole book is furry, and it’s just really fun to have an entire album of furry music.
That’s right — before “Fetching Asteroids” was an addictive video game, it was a flash fiction. And then, it was one of the first doo-wop songs I managed to make. Continue reading “Insipid Liner Notes: Paw Prints Beyond the Moon”
It’s out now, in all its glorious wrongness! A true abomination of art — THE DOO-WOP OF STEPHEN CRANE.
That’s right. I took Stephen Crane poems, converted them into doo-wop songs, and now you can listen to them in all their catchy irony.
If I was going to turn the poetry of Stephen Crane into doo-wop, it absolutely had to include the creature in the desert eating its own bitter heart. Continue reading “Insipid Liner Notes: The Doo-Wop of Stephen Crane”
I think this is my favorite of the 32 albums I’ve made in the last half year since discovering AI music. I mean, I love them all and can happily listen to each album over and over again. But this one speaks directly to me.
“Fresh Every Day” was inspired by an Ursula K. LeGuin quote comparing love to bread, but in this case, it’s also about music and how I can now make a new album for myself every few days if I want. Continue reading “Insipid Liner Notes: The Event Horizons on Loop”
Okay, I just tried the dark chocolate sprinkles on buttered toast trick that I’ve heard is normal in other parts of the world and wow, that’s a super tasty snack.
Fetching Asteroids is officially in Beta!!
Meaning you can try out the first game set in the Otters In Space universe—fly around as Jordan the Labrador retriever, fetching asteroids! Continue reading “Toast, Asteroids, Oxygen, Rooster, and The Comeback”