Author Archives: J.L. Hilton

Chicago cemetery circa 1998

A photo of me in Chicago, 1998. I’m so goth I shit bats. Make sure to listen to “Burn” by the Cure (off of THE CROW movie soundtrack) or “It’s No Good” by Depeche Mode, for the full effect.

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We’re all time traveling, just in one direction

Butterfly effect. I think about it constantly. That’s why I have anxiety disorder. ~ J.L. Hilton Connect, support, comment or contact the author here 

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Video game inspired prop replicas

I recently made the Nuka-Cola bottle, Buffout and Wasteland Survival Guide props in the above picture, and gave them away as prizes for the FALLOUT SCAVENGER HUNT 2021. I’ve also made bottles of Daytripper (based on the item in Fallout 4) … Continue reading

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I named my horse Shadowfax in Stardew Valley

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Try-It Tuesday: DEATH AND TAXES

Today I played DEATH AND TAXES, a 2020 indie game similar to Papers Please, where players take on the role of the Grim Reaper in a bureaucratic afterlife. DEATH AND TAXES has a branching narrative with loads of dialog options … Continue reading

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Try-It Tuesday: APICO free Steam demo

APICO is a casual-sim game about collecting, breeding and maintaining bees. It features farm building, crafting and resource gathering, similar to Terraria or Stardew Valley, but there are no enemies to fight and even the bees won’t sting you! Beekeeping … Continue reading

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Netflix WITCHER

I love the WITCHER show but Netflix Geralt don’t use Igni or Aard even 1/5 as often as I did playing Witcher 3. ~ J.L. Hilton Connect, support, comment or contact the author here 

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The value of happiness

At times it is difficult to see the value of my work as an author, artist and content creator. With the world so full of cruelty, ignorance, injustice and pain, the thought of writing a story, making jewelry or livestreaming a video game … Continue reading

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Fallout 3 Holiday Special

Season’s greetings!  In this very special video, my lone wanderer Charity plays Santa Claus and delivers holiday cheer to the children of the Capital Wasteland, while Fawkes plays Krampus.  This turned out unintentionally hilarious due to the children’s cynical dialogue. … Continue reading

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Movies: The Guns of Navarone

I recently watched The Guns of Navarone (1961), a movie that inspired the FALLOUT 3 Operation: Anchorage DLC (2009), specifically the “Guns of Anchorage” quest, and the original CASTLE WOLFENSTEIN (1981) video game by Silas Warner and Muse Software for … Continue reading

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