A list of the stories submitted to the Fiction is Culture anthology “Building Bridges: A Flood of Flash Fiction to Fight Flash Flooding,” benefitting artists in Broad Ripple, Indianapolis

On the truths that gather, the layers that hold, and the quiet growth that stays

On the sparks we pass without thinking, the season that turns noise into laughter, and the love we make by lighting each other up.

It's time to come clean. My biggest pet peeve in story craft is 'worldbuilding'. Let me tell you why.

Une Vignette Américaine (An American Vignette)

Got a novel or novella out that you want to promote to a new audience? This post is for you.

A JoyPunk call to stay human on purpose: honoring old sparks, strengthening your core, and choosing curiosity over collapse. A manifesto for artists who want to grow without losing themselves.

On the many voices of JoyPunk, the road to Volume One, and love as our compass.

A JoyPunk manifesto on staying human on purpose, plus an Open Call for 120‑word reflections. Featuring nods to Ed, Edd n Eddy, Caturday Times, and the art collective JoyPunk is becoming.

A cosmic, JoyPunk‑fueled Cereal on humanity, discernment, Gemini cats, and the art of shaping creative spaces with clarity, humor, and heart.

Inside the Blanket Fort Storytellers Discord, JoyPunk is rising: a movement choosing joy, creativity, and connection over fear, burnout, and social‑media doomscrolling.

Your Weekly Uprising of Sugar, Cartoons, and Creative Defiance — From the Blanket Fort Storytellers

Your Weekly Uprising of Sugar, Cartoons, and Creative Defiance — From the Blanket Fort Storytellers

A live community reading of Cherry Kills—punk art, noir energy, and friends experiencing the story together in real time.

A time-travel audit of Shakespeare, Carroll, and Seuss.

A Framework You Can Apply to Your Draft Right Now

this one cuts as deep as I can go. not sent to subscriber list yet. as I tend to tinker after it goes live. but would not mind thoughts from the ghetto. much love.

A story from The Midnight Vault II.

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Television Sky co-founder and resident worldbuilding expert Haly, the Moonlight Bard cuts the static to transform your boring secondary characters.

A note from Tom on behalf of the Undersigned

WorldEmber 2025 Week 3 Recap

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Twitch is the world

Haly, the Moonlight Bard, is bringing her sell-out GenCon worldbuilding workshop (the one you’d otherwise have to physically be there for) exclusively to Television Sky.

Television Sky is a horror punk poet indie press and workshop space from Emil Ottoman, Edith Bow, Baer, Clevenger & Stockton—raising cult authors beyond the curve.

Television Sky is a horror punk poet indie press and workshop space from Emil Ottoman, Edith Bow, Baer, Clevenger & Stockton—raising cult authors beyond the curve.