Category Archives: Fantasy

FALLOUT 3: Fawkes fan art

Posted on June 12, 2022 by J.L. Hilton

I wanted pulp fiction art of big beefy green Fawkes from FALLOUT 3, with my lone wanderer Charity doing the classic “leg cling.” So I made one. Here’s the original pic by Earl Norem that it’s based on: ~ J.L. … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: CAT QUEST II

Posted on May 10, 2022 by J.L. Hilton

Today’s “Try-It Tuesday” video is CAT QUEST II: THE LUPUS EMPIRE, the Gentlebros’ delightful sequel to their 2017 game CAT QUEST, now with dogs! See my entire CAT QUEST playlist on YouTube here CAT QUEST II is an action role-playing … Continue reading →

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Netflix WITCHER

Posted on January 12, 2022 by J.L. Hilton

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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A gift for the lady who gives up everything

Posted on December 16, 2021 by J.L. Hilton

So what’s Aragorn supposed to get Arwen for Midwinter? She gave him the Evenstar necklace, a token of not only her love but her choice to leave her people and relinquish her immortality. He’ll never find a gift that lives … Continue reading →

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Early celebrity crushes

Posted on December 11, 2021 by J.L. Hilton

In the ’70s and ’80s, while other girls were crushing on musicians like Shaun Cassidy and NKOTB, or “brat pack” stars like Rob Lowe and Emilio Estevez, my tastes were always a little more nerdy. The 1978 TV movie Dr. … Continue reading →

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Happy 10th birthday, Skyrim!

Posted on November 11, 2021 by J.L. Hilton

To celebrate 10 years of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, I thought I’d share pics of several Skyrim items around my house.  These include my Dibella shrine, bowl of moon sugar, the Stone of Barenziah beside my bed, a Teldryn … Continue reading →

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Movie Night: DUNE & THE GREEN KNIGHT

Posted on November 7, 2021 by J.L. Hilton

I watched Dune and The Green Knight this weekend. They were both visually stunning films with intense, compelling lead actors, and both based on stories I read years ago. But one of them I liked much more than the other. … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday WYTCHWOOD

Posted on October 12, 2021 by J.L. Hilton

This week, I played the free Steam demo of WYTCHWOOD, a game developed by Toronto-based Alientrap and published by Whitethorn Games. Whitethorn also published two other recent Try-It Tuesday titles, Calico and Teacup. With little time to play video games lately, … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: TEACUP

Posted on October 7, 2021 by J.L. Hilton

TEACUP is a short and sweet narrative adventure game about a shy frog who collects herbs, sugar, honey and cookies for an upcoming tea party. It released September 23, 2021, for PC, Switch, Xbox and PlayStation, at a price of $9.99. I played a … Continue reading →

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Mixtape #10 – 1996 “The Ocean, the Stone & Samhain”

Posted on June 12, 2021 by J.L. Hilton

I found a box of tapes I made in the 80s and 90s. This one is labeled “The Ocean, the Stone & Samhain.” In 1996, my divorce was final and I’d moved to Twentynine Palms, California, a Mojave Desert town of 14,000 people … Continue reading →

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